The new video from Supergruppen, aka Swedish hip-hop artists Lorentz, Alexis Weak and Lowitz. Good thing the clip is so nice to look at because the song is terrible. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/13646830
Swedish death metallers Maim have finished work on their sophomore album, recorded once again in their hometown of Åtvidaberg with producer/engineer Niels Nielsen. Expect a fall release. And speaking of Niels, check out a couple new solo singles from him at Bandcamp: https://nielsnielsen.bandcamp.com/
Norwegian act Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy will release their new album on September 20. No title or any other details yet, but it was produced by Head (way too many credits to list) and was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales.
Swedish hard-rockers Sienna Root are going to Spain in November:
11/11 - Gruta 77, Madrid
11/12 - Zeppelin Rock Bar, Sevilla
11/13 - La Ley Seca, Zaragoza
11/14 - Jimmy Jazz, Vitoria
11/18 - Dom Pedro, Gijón
11/19 - La Cueva del Jazz, Zamora
11/20 - Sala Mogambo, San Sebastian
11/21 - Taberna Belfast, Leon
Annika Norlin says don't believe everything you read.
Check out a live video of Norwegian artist Christel Alsos performing the new song "Please say", the first single from her forthcoming album due out later this year: https://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/222571/
Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe will support Motörhead on their 35th anniversary UK tour: https://www.michaelmonroe.com/site/2010/06/michael-monroe-to-support-motorhead-on-their-35th-anniversary-uk-tour/
The Floor is Made of Lava cover an Oasis b-side and film a low-key video for it of the group playing football/soccer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-F8pxOfHCQ
The Kissaway Trail are coming over for a few dates in August:
08/06 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
08/07 - Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
08/09 - Mod Club, Toronto, ON
08/11 - Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
Brothers of End's fine quality album "The end", now available on vinyl. I have no idea who's selling it, but I want one.
Nordic By Nature have posted a decent looking summer mixtape on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/shibie/nordic-by-nature-you-cant-fake-the-sunshine-summer-2010-mix
Which reminds me, I should post my own recent mix over there as well.
Danish instrumental act Obstacles are heading out on an extensive European tour next month:
08/02 - Tancy, St. Petersburg (RUS)
08/03 - tba, Petrozavodsk (RUS)
08/04 - tba, Novgorod (RUS)
08/05 - Aktzal, Moscow (RUS)
08/07 - tba, Riga (LAT)
08/08 - XI20, Vilnius (LIT)
08/09 - Przepompownia, Szczytno (POL)
08/10 - Jazzga Club, Lodz (POL)
08/11 - Eufemia, Warszawa (POL)
08/12 - eNeRDe Club, Torun (POL)
08/13 - La Putika, Hradec Králové (CZ)
08/14 - Mitril, Olomouc (CZ)
08/15 - tba (CZ)
08/16 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
08/17 - NOISE PARTY vol. III @ Velbloud, Ceské Budejovice (CZ)
08/18 - Deja Vu, Cadca (SLO)
08/19 - tba, Graz (AUS)
08/20 - Brownstahlfest, Erfurt (GER)
08/21 - Club 007, Prague (CZ)
08/22 - Holubník Club, Kolín (CZ)
08/23 - tba (GER)
08/24 - Liwi, Leipzig (GER)
08/25 - tba (GER)
08/26 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
08/27 - Gängeviertel, Hamburg (GER)
08/28 - tba (GER)
08/29 - UJZ Kornstraße (Brunch Show!), Hannover (GER)
09/02 - tba, Zürich (CH)
09/03 - La Taverne du Théâtre, La Louvière (BEL)
09/04 - Why Not? Bar, Dudelange (LUX)
09/05 - tba, Wiesbaden (GER)
09/06 - tba (GER)
09/07 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
09/08 - JuzI, Göttingen (GER)
09/09 - Limes, Köln (GER)
09/10 - Vortex, Siegen (GER)
09/11 - 1000Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
09/12 - Images Festival @ Mayhem, Copenhagen (DK)
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Familjen
02. Kent
03. Håkan Hellström
04. The Concretes
05. CEO
06. Robyn
07. Jens Lekman
08. Jonathan Johansson
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. The Radio Dept.
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Heavy Danish act Rising is hitting the road in September for a string of dates with German act Behoover:
09/02 - Black Fleck, Potsdam (GER)
09/03 - Stumpf, Hannover (GER)
09/04 - South of Mainstream Festival, Stolzenhain (GER)
09/05 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
09/06 - Holoubnik, Kolin (CZ)
09/07 - Kunstverein, Nürnberg (GER)
09/08 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
09/09 - tba, Kirchdorf a.d. Krems (AUS)
09/10 - Sub, Graz (AUS)
09/11 - Ponyhof, Frankfurt (GER)
09/12 - Cassiopeia, Berlin (GER)
If you're curious as to what to expect, you can watch an excerpt of the band's Roskilde performance here: https://roskilde-festival.tv/0012777585551774/concert-with-rising
I'm Kingfisher, the new nom de guerre of Mr. Thomas Denver Jonsson, has confirmed the release of his new album "Arctic" for October via . Read more at his new website: https://www.imkingfisher.com/