New material from Blinders On

Swedish post-hardcore act Blinders On are streaming new material at myspace after a long break: https://www.myspace.com/blinderson
Keep an eye out for a new EP to be released in the near future.

Gaffa.se now open

The Swedish edition of music mag Gaffa has opened their new website: https://gaffa.se/

Ane Brun to tour with Peter Gabriel

Ane Brun will be backing Peter Gabriel on his upcoming world tour as part of his backing band: https://www.petergabriel.com/news/archive/2010/03/05/Ane_Brun_to_join_Peter_Gabriel_on_%27New_Blood%27_dates.

New songs from Achorless

Anchorless (ex-Lack) are streaming a couple more new tracks at myspace from their upcoming EP: https://www.myspace.com/anchorlessdk
Still no word yet on when it's coming out or on what label (PlayRec?), but I'll keep you posted.

Sirius playlist week #10

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
03. Elephant9 - Fugi fønix
04. Yosei - The raven
05. TALK 2
06. The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus
07. Hortlax Cobra - Smoke
08. Sonic Ritual - Early graves
09. Meleeh - Vowbreaker
10. TALK 3
11. Khoma - From the hands of sinners
12. The Ark - Echo chamber
13. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
14. Fun - Slonko
15. TALK 4
16. Degrees - Can't walk thru this alone
17. jj - Let go
18. Bruket - Polisen lägger pussel
19. Dreamboy - Pay attention
20. TALK 5
21. Moto Boy - IF you your bed could cry

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
03. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
04. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
05. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
06. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
07. Jahn Teigen - Teigen - 40 Største Hits
08. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
09. Bjørn Hellfuck - Innforjævlig
10. Frøya - My American Dream
11. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
12. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
13. Joddski (Jørg1) - Krig & Kjærlighet
14. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
15. Casiokids - Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar
16. Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting
17. Moddi - Floriography
18. D-Techs - From the Street to the Stage
19. Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
20. Stage Dolls - Always

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
02. Sophie Zelmani - I'm the rain
03. Tomas Andersson Wij - Spår
04. Björn Skifs - Da capo
05. Dark Tranquillity - We are the void
06. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
07. Nordman - Korsväg
08. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
09. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
10. Kent - Röd
11. Shout Out Louds - Work
12. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
13. The Knife - Tomorrow, in a year
14. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
15. Torgny Melin - Dansbandsnatt
16. Zekes - En sån natt
17. Freda' - Ett mysterium
18. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
19. Thåström - Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan (1989-2009)
20. Mando Diao - Give me fire!

The Radio Dept. - Never follow suit

There's a new song from The Radio Dept. in the Pitchfork Forkcast: https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13993-never-follow-suit/

Bonnier Amigo starts new metal label

MI reports that Bonnier Amigo has started a new rock/metal imprint called Supernova Records to be run by ex-Roadrunner Records exec Johnny Hagel: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1534/Bonnier_Amigo_startar_rocketiketten_Supernova_Records.html (in Swedish)
Their first release will be Royal Republic's debut album with other releases on the way from Hate Ammo, Three Minute Madness, April Divine, The Animation and others to follow.

If Society announces two new releases

Finnish label If Society has announced two upcoming releases. First up is Radiopuhelimet's new album "Radiopuhelimet rakastaa sinua" which will be out on CD on April 7 with vinyl being handles by Hot Igloo and Psychedelica Records. Second is the long-awaited Echo Is Your Love record "Heart fake" which will be out the following week on April 14. Expect samples online for both soon.

Bruket - Stad som aldrig vaknar (video)

Check out Bruket's new video for their new single "Stad som aldrig vaknar": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yp8NWutjXo

The Silent Ballet on "Tomorrow, in a year"

The Silent Ballet gives their take on The Knife's electro-opera "Tomorrow, in a year": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3158/Default.aspx

The Floor is Made of Lava - The bigger picture

Danish act The Floor is Made of Lava are giving away a new track at their website: https://www.thelava.dk/
Sounds like working with Sebastian Wolff of Kellermensch really paid off.

Petter - Gör mid dag (video, feat. Magnus Carlson)

Swedish rapper Petter has a new video for the track "Gör min dag" which features guest vocals from Magnus Carlson (Weeping Willows): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQKgl2p-5PE

Kakkmaddafakka to Germany and beyond

Norwegian act Kakkmaddafakka on tour:

03/16 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
03/17 - Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
03/18 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
03/19 - Halle 01, Heidelburg (GER)
03/20 - Waldsee, Freiburg (GER)
03/22 - Musikschutzgebiet Festival Warmup, Göttingen (GER)
03/23 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
03/24 - Romein, Leeuwarden (NL)
03/25 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
03/26 - Maison Du Peuple, Brussels (BEL)
03/27 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK)
03/28 - Train, Arhus (DK)