Nom de Guerre - Run run run (video)

Nom de Guerre's new video for the song "Run run run" is now online: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=103184807

PopMatters, Dusted review the new Shout Out Louds album

PopMatters reviews the new Shout Out Louds album "Work": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120516-shout-out-louds-work/
And Dusted weighs in here: https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5543

Free Jazz reviews Peter Brötzmann collabs with Nilssen-Love, Gustafsson

The Free Jazz blog reviews a few newish Peter Brötzmann releases on which he collaborates with a few Scandinavian artists (Paal Nilssen-Love on one, Mats Gustafsson on another): https://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/02/brotzmann.html

"Demons" post cover tunes on myspace

Swedish rock'n'rollers "Demons" have uploaded a bunch of old cover tunes to myspace, most of which I believe have never been released: https://www.myspace.com/demonssthlm

Obliteration interview in Terrorizer

Go here for a full-size scan of the new Obliteration interview from Terrorizer: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-with-sindre-solem-of_23.html

Kaizers Orchestra to embark on album trilogy

Norwegian act Kaizers Orchestra are planning to spend the next three years working on an ambitious trilogy of records entitled "Violeta, Violeta" with the first volume due in November 2011 and the final arriving in November 2012. There will also be touring along the way, the bulk of it to transpire in spring of 2011. Read more: https://kaizers.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90%3Akaizers-due-to-play-oslo-spektrum-next-year&catid=12%3Anews&Itemid=7

New video from jj

I can't be bothered to look up the song title, but Sincerely Yours has posted a new video from jj: https://www.sincerelyyours.se/video/yours0131.html

Lake Heartbeat vinyl on the way

Service will be pressing a limited run of Lake Heartbeat LPs which should hopefully be ready by mid-April, just in time for Record Store Day.

Shining - The madness and the damage done (video)

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qslyq8CcXu0

Shining's older material never totally won me over, but their new album "Blackjazz" is the perfect culmination of everything they ever set out to do. Finally, their evil hybrid of jazz and metal makes sense! The video itself isn't terribly exciting, but the music is killer -- very recommended!

Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - Bang (video)

Swedish artist Elin Ruth Sigvardsson has a video for her new single "Bang": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oosf-_XK0yQ

Pascal e-card

Check out an e-card for the new Pascal album "Orkanen närmar sig", out now via Novoton: https://www.novoton.se/pascal/

The Göteborg String Theory now have samples online

If you were intrigued by the news on The Göteborg String Theory that was posted yesterday, you might be curious to know that samples are now up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thegoteborgstringtheory

No Shame - Better drunk than part of the machine (video)

Finnish punkrockers No Shame have a new video for the song "Better drunk than part of the machine", their first in 7 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfTLimZ0v4

Andreas Matsson to produce Firefox AK

Firefox AK will be recording her third album with Andreas Matsson (Popsicle, etc.) sitting in the producer's chair. Expect a fall release via Razzia Records.

The Mary Onettes US tour in April

The Mary Onettes will be coming to tour the US in April:

04/19 - Marathon Bar, Philadelphia, PA
04/20 - DC9, Washington DC
04/21 - Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY
04/22 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
04/23 - Bourbon Street, Columbus, OH
04/24 - Schubas, Chicago, IL
04/25 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
04/26 - Holocene, Portland, OR
04/27 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
04/28 - Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA
04/29 - Soda Bar, San Diego, CA