Casiokids will be touring the UK with Hot Chip in February:
02/12 - Academy, Glasgow
02/13 - Picture House, Edinburgh
02/15 - Rock City, Nottingham
02/16 - Academy, Leeds
02/19 - Academy, Manchester
02/20 - O2 Academy, Birmingham
02/21 - Joiners, Southampton*
02/22 - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
02/23 - O2 Academy, Bristol
02/24 - O2 Academy, Norwich
02/25 - Barfly Camden, London*
02/26 - O2 Brixton Academy, London
*Casiokids only
Love Is All will be coming to the US for a tour in late March:
03/27 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
03/28 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
03/29 - Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
03/30 - Barbary, Philadelphia, PA
03/31 - Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA
04/02 - Il Motore, Montreal, Quebec
04/03 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
04/04 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
04/06 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
04/07 - High Dive, Champaign, IL
04/09 - Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
04/14 - tba, Seattle, WA
04/15 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
04/16 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
04/17 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
04/18 - Echo (Part Time Punks), Los Angeles, CA
Johnossi will premiere their new single "What's the point" at the P3 Guld Awards tonight and will officially release it tomorrow, January 20. Listen live online: https://www.sr.se/sida/default.aspx?ProgramId=3636
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic has a new homepage to promote his solo career and upcoming (Swedish-language) record: https://www.nikolasarcevic.com/
has announced that they will be releasing a new 12" EP from Andreas Tilliander on February 10 entitled "Showtime" featuring two new tracks and two remixes. Full details: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=254
Pop music blog #1 Hits from Another Planet thinks that Danish act Ginger Ninja have huge potential in 2010: https://alienhits.blogspot.com/2010/01/ginger-ninja-bone-will-break-metal.html
PopMatters interviews ex-Emperor frontman Ihsahn about his new solo record "After": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/118581-the-life-aquatic-with-ihsahn/
I have yet to hear it myself, but consensus seems to be quite positive and I found his last record "angL" to be a pleasant surprise.
has signed Göteborg trio Chick-e-Chack and will be giving their debut single "Mitt i natten" (b/w "Tristessen") a digital release tomorrow, January 20. See the video for the a-side here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5k0lUIYQQY
There will also be a limited vinyl edition of said single available via .
Fever Ray, Little Dragon, The Raveonettes and Mew are the Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Festival.
Swedish act June & the Swing Gentlys are giving away their new single "Break it in right" as a free download: https://heybonnie.com/
The Confusions have a new video for the song "I won't be sober when this is over": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwaQKkGyGfQ
has confirmed the release of the new Dmitry Fyodorov album "Shapeless" for February 1 in Sweden, March 1 everywhere else.
The Line of Best Fit talks to Ja Ja Ja showcasing act Sudden Weather Change: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/01/ja-ja-ja-sudden-weather-change/
Check out the video for "Softness" from Norwegian act Du! (nee Det är jag som är döden): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uMUcoqn8o&hd=1
Renown Swedish rapper Petter has turned his back on the majors and signed with for the release of his new record "En räddare i nöden", due out this spring. Check out the first single "Fast för evigt" here: https://nyheter24.se/bloggar/gatuplanbloggar/petter/269632-fast-for-evigt