Negative to release b-sides/rarities collection

Finnish act Negative will be releasing the b-sides/rarities collection "God likes your style" on June 17. Mainman Jonne Aaron contributes liner notes for the story of every song included on said disc.

New Pascal being mixed next week

Pascal will mix their new album next week. See live video footage of them performing new tracks here: https://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Knivbarbro&view=videos

Juni Järvi - Looking at you is like looking at the sun

Swedish indiepop artist Juni Järvi has a new single called "Looking at you is like looking at the sun" that he's giving away as a free mp3: https://www.junijarvi.com/looking.html
Look for the new album "Have I ever told you I love you?" in late summer.

Circle's 'Taantumus' to get reissue

Ektro Records will be rereleasing Circle's 2001 album "Taantumus" in a couple weeks, with updated artwork and an additional 9-minute bonus track. Details: https://www.circlefinland.com/index.php?discography=taantumus

MIC Norway spotlight on Jaga Jazzist

MIC Norway catches up with Jaga Jazzist: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009052913183346071412
The band's new as-yet-untitled album will be out in the fall.

Outlandish - Rock all day (video)

The video for the new Outlandish single "Rock all day" is now online: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=58136256

Umeå Punk City, the zine, the blog

Umeå Punk City, the new interview zine and compilation spotlighting 30 bands from Northern Sweden's renown music scene, now has a blog: https://umeapunkcity.blogspot.com/
For those too lazy to click: the folks behind the project managed to raise enough grant money to print up 8k copies of the 27x35 cm zine which they are distributing worldwide for free via punk rock distros, record stores and bands on tour. Naturally, I've got dibs on a stack myself and will hopefully have them here before too long, but anyone else looking to help spread the word are encouraged to get in touch.

Musik med Skriet

Watch recent Novoton signees Skriet performing live on PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/05/29/musik-med-skriet/

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
03. Terje Tysland - Lidderli gla
04. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
05. Röyksopp - Junior
06. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
09. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
10. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
11. BigBang - Edendale
12. deLillos - Huskeglemme
13. Kari Bremnes - Ly
14. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
15. Lindström & Prins Thomas - II
16. Nils Petter Molvaer - Hamada
17. Vamp - St. Mandag
18. Kristin Asbjörnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
19. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
20. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
02. Johan Palm - My antidote
03. The Poodles - Clash of the elements
04. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
05. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
06. Tingeling/Kapten Krok - Grotescos tingeling
07. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
08. Dead By April - Dead By April
09. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
10. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
11. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
12. The Boppers - Vibrations
13. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
14. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
15. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
16. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
17. Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
18. Alcazar - Disco defenders
19. H.E.A.T - Heat (bonus spår)
20. Jack Vreeswijk - Jack Vreeswijk sjunger Vreeswijk

Marit Larsen to tour Germany

Norwegian artist Marit Larsen will be touring Germany in November. She didn't post venue details, but here are the dates:

11/12 - Flensburg
11/13 - Kiel
11/14 - Hamburg
11/15 - Bremen
11/17 - Stuttgart
11/18 - Munich
11/19 - Mannheim
11/20 - Mainz
11/22 - Berlin
11/23 - Köln
11/24 - Leipzig
11/26 - Frankfurt
11/27 - Hannover

The Radio Dept. offer live NYC bootleg for download

The Radio Dept. are offering a recent NYC live show as a free download: https://theradiodept.com/Discography/Misc/New_York.php

The Incredible Steel Erectors now Narcisco

Chicago-style Swedish noiserockers The Incredible Steel Erectors have rechristened themselves Narcisco. More here: https://www.narcisco.se/

Massproduktion 30th bday party

Swedish label Massproduktion will be celebrating their 30th anniversary on June 6 at the Sundsvall Stadshus. Details here: https://www.massproduktion.com/

Iconcrash signs to Dynasty Records

Finnish dark rock act Iconcrash has officially signed with Dynasty Records. See the video for their latest single "Strange, strange dark star" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxqdcz8QwNs