Swedish artist Mats Grönmark (Burek V) will release his debut solo album "Tape hiss hit or miss and sometimes even bliss" on May 27 via Rhythm Ace/Plugged Records. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mgronmark
Maggie at the Grand Piano (remember?) will be performing their first show abroad at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on May 13.
Swedish 90s-style hardcore throwbacks Anchor are coming to the US in late May for an extensive tour. Dates are not 100% confirmed yet it looks like, but details can be found at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/xanchorx
Luxury (Samtidigt Som, Franke) has signed up-and-coming Gbg-based postpunk act Makthaverskan and will be releasing a mini-album from them in July/August.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Isobel & November - Bones long forgotten
02. TALK 1
03. Lacrosse - We are kids
04. Marions - Wonder lady
05. Existensminimum - Mirrors
06. Pintandwefall - Bird of the birds
07. TALK 2
08. Marit Bergman - Halo
09. The Mobile Homes - I'm phoning a friend, and he says that
10. Dear Euphoria - Heal my violence
11. Susanne Sundfør - Morocco
12. TALK 3
13. Tyrant - Armageddon is here
14. Beem - Ducker
15. Twiggy Frostbite - Thrown in two
16. Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons - Ice cream to god
17. TALK 4
18. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen
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.
Soundvenue has the premiere of Oh No Ono's video for the song "Swim": https://www.soundvenue.com/play/videoer/2009/04/29/premiere-oh-no-ono-swim
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
02. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
03. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
04. Alcazar - Disco defenders
05. The Boppers - Vibrations
06. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
07. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
08. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
09. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
10. Kevin Borg - The beginning
11. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
12. Moneybrother - Real control
13. Maia Hirasawa - GBGvsSTHLM
14. Melody Club - Goodbye to romance
15. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
16. BWO - Big science
17. Pauline - Never said I was an angel
18. Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
19. Magnus Lindberg - Ett eget liv
20. Stiko Per Larsson - Kap farväl
Swedish EBM act Avantgarde is back with a new single called "Maureen" and here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEz0HThykw&fmt=18
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
04. Röyksopp - Junior
05. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
06. BigBang - Edendale
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
09. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
10. Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From A Stone
11. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
12. Marius Müllers Funhouse - Plugged 2 - Rett og slett
13. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham County Line - Brother Of Song
14. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
15. Pegasus - Min første natt
16. Sigvart Dagsland - Hymns
17. Kari Bremnes - Ly
18. Noora Noor - Soul Deep
19. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
20. deLillos - Huskeglemme
Freejazz reviews the Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær's new album "Hamada": https://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2009/04/nils-petter-molvaer-hamada-sula-records.html
Check out members from legendary Swedish punk act Asta Kask playing Johnny Cash covers på Svenska: https://www.myspace.com/johnnykask
I don't know much about Kumla Prison, but I highly doubt it has anything on San Quentin...
Denmark's Choir of Young Believers in the Pitchfork Forkcast: https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12776-actionreaction/
Thåström has a new video for the song "Långtbort": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvWv8NFc7Qg&fmt=18
The Radio Dept.'s new single is called "David".
Laleh's new video for "Big city love" is now viewable on myspace: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=56592865