The Washington Post Express talks to Satyricon drummer Frost: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/02/thawing_the_frost_qa_satyricon.php
Check the link at the top of the piece for a preview of their show together with UK act Cradle of Filth.
The album-version of the title track from David Åhlén's forthcoming album "We sprout in thy soil" is up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/compunctio
Very, very recommended.
Fever Ray has selected eight different artists to tackle remixes of her new single "When I grow up" including Dan Lissvik (Studio), Van Rivers and Håkan Lidbo. Keep an eye out for them to be released week-by-week starting tomorrow.
The program "Svenska Talande Klubben" from Finnish radio station Radio X3M will be streaming a live video interview and performance from Hello Saferide and special guest Giant Fly on March 4 starting at 1800 CET. Mark your calendars and go here to check it out: https://x3m.yle.fi/ (click 'Lyssna direkt')
Oh, and the interview will be conducted in Swedish, in case you were wondering.
Winter Took His Life has a new 4-song EP she recorded at home called "Your face was home" that she'll be taking with her when she tours Italy next week with Hajen. Dates and details at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/wintertookhislife
Also, watch her play a gorgeous song on the Swedish TV program "Garage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3Q9efjClM&fmt=18
IAT.MP3 ambient/electronica artist The Giant's Dream are now streaming a bunch of tracks from their new "Canto II" record at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thegiantsdream
Swedish garage-rockers Dee Rangers will be putting out the inaugral 7" in Bootleg Booze's new Jukebox Series. The a-side is called "Upside down" and the flip is a cover of "Down and out" by 4PK. 500 copies, black vinyl, due out March 13. Listen to the band here: https://www.myspace.com/deerangers
If you were once, are you always? Apparently ex-Abhinanda vocalist/Desperate Fight labelhead José Saxlund has a new band called Soundtrack for Violence featuring members from Better Than a Thousand and Shelter: https://xstuckinthepastx.blogspot.com/2009/02/jose-saxlund-abhinanda-starts-new-band.html
Still edge? Hah!
Swedish act Lowe is heading east to promote their new album "Kino international":
02/28 - DBK, Kostopil (UA)
03/01 - Roberta Doms, Lviv (UA)
03/03 - Botshka, Kiev (UA)
03/04 - Sorry Babushka, Kiev (UA)
03/05 - Liverpool, Donetsk (UA)
03/06 - Master Schmidt, Dnipropetrovsk (UA)
03/07 - Churchill, Kharkiv (UA)
03/10 - Zvestnij, Volgograd (RU)
03/11 - Revolution, St Petersburg (RU)
03/12 - Ot zakata do rassveta, Tver (RU)
03/13 - Jao Da, Moskva (RU)
03/15 - Step, Minsk (BY)
Kristofer Åström has a new tourblog: https://kristoferontour.tumblr.com/
The Field's new album "Yesterday & today" is now officially confirmed for May 25 in Europe, May 26 in the US.
Swedish 90s indie revivalists Culkin have a couple great new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/culkin
Logh is working with animator/director Kenny Lindström from Organic Level on the video for their new single "Death to my hometown". Check out some initial sketches here: https://picnicwithpanic.blogspot.com/2009/02/logh-death-to-my-hometown.html
As with last year, Norway's Øya Festival is teaming up with Oh My Rockness to send over a couple bands to play showcases in NYC and at SXSW. This year's picks are Casiokids and The New Wine and the shows are as follows:
03/16 - Bell House, NYC w/Anamanaguchi, Kittens Ablaze
03/19 - Habana Annex Backyard, Austin (SXSW) w/Max Tundra, Wavves, more
Both acts are also playing a bunch of other showcases at SXSW, so keep your eyes peeled.
Fixe Records is the name of a new Swedish label and their first release will be melancholy indie act New Found Land's debut album "We all die", tentatively set for a May 2 release. Hear a couple tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/fixerecords