Final tourdates for Swedish experimental/drone artist Jasper TX:
04/10 - Fox & Newt, Leeds (UK)
04/11 - Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh (UK)
04/12 - Sacred Trinity, Manchester (UK)
04/13 - The Rude Shipyard, Sheffield (UK)
04/15 - Cafe Oto (w/Anders Lilja on drums), London (UK)
04/26 - L'Espace B, Paris (FRA)
04/27 - Radio Session, Wanquetin (FRA)
04/28 - Antwerp Ambient Festival, Antwerp (BEL)
04/29 - Kinky Star, Gent (BEL)
Swedish pop duo Air France have decided to part ways: https://theairfrance.tumblr.com/post/19956285930/well-make-this-brief-because-it-hurts-too-much
Pitchfork rightly praises the US release of Mirel Wagner's excellent self-titled album: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16427-mirel-wagner/
The Quietus reports on the news that Mayhem guitarist/founder Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous is in the lead among possible famous dead people to to be honored by having their visage plastered on the tail of a Norwegian jumbojet: https://thequietus.com/articles/08346-oystein-aarseth-euronymous-mayhem-norwegian-airlines
Also, a big tip-of-the-hat must go to Svein Egil Hatlevik (Zweizz) who was the person who originally nominated Øystein as a candidate. Vote here: https://www.halehelter.no/
Finnish singer/songwriter Olavi Uusivirta is the latest artist to be featured on live music video site Off the Record: https://offtherecord.fi/olavi-uusivirta/
presents the story (and discography) of one Mr. Marcus Cato: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=340
Millencolin will be interviewing each of the 12 bands appearing with them at their upcoming 20th anniversary festival in Örebro, Sweden this coming June and up first is Voice of a Generation: https://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=289
has announced the release of the new album "Wired" from improv/drone/jazz act Cakewalk, a new band featuring members from the groups Sacred Harp, Highasakite, The Sweetest Thrill and Hedvig Mollestad Trio.
Updated European tourdates for Swedish old-school industrial act Agent Side Grinder:
05/06 - Musikcafeen, Copenhagen (DK)
05/07 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
05/08 - Komma, Stuttgart-Esslingen (GER)
05/09 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
05/10 - Nambucca, London (UK)
05/16 - ÅÄÖ Festival, Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
05/17 - Péniche le Sonic, Lyon (FRA)
05/18 - Coq d'Or, Olten (CH)
05/19 - Wavekommando, Club Vortex, Siegen (GER)
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
The band's new album "Hardware" is out now and it is easily one of the year's best releases thus far.
Pg.lost's new album "Key", now streaming in full via SoundCloud.
New shoegazey electro/pop/fuzz from Sweden ala The Radio Dept.. This Vision's new album "The golden age we lost" will be out on May 11 via /.
Drowned in Sound interviews Norwegian indie/noiserockers The Megaphonic Thrift: https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144642-we-want-to-challenge-ourselves-with-every-record-we-make--dis-meets-the-megaphonic-thrift
Listen to Norway interviews esteemed Norwegian experimental artist/composer Maja S.K. Ratkje, current Composer in Residence at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and curator of Bergen International Festival's new concert series "Voices that Matter": https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012032313174635421377
New sights and sounds from Swedish pop artist Son of a Kid.
PopMatters reviews the new Choir of Young Believers album "Rhine gold": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/156133-choir-of-young-believers-rhine-gold/