Aftonbladet has the new Hellacopters video for "Darling darling": https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article3090486.ab
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Joel Segerstedt of The Open Up and Bleeds has some new demo tracks up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/detswedenborgskarummet
International release dates for Lukestar's excellent album "Lake Toba":
09/19 - Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Riptide Recordings)
09/22 - Denmark (Tuba/Bonnier), UK (Tuba/Backs/Shellshock), France (RocksMyAssRecords), Belgium/Holland (Tuba/Berthus), Spain (Arindelle Records)
Still one of the best releases of 2008. Look for them to tour Europe extensively this coming fall too - dates soon!
The video for The Kid's version of "Mayhem troopers", easily one of the year's best singles, is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3mTi3JB2ik
PopMatters reviews The Bridal Shop album "From seas": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/61672/the-bridal-shop-from-seas
Pain, the pop-metal crossover act of Hypocrisy frontman Peter Tägtgren, will release their new album "Cynic paradise" on October 31. Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon guests on two tracks.
Fluxblog on the new Marit Larsen single: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/08/swallow-half-moon.html
Dagens Nyheter reports that a Broder Daniel documentary is in the works: https://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=814689
Discobelle has a track from Promoe's (Looptroop Rockers) upcoming solo album: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/08/12/den-ljusnande-framtid/
The Skull Defekts will be touring the US East Coast in October with Talk Normal:
10/03 - Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY w/VAZ, Lary 7
10/04 - tba, Baltimore, MD
10/05 - Sonic Circuits Festival @ Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
10/06 - Eclectic @ Wesylelan University, Middletown, CT
10/07 - AS220, Providence, RI
10/08 - PA's Lounge, Boston, MA
10/10 - Now Thats Class, Cleveland, OH
10/11 - tba, Detroit, MI
10/12 - Prosperity Space, Chicago, IL
10/14 - Skylab, Columbus, OH
10/16 - (R5 Presents) Danger Danger Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
10/17 - Cake Shop, New York, NY
Stream the new Melpo Mene album "Bring the lions out": https://www.myspace.com/melpomenemusic
It comes out on August 27 via Imperial Recordings.
You Are Awesome! has a new mixtape posted for free download featuring a whole bunch of up-and-coming Swedish indie artists: https://www.youareawesome.se/
Look for the red button in the center of the page and keep following the links.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Pascal - Längtar efter dig
02. TALK 1
03. Division of Laura Lee - Central Park
04. New Decade - While tonight still is
05. Abduktio - Uutisia rintamalta
06. TALK 2
07. Echo Is Your Love - Lion tamer vs tigers
08. Fireside - Silver muscle car
09. Him Kerosene - Ladybugs
10. TALK 3
11. NEI - New morning
12. The Bear Quartet - All your life
13. Park Hotell - Dead ringers
14. KVLR - Spit
15. Electric Retard - Skate girl
16. TALK 4
17. Samuraj Cities - Ugly kids are alright
18. Barra Head - Iron to skin
19. Death By Kite - Himmelfahrtskommando
20. TALK 5
21. Blithe - Haven
22. Starmarket - You can't come
23. Lukestar - White shade
24. Monkeystrikes - Tahonga take away
25. TALK 6
26. Voices Break the Silence - This awful friend
Reminder: My show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) airs Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday at the same time.
IAT favorite Tobias Hellkvist is the artist of the week over at The Silent Ballet: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Articles/tabid/55/ctl/Details/mid/412/ItemID/1692/Default.aspx