Family Tree Music, the parent company of Swedish labels Razzia and Catchy Tunes, has extended their agreement with Sweden's largest indie distributor Bonnier Amigo Music (BAM).

International consolidation comes to Sweden: Live Nation (nee EMA Telstar) has purchased 51% of Luger booking and 75% of the management company Moondog. Personally, I am disappointed to hear it. Read more: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=9228 (in Swedish)

Dusted reviews Maja S. K. Ratkje's Tzadik Records "Composer Series" debut "River mouth echoes": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4360

Here's the video for the new Rigas single "Born not to run": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQuIl6BBYpI
Rigas told me that he considers the Bruce Springsteen original "Born to run" to be the best song ever.

Danish act Agata & Me on tour in Italy:

06/24 - LEGOcafe, Cesena
06/25 - Cantina Mediterraneo, Frosinone
06/26 - Karon Beach, Vasto
06/27 - Bahia Light Bar, Napoli

Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/agataandme

Scandinavian acts Cats On Fire, Love Dance and This Year's Model will play the Marsh-Marigold 20th Anniversary Festival on July 18-19 at Prinzenbar in Hamburg, Germany.

I almost forgot, but here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Jesper Norda - Tommorrow you'll be forgiven but tonight you will have your teeth knocked out
02. TALK 1
03. On Volcano - Out of sight
04. Monday Monkey Riot - Go ape
05. Dmitry Fyodorov - Warcollapse!
06. TALK 2
07. Wired for Mono - Don't look down
08. Small - Come around (vs Hippo remix)
09. September Malevolence - ...accidents happen so fasr
10. TALK 3
11. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Facelessness erase every trace of humanity
12. Napoleon - Send me a woman
13. Rigas Den Andre - I am crane
14. TALK 4
15. Mist - Subjective pop song
16. Ebba Grön - Tyst för fan
17. Neveres - Pause
18. Pascal - Cadillac
19. TALK 5
20. Komeda - Blossom (got to get it out)

Reminder: my show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) is now on Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday.

Here's the video for the new Pascal single "Cadillac": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9G7LnA3D8

Better late than never: Download The Kid's new single "Transient dance": https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2008/06/kid-new-single-transient-dance.html

In addtion to the upcoming German shows that Logh has planned for July (posted in the sidebar), they'll also be performing their excellent (and IMO, classic) album "The raging sun" in its entirety at Bang Bang Club in Berlin on July 29.

Did I mention that Convoj is now signed to I Made This? Well, they are. Giant Boar (ex-Seven Feet Four) too.

Check out Assid's new video for the single "When your baba is black" (scroll down) along with a ton of remixes from artists such as Familjen, Daniel Savio and many more: https://www.myspace.com/assidmusic

Side-Line reports that Nordvargr aka Henrik Björkk (MZ.412, etc.) has two new albums on the way this year: https://www.side-line.com/news.php?id=P32655

Series Two Records has rounded up all the various press related to Oh Custer!'s recent US debut at NYC Popfest: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31429084&blogID=405933381

The Ark says they probably won't ever release another physical album again and are considering a single subscription service ala Marit Bergman: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article2692222.ab (in Swedish)