Asha Ali on tour alongside Ken Stringfellow and Trouble Over Tokyo:
05/06 - Szene, Wien (AUS)
05/07 - Orto Bar, Ljubljana (SLO)
05/08 - P.P.C., Graz (AUS)
05/09 - Kaserne Basel, Basel (CH)
05/11 - ISC ("Schwedische Nächte"), Bern (CH)
05/14 - Cinema Paradiso, St. Pölten (AUS)
05/15 - Step Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt (AUS)
05/16 - Backstage, Wiener Neustadt (AUS)
05/17 - Sublime, Aflenz Kurort (AUS)
Jaga Jazzist trumpet player Mathias Eick has a new album out on revered German jazz label ECM called "The door", his very first as a band leader. Read more: https://www.jagajazzist.com/news.php
pHinnWeb has some details on the new Pan Sonic DVD "Kuvaputki": https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/pan-sonic-kuvaputki-dvd.html
Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums at Paper Thin Walls: https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1482
The new album "Humanizer" from Swedish bitpop/techno act Thermostatic will be released on May 30 via Wonderland Records. Pre-order info and other details here: https://www.thermostatic.se/templates/shop.asp?id=11
Norwegian label Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions has posted some tentative details for their 2008 release schedule: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=61441543&blogID=390231543
Indie Rock Reviews interviews Danish act Shout Wellington Air Force: https://www.indierockreviews.com/documents/Shout%20Wellington%20Air%20Force%20indierockreviews1.htm
Gothtronic reviews the new Zeigeist album "The Jade Motel": https://www.gothtronic.com/?page=23&reviews=4884
Discobelle has new music from Sophie Rimheden's new sideproject Alela & DJ Fi: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/05/04/alela-dj-fi/
Also at Discobelle, the Licky remix of Biker Boy's May single: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/05/03/biker-boy-may-song-licky-remix/
Danish techno act Printer has posted their new video for "You need to" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slz_WwuW3M4
Buy Printer CDs right here.
The Bombettes have announced that Jenka Nilsson has been added to the band as new guitarist, so expect them to start playing shows again soon starting with a local gig at Verket in Umeå on May 24. In other news, their excellent "What's cooking good looking?" 7" will be repressed on red vinyl with a new 4-track 7" to follow soon as well.
Swedish electropop act Alice In Videoland have signed with German label Prussia Records who will be releasing their most recent album "She's a machine" throughout Europe on June 20. Expect European tourdates to be announced soon as well.
Marit Bergman's nice new single "Straight into my lovers arms" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/maritbergman
Subscribers can download the track from the lounge section of her website or you can also purchase it from iTunes, et al. Also, let it be known that new Marit Bergman subscribers joining up this month are eligible to win a drawing for a new Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone, pre-filled with Marit's music.
Aversionline reviews the Lighthouse Project/Satura Lanx split "Come to accept": https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/05/05/lighthouse-projectsatura-lanx-come-to-accept-split-7/
Here is the It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 tracks of the week:
01. Coldplay - Violet Hill
02. The Radio Dept. - Freddie and the trojan horse
03. Håkan Hellström - för en lång lång tid
04. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
05. Lykke Li - Little Bit
06. M83 - Kim & Jessie
07. Håkan Hellström - Sång I Buss På Villovägar 2007
08. Håkan Hellström - För sent för Edelweiss
09. Håkan Hellström - Tro Och Tvivel
10. Markus Krunegård - Jag Är En Vampyr
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