New European dates for Swedish postrock act September Malevolence:
05/28 - Lades, Kopenhagen (DK)
05/29 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/30 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
06/01 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficzna, Warschau (POL)
06/03 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
06/04 - AZ Conni (tbc), Dresden (GER)
06/06 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
06/07 - MKSC, Koper (SLO)
06/08 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
Dusted reviews the Lasse Marhaug cassette collection "Tapes 1990-1999": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4120
Themilkfactory reviews Swedish duo Wildbird & Peacedrums: https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/04/wildbirds-peacedrums-heartcore-the-leaf-label/
The new Millencolin album "Machine 15" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/millencolin
The Washington Post Express talks to In the Country sideproject Ballrogg: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/04/from_the_depths_ballrogg.php
First there was Private, now there's Private Party: https://www.myspace.com/weareprivateparty
Check out a Digfi studio session with Swedish artist Action Biker: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=11704
Atlantic Records has reportedly signed Lykke Li over here in the States and will be the ones responsible for releasing her debut album "Youth novels" later this year.
Update: might be UK-only. I am getting details confirmed.
The news is out: yes, I will be back in Sweden this summer. The good people at STIM have invited me to attend this year's Hultsfred Festival and how could I refuse? See you there? Read the press release: [click here]
Finally, some new feature-length content! Check out Simon Thibaudeau's report from seeing Norwegian experimental/jazz combo Petter o Hanna live in Montreal: [click here]
Invasionen, the new version of Umeå all-stars The Lost Patrol Band, has uploaded a bunch of new Swedish-language demo tracks to myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lostpatrolband
The band is planning on writing new songs this spring and hopefully recording this summer.
Lykke Li's "Little bit" EP will receive a proper US release on May 6 via the artist's own LL Recordings. The full-length "Youth novels" will follow later this year.
Check out an e-card for the new Johnossi album "All they ever wanted": https://www.fanbay.se/buy/index.asp?movie_id=2228&company_id=39
Swedish site Rockfoto.nu is now moving into editorial content.
Finnish artist Kimmo Pohjonen will be taking his Earth Machine Music project on tour in the UK this coming May. Said project features compositions inspired by and using samples of agricultural machines, such as tractors, milking machines, threshers and so on. Dates and more details: https://www.kimmopohjonen.com/