During their current European leg of the world tour Nine Inch Nails stopped by in Copenhagen. A friend and me drove from Gothenburg to enjoy the reinvented band, and my personal hope of a great show after seeing the web broadcast from Lollapalooza last autumn was high. I was not disappointed, however the show was not as grand as the stateside version. [more...]

Fredrik “Schlatta” Wik brought his camera and shot ambient duo Carbon Based Lifeforms, when they performed live together with vocalist Ester in their hometown Gothenburg. [more...]

Some of the additions to our Live Guide On Stage: DAF, Erasure, Keluar, Page, Fixmer/McCarthy, The Mobile Homes and Ashbury Heights.

Synthpop duo Erasure has just announced a new album – their 16th – and a new, extensive tour with a stunning total of 59 concerts. [more...]

The Gothenburg synthpop and EBM festival Electronic Summer will host a Depeche Mode covention on August 30, as part of this year’s festival. They have initiated the production of a Depeche Mode fan video documentary with the working title “The Depeche Mode fans of Gothenburg”.

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Last year, the vocalist of German EBM band Funker Vogt, Jens Kästel, departed. But this was not the end of Funker Vogt. Mastermind Gerrit Thomas says a new vocalist is hired, although his identity is yet to be revealed. [more...]

Our latest reviews are of the new albums from Little Dragon, Vanguard, Plaid and Vogon Poetry.

Synthpop veterans Rational Youth and Psyche just toured Scandinavia together and have just announced a 5-date German tour in October. Rational Youth will also perform an additional show without Psyche.

Deine Lakaien have announced their 10th studio album: “Crystal Palace” (August 8). “Crystal Palace” will hold 10 songs, with an additional 3 on the Special Edition.

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Code 64 men Bjørn Marius Borg and Hans-Olof Mattsson have completed the first Xenturion Prime album in their studio Spacebound. “Mecha Rising” is scheduled for June 18. [more...]