APHEX TWIN TO SWEDEN IN JULY

Electronic music legend Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James will do an exclusive live set at this years Arvikafestivalen in Arvika, Sweden. The event takes place 14-16 July and tickets are out now at 595 SEK. That's for all three days and includes camping.

Other confirmed acts are Front 242, Digitalism, Hocico and Covenant.

http://www.arvikafestivalen.se

LOTUS EATERS "WURMWULV" OUT ON VINYL SOON

The 2007 album from Lotus Eaters, "Wurmwulv", previously released on CD by Troubleman Unlimited, will soon be out on vinyl via Taiga Records.

The album has been rearranged, remixed and remastered by James Plotkin, and it also includes material from their self-titled Drone Records 7". The D-side vinyl features an etching by Aaron Turner and the packaging is designed by Stephen O'Malley.

The vinyl variations are 100 on transparent cola bottle green, 300 on opaque metallic silver and 600 on black 200g virgin vinyl. The vinyl records are pressed and ready, the label are just waiting for the Stoughton tip-on gatefold jackets to be manufactured, so any day now.

Lotus Eaters are Aaron Turner, James Plotkin and Stephen O'Malley.

http://www.taigarecords.com/

ROADBURN RUNNING ORDER FINISHED

The dreaded moment is here; the running order for this years Roadburn Festival is finished. You know with this festival, where you like, well, almost all the bands, that there's going to be some major clashes. The biggest one for me is probably that Shrinebuilder and Stone Axe play at the same time. Almost at least. If I leave the Shrinebuilder set 10 minutes before it's over, I can catch the last 30 minutes of Stone Axe.

I have a few weeks of hair pulling to make this work. But this is of course nothing compared to what the festival organizers must have felt when putting this together.

http://www.roadburn.com/2011/03/roadburn-festival-2011-the-running-order/

BAD BRAINS TO SWEDEN IN JUNE

Legendary DC hardcore act Bad Brains will be a part of the West Coast Riot festival in Göteborg, Sweden on June 16. Other confirmed acts are The Dwarves, Kvelertak, The Gaslight Anthem and Hårda Tider. More acts to be confirmed.

Tickets will be out tomorrow on March 16. The first 1000 tickets will go for 650 SEK, and the rest for 750 SEK.

In related news, Bad Brains are also working on a new album which will hopefully be released late summer 2011.

http://www.westcoastriot.se/