Quit Your Dayjob have recorded a cover of "Broken face" by The Pixies for an upcoming tribute album coming out in October from Düsseldorf Recordings. Other bands contributing are Hell on Wheels ("The Holiday Song"), Hamell on Trial, Nathan Larson (ex-Shudder to Think), David Fridlund (David & the Citizens) with Sara Culler, Doktor Kosmos and more.

Don't forget this weekend's Sunday show at Café String with Hell on Wheels, The Virtues and Firefox!

Some small updates for the last few For the Record shows: first up, Firefox has been added to the bill for the Hell on Wheels/Virtues date. Tiger Lou's wife fronts that band and they have mp3s on their website. It's also finally been confirmed that Wan Light will be one of the bands playing the Labrador Records showcase day. One more act will be added, but it's still not confirmed yet.

Hell on Wheels has recorded a cover of "The Holiday Song" by The Pixies for inclusion on an upcoming tribute comp. Other bands set to appear on the comp include Hamell on Trial, Nathan Larson and Doktor Kosmos.

Hell on Wheels will release their most recent album "Oh my god! What have I done?" in Japan on July 21 via Snow man/Wood records. They'll also be flying over there to play Shibuya O-Nest in Tokyo on September 9.

Streaming playlist: Summertime

Hell on Wheels are reportedly working with Minty Fresh for a licensing deal in the US/North America.

Go here for video footage of Hell On Wheels playing live in Brazil: http://mtv2.msn.com.br/audio_video/ (in Portuguese)

Differnet, Sophie Rimheden, Jens Lekman, The Legends, Paris, Slagsmålsklubben, The Kid and Hell on Wheels have all been confirmed for the Ohanami Saturday/Sound of Young Sweden Festival on May 22. Official event website: http://www.ohanamisaturday.com/

New pics of Mattias Alkberg BD and Hell on Wheels up at Musique One Stop: http://www.photohenrik.com/mos/

Speaking of Hell on Wheels, the band will be releasing their next single "Our sweetness has become a problem" on an EP containing the video for the title track and "Summer killing a spring" as well as the three unreleased tracks "The chills", "Dig dig dig" and "What the lips". The release date is still unconfirmed. And in other news, the band is taking a trip down to Brazil in just a few dates! Here's their full schedule:

04/26 - Rallaren, Björkliden
05/01 - TEATRO da UFPE, Recife (BRA) w/Teenage Fanclub
05/03 - Atari Club, Sao Paolo (BRA)
05/07 - Curitiba Pop Festival, Curitiba (BRA) w/Teenage Fanclub, The Pixies
05/22 - 'Sound of Young Sweden', Fagersta

Apparently Rickard from Hell on Wheels was originally set to do that duet on the new David & the Citizens "Big Chill" EP instead of Mattias Alkberg from Bear Quartet. Who knew? Read more about the story behind the release here: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?page=new&messid=166 (in Swedish)

There's a new festival in Fagersta, Sweden on May 22 with Differnet, Sophie Rimheden, Jens Lekman, The Legends, Paris, The Kid, Slagsmålsklubben and Hell On Wheels. There will also be film, theatre, workshops, graffiti, exhibitions along with other artistic ventures, so it's sure to be a good time. It's online quite yet, but more info will be posted soon at http://www.ohanamisaturday.com/

Streaming playlist: Mailorder

Live report: ExMS Swedish Showcase in LA, 03/20/2004