Mewseum coming to LA

The Zune LA Space will be hosting a six-day exhibition of Mewseum, a gallery showcasing the visual art of Mew. It will run from August 29 through September 3 and will include a live performance from the band on the 31st. More details: http://mewsite.com/mewseum

The Storm confirm new album

Danish duo The Storm (ex-Mew, Swan Lee) will release their sophomore album "Black luck" on October 12.

Stream Mew's new record

Mew's new album with the impossibly long title is currently streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mew

Under the Radar talks to Mew

Under the Radar talks to Mew about their new album and upcoming tour plans: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/mew/

Mew - Introducing palace players (video)

Spinner has the premiere of Mew's new video for "Introducing palace players": http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/29/mew-introducing-palace-players-video-premiere/

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Miss Li
02. The Tough Alliance
03. Mew
04. Håkan Hellström
05. The Bear Quartet
06. Broder Daniel
07. Fever Ray
08. bob hund
09. Tiger Lou
10. Logh

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American headline dates for Mew

Mew has confirmed a small batch of headliner dates in the Americas:

08/22 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
08/24 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
09/01 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
09/04 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
09/10 - Vive Cuervo Salón, Mexico City
09/11 - Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara, Jalisco

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Mew
02. Jenny Wilson
03. Kristofer Åström
04. Kent
05. Håkan Hellström
06. Montt Mardié
07. Love Is All
08. JJ
09. Sally Shapiro
10. The Bear Quartet

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Mew announce more fall dates

New European dates for Mew:

10/28 - Grünspan, Hamburg (GER)
10/29 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
10/30 - Gebäude 9, Cologne (GER)
10/31 - Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg (LUX)
11/01 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
11/03 - Wulfrun, Wolverhampton (UK)
11/04 - Academy, Dublin (UK)
11/05 - ABC, Glasgow (UK)
11/06 - Academy 2, Manchester (UK)
11/07 - Metropolitan University, Leeds (UK)
11/09 - Anson Rooms, Bristol (UK)
11/10 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK)
11/11 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
11/12 - Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)

Mew to support NIN in US

Mew will support Nine Inch Nails for a few US gigs:

08/26 - Terminal 5, NYC, NY
08/28 - Aragon, Chicago, IL
08/29 - Aragon, Chicago, IL
09/02 - Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
09/03 - The Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Festival report: Roskilde 2009

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Bob Hund
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Mew
04. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Moneybrother
07. Deportees
08. Britta Persson
09. Broder Daniel
10. Hello Saferide

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This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Legends
03. Mew
04. Kristofer Åström
05. Fanfarlo
06. Anna Ternheim
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Phoenix
09. Jonathan Johansson
10. Red House Painters

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Mew - Repeaterbeater

Spinner has a new track from Mew for download called "Repeaterbeater": http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/25/mew-repeaterbeater-free-mp3-download/

Mew - Introduce palace players

There's a new song from Mew available for streaming: http://www.imeem.com/people/x-1GWzp/music/voaXy8Gu/mew-introducing-palace-players/