Håkon Gebhardt (HGH, ex-Motorpsycho) and Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist) collaborated on a soundtrack for the TV series and movie "Too much Norway" which will finally be released in the near future via Apache Records. Read the full press release at the JJ website: http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php

Håkon Gebhardt has left Motorpsycho. Hans Magnus 'Snah' Ryan and Bent Sæther will continue on without him and have yet to announce a replacement. Read the band's full statement and explanation here: http://motorpsycho.fix.no/thisis/trivia/presseskriv.txt

New mp3 today from Norway's Cadillac, a cover of "Arabian Knights" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. They're kind of a schizophrenic band - sometimes they sound like a Norwegian version of Him Kerosene with their use of thick chords and sharp start/stop rhythms, but other times they approximate the sounds of older Motorpsycho, The Cult and Queens of the Stone Age. The new album "Magnetic City" was produced by Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes and recorded at Carriage House Studios in Connecticut with engineer Chris Ribando (Black Crowes, Mary J Blige). I've only barely scratched the surface of the record so far, but I think it's easily their best work to-date. It's dark and dirty and balanced with just the right amount of both heaviness and melody.

Norway's Sell-Out Music will be releasing a new EP from the indie act Debrah in the near future. The disc will be called "Debrah does EP" and is said to sound like "a nice mix of Motorpsycho, Death Cab For Cutie, the Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse and Wilco."

UK-based webzine The Milk Factory interviews Deathprod (Supersilent, ex-Motorpsycho): http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/deathprodiw.htm
I have no clue why they consider Motorpsycho a metal band, though.

Streaming playlist: Old stuff

It has been revealed that the Motorpsycho song that The International Tussler Society covers on the new album is "Skies Are Full of ... Whine?". It's also been reported that the vinyl edition will be a double 12" set with three sides of music and one etched side. Cool!

Motorpsycho country side-project The International Tussler Society have lined up a bunch of European tourdates:

08/21 - Ringnes Festivalen, Skotbu (NOR)
09/11 - Samfundet, Trondheim (NOR)
09/18 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
09/21 - Kvarteret / Teglverket, Bergen (NOR)
10/05 - Fabrik, Hamburg (GER)
10/06 - Hundertmeister, Duisburg (GER)
10/07 - Prime Club, Köln (GER)
10/08 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
10/09 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
10/10 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
10/11 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
10/12 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
10/13 - SO36, Berlin (GER)

Tromsø, Norway-based band Washington will release their debut full-length album "A New Order Rising" on August 9. As with the band's previous two EPs, it was produced and recorded by Lars Lien of Motorpsycho.

Stickman Records has confirmed that the upcoming International Tussler Society album will be called "Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society" and will be released on September 6 in Norway, September 27 for the rest of the world. As mentioned before, the disc will include a bonus DVD with a making-of documentary and an as-yet-unnamed Motorpsycho cover.

Check out an mp3 for the song "Cowboys and Cactus" from the upcoming Home Groan album "The Opening Act", due out September 20: http://www.homegroan.net/snd/cowboys.and.cactus.mp3
Home Groan is the band of Martin Hagfors who regularly collaborates with members of Motorpsycho in other projects such as HGH and Cream of the Crop and the song in question features Lars Håvard Haugen from Jaga Jazzist on guitar. The first single for the album will reportedly be called "I Drive".

The new album from Motorpsycho country twang alter-ego International Tussler Society that's due later this summer/early fall will include a bonus DVD featuring a 'making of' documentary, an official video, outtakes and various other goodies.

Motorpsycho has lined up a couple European festival gigs this summer:

06/11 - Kilbi Festival (SWI)
06/26 - De Palaisrevolutie, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht (NL)
08/07 - Velvet, Rimini (ITA)
08/08 - Ypsigrock Festival, Castelbuono (ITA)

Alter-ego country/western group International Tussler Society has a couple gigs as well. They'll be playing at Blæst in their hometown of Trondheim on May 18 and 19. Look for a new album from them soon, too.

Pitchfork has published a feature on acclaimed Norwegian label Rune Grammofon: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/columns/get-that-out-of-your-mouth/04-04-12.shtml
'Tis a shame they don't mention Helge Sten/Deathprod's previous work with Motorpsycho.

Motorpsycho will play the Kilbi Festival in Bad Bonn, Switzerland on June 11.