Blindside 'Internal Storm' tourdates:

08/08 - Pepsi Center, Hoi Polloi Fesitval, Denver, CO
08/10 - Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/11 - Creepy Crawl, St Louis, MO w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/12 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/13 - Machine Shop, Flint, MI w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/14 - Odeon, Cleveland, OH w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/16 - CBGB's, New York, NY w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/17 - Theatre of The Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/18 - Axis, Boston, MA w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/19 - Trinity Church, Albany, NY w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/20 - Purple Door Festival, Lewisberry, PA
08/21 - Ace's Basement, Greensboro, NC w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/22 - The Social, Orlando, FL w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/24 - Floyds, Tallahassee, FL w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/25 - Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/26 - The Muse, Nashville, TN w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/27 - Juanitas, Little Rock, AR w/Me Without You, The Kick
08/28 - Hear No Evil Festival, Tulsa, OK
08/29 - The Music Hall, Fayetteville, AR w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/01 - Rave Bar, Milwaukee, WI w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/02 - Ascot Room, Minneapolis, MN w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/03 - Nuemann Outdoor Stadium, Fargo, ND w/Me Without Your
09/04 - Grand Forks, ND w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/05 - Lifelight Festival, Sioux Falls, SD
09/07 - Lo-Fi Café, Salt Lake City, UT w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/08 - Bourbon St Stage, Big Easy, Boise, ID w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/10 - MacEwan Hall, Calgary, ALB (CAN) w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/11 - Harvest Moon Festival, Edmonton, ALB (CAN)
09/13 - Croation Hall - Vancouver, BC (CAN) w/Me Without You, The Kick
09/14 - Graceland, Seattle, WA w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/15 - Meow Meow, Portland, OR w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/17 - Pound SF, San Francisco, CA w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/18 - The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/19 - The Whisky, West Hollywood, CA w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/20 - Epicenter, San Diego, CA w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/21 - Phoenix, AZ w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/23 - Launch Pad, lbuquerque, NM w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/24 - The Gym (West Bowles), Littleton, CO
09/25 - 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs, CO w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur
09/27 - Dallas, TX w/Me Without You, The Kick, Namur

For more info about the group's hand-picked tour companions, including Namur from Sweden, go here: http://www.blindsideonline.com/news/index.asp

The full line-up and schedule for the En ljummen i gräset Festival at Vintervikens trädgård has been announced:

07/24: Differnet, Loney, Dear, K (Krister Linder/Dive), The Fine Arts Showcase, EF, The Sorayas, Deltahead, Cirera, Walter Sound System
07/28: Jens Lekman, Britta Persson, Natasha Lea Jones (UK)
07/31: Popundret, richard reagh&wwnb2, QOPH, Namur, I Love You Baby, The Bright And Shiny, Thomas Denver Jonsson, Tony Clifton, Walter Sound System
08/07: The Deportees, Paatos, Montys Loco, Empire Dogs, The Tiny, Plod, Dexter's Moon, Walter Sound System
08/11: Heikki, Hip Whips
08/14: First Floor Power, Ane Brun, Rundfunk, Tobias Fröberg, Fire fox, The Sunshine, Le Muhr, Un Rodo Cora

More info: http://www.ljummen.com/

Swedish Christian nü-metal act Blindside has announced they will be undertaking yet another US tour. It's gonna be called the 'Internal Storm Tour' and Me Without You and The Kick are coming along as support. They'll also be flying out their Swedish friends Namur for a couple select West Coast dates. Shows confirmed so far:

07/06 - Gabes Oasis, Iowa City, IA w/Armor For Sleep
07/07 - Canopy Club, Urbana, IL
07/08 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
07/09 - Lifefest 2004, Sunnyview Fairgrounds, Oshkosh, WI
08/08 - Hoi Polloi Festival, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO w/POD
08/10 - Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS
08/11 - The Creepy Crawl, St. Louis, MO
08/12 - The Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
08/13 - The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
08/14 - Odeon, Cleveland, OH
08/16 - CBGB's, New York, NY
08/17 - Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
08/19 - Trinity Church, Albany, NY
08/20 - Purple Door Festival, Ski Roundtop, Lewisberry, PA
08/21 - Aces Basement, Greensboro, NC
08/22 - The Social, Orlando, FL
08/24 - Floyd's Music Store, Tallahassee, FL
08/25 - Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA
08/28 - ORU Mabee Center, Tulsa, OK
09/01 - The Eagles Bar (The Rave Bar), Milwaukee, WI
09/02 - Ascot Room, Minneapolis, MN
09/05 - WH Lyons Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls, SD
09/11 - Harvest Moon Festival, Heritage Amphitheatre, Edmonton, AB (CAN)

Sweden's Crying Bob Records has signed a licensing deal with Belgium's Vulcain Records who will rerelease Namur's CDs "Cherub Dust" (2001) and "Conquer me" (2003) as a special double album in Benelux this coming fall.

Upcoming tourdates for Namur:

04/29 - Paraplyen, Vejle (DK) w/Lampshade
05/01 - Studenterhus, Odense (DK) w/Lampshade
05/02 - KB, Malmö (SWE) w/Lampshade
05/06 - Nordischer klang festival, Klex, Greifswald (GER)
05/07 - King kong club, Berlin (GER) w/The Broken Beats
05/09 - Ms Stubnitz, Rostock (GER) w/Bob Log III
05/10 - Kino Melodie, Potsdam (GER)
05/12 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
05/13 - Schilleroper, Hamburg (GER)
05/14 - Z Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER) w/Festspielhaus
05/15 - Project 7, Magdeburg (GER)

Here's the nominees for the Swedish Manifest awards:

Pop/Rock:
Hell on Wheels - Oh my God What have I done
Radio Dept. - Lesser matters
Concretes - Concretes
Franke - Optimismens hån
The Knife - Deep cuts

Hardrock/Punk:
Arch Enemy - Anthems of rebellion
Burst - Prey on life
Cult of Luna - The beyond
Katationa - Viva emptiness
Nasum - Helvete

Hip hop/R&B/Soul:
Chords - The garden around the mansion
Speech Defect - Freshcoast gettin' rowdy
Soul Supreme - The Saturday nite agenda
Advance Patrol - Utskrivna
Kaah - Jideblasko international

Postrock/electronica:
Namur - Conquer me
Sagor & Swing - Allt hänger samman
Sophie Rimheden - Hi-fi
Slagsmålsklubben - Den svenske disco
Tape - Milieu

Dance/house/techno:
Hundarna från Söder - Hundarna från Söder
Forss - Soulhack
Plej - Electronic music from the Swedish leftcoast
Stateless - Art of no state
Steve Angello - ...presents tracks

Folk/World music:
Lisa Rydberg - Östbjörka
Frifot - Sluring
Anders Nygårds & Magnus Stinnerbom - Dalahyl
Anders Norrudde, Leo Svensson and Göran Fredriksson - Med hull och hår
Cerro Esperanza Band - Nubes del alma

Singer/Songwriter:
Ane Brun - Spending time with Morgan
Ulf Stureson - Allt jag ville säga
Christian Kjellvander - Introducing the past
Johan Borgert - Johan Borgert
José Gonzàlez - Veneer

Best live artist:
Looptroop
Moneybrother
Randy
Timbuktu med Damn
Killers

Best newcomer:
Miss Universum
José Gonzàlez
Shout Out Louds
Radio Dept.
Paris

Winners are chosen by the SOM (Svenska Oberoende Musikproducenter) (Swedish Independent Musicproducers) and will be announced at an awards ceremony on January 29 at Debaser in Stockholm.