Pitchfork is not so impressed by The Legends: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37376/The_Legends_Public_Radio

Live report: Acid House Kings + The Legends @ T.T. The Bear's, Cambridge, MA 07/10/06

Here's the tracklist of duets confirmed for Montt Mardié's upcoming "Chameleon" EP:

01. Once I was so in love that I followed (Bobby Baby)
02. Nu när ni gett dom våld (Vapnet)
03. Stop (Suburdan Kids with Biblical Names)
04. Metropolis (Le Sport)
05. Hurry home (The Legends)
06. Grand prix finals (Mr Suitcase)
07. Castel in the sky (tba)
08. Hacienda (tba)

Updated release schedule for Labrador Records:

07/19 - The Legends - Lucky star CDS
07/26 - Irene - tba CDEP
09/06 - The Legends - Facts and figures CD

More details for the upcoming Acid House Kings/The Legends US tour:

07/06 - Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago, IL
07/07 - tba, Detroit, MI
07/08 - The Cake Shop, NYC, NY
07/09 - North 6, Brooklyn, NY
07/10 - TT The Bear's, Cambridge, MA
07/11 - DC Nine, Washington DC
07/12 - Kensington South Forum, Philadelphia, PA

Acid House Kings and The Legends will cross the Atlantic to do some select US dates in support of the US release of the latter's album "Public Radio" (out in June?). Details are fuzzy so far, but here's what I have so far:

07/06 - Chicago
07/07 - Detroit
07/08 - Brooklyn
07/09 - Washington DC
07/10 - Philadelphia
07/11 - Boston
07/12 - New York

Confirmed tracklist for Montt Mardié's upcoming double EP:

"Valentine"
01. 1969
02. Highschool trauma
03. Audrey Hepburn
04. The family
05. Let's get away from it all (Frank Sinatra cover)

"Chameleon"
01. Fritz Lang's Metropolis - w/Le Sport
02. Hurry home - w/The Legends
03. The loss of love in the romance capital - w/tba
04. My girlfriend is in the Grand Prix finals - w/Mr. Suitcase
05. Castle in the sky - w/tba

Interview: Tor Helmstein (Loveninjas)

Download "Hide away", the brand new single from The Legends: http://www.labrador.se/mp3/thelegends-hide_away.mp3

German label Little Teddy Recordings will be releasing a new comp on November 28 entitled "Bang, Crash, Boom (a Popclub Compendium)" featuring an assortment of many fine indie acts such as Swedes The Sorayas, The Legends, The Higher Elevations and Quit Your Day Job, among other international acts like The Decemberists and BMX Bandits.

Live report: Tack! Tack! Tack! @ Heavenly Social, London UK 10/24/05

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Kristian Anttila - "Paul Weller"
02. (02) Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
03. (08) Death Cab for Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
04. (13) Bloc Party - "Two More Years"
05. (03) Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
06. (07) Röyksopp - "What Else is There?"
07. (05) Hard Fi - "Hard to Beat"
08. (06) Svenska Akademien & Promoe - "En varning"
09. (09) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Loop Duplicate My Heart"
10. (04) Kanye West - "Golddigger"
11. (14) Alf - "Sött/salt"
12. (ÅT) Weeping Willows - "I'm Gonna Let Love Find Me"
13. (17) Stars - "Ageless Beauty"
14. (NY) Pharell - "Can I Have It Like That" (w/Gwen Stefani)
15. (NY) Audio Bully's - "I'm in Love"
16. (ÅT) Turbonegro - "City of Satan"
17. (ÅT) Panthers - "Thanks for the Simulacra"
18. (11) Jem - "Just a Ride"
19. (12) Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
20. (NY) Tegan and Sara - "Speak Low"

Leaving the chart: Embassy, The Greatest Hits, Hello Saferide, Randy, The Legends and They Live By Night.

The Legends
Public radio
Labrador

The greatest criticism one could level at The Legends debut album "Up against The Legends" was that it lacked variation. Whilst, it was undoubtedly one of the finest indie-pop albums released in 2003, most of the songs had a very similar structure. However, bar "Something good" (which wouldn't be out of place on "Up against The Legends"), this is no longer the case on "Public radio". The band's reference points are still firmly set in the 80s but they have now increased their palette. We're talking classic bands like Joy Division, New Order and The Cure. It is a known well-known fact that The Legends aren't ashamed of wearing their influences on their sleeves, and rightly so. The Legends are able to ape them in a way which is indistinguishable from the recordings of their heroes, albeit with a slightly more crisp production. If the Rolling Stones could sell rock and roll back to America, then surely The Legends have a chance selling indie-pop back to the UK?
- Nick Levine

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (NY) Kristian Anttila - "Paul Weller"
02. (NY) Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
03. (01) Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
04. (05) Kanye West - "Golddigger"
05. (NY) Hard Fi - "Hard to Beat"
06. (NY) Svenska Akademien & Promoe - "En varning"
07. (04) Röyksopp - "What Else is There?"
08. (02) Death Cab for Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
09. (08) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Loop Duplicate My Heart"
10. (ÅT) Embassy - "Some Indulgence"
11. (09) Jem  - "Just a Ride"
12. (06) Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
13. (NY) Bloc Party - "Two More Years"
14. (NY) Alf - "Söttsalt"
15. (NY) Randy - "Razorblade"
16. (07) The Greatest Hits - "Give it to Me Baby (med Jesse)"
17. (NY) Stars - "Ageless Beauty"
18. (10) Hello Saferide - "If I don't Write This Song, Somehone I Love Will Die"
19. (13) They Live by Night - "Truth or Dare"
20. (14) The Legends - "He Knows the Sun"

It's a trap! is branching out into the live music scene with a monthly club night in London called Tack! Tack! Tack! Run by IAT writers Simon Tagestam and Nick Levine, the club plans to showcase the best in Swedish pop through live performances and records. The debut show will be October 24 at the Heavenly Social with Cat 5 and The Legends. Read more: http://www.tacktacktack.blogspot.com/