The Soundtrack of Our Lives has two new websingles for download. Check it: http://www.tsool.net/

Shelby Cinca (Frantic Mantis/Frodus) posts on the Medication/Buddyhead mp3 blog about The Soundtrack of Our Lives: http://buddyhead.typepad.com/medication/2005/08/the_soundtrack_.html

Imperial Recordings artist Martin McFaul is currently recording his debut full-length at Svenska Grammofon Studion, the studio owned by Kalle of The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It's due out in October.

Updated tourdates for The Soundtrack of Our Lives:

06/15 - Providence PerformingArts Center, Providence, RI
06/16 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
06/17 - Bank Of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
06/17 - T.T. the Bear's, Cambridge, MA
06/18 - Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
06/19 - Borgata Resort Spa and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
06/20 - Rams Head Live!, Baltimore, MD
06/21 - Tower Theater, Darby, PA
06/21 - North Star, Philadelphia, PA
06/22 - Tower Theater, Darby, PA
06/24 - Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
06/25 - Molson... at Gateway Park Nort Tonawanda, NY
06/26 - Knitting Factory, New York, NY
06/26 - Beacon Theater, New York, NY
06/27 - Beacon Theater, New York, NY
06/28 - Starr Hill Music Hall, Charlottesville, VA
06/29 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
06/30 - Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA
07/04 - Harbor Center, Portsmouth, VA
07/06 - Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, ON
07/07 - Meadow Brook, Detroit, MI
07/09 - Ruis rock, Turku (Åbo) (FIN)
07/15 - Gurten Festival, Bern (SWI)
07/16 - Forestglade, Wiesen (AUS)
07/17 - Festival, IMST (AUS)
07/22 - Bukta Festival, Tromsö (NOR)
07/23 - Fjellparkfestivalen, Flekkefjord (NOR)
08/03 - Torvet, Trondheim (NOR)
08/04 - Gutekällaren, Visby (SWE)
08/06 - Ankkarrock, Korso (FIN)
08/12 - Majas vid havet, Varberg (SWE)
08/26 - Gröna Lund, Stockholm (SWE)
09/02 - Liseberg, Göteborg (SWE)

22 Pistepirkko still reigns supreme on the Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (01) 22 Pistepirkko - "Rat King"
02. (05) Lo-Fi-Fnk - "... and the JFG"
03. (10) The Donnas - "I don't want to know (If you don't want me)"
04. (NY) De Stijl - "Queen Midas"
05. (02) Timo Räisinen - "Don't Let the Devil Ruin it All"
06. (NY) Hot Hot Heat - "Goodnight Goodnight"
07. (20) Maximo Park - "Apply Some Pressure"
08. (NY) Wolfmother - "Woman"
09. (07) Stereophonics - "Dakota"
10. (03) Moby - "Lift Me Up"
11. (NY) Estelle - "Go Gone"
12. (11) Beck - "Epro"
13. (NY) The Postal Service - "We Will Become Silhouettes"
14. (ÅT) Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - "The Good You Bring"
15. (04) Embee featuring José González - "Send Someone Away"
16. (NY) The Lovekevins - "Happy Happy"
17. (12) New Order - "Krafty"
18. (09) Kent - "Max 500"
19. (NY) Basement Jaxx - "Oh My Gosh"
20. (17) Sambassadeur - "Between the Lines"

Leaving the chart: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Radio Luxemburg, Little Barrie, Deportees, Diplo, Tweet featuring Missy Elliott, Razorlight and Roots Manuva.

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) 22 Pistepirkko - "Rat King"
02. (08) Timo Räisänen - "Don't Let the Devil Ruin It All"
03. (02) Moby - "Lift Me Up"
04. (03) Embee featuring José Gonzélez & Supreme - "Send Someone Away"
05. (04) Lo-Fi-Fnk - "... And the JFG"
06. (05) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Heading for a Breakdown"
07. (06) Stereophonics - "Dakota"
08. (14) Radio Luxemburg - "It's Cruel Up North"
09. (07) Kent - "Max 500"
10. (08) The Donnas - "I don't Want to Know (If You don't Want Me)"
11. (ÅT) Beck - "Epro"
12. (10) New Order - "Krafty"
13. (ÅT) Little Barrie - "Free Salute"
14. (20) Deportees - "Champagne Eyes"
15. (NY) Diplo - "Newsflash"
17. (12) Sambassadeur - "Between the Lines"
16. (NY) Tweet featuring Missy Elliott - "Turn Da Lights Off"
19. (13) Razorlight - "Golden Touch"
18. (NY) Roots Manuva - "Colossal Insight"
20. (15) Maximo Park - "Apply Some Pressure"

Leaving the chart: Håkan Hellström, Mando Diao, Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck, Stereo Total and Moneybrother.

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) 22 Pistepirkko - "Rat King"
02. (05) Moby - "Lift Me Up"
03. (NY) Embee featuring José González & Supreme - "Send Someone Away"
04. (NY) Lo-Fi-Fnk - "... and the JFG"
05. (NY) The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Heading for a Breakdown"
06. (07) Stereophonics - "Dakota"
07. (NY) Kent - "Max 500"
08. (02) Timo Räisänen - "Don't Let the Devil Ruin it All"
08. (12) The Donnas - "I don't Want to Know (If You don't Want Me)"
10. (14) New Order - "Krafty"
11. (09) Håkan Hellström - "En midsommarnattsdröm"
12. (18) Sambassadeur - "Between the Lines"
13. (NY) Razorlight - "Golden Touch"
14. (NY) Radio LXMBRG - "It's Cruel Up North"
15. (NY) Maximo Park - "Apply Some Pressure
16. (16) Mando Diao - "Down in the Past"
17. (17) Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - "The Good You Bring"
18. (11) Stereo Total - "I am Naked", 3v
19. (06) Moneybrothers - "They're Building Walls Around Us"
20. (08) Deportees - "Champagne Eyes"

Leaving the chart: Annie, Beck, Bloc Party, Bugz in the Attic, Johnossi, Little Barrie and M83.

Here's this week's YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart:

01. Korpiklaani - Hunting song (FIN)
02. Pain - Same old song (SWE)
03. Bitch Alert - Latenight lullaby (FIN)
04. The Ark - One of us is gonna die young (SWE)
05. Gakko 3 - Club idiot saturday drive (FIN)
06. Silver - Angels calling (NOR)
07. Elin Lanto - I won't cry (SWE)
08. Jonna - Sateen jälkeen (FIN)
09. Neon - Liez (NOR)
10. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Believe I've found (SWE)

Challengers:
11. LAB - When heaven gets dirty (FIN)
12. D'Sound - Do I need a reason (NOR)
13. Isolation Years - Nurse hands (SWE)

I went and saw The Soundtrack of Our Lives last night and they were excellent, of course. They never fail to bring the rock and I suspect that time is running out for them to keep playing small, cozy venues in the US. Sadly, in typical San Francisco fashion, the crowd flat-out sucked. I know it was a Tuesday, but how can you sit idly by while Mattias busts out with a solo behind his head? I just don't get it.
In other TSOOL news, the "Big time" single is starting to get rolled out over here and the US website has links to all the places you can buy it online: http://www.thesoundtrackofourlives.net/
But in even better news, they'll be back again in March as promised. Dates listed so far:

03/11 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK w/Robert Plant
03/12 - Blue Note, Columbia, MO
03/13 - Bricktown Events Center, Oklahoma City, OK w/Robert Plant
03/14 - Gypsy Ballroom, Dallas, TX w/Robert Plant
03/15 - Meridian, Houston, TX
03/17 - Austin Music Hall SXSW, Austin, TX
03/18 - The Parish @ House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
03/19 - Smith's Old Bar, Atlanta, GA
03/21 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
03/22 - Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
03/23 - Axis, Boston, MA
03/24 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
03/25 - Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY w/Black Crowes
03/26 - Guvernment, Toronto
03/27 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
03/28 - Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL
03/29 - Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
03/30 - Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
03/31 - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
04/02 - Avalon, Los Angeles, CA
04/03 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
04/05 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
04/06 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver

Marginal Cirkus
The Sinding-Larsen project
self-released

Ah... another band from Gothenburg. The moment I started listening to the quartet, I found myself going through my usual "What the hell does this remind me of?" routine. I was expecting something upbeat from the first sounds of "Marginal Cirkus" but it quickly changed when I listened to the rest of the tracks on this six-song EP. The other tracks, such as "Turn your fist" and "Soul survivor", are sort of trippy rock tunes that remind me of another Gothenburg band called The Soundtrack of Our Lives. I found myself losing track of time when listening to them, which is a good thing. Highly recommended.
- Navy Keophan

Here's this week's YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart:

01. Bitch Alert - Latenight lullaby (FIN)
02. Silver - Angels calling (NOR)
03. Neon - Liez (NOR)
04. The Ark - One of us is gonna die young (SWE)
05. Annie - Heartbeat (NOR)
06. Nasum - Wrath (SWE)
07. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Believe I've found (SWE)
08. Jonna - Sateen jälkeen (FIN)
09. Alias - Gör det igen (DK)
10. Gakko 3 - Club idiot saturday drive (FIN)

Challengers:
11. Korpiklaani - Hunting song (FIN)
12. Pain - Same old song (SWE)
13. Elin Lanto - I won't cry (SWE)

The YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart is back:

01. Bitch Alert - Latenight lullaby (FIN)
02. Bodies without organs - Sixteen tons of hardware (SWE)
03. Embee feat. Vanessa Liftig - Not tonite (SWE)
04. Jonna - Sateen jälkeen (FIN)
05. Nasum - Wrath (SWE)
06. Neon - Liez (NOR)
07. Alias - Gör det igen (DK)
08. Silver - Angels calling (NOR)
09. O.N.E. - One day (ICE)
10. The Soundtrack of our lives - Believe I've found (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Gakko 3 - Club idiot saturday drive (FIN)
12. The Ark - One of us is gonna die young (SWE)
13. Annie - Heartbeat (NOR)

The Soundtrack of Our Lives have rescheduled their UK dates:

02/21 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK)
02/22 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
02/23 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK)
02/24 - Liquid Room, Edinburgh (UK)
02/26 - Univ Stanley Theatre, Liverpool (UK)
02/27 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
02/28 - Concorde 2, Brighton (UK)

The new single "Heading for a Breakdown" comes out February 9 and an animated video from directors Andreas Nilsson and Johannes Holm (The Knife, The Plan, Hell On Wheels, Silverbullit) will be airing shortly.

Top 10s for 2004: IAT! writers

Top 10s for 2004: It's a trap!