The US Turbojugend has posted an mp3 clip of the new Turbonegro track "Blow me (like the wind)" as recorded from Norwegian radio: http://www.turbojugendusa.com/New%20Site%20Folder/New%20Site/downloads/media/blowme_radio.mp3

Turbonegro's brand-new album "Party Animals" has been confirmed for a May 9 release via Burning Heart Records. I haven't seen a full tracklist yet, but some of the songtitles are "City Of Satan", "Wasted Again" and "Blow Me (Like The Wind)". Upcoming tour dates:

04/23 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)
05/10 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE)
05/12 - Huxleys, Berlin (GER)
05/13 - Haus Aunsee, Leipzig (GER)
05/14 - Joevel, Muenster (GER)
05/15 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
05/16 - George Elser Halle, Munich (GER)
05/18 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/19 - Islington Academy, London (UK)
05/20 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
05/21 - Wasted Festival, Morcambe (UK)
05/26 - Vienna, Aerodrome Festival (AUS)
05/27 - Festimad Festival, Madrid (SPA)
05/28 - Super bock Festival, Lisaboa (POR)
07/30 - Storsjöyran, Östersund (SWE)

It has been revealed that the new Turbonegro album will officially be called "Party animals".

Check out a clip of the brand new Turbonegro song "All my friends are dead": http://www.home.no/winz/Turbonegro-All_my_friends_are_dead.norwegian_radio_Nrk_p3-TWS.mp3

New live dates for Turbonegro:

04/03 - Rockpalast, Köln (GER)
04/23 - Grosse Freiheit , Hamburg (GER)
05/12 - Huxleys, Berlin (GER)
05/13 - Haus Aunsee, Leipzig (GER)
05/14 - Joevel, Muenster (GER)
05/15 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
05/16 - George Elser Halle, Munich (GER)
05/18 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/19 - Islington, London (UK)
05/20 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
05/21 - Wasted Festival, Morcambe (UK)

Turbonegro reveals their new gimmick, ahem, I mean dresscode: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=180

Casey Chaos of Amen talks to ScandinavianMetal.info about Scum, his new project with Samoth and Faust from Emperor and Happy Tom of Turbonegro: http://www.scandinavianmetal.info/news/news_detail.php?id=118
Undoubtedly, one of 2005's most anticipated releases.

New reviews posted today along with a report back from that Turbonegro one-off show in LA. Cheers!

Live report: Turbonegro @ House of Blues 12/19/04

Turbonegro has revealed that their new album will be called "Babylon forever" and is being produced by Steve McDonald of Redd Kross. It's the first time the band has worked with an outside producer and apparently the results are "nothing less than astounding!" Some of the song titles said to be included are "City of Satan", "Wasted again" and "Blow me (like the wind)". Look for it around April 2005.

Wild Evil Entertainment Dept.
s/t
CPH-Sound/Dead Frog Records

They might not have the best band name around, nor the best singer, or the most original song ideas, well, in fact Wild Evil Entertainment Dept. are so unoriginal that it took me quite a few days before I came to the conclusion that this is actually a pretty darn good debut album. For what it is (standard rock'n'roll) the songs are not all steeped in exactly the same mold, they seem influenced by everything from Turbonegro ("Deadbull City") to the Dead Kennedys ("Gotta get some love"), and some verses strongly evoke the arrogance of Caesars Palace (aka The Caesars), which is pretty impressive in my book. Oh, I just realized that Turbonegro are not really that far away musically from Dead Kennedys, but heck, you know what I mean, or if you don't, here you go (dumb ass): This is a fine album packed with melodic and dirty rock'n'roll.
- Simon Tagestam

Ulver says that they are done with the film business for now. Their latest soundtrack project "Uno" has been quite successful in Norway with over 200k visitors in the firth month and a prize at the EuropaCinema festival in Italy. Bonnier Amigo Music Norway has released a soundtrack album, but the group's own label Jester will be putting out their own eventually as well. Coming out next will be the soundtrack to "Blood Inside" which features guest guitar work from Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa) and various instrumentation and improv work from UK singer/songwriter Tom McRae and band. Their own words: "It is running cold and the brain is receiving it and interpreting and transmitting again and again and again. It is making us sick. A baroque thing, beyond all good taste."
But that's not all! Ulver has also completed a collaboration with Stephen O'Malley and SUNN O))) that they describe as "a 15 min. epic with Julian Cope speaking out of the dark." Swedish radio has commisioned the piece for broadcast and it will also be released on the SUNN O))) "White" 4xLP box set scheduled for release this spring. Lastly, Ulver has recorded a downtempo version of "Strange Ways" for an upcoming Norwegian Kiss tribute entitled "Gods of Thunder". Other acts set to appear on the album are Turbonegro and Gluecifer (of course) and it will be released sometime next year by VME in cooperation with the Norwegian Kiss Army.

Norwegian all-star band Scum is currently recording a new album at Crystal Canyon Studio in Norway which is owned by Euroboy of Turbonegro. The line-up sounds very promising - not only does it feature Samoth (Zyklon, ex-Emperor), Faust (ex-Emperor), Casey Chaos (Amen), Cosmocrator (Mindgrinder) and Happy Tom Seltzer (Turbonegro), but fellow ex-Emperor member Mortiis also contributes lyrics. That's practically a "Nightside Eclipse"-era reunion! Anyhow, the music is said to rooted in the tradition of 'True Norwegian Black Metal' blended with 'punk rock attitude' and 'aggressive hooks'. There's no label or release date confirmed yet, but some of the song titles are "Gospels for the Sick", "The Truth Will Be Sold" and "Hate the Sane". Read more: http://www.scumband.com/

Finally, Burning Heart issues a press release concerning their upcoming "Heart Attack" 10 year anniversary compilation: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=140
This thing's been in the works for a loooooong time, so I'm very excited to see that it's finally coming out on October 25. So many amazing collaborations! Full tracklist:

01. T(I)NC - Black Mask
02. C. Aarmé - Tu Puta Mi Casa
03. Promoe - These Walls Don't Lie
04. Nine - Inferno
05. Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
06. Turbonegro - Drenched In Blood (DIB)
07. Nasum - Darkness Falls
08. The Weakerthans - The Reasons
09. Raised Fist - Message Beneath Contempt
10. Nikola Sarcevic - Lovetrap
11. Division Of Laura Lee - Endless Factories
12. Refused - Refused Are Fucking Dead
13. Puffball - Take You Down
14. Looptroop - Don't Hate The Player
15. VOAG - Cause For Alarm
16. Give Up The Ghost - Love American
17. X-Ray Eyes - Randy
18. The Peepshows - Count Me Out
19. Bombshell Rocks - Warpath
20. The Lost Patrol - Alright
21. Between Us - Dialog
22. The Hives - Untutored Youth
23. Millencolin - Happiness For Dogs
24. The Business - No One Likes
25. Division Of Laura Lee - I Don't Wanna Hear It
26. Turbonegro - Repo Man
27. Nasum - The Real
28. Randy - Beware
29. Nobodys Heroes - Wrongones
30. Moneybrother/Looptroop - Looking For More Love
31. C. Aarmé - You're A Dead Box
32. Raised Fist - Time Will Let You Go, All Alone And Break
33. The Lost Patrol Band - My Heart Is Still A Mess
34. Nine - United Forces
35. Club Killers - Some Of Them A Bawl
36. Millencolin - AB Böna Och Be
37. Sounds Like Violence - You Give Me Heartattacks
38. T(I)NC inhale Blacksmoke - Armed Love

Turbonegro is flying into California for a couple select dates in December:

12/18 - Thrasher Awards, San Francisco
12/19 - House of Blues, Los Angeles
12/20 - House of Blues, Los Angeles