Turboweekend - Into the pavement (video)
Presenting Turboweekend's brand new fan-created video for "Into the pavement". Direct link: http://vimeo.com/20237782
Country: Denmark
Giana Factory - Dirty snow + Trentemøller remake
Check out the brand new Giana Factory single "Dirty snow", the first of of their "Remakes Collection" in which a different act covers said tune for the flip: http://gianafactory.dk/2011/02/new-release-dirty-snow-anders-trentem%c3%b8ller-remake/
Trentemøller is featured on this one and upcoming collaborators include Glasvegas, Veto, Autolux and WhoMadeWho.
New music on the way from Catridge
Danish act Cartidge will be releasing a new 6-song EP called "Liquid" this spring via . The first single, "Saint song", is out now and can be heard at the band's website: http://www.cartridge.dk/
A greener universe with Apparatjik
Plant a tree for Apparatjik, get free stuff: http://apparatjik.com/agreeneryouniverse/
Into the Matrix with Giana Factory
Giana Factory's "Pixilated truth" is to get a second life via Second Life: http://gianafactory.dk/2011/02/pixelated-truth-goes-virtual/ (scroll down for English)
18th Dye begets Metal Ghost
Gaffa reports that ex-18th Dye members Heike Marie Rädeker and Piet Breinholm Bendtsen have formed a new duo called Metal Ghost and will be making their live debut at Bakken in Copenhagen on February 24: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/46970
When Saints Go Machine in the Forkcast
Danes When Saints Go Machine made it to the Pfork Forkcast: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15433-let-me-love-you-for-tonight-kariya-cover/
dameUlove is over
Danish feminist music collective dameUlove has decided to shut down after seven years citing "damen er træt" (the lady is tired) and will be going out with a final party on March 26 at Folkets Hus in Copenhagen featuring Amalia, Heidi Mortenson, DJs Djuna Barnes, Rosa Lux and Ung Flugt, and more.
Kellermensch in Germany
Kellermensch will head to Germany in late April:
04/29 - 59:1, Munchen
05/01 - Knust, Hamburg
05/02 - Lido, Berlin
05/03 - Luxor, Koln
05/04 - Kleine Freiheit, Osnabruck
TLOBF sessions: Treefight for Sunlight
Check out Danish act Treefight for Sunglight doing a live studio session for The Line of Best Fit: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011/02/tlobf-sessions-treefight-for-sunlight-what-became-of-you-and-i/
New stuff on the way from Adult Crash
Out next via , a new 4-song EP from Stockholm hardcore act Nitad and a 12" from Uppsala's Obnoxious Youth.
Canisius goes drone
Keith Canisius (Rumskib) is starting a series of digital-only album releases with "The oceanic voyage", a collection of various b-side and early works in what he says is his "heavily manipulated ambient drone"-mode. Samples/details: http://darla.com/index.php?fuseaction=item_cat.ecom_superitem_detail&item_cat_id=38987
The Raveonettes back to the US in late March
New North American dates for The Raveonettes:
03/30 - Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
03/31 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
04/01 - La Tulipe, Montreal, QC
04/02 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON
04/03 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
04/05 - Southgate House, Newport, KY
04/06 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
04/07 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN
04/08 - The Firebird, St. Louis, MO
04/09 - The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
04/11 - Granada Theater, Dallas, TX
04/12 - Emo's Alt Lounging (Outdoor), Austin, TX
04/13 - Fitzgerald's, Houston, TX
04/15 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
04/16 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
04/17 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
04/18 - Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
04/20 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
04/21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
05/04 - Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
05/05 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
05/06 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
05/07 - Belly Up Tavern, San Diego, CA
05/09 - The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
05/10 - Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
05/12 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
05/13 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
05/14 - The Venue, Vancouver, BC
When Saints Go Machine confirm new record
Danish act When Saints Go Machine have confirmed their new album "Konkylie" for release on May 16.
Mew frontman goes solo
Mew frontman Jonas Bjerre will make his debut as a solo artist with the release of the soundtrack to his friend Rune Schjøtt's film "Skyskraber". Both the film and the music will be officially released in May with the first single "Kids don't fight" to be released for paid download on February 14.