The Soundtrack of Our Lives will be on the radio program World Cafe today at 2pm Eastern. Listen live here. I'll try to record it, too.
Washoe, the band featuring Uffe from Entombed along with Patrik Wirén, Patrik Thorngren and Olle from Misery Loves Company have officially changed their name to Alpha Safari. Their next show is March 23 at Skylten in Linköping.
Here's a list of the bonus tracks revealed so far for the upcoming Union Carbide Productions box-set:
Senile Man (rehearsal demo -86)
Duck Song (rehearsal demo -86-87)
3 or 4 tracks from CBGB's
Puppet On a String (-88)
Swedish Meatball Revival (alt. mix -89)
Here Comes Kjell (rehearsal demo -86)
So Long (instrumental -87)
Transaction
Hello
Planet Caravan (1990)
Let Me Come Down
SF Boogie (Instrumental)
Banana Split (ex. Get Riddley)
Doin' Time
Swing (demo version)
Chameleon ride (Demo version)
High Speed Energy (Unfinished "from influence" outtake)
Off The Wall
I'm Alive
Future Now (MC 5 cover 1992)
Anytime Of The Day (demo)
Turn Off The Blues (single version)
www.unioncarbideproductions.com also reports that the album "Swing" will be reissued like the vinyl version, with the band's preferred song sequence and new artwork that the label didn't approve of.
www.thearkworld.com has posted a bunch of pics plus some audio and video from The Ark's performance in Vaxjo last Friday.
Startracks has revealed they will be doing a label comp to come out on March 10. They are of the opinion that such comps "are the lowest and worst shit you can do," but "it was the cheapest way to get the word out there, it will be great, cheap and with at least one exclusive song so you end up buying it." More details when I get them.
I should've posted it a couple days ago, but Supersilent's new album "6" is one of the featured new releases on the Aquarius Records new release list. Read the review and listen to samples here. Mega indie-rock site Pitchfork Media also reviewed it today and gave it a 9.1 out of 10.
The Norweigan label Racing Junior will be holding a mini-festival at The Spitz in London on February 19-20. The groups confirmed to play are Hello Goodbye, Salvatore, Ai Phoenix, Tøyen, Portrait of David and The White Birch. Read more here.
69-Hard and Puffball kick some Danish ass at Stengade 30 in Copenhagen Denmark on Thursday, March 20. Tons of new material will be showcased!
That comes straight from Metz of 69-Hard. The new album "Blues from Hell" comes out March 28 on Idle Hands Records.
Sentenced has decided to take a much-needed break following the recent completion of their successful European tour with Lacuna Coil. Guitarist Sami Lopakka plans on spending time with his new child while singer Ville Laihiala and guitarist Miika Tenkula continue writing for the next record. However, they still plan to release a four-song EP with leftover tracks from "The Cold White Light" later on this year.