Rune Grammofon has announced that their first release for 2008 will be from Box, an international supergroup of sorts featuring Raoul Björkenheim (Scorch Trio), Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, John Zorn) and Morgan Ågren (Zappa's Universe, Mats/Morgan, Flesh Quartet). No exact release date yet, but I'll keep you posted. Also on the way is a new 10th anniversary edition of their excellent "Money will ruin everything" compilation + book set featuring 2 CDs of mostly exclusive material from a wide range of Rune Grammofon artists - I have the first one and it is excellent. Later on in the year, look for new releases from Skyphone, Scorch Trio and Humcrush in the spring and then Arve Henriksen, Susanna, Huntsville and Jono El Grande later on. Plus a few TBA surprises, of course.
The Yuki Yaki netlabel has a 5-track sampler from Danish IDM label Rump Recordings posted for free download: https://www.yukiyaki.org/releases/YkYk012/various/5_Little_Treasures_From_The_North
Once again, here are the latest updated West Coast tourdates for Powersolo:
11/06 - Pappy and Harriet's
11/07 - Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
11/08 - Club Congress/Plush, Tucson, AZ
11/09 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
11/10 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
11/11 - SOhO Music Club, Santa Barbara, CA
11/13 - Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA
11/14 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
11/16 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
11/17 - Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA
11/18 - Lamplighter, Vancouver, BC
Watch an episode Metalocalypse that features guest voices from members of Emperor: https://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392161eb6420116200993ac007f
Bates Motel runs down a number of the rookie-scene acts playing By:Larm and provides direct links to tracks: https://thelodger.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/bylarm-2/
Ane Brun reports that she is just about done with her next album: https://www.anebrun.com/news/971/the-recordings-of-the-new-album-part-ii
Music (for Robots) has a track up from Swedish hard-rockers Witchcraft: https://music.for-robots.com/archives/002275.html
MIC Norway profiles Håkon Kornstad and Håvard Wiik as they will be touring Japan in December: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007111316130257221332
Danish metal act Hatesphere has announced that Jonathan Albrechtsen (Scarred By Beauty, Mudslide) is their new vocalist. The new lineup will make their live debut at the upcoming Danish Metal Awards on November 16 where they are nominated for five categories.
Quit Your Dayjob will play support to The Hives for a batch of dates before setting off on a string of their own headlining shows:
11/19 - Docks, Hamburg (GER) w/The Hives
11/20 - Columbia halle, Berlin (GER) w/The Hives
11/22 - ABC, Glasgow (UK) w/The Hives
11/23 - Hammersmith, London (UK) w/The Hives
11/24 - Apolo, Mannchester (UK) w/The Hives
11/25 - Academy, Birmingham (UK) w/The Hives
11/27 - Le Bataclan, Paris (FRA) w/The Hives
11/28 - Palladium, Cologne (GER) w/The Hives
11/29 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL) w/The Hives
11/30 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER) w/The Hives
12/02 - AB, Brussels (BEL) w/The Hives
12/11 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
12/12 - Mains D'Oeuvres, Paris (FRA)
12/13 - Belle Vue Café, Brussels (BEL)
12/14 - State X Festival, The Hague (NL)
12/15 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
12/22 - Henriksberg, Göteborg (SWE)
01/25 - Transformateur, Fribourg (CH)
01/26 - Sedel, Luzern (CH)
Listen to La Masa's new single "Günter Wallraff på hal is" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lamasagbg
Ink19 reviews Zweizz: https://www.ink19.com/issues/november2007/musicReviews/musicZ/zweizz.html