Magnet on tour in the UK with Athlete and Gemma Hayes:
10/25 - Apollo, Manchester
10/26 - Apollo, Manchester
10/27 - Academy, Newcastle
10/28 - Academy, Glasgow
10/29 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
10/31 - Centre, Brighton
11/01 - Hammersmith Apollo, London
Firefox AK reports that she recorded five new songs recently and is already planning on returning to the studio in late November to do more. She also says that a new video by her friends and old bandmates Latour should be ready for release early next month.
Export Music Sweden, the Consulate General of Sweden and Sirius Satellite Radio are presenting a special Swedish Music Showcase show at the Times Square Hard Rock Cafe in New York on October 27. Scheduled to perform are The Ark, WhiteSilver and Kristoffer Ragnstam. I was actually thinking about flying out, but the date's just a bit too close to the closing date on my new house purchase. I'd highly recommend it though - The Ark puts on a spectacular show. Read more: https://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/general____41177.asp
Det Gamla Landet are currently recording new material. If you haven't already heard them, their self-titled debut is one of 2005's best releases. Buy it right here.
The latest Satanic Surfers album "Taste the poison" was just released in the UK via Household Name Records and the band will be heading over to do a few dates in support:
11/03 - Garage, London
11/04 - The Croft, Bristol
11/05 - Joseph’s Well, Leeds
When will the madness end? 50 Hertz had their trumpet, saxophone and Juno60 stolen recently. If you hear anything, be sure to let those dudes know.
MIC Norway reports on renown Norwegian club Blå's upcoming cultural exchange concert in London later this month: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005101410192569737697
For the Eardrums posts on Norwegian electronic musician Bjørn Rune Haugsbø (ex-Trafo/Sadomaoistan) and his new project Immigrant : https://eardrums.blogspot.com/2005/10/immigrant-new-electronic-music-from.html
DJ Martian does a round-up on the first gushing reviews for the new Burst album "Origo": https://djmartian.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_djmartian_archive.html#112924446158108130
JR Ewing's most recent album "Maelstrom" will finally get a mainland European release via the new German label Motor Music. Look for it December 2. As for the UK, the release will be handled by Plastic Head sublabel Golf Records, joining friends and countrymen Amulet who are already on the label. It comes out there on November 14. As for the US, nothing has been settled on yet, but it should hopefully be worked out soon.
German dates for The Lionheart Brothers:
11/09 - Schilleroper, Hamburg (GER)
11/10 - Offenbachs, Hannover (GER)
11/11 - Bastion, Bochum (GER)
11/13 - Blue shell, Köln (GER)
11/14 - Das haus, Ludwigshafen (GER)
11/15 - Gladhouse, Cottbus (GER)
11/17 - Bastard, Berlin (GER)
11/18 - Kati's garage, Dresden (GER)
11/19 - Staub-sauger, Leipzig (GER)
Aversionline reviews Finnish experimental noise artist Cloama: https://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2770/
Bone Voyage Recording Company, the self-run label of cult Finnish garage rockers 22-Pistepirkko, has announced that they have bought back the rights for a number of 22PP's early releases and will reissuing them in new, expanded editions on both CD and vinyl. They have also decided to branch out and sign a few new and up-and-coming artists to the label as well as all 22PP-related sideprojects and art activities. Here's the updated release schedule:
November:
"Sleep good rock well" - 22PP documentary film by Andreas Haaning Christiansen
Goodnight Monsters - "The brain that couldn't die" - "quirky lo-fi guitar-pop-songs with irrestible melodies"
January:
Kytäjä - s/t - "colourful, warm and groovy instrumental music, modern collages from a finish mid-seventies mid-summer"
Spring '06:
22-Pistepirkko - "Big Lupu" (extended re-issue)
22-Pistepirkko - "Rumble City LaLa Land" (extended re-issue)
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