Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Technicolour - Fireflies (FIN)
02. Lowe Motor Corporation - Soul of a pagan (FIN)
03. Xantom - Miss you (DK)
04. HIM - The Sacrament (FIN)
05. Outlandish - Aicha (DK)
06. Lodger - Doorsteps (FIN)
07. Killer - Naughty boy (FIN)
08. Beats and Styles - Dynamite (FIN)
09. Redrama - Hang it up (FIN)
10. Jonna Tervomaa - Rakkauden haudalla (FIN)
Challengers:
01. Paperboys - On the low (NOR)
02. Rockin Da North - One world (FIN)
03. Tjes Boogie - Remember (DK)
Rumor has it that José González was offered the opening slot at the upcoming Broder Daniel gig in Umeå on November 15, but turned it down because he's scheduled to play a show in Los Angeles instead. Fact or fiction? Can anyone confirm? UPDATE: Here's the scoop, as provided by swedishmusicwire.com.
Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:
01. Bo Kaspers orkester - Vilka tror vi att vi är
02. Per Gessle - Mazarin
03. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
04. Carola - Guld platina & passion - det bästa
05. User - User
06. Pauline - Candy rain
07. Fred Åkerström - Freds bästa
08. E.S.T. - Seven days of falling
09. Mustasch - Ratsafari
10. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight prayer
11. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
12. Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet - Söndermarken
13. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
14. Bubbles - Bless
15. ABBA - ABBA Gold - greatest hits
16. Robyn - Don't stop the music
17. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
18. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Sub rosa
19. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
20. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
Parasol is now the official US outpost for all things Startracks. That means Tiger Lou (US tour in November/December), Kristofer Åström, Christian Kjellvander, Starmarket, Moneybrother, The Lost Patrol, Fireside and more we be readily available for purchasing domestically come mid-October. Jim, why don't you tell me these things before posting about them on the Parasol blog?
The video for "Buried Alive by Love" from HIM has been posted online: Windows / Real
The clip was directed by Bam Margera of "Jackass" fame and features actress Juliette Lewis.
People should tell me if I put a link up incorrectly. It's not that hard, is it?
Finland's Pacific Atlantic Records has announced that Slimu's first EP "Early Release" is out now in a "limited edition of Napa 05." Did they mean a Napa 05 limited edition? Anyhoo, they'll be releasing a regular stand-alone version later on. The EP also marks the debut of new member PSI, who does FX and mans "the ubiquitous EPS16+ sampler." Download samples from here.
The Shout Out Louds got a new website design to coincide with the release of their new album "Howl Howl Gaff Gaff".
There's no official confirmation or details yet, but word on the street is that "Live & Learn" will the third single from The Cardigans' most recent album "Long Gone Before Daylight".
This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Outlandish - Aicha
02. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
03. The Rasmus - In My Life
04. Mew - 156
05. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
06. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits
07. Carpark North - Transparant And Glasslike
08. Lene - It´s Your Duty
09. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
10. José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
11. Killer - Naughty Boy
12. Looptroop - Don´t Hate The Player
13. The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound
14. Fattaru - Bättre
15. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Skull Tattoo
16. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
17. Bertine Zetlitz - Twisted Little Star
18. Da Buzz - Tonight (Is The Night)
19. The Lost Patrol feat. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
20. Nu - Any Other Girl
Challengers:
01. Safri Duo - Fallin´ High
02. Paragon - Lev Ditt Liv
03. Dub Sweden - Ice In My Fire
04. Whyte Seeds - So Alone
05. Racing Ape - Daddy's
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
The new Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio album "4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust and Roses" will finally be released in November on Cold Meat Industry. "I hope it manages to meet with any eventual expectations that have emerged over the two years we all have been waiting," they say. The band has a couple shows lined up before the end of the year, but because "of a rabid and narrow-minded girl making it into her personal crusade to stop ORE from performing in Berlin; and as a consequence of the political climate in Germany being the way it is," ORE will not be performing as previously planned. Some more details on the debacle here (in Swedish, from Metica). Dates still scheduled:
10/31 - Tenerife (ES)
11/02 - Madrid (ES)
The new time the group is scheduled to play is March 7, 2004 as part of the The Invitation Wave-Gothic-Electro Meeting in Belgium. Other Scandi bands scheduled to play include Covenant, Pride and Fall and Elusive and you can find out more info here: www.netlash.com/purplemoon
Updated Australian tourdates for classic rockers The Hellacopters:
10/18 - Livid Festival, Brisbane
10/15 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney
10/14 - Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
10/12 - Livid Festival, Melbourne
10/11 - Livid Festival, Sydney
10/10 - Loudmouth, Adelaide
10/08 - The Globe, Perth
Check out an English review of The Motorhomes' recent show in London right here. I had no idea they lost so many members and, judging from that review, I can't say that I'm too optimistic about the band's future. Well shall see. Oh, and they also have a recent interview in Swedish over at Marimba.
KVLR has confirmed that they will release a new single and video in November with the new full length album to follow in January. They're just starting work on mixing, but should hopefully have a mp3 sample up soon. Otherwise, you can check em out live at Studion/Idun in Umeå with Chloe on October 17.
The all-star Martin Hagfors Cream of the Crop band featuring members from Jaga Jazzist, Hellbillies, Askil Holm band, Velvet Belly and Motorpsycho is doing a few dates around Norway in October. Their recent Øya Festivalen performance was just too good. The dates:
10/06 - Betong, Oslo
10/07 - Rosendal Kino, Trondheim
10/08 - Secret gig, tba
Synthpunk band Alice In Videoland's debut album "Maiden Voyage" has been confirmed for a November 5 release. The first single will be for the track "The Bomb".