Added a whole slew of new mp3s today. There's the first half of a great live set from Randy, but I'm more excited about the semi-exclusive demo track from Isolation Years. "What's the occasion?" you might be thinking. Well, I'm glad you asked! My pals over at Galaxy Gramophone records are gearing up to release the band's amazing first album "Inland Traveller" over here in the US on November 4. "I'm Gonna Flip" is from said record and I strongly encourage you to check it out. The new GG website will debut shortly and we can expect to hear quite a bit of even more exciting news from them in the near future. I'll be sure to keep y'all posted.
The Caesars aka Caesars Palace are playing a bunch of shows around the world in support of their most recent album "39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World)". The dates:
10/18 - Club Quattro, Tokyo (JAP)
11/07 - Sabotage Club, Dortmund (GER) (VISIONS Magazine sponsored show)
11/08 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) (VISIONS Magazine sponsored show)
11/09 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
11/30 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/01 - Academy, Glasgow (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/02 - Barbican, York (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/03 - tba w/Inspiral Carpets
12/04 - Academy, Liverpool (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/05 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/06 - Apollo, Manchester (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
The band also reports they are hard at work writing and getting ready to record a new album, due out sometime next year.
With the release this week of their new album "Ratsafari", hard-rockers Mustasch have redone their website design.
Johndoe is touring Norway starting in October. Dates so far:
10/03 - Sogndal
10/04 - Haugesund
10/10 - Åndalsnes
10/11 - Florø
10/13 - Trondheim
10/14 - Bodø
10/15 - Tromsø
10/16 - Harstad
10/17 - Kabelvåg
10/18 - Nesna
10/19 - Sandnessjøen
10/21 - Tønsberg
10/24 - Notodden
10/25 - Bergen
10/29 - Kristiansand
10/30 - Stavanger
10/31 - Larvik
11/06 - Ålesund
11/08 - Oslo
11/12 - Ås
11/13 - Fredrikstad
11/14 - Moss
11/20 - Gjøvik
11/22 - Kristiansund
Surferosa is heading over to London for a few shows:
10/13 - Upstairs @ The Garage
10/14 - Club Fandango @ Dublin Castle (8:15pm)
10/14 - Notting Hill Arts Club (11pm)
10/15 - Barfly @ Monarch
This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. The Rasmus - In My Life
02. Outlandish - Aicha
03. Carpark North - Transparant And Glasslike
04. Killer - Naughty Boy
05. Mew - 156
06. Lene - It´s Your Duty
07. The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound
08. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
09. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits
10. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
11. Darude - Next To You
12. Da Buzz - Tonight (Is The Night)
13. The Lost Patrol feat. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
14. Span - Found
15. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Skull Tattoo
16. Fattaru - Bättre
17. The Unisex - Take Me Higher
18. Bertine Zetlitz - Twisted Little Star
19. Looptroop - Don´t Hate The Player
20. Kurt Nilsen - She´s So High
Challengers:
01. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
02. First Floor Power - Happy Endings
03. José Gonzalez - Heartbeats
04. Laze - Steppin´ Out
05. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Get a preview of the new Eagle-Eye Cherry album "Sub Rosa" right here in the form of a streaming flash jukebox.
US label Touch & Go is releasing that Motorpsycho/Jaga Jazzist horn section "In the Fishtank" collaboration CD domestically next week.
Swedish electronic act Project-X is holding a remix contest for fans to rework the track "Stay Awake" for possible inclusion on an upcoming EP, due out later this year. They've placed all the files you'll need to participate on their website and even if you don't make it on the CD, they'll be posting all the entries online for everyone to download.
By way of Voidfaith Netzine comes news that Stockholm-based hardcore band To What End? has finished up work on their debut full-length "The purpose beyond", due out in October from French label Stonehenge Records on LP and American label Crimes Against Humanity on CD.
News from Norweigan avant label Rune Grammofon:
New Rune Grammofon signing Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is featured on "The Wire Tapper 10", the double cd that is in included with all copies of the October issue of The Wire. They are represented with "Believer", a beautiful track produced by Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist) and mixed and co-produced by Helge Sten (Deathprod, Supersilent).
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra are Susanna Wallumrød on vocals and Morten Qvenild (formerly of Jaga Jazzist), and they will make their UK debut in London at the launch of "Money Will Ruin Everything", the 2CD compilation and book to be released by Rune Grammofon in late October. Their debut album is scheduled for release in January.
Word has it that Startracks has shut down sub-label Background Beat, thus dropping Starmarket, Leiah, and Revolvo in the process.
By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:
01. (04) Spearmint "Left Alone Among The Living"
02. (NY) Broder Daniel "When We Were Winning"
03. (01) The White Stripes "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"
04. (02) Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
05. (15) The Knife "Pass This On"
06. (06) The Casual Brothers "Customers Choice EP"
07. (03) Whyte Seeds "So Alone"
08. (05) Shout Out Louds "Shut Your Eyes"
09. (09) David & The Citizens "The End"
10. (13) Peaches "Shake Yer Dix"
| 11. (NY) Timbaland & Magoo Ft. Missy "Cop That Sh#!"
12. (11) Magnus Carlson "Elin"
13. (ÅT) Outkast "Hey Ya!"
14. (NY) Garbo "Won't Be In Your Way"
15. (07) Heather Nova "River Of Life"
16. (10) The Libertines "Don't Look Back Into The Sun"
17. (12) Clones "Shut Up And Dance"
18. (NY) Belle & Sebastian "Step Into My Office, Baby"
19. (NY) Emmylou Harris "Here I Am"
20. (08) Arab Strap "The Shy Retriever"
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Leaving the chart:
14. Grandaddy "El Caminos In The West"
16. Blur "Good Song"
17. Kings Of Leon "Red Morning Light"
18. Muse "Time Is Running Out"
19. Audio Bullys "Way Too Long"
20. Mustasch "Black City"
No suprise here - Pitchfork gives "Living in America" from The Sounds a very lukewarm reception: "This music, like most of Sweden, is entirely dedicated to senseless and irresponsible fun. It was designed to be listened to and forgotten on the radio, not to be compiled as an album."
"At this point we have 30 minutes of material. The music is the best we've ever made, as usual. Combining the melodies of 'Jaktens Tid', the rawness and sheer maliciousness from 'Midnattens' and the epicness of 'Visor om Slutet', it should be a killer. Lyrics will be in Swedish, as usual, and no English will be used. Joik? We don't know yet. Acoustics? Some. Banjo? Yes."
That's keyboardist Trollhorn from Finntroll talking about progress on the new album. "This time we want a bit more 'meaner' sound," he continues, "so expect some downtuned guitars and say goodbye power metal production." Download a mp3 demo preview of what they're working on right here. The band will enter Sundicoop Studio in November and is planning on a spingtime release.
Heavy metal drama! Seems that quite a bit of dirty laundry is being aired in Sweden's Close-Up magazine regarding the split between The Crown and vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-At the Gates, Disfear, Skitsystem, Lock-Up, etc). The Crown is blaming alcohol for the tension that led to the split while Tomas responds in a separate interview from the same issue with his own take on matters. To add fuel to the fire, the band is also re-releasing 2002's album "Crowned In Terror" with new vocals provided by rejoined frontman Johan Lindstrand and redone bass lines. The duet between the two singers on "Death Metal Holocaust" will remain intact though. Read more! (from Blabbermouth)