New Regulations confirmed for early November
The new Regulations album will be out in early November. Ny Våg/P.Trash will be handling the release in Europe, Deranged Records will take care of North America and Nada Nada Discos will do Brazil.
New Nikola Sarcevic album soon?
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic says he has a new solo album on the way. No details yet, but I'll keep you posted.
Medeia to get Japanese release
Finnish metalcore act Medeia will have their album "Cult" released in Japan on October 10 via Bit Organization Inc. The new version of the album will include all of the exclusive tracks from the group's self-titled EP as well.
Real Ones to release instrumental album
Norwegian act Real Ones will be releasing a new all-instrumental album on September 28 entitled "EKKO", specially commissioned for the festival of the same name. Preview a few tracks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdqiXd9-hXQ
Ida Maria drops off tour, heads home
Ida Maria has dropped off the Perez Hilton Tour citing exhuastion: https://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx?nid=5177&artistID=7293
MP3: The Amazing - Dragon
This song is a repost, but it's a slightly better-mastered version than the version I had up before and besides that, it's well worth revisiting -- especially today on the autumn solstice. Anyhow, I'm way too busy today to rip a different track from my LP, not that it's even worth doing when you consider that digital copies are surely floating around somewhere. So! Like I said, this is perfect music for transitioning from summer to fall. The mood of the music is pure sepia and even the lyrics reflect the time of year, though the feeling would be the same no matter what they were singing about. It's my album pick for the season, to be sure. If you dig on mellow psych sounds, it might do the same for you too, despite your feelings on the members other projects (Dungen, Granada, The Guild). The Amazing has 'em beat.
The Amazing - Dragon
Boy Omega - Dinosaur drugs
Göteborg-based indie artist Boy Omega has a brand new single called "Dinosaur drugs" posted for free download: https://www.boyomega.com/
Also be sure to check the live section of the site for German and Austrian tourdates in October.
Scraps of Tape - Master blaster (live in Japan)
Check out video footage of Scraps of Tape playing live to 1500 people in Tokyo, Japan earlier tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBIAlHc1J5k
Moneybrother to get US release in 2010
Moneybrother's most recent album "Real control" will get a US release in early 2010 via Bladen County Records and he should be back in February for more tourdates. At least that's what the man himself told me at the show on Friday. I've seen Moneybrother in a lot of different places all over the world (LA, Umeå, GBG and now Seattle) and it's always a little different with this last one being the oddest yet. Moneybrother with an acoustic guitar and a brand new 75% American pickup band in a small club, playing first and trying his hardest to win over the room? That's a far cry from performing in front of a friendly festival crowd. He didn't act entitled though, he worked it like the struggling musician he is in this part of the world and I gotta respect that, even if I'm not too into his latest records (or the quieter, acoustic format for that matter). Now as for whether or not he'll break through here I don't know, but he's certainly putting forth the proper effort.
Sirius playlist week #38
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU featuring special guest Mathias Rask-Andersen from the band Culkin:
01. Culkin - Payperfist
02. TALK 1
03. Him Kerosene - Raceday
04. Park Hotell - Happy love
05. Neil Halstead - Paint a face
06. TALK 2
07. Culkin - Glow
08. Scraps of Tape - Drink forever
09. The Bear Quartet - Northern
10. KVLR - Capitol city child
11. TALK 3
12. Brick - I
13. Blithe - Allegiance
14. Giant Boar - Jessica Hell
15. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Marry me
16. Popsicle - Not forever
17. TALK 4
18. Culkin - Insomniac
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009
02. Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons
03. Jan Garbarek - Dresden
04. Thomas Dybdahl - En Samling
05. Paperboys - Oslo Agreement
06. Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea
07. Ghost Dog - First Book of Samuel
08. Contrazt - Uten Kart og Kompass
09. Stavangerensemblet - Samlekasse
10. a-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
11. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
12. Superfamily - Guns Tonight
13. Ulf Risnes og Øyvind Holm - Safe and Sorry
14. Röyksopp - Junior
15. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
16. Bjørn Berge - Fretwork
17. Valkyrien Allstars - To måner
18. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
19. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
20. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Europe - Last look at Eden
02. Takida - The darker instinct
03. Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving on
04. Drifters - Ljudet av ditt hjärta
05. Scotts - Längtan
06. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
07. [ingenting] - Tomhet, idel tomhet
08. Raised Fist - Veil of ignorance
09. Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987
10. Erik Hassle - Hassle
11. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
12. The Bear Quartet - 89
13. Hans Edler with String Orchestra - Remember the sixties
14. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
15. Taken By Trees - East of Eden
16. Magnus Carlson - Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet
17. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
18. Cajsastina Åkerström - Sånger om dej och mej
19. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
20. Lasse Stefanz - Truck stop
Ja Ja Ja Nordic clubnights in London
"Ja Ja Ja" is the name of a new Nordic showcase clubnight in London to be held monthly at The Lexington. Read more here for details on dates and how to submit your own band for consideration: https://www.sonicbids.com/jajaja
The first one will be held on Friday, September 25.
Raised First - Friends and traitors (video)
Here's the new Raised Fist video "Friends and traitors": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hez7bGbutBs
Adjagas - Mánu Rávdnji
Preview the title track from the upcoming Adjagas album "Mánu Rávdnji", due out October 5 via TrustMe: https://trustmerecords.com/nyheter/adjagas-med-nytt-album/