New radio show today from my pal Magnus Öberg of KVLR and Chalksounds Records fame. No theme, just good tunes. Check it out on the right. Note, the windows media files aren't serving correctly so the song-skipping feAture won't work in thAt formAt. If anyone has any experience configuring media servers and wants to help get it working properly, please get in touch. Thanks!

s56 says thAt David Lindh & Hail Marys are working on a new album, the follow-up to last year's debut "You gotta fight for your right to feel allright". Look for it sometime early next year.

Elin Sigvardsson has posted a new newsbrief message on her site. She doesn't say too much except thAt she's doing a few dAtes this fall and thinking about her next record. Confirmed upcoming shows for now, all in Sweden:

09/16 - Gallerian, Växjö
09/27 - Äppelmarknaden, Kivik
09/28 - Äppelmarknaden, Kivik
09/30 - Woody / Mosebacke, Stockholm
10/17 - Örnsköldsvik
11/05 - Nyfiket, Jönköping

Check out some videoclips of The Rasmus playing live At Antenne Bayern from this site.

Logh is planning to tour Europe between the dAtes of October 25 and November 29. If you can help out, please contact ralf@2fortheroad.de. The band is having a two-for-one deal where are giving away a free misprinted t-shirt with every clothing order. The only thing wrong is thAt the name is printed the old way like "Log". More info: badtasterecords.se/logh/www/shop.htm

As hinted At back on Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=267" target=_blank>09/02, Burning Heart has signed Swedish punkrock upstarts C.Aarmé. Here's their press stAtement. The forthcoming debut full-length will be released in collaborAtion with BHR and Carcrash Records, the label of Division of Laura Lee drummer Håkan.

Entombed have set off on the road in support of the new album "Inferno" and have added a tour report page where you can read about all their lAtest exploits.

Norweigan pop/jazz vocalist Silje Nergaard will release her new album "NightwAtch" on October 13 and will be heading out on a tour backed by Tord Gustavsen (piano), Harald Johnsen (bass), Jarle Vespestad (drums), and 12 strings players. The dAtes:

11/01 - Konserthus, Oslo
11/04 - Kulturhus, Nøtterøy
11/07 - Kulturhus, Egersund
11/08 - Trondheim, Samfundet
11/12 - Kleppestø, Havna (band only, no strings)
11/13 - TeAtergarasjen, Bergen
11/14 - TeAtergarasjen, Bergen
11/15 - Konserthus, Stavanger

Check out a RealAudio stream of The GAthering playing live on the Dutch radio program "Club Lek" from April 30, 2003 right here. For just the song "Even the Spirits Are Afraid", go here.

Rescheduled US tour dAtes for Millencolin, who will be supported by Wakefield and Senses Fail:

11/19 - Jannus Landin, St. Petersburg, FL
11/20 - DV8/Marquee, Jacksonville, FL
11/21 - CAts Cradle, Carrboro, NC
11/22 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
11/23 - Irving Plaza, New York City, NY
11/25 - Trocadero TheAtre, Philladelphia, PA
11/26 - Metropolis, Montreal, PQ (CAN)
11/27 - Kool Haus, Toronto, ON (CAN)
11/28 - St Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
11/29 - The Metro, Chicago, IL

The band also reports thAt they recently mixed and mastered a recording of their show from the Stockholm, Arenan last March for possible use on an upcoming DVD. And lastly, the band's skAtecontest 'Millencolin Open 2003' will be held At the park Brädcentralen in Örebro, Sweden At the end of October.

Check this out for a first-hand account of rockstar bitchiness and prAtfalls concerning Kovenant's trip to play the Summer Breeze Festival. (from Blabbermouth)

Since Ozzy Osbourne is going in for foot surgery, those dAtes in Europe thAt HIM was booked to support have been rescheduled. ThAt also means thAt HIM's planned headline shows in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France had to be rescheduled for January/February 2004. No details for those shows yet, but here's the new Ozzy tour:

10/22 - The Point, Dublin (IRL)
10/24 - SECC, Glasgow (UK)
10/26 - Arena, Newcastle (UK)
10/29 - Wembley Arena, London (UK)
10/31 - NEC, Birmingham (UK)
11/01 - NEC, Birmingham (UK)
11/04 - Ahoy, Rotterdam (HOL)
11/06 - Hallenstadion, Zurich (SWI)
11/08 - Arena Treptow, Berlin (GER)
11/10 - Valbyhalle, Copenhagen (DK)
11/12 - Spektrum, Oslo (NOR)
11/14 - Scandinavium, Gothenburg (SWE)
11/16 - Globen, Stockholm (SWE)
11/18 - Hartwall Areena, Helsinki (FIN)
11/23 - Arena, Oberhausen (GER)
11/25 - Messehalle, Leipzig (GER)
11/27 - T-Mobile Arena, Prague (CZ)
11/29 - New Arena, Budapest (HUN)
12/01 - Stadthalle, Vienna (AUS)
12/03 - Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart (GER)
12/05 - Olympichalle, Munchen (GER)

Export Music Sweden (ExMS) will be holding their second annual music seminar event in NYC on October 28 At the Tribeca Hotel which will feAture a number of panel debAtes and workshops. Last year's panelists included David Fricke (Rolling Stone), Fred Bronson {Billboard}, MAts Jankell (MTV Nordic) and Michael Roux {Parasol), so you can be sure this will be interesting discussions. This year also marks the first time the event will feAture live music as three as-yet-undisclosed acts will be performing At the closing ceremony. More info: www.swedeninfo.com/musicseminar

The lAtest At/newest.html" target=_blank>Aquarius Records new release list has the greAt new Beyond Dawn album "Frysh" as a feAtured highlight, along with reviews and samples of various new Jester Records-relAted releases from Virus, Ulver and When - all stuff worth checking out IMO. Oh, and the usual selection of indie-rock and other stuff, too.

Moonsorrow has signed with Spikefarm records. The label's first action will be to reissue the band's debut CD "Suden Uni" in a new package with the bonus song "Tulkaapa Äijät!" (originally "Kom Nu Gubbar" by Nordman) along with a bonus DVD containing two promo videos and footage of the band playing At Tuska 2003 Fest. Work on the new album "Kivenkantaja" is due to begin early next year.