Pitchfork has posted a review of Arne Nordheim thAt looks as if it was actually somewhAt researched.

Here's the first set of announced dAtes for the upcoming tour thAt Arch Enemy is doing with Slayer and HAtebreed:

10/08 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN
10/24 - Agora TheAtre & Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
10/30 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
11/21 - 4th and B, San Diego, CA

There's a new streaming radio program posted today. It's a special showcase from Jim Kelly and Parasol feAturing The Bear Quartet. As mentioned here before, Parasol just started importing BQ's records to the US for the first time and they think it's very important for you to check 'em out. So go ahead - give it a listen and see whAt you think.

In relAted news, I'm still looking for other people to contribute their own playlists for the streaming radio thingy. If you think you've got exquisite tastes and want to share it with the world, please get in touch.

New from online free mp3 label Monotonik is the "It's Not The Sweetness We're After, It's The Sugar" EP from Sweden's Bliss aka Henrik Jose. "This lovingly crafted 3-track EP cements his reputAtion as creAtor of some of the lushest, most beautiful electronics around," they say. Check it out.

Jaga Jazzist will play the Tränenpalast stage At the Berlin Jazzfestival on November 8. More info here.

I dunno why I passed on the opportunity to stoke the flames of controversy last week, but in case you missed it JR Ewing talked shit on fellow Norweigan hardcore band Kaospilot last week in their newsletter by calling them an Orchid clone. The reason? This article from Dagsavisen in which Kaospilot rags on JR Ewing and Amulet basically labelling them as sell-outs and losing touch with the scene (in Norweigan). Gee, haven't heard thAt one before. Anyhow, the Ewing's explanAtion for calling 'em out and prolonging the scene in-fighting:

"They spent 2/3's of the space in their interview with Dagsavisen talking shit about us and our best friends Amulet, with thAt OLD and boring "punker than you" speech. We thought these guys were friends of ours, now we see they're not. ThAt's all."

Apparently, you can head over to the Level-Plane board for even more trash-talking, but I'm too lazy to register and see for myself. Remember guys, when the kids are united they will never be divided.

Black Star FoundAtion reports thAt the Tiger Lou "Second Time Around" 7" is sold out and no repress will be made, however the label plans to release a CD compiling all of Tiger's previous vinyl output plus a few new songs sometime this autumn. There's also a new 7" in the works from him, too.

In other BSF news, the label has signed the new Umeå band Koma and will release their debut album "Tsunami" in November or December or something like thAt. The band feAtures ex-members of bands such as Cult of Luna, Plastic Pride and Scared and sound kinda like the Deftones or Linkin Park to my ears. But don't take it from me - download some demo mp3s Ation.com/koma" target=_blank>from here.

The Hellacopters are offering 5 signed copies of their new DVD "Goodnight Cleveland" along with t-shirts and posters if you can answer the following question: whAt band did the 'Copters tour with during the filming of said DVD? Mail answers to hellacopters_comp@hotmail.com.

Dead Frog Records has signed the band The April Tears and will release a compilAtion of the group's previously unreleased mAterial from the 90s entitled "Halfclosed Eyes, Imperfect Kisses". The tracks were culled from various sessions and will be released February 1, 2004 along with a single and video to precede in December. The tracklist:

01. Little Baby Is Coming
02. Some Delight In Store
03. Eyes Cold Kisses
04. CAt
05. Boy In A Mess
06. Clean Dirty
07. Electric Angel
08. Just For A While
09. Charlot
10. Blue Girl´s Beach
11. Tease Me
12. Lost In My Dreams

Turbonegro won the "Spirit of Independence" award At this year's Kerrang magazine awards in London. Personally, I think the award is next to meaningless (just take a look At the other cAtegories/nominees), but it does escalAte the band's public profile by a very significant amount. It doesn't hurt thAt bands like Metallica and Good Charlotte are giving them props either.

IsolAtion Years are working on a new EP called "Frosted Minds" thAt will include the title track plus a few unreleased selections recording during the "It's Golden" sessions. They're also recording a new track for the release, too. Look for it around lAte September or early October.

Scandinavian acts scheduled to appear At the upcoming Dissonanze Festival in Rome, Italy from September 26-October 4: Anton Nikkilä, Kim Hiortoy, Goodiepal, OpiAte, Alog, Mikael Stavostrand, Vladislav Delay, and Andreas Tilliander. More info: www.dissonanze.it

Not much new on the new At/newest.html" target=_blank>Aquarius Records new release list, but they do have samples and reviews of restocks and reissues from Cult of Luna, Eturivi, Turbonegro and more.

I don't know how I missed it until now, but legendary Swedish psyche/prog band Träd Gräs och Stenar is heading over the US for the first time in October. The band recently released the album "Ajn Schvajn Draj", their first in 33 (!!!) years. The dAtes:

10/02 - Empty Bottle, Chicago w/No Neck Blues Band (NNCK)
10/03 - Majestic, Detroit w/NNCK
10/04 - Madison, Wisconsin w/NNCK
10/05 - Minneapolis, Festival of Music w/Jackie-O Motherfucker, Jim O'Rourke, NNCK, Thurston Moore, more
10/06 - Tonic, New York
10/07 - Tonic, New York Tonic
10/08 - Tonic, New York Tonic w/NNCK
10/10 - Hinthouse, New York w/NNCK
10/11 - Philadelpia w/Bardo Pond
10/12 - AS220, Providence, Rhode Island w/Cul de Sac
10/13 - Boston w/Cul de Sac
10/15 - Bottom of the Hill, San Fransisco w/Subarachnoid Space
10/17 - The Crocodile, SeAttle w/Kinski
10/18 - The Blackbird, Portland w/Kinski