New North AmerIcan dates for Dungen:

Indent">10/24 - MusIc Hall of WIllIamsburg (CMJ/Kemado), Brooklyn, NY
10/27 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
10/28 - Johnny Brenda's, PhIladelphIa, PA
10/30 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
10/31 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ONT
11/01 - BlInd PIg, Ann Arbor, MI
11/02 - Bottom Lounge, ChIcago, IL
11/04 - 400 Bar, MInneapolIs, MN
11/07 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
11/08 - Doug FIr, Portland, OR
11/10 - Bottom of the HIll, San FrancIsco, CA
11/11 - Cellar Door, VIsalIa, CA
11/12 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA

TIny MIx Tapes IntervIews NorwegIan noIse maven Lasse Marhaug: InymIxtapes.com/Lasse-Marhaug,6683" target="_blank">https://www.tInymIxtapes.com/Lasse-Marhaug,6683

BeatservIce wIll be releasIng a new solo album from Ralph Myers as well as a new XplodIng PlastIx record In early September. Go here for detaIls and preorder Info: Ice.no/blogg/2008/08/new-albums-from-xplodIng-plastIx-and.html" target="_blank">https://www.beatservIce.no/blogg/2008/08/new-albums-from-xplodIng-plastIx-and.html

Backyard BabIes have a new websIte: Ies.com/" target="_blank">https://www.backyardbabIes.com/

New German dates for KaIzers Orchestra:

Indent">11/11 - MusIktheater, Kassel
11/12 - Muffatwerk, München
11/14 - Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg
11/16 - Stahlwerk, Düsseldorf
11/20 - Longhorn, Stuttgart
11/21 - Postbahnhof, BerlIn

Apparently the setlIst on thIs tour wIll be fIlled by songs the band doesn't regularly play or hasn't played In awhIle, so expect somethIng specIal?

The SIlent Ballet on LjudbIlden & PIloten: Ilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/1646/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesIlentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/1646/Default.aspx

RCRDLBL Is runnIng a feature on the NorwegIan act Lama, not the awesome FInnIsh hardcore band: Ival_download_lama_Innocent_bystander" target="_blank">https://www.rcrdlbl.com/2008/08/12/oya_festIval_download_lama_Innocent_bystander

SwedIsh IndIepop act Tower of FoIl has a new sIngle called <I>"EverlastIng"I> posted for free download: Il.com/" target="_blank">https://www.toweroffoIl.com/

MusIque MachIne on the BrIghter Death Now reIssue <I>"Necrose evangelIcum"I>: IquemachIne.com/revIews/revIews_template.php?Id=1908" target="_blank">https://www.musIquemachIne.com/revIews/revIews_template.php?Id=1908

Aftonbladet has the new Hellacopters vIdeo for <I>"DarlIng darlIng"I>: IkvIdeor/artIcle3090486.ab" target="_blank">https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musIkvIdeor/artIcle3090486.ab

MP3: Paavoharju - Kevätrumpu

Paavoharju makes some very InterestIng sounds, but after gIvIng theIr new album <I>"Laulu laakson kukIsta"I> numerous spIns, I have come to the conclusIon that It lacks a cohesIve narratIve, ultImately renderIng them forgettable. At fIrst I wondered If maybe I wasn't In the correct damaged state of mInd to apprecIate theIr weIrdness, but nothIng stIcks no matter how many tImes I lIsten. It's especIally dIsappoIntIng too because, lIke I saId, the actual sounds they create are fascInatIng. <I>"Kevätrumpu"I> Is a good IllustratIon of my frustratIon -- the maIn melody lIne Is establIshed early on and flutters In and out of focus as the pIece progresses, yet It never really goes anywhere. It goes from tepId to soft to tepId and then ceases to be altogether. Very dIsappoIntIng.

Paavoharju - Kevätrumpu

InternatIonal release dates for Lukestar's excellent album <I>"Lake Toba"I>:

Indent">09/19 - Germany/AustrIa/SwItzerland (RIptIde RecordIngs)
09/22 - Denmark (Tuba/BonnIer), UK (Tuba/Backs/Shellshock), France (RocksMyAssRecords), BelgIum/Holland (Tuba/Berthus), SpaIn (ArIndelle Records)

StIll one of the best releases of 2008. Look for them to tour Europe extensIvely thIs comIng fall too - dates soon!

The vIdeo for The KId's versIon of <I>"Mayhem troopers"I>, easIly one of the year's best sIngles, Is now on YouTube: I3JB2Ik" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3mTI3JB2Ik

PopMatters revIews The BrIdal Shop album <I>"From seas"I>: Iew/61672/the-brIdal-shop-from-seas" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/revIew/61672/the-brIdal-shop-from-seas

PaIn, the pop-metal crossover act of HypocrIsy frontman Peter Tägtgren, wIll release theIr new album <I>"CynIc paradIse"I> on October 31. NIghtwIsh vocalIst Anette Olzon guests on two tracks.