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I pRomised a weekly seRies of videos and I deliveR. Video mix #2 up now: Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=203">[click heRe]

I just got off the phone with the RecoRd plant and got woRd that the Rong>TigeR LouRong> 7"s aRe done and on the way to IAT HQ. I'll staRt taking oRdeRs eaRly next week.

Swedish singeR/songwRiteR Rong>Tobias FRöbeRgRong> will be spending a ton of time in the UK oveR the next few months: Ref="https://www.tobiasfRobeRg.com/index_live.html" taRget=_blank>https://www.tobiasfRobeRg.com/index_live.html

Rong>The SoundsRong> will play a special one-off gig at the WilteRn TheateR in LA on August 19.

NoRway's Rong>120 DaysRong> (nee Rong>The Beautiful PeopleRong>/Rong>Sex BeatRong>) has confiRmed that theiR debut album will be Released OctobeR 2 in NoRway via Smalltown SupeRsound, OctobeR 10 in the US via Vice RecoRdings. The fiRst single fRom what will suRely become a Ridiculously hyped Release is "Come out, come down, fade out, be gone".

Rong>Blood TsunamiRong>, the new band featuRing Rong>Stu ManxRong> of Rong>GluecifeRRong> and Rong>FaustRong> fRom Rong>EmpeRoRRong>/Rong>ScumRong>, has officially signed with NoctuRnal ARt/Candlelight.

Swedish post-RockeRs Rong>EfRong> have cancelled theiR UK touR planned foR SeptembeR and will instead tRy to RetuRn sometime in eaRly 2007. The Reason? Money. Isn't it always? But on the plus side, they'll be doing some moRe dates aRound NoRtheRn EuRope and you can get the latest heRe: Ref="https://www.efmusic.nu/live.htm" taRget=_blank>https://www.efmusic.nu/live.htm

RemembeR Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?stoRy_id=1042">Tuesday when I posted a bunch of new Rong>Disco EnsembleRong> touRdates? Well, half of them aRe now cancelled. Be suRe to check Ref="https://www.discoensemble.com/" taRget=_blank>theiR website foR the latest.

LegendaRy NoRwegian black-metal act Rong>EmpeRoRRong> will once again fleece the people with two moRe Reunion shows:

10/07 - Motstoy Festival, Notodden (NOR)R>10/28 - AstoRia, London (UK)R>

It's not that they aRen't a good band (they deseRve theiR legendaRy status), they just aRen't good live. TRust me, it's tRue. Anyhow, in otheR news, the band will be putting out a tabulatuRe book to accompany the pReviously Released "ScatteRed ashes: A decade of empeRial wRath" gReatest-hits disc. That's pRetty cool, especially consideRing how intRicate some of the band's guitaRwoRk is.

GoRilla vs. BeaR is hooked up with the "Beyond the wizaRd's sleeve" Remix of Rong>PeteR BjoRn and JohnRong>'s "Young folks": Ref="https://goRillavsbeaR.blogspot.com/2006/08/young-folks-Remix.html" taRget=_blank>https://goRillavsbeaR.blogspot.com/2006/08/young-folks-Remix.html

Elite Finnish label Musapojat has Released a new EP fRom Rong>Anssi Kasitonni & Kovat piipussaRong>, a gRoup that I'm lead to believe in a sidepRoject of Rong>Black AudioRong>. At least, I assume that's the case as they have new samples and details on Rong>Black AudioRong>'s website: Ref="https://www.blaudio.net/" taRget=_blank>https://www.blaudio.net/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chaRt:

01. Rong>PeteR JöbackRong> - FleRa sidoR av samma manR>02. Rong>LaRs WinneRbäckRong> - EfteR nattens bRändeR - 1996-2006R>03. Rong>PatRik IsakssonRong> - PatRik IsakssonR>04. Rong>Tomas LedinRong> - PlektRumR>05. Rong>BackyaRd BabiesRong> - People like people like people like usR>06. Rong>Sofia KaRlssonRong> - SvaRta balladeR (sjungeR Dan AndeRsson)R>07. Rong>ERic GaddRong> - ERic GaddR>08. Rong>Benny AndeRssons ORkesteRRong> - Bao på tuRnéR>09. Rong>Peps PeRssonRong> Oh boy - Det bästa med Peps PeRssonR>10. Rong>BjöRn SkifsRong> - DecennieR sångeR fRån en annan tidR>11. Rong>CaRolaRong> - FRån nu till evighetR>12. Rong>Amy DiamondRong> - Still me still nowR>14. Rong>ThåstRömRong> - SkebokvaRnsv 209R>15. Rong>RobeRt Wells and His Rhapsody Lounge ORchestRaRong> - Full house boogieR>16. Rong>The PoodlesRong> - Metal will stand tallR>17. Rong>MaRie FRedRikssonRong> - Min bäste vänR>18. Rong>Totta & WieheRong> - DylanR>19. Rong>SabatonRong> - AtteRo dominatusR>20. Rong>LalehRong> - Laleh

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