The Sounds have added a number of US headlining dates featuring support from friends Shiny Toy Guns:
11/22 - Boston
11/24 - NYC
11/25 - Philadephia
11/26 - Chicago
11/28 - Denver
11/29 - Salt Lake City
12/01 - Los Angeles
12/02 - San Diego
12/03 - San Francisco
A new web diary entry from Sondre Lerche: m/diary.asp?id=94" target=_blank>https://www.sondrelerche.com/diary.asp?id=94
Ny Våg reports that Knugen Faller's new album "Lugna favoriter" is done and set for a late November release. Also on the way is The Vicious' new album "Alienated" which should be out in mid-November. Further in the future look for new 7" releases from Randy sideproject Stefan and the Problematix (this was supposed to be out years ago) and The most, a "super retro mod band from Umeå." Samples of the latter here: myspace.com/themostsweden" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/themostsweden
Swedish hard-rockers mustasch have started work on their next album at Bohus Sound with Tobias Lindell at the helm. Expect a February 2007 release via Regain Records.
It's official: Laakso will support Peter Bjorn and John in the UK this December. maybe they'll play Tack! Tack! Tack! as well! It could happen.
Updated dates for Swedish singer/songwriter Daniel Cirera's US tour:
10/25 - Joe's Pub, New York, NY
10/26 - The middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, mA
10/28 - World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA
10/30 - Rockstar, Cleveland, OH
10/31 - Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
11/01 - Hide Out, Chicago, IL
11/02 - Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
11/03 - Gumbo's, Toledo, OH
11/08 - Studio 7, Seattle, WA
11/09 - Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
11/10 - Smart City Grinds, Azusa, CA
11/11 - Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA
Just like pals JR Ewing, long-running Norwegian hardcore act Amulet has decided to throw in the towel. The band will release one last album, a restrospective 'best-of' disc entitled "Blessed and cursed" which will include at least one new track along with various other bonus material. Look for it in January via Bitzcore. Otherwise, look for details about final shows to be announced soon. The absolute final Amulet show will take place in Oslo in the summer of 2007 (until the inevitable reunion?). Read more: mulet.no/" target=_blank>https://www.amulet.no/
Blodårstid on Swedish one-man black-metal act Heresi: m/blod/2006/10/13/heresi-psalm-ii-infusco-ignis-cd/" target=_blank>https://www.holyterror.com/blod/2006/10/13/heresi-psalm-ii-infusco-ignis-cd/
Emma Nylén of Swedish synthpop act Paris (as heard on m/store.php?item=195">"Reader's companion volume two") will release her debut solo single "Wake up time" under the name Emmon on November 29 via Wonderland Records. Her debut full-length "The art and the evil" will follow in January.
Via pHinnWeb: "The legendary Finnish synthpop act Argon has provided its 1981 album Kone kertoo ("machine tells") as free mP3s, which will follow after the message in Finnish from Argon's Pekka Tolonen." Check it: m/2006/10/mp3-argon-kone-kertoo.html" target=_blank>https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2006/10/mp3-argon-kone-kertoo.html
Dates for the upcoming Hero Dishonest US tour with Acts of Sedition:
10/19 - madison, WI
10/20 - milwaukee, WI
10/21 - Grand Rapids, mI
10/22 - Grand Haven, mI
10/23 - Pittsburgh, PA
10/24 - Buffalo, NY
10/25 - Rochester, NY
10/26 - Boston, mA
10/27 - Philidelphia, PA
10/28 - New York, NY
10/29 - Allentown, PA
10/30 - Washington, DC
10/31 - Asheville, NC
11/01 - Athens, GA
11/02 - Huntsville, AL
11/03 - Houston, TX
11/04 - Austin, TX
11/05 - San Antonio, TX
11/06 - Dallas, TX
11/07 - Denton, TX
11/08 - Norman, OK
11/09 - Lawrence, KS
11/10 - St. Louis, mO
11/11 - Chicago, IL
Scapesonik has a Johnny Kock cover posted on the Fashionpolice myspace page: myspace.com/fprec" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/fprec
New video mix posted today, this time featuring bands from the first "Reader's companion" compilation: m/index.php?article=227">[click here]
Low Frequency in Stereo, Don Juan Dracula and 120 Days will be doing a Norwegian showcase at Pianos in NYC on November 2 during CmJ.
Here's the tracklist for the new Sondre Lerche album "Phantom punch", due January 29 in Europe, February 6 in the US:
01. Airport Taxi Reception
02. The Tape
03. Say It All
04. Phantom Punch
05. Tragic mirror
06. Face The Blood
07. John, Let me Go
08. Well Well Well
09. After All
10. She's Fantastic
11. Happy Birthday Girl