When will the madness end? 50 Hertz had their trumpet, saxophone and Juno60 stolen recently. If you hear anything, be sure to let those dudes know.

mIC Norway reports on renown Norwegian club Blå's upcoming cultural exchange concert in London later this month: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005101410192569737697" target=_blank>https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005101410192569737697

I hear that Per Gessle and Brainpool will be doing an album together.

For the Eardrums posts on Norwegian electronic musician Bjørn Rune Haugsbø (ex-Trafo/Sadomaoistan) and his new project Immigrant : ms.blogspot.com/2005/10/immigrant-new-electronic-music-from.html" target=_blank>https://eardrums.blogspot.com/2005/10/immigrant-new-electronic-music-from.html

DJ martian does a round-up on the first gushing reviews for the new Burst album "Origo": martian.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_djmartian_archive.html#112924446158108130" target=_blank>https://djmartian.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_djmartian_archive.html#112924446158108130

JR Ewing's most recent album "maelstrom" will finally get a mainland European release via the new German label motor music. Look for it December 2. As for the UK, the release will be handled by Plastic Head sublabel Golf Records, joining friends and countrymen Amulet who are already on the label. It comes out there on November 14. As for the US, nothing has been settled on yet, but it should hopefully be worked out soon.

German dates for The Lionheart Brothers:

11/09 - Schilleroper, Hamburg (GER)
11/10 - Offenbachs, Hannover (GER)
11/11 - Bastion, Bochum (GER)
11/13 - Blue shell, Köln (GER)
11/14 - Das haus, Ludwigshafen (GER)
11/15 - Gladhouse, Cottbus (GER)
11/17 - Bastard, Berlin (GER)
11/18 - Kati's garage, Dresden (GER)
11/19 - Staub-sauger, Leipzig (GER)

Aversionline reviews Finnish experimental noise artist Cloama: m/reviews/2770/" target=_blank>https://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2770/

Bone Voyage Recording Company, the self-run label of cult Finnish garage rockers 22-Pistepirkko, has announced that they have bought back the rights for a number of 22PP's early releases and will reissuing them in new, expanded editions on both CD and vinyl. They have also decided to branch out and sign a few new and up-and-coming artists to the label as well as all 22PP-related sideprojects and art activities. Here's the updated release schedule:

November:
"Sleep good rock well" - 22PP documentary film by Andreas Haaning Christiansen
Goodnight monsters - "The brain that couldn't die" - "quirky lo-fi guitar-pop-songs with irrestible melodies"

January:
Kytäjä - s/t - "colourful, warm and groovy instrumental music, modern collages from a finish mid-seventies mid-summer"

Spring '06:
22-Pistepirkko - "Big Lupu" (extended re-issue)
22-Pistepirkko - "Rumble City LaLa Land" (extended re-issue)

By special request, the mp3 playlist now has a RSS feed: m/playlist.php">[click here]

Swedish rockers The men have a new website: men.se/" target=_blank>https://www.themen.se/
The band's second album will be out soon.

Hæretici 7o74, the Finnish experimental duo of Ovro and Niko Skorpio (formerly SkorpiOvro), have a new website with mp3s of live performances and more: https://kaaos.org/haeretici7o74/

Swedish rock'n'rollers Whyte Seeds report that they are currently mixing their new album.

Norwegian singer/songwriter Vidar Busk will complete his American triology with the release of his new album "Starfish" on November 7. Read more: ml" target=_blank>https://www.vidarbusk.no/news/121005.html

This week's m/musik/nvllistan.php" target=_blank>YLE X3m video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
03. Technicolour - Nowhere to go (FIN)
04. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
05. Gakko3 - In love (FIN)
06. HIm - Wings of a butterfly (FIN)
07. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
08. Critical - mina sista ord (SWE)
09. Bloodpit - Platitude (FIN)
10. mew - Special (DK)

Challengers:
11. Steen1 - Carosol Kid (FIN)
12. Alice in Videoland - Cut the crap (SWE)
13. Stisch - Emotions (SWE)