The Candy mind netlabel has posted a new release from the always-entertaining 50hertz: mind.com/" target=_blank>https://www.candymind.com/

138 (ex-DS-13, Bruce Banner) has joined up with Imperial Leather on bass. The band has a new album due out in October/November via Profane Existence and will be tour the US east coast from December 10 through January 15, 2006. Dates soon.

Burning Heart now sells ringtones: m/ringtones/" target=_blank>https://www.burningheart.com/ringtones/

Dark Dose posts a classic track from Finland's Amorphis: m/?p=78" target=_blank>https://darkdose.com/?p=78

Umeå's Anna Leong has left Chalksounds and is currently recording a new album with Daniel Berglund (Isolation Years) at Second Home Studios.

Splendid reviews The Charade: magazine.com/review.html?reviewid=11259562221396942" target=_blank>https://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=11259562221396942

Better late than never, For the Eardrums reviews Punk of Country: msreviews.blogspot.com/2005/09/punk-of-country-leaving-trees-behind.html" target=_blank>https://eardrumsreviews.blogspot.com/2005/09/punk-of-country-leaving-trees-behind.html

Frida has left All of my Brother's Girlfriends due to the large distance it takes her to get to practice and her increasing committments with her other band Rough Bunnies. She will continue to contribute to The Flame though, another group with Pontus from AOmBG. As for AOmBG, a new EP entitled "I Painted You a Dinosaur (a declaration of love...)" will be recorded this fall.

Pitchfork interviews Sigur Rós: media.com/interviews/s/sigur-ros-05/" target=_blank>https://pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/s/sigur-ros-05/

Noisedfisk talks to Huw Rees from London's Stereo Test Kit Records, a label that so far has specialized in Swedish music: m/2005/09/23/records-make-great-pets/" target=_blank>https://noisedfisk.com/2005/09/23/records-make-great-pets/

music (for Robots) posts a track from the Finnish act Spyritual: music.for-robots.com/archives/001166.html" target=_blank>https://music.for-robots.com/archives/001166.html

Bates motel has posted the title track from the new Karen Jo Fields record "In your pages" along with the usual roundup of Norwegian music news: m/2005/09/smgodt_25.html" target=_blank>https://thelodger.blogspot.com/2005/09/smgodt_25.html

You can now listen to the new Alice in Videoland single "Cut the crap" on their website: music.asp" target=_blank>https://www.aliceinvideoland.net/AliceSwe/music.asp

Upcoming Tina Dico shows in the US and UK:

09/26 - The Basement, Northampton
09/27 - The Living Room, New York
09/29 - El mocambo, Toronto
10/01 - NEmO, Boston (afternoon show at 2:20)
10/07 - RX Gallery, San Francisco
10/08 - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles
10/13 - Uncommon Ground, Chicago
10/24 - Water Rats, London (UK)

Tina will also be doing in-store appearances at Club monaco stores in New York, Toronto and Chicago during the day.

The monotonik netlabel has posted a new release from Finnish-born, now Ireland-based electronic artist Lackluster: mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp153.html" target=_blank>https://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp153.html