Updated tourdates for David & the Citizens:

09/30 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
10/01 - Coffy, Dusseldorf (GER)
10/03 - Blue Shell, Cologne (GER)
10/05 - Waldscholss, Potsdam (GER)
10/06 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
10/07 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER)
10/08 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
10/09 - Wagenmeister, Basel (CH)
10/10 - Rakete, Nurnberg (GER)
10/11 - K19, Kassel (GER)
10/12 - Indiego Glocksee, Hanover (GER)
10/13 - Scandinavian House, Prague (CZ) (acoustic show)
10/14 - Chelsea, Vienna (AUS)
10/15 - Fruhauf, Leipzig (GER)

D&tC are one of the many fine bands appearing on the upcoming "Reader's companion" comp and they've been getting quite a bit of great press from around the world recently. This tour will most likely be the band's last hurrah before taking a break as frontman David Fridlund begins concentrating on his solo career. Or maybe not - there's a split 7" with Elias One Man Band coming out on Let's Expect Art featuring the newish song "Let me put it this way" coming out soon. As for David's debut solo album, there's nothing definite yet, but it is supposed to be ready for release sometime before the end of the year.

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Ana - We Are
02. Annie - Chewing Gum
03. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
04. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
05. Nightwish - Nemo
Requested Videos: 199,670
Number of titles requested: 4,901 different titles
Total Streams: 300,590

Kristofer Åström's new album with the full band has been delayed until January next year. I'm disappointed, but that's the way it goes I suppose. Anyhow, to help tide us over during the long wait, I've upped the first four tracks from a live set Kristofer did back in 2001 with the band. As always, the performance is amazing and highly recommended.

Norway's Helldorado has signed with Germany's Glitterhouse Records who will release their latest album "Director's Cut" in Europe on October 18. Upcoming live dates for the band:

09/17 - Samfunnet, Halden (NOR)
09/18 - Glenghuset, Sarpsborg (NOR)
09/19 - Mono, Oslo (NOR)
10/08 - Samfundet, Trondheim (NOR)
10/09 - Høyanger Rockeklubb (NOR)
10/27 - Checkpoint, Stavanger (NOR)
12/04 - Schrecksbach (GER)
12/05 - tba
12/06 - Dortmund (GER)
12/07 - Zurich (SWI)
12/08 - Luzern (SWI)
12/09 - Bern (SWI)
12/10 - Lausanne (SWI)
12/11 - Biel (SWI)
12/12 - tba
12/13 - tba
12/14 - Köln (GER)
12/15 - Berlin (GER)

Danish hardcore act Complete has a bit of a new website: https://www.completeband.dk/

Check out two mp3s from Elmo Red:

01. Summer's all gone
02. Let it bleed

Their debut EP "Bloody Nights, Tender Death" finally comes out October 27 on Diapazam.

Crunchy Frog with a report on the last-minute video for epo-555: https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=116

Sondre Lerche is doing a huge US tour this fall:

09/24 - Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA
10/25 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
10/26 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
10/14 - Bowery Ballroom, CMJ New York, NY
10/19 - Southpaw Brooklyn, NY
10/20 - Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
10/22 - Aldrich Cont. Museum Ridgefield, CT
10/23 - Ironhorse Northamton, MA
10/24 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA
10/25 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
10/26 - Iota, Arlington, VA
10/28 - Club Cafe, Pittsburg
10/29 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
10/30 - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON (CAN)
11/01 - Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
11/02 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
11/03 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
11/05 - Fine Lane, Minneapolis, MN
11/06 - Maintenance Shop, Iowa City, IA
11/08 - Birdy's, Indianapolis, IN
11/10 - Uncle Pleasants, Louisville, KY
11/11 - Blue Cats, Asheville, NC
11/12 - Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
11/14 - 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN
11/15 - 3rd & Lindsley, St. Louis, MO
11/16 - Vino's, Little Rock, AK
11/18 - Rythm Room, Houston, TX
11/19 - Parish, Austin, TX
11/20 - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX
11/22 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
11/23 - 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs, CO
11/26 - Richard's on Richard's, Vancouver, BC (CAN)
11/27 - Crocodile, Seattle, WA
11/28 - Dante's, Portland, OR
11/30 - Slim's, San Francisco, CA
12/01 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
12/03 - Canes, San Diego, CA

Upcoming tourdates for Paatos:

10/09 - Spirit Of 66 (Festival), Verviers (BEL)
10/10 - Cafe Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
10/11 - De Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL)
11/15 - Exo 7, Rouen (FRA)
11/16 - Ubu, Rennes (FRA)
11/17 - Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux (FRA)
11/19 - Hard Club, Oporto (POR)
11/20 - Paradise Garage, Lisbon (POR)
11/22 - Ramier, Toulouse (FRA)
11/23 - Portail Coucou, Salon De Provence (FRA)
11/25 - Horus, Rome (ITA)
11/26 - Transilvania, Reggio Emilia (ITA)
11/27 - Z7, Pratteln (CH)
11/29 - Universal DOG, Lahr (GER)
11/30 - Hirsch, Nürnberg (GER)
12/01 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
12/02 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
12/03 - Kulturfabrik, Krefeld (GER)
12/04 - Ten Weyngaert, Brusseles (BEL)

All shows from November 15 on are as support for The Gathering.

Notre Dame has parted ways with label Osmose Productions. Hopefully they'll be signing a new deal shortly, maybe even one that will get their CDs into US stores. Until then, the release of the long awaited "Creepshow Freakshow Peepshow" DVD remains in limbo.

Mando Diao recently did a studio session with the UK's XFM and you can listen right here: https://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=39113

Lullacry is currently in the studio working on a new album and you can read all about it right here: https://www.lullacry.com/diary.php

Check out an excerpt from Stephan Mathieu's new one-track album "On tape": https://www.hapna.com/ontape.mp3

Fun has posted a diary from their recently completed European tour: https://www.noisecorewalze.com/text_template.php?text=spekulaatio_tour
Not only are they featured on the upcoming "IAT reader's companion" compilation, but their album "Szklarska poreba" is fast becoming one of my favorites for the year.

The Uncritical mp3 blog has posted a couple tunes and commentary on Sophie Rimheden: https://uncritical.blogspot.com/2004/09/set-by-desert-sunsets.html