Updated European tourdates for Eskobar:
10/06 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
10/07 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/08 - Kantine, Augsburg (GER)
10/09 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
10/10 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
10/12 - Abart, Zurich (SWI)
10/13 - Bierhubeli, Bern (SWI)
10/14 - Undertown, Meyrin-Geneva (SWI)
10/15 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
10/16 - Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
Rockfoto.nu has pics of The (Int'l) Noise Conspiracy and The Hives from the UK's Reading Festival.
Cold Meat Industry has posted info about the new Atrium Carceri album "Seishinbyouin" coming out later this month: https://www.coldmeat.se/catalogue/cmi/cmi133.html
Blindside has posted some updated info concerning their current US tour including some additional dates: https://www.blindsideonline.com/news/index.asp
Finland's Mother Goose will be travelling down to Denmark for a few shows in November. The first date confirmed is November 18 at Loppen in Copenhagen with local act Flying Virgins.
Melody Club in the UK:
09/07 - Dublin Castle, London
09/08 - Little Civic, Wolverhampton
09/10 - Barfly, London
Here's the full tracklist for that "La la love you Pixies!" tribute comp coming out on Düsseldorf Recordings on October 13:
01. Doktor Kosmos - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
02. Mattias Alkberg BD - Here Comes Your Man
03. Hell On Wheels - Holiday Song
04. Quit Your Dayjob - Broken Face
05. Radius - Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons (US/Zmrzlina side project)
06. Hamell On Trial - Monkey Gone To Heaven (US)
07. Laakso - Bone Machine
08. Nathan Larson - Velouria (ex-Shudder to Think)
09. It's a Trick, It's a Trick - The Happening (members from First Floor Power/Pluxus)
10. Hello Goodbye - Gigantic
11. David Fridlund & Sara Culler - Wave of Mutilation
12. Doktor Kosmos - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
Upcoming tourdates for Finland's Giant Robot who are notorious for putting on a great live show:
09/11 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
09/17 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
09/20 - In The City, Bar 38, Manchester (UK)
09/25 - Akateeminen Startti, Kuopio (FIN)
10/01 - St Petersburg (RUS)
10/09 - St Petersburg (RUS)
10/23 - Musiikki & Media, Tampere (FIN)
11/03 - Henry's Pub, Kuopio (FIN)
11/04 - 45 Special, Oulu (FIN)
11/19 - Bar Kino, Pori (FIN)
11/20 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
12/05 - B2, Moscow (RUS)
Three out of four Swedes willing to pay for music online: https://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=70673
Good news for Dotshop.se and the like I suppose.
Duplicate Records has confirmed a September 15 release for the debut self-titled album from Two Trains. The band consists of members from Beyond Dawn and Lamented Souls and is said to consist of "a hypnotic blend of mellow pop, gritty rock, quirky electronica and masterful songwriting."
Granvista is now offering full downloads of a few of their songs as opposed to short clips: https://www.granvista.se/music.htm
Lost at Sea has published their second entry in a series on experimental music, this time covering ambient: https://www.lostatsea.net/LAS/archives/features/music/experimentalmusicguide/
Artists featured include Iceland's Stafrænn Hákon and Sweden's Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words.
Sweden's premiere hip-hop artist Timbuktu was involved in a serious car accident, but it reportedly doing okay. Read more: https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,526820,00.html (in Swedish)
The Raveonettes teamed up with legendary Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker who lent her skills to a couple tracks on the group's forhtcoming album.