AEG shuts down in Sweden
The Swedish office of international booking agency AEG has closed: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/2022/PRESSTOP_AEG_lagger_ner_Sverige_kontoret.html
Slightly more at Gaffa: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/43625
Tag: News
Smalltown tour doc
"A music documentary about the struggle of the Swedish punkrockband Smalltown. Through bars and shitty dayjobs, around the world and back again..." 'Nuff said! In Swedish with English subtitles; direct link: https://vimeo.com/14580688
Årabrot tour Europe
European tourdates for Norwegian sludgerockers Årabrot:
10/19 - The Adelphi, Hull (UK)
10/20 - The Others, London (UK)
10/21 - SWN festival, Cardiff (UK)
10/23 - tba, Toulouse (FRA)
10/24 - L'inventaire, Le Mans (FRA)
10/25 - Bitche, Nantes (FRA)
10/26 - Dynamo Werk21, Zürich (CH)
10/27 - Feierwerk Kranhalle, München (GER)
10/28 - P.M.K, Innsbruck (AUS)
10/29 - Torkiera, Milan (ITA)
10/30 - Spazio 211, Torino, Piemonte (ITA)
10/31 - Grottarossa, Rimini (ITA)
11/01 - tba, Genova (ITA)
11/02 - Klub Gromka, Ljubljana (SLV)
11/04 - Fluc, Vienna (AUS)
11/05 - Teenitus Festival, Erfurt (GER)
Nina Kinert - Play the world
The new Nina Kinert single "Play the world" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ninakinert
Marybell Katastrophy - Heavy industry
Hear a new track from Marybell Katastrophy at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/marybellkatastrophy
Efterklang to tour Holland, with strings
Efterklang will tour Holland in February as part of the Cross-Linx Festival where they will be backed by a 16-person orchestra (conducted by Daniel Bjarnaso of Iceland):
02/17 - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
02/18 - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
02/19 - De Oosterpoort, Groningen
02/20 - De Doelen, Rotterdam
Nomethod goes brick + mortar
will be opening a physical retail outlet for records + clothes in Umeå: https://nomethod.se/?p=154
If /Rundgång can do it in Malmö, I don't see why it won't work up north.
New Regina Lund album, preview posted
Swedish artist Regina Lund will be releasing her new album "Return" on November 19 and you can now preview a few tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/reginalund
Five of the tracks from said album also appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming German film "Gellert", in which Regina also has a leading role.
New Monzano EP now streaming
Monzano's new "Apple handsome EP" is now streaming at Bandcamp: https://lazyacrerecords.bandcamp.com/album/monzano-apple-handsome-ep
Shame that half the tracks are previously released, but whatever -- still a great band.
Skjelvekommode - Stapte Renault
Check out the debut single "Stapte Renault" from Skjelvekommode, the collaboration of Frank Tønnesen (Tønes) and Frode Strømstad (I Was A King): https://hypecity.no/?p=865
Hjertestop US dates confirmed
Dates are now starting to be confirmed for Hjertestop's US tour in November: https://www.myspace.com/hjertestop
Rubik recording, touring
Finnish indie act Rubik are currently recording a new album at their home studio for release in early 2011 via . They'll also be doing a number of European dates starting at the end of the month:
10/29 - Kaserne, Basel (SWI)
10/30 - Merkker, Baden (SWI)
11/01 - Le Rocher Palmer, Bordeaux (FRA)
11/02 - Le Saint des Seins, Toulouse (FRA)
11/03 - Le Centrifugeuse, Pau (FRA)
11/08 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
11/10 - Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers (FRA)
11/11 - Festival les Indisciplinés, Lorient (FRA)
11/12 - Festival les Boréales, Caen (FRA)
11/13 - Le 6 Par 4, Laval (FRA)
11/25 - Primavera Club, Madrid (ESP)
11/26 - Primavera Club, Madrid (ESP)
11/27 - Primavera Club, Barcelona (ESP)
Ayla, HighWon & I-Smile - Nya Sverige
Swedish hip-hop crews Ayla, HighWon and I-Smile respond to Sweden's new xenophobic political climate with the track "Nya Sverige": https://djsilenceblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/ayla-highwon-i-smile-nya-sverige.html
AC4 UK tour (updated)
Updated UK tourdates for AC4:
10/14 - The Coalition, Brighton
10/15 - Club Revolution - The Park, Peterborough
10/16 - The Underworld, London Camden
10/17 - The Croft, Bristol
10/18 - The Old Bell, Derby
10/19 - Carling 02 Academy 3, Birmingham
10/20 - The Well, Leeds
10/21 - Parish, Huddersfield
10/22 - Boiler Room, Guildford
10/23 - Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff (day show)
10/24 - The Joiners, Southampton
Dusted reviews Islaja
Dusted reviews the new Islaja album "Keraaminen paa": https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6005