Movits! on The Colbert Report
As mentioned Sunday, Movits! were the guests on Monday's Colbert Report. Here's the on-demand version: https://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=239924
As mentioned Sunday, Movits! were the guests on Monday's Colbert Report. Here's the on-demand version: https://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=239924
Due to popular demand, Finnish sassy punk girls Pintandwefall have posted their old demos for free download: https://www.talent71.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=608
Marit Bergman's new song "Casey, hold on", the official anthem for 2009 Stockholm Pride, is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/maritbergman
Swedish indierockers The Gentle Act Incident are prepping for the release of their new album "Like silk burns" (due out late September, Germany/Belgium only so far) and will be streaming new tracks at myspace on a regular basis at their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/gentleactincident
Also check the live section for a few upcoming German tourdates.
Updated European dates for Peter Bjorn and John:
10/01 - The Electric Ballroom, London (UK)
10/02 - Academy , Liverpool (UK)
10/03 - Tripod, Dublin (IRL)
10/05 - The Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
10/06 - O2 Academy, Birmingham (UK)
10/07 - The Leadmill, Sheffield (UK)
10/08 - The Waterfront, Norwich (UK)
10/09 - The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK)
10/10 - Rock Ternat Festival, Brussels (BEL)
10/11 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
10/12 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
10/14 - Le Grand Mix (Les Inrocks), Tourcouing (FRA)
10/15 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
10/16 - Le Normandy (Les Inrocks), Saint Malo (FRA)
10/17 - l'Ubu, Rennes (FRA)
Truckfighters will be touring the UK with Dozer in November:
11/24 - Cockpit, Leeds
11/25 - The old angel, Nottingham
11/26 - Barfly, Cardiff
11/27 - The Camden Underworld, London
11/28 - Engine room, Brighton
PSL got Frida Hyvönen and Jenny Wilson together to cover "Shadow of a doubt" by Sonic Youth: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/07/25/frida-hyvonen-och-jenny-wilson-tolkar-sonic-youth/
Finnish hardcore act Abduktio is working on a new 8-track EP for release via Combat Rock Industry in November. This will be a vinyl-only release and is said to be very harDCore-influenced with covers of both Bad Brains and Descendents.
Swedish lounge-metallers Hellsongs will be heading out on tour in September in support of their new 5-track EP, "Pieces of Heaven, a glimpse of Hell ". Dates so far:
09/23 - Faust - 60er Jahre Halle, Hannover
09/24 - Bibelot, Dordrecht
09/25 - Perron 55, Venlo
09/26 - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
09/28 - FZW/Freizeitzentrum West, Dortmund
09/29 - Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe
10/01 - Universum, Stuttgart
10/03 - Haus der Musik, Wien
10/04 - PPC, Graz
10/06 - Posthalle, Wurzburg
10/07 - Hirsch, Nurnberg
10/08 - Ampere Club, Munchen
10/09 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt
10/10 - Glanz und Gloria, Osnabruck
10/11 - Magnet, Berlin
Christian Kjellvander's old indierock act Loosegoats is getting back together to play Way Out West next month: https://www.wayoutwest.se/
Sweden's current finest rock'n'roll combo The Scrags are coming to the UK in September:
09/09 - tba
09/10 - Sweet but Deadly, London
09/11 - The Cave, Glasgow
09/12 - Stay Sick @ Hectors House, Brighton
09/13 - Dublin Castle, London
Swedish act Bonne Idée will be doing a 7" with Cloudberry Records in the near future.
Ex-Opeth guitarist David Isberg has started a new band called Braathum together with ex-Mynjun guitarist Adam Skogvard and bassist David Ädel, a member of Iceland's national hockey team. The group is seeking a permanent drummer and are planning to record in the fall.
Looks like Burst's upcoming US tour will be there last -- the band plans to call it quits with one last show on Swedish soil this fall. Read the band's full statement: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=18720272&blogId=501979833
Danish act Factory45 will release their full-length debut "Would you take off the things that you like the best?" on August 31.