The Hives are having a contest to let a fan design the cover of their next single: http://www.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com/news.php?article=92
The official trailer for the Lordi movie "Dark floors" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALf--XqkRiI
View movie stills here: http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/imageGallery/Dark_Floors
Check out The Bell's new video for "On and on": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jyfok2Nxpc
Molotov Jive will support UK act The Enemy on tour in Europe:
01/06 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (GER)
01/07 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
01/09 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
01/10 - Gebauudw 9, Cologne (GER)
01/11 - Kammgam, Kaiserslauten (GER)
01/12 - 59-1, Munich (GER)
01/13 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
01/15 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
Norwegian act Motorpsycho has been confirmed for next year's Terrastock Festival, scheduled to take place June 19-22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Read more: http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Terrastock7/main.htm
Excerpt articles from the latest Q4 issue of Finnish Music Quarterly are now online: http://www.fmq.fi/issues.html
Icelandic act Dýrðin will perform two UK shows next February:
02/01 - The Exeter Hall, Oxford
02/02 - The Grosvenor, London
The folks behind UK act The Pipettes have created a zine in which they interview Scandinavian pop artists Marit Bergman and Alphabeat. Click here to download.
MIC Norway reports on the new single "Family" from all-star act The National Bank: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121811570717392538
MIC Norway also catches up with Kaizers Orchestra and offers up a few more details concerning their forthcoming album: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121815204026788738
Danish label A:larm Musik has started to set up their 2008 release schedule: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=20457
Ex-Hatesphere vocalist Jacob Bredahl has a new band called Last Mile. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/lastmilehc
Camilla Jørgense, partner of Saybia frontman Søren Huss, was killed crossing the street with the couple's 2-year old daughter on Monday. Read more: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=20459 (in Danish)
My condolences. This is incredibly tragic news.
The MuseBox is offering up a new X-mas track from The Soundtrack of Our Lives for free download: http://www.themusebox.net/featured_artist/images/tsool_christmaspiper.mp3
Look for them to play SXSW in March.
MP3: Tarnation Street - Outside
Me: So, how would you describe this singer?
Wife: He sounds like an aging tranny on the skids, out of meds, reduced to rolling around on a baby grand in a Thai piano bar. If Waylon and Madam split up and Madam went off to do a solo act, this would be what it would sound like.
Me: I don't think he has proper muscle control.
Wife: Maybe he's disabled?
Me: Wow, that would be embarrassing.
Wife: In that case, he would be brave.
Tarnation Street - Outside