DJ Coolof aka Olof Dreijer of The Knife will be doing a number of sets around Europe this summer:
05/27 - Petrolclub, Antwerpen (BEL)
06/02 - Coctail Club, Stockholm (SWE)
06/03 - Kontramusik, Malmö (SWE)
06/15 - Nitsa, Barcelona (ESP)
06/24 - Turnmills, London (UK)
Swedish hardcore label The Emo Foundation will be releasing a comp in September featuring the following bands:
01. Chemical Vocation
02. The View Between
03. Kid Down
04. When We Fall
05. Last Summer
06. The Farewell Party
07. Summerdyingfast
08. Promise Divine
09. Fare you Well
10. Early to Bed
More details soon. Despite the reasonably decent lineup, I still can't help but shudder everytime I see that label's name.
German-based label Stickman Records (Motorpsycho, KVLR) has licensed The Fine Arts Showcase's most recent album "Radiola" for a wider release and will be putting it out on August 25.
Opeth's Music For Nations years ("Deliverance", "Damnation", "Blackwater Park" and the "Lamentations" DVD) will all be reissued by Sony/BMG on July 3. MFN went under a year or so ago.
Updated dates for Infidels' upcoming US West Coast tour:
06/15 - Tiki House, Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA
06/16 - Zia Music Exchange, Las Vegas, NV
06/17 - Dive Bar, Las Vegas, NV
06/18 - BB Kings, Los Angeles, CA
06/19 - The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA
06/20 - Annie's, San Francisco, CA
06/21 - tba, Redding, CA
06/22 - Fritz's, Reno, NV
06/23 - The Gadfly, La Grande, OR
06/24 - The Comatorium, Medford, OR
06/26 - Studio 7, Seattle, WA
06/28 - Jive N Java, Fallon, NV
06/29 - Epiphany Music, Santa Rosa, CA
Danish indie Morningside Records has posted a big news update with stuff on Jomi Massage, Oh No Ono, Oceano da Cruz and more: http://www.morningsiderecords.dk/
Swedish hip-hoppers Looptroop on tour in Australia:
06/08 - The Rev, Brisbane
06/09 - Bar Broadway, Sydney
06/10 - The Espy, Melbourne
06/11 - Fowlers, Adelaide
06/12 - Evelyn, Melbourne
Kristofer Åström is streaming his entire new EP at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kastrom
Finnish punks I Walk the Line have confirmed that their new 7"/MCD "Diamond eyes" will be released on July 26 via Combat Rock Industry.
Norwegian rockers El Caco have posted the video for "The tender sin": http://www.elcaco.com/index.php?pg=media
Check out the video for "Storstadsidyll" from Swedish hip-hop artist Petter: http://www.dach.se/petter.mov
Victims in Seattle last night, one word: siiiiick. The rest of the dates on their US tour:
05/12 - Food Hole, Portland, OR
05/13 - Burnt Ramen, Oakland, CA
05/14 - Warehouse, Long Beach, CA
05/15 - Mexican Cultural Center, Santa Ana, CA
05/16 - Phix (1113 Nw Grand), Phoenix, AZ
05/17 - Univ. House, Las Cruces, NM
05/18-20 - Chaos In Tejas Fest, Austin TX
If you're into hardcore/punk and you miss these guys, you are seriously blowing it.
Burst says they might tour the US this fall after all the summer festival and Euro promo is over and done, but nothing's set yet. Otherwise, check em out this weekend on Headbanger's Ball when members Jesper and Linus are special guests.
Melodic.net reviews Closer: http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=4517
As mentioned earlier this week, physical copies of their amazing "Tokpela" EP are now in stock: [click here]
Norrland indierockers The All Janet will be reuniting for the 15th anniversary of Trästockfestivalen on July 20. It's also the 10th anniversary of their first release "Second EP", released in '96 on A West Side Fabrication and the 3rd anniversary of their final gig. More on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thealljanet