Trapdoor Fucking Exit has finally decided to give their website it's annual update now that the new album "Crooked life/Straight world" is finally out: http://www.trapdoorfuckingexit.com/
The band will play a record release show at Garaget in Stockholm on February 10.
Finnish singer/songwriter Astrid Swan will be making the trip to SXSW this year and will also be joining Swedish troubadour José González as support for his shows in LA along with a gig at Canadian Music Week, in Toronto, Canada on March 3. Full details: http://www.astridswan.com/gigs/
BBC radio host Gideon Coe has selected Sara Culler as his weekly download pick: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/gideon_coe/
Check out Alarma Man's new video for the song "This is a teaser": http://www.voidfaith.net/band/alarmaman/Alarma_Man-This_Is_A_Teaser.mpg
Khoma's new website is finally online: http://www.khoma.net/
Go there to check out the cover art and full tracklist for their upcoming album "The second wave", due out April 3 via Roadrunner Records.
Finland's 69 Eyes will embarking on a US tour with Wednesday 13. Confirmed dates:
03/03 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
03/04 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
03/05 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
03/06 - Axis, Boston, MA
03/08 - Mr. Smalls, Millvale, PA
03/09 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
03/10 - St.Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
03/12 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
03/14 - Fine Line Music Club, Minneapolis, MN
03/15 - Pop's, Sauget, IL
03/16 - El Torreon, Kansas City, MO
03/18 - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
03/21 - Slims, San Francisco, CA
03/22 - Galaxy Concert Theatre, Santa Ana, CA
03/23 - "Last Call with Carson Daly" NBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (69 Eyes only)
03/24 - Whisky A Go Go, W. Hollywood, CA
The band's most recent album "Devils" was released in the US via 456 Entertainment and a video for the song "Lost boys" was recently filmed with "Jackass" star (and HIM fan) Bam Margera directing.
Speaking of HIM, they top Buddyhead's worst of 2005 list: http://www.buddyhead.com/music/bestof2005/
MP3: Circle Six - Broken
I've been doing a little trolling around on myspace trying to discover new bands and while, for the most part, I'm not really uncovering anything incredibly exciting but they are definitely a few diamonds in the rough. One such disovery was Circle Six, a doom band from Linköping. I'm not sure that I'd consider most of the bands following in the footsteps of Isis to be worthy of the doom title, but Circle Six knows what's up. Not only are they incredibly heavy, but they are slow. Agonizingly slow. So slow that the cymbal ring almost completely decays between drum hits. It's like being bludgeoned to death in slow motion. Most of you probably think that sounds perfectly awful, but I'm sure that any aficionados of the genre are stoked by that description. It's also worth noting that instead of the more typical death-metal growls (ie. Skepticism) or hardcore-style shouts (ie. Cult of Luna, Isis), the vocals are a crusty black-metal rasp. Just the way I like it: kvlt and evil. Sometimes "brutal" is a positive adjective, y'know?
Circle Six - Broken
We did it - as of today, Olympia Washington has broken the record for the most consecutive rainy days in a row with a grand total of 34. Obviously that still doesn't compare to the terrible conditions in some places, but it's still not anything this California transplant is used to. Anyhow, I've decided to mark the occasion with the song "More bad weather coming out of the rain" from the Carpet People. What could be more perfect than that? The ideal soundtrack for a grey, dreary day.
Just got a shipment of CDs from If Society which included the new disc "Iron rhino" from Black Audio. Good stuff, as to be expected from that label. Also included were a bunch of If Society/Vendlus samplers soooo I'm throwing 'em in for free with all new orders. First come, first served so act fast if you want one. Also note that I'll be getting new IAT pins tomorrow in multiple colors and, as always, will be throwing 'em in for free as well.
See Vijaya play on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon: http://vijaya.se/nyhetsmorgon/
Note the backing band consisting of Roger and Anders from IAT.MP3 act The Grand Opening along with Mattias Olsson and Tobias Ljungqvist from Two Times The Trauma. The two songs performed are "Reflections" and "Great big city".
Check out an e-card for the new album "Dying to say this to you" from The Sounds: http://newlinerecords.com/bands/thesounds/flashplayer/
Old-school Swedish skate-punks No Fun at All will do a reunion show at this year's Millencolin Open Festival, taking place February 24-25 in Örebro, Sweden. More details: http://www.millencolin.com/millencolinopen/index.htm
The new Concretes album "In colour" has been confirmed for release on March 13 in the UK, March 15 in Scandinavia and the Baltics. Don't forget that I posted the full tracklist here just the other day along with upcoming tourdates. The first single "Chosen one" comes out February 27 in the UK, March 1 in Scandinavia/the Baltics and a video was filmed in London recently with director Daniel Levi.