Swedish rockers The Men have a new website: http://www.themen.se/
The band's second album will be out soon.
Hæretici 7o74, the Finnish experimental duo of Ovro and Niko Skorpio (formerly SkorpiOvro), have a new website with mp3s of live performances and more: http://kaaos.org/haeretici7o74/
Norwegian singer/songwriter Vidar Busk will complete his American triology with the release of his new album "Starfish" on November 7. Read more: http://www.vidarbusk.no/news/121005.html
This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
03. Technicolour - Nowhere to go (FIN)
04. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
05. Gakko3 - In love (FIN)
06. HIM - Wings of a butterfly (FIN)
07. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
08. Critical - Mina sista ord (SWE)
09. Bloodpit - Platitude (FIN)
10. Mew - Special (DK)
Challengers:
11. Steen1 - Carosol Kid (FIN)
12. Alice in Videoland - Cut the crap (SWE)
13. Stisch - Emotions (SWE)
Swedish punkrockers Smalltown will be coming over to the US in late November, first for the The Fest 4 in Gainesville, Florida from November 18-20 and then over on the West Coast immediately following Thanksgiving. Dates soon.
99% of the dates for the upcoming "Grind your face off" European tour featuring Rotten Sound and Sayyadina have been booked. Check it: http://www.rottensound.com/
Madrugada will perform at the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Concert on December 11 in Oslo along with a long-list of esteemed international artists. Sadly, in order the make room for the special show, the dates in Essen and Stuttgart have been cancelled. In other news, Madrugada has revealed that they will finally be doing a live album for release in early 2006. Details to come.
JuJu Records has posted a new mp3 from Sebbe for free download: http://www.jujurecords.com/news.php?id=52
Holiday With Maggie on tour in Russia and the Baltics:
10/20 - Tallin (EE)
10/21 - TIR club, Pskov (RU)
10/22 - Jest, Moscow (RU)
10/23 - Rocco, Nizniy Novgorod (RU)
10/24 - tba (RU)
10/25 - 35mm, Moscow (RU)
10/26 - tba, Tartu (EE)
10/27 - Depo, Riga (LV)
10/28 - Liepaja (LV)
10/29 - tba (LT)
10/30 - Vilnius (LT)
10/31 - Gizycko (PL)
11/01 - day off
11/02 - Alchemia, Rzeszow (PL)
11/03 - Dzuku Brodvejus, Alytus (LT)
11/04 - tba (LV)
Pitchfork reviews the US reissue of "Stadsvandringar" from Dungen: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dungen/stadsvandringar.shtml
Jens Lekman North American tourdate reminder:
10/13 - Downcaf, Bennington, VT
10/14 - Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
10/15 - Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY
10/16 - Bar Nightclub, New Haven, CT
10/17 - PA's Lounge, Boston, MA
10/19 - Case University, Cleveland, OH
10/20 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
10/21 - Second Story, Bloomington, IN
10/22 - Earlham College Comtock Room, Richmond, IN
10/24 - Walter's, Houston, TX
10/25 - Emo's, Austin, TX
10/28 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
10/29 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
11/05 - Music Gallery at St. George the Martyr Church, Toronto, Ontario
Check out an article from Västerbottens Folkblad on my friend Magnus and his new label Nomethod: http://www.folkbladet.nu/index.asp?vf=1&x=34605 (in Swedish)
If you remember from earlier this week, Magnus' old label Chalksounds is closing down after the release of The End Will Be Kicks and Nomethod is his new project. The first couple releases for Nomethod are almost 100% confirmed too, but I can't name names yet.
Norwegian hardcore act Catena Collapse will be doing a split 7" with Sinaloa, due out early 2006 via Narshardaa. The band will also contribute a track to the upcoming "Emo apocalypse" 12" comp on React With Protest. As for the previously announced one-sided 12" "The nesting and hibernation", that should be out any day now. Otherwise, the band has been taking it easy since the members are now spread all over the country, but they hope that once Dominic finishes their European tour they should be able to schedule some new live dates.