For the Eardrums reviews the new Uncle's Institution: http://eardrumsreviews.blogspot.com/2005/09/uncles-institution-walkie-talk-to-me.html
I haven't heard the new record yet, but a lot of Knut's observations about UI's character are right-on.
Gorgoroth and 1349 on tour across Europe:
11/02 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
11/03 - Mephisto, Barcelona (SPA)
11/05 - Stereo club, Alicante (SPA)
11/06 - Sala Q Sevilla (SPA)
11/08 - Colinas Bar, Branca (POR)
11/09 - Trunk, Irun (SPA)
11/10 - Rockstore, Montpellier (FRA)
11/13 - Alpheus, Rome (ITA)
11/14 - Ortobar, Ljubljana (SLO)
11/15 - A 38, Budapest (UNG)
11/16 - Guru Club, Zilina (SLOV)
11/17 - Planet Music, Vienna (AUS)
11/18 - Abadon Club, Prague (CZ)
11/19 - East club, Bischofswerda (GER)
11/20 - K17, Berlin (GER)
11/22 - Backstage, München (GER)
11/23 - Live Arena, Münster (GER)
11/24 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
11/25 - Basement, Rotterdam (HOL)
11/26 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK)
11/27 - Whelands, Dublin (IRL)
11/28 - Satans Hollow, Manchester (UK)
11/30 - Underworld, London (UK)
12/01 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (HOL)
12/02 - Voxhall, Kobenhavn (DK)
12/03 - Kollingsborg, Stockholm (SWE)
12/04 - Musikens Hus, Göteborg (SWE)
Finnish electronic artist Lackluster is this week's feature over at Fat Planet with a track from his new album "Slice": http://www.fatplanet.com.au/
Hanif will be releasing a new digital-only single on September 27 entitled "New dawning". The song comes from the band's new album, due out later this month.
Avant-metallers Arcturus will be touring Europe with fellow Norwegians Red Harvest (October 1-16) and Kill the Thrill (October 17-28) on what they are calling the "Shipwrecked In Europe 2005" tour. Dates:
10/01 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
10/02 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
10/04 - La Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
10/05 - Underworld, London (UK)
10/06 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK)
10/07 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
10/08 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL)
10/09 - 13, Tilburg (NL)
10/11 - Backstage, Munchen (GER)
10/12 - Rock Cafe, Praha (CZ)
10/13 - Planet Music, Vienna (AUS)
10/14 - Thunder Roadhouse, Codeville (ITA)
10/15 - El Cabbia, Bassano Del Grappa (ITA)
10/16 - Al Usine, Geneva (SWI)
10/17 - Le Porteil Coucou, Marseille (FRA)
10/19 - Ninkasi, Lyon (FRA)
10/20 - Mephisto, Barcelona (SPA)
10/21 - Musicalia, Alicant (SPA)
10/22 - tba, Madrid (SPA)
10/23 - Trunk, Iru (SPA)
10/24 - UBU, Rennes (FRA)
10/26 - Zeche Carl, Essen (GER)
10/27 - Musicodrome, Hasselt (BEL)
10/28 - Stengade, København (DK)
10/29 - Prisma, Våsterås (SWE)
The new Supertanker website that I helped put together is now online: http://www.supertanker.tk/
Hopefully now that Lars has an easy CMS to use he'll be able to post more Danish music news for me to steal.
Swedish electronic music pranksters 50 Hertz have posted a new EP for free download: http://www.50hertz.se/
MP3: Kaizers Orchestra - Auksjon (I Dieter Meyers Hall)
Okay, I admit it - I was a bit premature with my initial appraisal of the new Kaizers Orchestra record. I still think that the money they used for vocal lessons would've been better spent on booze, but whatever. What's done is done. "Maestro" is indeed fine album, despite my dissatisfaction with the production. Even with the thickest layer of gloss, there's no getting around the fact that Kaizers Orchestra are not and will never be an act that's an easy sell. Sure, they've got great singalong parts, but is the world ready for a crazy circus-rock act that sings in Norwegian and bangs on oil drums? I've been a fan ever since I first heard them, but that's just me. Maybe it's quirky enough that it might just work? Today's mp3 is trademark Kaizers: exotic Eastern European folk melodies, huge choruses and plenty of lurching, bombastic rhythms. Come to think of it, what's not to like?
Kaizers Orchestra - Auksjon (I Dieter Meyers Hall)
This week's Friday oldie is actually only a couple years old, but I'm going to post it anyway. With all the hype that Anna Ternheim has been getting for her version of "Shoreline", I realized that there's probably quite a few people out there who have never heard the original. Outside of Sweden that is. Anna's version brings out the most despondent, alienating aspects of the song, but the original is a rousing anthem. It revels in its lonliness and depression. Like the rest of Broder Daniel's best material, the message is simple and universal. I'm no longer consumed by teen angst myself, but I empathize completely. Who couldn't? Nobody's that well-adjusted. That's what makes BD so damn effective and brilliant. So which take is better? Listen and decide for yourself.
Swedish indierockers Speedmarket Avenue in the UK:
10/07 - The Beat Hotel at Buffalo Bar, London w/Bearsuit
10/08 - The Winchester Club at The Woodside, Glasgow w/The State of Samuel
Updated international tourdates for Opeth:
10/09 - Marquee Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
10/10 - House Of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
10/11 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
10/14 - Commodore, Vancouver, BC
10/15 - El Corezon, Seattle, WA
10/18 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
10/20 - Trees, Dallas, TX
10/21 - Meridian, Houston, TX
10/24 - Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
10/26 - House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
10/28 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
10/29 - Medley, Montreal, QC
10/30 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
11/07 - Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, NC
11/27 - Rockcity, Nottingham (UK)
11/28 - Garage, Glasgow (UK)
11/29 - Blank Canvas, Leeds (UK)
11/30 - The Forum, London (UK)
12/02 - Lemon Grove, Exeter (UK)
12/03 - Brooks Uni, Oxford (UK)
12/04 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
12/06 - Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
12/07 - Ramier, Toulouse (FRA)
12/08 - Sala Jam, Bergara (SPA)
12/09 - Arena, Madrid (SPA)
12/10 - Apolo, Barcelona (SPA)
12/11 - Le Transbourder, Lyon (FRA)
12/13 - Rolling Stone, Milan (ITA)
12/14 - Flog, Florence (ITA)
12/15 - Abart, Zurich (SWI)
12/16 - New Backstage, Munich (GER)
12/17 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
12/18 - Petofi Hall, Budapest (HUN)
12/19 - Futurum, Prague (CZ)
12/20 - Live Arena, Munster (GER)
12/21 - Die Röhre, Stuttgart (GER)
12/22 - Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL)
Junior Senior on tour in London and Japan:
09/28 - Metro, London (UK)
09/30 - Koko Club NME, London (UK)
12/06 - O-east, Tokyo (JAP)
12/07 - O-east, Tokyo (JAP)
12/08 - Club Quattro, Nagoya (JAP)
12/09 - Namba Hatch, Osaka (JAP)
Dark Dose posts a track from Swedish ambient darkwave act Arcana: http://darkdose.com/?p=70
Splendid reviews the US release of Dungen's acclaimed "Ta det lugnt": http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=11241023641118029