"Royal uniform" will be the first single from Surferosa's upcoming album "The force". The band will shoot a video with director Bjørn Opsahl in Olso on August 16.
National Records will be releasing a best-of collection from the late-70s Swedish pop-punk band Problem in October. More info soon.
Upcoming tourdates for Denmark's Lack:
08/26 - Barracke, Münster (GER)
08/27 - AJZ Bahndamm, Heartcore Tage, Wermelskirchen (GER)
08/28 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
09/11 - Ungdomshuset, Copenhagen (DK) w/Barra Head, Molia Falls
10/07 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER) w/Monochrome
10/08 - tba, Paris (FRA) w/Tias Carlson
10/09 - tba (UK)
10/10 - tba (UK)
10/11 - tba (UK)
10/12 - tba (UK)
10/13 - tba (UK)
10/14 - tba (UK)
10/15 - tba (UK)
10/16 - Le Brooklyn Cafe, Rouen (FRA)
10/17 - tbc, Caen (FRA) w/Amanda Woodward
10/18 - tba, Poitiers w/Chris Leo (FRA)
10/19 - Le Vauban w/22 Pistepirkko, Brest (FRA)
10/20 - Le Wheely Bar, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
10/21 - Le Molodoï, Strassbourg (FRA)
10/22 - Ex-Haus, October Blast Fest, Trier (GER)
Check out the video for "TV dreamy" from Kåre João: http://www.jester-records.com/videos/tvdreamy.mpg
New international tourdates for Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet:
10/09 - Chinnery's, Southend (UK)
10/10 - Komedia, Brighton (UK)
10/11 - The Fleece, Bristol (UK)
10/13 - The Scala, London (UK)
10/14 - Soundhaus, Northampton (UK)
10/15 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
10/16 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
10/18 - King Tuts Wah-Wah Hut, Glasgow (UK)
10/19 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
10/20 - Barfly, Liverpool (UK)
11/09 - Club Quattro, Osaka (JAP)
11/10 - Club Quattro, Tokyo (JAP)
Finnish punks Hero Dishonest on tour in the UK:
09/23 - King's Tavern, Reading w/Whole in the Head, Crash the Pose, Dirtline
09/24 - 1 in 12 Club, Bradford w/See You in Hell, Homo Consumens, Filthpact, more
09/25 - tbc (matinee in Manchester and evening show in Liverpool?)
These dudes put on a damn good show, so you should check 'em out if you get a chance.
Uncommon Folk heaps some well-deserved praise on Det Gamla Landet: http://www.uncommonfolk.net/2005/08/15/det-gamla-landet/
Seriously, if there's one band I've been championing this year that deserves to break, it's these guys. How long do I have to keep going on about how great they are?
Also at Uncommon Folk is a post on the excellent José González: http://www.uncommonfolk.net/2005/08/13/jose-gonzalez/
You can now listen to sound clips of the new Paragon album at the Hemmalaget website: http://www.hemmalaget.nu/
Swedish stoner-rockers Truckfighters on tour in Germany and Austria:
09/01 - Flower Power, Liepzig (GER)
09/03 - Gleis 1, Eisenach (GER)
09/05 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
09/06 - tbc, Innsbruck (AUS)
09/07 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
09/08 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
09/09 - Museumskeller, Erfurt (GER)
09/10 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
Delusions of Adequacy selects The Perishers as one of their picks of the week: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5814
Musicgeek.org interviews Swedish indietronica act My Enemy: http://www.musicgeek.org/?action=interviews&id=43
Opeth and Extol on tour together in Europe:
09/06 - Academy, Birmingham (UK)
09/07 - Academy, Manchester (UK)
09/08 - Mean Fiddler, London (UK)
09/09 - Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp (BEL)
09/10 - Underground, Köln (GER)
09/11 - 13, Tilburg (GER)
09/13 - Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
09/14 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
09/15 - Zeche Carl, Essen (GER)
09/16 - Colombia Club, Berlin (GER)
09/17 - Grunspan, Hamburg (GER)
09/18 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
09/19 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
09/20 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE)
09/21 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE)
09/23 - Helsinki, Tavastia (FIN)
09/24 - Helsinki, Tavastia (FIN)
09/25 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
Jens Lekman will be playing the 'B yr own boss' Plan B Magazine-sponsored fest at Mono in Glasgow on August 28. See the flyer: http://www.planbmag.com/glasgow/
Download the new Naglfar video for "The perpetual horrors": http://www.naglfar.net/site/downloads/downloads.html