Wasted Sounds is releasing the debut 7" from The Vicious, the new band from Sara of t(I)NC/Doughnuts along with members from Tristess, Regulations, DS13, Cult of Luna and Dead Ones. The band is set to release their debut full-length through Burning Heart later this year, but here's where you can hear 'em first. Check out a sample track: http://www.wastedsounds.com/mp3/Vicious_-_Suspicions.mp3
For ordering info and more new Norrland punk releases such as Auktion, Reign of Bombs and Disconvenience, go here: http://www.wastedsounds.com/
Upcoming tourdates for Karl Larsson (Last Days of April):
08/03 - Fritz Corner @ Kulturhuset, Stockholm (SWE)
08/12 - HMV Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne (AU)
08/12 - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (AU)
08/13 - Jive, Adelaide (AU)
08/17 - Manning Bar @ Syd Uni, Sydney (AU)
08/18 - Oxford Tavern , Wollongong (AU)
08/19 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney (AU)
08/20 - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (AU)
09/02 - Weltbühne, Hamburg (GER)
09/03 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
09/04 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
09/05 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
09/06 - Ampere, Münich (GER)
09/07 - AKW, Würzburg (GER)
09/08 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
09/09 - Eins B, Göttingen (GER)
09/10 - ETC, Erfurt (GER)
09/16 - Zwischenfall, Bochum (GER)
09/17 - JUZ / Indoor Festival, Saarlouis (GER)
09/20 - Barfly (Monarch), London (UK)
Fall tour schedule for Carpark North:
08/10 - Skanderborg Festival
08/13 - Ringsted
09/22 - Fuglafjord, Færøerne
09/23 - Fuglafjord, Færøerne
09/24 - Fuglafjord, Færøerne
09/25 - Fuglafjord, Færøerne
09/29 - Slagelse
09/30 - Helsingør
10/01 - Holbæk
10/07 - Skive
10/08 - Fr. Havn
10/14 - Sønderborg
10/15 - Kolding
10/20 - Randers
10/21 - Odense
10/22 - Rønne
10/28 - Esbjerg
10/29 - Ålborg
11/03 - Vordingborg
11/04 - Århus
11/11 - Kbh
11/17 - Norway
11/18 - Norway
11/19 - Norway
Congrats to Daniel Solving and Ray Creasey who both won free CDs from Seven Feet Four. Thanks to everyone else who entered, better luck next time!
Satanic Surfers on tour in Europe:
08/23 - Malmöfestivalen, Malmö (SWE)
09/23 - Froggle Rock Festival, Verneuil sur Avre (FRA)
09/24 - Broekrock Festival, Hertsberge (BEL)
09/30 - Skaters Palace, Münster (GER)
10/02 - JC De Klinker, Aarschot (BEL)
10/03 - Underground, Köln (GER)
10/04 - Cafe Central, Weinheim (GER)
10/05 - Backstage, München (GER)
10/06 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH)
10/07 - Remise, Wil (CH)
10/12 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
10/13 - Spinnerei, Traun (AUS)
10/14 - Kato, Berlin (GER)
10/15 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
More dates tba.
Sivert from Madrugada posts a new blog report: http://www.emi.no/madrugada/blogs.asp?id=20
Jettie is touring the US starting in August:
08/22 - Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
08/23 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA
08/24 - Epicenter, San Diego, CA
08/25 - Modified, Phoenix, AZ
08/26 - Hiney’s, El Paso, TX
08/27 - Space 1110, Lubbock, TX
08/28 - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX
08/30 - Sanctuary, San Antonio, TX
08/31 - Emo's, Austin, TX
08/01 - Java Jazz, Spring, TX
08/02 - Cypress Hall, Metaire, LA
08/04 - The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
08/08 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
08/09 - Ace's Basement, Greenboro, NC
08/11 - The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
The next single from Kent's latest album "Du & jag döden" will be for the song "Den döda vinkeln". It hits radio on August 8 and will be in stores on August 31. Not that you'd be too tempted to buy it - there won't be any b-sides.
Dutch music site RatatoskOnline has posted pics from the Dour Festival in Belgium featuring Jaga Jazzist, Madrugada, Logh and Sondre Lerche: http://gallery.ratatoskonline.net/view_album.php?set_albumName=Music
Womenfolk posts about Swedish singer/songwriters Anna Ternheim and Sophie Zelmani: http://womenfolk.net/2005/07/swede-tooth.html
Modul3c is the name of a new experimental/noise label from Sweden. Their first release is the debut album "White" from the act Meltdown which is said to feature "40 minutes of highly monotone and mechanical noise". Coming up in September is "Vägen till Natanz" from Knös aka Fredrik Djurfeldt of Severe Illusion and Vanvård. That will be a 2xCD release featuring a new album worth of material alongside the unreleased record "Osero Imandra" from 2002. Samples and more info: http://www.modul3c.com/
Aversionline reviews the new Ulver, liking it quite a bit more than most other reviews I've seen: http://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2593/
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
02. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
03. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
06. Robyn - Robyn
07. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
08. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
09. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
10. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
11. Darin - The anthem
12. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
13. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
14. Musikal - Mamma Mia
15. Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
16. Carola - Störst av allt
17. Laleh - Laleh
18. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
19. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
20. Anna Ternheim - Somebody outside
New track today from Centimeter, a band that appears to have been kicking around Stockholm for the last few years, but only just now has released their first real single. It's not often that I get something totally new to me in the mail that I actually enjoy, but these guys are a strong exception to the rule. The most obvious (and lazy) point of comparison would be Kent, seeing as how these guys play dark, melancholy pop and sing in Swedish, but I think Centimeter is far more brooding and atmospheric. There's definite shoegazer tendencies too, that's for sure. The other demo tracks the band has up on their website are pretty dece as well, just a bit rougher production-wise. I look forward to hearing the full-length when it's finally released this fall.