The planned US mini tour by Norway's Backstreet Girls that's booked for the end of July is now in jeopardy as the main financial contributor has backed out. The band is still trying to make it happen, but things are not optimistic.
DigFi has posted a session with singer/songwriter Richard Reagh: http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=7389
Musique Machine reviews Hanne Hukkelberg: http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=647
Download some tracks from Svaret (The Answer), a new Swedish rock band inpsired by Dada: http://vestergren.se/svaret/#ensam
The Caesars' recent show at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC from June 16 will be broadcasted on Internet radio station K-Rock2 this coming Thursday (tomorrow) at 7 and 11pm EST. In other Caesars news, the band will contribute their cover of the Blue Oyster Cult classic "Don't fear the reaper" to the "Six Feet Under: Everything ends, music from the HBO original series - vol. 2" compilation, due out June 28 via Astralwerks. Other acts appearing on the disc include Interpol, Arcade Fire and Death Cab for Cutie. But will there be enough cowbell?
Surrounded is currently mixing their second full-length album "Safe tomorrow sun", confirmed for release on November 8.
The tracklist for the new Children of Bodom album "Are you dead yet?" has been revealed:
01. Living Dead Beat
02. Are You Dead Yet?
03. If You Want Peace... Prepare for War
04. Punch Me I Bleed
05. In Your Face
06. Next in Line
07. Bastards of Bodom
08. Trashed, Lost & Strungout
09. We're Not Gonna Fall
It comes out in September. The first single "In your face" will be out in August.
Lullacry has revealed that the title of their new album will be "Vol. 4". Read more: http://www.lullacry.com/diary.php
Kaizers Orchestra talks about their new video: http://www.kaizers.no/index.php3?ID=Nyheter&ID2=Vis&counter=357 (in Norwegian)
The new Eskobar video for "You got me" is now online: http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=23e54581-2e1e-43aa-b501-6cabdf2d9e59&delivery=stream
Reign of Bombs has updated their site with some newly recorded mp3s: http://www.reignofbombs.tk/
Updated tourdates for Finland's Wasted:
06/18 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN) w/Resistance 77, Anal thunder, Patsy Walkers
06/21 - Rose Garden, Go Skateboarding Day, Helsinki (FIN) w/Lighthouse Project, Rad Natas
07/08 - Rock Festival, Rovaniemi (FIN)
07/20 - Yo-talom, Tre (FIN)
07/23 - Tuntuma-festari, Lohja (FIN)
07/30 - Puntala-Rock, Lempäälä (FIN)
08/12 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN) w/Stranded, Brigade
08/26 - Jaz, Rostock (GER) w/Hallo Qwitten
08/27 - Sprengel, Hannover (GER) w/Hallo Qwitten
08/28 - tbc, Wuerzburg (GER) w/Hallo Qwitten
08/29 - Kafe Kult, München (GER) w/Hallo Qwitten
08/30 - Kapu, Linz (AUS) w/Hallo Qwitten
08/31 - tbc, Vienna (AUS) w/Hallo Qwitten
09/01 - Csa Via Volturno, Udine (ITA) w/Hallo Qwitten
09/02 - tbc, Bologna, TBC (ITA) w/Hallo Qwitten
09/03 - tbc, Torino, TBC (ITA) w/Hallo Qwitten
09/04 - tbc, Grenoble TBC (FRA)
09/06 - tbc, St. Etienne TBC (FRA)
09/07 - Les Tanneries Squat, Dijon (FRA)
09/08 - Bar Des Arcades, Bescancon (FRA)
09/09 - Kts, Freiburg (GER)
09/10 - Au, Frankfurt (GER)
09/11 - Kulturausbesserungswerk, Leverkusen (GER)
09/13 - tba (NL)
09/14 - Juz, Verden (GER)
09/15 - Hafermarkt, Flensburg (GER) w/External Manace
09/16 - 1000 fryd, Aalborg (DK)
09/17 - Stoertebecker, Hamburg (GER) w/External Manace
09/18 - Veb, Luebeck (GER)