Also posted today are four more tracks from that Kaizers Orchestra live set. Enjoy!
Thomas Denver Jonsson has started working with producer Carl Edlom and backing band September Sunrise to record his second full-length album. A tentative release date has been set for spring 2005.
Check out the video for "Not Tonite" from Embee of Looptroop's forthcoming solo album "Tellings from Solitaria": http://www.looptroop.nu/download.html
The clip features Vanessa Liftig and was put together by video production crew Da Casa. Go to their website for behind-the-scenes footage and more: http://www.dacasa.se/
Gluecifer on tour supporting Die Toten Hosen:
12/05 - Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth (GER)
12/06 - Bank-Austria Halle, Wien (AUS)
12/09 - Messehalle, Erfurt (GER)
12/10 - Stadthalle 5, Bremen (GER)
12/11 - Festhalle, Frankfurt (GER)
Norwegian authorities have shut down the website of rap trio Gatas Parlament due to their domain name killhim.nu which called upon people to donate money to fund the assisination of President Bush. All that's left up there now is a scanned fax of the police order outlining the offense. Read more: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article905424.ece
Denmark's Lazyboy (ex-Aqua) has reportedly topped the iTunes electronic music chart with the single "Underwear Goes Inside The Pants".
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will be returning to the US in January for a few "showcase" gigs in the select cities of LA, SF, Chicago, Boston and NYC. As for the US album release, the latest word on the street is not until March. Boo! Here's what's been confirmed so far:
01/15 - Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge (Boston)
01/21 - Double Door, Chicago
01/26 - The Troubadour, LA
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. HIM - And Love Said No
02. Dhani - Girl Talk
03. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
04. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
05. Annie - Chewing Gum
06. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
07. Nightwish - Wish I Had
08. Hanna Pakarinen - How Can I Miss You
09. Mando Diao - Clean Town
10. Cirera - Fake Vegetarian Ex Girlfriend
11. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
12. Stephen Simmonds - Mother Mary
13. Blue Foundation - Save This Town
14. Tigerbombs - 1000 Sparks
15. Blacknuss - All Your Lovin'
16. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Bigtime
17. Mighty 44 / Anna Nordell - This Love Ain't Going On
18. Beats And Styles - Renegades
19. Masayah - Felicia
20. Elin Lanto - I Won't Cry
Challengers:
01. Raymond & Maria - Nej
02. Nephew - Superliga
03. Promoe - Long Distance Runner
04. Negative - In My Heaven
05. Ana - Don't Cry For Pain
06. Madcon - Doo Wop
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
02. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
03. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
04. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
05. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
06. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
07. The Knife - Heartbeats (SWE)
08. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
09. Humane - Crucify (FIN)
10. Giant Robot - Get up (FIN)
Challengers:
11. Kevin - Theme from forever (FIN)
12. Lars Winnerbäck - Elegi (SWE)
13. Peggy Lejonhjärta - Att dansa och slåss (SWE)
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Marie Fredriksson - The Change
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
03. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
04. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - 1993 - Malmöinspelningarna
05. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
06. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
07. Orup - Orup - Bästa
08. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
09. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
10. Hovet - Hovet
11. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
12. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
13. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
14. Deportees - All Prayed Up
15. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
16. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
17. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
18. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
19. Rigmor Gustafsson and the Jacky Terrasson Trio - Close to You
20. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
Nicke Borg of Backyard Babies will be doing a DJ tour of Europe. Here's the first dates:
11/24 - King & Queens, München (GER)
11/27 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
11/29 - Cobra Bar, Hamburg (GER)
Finland's Kemialliset Ystävät has their own domain now: http://www.kemiallisetystavat.com/
The Northwest Passage Festival starts tonight here in SF. I'm not sure if I'll make it out to see Maja Ratkje and Arve Henriksen tonignt, but I'm definitely going to Supersilent and Jaga Jazzist tomorrow. If anyone else is thinking of going, it looks like I'll have an extra ticket as my wife is sick and is not so inclined to attend. Let me know.
Finnish hardcore act I Walk the Line on tour in Germany with Hallo Kwitten:
12/07 - Hafermarkt, Flensburg
12/08 - Wild At Heart, Berlin
12/09 - Rote Flora, Hamburg
12/10 - Treibsand, Lübeck w/Turbostaat
12/11 - Drachenflug, Braunschweig w/Turbostaat
12/12 - Wild Rover, Aachen
12/13 - Bla, Bonn
12/14 - Neue Steffi, Karlsruhe
12/15 - Komma, Esslingen
12/16 - AK 44, Giessen
12/17 - AZ, Mühlheim w/Turbostaat
12/18 - Villa Oettingen, Darmstatd w/Turbostaat
A picture disc of the band's album "Badlands" will be released later this month via Combat Rock Industry.
The winners of the Swedish DeeJay Awards:
Prime cuts:
Artist/group: Eric Prydz
DJ: Adam Beyer
Producer/remixer: Eric Prydz
12": Stonebridge - Put 'em high
Label: Raw Fusion
Urban cuts:
Artist/group: Promoe
Club: Club Monday
DJ: Kid Sid
Producer/remixer: Embee
12": Promoe - These walls don't lie
Label: JuJu Records