The Perishers are getting even more placement on TV ads in the US besides the OC: http://www.perishers.nu/new/article.asp?id=32
The Notre Dame show on Halloween at Musikenshus in Göteborg will be filmed for an upcoming DVD release. Of course that means all sorts of special events will be taking place such as costume contests and numerous promised guest appearances. Even better - all international fans from outside Sweden get in free, provided of course they bring a passport as proof. Check out the flyer: http://www.snowyshaw.com/html/hell.html
Here's an mp3 sampler featuring snippets from Embee of Looptroop's new solo album "Tellings from Solitaria": http://www.looptroop.nu/mp3/embee_snippets.mp3
The official release date is November 17.
Updated Tiger Lou tourdates:
11/01 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
11/02 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER)
11/03 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
11/04 - Bla, Bonn (GER)
11/05 - Juz, Leer (GER)
11/06 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
11/07 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
11/08 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
11/09 - Rote Fabrik, Zürich (SWI)
11/10 - Orangehouse, München (GER)
11/11 - Mokka, Thun (SWI)
11/12 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
11/13 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER)
12/15 - Norrlands Nation, Uppsala (SWE)
12/16 - Culturen - All Ages, Västerås (SWE)
12/17 - Kungen Ê, Sandviken (SWE)
Updated tourdates for José González:
11/05 - De Roma, Antwerpen (BEL) w/Zita Swoon
11/23 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL) w/Zita Swoon
11/24 - Doornrosje, Nijmegen (NL) w/Zita Swoon
11/25 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL) w/Zita Swoon
11/26 - Halles van Schaerbeek, Brussel (BEL) w/Zita Swoon
11/27 - Melkweg / Max, Amsterdam (NL) w/Zita Swoon
12/02 - Rust, København (DK)
12/03 - Studenterhuset, Ålborg (DK)
12/04 - Voxhall, Århus (DK)
12/05 - Kulisselageret, Horsens (DK)
12/09 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
12/10 - Blaest, Trondheim (NOR)
12/15 - Jumo Jazzclub, Helsinki (FIN)
12/18 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER)
12/19 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER) w/Logh
12/20 - Scheune, Dresden (GER) w/Logh
12/21 - Prager, Munchen (GER) w/Logh
12/22 - Feurwache, Magdeburg (GER) w/Logh
Ane Brun will be releasing a new EP this fall with two new originals and two covers, including "Morning Theft" by Jeff Buckley and "Stop" by Sam Brown. The next proper full length is still being worked on and will be out next year.
Fraction of My Former Self has posted a whole bunch of mp3s, including their upcoming single and some other unreleased older stuff: http://www.fomfs.com/
Here's an e-card for Deportees promoting their new album "All prayed up": http://www.emi.se/artists/deportees/apu/index.htm
Ephemera has posted a bunch of new tourdates around Norway leading up to the end of the year: http://www.ephemera.no/nyheter/konserter.asp
Check out the brand new Nasum video for "Wrath": http://www.burningheart.com/videos/search.php?bid=54
Swedish synthpop group Eternity Range (ex-Morticians), featuring Andreas Rimheden (brother of Sophie), have signed with US label Kinetik and will release the album "Solitude" later this fall. Download the title track from here: http://www.makeastar.com/asps/artist_details.asp?submissionid=3209
Swedish rock n' roll act The Bones has a new site online and have also posted the dates for the upcoming Eastpak Resistance Tour that they are participating in with classic hardcore acts Sick of It All, 7 Seconds, Slapshot and others: http://www.bonesrocknroll.com/
NRK on 'Bergensbølgen', the show for Mikael Tellé of Tellé Records: http://www.nrk.no/musikk/4177039.html (in Norwegian)
The lineup of performers is essentially a who's who of Noregian music with a few Finns thrown in for good measure. Good thing it's being streamed, too.
HeavyMetal.no interviews Fenriz of Darkthrone: http://www.heavymetal.no/show.article.asp?menuid=&artid=1811 (in Norwegian)