Denmark's Tiger Tunes reports that they have just finished doing a track for a record called "Captain Future Re-Animated" that will feature various contributors reworking and remixing the music from the TV cartoon "Captain Future". The program originally aired back in the late 70s/early 80s from what I understand.
The nominees for this year's Nordic Music Awards:
Best Norwegian artist: David Pedersen, Kurt Nilsen, Lene Marlin, Morten Abel and Odd Nordstoga
Best Norwegian newcomer: David Pedersen, Gaute Ormåsen, Kjartan Salvesen, Kurt Nilsen and Venke Knutson
Best Nordic artist: Agnetha Fältskog, Bo Kaspers Orkester, Lene Marlin, Lisa Nilsson and Outlandish
Best Nordic export: The Cardigans, Lene Marlin, Nightwish, Outlandish and The Rasmus
Full details: http://www.nordicmusicawards.no/
"In the shadows" from Finland's The Rasmus is featured as the kick-off track on the upcoming Universal Music comp "The Dark Side". The tracklist is mostly a who's who of classic goth rock such as
Stylus reviews Dungen and selects them as their pick of the week: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2412
Labrador Records will be releasing a new EP from Radio Dept. on November 17 entitled "This past week". As mentioned last week, the band is touring the UK at the end of October.
Stockholm has been selected for next year's P3 Popstad Festival. Read more: http://www.sr.se/p3/musikjournalen/arkiv.asp?DagensDatum=2004-10-11&Artikel=485152 (in Swedish)
The list of unsigned bands confirmed for Rookiefest in Hultsfred has been announced:
Addeboy vs Cliff (Umeå)
Ambassadeurs (Malmö/Lund)
Beckster (Stockholm)
The Colombos (Västerås)
Convoj (Göteborg)
Crang (Göteborg)
The Dandelions (Stockholm)
Dog Almighty (Borås)
Dying on a Sunday (Hultsfred)
Edward (Göteborg)
Elias One Man Band (Falun)
Funka (Stockholm)
Gender (Göteborg)
Hospital (Malmö)
The Lancaster Orchestra (Malmö)
Marble (Sundsvall)
Mother Misery (Enköping)
Le Muhr (Stockholm)
Lethal Techniques (Umeå)
Nikka Blue (Malmö)
P.R.I.D.E. (Stockholm)
Random Hero (Göteborg)
Rentokiller (Borås)
Reverend Martin Savage & His Holy Rollers (Stockholm)
Rico Wondahman & obnoXiuz (Göteborg)
Shoot Charlie (Älmhult)
The Sound of O.E. (Eskilstuna)
The Third Try (Norrköping)
Tristes Tigres (Stockholm)
Full details here: http://www.rookierockparty.se/
The brand new Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band album "Your New Best Friends" is out now in Norway and you can check out samples for three songs right here: http://www.emperornorton.com/mod/artistpage.php3?artist=ralph_myerz
New Scandinavian music reviews at High Bias this week:
Baby Woodrose - Dropout!
Bones - Straight flush ghetto
Mortiis - The grudge
On Trial - Live
Finnish hard-rockers Negative have signed a worldwide deal with Roadrunner Records. The first release of the deal will be an international reissue of the band's second album "Sweet & Deceitful".
Swedish lofi electronic pop act and all-around pranksters 50 Hertz report that in honor of them selling out all 500 copies of last summer's album "Lille tangos tjocke", they will now offer it as a free download: http://www.50hertz.tk/ (look under files)
As they say themselves, "Download the album and suck on it like the candypig you are, suck on it til we realese our next album 'Gemenskap och Mänsklig värdighet'."
The latest release from Norwegian avant label Rune Grammofon:
Scorch Trio - Luggumt
Follow-up to the highly acclaimed debut from 2002, this follows in the same supreme fashion, but differs in that it is a more varied recording. Bookended by two lenghty tour de force workouts, we get some lovely free playing demonstrating the great interplay these musicians are capable of, beautiful and mystical soundscapes and some strange Korean court music vibes. All in all another smashing release from guitarist Raoul Björkenheim and the great Norwegian rhythm section of bass player Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love.
Chalksounds wants y'all to know that they actually pay their interns. Friday's post might have implied that they are slave drivers, but it's really not true. Honest! Anyhow, they still need help, so get in touch if you're in the area.