Check out the video for the new Fibes! Oh Fibes single "One hour baby": http://www.pluxemburg.com/extras/fof-one_hour_baby.mov
Norwegian singer/songwriter St. Thomas checks in from tour in Denmark with a report on the first gig: http://www.stthomas1976.net/thomas/
European tourdates for Nasum:
10/17 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
10/18 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE)
10/19 - Headbangers ballroom, Hamburg (GER)
10/20 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
10/21 - AZ, Mülheim (GER)
10/22 - Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL)
10/23 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL)
10/24 - 13, Tilburg (NL)
10/25 - Joseph's Well, Leeds (UK)
10/26 - Cathouse, Glasgow (UK)
10/27 - Garage, London (UK)
10/28 - Arts Centre, Colchester (UK)
10/29 - Muziek-o-droom, Hasselt (BEL)
10/30 - Deathfest 2004, Drachten (NL)
11/01 - Schlachthof, Karlsruhe (GER)
11/02 - Austrasique, Nancy (FRA)
11/03 - Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
11/04 - Crock'More, Perpignan (FRA)
11/05 - Mephisto, Barcelona (SPA)
11/06 - Korrigan, Luynes (FRA)
11/07 - ExpoLive Club, Vicenza (ITA)
11/09 - PTR-Usine, Geneve (SWI)
11/10 - Abart, Zurich (SWI)
11/11 - Hansa 39, München (GER)
11/12 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
11/13 - Ex-haus, Trier (GER)
11/14 - Wehrschloss, Bremen (GER)
11/15 - Alte Meierei, Kiel (GER)
11/17 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
FOr the full list of opening acts and links to the venues go here: http://www.nasum.com/tour_2004.asp
Updated tourdates for Logh:
12/15 - tba (DK)
12/16 - Weltbühne, Hamburg (GER)
12/17 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
12/18 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER) w/José González
12/19 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER) w/José González
12/20 - Scheune, Dresden (GER) w/José González
12/21 - Prager Drühling, München (GER) w/José González
12/22 - Feuerwache, Magdeburg (GER) w/José González
The highly esteemed Tom Waits lists Kaizers Orchestra as one of this top 10 picks: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/543611/ref%3Ded%5Fqpe%5Fdp%5F1%5F1/202-1529693-0745458
It seems like just about everyone is putting out a comp right now. Here's the tracklist for the upcoming label comp from Finland's Fullsteam Records:
Damn Seagulls
1. Further And Away
2. Jesus Stole My Baby
Disco Ensemble
3. Videotapes
4. Masquerade
Deep Insight
5. Red Tape
6. Hurricane Season
Koma
7. One Of Us Must Hang
8. Just Another Host
Flogging Molly
9. Screaming At The Wailing Wall
10. Light Of A Fading Star
No Shame
11. Coward
12. Goodbye
Abduktio
13. Soitellen sotaan (Dancing Off To War)
14. Elävien Kuolleiden Yö (The Night Of The Living Dead)
Callisto
15. Cold Stare
16. Limb: Diasporas
Sela
17. You Die
18. Tanssitaan
The official release date is October 20.
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Snook - Mister Cool
02. The Rasmus - Guilty
03. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
04. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
05. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
06. Annie - Chewing Gum
07. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
08. Ana - We Are
09. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
10. Mando Diao - Clean Town
11. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
12. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
13. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
14. Ayesha - Fire
15. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
16. Tungtvann - Plan B
17. Melody Club - Take Me Away
18. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
19. Anna Ternheim - To Be Gone
20. Miio - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Challengers:
01. Petter - Tidens tempo/Prolog
02. Arash - Boro Boro
03. HIM - And Love Said No
04. Janove Ottesen - Go Tell Her
05. Vacuum - They Do It
06. Blacknuss - All Your Lovin'
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. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
02. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
03. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
04. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
05. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
06. Bomfunk MC's - No way in hell (FIN)
07. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
08. Ville Pusa - I dina ögon (FIN)
09. Lazyboy - Facts of life (DK)
10. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
Challengers:
11. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
12. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)
13. Múm - Will the summer make good for our sins? (ICE)
Splendid has two Swedish music reviews today:
Nanook of the North - http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1095674915985879
Logh - http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1096019467273311
Black Lodge Records has signed Swedish death-thrashers Raise Hell. The band was previously signed with Nuclear Blast. They are currently working on their fourth album and promise a "thrash explosion" sometime early next year.
Digfi has published an interview with Malmö-based electronic artist Testbild!: http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=6201 (in Swedish)
The new album "The Inexplicable Feeling of September" and 2001's "The Double Life of Testbild!" were put out by my neighbors across town at Radio Khartoum and you can get more info and samples here: http://www.radiokhartoum.com/
Swedish rapper Snook will rerelease his debut album "Vi vet inte vart vi ska men vi ska komma dit" in a new version with three extra songs. Here's the revised tracklist:
01. Frankensteins boogie
02. Om en minut om en sekund (new)
03. Mister cool
04. Har du tänkt på din egen begravning
05. Såpbubblor
06. Och farsan snarkar redan
07. Lejonhjärta
08. 17 juni
09. Låtsas som om det regnar
10. Håll käften orkestern
11. Verklighetsutflykt AB (new)
12. Rasmus sista vers (new)
Pitchfork reviews the Sonic Youth/Mats Gustafsson collaboration "Hidros 3" on Smalltown Supersound: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/g/gustafsson_mats/hidros-3.shtml