PopMatters reviews Magnet: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/magnet-onyourside.shtml
Moneybrother and José González are collaborating on music together for the Swedish TV program "Livet enligt Rosa".
The Thinner netlabel has posted a new release from Sweden's Jeff Bennett: http://www.thinnerism.com/releases.php?r=thn063
Apocalyptica, the Finnish all-cello classical crossover success-story, is looking to take it to the next level with their new single "Bittersweet", due out on November 29. The track features guest vocals from what I suppose are two of Finland's biggest rockstars: Lauri Ylönen of The Rasmus and Ville Valo of HIM. The song was written as a collaboration between the band and the two frontman and is the first single from the band's new album, due out early next year. A video was filmed in Helsinki with director Antti Jokinen (Nightwish, Celine Dion, Shania Twain) as well.
Katatonia reports that they are done with touring for the year and will take the winter off to write and record for what will become their seventh album.
Speaking of Katatonia, their old-school death-metal sideproject Bloodbath will finally get a proper US release for their new album "Nightmares Made Flesh" sometime early next year.
New US tourdates for The Hives:
11/20 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
11/22 - The Norva, Norfolk, VA
11/23 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
11/24 - House of Blues Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27 - Gypsy Ballroom, Dallas, TX
11/28 - New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, TN
11/29 - Pops, Sauget, IL
12/01 - Conan O'Brien Show, New York, NY
12/03 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
12/04 - The Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
12/06 - Granada, Lawrence, KS
12/10 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
12/11 - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
12/12 - The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (02) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
02. (04) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
03. (16) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
04. (NY) Le Tigre - "New Kicks"
05. (07) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
06. (NY) Phoenix - "Anybody"
07. (NY) Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
08. (NY) Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
09. (08) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
10. (13) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
11. (14) The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"
12. (01) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
13. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
14. (06) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
15. (NY) Starmarket - "Cologne"
16. (NY) Dreamboy - "Uncalled For"
17. (NY) The Solution - "My Mojo Ain't Workin No More"
18. (NY) Fibes, Oh Fibes! - "One Hour Baby"
19. (12) Nancy Sinatra - "Let Me Kiss You"
20. (NY) U2 - "Vertigo"
Hot tracks not in the top 20:
Goldie Lookin' Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
The Donnas - "Fall Behind Me"
La Nana - "Kabanskij"
Leaving the chart:
(03) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
(09) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
(10) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
(11) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
(15) Strip Music - "Never Die"
(17) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
(18) Manic Street Preachers - "The Love Of Richard Nixon"
(19) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
(20) Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"
The 21st Century Noise will release their self-titled debut album on October 27. Check out the cover here: http://www.the21stcenturynoise.com/pics/covers/album.jpg
All-star Swedish indie act Torpedo will begin recording their debut EP on October 18. An as-yet-unnamed label will be releasing it sometime early next year.
Read the behind-the-scenes diary for the making of the new Punk of Country video "My happy days": http://www.punkofcountry.com/default.asp?p=Diary_Coll_Video_1
Junior Senior recently completed a remix for the Le Tigre track "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo" that should see the light of day in various formats around mid-October. "We have always been big fans of Le Tigre and it's an honour for us to have worked with them," they say. There's plans to do yet another as-yet-unnamed remix and then it's back to the studio to work on the next album.
Mp3 blog Teaching the Indie Kids to Dance Again posts a track from the new Thirdimension album: http://teachingtheindiekidstodanceagain.blogspot.com/2004/10/machine-guns-for-weak-and-disabled.html