Sahara Hotnights have been forced to cancel their second LA show so they can shoot a video for their next single "Who Do You Dance For?".
Nun Music, the label founded and run by the guys in WE, now has their full website online: http://www.nunmusic.com/
Fluxblog has posted the Avalanches remix of The Concretes: http://newflux.blogspot.com/2004/09/geometric-grid-of-little-squares.html
Finally, Burning Heart issues a press release concerning their upcoming "Heart Attack" 10 year anniversary compilation: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=140
This thing's been in the works for a loooooong time, so I'm very excited to see that it's finally coming out on October 25. So many amazing collaborations! Full tracklist:
01. T(I)NC - Black Mask
02. C. Aarmé - Tu Puta Mi Casa
03. Promoe - These Walls Don't Lie
04. Nine - Inferno
05. Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
06. Turbonegro - Drenched In Blood (DIB)
07. Nasum - Darkness Falls
08. The Weakerthans - The Reasons
09. Raised Fist - Message Beneath Contempt
10. Nikola Sarcevic - Lovetrap
11. Division Of Laura Lee - Endless Factories
12. Refused - Refused Are Fucking Dead
13. Puffball - Take You Down
14. Looptroop - Don't Hate The Player
15. VOAG - Cause For Alarm
16. Give Up The Ghost - Love American
17. X-Ray Eyes - Randy
18. The Peepshows - Count Me Out
19. Bombshell Rocks - Warpath
20. The Lost Patrol - Alright
21. Between Us - Dialog
22. The Hives - Untutored Youth
23. Millencolin - Happiness For Dogs
24. The Business - No One Likes
25. Division Of Laura Lee - I Don't Wanna Hear It
26. Turbonegro - Repo Man
27. Nasum - The Real
28. Randy - Beware
29. Nobodys Heroes - Wrongones
30. Moneybrother/Looptroop - Looking For More Love
31. C. Aarmé - You're A Dead Box
32. Raised Fist - Time Will Let You Go, All Alone And Break
33. The Lost Patrol Band - My Heart Is Still A Mess
34. Nine - United Forces
35. Club Killers - Some Of Them A Bawl
36. Millencolin - AB Böna Och Be
37. Sounds Like Violence - You Give Me Heartattacks
38. T(I)NC inhale Blacksmoke - Armed Love
Björn Kleinhenz will be undertaking two new projects during the month of October. First up will be a cassette mini-album for a small German label called "Songs for a fake gay boyfriend". As for the rest of the month, Björn will be creating a number of unique CDRs for order. For 40SEK (or whatever you think it's worth) he'll create something new, just for you. Pretty neat - perhaps I'll have to take him up on the offer. Full info: http://www.kleinhenz.se/
Swedish hip-hop producer Skitzophrenic is collaborating with rapper Tank Marwin on a mini-album entitled "Conquer", due out sometime in the near future. Three tracks are done so far and you can download the first one right here: http://www.elqpe.com/skitzophrenic/music/Skitzophrenic_and_Tank_marwin-The_island.MP3
Splendid reviews Ebon Tale: http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1095416792205922
In Flames has cancelled their appearance at CBGBs in NYC on September 29 as vocalist Anders Fridén's girlfriend is pregnant and contractions started yesterday, weeks earlier than expected. I'm assuming then that he rushed back home and is now a happy father, so congrats!
Hell on Wheels is heading over to NYC to play a show at the Lion's Den along with fellow Swedes The Tiny on October 28. Otherwise, the band is hard at work in the rehearsal room working on new material.
The lineup for this year's the Avanto Helsinki Media Art Festival, Finland's annual event of non-conformist audiovisual art, has been announced. The event will take place November 18-21 at numerous locations in Helsinki and will feature music from Läjä Äijälä, Kemialliset Ystävät, Goodiepal and tons more. Full details: http://www.avantofestival.com/2004/index_en.php
Help wanted!
The two-year anniversary of IAT! is coming up this week (September 30!) and it's about time I started adding more content. In particular, I'm looking for people to do interviews, write articles or maybe even do record reviews. You won't get paid (yet), but isn't international superstardom worth it? But seriously, I'll do what I can to make it worth your while. Interested? Email me.
There are now IAT! buttons in the mailorder. Check it out! One free with any order, $1 apiece otherwise, regardless of location. If people are interested, I might make get a few different designs made as well.
At the risk of total bandwidth overload, I've added a crapload of new mp3s added today including something from one of my longtime favorites, Swedish industrial act Sanctum. Four more Kristofer Åström live tracks as well. Also, as I was so nicely informed by ex-drummer Janne Westerberg, those live Breach tracks are actually from 1997, not 1998 as they were originally labelled.
Jonas Renkse of Bloodbath/Katatonia talks to Antenna webzine about the former band's new album and possible plans to play live: http://www.antenna.nu/bloodbath/interview1.php
Check out the video for "Love my love" from the Whyte Seeds: high / low