Uppsala's The Ghoulies have announced that they will release their new album "Reclaim the world" on October 1 via Germany's Rockstar Records. Check out an mp3 sample here: http://www.rockstarrecords.de/mp3/THE%20GHOULIES%20-%20reclaim%20the%20world.mp3
The band will be hitting the road in support of the release as well:
10/01 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
10/02 - Imperiet, Herning (DK)
10/03 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
10/04 - De Kar, Groningen (NL)
10/05 - Holidays in Aachen/Köln (GER)
10/06 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
10/07 - Wild Rover, Aachen (GER)
10/08 - Kulturpalast, Wiesbaden (GER)
10/09 - Juz, Saarlouis (GER)
10/10 - Monofaktur, München (GER)
10/11 - Gerber3, Weimar (GER)
10/12 - Köpi, Berlin (GER)
10/13 - Lehmitz, Hamburg (GER)
Gluecifer will release the "Royally Stuffed" DVD on November 15. The disc will contain almost three hours of material including concert footage, interviews, all of the band's videos, the band's own tour video and more.
International mp3 blog Fat Planet has updated with a bunch of new mp3s, included something from Ugress of Norway: http://www.fatplanet.com.au/
Punk of Country has just released their debut single "My happy days" as a free websingle: http://www.punkofcountry.com/
The track comes from the band's forthcoming full-length album "Leaving the trees behind".
The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:
01. Ana - We Are
02. Annie - Chewing Gum
03. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
04. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
05. Smalare Än Thord - Tre Kroner
Requested Videos: 199,670
Number of titles requested: 4,799 different titles
Total Streams: 295,254
Stockholm-based act Fraction of My Former Self has posted three tracks from their new EP "Cheap tricks and short cuts" inlcuding a Kraut-rock cover version of "Walking on sunshine": http://www.fomfs.com/
It will be available on both 7" red vinyl and CD and comes out on September 27 through their own label No Big Deal.
My webserver crashed last night, so I had to repost Friday's news from a backup. Hopefully everything should be back to normal now.
Thomas Dybdahl's third album from his October trilogy, "One day you'll dance for me New York City", will be released on October 18. The first single is called "A love story" and is only being released on its own as a digital download via musiconline.no and should be available now. The track was written for and is featured on the soundtrack for the film "Monstertorsdag" which was directed by Arild Ornmundsen. Unfortunately, the trailer isn't online yet, but you can find out more about the movie here: http://www.monstertorsdag.no/
Denmark's Tiger Baby will release their debut album "Lost in You" in the US on September 21 via Souvenir Records. They'll also contribute a cover of "Love will tear us apart" to the label's upcoming "Popaganda Volume 2" compilation.
Satirnine is looking for a new guitarist: http://www.satirnine.com/
Fun has updated their website with tons of pics from their recently-completed European tour: http://www.knobox.no-ip.info/~riku/fun/shows.php
Sadly, Division of Laura Lee has been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour with Rye Coalition and Your Enemies Friends. The reason? Lack of funds from the label. It's a shame because the new album "Das not compute" is far better than "Black city" and is totally worth supporting. Too bad it doesn't seem to have gotten the attention it deserves. Read the official announcement here: http://www.divisionoflauralee.com/iannouncement.php
Norway's El Caco have started recording their new album, the follow-up to 2003's "Solid Rest". Look for it around March 2005 from Black Balloon Records.
Stina Nordenstam's website has been revamped and now includes some more info about the upcoming album including lyrics and the tracklist: http://www.stinanordenstam.com/
MIC Norway gives the rundown on many of Norwegian artists touring abroad this fall: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004091013493190783703