Silence has announced that they will release Tobias Fröberg's debut album on October 6.
Rockfoto.nu has been updated with pics of The Soundtrack of Our Lives from Slussens Pensionat.
Stockholm's Nutmeg, described as "the bastard child of Jon Spencer and PJ Harvey slapped around by Kurt Cobain", will release "Trelåtarsdemo" on Mafioso Rosso, the CDR label run by Johan of Hell On Wheels. I assume that's a 3-song CD then?
The Carnation has a new website design: http://www.thecarnation.net/
They'll be playing the The International Pop Overthrow Festival in London at the end of October and will also be hitting Germany for a week and a half starting on September 30.
Last Days of April will be releasing the new single "Live the end" in October. In other news, the band will finally rerelease the "Henrik" 7" and their self-titled album later this month. "Henrik" will now be available as a 3" CD and both new discs will now include one unreleased bonus track apiece.
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Snook - Mister Cool
02. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
03. The Rasmus - Guilty
04. The Confusions - Window
05. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. The Solution - I Have To Quit You
08. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
09. Moder Jords Massiva - Out of My Hands
10. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
11. The Tough Alliance - Make It Happen
12. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
13. Lambretta - Kill Me
14. Venke Knutson - Kiss
15. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
16. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
17. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
18. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
19. 21st Century Noise - Let´s Leave
20. Maria Arredondo - Mad Summer
Challengers:
01. Maria Solheim - Too Many Days
02. Dadafon - My Brother´s Comeback
03. The Bends - Spacedriving
04. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
05. Ayesha - Fire
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Finnish punks I Walk the Line are touring Germany in December with Hallo Kwitten:
12/10 - Treibsand, Lübeck w/Turbostaat
12/11 - Nexus, Braunschweig w/Turbostaat
12/12 - tbc, Aachen
12/13 - tbc, Bonn
12/14 - tbc, Karlsruhe
12/15 - Komma, Esslingen
12/16 - AK 44, Giessen
12/17 - AZ, Mühlheim w/Turbostaat
12/18 - tbc, Bremen w/Turbostaat
12/19 - tbc, Hamburg
The top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen is back:
01. Ville Pusa - I dina ögon (FIN)
02. Ana - We are (SWE)
03. Kings of Convenience - I rather dance with you (NOR)
04. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
05. Marit Bergman - I will always be your soldier (SWE)
06. Petter ft. AFC - Repa skivan (SWE)
07. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
08. Brolle Jr - Watching the stars (SWE)
09. Sondre Lerche - Days that are over (NOR)
10. Saybia - Brilliant sky (DK)
Challengers:
11. Gimmel - Pisaroita ja kyyneleitä (FIN)
12. Sahara Hotnights - Hot night crash (SWE)
13. Stonebridge ft. Therese - Put em high (SWE)
Swedish grind act Gadget is touring Europe with their pals Relevant Few:
09/08 - Black Fleck, Potsdam (GER)
09/09 - N-Joy, Vreden (GER) w/Keitzer
09/10 - Grind Your Mind Festival, Boerderij, Geleen (HOL) w/F.U.B.A.R, Suppository
09/11 - I.M.Pakt Festival, QBus, Leiden (HOL)
09/12 - Heereveen, (HOL) w/F.U.B.A.R, Suppository
According to MIC Norway, Röyksopp will be releasing a new single sometime before the end of the year. Read more: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004090210382697479972
Dismember has recruited Johan Bergebäck as their new bassplayer. The guy who used to hold down the job, Rickard Cabeza, lives in Texas nowadays, so needless to say, the whole commuter was not working out. Johan has been supporting the band as a session player for some time now, so it's a natural fit.
The BBC reviews the Mats Gustafsson/Sonic Youth collaboration record on Smalltown Supersound: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/gustaffson_hidros.shtml
More confirmed dates for the upcoming Children of Bodom tour with Fear Factory and Lamb of God:
10/07 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
10/09 - Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, MI
10/10 - The Odeon, Cleveland, OH
10/11 - Norva Theatre, Norfolk, VA
10/13 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
10/15 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA
10/16 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
10/19 - House Of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
10/21 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
10/22 - New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, TN
10/23 - Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS
10/24 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
10/26 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
10/27 - Showbox Seattle, WA
11/05 - Gypsy Ballroom, Dallas, TX
11/06 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
11/08 - Pop's, Sauget, IL
11/09 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
11/10 - The Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
11/11 - Al Rosa Villa, Columbus, OH
11/13 - Saratoga Winners, Latham, NY
11/14 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC