Remember those guys who stole the Tiger Tunes mascot? Well, as I reported here on 08/02, they gave it back. Of course the whole debacle was documented on video and you can check it out right here: http://halbehemden.com/tigerthieves/
It's September so that means it's time for a new album of the month. As I've said many times before, Logh is one of favorite bands and "The Raging Sun" is a masterpiece. If you don't already have this record, you are seriously missing out.
The Whyte Seeds are heading back to the UK this month:
09/12 - Rhyme and Reason 1st Anniversary @ Infinity w/Lex Luther, Balls, Komakino, Xero Kline
09/14 - White Heat @ Infinity w/Elefant
09/15 - Baby Seal Club @ Infinity w/Angels Fight The City, Mystery Jets, DJs Art Brut and Mylo
09/18 - Error Campaign, Notting Hill Arts Club w/Ludes, Cazals
Global Domination interviews 2 Ton Predator: http://www.statikmajik.com/gd/interviews/2tonpredator_2.php
Download the video for "Lifelines of depths" from the female Norwegian doom band Octavia: http://dn1.darknet.no/Octavia_Sperati_-_Lifelines_of_dephts.mpg
JR Ewing decided to get off their lazy butts and play some shows this month:
09/10 - Tjuvstart Festival, Posepilten, Trondheim (NOR) w/The Mormones, Sissy Wish (sold out)
09/25 - Microcosm 5 Festival, Nantes (FRA)
Updated European tourdates for Eskobar:
10/06 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
10/07 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/08 - Kantine, Augsburg (GER)
10/09 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
10/10 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
10/12 - Abart, Zurich (SWI)
10/13 - Bierhubeli, Bern (SWI)
10/14 - Undertown, Meyrin-Geneva (SWI)
10/15 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
10/16 - Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
Rockfoto.nu has pics of The (Int'l) Noise Conspiracy and The Hives from the UK's Reading Festival.
Cold Meat Industry has posted info about the new Atrium Carceri album "Seishinbyouin" coming out later this month: http://www.coldmeat.se/catalogue/cmi/cmi133.html
Blindside has posted some updated info concerning their current US tour including some additional dates: http://www.blindsideonline.com/news/index.asp
Finland's Mother Goose will be travelling down to Denmark for a few shows in November. The first date confirmed is November 18 at Loppen in Copenhagen with local act Flying Virgins.
Melody Club in the UK:
09/07 - Dublin Castle, London
09/08 - Little Civic, Wolverhampton
09/10 - Barfly, London
Here's the full tracklist for that "La la love you Pixies!" tribute comp coming out on Düsseldorf Recordings on October 13:
01. Doktor Kosmos - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
02. Mattias Alkberg BD - Here Comes Your Man
03. Hell On Wheels - Holiday Song
04. Quit Your Dayjob - Broken Face
05. Radius - Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons (US/Zmrzlina side project)
06. Hamell On Trial - Monkey Gone To Heaven (US)
07. Laakso - Bone Machine
08. Nathan Larson - Velouria (ex-Shudder to Think)
09. It's a Trick, It's a Trick - The Happening (members from First Floor Power/Pluxus)
10. Hello Goodbye - Gigantic
11. David Fridlund & Sara Culler - Wave of Mutilation
12. Doktor Kosmos - Distance Equals Rate Times Time