Is it so wrong for me to take pleasure in this? The Rasmus left the stage at this weekend's Redding festival amidst a barrage of mud and bottles after just one song. Even though the single "In the shadows" was quite a hit in the UK, they obviously didn't do enough to win over the notoriously merciless and fickle crowd.
Nervous Nellie currently occupy the number one spot at rockfun24.de and will be heading over to Germany on tour in October. Dates:
10/22 - Neue Heimat, Holzminden
10/23 - KUBA, Warburg
10/24 - Underground, Köln
10/25 - Backstage, München
10/26 - Klampfe, Witzenhausen
10/27 - Barfly, Schönebeck
10/28 - tba, Berlin
Check out the video for the new International Tussler Society track "Satan's favorite son": http://www.stickman-records.com/player_video.php
If you're at all into Gram Parsons or Byrds-style country rock, you need to check these guys out.
Some news from The Ricochets:
We are now preparing for our European tour starting 29th of September.Next week we´re gonna work in the studio with some new songs that we will try out on you on the tour. Trond has been writing some new stories from his life. Where the first album "Slo-mo suicide" was about him moving to Oslo and the how life was treating (or threatening) him there, and the second album "The ghost of our love" was about one girl he couldn't have, and at last made him leave Oslo for good and move back to his mother in his hometown Fredrikstad, where he now works as a cook and where he found true love at last, the new material will be about .....well you have to wait and hear. You have all something to look forward to. I guess we will play between four to six new songs. The next record will be expected summer/autumn next year.
Hotpress interviews Finnish electronic artist Lackluster: http://www.lackluster.org/?page=other&p=bore&story=15
Check out some pics from when Laakso played in the UK a few months back: http://www.laakso.nu/london.htm
The band is currently taking it easy and working on new material.
Imperial Recordings has signed a deal with Agenda Music (a division of Peacefrog) to release José González in the UK and Ireland. No word on an official release date yet, just 'soon'.
Pictures of Red Harvest from the first night of the Hole in the Sky Festival: http://www.holeinthesky.no/Photos2508.htm
Swedish hip-hop artists Ison & Fille will be releasing a new album this fall via Hemmalaget/Playground Records. The first single will be for the song "Ta D Dit" which was produced by Masse and features guest appearances by HighWon's newest member Aleks. A video will be filmed in Sardinia with director Jan Vasquez.
Don't forget about the Air Guitar World Championships being held in Finland tonight: http://www.airguitarworldchampionships.com/
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:
01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
05. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Smalare än Thord - World Hockey Party
08. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
09. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
13. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
14. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
17. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
18. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
19. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
Junip, the band that José González fronts when he is not playing solo, will be recording an EP for releaes sometime this fall.
Gustav Ejstes of Swedish psych-rock act Dungen is one of this week's guest contributors to the 'Listed' column at Dusted Magazine: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/255
Pitchfork reviews the new (International) Noise Conspiracy album: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/i/international-noise-conspiracy/armed-love.shtml