Online label Fukk God has just put up a new release from Denmark's Wäldchengarten: http://www.fukkgod.org/june02/index.html
"Layers of drones, scrap metal, feedback and possibly even guitars meld together into a massive wall of noise terror. Maybe not abrassive, but sure as hell very uncomfortable."
Moneybrother is touring Germany with support from Denmark's Figurines:
10/17 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
10/18 - Cookys, Frankfurt (GER)
10/19 - The Atomic Café, München (GER)
10/21 - ISF, Bern (CH)
10/22 - Albani. Winterthur (CH)
10/23 - Altes Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
10/24 - B 72, Wien (AUS)
10/25 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
10/27 - Garage, Saarbrücken (GER)
10/28 - Schwimmbad, Heidelberg (GER)
10/29 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
10/30 - Uncle Sally party, SilverWings, Berlin (GER)
10/31 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
Johnny Bråttom Records is putting out a new comp called "Höstmusik" (fall music), the second in their series of seasonal themed collections. Here's the tracklist:
01. 50 Hertz - Vill du gifta dig med mig (och min bror)?
02. André featuring Habib - Whatyousayin'
03. Boy Omega - East
04. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Trumpets and violins
05. Sandy Mouche - Notes and bills
06. Talking to Teapots - The great summer that never came
07. Bremen Brotröster GmbH - Alright all night
08. Wichita Linemen - For all the marbles
Sahara Hotnights will be back on tour in the US soon doing headliner shows with Phantom Planet as support. Dates so far:
09/09 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
09/19 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
09/26 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
09/27 - Slims, San Francisco, CA
09/28 - Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA
09/29 - Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA
10/06 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
Check out some pics from the shoot of Eskobar's new video "You got me": http://www.eskobar.nu/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=57
Terrorizer takes a look back at the now-classic Refused album "The shape of punk to come": http://www.shorl.com/faprugeruprebo
It seems kind of odd to me that they don't mention what all the various members are up to now, except for Dennis. What's up with that?
Annie, Norway's latest pop sensation, is the pick of the week over at MTVE.com: http://www.nordic.mtve.com/features/cms/index.asp?id=1006000000000304&type=1&page=1
The Mythical Beast has a post from Friday where Jens Lekman discusses his influences and there's links to a couple mp3s for good reference: http://www.mysticalbeast.blogspot.com/#109297418287181339
I'm not much of a Lekman fan, but I do agree that Orange Juice is pretty great and worth tracking down.
Ebbot Lundberg told Aftonbladet that Soundtrack of Our Lives will be releasing four albums in the near future, not just the two confirmed so far. Given his history of often misleading the press, I'm very hesitant to say this is true.
Musique Machine reviews Norwegian thrashers Audiopain: http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=525
P3 Musikjournalen is reporting that Maja Ivarsson and Felix Rodriguez from The Sounds are behind Nic & The Family operating under the names Nancy Blond and Joey Demo. The group's single "Hej hej Monika" was a hit in Sweden this summer and the full album "Hej hej skiva" comes out September 1.