I heard about this awhile ago, but now it's official: one of Sweden's biggest record stores, Skivhugget in Göteborg, is bankrupt and in dire straits. My understanding is that they will try to weather the storm and, at the very worst, will keep the online mailorder operation alive. Read more from the Göteborg Post: ttp://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=286&a=177061 (in Swedish)
The Glitterhouse website has a bunch of great free downloads online, including The Ricochets, Helldorado, Thomas Dybdahl and more: http://www.glitterhouse.com/index.asp?lang=e&mode=downloadlist&rnd=3%2C814334E-02=&incs=false
Check out the Epitaph Records e-card for C.Aarmé: http://www.epitaph.com/goodies/ecard.php?id=304
Finnish rockers Hanoi Rocks are planning some tourdates around Europe:
09/28 - Thunder Road, Codevilla (ITA)
09/29 - Blackout, Rome (ITA)
09/30 - Sonar Live, Colle Val D´Elsa (ITA)
10/01 - New Age, Roncade (ITA)
10/02 - Temporock, Gualtieri (ITA)
10/14 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona (SPA)
10/15 - tba
10/16 - Sala Jam, Bergara (SPA)
10/17 - Arena, Madrid (SPA)
Finland's leading goth-metal export HIM is planning to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with the release of a DVD in October. The disc will reportedly feature all 14 videos the group has done during the extent of their career, plus various 'making of' clips including footage of them working with Bam Margera of"Jackass" fame and various interview material.
In somewhat silly news, the remixed 5.1 surround sound version of Refused's classic album "The Shape Of Punk To Come" has been nominated for 'Best Multichannel Reissue' at the Surround Music Awards. The competition:
Outkast - Stankonia
George Harrison - Live In Japan
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on August 31. Read more about the awards here: http://www.surroundpro.com/articles/publish/article_217.shtml
Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet will finally see the US release of his most recent album "On your side" on October 19 via Filter US Recordings. The US version of the CD will include three bonus tracks and, as hinted at by the press release, touring will follow.
Speaking of Magnet, you can stream some live tracks him, Kings of Convenience and many more from the Summer Sundae Weekender Festival in the UK that happened earlier this month: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/out/festivals2004/summersundae/interviews.shtml
Here's a transcript of an Aftonbladet-hosted chat with Broder Daniel: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,520104,00.html (in Swedish)
As alerted by DJ Martian, Umeå-based noisecore act Cult of Luna will be embarking on their first Rock Sound-sponsored headlining tour of the UK in October in support of their forthcoming album "Salvation". Dates:
10/04 - Zodiac, Oxford
10/05 - Garage, London
10/06 - Rios, Bradford
10/07 - The Charlotte, Leicester
10/08 - Josephs Well, Leeds
10/09 - Corporation, Sheffield
10/10 - King Tuts, Glasgow
10/11 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
10/12 - Academy 3, Manchester
10/13 - Academy, Liverpool
10/14 - Academy 2, Birmingham
The full schedule for the Misconduct/Ignite tour has been confirmed:
09/17 - Garage, London (UK)
09/18 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
09/19 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (HOL)
09/20 - Kato, Berlin (GER)
09/21 - Loppen, Kopenhagen (DK)
09/22 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE) w/Between Us
09/23 - Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg (SWE)
09/24 - Skaters Palace, Münster (GER)
09/25 - Broekrock Festival, Hertsberge (BEL)
09/26 - Goudvishal, Arnheim (HOL)
Check out the video for "The Grudge", the new single from Mortiis: http://www.earache.com/bands/mortiis/grudge_video/player.html
The clip was shot by Los Angeles-based director Charlie Deaux and was shot last month on location in NYC.
Backyard Babies will be supporting Velvet Revolver on tour in Europe, as well as doing a few headlining gigs on the side:
08/22 - E-Werk, Cologne
08/25 - Eiserhalle, Munich
08/27 - The Matrix, Bochum (headlining)
08/28 - K19, Kassel (headlining)
08/31 - Academy, Glasgow
09/02 - Hammersmith, London
09/07 - Bataclan, Paris
09/09 - Razzamatazz, Barcelona
09/10 - La Riviera, Madrid
09/12 - Coliseum, Lisbon
Look for more dates to be announced soon.
New live tracks today from one of my all-time favorite bands Breach. They started out as a relatively run-of-the-mill hardcore band, but eventually evolved and mutated into something totally unique, culminating with the brilliant final album "Kollapse" in 2001. This recording is from just after the release of "It's me god" which marked the turning point in the band's career as they expanded their sound and discovered their own niche. First three tracks are up today, the rest will soon follow.