Kite Recordings will release the new "First In Line EP" from Thomas Denver Jonsson in the UK on September 20. The EP features two new exclusive tracks and a live duet with fellow singer/songwriter Rosie Thomas.
Tsool.net has the complete lowdown for the new Soundtrack of Our Lives single "Big Time" which hits Scandinavian radio this week and the latest updates concerning the new album "Origin (part I)".
Updated international tourdates for The Rasmus:
08/20 - Mont Soleil Festival (SWI)
08/21 - Gampel Open Air (SWI)
08/22 - Istambul, Turkey
08/25 - Barrowlands, Glasgow (SCO)
08/27 - Leeds Festival (UK)
08/28 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK)
08/29 - Reading Festival (UK)
09/02 - Club Hollywood, Tallinn (EST)
09/03 - Mezaparks Song Festival Ground, Riga, Mobile Festival Re:Load (LAT)
09/04 - Vingis Park, Vilnius (LIT)
09/11 - Fete De Humanite, Paris (FRA)
09/18 - Elysee Montmatre, Paris (FRA)
09/30 - Docks/Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)
10/02 - Columbiahalle, Berlin (GER)
10/04 - Palladium, Cologne (GER)
10/07 - Muffathalle, Munich (GER)
10/14 - Manezh, St Petersburg (RUS)
10/15 - Manezh, St Petersburg (RUS)
10/16 - MTV Russia Awards, Moscow, Kremlin (RUS)
10/17 - DKG Theatre, Moscow (RUS)
10/27 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh (SCO)
10/28 - Northumbria Uni., Newcastle (UK)
10/29 - Apollo, Manchester (UK)
10/31 - Guildhall, Portsmouth (UK)
11/01 - Academy, Bristol (UK)
11/02 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (UK)
11/03 - UEA, Norwich (UK)
11/04 - Hammersmith Apollo, London (UK)
Tyskarna från Lund will release a special new single called "Kniven, gaffeln, skeden" on September 15. The track features accompanyment from the Svenska Kocklandslaget (the Swedish Culinary Team) and is the official Swedish hymn for the Culinary Olympics 2004 (!!!) in Erfurt, Germany on October 17-20. The disc will also include the exclusive b-side "Klötzodizian venue menu III" which is described as 'an experiment in French house, sort of' alongside two remixes by Swedish electronic artist Folie.
Swedish psychrock/experimental label Subliminal Sounds has put up samples for almost all their artists: http://www.subliminalsounds.se/DOK/label.html
The Concretes will be playing a special New Year's Eve party in London, England, London with Saint Etienne and The Magic Numbers at Shepherds Bush Empire.
Moving Hands interviews Convenant about their recent trip to Australia and more: http://www.movinghands.net/articles/detail.asp?id=63
Rockfoto.nu has tons of new pics from Malmöfestivalen including José González (who reportedly covered Bruce Springsteen and others), Infinite Mass, Fibes Oh Fibes!, The Mo and tons more.
Eskobar will be releasing a new single at the end of September for the song "You Got Me" from their latest album "A Thousand Last Chances". It will include three songs, one of which will be a remix. A video for the track will be filed in Stockholm next week with director Daniel Börjesson.
Finland's On a Solid Rock has a new webdesign up: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/solidrock/index.html
Svenskunderjord is reporting that the Swedish hip-hop gala scheduled for October (first reported on 08/05) is a sham. Or at least, that's what the people from Streetzone are saying - they're upset that others are moving in on their turf, especially considering the McDonald's and NRJ sponsorship of the event. Read more: http://www.svenskunderjord.com/visaNyheter.asp?id=666 (in Swedish, notice the foreboding news id#)
It has finally been revealed that the upcoming Bear Quartet tribute album from A Tenderversion Recording/A Westside Fabrication will be called "Money Talks" and will be released on September 22. Once again, here's the tracklist:
01. Laakso - Blizzard
02. The Concretes - Just Locals
03. Junip - Carsick
04. Håkan Mild - Hunchback
05. Andreas Mattson - Machine Gun
06. The World - Euthanasia
07. Seven Shells - Old Friends
08. Erik Devahl - Straw
09. Kåre Vernby & Dibaba - If You Have A Heart
10. Boy Omega - Last Ball
11. Reverend Big O - I'm Slow
12. Kristofer Åström - Twinreceiver
13. Monastir - Ghosts For Laundry
14. Bad Cash Quartet - Put Me Back Together
15. They Stole A Million - Speedy
16. Audrey - Helpless