PopMatters reviews the new Kings of Convenience: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/kingsofconvenience-riot.shtml
Norwegian black-metal band Dimmu Borgir had their show at the Huntridge Theater in Las Vegas on July 30 filmed by director Patric Ullaeus (Lacuna Coil, In Flames). No official word on whether or not there's a DVD in the works, but I'll keep you updated.
Check out an interview with Finnish avant-folk/psychedelia/improv act The Anaksimandros: http://www.loop.cl/entrevistas.asp?cod=11111410011097109105
Tampere-based IDM artist Oreia has a recent live set from Mental Alaska available for download: http://www.theoreia.com/
Upcoming Pan Sonic tourdates:
09/01 - Geneva (SWI)
09/11 - Sao Paulo (BRA)
09/26 - Berlin (GER)
10/15 - Supermarket, Torino (ITA)
10/16 - Zo< >Catania (ITA)
10/19 - Galleria Toledo, Napoli (ITA)
10/20 - Auditorium, Rome (ITA)
10/21 - Bios, Athens (GRE)
10/22 - Biennale Musica, Venezia (ITA)
10/23 - Link, Bologna (ITA)
10/29 - Le Tryptique, Paris (FRA)
Finnish ambient/noise label Luumu Recordings has two compilations online available for download: http://www.archive.org/audio/collection.php?collection=luumu
Swedish hardcore band Misconduct is touring Europe with Ignite:
09/17 - tba, London (UK)
09/18 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
09/19 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (HOL)
09/20 - Kato, Berlin (GER)
09/21 - Loppen, Kopenhagen (DK)
09/24 - Skaters Palace, Münster (GER)
09/25 - Broekrock Festival, Hertsberge (BEL)
09/26 - Goudvishal, Arnheim (HOL)
Two more Scandinavian dates to be confirmed shortly.
I've recently sold out of a few items in the mailorder catalogue, so if you're looking for something and not finding it, feel free to email me for an update on when I'll have it restocked. And don't forget - there's still lots of free goodies available. Every time you buy, you get a little something extra for free.
Some small updates for the last few For the Record shows: first up, Firefox has been added to the bill for the Hell on Wheels/Virtues date. Tiger Lou's wife fronts that band and they have mp3s on their website. It's also finally been confirmed that Wan Light will be one of the bands playing the Labrador Records showcase day. One more act will be added, but it's still not confirmed yet.
Updated summer tourdates for KVLR:
08/19 - Debaser, Stockholm
08/23 - Cafe Genomfarten, Uppsala
08/24 - Kafé 44, Stockholm
08/28 - Hovstockfestivalen, Jönköping
08/28 - Sommarens sista suck, Eskilstuna
08/29 - Cafe String, Stockholm
08/30 - Kungen, Sandviken
If you can help out with additional dates, especially on the 20th or 26th, please please email and hook it up.
Listen to John Hegre's (Jazzkammer) show from the Garage Festival in Stralsund, Germany: http://garage.in-mv.de/
There's a lot of other archived live stuff on the website as well.
Papermag reports on The Sounds from Warped Tour: http://www.papermag.com/cgi-bin/frameset/paperdaily.cgi?paperclips/04paperclips/warped_tour/
Recent Subliminal Sounds signees The Works have just started recording their debut album. They expect to have it ready in time for a late September release.
Memento Materia has updated their release schedule for the rest of the year:
August 23 - Michigan "Red Dawn" CDM
August 23 - Interlace "Master" CDM
September 20 - Interlace "Imago" CD
October 11 - Michigan "Ultimate Sky" CD
October 11 - V/A "Electropop Heroes Vol 2" CD
October 18 - Run Level Zero CDM
November 1 - Colony 5 CDM
November 22 - Backlash "Lodestar LP" CD
I'm starting to see some dates listed for a US tour with The Concretes:
10/13 - TT the Bear's, Cambridge, MA
10/11 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
10/20 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
If anyone hears of more, please let me know so I can get it posted. What kind of booking agency doesn't list their act's tourdates?