Denmark's Tiger Tunes is heading back to Germany in late April with Team Blender supporting:
04/23 - Asta Erstsemester Party, Marburg
04/24 - Ut Connewitz, Leipzig
04/25 - MS Stubnitz, Rostock
04/27 - Magnet, Berlin
04/29 - Underground, Köln
04/30 - Cafe Central, Weinheim
05/01 - Volxbad, Flensburg
05/02 - Alter Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
05/03 - Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover
05/04 - Klüpfl, Nürnberg
05/05 - JZ, Peißenberg
05/06 - Waldschloss, Potsdamm
05/07 - JFZ, Neuruppin
05/08 - Tower, Bremen
05/09 - Tanzhalle St.Pauli, Hamburg
This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Steen1 - Jarden träkki (FIN)
02. Trilogia - Hei (FIN)
03. SubUrban Tribe - Silent Rain (FIN)
04. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så (SWE)
05. The Alpine - Too many monsters (DK)
06. Kamera - Suburban boy (SWE)
07. The Crash - Still alive (FIN)
08. Patrik Isaksson - 1985 (SWE)
09. Backyard Babies - A song for the outcast (SWE)
10. Neljä Ruusua - Elän vain kerran (FIN)
Challengers:
01. The Rasmus - Funeral song (FIN)
02. Shout Out Louds - Please please please (SWE)
03. Paris - Rainy day in London (SWE)
Labrador Records act Aerospace will support Belle & Sebastian on their Scandinavian tour. Dates:
03/24 - Store Vega, Köpenhamn
03/25 - Trädgår´n, Göteborg
03/26 - Rockefeller, Oslo
03/28 - Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm
The Haunted will tour the UK with Funeral for a Friend in May:
05/02 - Barrowlands, Glasgow
05/04 - Town Hall, Middlesborough
05/05 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
05/06 - Forum, London
05/08 - City Live Arena, Newport
Wolfbrigade has cancelled almost all of their US tour plans. Here's the complete statement from the band:
We are truly sorry to anounce that we will not be able to fullfil the US tour. Micke, our singer, have got an infection on his vocalcordes, and this jeopardies not only our last recording we are doing this weekend, the whole US tour, but also Micke's abilty to talk and sing in the future. He will go trough a operation sometime soon, and hopefully he will get better.
His doctor says he might be able to do one or two shows, so we will do thrashfest(even though it will be painful for him), but not 14. We are really sorry for this, we have been looking forward to end the band in a proper way, and now everything is in danger.
We have been discussing talking in an stand-in singer, but it doesn't feel right when it's our last shows. It just isn't an alternative in this situation. If Micke had left the band maybe, but now, hwn he can't do it due to an infection, it doesn't feel right.
Our apologies to Felix, Yannick, Michele, and everyone else involved in this tour. We will report news on Micke's voice when we know more.
Keep your fingers crossed and we hope you understand that this is nothing we've choosed.
Those two dates still happening are May 1 (Thrash Fest 5) in Minneapolis and possibly May 3 in Chicago.
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Outlandish - Walou
02. Eskobar - Love Strikes
03. The Crash - Still Alive
04. Backyard Babies - Song For The Outkast
05. Maria Mena - You´re The Only One
06. Span - Don´t Think The Way They Do
07. Lene Marlin - Another Day
08. Black Diamond Brigade - Black Diamond
09. Grand Avenue - Take It As It Comes
10. Winta & Anton Gordon - Hot Romance (Rok With You)
11. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
12. Mark Rosener - Something In The Way
13. Safri Duo feat. Clark Anderson - All The People In The World
14. Broder Daniel - Shoreline
15. Ane Brun - Humming One Of Your Songs
16. Her Majesty - You and me against the world
17. Anne Hvidsten - Need To Know
18. The Breakers - What I Want
19. The Latin Kings - T.L.K.
20. Noora - Zeros
Challengers:
01. Swan Lee - I Don´t Mind
02. Organism 12 - Sångfågel
03. Lorraine - Highlights
04. Nobody Beats The Beats - Can´t I Be Loved
05. Iron African - Stay Awake
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
The new Moder Jords Massiva album "Från Luften" has been finished and will be released in the beginning of April. In related news, the MJMPropaganda full-length album is now being completed and they say to "prepare for a heavy set of hard-hitting feminist roots reggae." There'll be a record release show for that one on April 29 at Kagelbanan/Mosebacke in Stockholm.
I'm a little slow on picking up on it, but the new Switchblade website is finally online: http://www.trustnoonerecordings.com/switchblade/
Some of these have mentioned before, but here's the full list of new acts being booked by Luger: Logh, Sophie Rimheden, Heikki, Existensminimum, Peter, Bjorn and John, Stella Rocket and The Tough Alliance.
And speaking of Luger acts, Moneybrother is touring Europe with Germany's Beatsteaks:
04/03 - Uncle Sally @ Magnet, Berlin (GER) (no Beatsteaks)
04/10 - Backstage, München (GER)
04/12 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
04/14 - Roxy, Ulm (GER)
04/15 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
04/16 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
04/17 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
04/18 - Talschock, Chemnitz (GER)
04/20 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER)
04/21 - Mau Club, Rostock (GER)
04/22 - Jolly Joker, Braunschweig (GER)
04/23 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/26 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA) (no Beatsteaks)
And some German dates for Logh:
05/22 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
05/23 - Ms Stubnitz, Rostock (GER)
05/25 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
05/26 - Rosenkeller, Dena (GER)
05/27 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER)
05/28 - Volkspark, Halle (GER)
05/29 - Glad House, Cottbus (GER)
Combat Rock Industry will release the Bombshell Rocks "Love For The Microphone" 10"/CD in mid-May. Samples coming soon.
A-ha's Magne Furuholmen opens the Carnegie Art Awards in Oslo, performing three songs from his forthcoming solo album accompanied by a paint-bucket drummer: http://www.a-ha.com/index.php?id=4712&cat=417
Up and coming lo-fi electronic act Slagmålsklubben has posted commentary for every track on their new EP "Hit Me Hard": http://biphome.spray.se/hatahund/smk/