Swedish tour dates for Eskobar:
04/15 - Nalen, Stockholm
04/16 - Storan, Göteborg
04/17 - Folkets Hus, Nybro
04/21 - Kino, Karlskrona
04/23 - KB, Malmö
04/24 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
04/28 - Katalin, Uppsala
05/01 - Dinos, Sandviken
Catena Collapse will be putting the finishing touches on the track "Let's grow sick together" this weekend for an upcoming Ape Must Not Kill Ape compilation. It's gonna be called "This is your life" and I assume it'll be out sometime later this year.
In other news, the band will be making their triumphant return to the stage on March 18 after two whole years of not playing out. The show will be at UFFA in Trondheim, Norway with True North and the great Trapdoor Fucking Exit, so if you're in the neighborhood you should definitely stop by.
Some updated tour dates for Turbonegro:
02/21 - Fogdegaarden, Ålesund (NOR) w/Satyricon
03/01 - Monsters Of Rocco, Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
03/17 - Norges Handelshøyskole, Bergen (NOR)
03/19 - Samfundet, Trondheim (NOR)
04/03 - Idrettshall, Andenes (NOR)
Norwegian viking metal band Einherjer has decided to lay the band to rest. Their statement:
"After 11 years, 4 albums and 2 mini-albums, we've decided to split up Einherjer. We feel that we've made the album we wanted with "Blot" and therefore a journey of 11 years has come to an end. We would like to thank everybody who has supported us through the years.
For us, it is time to move on. We are definitively not retiring as musicians, so you haven't heard the last from us yet…
Regards, Frode, Aksel & Gerhard"
Boo-yah! My boys KVLR went straight to #1 on the Stockholm student radio charts! How awesome is that? The full list:
01. KVLR - Slow Clapping NY
02. Marit Bergman - Adios Amigos NY
03. Josh Rouse - Come Back (Light Therapy) NY
04. Promoe - These Walls Don't Lie NY
05. Swan Lee - I Don't Mind NY
06. Phoenix - Everything Is Everything 1
07. R-Kelly - Step In the Name of Love 2
08. Jens Lekman - Rocky Dennis Farewell Song 3
09. Clones - Crazy Boys 3
10. Tribeca - Solitude 3
11. Tiger Lou - Oh Horatio 4
12. Timbaland & Magoo - Indian Flute 4
13. The Thrills - Don't Steal Our Sun 4
14. Belle & Sebastian - I'm a Cuckoo 5
15. Peggy Lejonhjärta - Sista styverns trappor 5
16. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 5
17. Shout Out Louds - Please Please 5
18. Kaada - That's Life o-oh 5
19. Saraberg - Nuclear Love 6
20. Eastern Lane - feed your addiction 11
As mentioned before, the album is now available this week for preordering, so either order it from me if you're in North America or want the digipack, or head over to Chalksounds for ordering in Sweden/Scandinavia.
Ooh, the record is also a subject of focus on MI: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=191&I_FOKUS=4158 (in Swedish)
It'll probably stress out my bandwidth, but I've added a couple tracks from The Hellacopters Peel Session they did last year. Of course it's absolutely amazing, so be sure to check it out.
That song that Randy recorded with Fat Mike in SF was called "Dont let your babies grow up to be punk rockers" and I guess that definitely means they didn't play it at the show I saw. It'll be on an upcoming Burning Heart comp. The band also says they might come back in April, but nothing's set yet. Wait and see!
The brand new (International) Noise Conspiracy album will come out in May and will be called "Armed Love".
King is heading to Finland once again:
02/19 - Helsingfors (Live acoustic gig + interview on Radio X3M-Rock)
02/20 - Åbo (TVO) w/The Sheena Hyenas, Stiff 14
02/21 - Helsingfors (Semifinal) w/Lovestone
Kamera has a new website in both Swedish and English, no doubt in anticipation of their upcoming London gigs: http://www.kamerapop.com/
The Knife is getting ready to strike out beyond their borders. On March 8 the band's own Rabid Records will release the self-titled debut in England, but before that they'll put out a special edition 10" on February 23. That release will feature the tracks "Kino", "Bird" and "NY Hotel" from the first album and "High School Poem" from the "Hannah Med H" soundtrack that came out recently. And then in autumn look for their breakout release "Deep Cuts" to hit stores. Will international stardom soon follow?
In related news, DJ Coolof aka Olof Dreijer will be making some DJ appearances soon:
03/11 - Ideal festival, Nefertiti, Göteborg (SWE)
03/13 - Static festival, Kolingsborg (SWE)
Check out a clip of The Fashion playing live at Vibration Festival at Loppen in Copenhagen from this past weekend: http://www.vibration-kbh.dk/vib04/site.html
Pay Per Bag Records has an open letter from head-honcho Andreas Melin with the latest news on the label: http://www.streetzone.com/ppb/