Filled will be heading over to the Baltics on tour in late February/early March next year.
The Raveonettes will release a new single on December 8 in the UK for the song "Heartbreak Stroll" from their recent album "Chain Gang Of Love". It's being billed as a double-A side and will be paired with the recently recorded "Spector-like" track "The Christmas Song". The single will be available on CD as well as "festive green" 7" vinyl.
The first five acts booked for next August's Øya Festival in Norway: Kim Hiorthøy, Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band, Pleasure, Bonk, and Frode Fivel.
Combat Rock Industries will release the vinyl version of Nine's lastest album "Killing Angels" on December 5.
Other CRI-related news:
Endstand will be touring Japan in January. Dates:
01/15 - East, Kyoto
01/16 - ZD, Niihama
01/17 - Jitterbug, Tokushima
01/18 - Megahertz, Kitakyushu
01/19 - day off
01/20 - Battlebox, Kumamoto
01/21 - Kieth Flack, Fukuoka
01/22 - Pepperland, Okayama
01/23 - Huck Finn, Nagoya
01/24 - Red Cloth, Tokyo
01/25 - Faith, Mitsukaido
Check out pics from their recently completed European tour here: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/touri/
Manifesto Jukebox will be recording a split 7" with Japan's Minority Blues Band for Snuffy Smile Records and will tour over there in mid-April.
Finnish hardcore band Hero Dishonest has a new bassplayer named Leisure Suit Larry who apparently only knows two ways of playing: loud and wrong. They'll be coming over to the US in August and will also be doing a split with Brazil's Mukeka Di Rato for release sometime next year.
Trondheim, Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will be recording a new EP in December for Sally Forth Records. No word on a release date yet, but the indierock band has already been confirmed for Norway's national music showcase By:Larm in Bergen this coming February.
New Burning Heart signee Between Us will release their debut MCD "Regrets & Apologies" on January 28, 2004 and will be immediately hitting the road in Scandinavia to support and promote. Upcoming dates for the band so far:
12/04 - Stockholm @ Kafé 44 (SWE) w/Give Up the Ghost, The Change
01/31 - Tilflykt, Kongsberg (NOR)
02/14 - Valhall, Falun (SWE)
02/19 - Ungdomens Hus, uppsala (SWE)
02/20 - Kungen, Sandviken (SWE)
02/21 - Stallet, Umeå (SWE)
02/22-26 - tba, Finland
02/28 - LKPG HC Fest, Linköping (SWE)
Café Magazine says Moneybrother is the best artist of 2003. Read the article here. (in Swedish)
Cult of Luna has finally confirmed their upcoming Scandinavian tourdates:
11/25 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE) w/Switchblade
11/26 - Ungdomens hus, Uppsala (SWE) w/Switchblade
11/27 - Subscene, Oslo (NOR)
11/28 - Musikens hus, Gothenburg (SWE)
11/29 - Gislaved (SWE) CANCELLED
11/30 - Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE) w/Nebula
12/01 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE)
Don't forget - they're touring the UK with Dillinger Escape Plan in December, too:
12/07 - Riot fest, Antwerp (BEL)
12/08 - Concorde 2, Brighton (UK)
12/09 - Academy 2, Birmingham (UK)
12/10 - Hop & Grape, Manchester (UK)
12/11 - Fleece And Firkin, Bristol (UK)
12/12 - Cathouse, Glasgow (UK)
12/13 - Rock city, Nottingham (UK)
12/14 - Meanfiddler (K-fest show), London (UK)
Is there too much misogyny is Norweigan hip-hop? Beats the heck outta me - what do I know? Read today's feature from NRK. (in Norweigan)
David & the Citizens' next single will be for the song "Graycoated Morning" from their most recent album "Until the Sadness is Gone". The b-side will be the exclusive track "Christmas Eve" which was recorded at the band's practice space. It doesn't come out until January, but you can check out the video here: http://www.recycled.se/feature3.html
Finnish undergroup CDr label 267 Lattajjaa has a bunch of new releases:
LTJ-08 - Tivol - Loud & psychedelic spacekraut.
LTJ-09 - Grey Park - From Psych-Folky guitar strumming to weird electronics.
LTJ-10 - Uton - Warm droney sounds from the mystical forests of Tampere.
LTJ-11 - Rauhan Orkesteri - Organic & barefooted free jazz.
LTJ-12 - Braspyreet (coming late 2003)
LTJ-13 - Pylon - DIY-psychedelia
LTJ-14 - Pekko Käppi - Archaic folk music played with Jouhikko (the horsehair lyre)
For more info go here: http://www.dlc.fi/~hhaahti/267lattajjaa/releases.html
Musique One Stop has been updated with new pics from David & the Citizens, Shout Out Louds, Ultrasport, The Hommos, First Floor Power, and Rocky Dennis.
A ton of new music today for your listening enjoyment: first off we've got a streaming spotlight on Norway's Motorpsycho. They've been getting a lot of much-deserved attention for their recent "In the Fishtank" collaboration with the Jaga Jazzist horn section, so if you're curious about hearing more, this is a great place to start. I also put up the first batch of tracks from a Hederos & Hellberg live set. If you've been coming to this site for awhile, you'll notice that this one is different than the one I had put up before. Enjoy!
Trapdoor Fucking Exit, or should I say Trapdoor *@#1%@! Exit or whatever they decided to print, are reviewed in the latest issue of Punk Planet. Seems the test pressings of the new album finally arrived, so it should actually be out sometime soon. Look for a feature in the December issue of Close-Up, too. Otherwise, tentative plans are to tour the UK in February or March, but there's no dates yet. I'll keep you informed.
Dimmu Borgir will have two songs featured in trailers for the upcoming film "Hellboy". The movie, based on a character from the Dark Horse Comics series, is directed by Guillermo Del Toro ("Blade 2") and is set to open on April 2, 2004. More details: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hellboy/