Norway's Satyricon is doing two shows in Greece:
11/15 - Mylos Club, Thessaloniki
11/16 - AN Club, Athens
The brand new Moonbabies website is now online and they've got a whole bunch of media files to download along with a message board and so on. They've also revealed the final tracklisting for the new album "The Orange Billboard":
A SIDE
01. Fieldtrip USA
02. Sun A.M.
03. Over My Head
04. Crime O´the Moon
05. Jets
B SIDE
06. Summer Kids Go
07. Forever Changes Everything Now
08. Slowmono
09. Wyomi
10. The Orange Billboard
11. You know how it is
As mentioned here before, the album is pure pop brilliance and is highly recommended. It will be out on Chalksounds in Scandinavia on January 16, the vinyl version on Denmark's Quartermain Records sometime in December, and hopefully before the end of the year it'll be released by Parasol in the US. Preorder instructions should be coming soon.
"Failures & Sparks", the debut album from acoustic country act The Chrysler is done and ready for ordering from Flora and Fauna even though it won't hit stores until November 5. The group will play a short, free release party show at Tidsfördrif on October 29.
Here's a more complete, updated tour schedule for The Sounds:
10/23 - Northsix, Brooklyn (CMJ)
10/27 - Knitting Factory, New York
10/29 - Fletcher's, Baltimore
10/31 - Small's, Detroit
11/01 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids
11/02 - Promo West Pavilion, Columbus
11/04 - The Canal Club, Richmond
11/05 - Norva Theatre, Norfolk
11/07 - Banana Joe's, Columbia, SC
11/08 - 40 Watt Club, Athens
11/09 - Music Farm, Charleston, SC
11/11 - The Social, Orlando
11/12 - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale
11/13 - Twilight, Tampa
11/14 - Floyd's Music Store, Tallahassee
11/15 - The Parish, New Orleans
11/17 - Dave's On Dickson, Fayetteville
11/18 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City
11/20 - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
11/21 - 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs
11/22 - Bash on Ash, Phoenix
11/24 - Grand Ballroom, San Fransisco
11/25 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles
11/26 - Avalon, Los Angeles
12/27 - Forum, Copenhagen (DK) w/Racing Ape, Carpark North, Kaizers Orkester and Kashmir
Mando Diao Japanese tour dates:
11/10 - Club Quattro, Tokyo
11/11 - Club Quattro, Tokyo
11/13 - Club Quattro, Nagoya
11/14 - Club Quattro, Osaka
11/15 - Drum Logos , Fukuoka
11/17 - Zepp, Tokyo w/The Ark
11/18 - Club Quattro, Osaka
11/20 - Penny Lane, Sapporo
Kristofer Åström has added some new photos on his website and has also lined up a couple new solo gigs in Sweden:
10/25 - Lava, Kuturhuset, Stockholm
11/09 - Klubb Söndag, Örebro
Here's the tracklist info for that new Bear Quartet EP "Ask Me Don't Axe Me":
01. Ask Me Don't Axe Me (Alkberg/Alkberg)
02. Dead From The Waist Up (Alkberg/Alkberg)
03. Summer Dies (Nuottaniemi/Haapalainen)
04. High On Hope, Low On Target (Olsson/Olsson)
05. 200 killar inga tjejer (Alkberg/Alkberg)
You can hear a streaming sample of the title track on the 10/20 radio playlist over on the right.
Norweigan hardrockers Span are thinking about setting their sites on the US according to this article (in Norweigan). They've already been making inroads in the UK and will be heading over there once again later on this month opening for Oceansize. Dates:
10/26 - Pressure Point, Brighton
10/27 - White Horse, High Wycombe
10/28 - The Park, Peterborough
10/29 - Academy, Liverpool
This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Outlandish - Aicha
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
03. Mew - 156
04. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
05. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
06. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
07. Redrama - Hang It Up
08. Lene - It´s Your Duty
09. Kamera - Fragile
10. The Rasmus - In My Life
11. Looptroop - Don´t Hate The Player
12. User - To Feel
13. Whyte Seeds - So Alone
14. Mustasch - Black City
15. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
16. Paperboys - On The Low
17. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
18. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
19. Safri Duo - Fallin´ High
20. Span - Papa
Challengers:
01. The Sonnets - Tale Told By The Cynical
02. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Långsamt
03. Nathalie Nordnes - Only Because
04. Equicez - Barnslig
05. Baby Woodrose - Pouring Water
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
All the details are being worked out for the upcoming Melodifestivalen. Read more. (in Swedish)
The Cardigans, The Motorhomes, Dialog Cet and Blackstrap have all been confirmed for Swedish Radio P3's next Popstad in Jönköping on February 13-14 next year.
It's my sad duty to break the news that rock n' rollers 69-Hard has broken up. The official statement, direct from vocalist Kalle Metz:
69-Hard no longer exist as a band. We have collectively decided to call it a day. It a decision based on multiple factors but the main reason is that we think that we have taken 69-Hard continue with music in other constellations but the band 69-Hard ends here. THANK YOU so much to those who have helped us through the years.
The band's last album "Blues From Hell" came out last April on the band's own Idle Hands Records.
Opeth's new DVD "Lamentations - Live At Shepherds Bush Empire" has been confirmed for a release date or November 24 through Music For Nations. As mentioned before, the disc will contain both a heavy and a mellow set of material from the band recorded live on September 25 in London along with a 65-minute documentary feature. A live double CD album will follow sometime in the coming months.
Logh will be entering the studio shortly to record a brand new version of the song "The Bones of Generations" for that upcoming 7" on Sound Fiction which will be paired with the already-recorded cover of Slayer's "War Ensemble". I guess that makes it version #3, eh? Can't wait to hear it.
Get ready to start hearing a lot more Junior Senior because the guys are going Hollywood. Both "Move Your Feet" and "Shake Your Coconuts" are being prominentely featured in the forthcoming live action movie/cartoon Warner Brothers "Looney Tunes: Back in Action". "Shake Your Coconuts" will also be the featured single for all of the film's promotional material. The movie stars WB classic characers Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck alongside 'real' stars like Steve Martin, Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Timothy Dalton and Heather Locklear. It was directed by Joe Dante ("Gremlins", "Small Soldiers") and opens November 14 in the US and December 12 in Europe. In other news, the band is currently working on a new video for "Shake Your Coconuts" with director Diane Martel, whose previous work includes videos for artists such as LL Cool J, Christina Aguilera, Gangstar, Justin Timberlake and Ol' Dirty Bastard.