The new single from Mattias Alkberg BD for the song "Fyllskalle" comes out November 19 and will include the b-side "Hej Yeti!". Preorder from Planekonomi.
Michael Goldberg of Neumu.net writes in his column about The Concretes, calling their self-titled full length "clearly one of the 10 best albums of 2003 (thus far)."
Norway's The Ricochets are heading out on a tour of Northern Europe in January to be followed by some dates in Finland and maybe even a stop in St.Petersburg, Russia. They are also planning to hit the UK in February or March, but nothing is confirmed yet. Here's what they've announced so far:
01/07-11 - tba
01/12 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
01/13 - Fisherman's Cafe - Langenau (GER)
01/14 - Gawwerk - Winterhur(CH)
01/15 - ISC - Bern (CH)
01/16 - Club W 71 - Weikersheim (GER)
01/17 - Underground - Cologne (GER)
01/18 - Patronaat - Haarlem (NL)
01/19 - tba
01/20 - tba
01/21 - Winston International - Amsterdam (NL)
01/22-27 - tba
Reknown Finnish world music group Värttinä has begun collaborating with composer A.R. Rahma on writing the score for the upcoming stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". Work is expected to continue through 2004 with the world premierce scheduled to take place sometime during spring 2005. The play will be directed by Matthew Warchus and produced by Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz and is expected to cost £8 million, thus making it the most expensive musical produced in London ever. More info: www.thelordoftheringsmusical.com
The latest from Jaga Jazzist:
Hi, friends all over Europe! Our third Euro tour is over and we've done over 60 gigs this year. We want to thank you all for coming to our concerts, buying our merchandise, taking pictures, bringing your friends, supporting us, interviewing us... WE LOVE YOU ALL! It's been a fantastic year we never had thought could happen a year ago. As you can see we have one more megacool gig in Berlin, but after that we will be very focused on making new music. So, till we meet again... Have fun, and don't forget us :-)
We also want to thank all of you in Japan, US, Australia and other countries we haven't been to, for your patience. There's nothing we want more in 2004 than making a new album and touring outside Europe, as well. See you!
Upcoming dates for The Flaming Sideburns:
11/10 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER) w/Sepultura, Danko Jones
11/11 - Traumfabrik, Kiel (GER) w/Sepultura, Danko Jones
11/12 - Skater's Palace, Münster (GER) w/Sepultura, Danko Jones
11/13 - Capitol, Hannover (GER) w/Sepultura, Danko Jones
11/14 - Alter Schlachthof, Lingen (GER)
11/15 - ZHG, Göttingen (GER) w/Sepultura, Danko Jones
11/20 - On the Rocks, Helsinki (FIN) w/The Sewergrooves
11/21 - Yo-Talo, Tampere (FIN) w/The Sewergrooves
11/22 - Feenix, Turku (FIN) w/The Sewergrooves
11/26 - 45 Special, Oulu (FIN)
11/27 - 45 Special, Oulu (FIN)
11/28 - Art Rock Cafe, Kauhajoki (FIN)
11/29 - Art Rock Cafe, Ilmajoki (FIN)
12/03 - Happytime, Savonlinna (FIN)
12/04 - Torvi, Lahti (FIN)
12/06 - B2, Moscow (RUS)
12/13 - Yano, Järvenpää (FIN)
12/16 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA) w/Le Nombre
12/17 - Le Gibus, Paris (FRA) w/ The Seeds
12/18 - La Lune des Pirates, Amiens (FRA) w/Thee Ultra Bimboos
12/19 - La Nef, Angouleme (FRA) w/The Seeds
12/20 - Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux (FRA) w/The Seeds
Cult of Luna has put two mp3s up on their website for downloading: "The Watchtower" (from "The Beyond") and "To Be Remembered" (from the s/t debut). As said before, fans of Isis and Neurosis should definitely check these guys out.
The domestic US version of Isolation Years' amazing first album "Inland Traveller" is now available for mailorder from Galaxy Gramophone for $10 ppd. Not a bad deal, eh? Otherwise, the official release date once again is November 4. Don't forget, you can download a sample of the band on the right.
DigitalMetal.com has posted a quick little interview with Moonfog artist Thorns aka Snorre Ruch.
Timbuktu is heading out on the road around Sweden in November with his live backing band Damn!:
11/07 - Trädgårn, Göteborg
11/08 - Globen, Stockholm
11/13 - Mejeriet, Lund
11/14 - KB, Malmö, Kb
11/15 - Mondo, Stockholm
11/21 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
11/22 - Diezel, Halmstad
11/26 - Arena, Karlstad
11/28 - Hc, Sälen
11/29 - Katalin, Uppsala
Imperial Recordings, the home of the much-hyped José González and Bobby, has signed 20-year old singer/songwriter Lila Batik. Lila's music stylings are said to fall somewhere between Belle & Sebastian and Badly Drawn Boy. Look for an EP later this fall and an album sometime around spring next year.
Upcoming dates for the Sewergrooves:
10/24 - Mau Club, Rostock (GER)
10/25 - La Casa (The Lucky Punch), Cottbus (GER)
10/26 - Strich 8 (The Lucky Punch), Dingolfing (GER)
10/27 - BDP Café, Babenhausen (GER)
10/28 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
10/29 - Kunstkeller o-27, Fürth (GER)
10/30 - Underground, Köln (GER)
10/31 - The Church, Dresden (GER)
11/01 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER)
11/02 - Fundbureau, Hamburg (GER)
11/20 - On the Rocks, Helsinki (FIN) w/The Flaming Sideburns
11/21 - Yo-talo, Tampere (FIN) w/The Flaming Sideburns
11/22 - Feenix, Turku (FIN) w/The Flaming Sideburns
12/10 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE) (DenimZine releasefest)
New streaming radio mix on the right - check it out. Some of tracks include new stuff from Mustasch, Shout Out Louds, and Broder Daniel along with unreleased acoustic stuff from Logh and Kristofer Åström.
Reknown Swedish doom metal act Count Raven is reforming for the upcoming Doom Shall Rise II fest in Göppingen, Germany on April 2-3. Other Scandinavian acts playing include Spiritus Mortis (FIN) and The Doomsday Cult (SWE). More info: www.doomshallrise.tk