Pitchfork reviews The Amazing
Pitchfork reviews the self-titled debut album from The Amazing: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13882-the-amazing/
Facts and figures and jj and more
Warmer Climes vs jj: http://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2010/02/facts-figures-with-joakim-benon-of-jj.html
More anger here with Fredik Lindson (The Crêpes, The Embassy) on the receiving end: http://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2010/02/facts-figures-with-fredrik-lindson-of.html
New US dates for The Kissaway Trail
The Kissaway Trail have lined up a bunch of American dates to coincide with their appearance at SXSW in March:
03/14 - Nx35 (Andy's On The Square), Denton, TX
03/18-20 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/22 - Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
03/23 - The Varsity, Minneapolis, MN
03/24 - The Metro, Chicago, IL
03/26 - The Newport, Columbus, OH
03/27 - House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
03/30 - The Mod Club, Toronto, CAN
03/31 - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal, CAN
04/01 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
04/02 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
04/03 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
04/06 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
04/08 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
04/09 - The Loft, Atlanta, GA
04/10 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
04/12 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
04/13 - Emo's, Austin, TX
04/15 - The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ
04/19 - Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
04/20 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
04/22 - Pop Scene, San Francisco, CA
Menfolk sent for mastering
The upcoming Menfolk album "Beast one / Man nil" is currently being mastered by the illustrious Bob Weston (Shellac) at Chicago Mastering Service.
Obstacles/Auxes split on the way
Danish act Obstacles will be releasing a split 7" with Americans Auxes (ex-Milemarker/Challenger) via Czech label . No exact release date, but it's been sent off for pressing, so expect it to be available in a few weeks.
Icelandic metal report
Music blog Halifax Collect rounds up some news on some of Iceland's best metal bands, including names such as Changer, Carpe Noctem, Gruesome Glory, Universal Tragedy and more: http://halifaxcollect.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-metal-please-can-we-have-little.html
Smalltown to tour Europe
Smalltown is heading out on a European tour in April:
04/16 - Lobusch, Hamburg (GER)
04/17 - Koma F, Berlin (GER)
04/18 - Rosbrat, Poznan (POL)
04/19 - Elba, Warsaw (POL)
04/20 - Tektura, Lublin (POL)
04/21 - tba, Budapest (HUN)
04/22 - tba, Wien (AUS)
04/23 - Yacht Club, Brno (CZ)
04/24 - K4, Nurnberg (GER)
04/25 - Kafe Kult, Munich (GER)
04/26 - Juz, Mannheim (GER)
04/27 - Cafe Lorentz, Muenster (GER)
04/28 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
04/29 - Utkanten, Malmo (SWE)
04/30 - Overdreven, Copenhagen (DK)
05/01 - G18, Bremen (GER)
Ingrid Olava e-card
Here's an e-card for the Ingrid Olava album "The guest" which will be released tomorrow, February 12: http://www.ecards.no/universal/olava
MP3: Moto Boy - The heart is a rebel
Hard to compete with this live version recorded at Katarina Kyrka in Stockholm for PSL, but that's the way Moto Boy's music often goes. The studio version, while still fairly decent, hems him in with electronic beats and unnecessary ornamentation. Live and languid with natural acoustics will always win.
Moto Boy - The heart is a rebel
Jalankulkuämpäri cover Blondie
Finnish act Jalankulkuämpäri have posted their acoustic Suomi cover of Blondie's "Hanging on the telephone" on their blog: http://jalankulkuampari.blogspot.com/2010/02/roikkumaan-langoille-hanging-on_11.html
Under Byen - Alt er tabt (video)
Here's a video for the title track of the new Under Byen album "Alt er tabt": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOR7-UYfxO0
PopMatters reviews Dream Evil, Pixie Carnation
New short take reviews at PopMatters cover two wildly different Swedish acts, Dream Evil and Pixie Carnation. I'm a fan of both.
Guardian band of the day: Harrys Gym
Norwegian act Harrys Gym was yesterday's band of the day in The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/10/new-band-harrys-gym
Entombed back in America
Entombed have confirmed a short run of US dates:
05/30 - Maryland Deathfest, Baltimore, MD
05/31 - Champ Bar and Grill, Trenton, NJ
06/01 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
06/02 - The Gramercy Theatre, NYC, NY
06/03 - Peabody's, Cleveland, OH
06/04 - Blondie's, Detroit, MI
06/05 - Reggie Rock Club, Chicago, IL
06/06 - Rave, Milwaukee, WI