Paddington Distortion Combo is heading to Germany for a pair of dates in November:
11/07 - Under 13, München
11/15 - Ballhaus Ost, Berlin
Check out Eskobar's new video for their latest single "Silver & gold": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwSa7k6LAUE
Norwegian metal act Stonegard has broken up: http://www.stonegard.org/enter/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
02. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
03. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
04. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
05. St. Thomas - St. Thomas Box
06. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
07. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
08. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
09. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
10. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
11. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
12. Thomas Brøndbo - Du sa æ va en drøm
13. Katzenjammer - Le Pop
14. Tommy Tokyo feat starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
15. Maria Arredondo - Sound of Musicals
16. Malin - Pang
17. Ann Tayler - Let Your Momma Go
18. Enslaved - Vertebrae
19. Finn Coren - I Draumar Fær Du
20. OnklP & Jaa9 - Bondedramatikk
Fluxblog has a new track from Love Is All up: http://www.fluxblog.org/2008/10/stepping-in-devils-shoes.html
PopMatters on the new Dungen album "4": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/64062/dungen-4/
Musikparlamentet, a new Danish music organization created to foster better communication within the industry, is holding their first open roundtable discussion/debate on the subject "Art vs. Business" on October 22 at Borups Koncertsal in Copenhagen. The panel will consist of Ole Dreyer (EMI Publishing), Henrik Böwadt (Nokia Music), Rune Kiowsky (IUM), Søren Balsner (Carpark North) with Henrik Marstal as moderator and the bands Oh Land and Boom Clap Bachelors providing post-discussion entertainment. More info at Bandbase: http://www.bandbase.dk/Blog/BagOmMusikbranchen/36126/Musikparlamentet-ny-debatforening-for-musik/ (in Danish)
Swedish hardcore act Meleeh has licensed their album "Heartland" to Zestone Records for release in Japan on October 22.
Norwegian mathcore act Manhattan Skyline are streaming a few more tracks off their new album "Curses" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/manhattanbitches
Said album comes out October 27 via Fysisk Format.
Tomas Halberstad (ex-Punk of Country, remember?) might not have a record deal, but he's still managed to land the song "Travel as I wait" in a huge ad campaign for Nelly.com. Pretty sweet, eh?
Blind Terry will do a one-off gig at the Sweden, Sweden Clubnight in Berlin on November 21: http://www.myspace.com/swedenswedenberlin
New US dates for Frida Hyvönen:
11/01 - Zipper Factory, NYC, NY
11/03 - The Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL
11/08 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
11/09 - The Red and the Black, Washington DC
11/10 - The Red and the Black, Washington DC
11/11 - Googie's Lounge above the Living Room, NYC, NY
11/13 - Monkey Town, Brooklyn, NY
Juvelen appearances at CMJ:
10/22 - Bowery Electric (7pm) w/Hello Saferide, Firefox AK
10/22 - After the Jump @ Knitting Factory (12:30am)
10/25 - Public Assembly (3am)
Pitchfork reviews Swedish artist Library Tapes: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/146131-library-tapes-a-summer-beneath-the-trees