Sahara Hotnights will support CSS on tour in France:
11/03 - Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux
11/04 - Olympic, Nantes
11/05 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg
A West Side Fabrication has confirmed that September 24 will be the release date of the new Jari Haapalainen-produced album "Morning light" from pop act Little Red Snapper. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/littleredsnapper
Bummer news: the superb Danish hardcore act Lack has decided to call it quits: http://www.playrec.dk/
The band will finish up with the shows they currently have booked and then will be no more.
Finnish act Underwater Sleeping Society is currently mastering their new album "The dead Vegas" with Fred Kevorkian and expect to have it out on October 15. Check out a preview trailer here: http://www.vimeo.com/1436600
Swedish/UK indiepop act The Ruling Class will be supporting The Charlatans on tour in October:
10/05 - Hull University, Hull
10/06 - Parr Hall, Warrington
10/08 - Chinnerys, Southend
10/11 - The Picture House, Edinburgh
10/12 - Albert Halls, Stirling
10/13 - Town Hall, Paisley
10/14 - The Ironworks, Inverness
10/16 - Fat Sams Live, Dundee
10/17 - 53 Degrees, Preston
10/18 - Astoria, London
10/20 - Leeds Academy, Leeds
Sincerely Yours just released a new 3-track EP from Nordpolen: http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0085.html
A Perfect Friend, the duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson and C-J Larsgården, has a new track up at myspace called "The artificial lung": http://www.myspace.com/aperfectfiend
The group also reports that they've completed almost two albums worth of material and are currently seeking out labels to work with. Oh, and speaking of C-J Larsgården, he's got a bunch of new releases on the way from various sideprojects such as Ondo and Tuguska: http://www.pactasuntservanda.se/
Turns out that the live reunion of Swedish skatepunks No Fun At All wasn't just a one-off occurrence - the band is actually back together again and putting out an album on their own new label Beat 'Em Down Records. Look for "Low rider" to be released on November 14 and keep an eye out for their cover of "Episode 666" by In Flames.
MP3: Ted Gärdestad - Beat it, girl
I used to wonder why none of Ted Gärdestad's early records have been remastered and reissued on CD, but now, having purchased copies of the first three ("Undringar", "Ted" and "Upptåg") and listened to them many, many times, I can confidently say that all of his worthwhile early material is readily available on best-of collections. Case in point: "Beat it, girl"; the final track off his 1972 debut. This is bad white-boy funk best left to the dark, forgotten corners of history, but thanks to modern technology, I'm able to resurrect it for your, uh, "enjoyment". Actually, as far as bad white-boy funk goes, it's really not that bad, but I certainly wouldn't go so far as to call it good. Really, how bad can it be when you essentially have Abba as your backing band? Even if the song isn't so hot (it isn't), it's well executed. So with that damnation of faint praise, here's yet another original vinyl rip for you this Friday.
Ted Gärdestad - Beat it, girl
Progress Productions have signed Swedish new-wave/electro duo Kite, the band of Christian Berg (Yvonne, Strip Music) and Nicklas Stenemo (The Mo, Melody Club). Look for a new EP soon.
Promises Promises has signed with producer Roger Langvik's label EMK aka Ein Mangfaldig Kar. More info here: http://www.rogerlangvik.com/
Garden of Exile will once again be working with Burst and issuing the vinyl edition of the latest album "Lazarus bird". An early October release is expected.
The new First Floor Power single "God damn your fingers" including a b-side remix by Casper Clausen of Efterklang is out now: http://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/first-floor-power/god-damn-your-fingers/1
MIC Norway runs down a few of the high profile Norwegian releases on the way this fall: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008082715232616370794
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
03. Lindstrom - Where you go I go to
04. Espen Lind - Army of one
05. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
06. Vassendgutane - Xo
07. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
08. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
09. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
10. Madrugada - Madrugada
11. Hilde Marie Kjersem - A Killer For That Ac
12. Too Far Gone - Livåt
13. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
14. Malin - Pang
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
17. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
18. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
19. Trygve Hoff - Tørrfesk og Ballader
20. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner