Sirius people: Left of Center is broadcasting live from the All Points West Music Festival this weekend, so my show on Sunday is getting bumped -- listen in on Monday instead, at the usual time of 11pm Eastern. I've got a strong set of guitar-heavy indierock ready to go, so it's guaranteed to be a good time.
Arena Grande will be webcasting a few select sets from Way Out West this coming weekend: http://arenagrande.tv/
Also check the archives for a bunch of fresh interview content.
Danish art-rock act Mimas will release their debut full-length "The worries" via Big Scary Monsters on October 6 and they'll also be heading to the UK to do a full tour in support:
09/02 - The Barfly, London w/This Town Needs Guns, Pennines
09/03 - Moles, Bath
09/04 - The Cellar, Oxford
09/05 - Dog and Partridge, Bolton
09/06 - Dry Bar, Manchester
09/07 - The Rainbow, Birmingham
09/08 - tbc, Ashford
09/09 - The Hope, Brighton
09/10 - Talking Heads, Southampton
09/11 - The Swan, Ipswich
09/12 - Norwich Arts Center, Norwich w/Pennines
Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mimas
MP3: Pay TV - Miss Capitalist
Ironic techno satire? Is that an oxymoron or simply a redundant set of terms? It seems rather pointless to lampoon party music for being vapid, yet Pay TV makes a go at it with decent enough results. It's certainly much more likely to hit its intended target than, say, Laibach. Anyhow, even if the high-minded concept doesn't appeal, hopefully the Håkan Lidbo produced beats do.
Pay TV - Miss Capitalist
The SundayArts Blog on the Scandinavian approach to music: http://www.thirteen.org/sundayarts/blog/opera/music-in-a-cold-climate
David Sandström Overdrive has a new track on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/davidsandstromoverdrive
Blabbermouth is reporting the all of the ex-members of The Crown minus vocalist Johan Lindstrand have started a new band with Andreas Bergh (ex-Deathstars/Swordmaster) called Dobermann: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102039
Swedish hard-rockers Witchcraft and Graveyard are touring the US in September:
09/04 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
09/05 - Dantes, Portland, OR
09/06 - The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
09/07 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
09/08 - The Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ
09/10 - Red 7, Austin, TX
09/11 - Rudyards, Houston, TX
09/12 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
09/13 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
09/14 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
09/15 - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
09/16 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
09/17 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
New international live dates for Lack:
08/07 - Himmel, Schwyz (CH)
08/08 - MatscherAu Open Air, Bolzano (ITA)
08/30 - OFFSET Festival, London (UK)
09/19 - Folkets Park, ESF 08, Malmö (SWE)
09/27 - Stengade 30, Kbh (DK) w/Barra Head
10/12 - POPKOMM - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin (GER) w/31 Knots, Alarma Man
Avantgarde-Metal interviews Norwegian act Babyflesh: http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=71
Slightly OT: Metallica enlisted Danish Dogme directory Thomas Vinterberg ("Festen"/"Celebration") to direct the video for their new single "The day that never comes".
The new Pistol Disco track "Evergreen" is now up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco
KCRW is offering up Ane Brun's "Treehouse song" as a free download today: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu080804ane_brun_the_treehou
Look for her album "Changing of the seasons" to get a US release on October 14 via Cheap Lullaby Records.