Differnet will be releasing a collection of "lost tracks" compiled from the years 2001-2011 with a special pre-release digital edition featuring 7 additional tracks available now: http://differnet.bandcamp.com/
The official release of "Memories are magnetic" will be October 1. More here: http://www.magneticmemories.tk/
The new Joker single "Here come the lights" which features vocals from Silas Bjerregaard of Danish act Turboweekend is tracklisted at Pitchfork today: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12331-here-come-the-lights-ft-silas-of-turboweekend/
I've had it with this mailorder business and I want my office closet back so from now until they're gone, all CDs are free for the price of shipping plus $3 to cover the box and PayPal fees. Select the titles you want and email me your list along with an address. I'll throw 'em in a box, weigh 'em and will calculate the grand total. Help me get this stuff outta here!
Caotico's next single "Brains out", due out in a few days, will feature guest vocals from Swedish pop artist Tove Styrke.
Norwegian sludgerockers Hombre Malo will be touring Europe for a few weeks:
09/06 - Gaussplatz, Hamburg (GER)
09/07 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
09/08 - Crass Pub, Chemnitz (GER)
09/09 - Jägerklause, Berlin (GER)
09/10 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
09/11 - tba, Weimar (GER)
09/12 - Hella, Cerhovice (CZ)
09/13 - tba, Ostrava (CZ)
09/14 - Déjà Vu, Cadca (SK)
09/15 - tba, Brno (CZ)
09/16 - Muna, Bad Klausterlaußnitz (GER)
09/17 - G16, Leipzig (GER)
09/18 - tba, Nymburk (CZ)
09/19 - Café Na Pal Cesty, Praha (CZ)
09/20 - tba, Budapest (HUN)
09/21 - EKH, Vienna (AUS)
09/22 - tba, Frankfurt (GER)
09/23 - Lobusch, Hamburg (GER)
09/24 - tba, Copenhagen (DK)
If you care about the Rockbjörnen (you shouldn't), MI has the winners posted here: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/2817/ROCKBJORNEN_LIVE_2011_Veronica_Maggio_tvafaldig_vinnare.html
PopMatters has a capsule review of Swedes Baron Bane: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/145879-baron-bane-lpto/
Invisible Oranges is hosting a full-album stream of the new Morbus Chron album "Sleepers in the rift": http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/09/full-album-stream-morbus-chron-sleepers-in-the-rift/
Also, don't forget to check out our own review, just posted here. Personally, while I love the cover art and am generally a fan of even the most mediocre Swedish death revival, I cannot get into this record at all. Once it was pointed out to me that the drummer is all about the cheat-beat, that's all I hear and it sucks.
Under the Radar talks to Mew frontman Jonas Bjerre about his new solo soundtrack release "Skyskraber" and the next Mew record: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/mews_jonas_bjerre/
Alpine Those Myriads are giving away a trio of live tracks in exchange for signing up to their email list: http://alpinethosemyriads.com/blog/three-songs-from-john-dee
DO: watch Grande Roses, one of Sweden's best current bands, perform live on the Swedish television program Nyhetsmorgon. DO NOT: make the same mistake I did and click-through to watch Death Destruction.
The MSN Headbang blog has the premiere of a brand new track from Norwegian prog act White Willow along with a short interview: http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/headbang-blogpost.aspx?post=d29b4a09-cd01-4593-ac74-281b77c88560
Katzenjammer are doing a few international dates in September:
09/11 - Bestival, Isle Of Wight (UK)
09/13 - Monto Water Rats, London (UK)
09/17 - Essen original, Essen (GER)
09/18 - 3sat festival, Mainz (GER)
"Landscapes" is the latest single from reactivated Danish indie/electro act Tiger Baby.
Swedish EBM/industrial act Severe Illusion has a new double a-side single "Clear head" b/w "The end of flowers" out now via and you can preview the former above, the latter here. Look for their new album "No more alive then you deserve" to be released in late September.