Updated tourdates for classic Swedish hardcore act Mob 47's first-ever US tour:
11/05 - A Varning From Montreal IV, Montreal, Quebec
11/08 - The Temple, Boston, MA
11/09 - Whitney House, Hartford, CT
11/10 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY
11/11 - Loft 43, Philadelphia, PA
11/12 - Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
A new month means another new song from Viola; go get it here: http://www.violamusicclub.com/2010-11-astromelancholia
Dear Euphoria's Elina Johansson tried her hand at amateur video creation using a slightly older tune and I think the results are pretty darn respectable for a DIY first-timer. The song, of course, is superb, so that alone warrants posting.
The excellent lofi Danish indie/twang act Mechanical Bird (aka Jakob Brixen) has a new EP called "Daughter of the wind" available via and two tracks from it can be previewed at Bandcamp: http://mechanicalbird.bandcamp.com/album/daughter-of-the-wind
Guests on said EP include friends such as Jonas Petersen (Hymns from Nineveh) and Andreas Brixen (Bodebrixen), among others.
Robyn performs live on tonight's episode of "Gossip Girl". Check local listings.
AC4 continue to tour Europe throughout November:
11/09 - Cortina Bob, Berlin (GER)
11/10 - Cafe Central, Weinheim (GER)
11/11 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
11/12 - Muziekcentrum TRIX, Antwerpen (BEL)
11/13 - AZ, Aachen (GER)
11/14 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau (GER)
11/15 - Arena DreiRaum, Vienna (AUS)
11/16 - Explosiv, Graz (AUS)
11/17 - Bloom, Mezzago (ITA)
11/18 - Forte Prenestino, Rome (ITA)
11/19 - Mac 2, Schio (ITA)
11/20 - Le Cousty, Besancon (FRA)
11/21 - Garage, Saarbrucken (GER)
11/22 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
11/23 - Kulturkeller, Fulda (GER)
11/24 - Werk 2, Leipzig (GER)
Aftonbladet has the video for Petter's new single "Jag älskar din stil" which features Timbuktu: http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article8035812.ab
Danish punks Hjertestop are keeping a tour diary on their latest US jaust, currently underway as we speak: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=70425655&blogId=540255953
Amanda Bergman aka Idiot Wind nee Jaw Lesson/Hajen explains the multiple name changes to Devotion: http://www.devotionmagazine.se/?artikel=oss-emellan-amanda-bergman-forklarar-historien-bakom-hajsoppan (in Swedish)
Here's the video for that new single from The Malpractice that I posted the other day. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbAObs-96ZE
Lindstrøm is doing a few US dates in November:
11/12 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
11/13 - LPR, New York, NY
11/14 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
PSL reports that Swedish poet Sonja Åkesson has had her words put to music by an illustrious cast of female artists, including Kajsa Gritt, Britta Persson, Annika Norlin, Sofia Karlsson and Nina Ramsby, and will be released as an album on November 24. Full tracklist details: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/10/28/frida-annika-och-anna-sjunger-sonja-akesson-antligen/
This week's Klubbland episode features a classic performance from Håkan Hellström: http://klubbland.se/2010/10/29/10-hakan-hellstrom/
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Henning Kvitnes - For Sånne Som Oss
02. Odd Nordstoga - November
03. Ida Jenshus - No Guarantees
04. Kari Bremnes - Fantastisk Allerede
05. Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra
06. Christel Alsos - Tomorrow is
07. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010
08. Inger Lise Rypdal - De beste jeg vet
09. Elin Gaustad - Whole New Beginning
10. Vamp - I Full Symfoni 2
11. Skambankt - Søvnløs
12. Various Artists - Hjertestups
13. Veronica Akselsen - Blod og Ild
14. Röyksopp - Senior
15. Filmmusikk: - Splitter pinne - Reinspikka hits fra knerten filmen
16. Publiners - Herlig
17. Diverse artister - Go'natt
18. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Go Time, Showtime & Absolute War
19. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
20. A-ha - 25
Norwegian techno artist Mental Overdrive has announced that he, beyond no longer releasing full-length albums, will now no longer perform live for money and will instead opt for a nice meal and a warm bed. And of course transportation, should the gig not be in Tromsø. And he also has a new single. Read more here: http://loveod.net/2010/10/29/mental-overdrive-announces-music-for-food-programme-plus-new-single/