Friday, August 27, 2004
Some good news for people in the UK is that Amsterdam electro-indie-pop act Persil are touring over there. They're a fun band with fun songs so look out for them in...
Sept 03: Monty's, Dunfermline (Is This Music? Evening)
Sept 04: Junktion7, Nottingham
Sept 05: Talbot Hotel, Stoke-On-Trent
Sept 08: Bull & Gate, Londen
Sept 10: Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
Sept 11: Caledonian Backpackers, Edinburgh
Sept 12: Braehead, Kilmarnock (afternoon gig)
Sept 12: Stereo, Glasgow (evening)
Sept 18: "In The City", Manchester
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Thursday, August 26, 2004
Broadcast Stayfun tonight is going Electrotronical. Listen in from 8pm CET for music including the likes of Text-Adventure, Solex, A Forest, Bjork, Cornelius, and Broken Social Scene. Click here to listen, and you can visit Radio Expat for more schedule and song info.
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Monday, August 23, 2004
The weeks are ticking down until 50 Foot Wave make their European debut, and as there are only six tracks legally out there just now, a live concert recorded in Seattle earlier this year has just been released for download on the parent website Throwing Music.
It features 14 songs, eight of which are previously unreleased. The 10 dollar download price also includes cover art etc.
The upcoming dates are:
23 Sep -- London; The Garage
24 Sep -- Manchester; Academy3
25 Sep -- Glasgow; King Tuts
26 Sep -- Belfast; Limelight
27 Sep -- Dublin; The Village
28 Sep -- Liverpool; Academy
29 Sep -- Paris; New Casino
30 Sep -- Brussels; AB Club
1 Oct -- Amsterdam; Paradiso
2 Oct -- Bremen; Radio Session
3 Oct -- Berlin; Knaack
A fuller European tour is proposed for the release of the second mini-album titled Pneuma, due early in 2005.
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Saturday, August 21, 2004
A couple of new things added this weekend...
A review of the new album All Roads Lead to This from G-Plan is now online. If instrumental rock is your thing, then check them out because this release is brand new and available via Play Records.
There is also a nice review from Thursday's Her Space Holiday concert at Rotown online.
:: Posted at 3:54 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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Thursday, August 19, 2004
Broadcast Stayfun kicks off at 8pm tonight with new music from The Delgados, Ataxia, The Twilight Singers, Rosie Thomas, The Trachtenburg Family, and more.
Click here to listen.
:: Posted at 7:38 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Roosendaal's Envy the West will be making their 3voor12 live debut tomorrow night. Listen in to their performance between 10pm and midnight on 3FM, or of course via the 3voor12 website.
Also worth remembering that American laptop-pop act Her Space Holiday are in Europe currently and will be appearing at Rotown this coming Thursday.
:: Posted at 1:12 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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Saturday, August 14, 2004
It's not the highest profile festival of the season, but hey, Waterpop is free, has some decent bands, and if you live in Zuid-Holland, then there probably aren't any other gigs going on to get in the way.
This is all happening today, with events kicking off in a few hours, so here is the rather hopeful schedule...
13.00-13.40 - The Peptones
13.40-14.25 - Sioen
14.25-15.15 - Face Tomorrow
15.15-16.05 - Wealthy Beggar
16.05-16.45 - Bal des Boiteux
16.45-17.30 - zZz
17.30-18.20 - Gem
18.20-19.10 - Kitty Wu
19.10-19.55 - Textures
19.55-20.45 - Janez Detd
20.50-21.45 - Young Heart Attack
21.50-22.50 - Jerry Fish & The Mudbugclub
Last year they impressively got The Darkness to headline the festival before anyone in Holland cared they exist. This year they have the wilder Young Heart Attack on board, but overall there's a fair amount of interesting music across the board, so head down to Wateringen.
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Friday, August 13, 2004
It's been an impatient wait, but the special edition release There is No Hidden Meaning, which marks the 50th album on the small Kabukikore label is finally available to purchase online.
Featuring bands like Maxton Grainger, Crayola, Desalvo, and Smakake, it's sure to be an interesting collection. The full tracklisting can be seen here. And with 28 songs for the price of 8 pounds / 12 euro, it's a very limited edition bargain too. Get it before it's too late.
In other news, the mighty Oceansize have a new EP out soon. Titled Music for Nurses, expect it to be as spiraling and pummelling as always. In promotion they will be touring the UK throughout October. Hopefully a more widespread tour of Europe is due to follow later.
:: Posted at 12:04 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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Thursday, August 05, 2004
Broadcast Stayfun mellows out tonight. The air is too hot for anything strenuous, so listen here from 8pm CET for a chilled out experience. It's ideal if you're packing for your holiday.
:: Posted at 5:57 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Pretty Girls Make Graves return to Amsterdam next week, still in promotion of the album The New Romance. In celebration I've been reliving the album which is a year old now, and have added an MP3 to the Recommends section.
The gig is taking place at the Winston on Thursday, August 12. This is part of a tour calling at the following stops...
14 - Salzburg
15 - Munich
16 - Berlin
17 - Cologne
18 - Hamburg
20 - Paris
22 - Nottingham
23 - Glasgow
24 - Manchester
25 - London
27 - Reading
28 - Leeds
30 - Leper
31 - Brussels
There is also an interview with drummer Nick DeWitt buried in Stayfun from last year.
:: Posted at 4:30 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Stayfun favourites Aereogramme return next month with their new mini-album. Having completed their sentence with the lovely Chemikal Underground people, the band have moved onto Undergroove Records for this release.
It's going to be a six track effort, with plenty of the usual post-rock orchestral bombast, as perfectly good acoustic songs get chewed up and mutilated for fun. Additionally, they have also recorded a version of The Flaming Lips' 'Lightning Strikes the Postman' from Clouds Taste Metallic, as well as producing some film pieces as bonus material.
Former labelmates The Delgados also return in September. Firstly the single 'Everybody Come Down' is released on September 6, and the album follows on September 20. Will they actually visit Holland this time around? Who knows?
:: Posted at 9:47 pm by Steven McCarron ::
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