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Kite (still) refuses to release albums

Jul 30, 2010 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Swedish pop duo Kite stick to their decision to focus on EP:s rather than albums and of course, the classic five track EP is a good pop format.

In mid-September their third EP "III" will see the light of day, as usual on both CD and vinyl. The tracks are "Jonny Boy", "If There's an If in Us", "A Little More Time", "Hexx" and "Castle of Sand".

Wayne Hussey tours Scandinavia with Swedish author

Jul 29, 2010 | By: Tobias Eliasson (Gothenburg, Sweden)

The Mission might be dead, but Wayne Hussey is still busy. This fall he's planning a Scandinavian tour together with Swedish author Marcus Birro and musician Mats Lerneby. Birro has written new texts that he will read, backed by music from Hussey, who also will perform some of his own songs.

We will publish the dates at On Stage when they get official.

"Supermagic" single from Parralox in one month

Jul 28, 2010 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Australia's productive synthpop duo Parralox will release the new eight track single "Supermagic" in one month as a teaser from the new album "Metropolis" (November).

Front 242: new live dates, no album (as usual)

Jul 28, 2010 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Front 242 continue touring after the summer. In September they play Belgium and Switzerland, in October France, in November Spain, Belgium again and Slovakia - and in December Italy.

The live product "Moments in Budapest" was released a few months ago, but: a new album, please.

Gary Numan, Recoil and Architect triple bill

Jul 24, 2010 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Johan Carlsson (London, UK)

Gary Numan in the Die Hard ad.

Let's take a look at some tours that will cross paths in the fall.

Recoil and Architect will join Gary Numan for one special show at the Metro in Chicago on October 26.

There are currently 15 dates set for Gary Numan's "The Pleasure Principle North American Tour 2010" in October and November. Numan will play the classic album in full.

Recoil are returning to North America in October for "Strange Hours" in USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Equador. Architect and Rhys Fulber's Conjure One will join some dates.

It also seems like more Conjure One solo dates are coming up. The new single "I Dream in Colour" is out now.

Here you can watch Gary Numan in a Die Hard battery ad.

All is set for the new Code 64 album

Jul 20, 2010 | By: Johan Carlsson (London, UK)

Swedish/Norwegian electropop band Code 64 is on the move again, after the excellent single "Stasis". A full length album called "Trialogue" is out on September 8 in Scandinavia, and on September 10 in the rest of the world. It's on Progress Productions, and as usual when they are involved the first 200 copies will be a special edition, featuring remixes from amongst others Mind.in.a.box. You can listen to two of the songs on the Progress web site.

New single and album from Combichrist in August

Jul 17, 2010 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

The new album from Combichrist is called "Making Monsters" and scheduled for August 27. First, we'll get a taste in the form of single "Never Surrender" on August 6. This club product features the album version and remixes by IAMX, Melt and Terrence Fixmer.