Moonbabies are in desperate need of a new drummer for their upcoming tour in October as former member Mattias Pedersen can no longer tour. They are also looking to add another (preferably female) member to their live band, so if you're in or around Malmö (or willing to relocate I suppose), go here for details: http://moonbabiesmusic.com/index2.html

Emerald Park has posted some new tracks on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/emeraldpark
As mentioned before, Emerald Park is recording their new album together with Ola Frick (Moonbabies) and they now report that most of the eleven tracks are done. I don't think they're signed yet, but I don't think that'll last too long.

Stylus likes the new Moonbabies album: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/moonbabies/moonbabies-at-the-ballroom.htm

Moonbabies will see their latest album "Moonbabies at the ballroom" released in GAS on August 31 via V2 and the band will be coming over in October/November to tour in support. Check out a new German e-card here: http://v2digital.net/de/moonbabies/

Erasing Clouds reviews the US release of The Chrysler's "Cold War classic": http://www.erasingclouds.com/wk1207chrysler.html
Hit the frontpage of the site for reviews of Moonbabies and Cake On Cake as well.

Moonbabies have posted a bunch of various new live clips to their website: http://www.moonbabiesmusic.com/
Good to see someone using something better than YouTube quality.

PopMatters is not so stoked on the latest Moonbabies record "The Moonbabies at the ballroom": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/34100/moonbabies-moonbabies-at-the-ballroom/

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
02. TALK 1
03. Heroes & Zeros - Into the light
04. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
05. Convoj - My timekeeping heart
06. TALK 2
07. Darkthrone - Too old, too cold
08. A Perfect Friend - Rush hour
09. Death By Kite - Hiroshima
10. TALK 3
11. Fun - I've got a truck
12. Moonbabies - Walking on my feet
13. The Perishers - When I fall
14. TALK 4
15. Regulations - Police siren
16. Viola - Ordinary teenage sensation
17. Björn Kleinhenz - Starlit queen
18. TALK 5
19. Gravy - Glory to our brilliant name
20. Hero Dishonest - Stalin vs Hank Hardy
21. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
22. Ulver - Capitel III: Graablick blev hun vaer
23. TALK 6
24. Håkan Hellström - Ramlar
25. Abhinanda - Highway tonight
26. Single Unit - Passion, pirates & parasites
27. TALK 7
28. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skulldrummantra
29. The Tiny - Just like you
30. Death Breath - Death breath
31. TALK 8
32. Entombed - Serpent speech
33. The Cardigans - Marvel hill
34. Soviac - I got the ribbah
35. TALK 9
36. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
37. You Is Stupid - I am history
38. Paris - 60 minutes
39. The Process - Mot Sverige i tiden
40. TALK 10
41. Weeping Willows - I give you the morning

Moonbabies will head to Florida in early July to shoot a video for their next single ("Cocobelle"?) with directors Eric Althin and Shannon Henegan of Zombieduck Productions, the same folks who worked on the clip for "War on sound". They might spend some time in NYC too. As for live dates, I know nothing.

Tonight on Sirius Blog Radio! A full two-hour set of summer jams, possibly including today's mp3 selection somewhere in the mix. And speaking of mix, I took a chunk of tonight's playlist and made it into a podcast for you to download. The tracklist is top secret for now, but I bet you'll recognize most, if not all, of the tunes. Also: this weekend is an extra-special Blog Party weekend on Sirius Left of Center. That means that tonight's show and last week's with Ola Frick from the Moonbabies will be on repeat throughout the holiday weekend along with the last two shows of all my Blog Radio associates. Check it out! And then starting next week, my show moves to its new time at 12pm ET on Saturdays. Sweet!

Tack!Tack!Tack! got a mention over at Popjustice: http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1145&Itemid=206
T!T!T! is tonight, but should you find yourself in or around Berlin, be sure to check out Sweden, Sweden! tomorrow night at Club Magnet with the amazing lineup of Moonbabies and Seven Feet Four plus DJs Tiger Lou, Firefox AK and more! Seriously, so many of my favorite people all in one place. It's gonna be amazing.

Check out a new profile piece on the Moonbabies over at One Times One: http://www.onetimesone.com/interviews/moonbabiesballroom.php

My special guest on my radio show this week was Ola Frick of the Moonbabies. Here's what we played:

01. Johndoe - Kjøtere
02. TALK 1
03. Mixtapes & Cellmates - The better half of cynical boys
04. The End Will Be Kicks - Ass of a friend
05. Breach - Lost crew
06. TALK 2
07. Silverbullit - Only gold
08. Lack - Primo Levi
09. Samuraj Cities - All along the shoreline
10. Rockettothesky - Barrie for Billy MacKenzie
11. TALK 3
12. Fireside - Let Rasputin do it
13. Heroes & Zeros - Into the light
14. Moonbabies - War on sound
15. TALK 4
16. Moonbabies - Cocobelle
17. TALK 5
18. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom (comp version)
19. Björn Kleinhenz - Pocket of gold
20. TALK 6
21. Loney, Dear - Saturday waits
22. Revolvo - Marmelade
23. TALK 7
24. Emerald Park - Open up
25. KVLR - Capitol city child
26. TALK 8
27. David & the Citizens - Are you in my blood?
28. TALK 9
29. David Åhlén - Wasted breaths
30. Maia Hirasawa - Still June
31. TALK 10
32. Moonbabies - Sun A.M. (outtake version)
33. TALK 11
34. Moonbabies - Don't ya know?

Not only did Ola reveal that he used to be a member of the Mercyful Fate fanclub, but it also looks like he'll be recording the next David & the Citizens record. Excellent!

MP3: Moonbabies - I'm insane but so are you

Moonbabies frontman Ola Frick was one of my first interviews for this site way back when, so it's quite fitting that he's also the inaugural interview subject on my radio show tonight. I already posted a track from the new record "Moonbabies at the ballroom", but you can never have enough Moonbabies so here's something from their (recently reissued) first album "June and novas". The sound is slightly less polished than their more recent material, as one would rightly expect. However, the songs and the arrangements are absolutely fantastic. That's why Moonbabies are one of my favorite bands, not just because they are kind, intelligent people willing to open up and chat with someone like me (though that certainly helps). Tune in tonight if you can and check it out!

Moonbabies - I'm insane but so are you

Friday's Sirius Blog Radio playlist:

01. The Alpine - Mondays look the same
02. TALK 1
03. Gravy - Back with the nerds
04. Giant Robot - Best match
05. Jomi Massage - A detail
06. TALK 2
07. Broder Daniel - Shoreline
08. The Grand Opening - Don't drop off
09. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
10. Britta Persson - Oh how wrong
11. TALK 3
12. Lemonator - Would you die for me?
13. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Short ends
14. Billie the Vision and the Dancers - Overdosing with you
15. TALK 4
16. Folie - Rocin
17. Robyn - Handle me
18. Laakso - Norrköping
19. TALK 5
20. Magnet - I walk the line
21. Isolation Years - Albino child
22. KVLR - Construction work
23. TALK 6
24. Anna Leong - 61
25. Tigerbombs - One giant leap
26. Motorpsycho - Hyena
27. TALK 7
28. Oskar Schönning - Other birds
29. Pan Sonic - Rähinä II / Mayhem II
30. Mercyful Fate - Evil
31. TALK 8
32. Ricochets - Come around over
33. Ghost Brigade - Based on you
34. Smalltown - The music
35. Popface - In the night
36. TALK 9
37. Circle Six - 1