Norwegian act Motorpsycho has been confirmed for next year's Terrastock Festival, scheduled to take place June 19-22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Read more: http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Terrastock7/main.htm

Stickman Records reports that the forthcoming Motorpsycho DVD "Haircuts" is nearing completion - they just sent it to get its government age rating and then it's off to the pressing plant. More details soon!

MIC Norway reports that legendary Norwegian act Motorpsycho has permanently enlisted Kenneth Kapstad (Monolithic, Dadafon) as their new drummer: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007120514080081082627
A new album is already recorded and due out for release in the spring.

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Soviac - I got the ribbah
02. TALK 1
03. Downstairs - Peephole city
04. Moonbabies - At the ballroom
05. Tar... Feathers - You are lucky to have nothing
06. TALK 2
07. Truckfighters - Atomic
08. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz
09. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
10. TALK 3
11. Norma - The dark
12. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
13. Vapnet - Tjernobyl
14. TALK 4
15. Montt Mardié - The windmill turns all the same
16. Motorpsycho - Hyena
17. Musti Laiton - Tämän iltainen
18. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
19. TALK 5
20. Rigas - It's a shame
21. Repoman - Jawbone night
22. Iisole - The words
23. TALK 6
24. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
25. Kasper Bjørke - Back & spine (Fidel Astro remix)
26. Promoe - Headache
27. TALK 7
28. Viola - Imaginary times
29. New Decade - While tonight still is
30. Promise and the Monster - Sheets
31. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Choking on teeth
32. TALK 8
33. Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt
34. Him Kerosene - Whatever get you by
35. The Social Services - Up in arms
36. Jens Lekman - The opposite of hallelujah
37. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
38. TALK 9
39. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy

Håkon Gebhardt from Motorpsycho/HGH has put together another Norwegian supergroup under the name Rock Furore. The core band features Anders Møller (Euroboys, My Midnight Creeps), Cato Thomassen (Cato Salsa Experience), Øyvind Osa (El Caco), Marcus Forsgren (The Lionheart Brothers) and Anne Lise Frøkedal (Harry's Gym) and will be performing a special show at Chateau Neuf in Oslo on September 8 for the 25th anniversary of Norsk Rockforbunds and will feature even more special guests. For more tourdates and details, go here: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/2843

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. At the Gates - Suicide nation
02. TALK 1
03. Moving Oos - Stronger
04. Eskju Divine - Hold on
05. Mechanical Bird - Sunday
06. TALK 2
07. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
08. DS13 - Thrash lifestyle
09. Montt Mardié - Metropolis
10. Junior Senior - Can I get get get
11. TALK 3
12. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
13. Kristofer Åström - I collect knives
14. Death Breath - His protoplasmic worship
15. TALK 4
16. Mob - Ghost track
17. MZ412 - Unhealing wounds
18. Ugress - Manhattan sapphire
19. TALK 5
20. Shining - Låt oss ta allt från darandra
21. No Hope for the Kids - Rainy day
22. Moneybrother - Det blir ingen dans
23. Amandine - For all the marbles
24. TALK 6
25. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
26. Last Days of April - Aspirins and alcohol
27. M:40 - När bomberna faller
28. TALK 7
29. Espen Jørgensen - The immaculate conception
30. Motorpsycho - For free
31. The Carny - Man under the sun
32. TALK 8
33. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
34. Badun - Pulsen
35. Meshuggah - Future breed machine
36. Värttinä - Mero
37. TALK 9
38. Randy - Better than art
39. Closer - Open casket
40. Alog - Buffalo demon
41. TALK 10
42. On Trial - Speaking of witch

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

Top 10s for 2006: It's a trap!

After 10 years of being available as vinyl-only releases, German label Stickman has finally reissues the three Motorpsycho EPs "Wearing yr smell", "The nerve tattoo" and "Manmower" on CD.

Norwegian all-star noise trio DEL finally released their debut studio album "Five dolls for an August moon" this week via Synesthetic Recordings and will be performing a record release show at Sound of Mu in Oslo on August 31. The band consists of Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen (Origami Arktika, ex-Motorpsycho), Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer, Nash Kontroll, Testicle Hazard) and Per Gisle Galåen (Slowburn, Ranheim) and are joined by friend and frequent collaborator Fredrik Ness Sevendal on this recording. Read more: http://www.synestheticrecordings.com/SYRE018.htm

The new album "Melody mountain"Susanna and the Magical Orchestra has been confirmed for an August 14 release via Rune Grammofon. The disc was produced by Helge Sten aka Deathprod (Supersilent, Motorpsycho) and will include ten songs, all covers of artists such as Prince, AC/DC, Scott Walker and Leonard Cohen. Listen to the first single "Love will tear us apart" (Joy Division) at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/susannamagical

Go here to check out a new interview with Snah from Motorpsycho translated from Japanese: http://motorpsychonews.blogspot.com/2006/06/interview-with-snah.html

Neumu on the latest from Motorpsycho: http://neumu.net/fortyfour/2006/2006-00085/2006-00085_fortyfour.shtml

MP3: On Trial - Kill city lights

Denmark's On Trial has been around for over 10 years now and their new album "Forever" is their first since 2002's "Blinded by the sun". Apparently it's also the first record they've done since losing Guf Lorenzen and Anders Skjødt who left to start Baby Woodrose. Their age and maturity shows - unlike upstart hardrockers such as Wolfmother and The Sword, On Trial is capable of writing real songs that transcend the usual genre labels and clichés. It's more than just a few cool riffs put next to eachother. In the same way that Motorpsycho looks back to the heyday of classic rock for inspiration, On Trial too looks backwards. However, while both bands might have one foot in the past, they are still marching forward. On Trial plays things a little more straight and doesn't stray as far from their fuzz-soaked, revved-up rock'n'roll sound. Forget those other young bands, this is the real rock revival.

On Trial - Kill city lights

German-based label Stickman Records (Motorpsycho, KVLR) has licensed The Fine Arts Showcase's most recent album "Radiola" for a wider release and will be putting it out on August 25.