UK-based electro act The C90s have posted their remix of "Target group" by the bell: https://www.myspace.com/thec90s

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Isolation Years - Frosted minds
02. TALK 1
03. Hyacinth House - Lucky stranger
04. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
05. Kamera - Fragile
06. TALK 2
07. Pay TV - Fashion report (clubmix)
08. Fun - I've got a truck
09. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
10. TALK 3
11. Superfamily - Warszawa
12. Majessic Dreams - Still inside
13. The Indecision Alarm - Time for the big guns, baby
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
17. Karin Ström - Ordlös
18. Meleeh - Malign
19. TALK 5
20. Kongh - Pushed beyond
21. Baby Woodrose - Let yourself go
22. TALK 6
23. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet (Cat Burgler remix)
24. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Rhythm
25. the bell - I need nothing
26. September - Satellites
27. TALK 7
28. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
29. Sällskapet - Järnstaden
30. Montt Mardié - Birthday boy (drama)
31. TALK 8
32. CS Nielsen - Bottle for the road
33. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Love will tear us apart
34. Voices Break the Silence - Mopo3
35. TALK 9
36. Plain Fade - Blue skies ahead

MP3: The Bell - Leave me

Back to the new music today with a track from the bell. I posted a demo track from these guys almost a year and a half ago back when they were called You Is Stupid and even then, I knew they were onto something special. As said before (and reiterated by the recent NPR feature), the bell's postpunk sound is far more Echo and the Bunnymen-influenced pop than Joy Division-style bleakness. Dark enough to be considered goth, but still very hook-oriented. Naturally, this fits in quite well with many of the similar bands from the early 80s that I've been listening to recently. "Leave me" is an angry song, but also a bit weary. The delivery is a bit flippant, but oh-so-close to breaking. This is the last straw - if things get pushed any further, it'll be bad news. A simple two-line chorus turns into a mantra. I like this a lot.

The Bell - Leave me

the bell (nee You Is Stupid) are featured as today's NPR song of the day: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14319643&ft=1&f=4703895

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

01. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
02. TALK 1
03. José González - Down the line
04. Anna Ternheim - Girl laying down
05. The Bear Quartet - The supremes
06. TALK 2
07. New Decade - I guess you ran from something
08. Commando M Pigg - Allt genast
09. Mikkel Metal - Bano
10. TALK 3
11. Johan Hedberg - Nygubbe4
12. Mikko Singh - Toisella puolella
13. Mimas - Thought discuss
14. Fattaru - 100:-
15. TALK 4
16. Sista Sekunden - Jag är aldrig nöjd
17. E.S.T. - Tuesday wonderland
18. Syster Lycklig - Drömgränd
19. TALK 5
20. The End Will Be Kicks - Ass of a friend
21. The Grizzly Twister - Tigers made of paper
22. Samuel Jackson Five - Easily misunderstood
23. Grande Roses - Dead town
24. TALK 6
25. Thomas Dybdahl - B A part
26. Njurmännen - Cold meat industry
27. Tobias Hellkvist - Moment at ven
28. TALK 7
29. David Sandström Overdrive - Here's for summer
30. Randy - Freedom song
31. Kalle J - Vart stack du?
32. The Flaming Sideburns - Bad trip
33. TALK 8
34. the bell - I am history
35. Lack - Pessimist poetry
36. The State of Floral Beings - Andy
37. Fireside - Problem (to you)
38. TALK 9
39. Firefox AK - Love to run
40. Manes - Cinder alley
41. Lukestar - Untitled
42. TALK 10
43. Oskar Schönning - S

Badman Recording is offering up the bell's (nee You Is Stupid) new single "I am history" as a free download: https://www.zshare.net/audio/3161871dea83b0/
I like this band a lot, so be sure to check it out.

Badman Recordings has enlisted Curtis Vodka, Zzz and DiskJokke to do remixes for the bell's (nee You is Stupid) debut single, due out in July. As for the band's debut full-length, that will be out in September.

You Is Stupid, a great band I posted about a long time ago (and also played on last week's radio show), has finally changed their name. Now they are the bell: https://www.myspace.com/thebelltheband
"I am history" will be released as a single next week with the debut full-length "Make some quiet" being released in September.

Danish singer/songwriter Tina Dickow (aka Tina Dico), best known so far for her work with Zero 7, is coming to the US to do some touring. She'll be playing on the radio show "Morning Becomes Eclectic" today and you can listen live at kcrw.com and will be performing again at the King King in LA this evening. Otherwise, she'll be supporting Teitur for the first half of October and then doing some opening slots with Nancy Sinatra immediately afterwards. Dates:

10/01 - The Mod Club, Toronto ONT
10/02 - Call The Office, London ONT
10/03 - Petit Campus, Montreal, QUE
10/04 - Barrymore Music Hall, Ottawa, ONT
10/06 - Milestones, Rochester, NY
10/07 - Plattsburgh State Uni, NY
10/08 - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
10/09 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA
10/10 - Acoustic Café, Bridgeport, CT
10/11 - Bitter End, New York, NY
10/12 - Joe's Pub, New York, NY
10/13 - The Fez, New York (solo)
10/14 - The Grove, Anaheim, CA w/Nancy Sinatra
10/15 – tba w/Nancy Sinatra
10/16 - the belly Up, San Diego, CA w/Nancy Sinatra

Look her major label debut album on Sony sometime around May.

Check out the video for "Love Lies Lost" from Homeland: https://www.cumbersome.net/grace01cdmov.htm
Homeland has also put up a page for the new side-project Dustin Diamond, who if you don't already know, is the name of the actor who played Screech on "Saved by the bell". Check it: https://www.homelandhome.com/dustin_diamond.html

By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (03) Bergman Rock "Help The Band"
02. (01) The Radio Dept. "Pulling Our Weight EP"
03. (NY) The Strokes "Reptilia"
04. (06) The White Stripes "The Hardest Button To Button"
05. (05) The Chemical Brothers "Get Yourself High"
06. (NY) Basement Jaxx "Good Luck"
07. (08) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "We're All In Love"
08. (09) Niccokick "Turn 27 EP"
09. (10) Dizzee Rascal "Jus'a Rascal"
10. (12) Bubba Sparxxx "Deliverence"
11. (04) Monastir "The Shape Up EP"
12. (NY) The Darkness "Christmas Time. (Don't Let the bells End)"
13. (13) Chicks On Speed "Wordy Rappinghood"
14. (02) Essex Green "By The Sea"
15. (15) Chords Ft. Timbuktu And Miki "Wrap Your Chops"
16. (NY) José Gonzalez "Remain EP"
17. (14) The Knife "Handy-Man"
18. (17) Mew "She Came Home For Christmas"
19. (18) The Raveonettes "Heartbreak Stroll"
20. (NY) The Carnation "New Sensation"

Leaving the chart: 07. The Coral "Bill Mc Cai"
11. Holly Golightly "Walk A Mile"
16. The Mountain Goats "Palmcorder Yajna"
19. Timbuktu med Peps "Dynamit"
20. Alice In Videoland "Got To Go"

Dates have been confirmed for Opeth's 'Lamentations Over America Tour 2004'. Support will come from Moonspell and another as-yet-unnamed band, possibly Devildriver (ex-Coal Chamber). Details:

01/20 - Reds, Edmonton (CAN)
01/21 - MacEwan Hall, Calgary (CAN)
01/23 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver (CAN)
01/24 - Graceland, Seattle, WA
01/25 - Roseland, Portland, OR
01/27 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
01/28 - Marquee Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
01/29 - Canes Bar & Grill, San Diego, CA
01/30 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
01/31 - Avalon, San Francisco, CA
02/02 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
02/03 - Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
02/05 - Trees, Dallas, TX
02/06 - Backroom, Austin, TX
02/07 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
02/09 - Masquerade, Tampa, FL
02/10 - Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
02/11 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
02/13 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
02/14 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
02/15 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
02/16 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
02/18 - Quest, Minneapolis, MN
02/19 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
02/20 - Harpos, Detroit, MI
02/21 - Saratoga Winners, Latham, NY
02/22 - Club Soda, Montreal, CAN
02/24 - Opera House, Toronto, CAN
02/25 - Steel Music Hall, Rochester, NY
02/26 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
02/27 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
02/28 - Palladium, Worcester, MA