First of all. We moved in to our new office this week. It’s just as high as it is wide. It has a tiny window, but it’s still amazingly sunny. Check it out!

Further more we can tell that the Black Atlantic keeps on rollin’. They just wrapped up their US tour and continue their journey here in Europe. From now until mid June they can be found in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. After that the will return to North America to play NXNE and will stay there until late July. Geezzz, busy bodies! On four of these dates the band will join ‘Woven Hand‘. Check out the agenda for more info.

The Walt is currently recording a seven inch as part of an art project to honor Wim Crouwel a famous Dutch graphic designer also know for these little beauties that we used to stick on our letters back in the eighties. Owh and yes you can expect a new album this year!

Het Gloren will play a last minute show on April 20 as support for Tunng @Melkweg, Amsterdam. Nice! More dates are in the works. As for now. Buy/Download that ‘Glorie 123‘ here!

My Bubba & Mi arrived in Italy where they gave birth to their debut record. There’s still a string of dates left before they head back to Iceland…or ehm…probably Denmark for now…

Back to work! Pożegnanie!

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1. Nikoo – Marquee
2. The Black Atlantic – Reverence for Fallen Trees (live)
3. My Bubba & Mi – I will never love a young boy again
4. We vs. Death – Hands
5. Kismet – We Are All So Busy
6. Het Gloren – Zomerdagen oostenwind
7. Schotel van de dag – Ride The Tide
8. Lost Bear – Hope You’re No Diana
9. The Walt – Self-Reflective Temper Management
10. Paper Tiger – this year

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Behold My Puny Bears, Vol. II
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Ooh la la! Here’s our second label sampler filled to the brim with delicious sound waves to spoil your delicate ears with. We’ll name it:

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Behold My Puny Bears, Vol. II

This turned out to be a pretty damn special package for a number of reasons. Let us break it down for you.

1. We go: “It’s completely free!” Then you go: “Yeah, what else is new? All your tunes are up as free downloads.” “No son, we’re talking the actual CD here. When you order something in our shop for 10 euro’s or more, we’ll include this label compilation for zero euro’s.” Then you say: “O No, you didn’t!!”. “Well we did. And if you’re broke, or just really cheap, but still want to own pure coolness, you can order the cd separate for 3 euro’s.”

2. Every cover is completely unique. The front and back of the package are actual photographs (containing tasteful male nudity). We made tons of pictures and handmade sets for each album. We could say ‘collect them all’ but that would cost you 500 × 3 euro’s. Ah, what the hell: ‘Collect Them All!!‘

3. The music on this lil’ silver shiny disc turned out to be not too crappy at all! It’s a nice way to get to know our artists (and then some more). Loyal listeners will recognize most of the songs, but there’s some brand new stuff on there too. Check out the playlist:

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE

1. Nikoo – Marquee
2. The Black Atlantic – Reverence for Fallen Trees (live)
3. My Bubba & Mi – I will never love a young boy again
4. We vs. Death – Hands
5. Kismet – We Are All So Busy
6. Het Gloren – Zomerdagen oostenwind
7. Schotel van de dag – Ride The Tide
8. Lost Bear – Hope You’re No Diana
9. The Walt – Self-Reflective Temper Management
10. Paper Tiger – this year

Nuff said boys & girls. Listen to the album HERE.

Check out the music video for The Walts ‘Happily Ever After’. Read the rest of this entry »

Gonzo Circus Magazine presents it’s second compilation album, compiled with the help of our friends at Simuze. There seems to be plenty of talent walking the smooth earth of Holland, being that the circus choose to publish not one but two cd’s for this comp. It’s available at track13 for only 8 bucks, including a copy of the magazine, issue #92.
The male models of music a.k.a. The Walt are one of the lucky boys to be heard on the album. Hooray!

Check out the complete tracklisting. Read the rest of this entry »

“Het bootfestival dat de Utrechtse band Stairs To Nowhere op een binnenvaartschip aan de Muntkade te Utrecht had gepland, is op last van de verzekering afgelast. Op het festival, dat werd aangekondigd als besloten feest, zouden behalve Stairs To Nowhere ook The Walt en The Exploding Sheltand Ponies spelen.”

De rest lees je hier. Kunnen wij die avond wat anders gaan doen.

Just like last year we’ll be hosting an evening at the Tweetakt Festival in Utrecht. We give you four of the freshest bands, a kick-ass flyer and some nice audio previews. So do that mouse-click-thing that you do so well and check it out. Read the rest of this entry »

The prestigious German music magazine Visions declared The Walt’s EP ‘Something we did not have’ the Demo of the Month in the january edition. We are very pleased with this win, especially since the honour is normally reserved for German bands only. Read the very pleasant review here. Read the rest of this entry »

A picturepost ladies and gents. Of our supadupa Eurosonic crazydeluxespecialpriceforyoumyfriend showcase we hosted with our friends of Hamradio. No Text. Just Pics. Enjoy.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Our EP has done quite well the last months. We got some nice gigs out of it, received some excellent reviews and thought it be nice to share it with you people. Read the rest of this entry »