The new Kettcar single „nullsummenspiel“ might be interesting as it features six remixes of „graceland“ by artists like Egotronic, Frittenbude or Plemo. The latter can be downloadexd for free on the Kettcar myspace page. The other remixes you can listen to at the same page. Audiolith records represent!

The JUZ Verden is facing its end. The town of Verden has cancelled the treaties to October, 1st. As the JUZ got a tradition of 30 years and self-organized are always worth fighting for there will be resistance. The first demo is scheduled for June, 29th. For more information go here!

The district attorney of Stuttgart(D), who has already been behind the accusation of Nix Gut Records for the use of a crossed out swastika, put someone into prison on remand for four weeks and now requests two months of jail because the letter S on the man’s Schleimkeim baseball cap was similar to the logo of the SS. Maybe he should incarcerate everyone at the next Kiss show as well… To quote Slime: “Ich glaube eher an die Unschuld einer Hure als an die Gerechtigkeit der deutschen Justiz!”

Lock & Key from Boston(US) will release a self-titled posthumous record on the small label Get A Life. Good thing. They were a good band and more than just a Hot Water Music rip-off… More information and streamable music here.

The whole new Verse record “aggression” can be streamed here.

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Or you can watch a video from Smoke Blow’s release show for their new record “colossus” in Kiel here!

No more release shows we’ll see by The Creetins. The band called it quits and cancelled all shows.

Sinking Ships will play to farewell shows before breaking up very soon.

Vinyl collector’s might be interested in the colabo 7” of Chuck Ragan and Nagel (Muff Potter, Freunde der Nacht/Ruhe” that just came out. Originally it was scheduled for the tour they did together last year but it took a little longer… It can be purched in selected record stores and through the Muff Potter website. Listen to one song here!

Callejon signed to Nuclear Blast. Aha…

Sad news from Santiago de Chile. The self-organized library and infoshop Emma Goldman does no longer exist. The restaurant Naitún in whose basement the shop was situated changed hands and the new owners don’t seem to be too fond of anarchists in their basement…

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"Yeah, you heard. Apparently, it gets even worse. That's all I know or even want to know for now. We got robbed at the very end of tour in a totally unreal, extremely sketchy series of events that still makes no sense at all, only leads to paranoia, anger and a total loss of faith. Passports, money, all the costs of the tour. Either way, whoever did it, it was a bullet in the head, the end of the line. A sudden and totally fucked up way for it to end, which I know will be fitting when I look back on it. All we could do was play the show, badly, and go our ways with whatever money we could muster. I hitched a ride back to Prague with Tomas. Since I can't do a fucking thing about it, I'm going to hang out with my girl, and friends, stare at some Czech mountains and try not to think about it. Needless to say, all outstanding plans are off. All this shit aside, thanks to everyone that helped out and travelled from all over for the shows on this tour, all the kids and bands we played and stayed with. Minus a few fucked up shows, it was probably the best tour we ever had. Thanks everyone for your good wishes. I'll elaborate when I'm home next week, for now - yes it's true, and yes it's over."

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[www.yourfuckingfuneral.blogspot.com]

According to the police three of the five offenders are in custody by now. At least one of the them is linked to the Veneto Fronte Skinheads, a group that has been spotted at international nazi rallies like the Rudolf Hess march or the annual revisionist rally in Dresden(D). Verona is known as a stronghold of the separationist and anti-immigrant Lega Nord.

Alerta Antifascista!
Fight back!

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[article on german imc]

YITNP launches "behind the lenses - a series on visual arts"!

"Ever noticed this tiny subtitle on our main page?! "Life is art, be creative" was one of our guidelines when we started yellowisthenewpink.com some years ago. Behind the lenses is a series focussing on being creative in the music scene (in the broadest sense) without sticking around in a band. This run of interviews is about the art of flattening the three dimensional space in which all music takes place into the two dimensions of a photograph.

Sure, today’s torrent of images reached undreamt of quantities: no concert without hundreds of flashlights, band photos on every zine’s page, massive pictorial postings on every messageboard, not to talk of flickr, myspace or youtube. Yet a small quotient of photographers is worth to speak of while the majority falls into digital camera clichés: as they focus on snapshots of stage acting, bands posing and rocking out only. No aestaetical surplus is achieved, hence only a evanescent amount of pictures is actually worth to talk of.

Behind the lenses is basically about creating a platform for those photographers who stand out of this ocean of boredom and get them talking about their work, their inspiration and their aims. No matter if it is a professional, a poor punk kid or a d.i.y. activist ten thousand miles away."

Starting with an interview with photgrapher Thomas Reitmayer (Glow In The Dark Magazin) we will bring you one new interview every month! [benni]

[www.yellowisthenewpink.com/behind_the_lenses.php]

U.S. residents and current cellular phone subscribers can now visit this location for an array of ring tones and wallpapers from a number of Relapse artists including: BARONESS, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, COLISEUM, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, MASTODON, PIG DESTROYER, THE END, HIGH ON FIRE, NECROPHAGIST, and many more. Additional ring tones and wallpapers will also be made available shortly.  [benni]

[www.relapse.com]

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[www.sonicyouth.com]

You can also listen to the whole new Why? album "alopecia" here.

In Ohio some members of Arcade Fire played a show in support of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Wait! Aren’t they Canadian?!?

German government-funded (but pretty decent) youth magazine Zuender got an article on fanzines that you can check out here.

I Defy from Hannover will split up in April.

Animal Collective will release a new four track ep on May, 5th. Cool.

Mike Patton got another new band called Crudo. Whatever…

The Notwist are working on anew album. I like!

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The almighty Knochenfabrik will return this year for four reunion shows at the following festivals: Ruhrpott Rodeo, Force Attack, Punk Im Pott and Back To Future. Awesome!

Modern Life Is War will split up after their US tour in April. Good bye!

Remember the germane mo band Nothing In Common? Well, they will split up, too, but already after their last tour in March.

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"October 2007 marks the 14th anniversary of GSL's first release. Between that time and now, we've had some incredible opportunities, worked with some exceptional artists, and weathered our fair share of highs and lows. In recent years, we've experienced the onset of factors that have seriously limited our ability to maintain what we feel is the essence of the label; the experimental attitude and artistic freewheeling of times past are simply no longer sustainable. Rather than compromise our goals and beliefs, or allow our course to be charted by financial constraint and an industry in flux, we've decided the time has come for GSL to cease releasing new music, and to close this chapter of our story. We've spent the better part of the past year considering this decision. The recent passing of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson, whose singular example and influence on GSL cannot be understated, came as something of a cosmic reinforcement of our instinctual belief that GSL's time has come and gone. The fact that the original Factory Records itself lasted just 14 years may only be a coincidence, although we choose to see it differently. If one day the right opportunity presents itself, who knows, GSL may re-emerge. Only time will tell. In the meantime, most of our back catalog will continue to be available both physically and online; from now on mailorder will be in the hands of Redeye Distribution/11spot.com

We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported our efforts throughout the years, not the least of all the bands who have, in many cases, exercised enormous degrees of patience with us, as well as to the loyal music fans who have been brave enough to follow their instincts and peek under a rock or two every now and then. We could not have lasted this long without you.

Let the spirit of perseverance thrive in the face of adversity." [benni]

[www.goldstandardlabs.com]

Like every other music magazine the current issue of the german indie magazine Spex brings you a retrospect on 2007. Spex staff declares the mash-up between the two Hamburg based artists Pantha du Prince and Dirk von Lowtzow (Tocotronic) to be the best song of the year 2007. Yellowisthenewpink.com recommends you to download the entrie song here.

Don't forget to check out Zeitstrafes latest release Tackleberry „Call me green“. Official release show will take place at Alte Meierei in Kiel(D) on January 5th.

On January, 10th Hydra Head will release a new DVD of Pelican. Watch the trailers here. Hopefully it will be better than the last one.

 [benni]

The awesome onlinezine beatpunk.org is presenting a nice reading tour these days. Sascha Lange will read from his book “dj west radio” in three German cities: 17.12. Schwerin - Komplex, 18.12. Hamburg - Golden Pudel Club and 19.12. Bremen - Golden Shop.

The Italian Stallion will break up. Farewell show will be end of April or early May 2008 in Mönchengladbach. Until then the band will try as many shows as possible.

Kill.Kim.Novak are sued by American actress Kim Novak who wants the band to change its name.

Karlheinz Stockhausen, a pioneer of modern music, died on December 5th at the age of 79 years.

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One last time, blog...

Life At These Speeds has run its course, the band shall play no more. The end has been in sight for some time and though due to no ill occurrence, the moment has passed and the amps are turned off.

We feel as though LATS was a very worthy venture, as evidenced, if by nothing else, than by the length of the list of friends we owe to its existence. A great many thanks are heaped upon each and every one, known and unkown. These sentiments are conveyed with the utmost sincerity and with the hope that we shall meet again in the future.

As always, take great care,
Life At These Speeds

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[www.myspace.com/lifeatthesespeedspdx]

The Blood Brothers call it quits as well. They just think it’s about time to part ways after ten years.

Adorno have a new song on their myspace site.

And while you are already online you might as well check out a new band from Hamburg called Girolamos Walk.

Hamburg again: We’d like to recommend the Mi Yagi Es Tu Yagi Festival that will take place at Astra Stube. On November 30th there will be Trip Fontaine, Faraday and Slacker. On December 1st the menu offers Culm, Kalkutta and Herr Mohn. All this is brought to you by Miyagi Records.

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