As has been hinted before, Mew are returning to Scandinavia for live shows as soon as next February. They have just finished their Nordic tour a week ago, so the break will be very short. We don’t know anything about Denmark or Sweden at this point, but something will be announced for Finland next Monday […]

Scandinavian Congress Center (Aarhus, November 27th) KB Hallen (Copenhagen, November 28th) It had been three months since Mew played a show in Denmark, and since then a lot has happened. The Danes have developed into a slightly more flexible and interesting live band during those months, and now it was Denmark’s turn to experience the

Jonas Bjerre’s side project Apparatjik have finally released something official. Sure, they released Ferreting a year ago, but we don’t know if it’s going to be featured on the upcoming album or was it just for the charity album. Apparently Electric Eye is going to be on the yet untitled upcoming record that may or

A few weeks ago we asked Jonas Bjerre to name some of his favourite movies of all time from various genres. The list was quite numerous, so we’re gonna post these titles in SEVEN parts starting with drama (comedy is up next). Click on the titles to get more details from IMDb… “I am not

Cirkus (Stockholm, November 23rd) Old Ice Hall (Helsinki, November 25th) These two shows could not have been any different from each other. The show in Stockholm was relaxed and was held in an absolutely beautiful venue. Cirkus is a round-shaped theater- and concert hall which suited perfectly for Mew. It can be found from the

Most of us got to see and hear a medley of Mica, Saliva and Panda live during the And the Glass Handed Kites -tour. It was also featured on the Live In Copenhagen -dvd. Now Mew have come up with a new medley with New Terrain, Nervous (!!!) and She Came Home For Christmas. Like

Shepherd’s Bush Empire (London, November 10th) La Maroquinerie (Paris, November 12th) Mew finished their UK/Ireland tour of seven shows in London’s famous Shepherd’s Bush Empire last week. Approximately 2000 people attended and the show was eventually sold-out. In England people may not be as crazy as in Nordic region, but they seemed to know the

On the current European Tour, Mew have been supported by many local bands. They had Siva (in Berlin), Davidsson (in Cologne), Mutiny On the Bounty (in Luxembourg) and Electric Electric (in Brussels). Right now the fellow Danes, Choir of Young Believers are supporting Mew on all the UK dates that included one show in Dublin,

The Danish comedy Simon & Malou (2009) was released a week ago and its soundtrack is now available via Mermaid Records. The album (Songs For a Soundtrack) contains tracks from some of the leading Danish songwriters, including Jonas Bjerre under the name Diamonds For Eyes. Listen to the song (Talking About It) from the soundtrack’s