There's alot happening at the Stickman Ranch these days - new releases, tours, office renovations, and of course the normal everyday level of chaos. So let's get started, shall we?

The following two releases are now available through the mailorder, which can be found on our website http://www.stickman-records.de:

1. Haircuts - Motorpsycho on Film 2DVD
2. Monochrome - Cache CD / LP

It's hard to believe that the Motorpsycho deluxe 2DVD is actually here! We've been working on this project for years, and there have been many delays and hiccups along the way. In fact, I've called this project "doomed" and "jinxed" more times than I care to remember over the past couple of years (and even more often during the past six months) But it's here, it's ready, and it can be shipped out the door immediately.

The Monochrome album is also ready to go, and although it won't officially hit the shops until May 16th, we're offering it out through the mailorder as of today. The band is starting their short Spring tour today in Stuttgart and will also be selling the album at their shows.

Upcoming tour dates:

Monochrome:
07.05.08 - (D) Stuttgart - Schocken
08.05.08 - (L) Luxemburg - d:qliq
09.05.08 - (FR) Paris - Mains d'Oeuvres **cancelled**
10.05.08 - (D) Solingen - Kulturzentrum Cobra
11.05.08 - (D) Hamburg - Grüner Jäger
19.09.08 - (D) Oldenburg - umbaubar
20.09.08 - (D) Köln - Gebäude 9

Motorpsycho:
17.05.08 - (D) Berlin - Postbahnhof
18.05.08 - (D) Cologne - Live Music Hall
20.05.08 - (D) München - Backstage Werk
22.05.08 - (I) Florence - Viper
23.05.08 - (I) Rome - Alpheus
24.05.08 - (I) Rimini - Velvet
25.05.08 - (I) Milano - Alcatraz
28.05.08 - (NL) Eindhoven - Effenaar
29.05.08 - (NL) Utrecht - Tivoli
30.05.08 - (D) Bremen - Schlachthof
31.05.08 - (D) Hamburg - Fabrik
01.06.08 - (DK) Copenhagen - Lille Vega
20.06.08 - (USA) Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
21.06.08 - (USA) Louisville, KY - Terrastock Festival
22.06.08 - (USA) Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03/06.07.08 - (DK) Roskilde - Roskilde Festival
19.07.08 - (D) Burg Herzberg - Burg Herzberg Festival

I'd also like to announce the Hamburg "Label WG". WG stands for "Wohngemeinschaft", a word that means sharing an apartment. It brings back memories of my college days, living in a big apartment with other students...and nobody ever washed the dishes. And often times there was somebody asleep on the couch that nobody knew. The Hamburg labels aren't physically moving in together, but we have started a loose cooperation and will be joining forces in terms of marketing, promotion, and all kinds of activities. One of our activities will be a blog which can be found here: http://labelwg.blogsport.de/. The blog will be in German six days a week, and I will be blogging in English one day a week for our international friends. I don't know exactly which day of the week will be "English Day" yet, but I'll announce it on the website in the next couple of days when we get the ball rolling. The labels taking part are (other than Stickman): Affairs of the Heart, Audiolith, BB Island, Buback, Crunchy Frog and Devil Duck.

Kick-off for the Label WG is tomorrow! In fact, there is a series of shows and happenings going on in Hamburg this week, including a party at Michelle Records on Saturday, starting at 12 noon. I hope to see some of you there! Here are details for the happenings this week:

08.05. Hamburg, Grüner Jäger - Bratze-Release party + Captain Capa
09.05. Hamburg, Fundbureau - Björn Kleinhenz
09.05. Hamburg, Hafenklang - The Others aka 22 Pistepirkko
10.05. Hamburg, Michelle Rec./12 noon: the Label WG introduces itself + Björn Kleinhenz
11.05. Hamburg, Grüner Jäger - Monochrome followed by DJ Manni Fest + Crunchy Jan

In the meantime, enjoy the sun - who knows how long it will last....

Jeannette/Stickman Records