Dayrobber sits down for a video interview with up-and-coming Norwegian artist Ingrid Olava: http://www.dayrobber.com/content/view/299/
Finnish hardcore act Another Sinking Ship has two new tracks on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/anothersinkingship
The Silent Ballet reviews Danish ambient/doom/shoegazer act Svartbag: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1531/Default.aspx
Guitarist Hannes Hansson has parted ways with Mustasch after playing together for 10 years in order to spend more time at home with his family. The band's current tour plans will continue as planned with a replacement to be announced shortly.
The new Burst album "Lazarus bird" is confirmed for release on September 16 in the US, September 19 in Germany and September 22 for the rest of Europe.
Swedish indie act Nom de Guerre just posted the new, just-recorded track "Dear Mr Writer" on myspace for listening: http://www.myspace.com/mynomdeguerrespace
Danish rockers No Privacy have invited the infamous Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Massacre to record a duet with them this weekend.
Look for Finnish shoegazers Murmansk to do a short European tour in October with their friends Mesmer. After that, it's back in the studio to record the follow-up to "Chinese locks", an album we just reviewed earlier this week.
Look for the new Paddington Distortion Combo EP "The sky is the grey, and scary. the sun is down. so are we; with hatred" on August 6.
A West Side Fabrication now has a new track from recent signees Little Red Snapper posted on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/westsidefabrication
Plain Fade vocalist/guitarist Juho Koivuaho has been diagnosed with leukemia and is currently being treated at Tampere University Hospital. Results so far have been positive and of course I wish him well in his recovery. As for the rest of the band, they've got new songs written and have plans to put together a new album, but of course everything is currently on hold until Juho is better.
Unique Danish artist Ea Philippa has finally started to record her 2nd album, the follow-up to 2005's bewildering and enchanting "Fjerne himle".
Sofia Talvik's new video for the single "As summers pass" is now online: http://www.lastfm.se/music/Sofia+Talvik/+videos/6916695
Her new album "Jonestown" will be released on August 27 and she will also be making a special live track for each song together with one of her favorite artists, the first of which is up now on myspace and features fellow Swedish singer/songwriter Jonna Lee: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=36327176
Cocoanut Groove has a new song posted on myspace especially for midsummer: http://www.myspace.com/cocoanutgroove