Swedish rockers Wired For Mono have a brand new single called "There is a light" posted for free download: http://www.wiredformono.com/
The tracklist for the new skweee comp "Museum of Future Sound Part Two" has been revealed: http://www.flogstadanshall.com/f2.html
I just ordered a bunch of copies for resale, so hopefully they'll be here soon.
Time Out NY previews the El Perro Del Mar/Lykke Li/Anna Ternheim US tour: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/music/29016/el-perro-del-mar-lykke-li-anna-ternheim
Tar... Feathers are starting to put together a European summer tour: http://www.tarfeathers.com/
Norwegian sax player Håkon Kornstad has updated his website with news on various releases he has on the way, including collaborations with Eivind Opsvik (Opsvik & Jennings), Håvard Wiik (Atomic), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (The Thing) and Maria Kannegaard: http://www.kornstad.com/
Note that he's also doing a Monday residency at Nublu in NYC this month.
Crucified Barbara are blogging from the studio as they record their next album: http://crucifiedbarbara.blog.com/
Check out Inuit, a new Norrland-based indierock act featuring ex-members from Elodie, Appleforth and more: http://www.myspace.com/inuittheband
Two Left Hands On Two Right Arms, 23 Seconds and Deersound are three Swedish netlabels that are teaming up for a new collaborative project called "Tid" or "Time", a series of releases based on the title subject encompassing seventeen different artists and a variety of sounds. Read more and download the first EP: http://www.oljud.nu/tid/en
More live music at PSL with, uh, Lykke Lisa Lovisa Corneliusson: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/05/05/musik-med-lykke-lisa-lovisa-corneliusson/
Asha Ali on tour alongside Ken Stringfellow and Trouble Over Tokyo:
05/06 - Szene, Wien (AUS)
05/07 - Orto Bar, Ljubljana (SLO)
05/08 - P.P.C., Graz (AUS)
05/09 - Kaserne Basel, Basel (CH)
05/11 - ISC ("Schwedische Nächte"), Bern (CH)
05/14 - Cinema Paradiso, St. Pölten (AUS)
05/15 - Step Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt (AUS)
05/16 - Backstage, Wiener Neustadt (AUS)
05/17 - Sublime, Aflenz Kurort (AUS)
Jaga Jazzist trumpet player Mathias Eick has a new album out on revered German jazz label ECM called "The door", his very first as a band leader. Read more: http://www.jagajazzist.com/news.php
pHinnWeb has some details on the new Pan Sonic DVD "Kuvaputki": http://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/pan-sonic-kuvaputki-dvd.html
Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums at Paper Thin Walls: http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1482
The new album "Humanizer" from Swedish bitpop/techno act Thermostatic will be released on May 30 via Wonderland Records. Pre-order info and other details here: http://www.thermostatic.se/templates/shop.asp?id=11
Norwegian label Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions has posted some tentative details for their 2008 release schedule: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=61441543&blogID=390231543