The video for the new Universal Poplab single "On the run" is here: http://www.universalpoplab.com/content/view/67/20/
Norwegian noise titan Lasse Marhaug will premiere a new commissioned work at the Henie-Onstad Art Centre in Høvikodden, Norway this Sunday. The piece utilizes material from the Henie-Onstad sound archives and is described by the artist as "a manic tape-cut-up avalanche." After this weekend, it will be performed again in August and there will also be a version released on CD. Read more: http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2008040315081723794918 (in Norwegian)
Flogsta Dancehall reports that the anticipated skweee comp "Museum of future sound vol. 2" has been delayed and will be ready in about a month.
This might be entertaining even if you don't know Norwegian: watch pop star Lene Alexandra interview Satyr from black-metal act Satyricon: http://nrk.no/p3/article/page/view/1.5294918
Check out the video for Freddie Wadling's (Cortex, Blue For Two, etc.) cover of "Let's dance" by David Bowie: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bTSztPm3D5s
Said track appears on the soundtrack to Pernille Fischer Christensen's film "Dansen".
The video for the new Disco Ensemble single "Bad luck charm" is viewable here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkRbpcdzAbw
There's four new tracks from Swedish indiepop artist Erik Halldén up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/erikhalldenmusic
Look a new MCD on Cosy Den in a month or so.
New live music at PSL with Dag För Dag: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/04/04/musik-med-dag-for-dag/
Check out Djembefitta, a new thrash-punk/crossover act from Göteborg that prides themselves on being anti-everything usually associated with Gbg music: http://www.myspace.com/djembefitta
Their manifesto: "Our aim is to kill pop music from Gothenburg where every band has a singer that sings out of tune. Håkan Hellström/Bad Cash Quartet/Hästpojken/Broder Daniel/Jens Lekman/Niccokick (well they live close enough to Gothenburg to count) et al are so terrible but everybody loves them... Isn't that strange?"
MIC Norway profiles the self-explanatory Gothminister: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008040414481271304646
Meshuggah will tour Europe in June with support from Dillinger Escape Plan and Between The Buried And Me. Dates here: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=10548
MIC Norway has a 2008 summer festival preview guide: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008040413580012040741
IAT.MP3 artist The Grand Opening has added two new tracks to his myspace page from his excellent new album "Beyond the brightness": http://www.myspace.com/thegrandopening
Buy said album here and peep the sidebar for updated tourdates.
Danish pop act The Alpine have added the new track "Volunteer army" to myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thealpinepop