Download a 3-track promo EP from Göteborg-based indie act The Brine: http://www.harboursea.com/
The band's new full-length record "Story vs plot" will be out in April via Harbour/Sea.
Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon will be performing a duet on the new The Rasmus album "Black roses".
The Animation are letting fans vote on which song will be their next single: http://www.theanimation.se/vote.htm
Suicide Records (Dia Psalma, The Open Up And Bleeds) will release the new album "The black machine" from Swedish thrash act Somber on April 25. Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/somber
Maia Hirasawa and Säkert! (aka Annika Norlin/Hello Saferide) will be heading back to Japan in April:
04/16 - HMV Shibuya, Tokyo
04/17 - Unagidani Sunsui, Osaka
04/18 - Blue Blues, Okayama
04/19 - Cafe Teco, Fukuoka
Check out Swedish pop artist Maia Hirasawa covering "The worrying kind" by The Ark on Swedish TV as part of Melodifestivalen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5RjkrOWpUs
A new edition of her excellent album "Though, I'm just me" will be issued by Razzia Records with a studio version of the song included as a bonus track.
Check out an edit of fan footage from the current Kaizers Orchestra tour for the song "9mm": http://www.sonybmg.no/kaizers/
Norwegian artist Sissy Wish is on the Pitchfork Forkcast section: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49163-sissy-wish-dwts-mp3stream
The video for the new Eskobar single "Hallelujah new world" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObkL-8A24OI
Envelopes have confirmed European tourdates set for May. Head to myspace for details: http://www.myspace.com/envelopes
Swedish indie band This Year's Model has a new Easter single for free download on their website: http://www.thisyearsmodel.co.uk/
Paragon's new video for "Aavisst" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNaDnmcwLc
Check out an interview with IAT.MP3 artist Björn Kleinhenz at German site StyleSpion: http://stylespion.de/15-1-fragen-an-bjoern-kleinhenz/1674/ (in English)
The Monotonik netlabel has a new EP posted for download from Danish IDM artist Delayscape: http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp199.html