Swedish indiepop artist Lucky Misu has posted a new song for download: http://www.luckymisu.com/mp3/Lucky_Misu-Sorry_Mom.mp3

Download the new Helt Off single "Det brinner i Paris": http://www.jujurecords.nu/downloads/music/Det%20Brinner%20I%20Paris.mp3
The new album "Helt Off I Huset" comes out April 5 via JuJu Records.

Irene will play at Sounds of Sweden at RAFA Club in Glasgow on May 12.

Denmark's I Am Bones has a nice new website: http://www.iambones.dk/

Fullhouse Records, Finnish purveyors of brutal punk and metalcore, have announced the signing of Breamgod and will release their debut album on May 31. Listen to a sample track: http://www.fullhouserecords.com/fhr/mp3/022%20-%20Breamgod%20-%20No%20Second%20Chances.mp3

Norwegian pop sensation Annie is working on her next album. Collaborators are said to include Richard X (who also worked on her first record "Anniemal"), James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) and French techno producer Alan Braxe. Look for the first single "Crush" to be released this summer. Also slated to appear on the record is a cover of "Two of hearts" by Stacy Q.

Finnish hardcore/punk label Combat Rock Industry has posted a ton of new European tourdates, from bands such as Endstand, Bombshell Rocks, Unkind, The Phoenix Foundation, Manifesto Jukebox and more. It's too much to repost here, so go check it out: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/ekeikat.htm

Hemstad has posted another song from their latest EP for free download: http://suchgreatheights.se/hemstad/website/media/hemstad-fyllekarring_(albumversion).mp3
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David & the Citizens have started mixing their new album. Follow their studio exploits here: http://citizensdiary.webblogg.se/

Read about the new book "Piker, vin og sang" ("Wine, women and song") which chronicles the modern history of women in Norwegian music and the interesting position and signifigance of artist Anneli Drecker who wrote the preface: http://www.annelidrecker.com/news/060328.htm

Stylus reviews Nasum's swansong "Grind finale": http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3908

According to Bates Motel, Per Borten of Norwegian act Cadillac has a new band called New Violators who apparently takes cues from the sounds of the 80s. Just what we need, right?

Aversionline on the new record from Swedish punks Imperial Leather: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2006/03/not-much-time-today.html

Finland's The Prisondream will release their second full-length album "Further away in silence" on August 26 via Jukeboss Records. Hear two songs including the first single "The blinding veil" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theprisondream

The Musikbyrån website has new videos from The Radio Dept. and Deltahead: http://svt.se/musikbyran