Think Small raves about Helsinki's Ultrasport: http://www.thinksmall.nl/blog.php?id=7#65
Check out an mp3 for the song "Cowboy dreams", a b-side rarity from Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl: http://www.thomasdybdahl.com/media/bsides/cowboydreams.mp3
The mp3 blog Uncritical posted a track from Boys of Scandinavia recently: http://uncritical.blogspot.com/2005/04/so-break-it-down-james-brown.html
The Kahvi Collective netlabel has a new EP from Dreamers Universe: http://207.228.241.173/74.php
Norwegian avant-metal act Manes reports that Kyrck Productions & Armour will be reissuing the band's first two demos "Maanens natt" and "Ned i stillheten" together on vinyl in early June. The release will be iavailable only as a special 600-copy limited edition and will include a patch and a 12-page booklet. The group's third demo "Til kongens grav de døde vandrer" is also slated to get the vinyl treatment soon and more info should be available shortly.
Lost Frog has a new free live recording from Finland's Avarus up for download: http://www.lostfrog.net/releases/lf061mp3.html
An mp3 for the new Tough Alliance single "Koka-kola veins" has been posted: http://www.offentligasektorn.se/koka-kola_veins.mp3
The debut full-length "The new school" finally comes out on April 27 via Service Records.
Check out an e-card for Kalle Kath: http://www.emi.se/artists/kalle_kath/jkdn/index2.htm
His new EP "Jag kan dö nu" comes out April 20 via Redline Records.
Misconduct has posted the video for "New boundries" online: http://www.misconduct.nu/video/MISCONDUCT_NoBoundaries.wmv
Check out the video for "Idiot box", the new single from Stockholm-based power-pop act The Virtues: http://www.smalls.nu/thevirtues/video.htm
Upcoming tourdates confirmed so far for Madrugada:
05/09 - Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg (SWE)
05/10 - Sodra Teatern, Stocklholm (SWE)
05/11 - KB, Malmo (SWE)
05/12 - Voxhall, Aarhus (DK)
05/13 - Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
05/15 - Pinkpop Festival (HOL)
05/16 - Cafe de la Danse, Paris (FRA)
05/17 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (HOL)
05/18 - Anchiene Belgique, Brussels (BEL)
05/19 - 4AD, Diksmuide (BEL)
05/20 - Den Atelier (LUX)
05/22 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
05/23 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
05/24 - Prime Club, Koln (GER)
05/25 - Georg Elser Club, Munich (GER)
05/27 - Gagarin, Athens (GRE)
05/28 - Gagarin, Athens (GRE)
05/29 - Vilka Live Stage, Thessaloniki (GRE)
05/30 - Abart Music Club, Zurich (SWI)
06/01 - Rocking Club, Vevey (SWI)
06/02 - Metro Club, Olten (SWI)
06/07 - Wien, Vienna (AUS)
06/08 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
06/10 - Southside Festival (GER)
06/11 - 46664 North, Tromsø (NOR)
06/12 - Hurrican Festival (GER)
07/14 - Arvika Festival (SWE)
07/17 - Dour Festival (BEL)
Sellfish reviews the new Cemetary album "Phantasma": http://sellfish.insfx.com/_start.php?link=review/04-05.htm%23ceme
Check out a sample mix of songs from the new Sunride album "The end justifies the means": http://www.riffrock.com/sunride/mp3/sunride_the_end_justifies_the_means.mp3
The latest Expost Music Sweden (ExMS) newsletter is now online: http://www.exms.com/pdf/smu/smu022005.pdf