Mando Diao has now posted a bunch of their videos online: http://www.mando-diao.com/en/main.php?sida=multimedia
Imperial Recordings will release the debut 7" from Martin McFaul on December 6. The songs included on the single will be "Maybe you and me" and "Train".
Holiday with Maggie's album "Skyline Drive" has been confirmed for release in Japan on December 18 via Boundless Records. The record originally came out in Sweden last September via A Westside Fabrication.
Check out the track "Babel" from Pita's upcoming CD "Get off": http://www.hapna.com/babel.mp3
It comes out on Häpna Records on December 7. More info here: http://www.hapna.com/H19.html
Finland's Combat Rock Industry has announced the signing of Unkind. They describe the band as "dark but rocking hardcorepunk in the finest Finnish tradition" and say they "take the best influences from the genre and add a modern, strong touch of their own, as well write real, strong songs which is all too rare among the bands in this genre." The band will tour the UK in April with Filthpackt just after releasing the album in March. Here's the dates:
04/01 - The Path Tavern, Kirkcaldy (SCO)
04/02 - The 1 in 12, Bradford (UK)
04/03 - The India Queen, Boston (UK)
04/04 - London (UK)
04/05 - tbc (UK)
04/06 - Bristol (UK)
04/07 - Leeds/Harrogate (UK)
04/08 - Dublin (IRL)
04/09 - Belfast (IRL)
04/10 - The Merecat, Edinburgh (SCO)
More info and samples here: http://www.unkind.info/
Not that I suspect it was ever really in doubt, but Millencolin has now officially resigned with Burning Heart Records for another two albums. The band's next release is currently being wrapped up for a release around March of 2005.
The people behind Attack!Fanzine have announced that the "We come in peace" 7" comp is now available via Blindead Productions. Eight hardore bands from Sweden and Finland, all exlusive material. Here's the tracklist:
A1: Protestera - Punklåten
A2: Anatomi-71 - Arbetsförnedringen
A3: Kuolema - Nyt Otetaan
A4: Apologia - Never Enough
B1: Personkrets 3:1 - Vansinne
B2: Ensam - Trocas
B3: Diskonto - Anti-Cimex
B4: 365 Dagar Av Synd (ex-Dödsdömd) - Vakna För Fan!
More info: http://www.attackfanzine.net/blindead/blindead.htm
Agenda Music has announced that Sweden's José González will finally get a proper UK release when they put out his first EP "Crosses" in February. About time, eh?
Indieworkshop.com reviews the aptly-named Scorch Trio: http://indieworkshop.com/reviews/1327/
Delusions of Adequacy reviews The Je Ne Sais Quoi: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4950
Aftonbladet has the new video for "Believe I've found" from Soundtrack of Our Lives: http://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/vss/streaming/tv_fonster/0,5208,m0no041126sool,00.html
Pitchfork lauds Differnet: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/wearetheworld/04-11-24.shtml#song2
Download a remix of "First cut classic" from Swedish duo Comanche: http://www.rackarungen.se/comanche/musik/FCC%20(Dirty%20Version).mp3
Via DJ Martian comes word of a new album from EST aka Esbjörn Svensson Trio : http://www.actmusic.com/act9015_e.htm
The record will be called "Viaticum" and is set for release on January 24.
Also from DJ Martian comes this interview with Norwegian jazz legend Jan Garbarek discussing his latest album "In Praise of Dreams": http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/interviews/story.jsp?story=586659