Download "Someone special" from Thehelpmeplease and their new EP "Buzzing like bumblebees on speed", out now on Bedroom Records: http://hem.bredband.net/bedroom2/mp3/thehelpmeplease%2004%20Someone%20Special.mp3
Finland's Combat Rock Industry will be rereleasing The Phoenix Foundation's self-titled, self-released one-sided 7" in the near future.
The latest Aquarius Records new release list features reviews and samples of stuff from When, Circle, Demonoid, Furze and much more: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html
Mp3 blog Uncritical posts a track from Sweden's Action Biker: http://uncritical.blogspot.com/2004/11/at-seventh-crossroad.html
Pitchfork reviews the solo albums of Supersilent members Arve Henriksen and Ståle Storløkken: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/supersilent/chiaroscuro-humcrush.shtml
Norway's Aura Noir has posted two full-length mp3s from their new album "The Merciless" up for download on their website: http://www.wearetherobots.com/auranoir/discography.php
Madrugada has starting posting video clips documenting their progress with recording a new album in LA: http://www.emi.no/madrugada/includes/audiovideo.asp
The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:
01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Late Night Version]
02. Gunther feat. Samantha Fox - Touch Me
03. Elin Lanto - I Won't Cry
04. The Cardigans w/Tom Jones - Burning Down The House
05. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
Requested Videos: 293,903
Total Streams: 458,801
The final ever John Peel show featured a cut from Swedish rockers Dollhouse: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/peel.shtml
Jeremiha has a new website online: http://www.jeremiha.com
The band recently signed with Dead Frog Records and will release their debut album around March 2005.
Rolling Stone offers a glimpse into the new Raveonettes album: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6639660/theraveonettes?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1
You can now hear an extended snippet of the brand new Ark single "One of us is gonna die young" right here: http://www.emi.se/artists/theark/oouigdy/index.htm
Aftonbladet has the video posted, too: http://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/vss/streaming/tv_fonster/0,5208,m0no041118thearkvideo,00.html
I don't think it's quite as immediate as the last album's lead single "Calleth you, cometh I", but it's still pretty darn good IMO. I know it's probably not expected, but I really do have a soft spot for The Ark. Shhh!