Burning Heart has confirmed that Moneybrother is currently in the studio working on his follow-up to the very successful "Blood Panic". A tentative release date has been set for spring next year. Otherwise, check him out on tour in Northern Europe supporting The Donots:

10/15 - Faust (VISIONS Party), Hannover (GER)
10/16 - Waschhaus (VISIONS Party), Potsdam (GER)
10/17 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
10/18 - Cookys, Frankfurt (GER)
10/19 - The Atomic Cafe, München (GER)
10/21 - ISF, Bern (CH)
10/22 - Albani, Winterthur (CH)
10/23 - Altes Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
10/24 - B 72, Wien (AUS)
10/25 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
10/27 - Garage, Saarbrücken (GER)
10/28 - Schwimmbad, Heidelberg (GER)
10/29 - Underground, Köln (GER)
10/30 - SilverWings, Berlin (GER)
10/31 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)

Download "Words are Small" from Björn Kleinhenz: [click here]

There's a new site just for Swedish turntablists: http://www.djbattle.net/

New mp3 blog: http://soundsofsweden.blogspot.com/

Heavymetal.no interviews Solefald: http://www.heavymetal.no/show.article.asp?menuid=&artid=1667 (in Norwegian)

Filter has selected Magnet as one of their artists to watch: http://www.filter-mag.com/artists/interior.94.html

October 28 has been declared as Swedish music day in New York City. Check it out: http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/general____22227.asp
I'll try to find out who's playing and speaking on the panel. Of course, I feel like I should have been invited, but who knows?

The newest issue of Lowcut Webzine is now online and features interviews with Baby Woodrose, Gutter Island and tons more: http://www.lowcut.dk/

P3 has announced the lineup for the upcoming Sveriges Radio-festival at Kulturhuset in Stockholm on September 10-11: Magnus Uggla, Sophie Rimheden, Eskobar, Melody Club, Brainpool, Raymond & Maria, Olle Ljungström, Christian Walz, Jimmy Jansson, Fjärde världen, Ken, Miio, Dhani, Afasi & Filthy, Arash, Emmon, The Tiny, Anna Ternheim, Cirera, JaJu, Metro Jets and Richard Reagh & WWNB2. More info: http://www.sr.se/omsr/festival/index.stm

Timo Räisinen will be breaking off from his work as a member of Her Majesty and Håkan Hellström's backing band to release a solo album. It will be called "Lovers are lonely" and should be out in February with a single later this fall.

Dusted profiles the highly-regarded Finnish label Fonal Records: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/247

Cadavar has broken up for the second and reportedly final time. The band released four albums over fifteen years together.

This week's reviews from German webzine Sellfish:

Nils Petter Molvaer - Streamer
The Grizzly Twister - Kill the autopilot
Wintersun - s/t
Maria Solheim - Frail

Finnish experimental music and visual art label Abflug has signed an international distribution deal with Germany's Nexus Distribution.

Aamu 10°C is a new online label specializing in Finnish experimental and electroacoustic music: http://www.aamu10c.net/
The first release comes from Joel Kivelä, a member of the freeform band Vapaa and veteran of various noise projects.