High Bias has posted a bunch of reviews of singles from recent Swedish artists such as The Ackermans, Enemies SWE, Tobias Fröberg and Ebon Tale as well as their take on José González's "Veneer": http://www.highbias.com/
It doesn't hurt that they give me props as well.
Speaking of Ebon Tale, here's the video for their latest single "Sit Down": http://hem.bredband.net/albmat2/sitdownvideo.mpg
Surrounded is doing a few shows in Italy at the end of the month:
07/30 - Soundlabs Festival (ITA)
07/31 - Soundlabs Farewell Party, L´Amaca Club (ITA)
08/01 - SDSM festival, Guardia Sanframondi (ITA)
Check out the Rallypack video for their first single "Luke Skywalker": http://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/vss/streaming/tv_fonster/0,5208,m0no040702rallypack,00.html?
Denmark's Morningside Records has announced that they'll be releasing new full-length CDs from both My Friend George and Deicia Mini later this year. Details are still tbc, but it's been said that the unfortunate working title for MFG's new one is "Born In the U.S.A.", but that they are trying to be talked out of it.
Kristofer Åström reports that he is done recording his new album with his regular, full backing band Hidden Truck. 14 songs total, two of which I believe are also on "Loupita" in their stripped-down, acoustic form. Can't wait to hear it, I'm sure it'll be fantastic.
Nocturnal Rites will be playing in the UK with the American band Nevermore this August:
08/01 - Rio, Bradford
08/02 - The Underworld, London
08/03 - Rock City, Nottingham
08/04 - Cathouse, Glasgow
08/05 - Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes
The new Holiday with Maggie website is now online: http://www.holidaywithmaggie.com/
Download their new single "Make it, don't break it" from here: http://www.purevolume.com/holidaywithmaggie
As mentioned before, the band just signed with A West Side Fabrication and will release their new album "Skyline Drive" in August.
A new "name that fuckin' so-and-so" feature from Global Domination: http://www.statikmajik.com/gd/namethat/growler01.php
MTVE checks in from Roskilde with interviews and reviews from a number of artists: http://www.nordic.mtve.com/shows/festival04/
MIC Norway spotlights the hardcore band Amulet: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004070510501856604715
Also from MIC Norway, comes this report on the new solo album from Magne "Mags" Furuholmen of A-ha who receives backing from Coldplay's rhythm section: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004070512490214879377