New Center of the Universe album in May

Center of the Universe have completed the final part of their space + time trilogy "Apokryfa" and will be releasing it on May 18 via Metronomicon Audio. Download a sample: http://www.metronomiconaudio.net/audio/cou/mp3/Apokryfa%20-%20Period%20of%20time.mp3

Xplo-Sean - Believe me/Outbreak

Mad For It has a new single from Xplo-Sean now posted for free download: http://www.madforit.se/index.php?id=90
This is the first of three new singles they will be releasing over the next month.

Jaqueline - Olivia (video)

Norwegian rockers Jaqueline have a new video for the track "Olivia": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_P9F45Kx8&fmt=18

Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy to play The Great Escape, more

Norwegian act Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy will head to the UK in May:

05/14 - The Great Escape, Brighton
05/15 - The Great Escape, Brighton
05/17 - TJs Woodhouse, Leeds
05/19 - Borderline, London

Hole in the Sky celebrates 10 years with 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky'

Norway's Hole in the Sky festival will be celebrating their 10th anniversary this year with a special all-star performance featuring Enslaved plus members of Darkthrone, Emperor, Mayhem and possibly more. Read on: http://www.holeinthesky.no/

The Spitts - Six feet down (video)

Check out the video for "Six feet down" from Swedish rockers The Spitts: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56060451

Kvoteringen LP preview

Swedish hardcore punks Kvoteringen have posted a mix of tracks from their forthcoming LP at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kvoteringen

Maribel to play London in late May

Maribel are doing a few London gigs at the end of May:

05/25 - The Luminaire, London w/Crystal Stilts
05/26 - Queen of Hoxton, London w/The Telescopes
05/27 - Old Blue Last, London

Adrian giving away Tilliander b-sides

Adrian Recordings has three b-side remixes of the new Adrian Tilliander single "Caught in a riot" posted for free download: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=230
All three artists features are up-and-coming talents out of Malmö and their names are Per Hammar, Staffan Lindberg and Karachi.

New Signed Papercuts 7" on the way from Cloudberry Records

Cloudberry Records next 7" single will feature the Swedish act Signed Papercuts. Go here to peep the artwork and to download a sample: http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/

The Silent Ballet covers new releases from Jasper TX, Svarte Greiner, Jeniferever

Three Scandinavian artists reviewed at The Silent Ballet today:

Jasper TX/Anduin - The bending of light
Svarte Greiner - Man bird dress + Anduin split
Jeniferever - Spring tides

John ME - Run (video)

John ME's new video for the song "Run" is now posted on his website: http://www.johnme.se/

Stream the new Hiawata! album

Hiawata!'s entire new album "These boys and this band is all i know" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hiawata
It comes out April 27 via SellOut! Music.

Lasse Lindh busy in Korea

The Lasse Lindh/Eniac collaboration "Sunday afternoon" will be included as a bonus track on the Korean edition of Lasse's album "Sparks" which will be released over there on April 23. Also, Lasse's sophomore album "You wake up at Sea Tac" will get a Korean release that same day in a new edition containing five bonus tracks.

New 7" from Park Hotell in near future

The excellent Luleå-based indiepop act Park Hotell is working on a 7": http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=113880675&blogId=484342692