Lisa Miskovsky's single "Still alive" that she recorded for the video game "Mirrors edge" will be officially released as a single in mid-November along with a video.
Morten Qvenild from Norwegian jazz trio In the Country will be going to Atlantis Studios in Stockholm in January to record his DnBNOR/Kongsberg Jazz Festival award-winning composition. Expect a release sometime later on in the year via Rune Grammofon.
PSL reports that many stores in Finland are refusing to sell the new Kent boxset due to concerns over the cover artwork and the recent school shooting: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/10/29/extra-extra-kent-bojkott-i-finland/
Combat Rock has confirmed that the debut album from Finnish punks Another Sinking Ship will finally be out on November 19. Samples and tourdates at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/anothersinkingship
Mando Diao will have a new album out in February. Apparently Salla from Swedish hip-hop legends The Latin Kings lent a hand in producing.
pHinnWeb on the reissue of Esa Kotilainen's 1977 ambient album "Ajatuslapsi": http://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/esa-kotilainen-ajatuslapsi-1977-now-re.html
This month's new Dmitry Fyodorov remix from Adrian Recordings is actually a remix of labelmates Boeoes Kaelstigen. Go here for more info and a free download: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=203
The 23 Seconds netlabel has a new release from Swedish melancholy indie act Snowfall posted for free download: http://www.23seconds.org/snowfall.htm
Promising Danish noiserock act Kellermensch has confirmed that their self-titled debut album will be released on January 26. Hear a track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kellermensch
The Guild, the sideproject of Sylvester Schlegel from The Ark with members of Dungen, will release their new album "The golden thumb" on November 19. Samples and more info: http://www.myspace.com/ohmyguild
It appears that The Hives are in trouble for plagiarism and are accused of ripping off The Roofies' 1997 track "Why you?" for their single "Tick tick boom". Compare and contrast: "Why you? / "Tick tick boom"
Sounds like a stretch of imagination to me. I'm sure The Hives would be the first to admit they're not all that original, but those riffs are not the same.
Artist profiles are now going online for next year's by:Larm festival: http://www.bylarm.no/eng/artists/
Free Jazz on Norwegian artists Trygve Seim (sax) and Frode Haltli (accordion) and their new collaboration album "Yeraz" on ECM: http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2008/10/trygve-seim-frode-haltli-yeraz-ecm-2008.html
Delusions of Adequacy reviews Norwegian bassist Eivind Opsvik's new album "Overseas III": http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=9095