Rune Grammofon has now posted some details on the new Huntsville album "Eco, arches & eras", due out September 22: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/huntsville/rcd-2079---huntsville_-eco_-arches---eras-_2cd_
Three new tracks from the forthcoming Peter Bjorn and John instrumental album "seaside rock" are now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
Norway Rat (Årabrot, Noxagt) has signed punk-rockers Lydia Laska and will be releasing the new 7" "Could I have a go on your girl, please?" b/w "Mandy", a new version of the old track from their "We're nothing compared to ourselves" EP. Guests on the a-side include Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh) on guitar and Sissy Wish on backing vocals. Expect it sometime in November. The band is also working on a new full-length with an eye for a February release.
Goran Kajfes will be recording a new solo album in October for release on Headspin Recordings (Ass, Dieter Schöön).
New tourdates for Swedish hardcore act Grace Will Fall:
10/24 - Klex, Greifswald (GER)
10/25 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
10/26 - T-Stube, Rendsburg (GER)
10/27 - Atari Club, Leipzig (GER)
10/28 - Klub 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
10/29 - Alte Welt, Linz (AUT)
10/30 - tba (GER)
10/31 - Jugendhaus West, Stuttgart (GER)
11/01 - Kultshockk, Remscheid (GER)
The new Rebecka Törnqvist album "The cherry blossom and the skyline rising from the street" will be released on September 24. Like her previous album "Melting into orange", it was produced by Johan Lindström. The first single "While you hesitate" will be out on September 25.
Here is Einer Stenseng's new video for "Ready for your love": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBQ---pjb6U
The release of Swedish old-school death-metal supergroup Bloodbath's new album "The fathomless mastery" has been pushed back to October 28.
Details are now posted for the new Ralph Myers solo album "Ralphorama! - appetite 4 selfdestruction": http://www.beatservice.no/release.asp?catno=109#BS109CD
Check out Swedish alt-country act Baskery and their new video for "One horse down": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kyzOG7m3Qs
Wears the Trousers interviews Sparrow from Doctors & Dealers: http://wearsthetrousers.com/2008/09/08/introducing-doctors-dealers/
Swedish indiepop act Twig is PSL's latest live music guest: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/09/08/musik-med-twig/
Danish electronic act Rumpistol is the band of the week at The Silent Ballet: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Articles/tabid/55/ctl/Details/mid/412/ItemID/1766/Default.aspx
Stereo Test Kit will be giving away a new single from excellent Swedish/Scottish act The Social Services on September 15: http://www.stereotestkit.com/tss
Avant-garde Metal talks to Norwegian artist/musician Kim Sølve: http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=74
My presumption is that most people know him for his consistenty excellent design work with partner Trine Paulsen under the name Trine + Kim.