Coachella lineup announced

Fever Ray, Little Dragon, The Raveonettes and Mew are the Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Festival.

Champagne Riot + Northern Portrait = Ingrid Bergman

Champagne Riot has roped in Northern Portrait frontman Stefan Larsen to sing lead vocals on the group's next single "Ingrid Bergman". As the band says, "Getting guest singers in helps us focus on what matters the most - transforming our concept and ideas into great songs. It allows us to work with the songs on a much more objective and 'non-protective' level." Read more: http://champagneriot2.blogspot.com/2010/01/stefan-from-northern-portrait-to-sing.html

Sleep Party People album preview

Danish indie hype Sleep party People are currently streaming their self-titled debut record at myspace in its entirety: http://www.myspace.com/sleeppartypeople

Danish Metal Award winners

The Danish Metal Awards went down this past weekend and the winners are posted: http://dmea.dk/dmea09/

Hits in the Car on No Blood in Bones

Hits in the Car gives the lowdown on up-and-coming Danish duo and recent Morningside Records signees No Blood in Bones: http://stytzer.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-blood-in-bones.html

I Am Bones on hiatus, enter Cabin Fever

Johannes Gammelby from I Am Bones has put the band on ice and started a new act called Cabin Fever. Hear a couple demo tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/fevercabin

Outlandish - Keep the record on play (video)

Danish hip-hop act Outlandish have a new video for the single "Keep the record on play": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqFqUFOlfI8

New Munich album in the works

Danish act Munich report that they are recording a new album.

Kiss Kiss Kiss confirm debut record

Young Danish upstarts Kiss Kiss Kiss will release their debut record "More than this" on March 1. The band has previously released two well-received singles, "Broken hearts" and "Mirrors", both of which sound pretty boring to me in that way that almost all indie-dance-pop does, but what do I know?

The Floor is Made of Lava sign with Target, get release date

Vastly overrated Danish act The Floor is Made of Lava has signed with Target Music for their new album "Howl at the moon", now set for release on March 22. The first single "All outta love" gets a digital release on February 1.

RebekkaMaria confirms release date for new solo record

RebekkaMaria (nee As nn RebekkaMaria) has confirmed that her new solo album "Sister sortie", her second overall but first under the new nomenclature, will be released on March 1. The first single "Oh solitude" is streaming at mysapce, along with a remix version: http://www.myspace.com/asinrebekkamaria

Pitchfork reviews Oh No Ono

Pitchfork reviews the American release of "Eggs" from Danish act Oh No Ono: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13792-eggs/

New U.X. Vileheads EP coming via Adult Crash

Swedish punks U.X. Vileheads (ex-DS-13, The Vicious, Regulations, etc.) will be releasing their second 7" EP via Danish label Adult Crash in the near future. The band's debut was released in Q409 via Deranged Records.

Soundvenue Breakin' Sound 2010

Soundvenue lists the five Danish artists they expect will break out in 2010: http://soundvenue.com/features/2010/01/07/breakin-sound-2010
The names: Eim Ick, Fallulah, Kenton Slash Demon, Shout Wellington Air Force and Sleep Party People.

More Euro dates for The Raveonettes

New European dates for The Raveonettes:

02/03 - Sala Heineken, Madrid (ESP)
02/04 - Sala Oasis, Zaragoza (ESP)
02/05 - Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao (ESP)
02/07 - K4, Nurnberg (GER)
02/08 - Gebaude 9, Cologne (GER)
02/09 - Hafen 2, Frankfurt (GER)
02/10 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
02/12 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
02/13 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
02/14 - Fri-Son, Friburg (CH)