The nominees for this year's Steppeulv, the Danish critic awards: https://www.steppeulv.dk/nominering2008.htm
There's now a bit more details in English on Madrugada's site concerning the new album and all the various guests contributors involved: https://www.emi.no/madrugada/
New, updated tourdates for I'm From Barcelona:
01/09 - Rockhal, Luxemburg
01/10 - Eurosonic, Groningen (NL)
01/11 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
01/12 - Gebaeude 9, Cologne (GER)
Swedish indie act You/Me has a couple new songs on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/youmeban
New tourdates for Swedish stonerrockers Truckfighters:
02/02 - Sackfabrik, Magdeburg (GER)
02/05 - Torvi, Lahti (FIN)
02/06 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
02/08 - Bar 68, Jyväskylä (FIN)
02/09 - Bar 15, Seinäjoki (FIN)
03/13 - Spazio211, Torino (ITA)
03/14 - For Sale, Piacenza (ITA)
03/15 - Sabotage Bar, Vicenza (ITA)
03/16 - Lochness, Riva Del Garda (ITA)
Durango Riot on tour in Germany:
03/07 - Lübbenau, Kulturhof (GER)
03/08 - ALL/Mellowpark, Berlin (GER)
03/10 - Café Bar Balthes, Ravensburg (GER)
03/12 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
03/15 - Club Zebra, Neubrandenburg( GER)
Look for Danish rockers The Tremolo Beer Gut to release their new album "Nous Sommes The Tremolo Beer Gut... Qui le Fuck Êtes Vous?" this January via Crunchy Frog.
Detektivbyrån are creating a series of short films while they record their debut full-length and the first one is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUJ4bnuKYNY
Paper Thin Walls talks to elusive Swedish artist Sally Shapiro: https://www.paperthinwalls.com/featuredarticle/index?id=158
Björn Kleinhenz has posted three tracks from his forthcoming album "Quietly happy and deep inside" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/bjornkleinhenz
I was just listening to my unmastered copy this morning and I can assure you, it sounds great! Expect a February release.
Musique Machine reviews Hild Sofie Tafjord's (Fe-mail) solo debut "Kama": https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1517
New European dates for Slagsmålsklubben:
12/28 - Indie Rock Festival, Pescara (ITA)
12/29 - Bronson, Ravenna (ITA)
12/31 - Interzona, Verona (ITA)
02/06 - Carling Academy, Oxford (UK)
02/07 - The Fez, Reading (UK)
02/09 - Forum, Tunbridge Wells (UK)
Hits in the Car is offering up a few tracks from Moi Caprice frontman Michael Møller's solo album "Every streetcar's got a name": https://stytzer.blogspot.com/2007/12/every-streetcars-got-name.html
Norwegian metal act Gehenna (not the Swedes and definitely not the SoCal act) have signed with Indie Recordings after previously being signed to Moonfog. Expect a new album next fall.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
02. Jan Werner - Eg veit i himmelrik ei borg
03. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
04. Celine - Bæstevænna
05. Anne Grete Preus - Om igjen for første gang
06. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
07. Kurt Nilsen - Push push
08. BigBang - Something Special - The Best
09. Diverse artister - Idol 2007
10. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
11. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
12. Maria Arredondo - For a moment
13. Henning Kvitnes - Stemmer i gresset
14. Barnas Supershow - Musikken fra julekalenderen
15. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
16. Ole Paus - Den store norske sangboka
17. Åge Kvalbein/Iver Kleive - Julemeditasjoner
18. Marian Aas Hansen - It's beginning to look a lot like christmas
19. Ole Ivars - Vi lever i håpet
20. D.D.E. - 15 år live