Racingpaperplanes has posted a brand new demo track on myspace along with all three of his contributions to the "If we were oceans" split CD with Kristofer Åström, Two Times the Trauma and Boy Omega: https://www.myspace.com/racingpaperplanes
Marching Band (nee Second Language) will be releasing a free downloadable EP via Lost Music in the near future.
Mando Diao will be bringing fellow Swedes Johnossi on tour across Europe this fall. Despite the dreadful "Hurricane bar" and their reputed status as some of Sweden's biggest assholes, I'm finding that the new Mando Diao record "Ode to ochrasy" isn't that bad. There's at least 3-4 songs I genuinely like and that's 3-4 more than I expected.
Lo-Fi-Fnk music featured on the program CSI? Yep, check it: https://www.lo-fi-fnk.com/media/csi2_0001.wmv
The video for "2006" by Hello Saferide is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUsmyu22BU
The clip was made by Sandra Löv and that's her in the video, not Annika.
Diapazam has announced that they will release Aches self-titled album on November 1. Listen to "Spit it out": https://www.diapazam.se/mp3/dpz017.mp3
Quit Your Dayjob has got quite the lucky break and will be supporting buzz-band-of-the-moment Ok Go on tour in the US:
10/29 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
10/30 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
11/01 - Glass House, Pomona, CA
11/02 - Great American Music Hall, San Fransisco, CA
11/03 - The Empire, Sacramento, CA
11/04 - Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR
11/05 - Nuemos, Seattle, WA
11/08 - First Ave, Minneapolis, MN
11/09 - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL
11/10 - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL
11/16 - Avlaon Ballroom, Boston, MA
11/17 - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
11/18 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
11/19 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
11/21 - Amos, Charlotte, NC
Preview a clip of the song "Nere på parkeringen" the new Mattias Alkberg BD album "Ditt hjärta är en stjärna": https://www.bearquartet.com/mabd-nere-pa-parkeringen.asp
A few details for the upcoming Swedish Music Day seminar in NYC on October 26: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=7355 (in Swedish)
The most important fact that MI of course left out: I will be there. If anyone in the NYC area is interested in meeting up, feel free to email.
Bad Afro has announced that they will be releasing the first single from the forthcoming Flaming Sideburns album "Keys to the highway" (due out on Bitzcore in Europe/Ranch in Finland in January) will be the song "Count me out". It will be released as a 7" on November 10 and will include the exclusive b-side "Glad to have you back", a cover of fellow Scandinavian rockers Union Carbide Productions. Listen to the a-side at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/badafrorecords
Dark Dose on Finnish doom act Ajattara, the current project of ex-Amorphis vocalist Pasi Koskinen: https://darkdose.com/?p=141
Minnesota Public Radio has Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg in the studio for a performance and interview: https://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/09/25/tobias_froberg/ (via)
Danish indierock act Anamia has posted their entire new 13-track CD for download: https://www.anamia.dk/ (look under 'numre')
Kristofer Åström has posted the song "Vällingklockan" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kastrom
The track comes from the new tribute comp "Påtalåtar - Hyllning till Ola Magnell", just released on Satellite Records and first mentioned here waaaay back in January. The other voice you hear on the song is Swedish comedian/musician Ronny Eriksson.
Pitchfork is not impressed with the new Serena Maneesh video for the single "Sapphire eyes": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38768/Video_Serena_Maneesh_Sapphire_Eyes