Blindside has added a blog to their site so you can better keep up-to-date with the band's latest activities.
Solefald's debut album "The Linear Scaffold" will be reissued with new and improved artwork sometime before the end of the year.
Monastir has a new EP called "The Shape Up" coming out in mid-October. The title track comes from their full-length "The Modern Sound For A Loser Generation" and will be backed by four brand new tunes.
Kaizers Orchestra has gone to war in Denmark against Saybia! Okay, not really but they did engage in some paintball combat. Read more. (in Norweigan)
Johndoe is getting quite a bit of favorable press for their new album "Ja takk til trøbbel" and they've posted a bunch of links to new reviews and interviews on their homepage. (in Norweigan)
Former indiequeen Marit Bergman will be opening for The Cardigans on these upcoming Scandinavian dates:
10/12 - Train, Aarhus (DK)
10/13 - Vega, Köpenhamn (DK)
10/17 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
10/18 - Teatergarasjet, Bergen (NOR)
10/20 - Folken, Stavanger (NOR)
10/26 - Pakkahuone, Tampere (FIN)
10/27 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
10/28 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
And speaking of that Cardigans tour, here's two new dates in Sweden that they'll be doing:
10/23 - Estraden, Gävle
10/24 - Nöjesfabriken, Karlstad
Why have I not posted this before? Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Xantom - Miss you (DK)
02. Lowe Motor Corporation - Soul of a pagan (FIN)
03. Beats and Styles - Dynamite (FIN)
04. Outlandish - Aicha (DK)
05. Lodger - Doorsteps (FIN)
06. Jonna Tervomaa - Rakkauden haudalla (FIN)
07. Don Johnson Big Band - One mc, one delay (FIN)
08. Killer - Naughty boy (FIN)
09. MEW - 156 (DK)
10. Bertine - Twisted little star (NOR)
Challengers:
01. HIM - The Sacrament (FIN)
02. Lene - It's your duty (DK)
03. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Skull tattoo (SWE)
Broder Daniel has an updated website where you can listen to the new single "When We Were Winning" or watch the video.
"This strong quintet has its background from Trondheim's prestigious jazz conservatory. The Dingobats tunes on Pöck are far from academic though. With a strong disregard of genre the spirited collective blasts through up-tempo stuff with such energy they rival most rock bands."
MIC Norway profiles The Dingobats and their new album "Pöck": www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2003091912491040786907
St. Thomas has been dropped by his European label City Slang. Apparently the critical acclaim didn't translate into record sales and the relation became increasingly strained, as the two parties just couldn't come to terms with eachother. Read more. Look for Thomas's new album "Let's Grow Together – The Comeback of St. Thomas" soon from his Norweigan label Racing Junior.
Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:
01. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
02. Per Gessle - Mazarin
03. Carola - Guld platina & passion - det bästa
04. Fred Åkerström - Freds bästa
05. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
06. Robyn - Don't stop the music
07. Pauline - Candy rain
08. Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet - Söndermarken
09. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
10. David & the citizens - Until the sadness is gone
11. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight prayer
12. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
13. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
14. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
15. Da Buzz - More than alive
16. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
17. ABBA - ABBA Gold - greatest hits
18. Ola Magnell - Vallmoland
19. Fattaru - Jordnära
20. The bear quartet - Angry brigade
Hammerfall has posted an update on their website concerning details of the upcoming live CD/DVD and also special box set version.
Go here for a chance to win a Sony Clie handheld PDA or a copy of The Raveonettes' new album "Chain Gang Of Love".
The Ricochets got themselves an online forum. Beware of pop-ups and spyware.