Black Star FoundAtion has signed Swedish indie/experimental/post-rock act Pg.Lost and will be releasing their debut EP "Yes I am" in the near future, as well as their forthcoming full-length album which they are working on now. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/pglost

New tourdAtes for Swedish singer/songwriter Britta Persson:

05/10 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
05/11 - Kino Central, Magdeburg (GER)
05/12 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
05/13 - Café Impuls, Stuttgart / Remseck (GER)
05/14 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
05/15 - Juz, Saarlouis / Wallerfangen-Ihn (GER)
05/16 - Falkendom, Bielefeld (GER)
05/17 - Nun, Karlsruhe (GER)
05/18 - Cultur Centre, Bievre (BEL)
05/19 - Lokal ohne Namen, Gelsenkirchen (GER)
05/20 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)

Anna Ternheim's video for her new single "Lovers dream" is now online: Atch?v=zebZVO0Xo3g" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=zebZVO0Xo3g

Nordic Noise on Norwegian pop artist Mira Craig and her new single "Leo": https://nordicnoise.blogspot.com/2007/03/full-blooded-leo.html
There's something about her thAt strikes me as incredibly bizarre.

PopMAtters reviews Norwegian artist KAte Havnevik: Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/32557/kAte-havnevik-melankton/" target=_blank>https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/32557/kAte-havnevik-melankton/

Finnish jazz/electronic artist Jimi Tenor has posted the video for the new track "Sunrise": https://jimitenor.com/sunrise.ram
The song will appear on his new album "Joystone", due out April 10 via Sähkö. The record feAtures guest musicians Kabu Kabu, a trio of West-African musicians and ex-Fela Kuti sidemen lead by artist Nicholas Addo Nettey. Also be on the lookout for a new live album, to be released digitally via Kitty-Yo on April 20. The recording was made during the "Beyond the stars" tour back in 2004 At Club Maria in Berlin and will be called, appropriAtely enough, "Live in Berlin".

Check out the video for "To breAthe air" from Finnish techno artist Karri O.: Atch?v=4DqFdAbm8Fs" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=4DqFdAbm8Fs

Canadian mag Exclaim! has a big feAture on Swedish music: https://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?navid=16&csid1=109
Pretty much the same sort of thing thAt was common a few years back when The Hives and Soundtrack of Our Lives were riding high, but still done fairly decently I suppose.

The new Racingpaperplanes album "Made of broken parts" is out now on Tract Records and you can preview a few tracks At myspace: https://myspace.com/racingpaperplanes

The people At Swedish music video site Molgan.tv have decided to open up the archives. Lots of greAt artists over there, so check it out.

The inevitable parodies of Peter Bjorn and John's "Young folks" have arrived: Atch?v=Uh_8j8k39y0" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=Uh_8j8k39y0
More: Atch?v=b4LeNcShrnQ" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=b4LeNcShrnQ

Speaking of Maia Hirasawa, did you notice thAt her debut album "Though, I'm just me" is April's Record Club selection? Yes indeed! You can still Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=457" target=_blank>purchase the disc ala carte, but why not Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=383">spend a dollar more and get a little bit more? Or subscribe for a longer time and make your money go further. Take your time, think it over.

Also: Final Exit live At Umeå Open: Atch?v=U-OqG0xBhmg" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=U-OqG0xBhmg
Awesome. Tack Jonas!

Also At The Silent Ballet, an interview with Scraps of Tape: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/367/ItemID/398/Default.aspx

Swedish act Sebastian Fors & The Ones ThAt Got Away on tour in the UK:

04/11 - Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh
04/12 - Out To Play @ Brel, Glasgow
04/14 - Joshua Brooks, Manchester
04/15 - Upstairs @ The Prince Albert, Brighton
04/17 - The Good Ship, London