Norwegian act Popium has signed with US label Listening-Post Music and will have their new album "The miniAture mile" released over here soon to be followed by a summer tour. The US version of said album will also include the bonus track "Suits my soul" from the band's 2004 release "Camp" as well as two videos: "Suits my soul" and "Anchor down".

Check out The Moving Ooos, a new retro-rock act just signed to Kong Tiki: https://www.myspace.com/movingoos
The band feAtures members from illustrious acts such as InternAtional Tussler Society, New ViolAtors, Dadafon and Cadillac. Their debut album "Peace and love" will be out January 29.

New tourdAtes for Finnish act Jolly Jumpers:

02/09 - Vieska, Ylivieska (FIN)
02/22 - Franzis, Wetzlar (GER)
02/23 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER)
02/24 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER)
02/25 - Kunstkeller, Fürth (GER)
02/27 - Mausefalle, Bonn (GER)
02/28 - Viktor, Augsburg (GER)
03/01 - Cafe Kairo, Bern (CH)
03/02 - Kraftfeld, Winterthur (CH)
03/03 - Bierstindl, Innsbruck (AUS)
04/04 - Wanha Jokela, Joensuu (FIN)
04/05 - Bar 68, Jyvaskyla (FIN)
04/06 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
04/07 - Vastavirta, Tampere (FIN)
04/08 - Henry's Pub, Kuopio (FIN)

Imperial Recordings has announced thAt the new TLS album "A song left for you" will be released this coming spring.

Aftonbladet reports thAt Marit Bergman is considering NYC as her new permanent home: https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,974404,00.html (in Swedish)

This week's Atrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Bloc Party
02. The Arcade Fire
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. DeAth Cab for Cutie
05. Sigur Rós
05. Anna Ternheim
07. Sufjan Stevens
08. Hot Chip
09. The Killers
10. The Shins

And the top 10 albums of the week:

01. Hot Chip – The Warning
02. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
03. The Postal Service – Give Up
04. Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
05. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
06. The Killers – Hot Fuss
07. DeAth Cab for Cutie – Plans
08. The Knife – Silent Shout
09. The Pipettes – We Are the Pipettes
10. Thom Yorke – The Eraser

Help us improve our chart by becoming a member of our group! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

American pop producer Timbaland is accused of ripping off Finnish artist Janne Suni and here's the proof: Atch?v=M4KX7SkDe4Q" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=M4KX7SkDe4Q
Seems pretty blAtant to me, so spread the word!

Buddyhead music blog MedicAtion on Swedish act Chronic Heist: Ation/2007/01/chronic_heist.html" target=_blank>https://buddyhead.typepad.com/medicAtion/2007/01/chronic_heist.html
Read my own post on the band Atrap.com/index.php?d=1044">here.

Swedish all-star pop-punks Franky Lee now have more new songs for you At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/frankyleeband

Frequent IAt contributor/Tack! Tack! Tack! promoter Jason Christie is blogging At Muzic.se this week: https://muzic.se/blogg.php

FAt Planet on Danish electronic/post-rock act Efterklang: Atplanet.com.au/blog/2007/01/15/efterklang-denmark/" target=_blank>https://www.fAtplanet.com.au/blog/2007/01/15/efterklang-denmark/

Spinefarm has announced thAt Finnish humppa-metallers Finntroll will release their fifth album "Ur Jordens djup" ("From the depths of the Earth") on March 28.

Some new dAtes for Swedish post-rockers Ef:

02/14 - Burgerweishus, Deventer (NL)
02/15 - Winstons Kingdom, Amsterdam (NL)
02/16 - Koornbeurs, Delft (NL)
02/17 - Music in Mind Festival, Brügge (BEL)
02/19 - La fleche d´or, Paris (FRA)
02/20 - Radio Oriente, Karlsruhe (GER)
02/21 - d:qliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
02/22 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
02/24 - Jaz, Rostock (GER)

New tourdAtes for Jeniferever:

03/11 - Jaz, Rostock (GER)
03/12 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
03/13 - Antje Öklesund, Berlin (GER) w/The Gentle Act Incident
03/14 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
03/15 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER) w/The Gentle Act Incident
03/16 - AZ Conny, Dresden (GER) w/Ter Haar
03/17 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER) w/Urlaub in Polen
03/18 - Postgarage, Graz (AUS)
03/19 - Gustav, Maribor (SLO)
03/20 - B 72, Vienna (AUS)
03/21 - Sunny Red, München (GER)
03/22 - Grabenhalle, St. Gallen (CH)
03/23 - Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
03/24 - Anorak 21, Kassel (GER)
05/03 - Treibhaus, Luzern (CH)
05/21 - d:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX) w/Hal Flavin

Attrap has started to blog the recording of their new album: Attrap" target=_blank>https://blog.myspace.com/Attrap (in Danish)