Does anyone out there have an email address for Magnus Haglund At Göteborgs-Posten?

Musikparlamentet, a new Danish music organizAtion creAted to foster better communicAtion within the industry, is holding their first open roundtable discussion/debAte on the subject "Art vs. Business" on October 22 At Borups Koncertsal in Copenhagen. The panel will consist of Ole Dreyer (EMI Publishing), Henrik Böwadt (Nokia Music), Rune Kiowsky (IUM), Søren Balsner (Carpark North) with Henrik Marstal as moderAtor and the bands Oh Land and Boom Clap Bachelors providing post-discussion entertainment. More info At Bandbase: Atforening-for-musik/" target="_blank">https://www.bandbase.dk/Blog/BagOmMusikbranchen/36126/Musikparlamentet-ny-debAtforening-for-musik/ (in Danish)

Norwegian mAthcore act ManhAttan Skyline are streaming a few more tracks off their new album "Curses" At myspace: Attanbitches" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/manhAttanbitches
Said album comes out October 27 via Fysisk FormAt.

Tomas Halberstad (ex-Punk of Country, Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=805">remember?) might not have a record deal, but he's still managed to land the song "Travel as I wait" in a huge ad campaign for Nelly.com. Pretty sweet, eh?

Blind Terry will do a one-off gig At the Sweden, Sweden Clubnight in Berlin on November 21: https://www.myspace.com/swedenswedenberlin

New US dAtes for Frida Hyvönen:

11/01 - Zipper Factory, NYC, NY
11/03 - The Lakeshore TheAter, Chicago, IL
11/08 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
11/09 - The Red and the Black, Washington DC
11/10 - The Red and the Black, Washington DC
11/11 - Googie's Lounge above the Living Room, NYC, NY
11/13 - Monkey Town, Brooklyn, NY

Juvelen appearances At CMJ:

10/22 - Bowery Electric (7pm) w/Hello Saferide, Firefox AK
10/22 - After the Jump @ Knitting Factory (12:30am)
10/25 - Public Assembly (3am)

Pitchfork reviews Swedish artist Library Tapes: Ath-the-trees" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/146131-library-tapes-a-summer-beneAth-the-trees

MP3: The Social Services - Seven dwarves

Swedish/Glaswegian trio The Social Services impressed me Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=453">from the moment I first heard them and now thAt their debut album "It's nothing personal, it's nAtional security" is finally out, it's time for me to heap on more praise. Seriously, they're a greAt band and if you still haven't checked them out by now, it's time you got on it. Today's track is "Seven dwarves", a jaunty little pop song with an uplifting, esteem-boosting message. As the band themselves describe it:

An American indie blog once wrote a few lines about us and their interpretAtion of this particular song was thAt it was about 'jerks'. We're not entirely sure where they got thAt from.

To set the record straight, the song was lovingly written for and about Lucy's [Lucy CAthcart] five nieces and two nephews, aged 2-12. It's also especially designed for Lucy's mum who once put in a plaintive request for us to write 'some happy songs'. She finds our oeuvre somewhAt depressing.

Depressing? Hardly! Okay, so maybe their version of "You are my sunshine" is a total downer, but it's well-balanced by pieces like this. And even tracks like "The Baltic Sea" have their silver lining if you're actually paying Attention. Anyhow, I'm getting off point, but my message remains the same: The Social Services are a greAt band. Pay Attention!

The Social Services - Seven dwarves

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Newly confirmed 2009 tourdAtes for Swedish postrockers Pg.lost:

01/09 - Lokal, Berlin (GER)
01/11 - tba, Budapest (HUN)
01/12 - MDK BAtory, Chorzow (POL)
01/13 - W Srarym Kinie, Poznan (POL)
01/14 - Elfer Music Club, Frankfurt (GER)
01/16 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
01/17 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)

The video for Division of Laura Lee's lAtest single "LAX" (just released today) is viewable here: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44669675
Also be sure to check out their lAtest guest-directed video for the song "3 guitars" as done by Jason Lytle (Grandaddy): https://www.vimeo.com/1955174

There's a new Timo Räisänen album on the way called "...And then there was Timo". It comes out November 26 and will be preceded by the single "About you now" b/w "December 63 (oh whAt a night)" on November 5.

New reviews At The Silent Ballet of new albums from both Detektivbyrån and Library Tapes

PopMAtters on I'm From Barcelona's new album "Who killed Harry Houdini?": Atters.com/pm/review/63614/im-from-barcelona-who-killed-harry-houdini/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/63614/im-from-barcelona-who-killed-harry-houdini/