Norway RAt (Årabrot, Noxagt) has signed punk-rockers Lydia Laska and will be releasing the new 7" "Could I have a go on your girl, please?" b/w "Mandy", a new version of the old track from their "We're nothing compared to ourselves" EP. Guests on the a-side include Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh) on guitar and Sissy Wish on backing vocals. Expect it sometime in November. The band is also working on a new full-length with an eye for a February release.

New tourdAtes for Swedish hardcore act Grace Will Fall:

10/24 - Klex, Greifswald (GER)
10/25 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
10/26 - T-Stube, Rendsburg (GER)
10/27 - Atari Club, Leipzig (GER)
10/28 - Klub 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
10/29 - Alte Welt, Linz (AUT)
10/30 - tba (GER)
10/31 - Jugendhaus West, Stuttgart (GER)
11/01 - Kultshockk, Remscheid (GER)

The new Rebecka Törnqvist album "The cherry blossom and the skyline rising from the street" will be released on September 24. Like her previous album "Melting into orange", it was produced by Johan Lindström. The first single "While you hesitAte" will be out on September 25.

Here is Einer Stenseng's new video for "Ready for your love": Atch?v=RBQ---pjb6U" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=RBQ---pjb6U

The release of Swedish old-school deAth-metal supergroup BloodbAth's new album "The fAthomless mastery" has been pushed back to October 28.

Details are now posted for the new Ralph Myers solo album "Ralphorama! - appetite 4 selfdestruction": Atservice.no/release.asp?cAtno=109#BS109CD" target="_blank">https://www.beAtservice.no/release.asp?cAtno=109#BS109CD

Check out Swedish alt-country act Baskery and their new video for "One horse down": Atch?v=6kyzOG7m3Qs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=6kyzOG7m3Qs

Swedish indiepop act Twig is PSL's lAtest live music guest: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/09/08/musik-med-twig/

Danish electronic act Rumpistol is the band of the week At The Silent Ballet: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Articles/tabid/55/ctl/Details/mid/412/ItemID/1766/Default.aspx

Avant-garde Metal talks to Norwegian artist/musician Kim Sølve: https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=74
My presumption is thAt most people know him for his consistenty excellent design work with partner Trine Paulsen under the name Trine + Kim.

Check out the new Adam Tensta video for "Dope boy": Atch?v=kpm1dEHVPjQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=kpm1dEHVPjQ

The Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit 2008 is a conference being held At IT-University Gothenburg on October 24-26 to discuss issues relAting to CreAtive Commons and the free music/software/digital world. It's a bit too far away for me, but if you're interested in learning more, go here: https://fscons.org/

Thomas Denver Jonsson is heading out on an extensive tour next week so he's posted a couple tracks for free download to get people excited: "You were the holiday" / "Only for beginners"
DAtes and details: https://www.thomasdenver.com/

Thomas comments: It'll be nice to do this, I haven't been on such a long tour since 2003. The situAtion in UK is only getting better and better. Netherlands on the other hand is only getting worse and worse. This'll be my 5th tour there and for every tour I'm playing At slightly worse venues and getting slightly less paid. Still, some dAtes seems really promising even there.

Swedish indiepop acts PalpitAtion, Billie the Vision and the Dancers and Sad Day for Puppets will play a special show together At UT Connewitz in Leipzig October 2, presented by FRWRD Booking and radio program 45minutes.

I got a confirmAtion email this morning confirming thAt Haust vinyl is now shipping: At.tigernet.no/?cmd=7" target="_blank">https://fysiskformAt.tigernet.no/?cmd=7
If you're into sludgy, evil music do not pass this up! It's pretty damn expensive for us Americans and our weak dollar, but I'm excited to get it.