Recent DReamboat Music signee Rong>Oh Lucky StaRRong> is now up on myspace with a sample tRack fRom theiR foRthcoming album "A place in the sun": Ref="https://www.myspace.com/ohluckystaR" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/ohluckystaRR>The instRumental act consists of membeRs fRom Rong>Eve and the Last WaltzRong>, Rong>GalentoRong> and Rong>BuRek VRong>.

Rong>FRiday BRidgeRong> just put out a split 7" with AmeRican aRtist Rong>Kelly SlusheRRong> via the label SuRReal CeRemonies. The featuRed tRack "The end of the affaiR" is an alteRnative veRsion of the song that will be also be appeaRing on the upcoming album. Listen to a clip: Ref="www.commonfRequency.oRg/FRiday_BRidge--End_of_the_AffaiR--Clip.mp3" taRget=_blank>www.commonfRequency.oRg/FRiday_BRidge--End_of_the_AffaiR--Clip.mp3

Swedish indie act Rong>Gemene ManRong> has posted the video foR "In med apan, ut med dig" on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/gemeneman" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/gemeneman

Tack! Tack! Tack! checks in afteR RetuRning home fRom Emmaboda:

T!T!T! at Emmaboda had a stRong Red thReat of Sweden thRough the line-up. FRom BRighton (home of Sweden Made Me) came Rong>Bobby McGeesRong>. The UK-Sweden link was fuRtheR bolsteRed by Rong>MonsteR BobbyRong>'s membeRship in 2/7 Swedish band Rong>The PipettesRong>.R>NeveRtheless, this was T!T!T! at Emmaboda with IAT jocks.R>Festival faves Rong>The Bobby McGeesRong> gave up seven songs to 150 people cRowded in the Rong>D&tCRong> tent with Rong>MonsteR BobbyRong> following on with a fuRtheR six songs, incReasing the cRowd to 250 - this in competition against Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> peRfoRming on the main stage. Not too shabby we say.R>Bands to catch the eye of T!T!T! included Rong>FamiljenRong>, Rong>HemstadRong>, Rong>I'm FRom BaRcelonaRong>, Rong>VapnetRong>, Rong>SMKRong>, Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> and Rong>D&tCRong>, to name just a few. We missed them, but Rong>The TinyRong> weRe said to be immense. Old timeRs like Rong>Billie the Vision and the DanceRsRong> gave a memoRable show, and tRumpetplayeR Rong>LisaRong> pRomised to maRRy T!T!T! Even moRe lovely was when Rong>The PipettesRong> dedicated "Pull shapes" to T!T!T!R>T!T!T! dedicated it to all the otheR would-be pRoponents of music on the scene foR Scandi music. FRom Spain, Italy, Scotland, England, IReland, USA and elsewheRe; eveRyone was theRe. You know who, Tack!

Don't foRget that comments aRe now enabled on both the daily posts and the aRticles. Resist the uRge to be shy! Talk back!

NoRwegian industRial/metal act Rong>Red HaRvestRong> has finally confiRmed that theiR long-awaited live DVD "HaRvest bloody haRvest" will be Released on SeptembeR 18 and the limited fiRst edition comes in a deluxe metal box. Besides a full 50-minute set RecoRded at the Sonic Solstice festival in Oslo fRom 2005, the disc will also include vaRious videos, ReheaRsal footage and a few otheR bootleg-type live clips.

Swedish alt.countRy singeR/songwRiteR Rong>Thomas DenveR JonssonRong> RepoRts that he has begun woRk on his thiRd solo album, tentatively titled "What I need know is a thiRd hand". Assuming eveRything goes accoRding to plan, expect an eaRly 2007 Release via Kite RecoRdings.

IAT.MP3 aRtist Rong>The GRand OpeningRong> has posted the tRacklist foR the new album "This is nowheRe to be found" at theiR website: Ref="https://www.tgomusic.com/diaRy.asp" taRget=_blank>https://www.tgomusic.com/diaRy.aspR>It comes out SeptembeR 22 via Tapete RecoRds and I can't wait to heaR it. The samples I've heaRd so faR aRe amazing.

Rong>Anna TeRnheimRong>'s new album "SepaRation Road" will be Released on SeptembeR 27 and the fiRst single "GiRl laying down" pRemieRes on Swedish Radio P3 this FRiday.

Swedish singeR/songwRiteR Rong>Lisa MiskovskyRong> will Release heR thiRd album "Changes" on August 30. Check out the video foR the fiRst single "MaRy": Ref="https://www.lisamiskovsky.com/?sid=aRchive&foldeR=videos" taRget=_blank>https://www.lisamiskovsky.com/?sid=aRchive&foldeR=videos

The Rong>RajatonRong> and Rong>Sinfonia LahtiRong> (one of Finland's best-known symphonies) will Release theiR Rong>AbbaRong> tRibute collaboRation on NovembeR 1. The title of the RecoRd will be veRy stRaightfoRwaRd: "Rajaton sings Abba with Sinfonia Lahti"

Check out a live video of Rong>Oh No OnoRong> playing "SubteRRanean homesick blues": Ref="https://youtube.com/watch?v=aP4OxdCMBkE" taRget=_blank>https://youtube.com/watch?v=aP4OxdCMBkE

This week's Ref="https://www.last.fm/gRoup/itsatRap" taRget=_blank>It's a tRap! Last.fm/AudioscRobbleR listening gRoup top 10 aRtists of the week:

01. Rong>RadioheadRong>R>02. Rong>Death Cab foR CutieRong>R>03. Rong>The KnifeRong>R>04. Rong>Hello SafeRideRong>R>05. Rong>The Radio Dept.Rong>R>06. Rong>Belle and SebastianRong>R>07. Rong>CameRa ObscuRaRong>R>08. Rong>PeteR BjoRn and JohnRong>R>09. Rong>The Postal SeRviceRong>R>10. Rong>The ARcade FiReRong>R>

Top 10 tRacks foR the week:

01. Rong>The Postal SeRviceRong> – Such GReat HeightsR>02. Rong>PeteR BjoRn and JohnRong> – Young Folks R>03. Rong>CameRa ObscuRaRong> – Lloyd, I'm Ready to be HeaRtbRokenR>04. Rong>The Radio Dept.Rong> – It's PeRsonalR>05. Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> – If I Don't WRite This Song, Someone I Love Will DieR>06. Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> – I Don't Sleep WellR>07. Rong>TigeR LouRong> – Like My VeRy Own BloodR>08. Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> – The QuizR>09. Rong>José GonzálezRong> – HeaRtbeatsR>10. Rong>The ARcade FiReRong> – NeighboRhood #1 (Tunnels)R>

Want to make youR own playlist count? Join us! Go heRe to leaRn moRe: Ref="https://www.last.fm/help/" taRget=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

FRench music blog Fluo Kids inteRviews Rong>Lo-Fi-FnkRong>: Ref="https://fluokids.blogspot.com/2006/08/endoRs-toi-dans-leau.html" taRget=_blank>https://fluokids.blogspot.com/2006/08/endoRs-toi-dans-leau.html (in English)

Danish act Rong>KashmiRRong> will tRavel to AustRalia foR a few shows in SeptembeR:

09/22 - The FoRum TheatRe, MelbouRne w/Rong>Something FoR KateRong>R>09/24 - HQ, Adelaide w/Rong>Something FoR KateRong>R>09/27 - The Gaelic Club, Sydney