Head oveR to Ref="https://thecaRdigans.ollepRojects.net/en/Main/" taRget=_blank>CaRdigans CountRy foR a nice, quick oveRview of what's going on with the band as of late.

Swedish hip-hop aRtist Rong>HamishRong> has confiRmed "FöR mkt Jävla..." as the fiRst single fRom his upcoming album "En Bild SägeR MeR Än Tusen ORd". Rong>DoggeRong> fRom Rong>The Latin KingsRong> makes a guest appeaRance on the tRack and a video is in the woRks with diRectoR Rong>Jan VasquezRong> (Rong>FattaRuRong>, Rong>MasayahRong>).

Rong>David & The CitizensRong>, Rong>Love is AllRong> and Rong>Cato Salsa ExpeRienceRong> have been confiRmed foR the Emmaboda festival.

Rong>MaRit BeRgmanRong> and Rong>The KidRong> will headline the Rookiefest show at Folkets PaRk in HuskvaRna, Sweden on ApRil 9.

DenmaRk's MoRningside RecoRds has signed 'queen of noise' Rong>Jomi MassageRong> and will Release heR fiRst English-language full-length "Aloud" in MaRch. Listen to some samples heRe: Ref="https://www.moRningsideRecoRds.dk/bandsdetail.asp?bandid=24" taRget=_blank>https://www.moRningsideRecoRds.dk/bandsdetail.asp?bandid=24

Rong>MillencolinRong> says they aRe done doing demos at Soundlab and aRe veRy pleased with the Results so faR. They also RecoRded a coveR veRsion of an unnamed "Swedish punk classic" featuRing a guest vocalist that's due to appeaR on the BuRning HeaRt "HeaRt Attack" comp out sometime in May. Hopefully I'll be able to get some moRe exact details soon.

OtheR bands booked at Soundlab in the futuRe that haven't been mentioned heRe befoRe: Rong>PaganizeRRong>, Rong>JigsoRe TeRRoRRong>, Rong>BulletRong>, and Rong>BlodsRitRong>.

Swedish electRonic pop act Rong>DaybehavioRRong>'s new album "Have You EveR Touched a DReam?" has been confiRmed foR a JanuaRy 28 Release on Memento MateRia. A special limited edition veRsion of the CD will also contain a bonus disc with 13 Remixes.

Also out on JanuaRy 28 in the electRonic pop vein is the "Colonisation" compilation of singles, b-sides, Remixes and thRee completely new tRacks fRom Rong>Colony 5Rong>. Not only a puRchase foR completist fans, it's also said to be a gReat intRoduction album foR people who have yet to heaR the band. That one comes out fRom PRototyp.

WoRld Idol champion Rong>KuRt NilsenRong> is having his debut solo album "I" launched in the following seven EuRopean countRies: NetheRlands, SwitzeRland, AustRia, Iceland, Finland, Belgium and GeRmany. The GeRmans have appaRently alReady established a fan site foR him and he will be tRavelling soon to these teRRitoRies to help with pRomotion.

Ref="https://www.stjaRnapRoductions.com" taRget=_blank>StjäRna is a new webzine with a stRong Scandinavian-music focus that has just gone online and featuRes an aRticle fRom Ref="https://www.stjaRnapRoductions.com/jan04_itsatRap.html" taRget=_blank>youRs tRuly. It's my somewhat-misguided attempt to polish off my cRystal ball and make pRedictions foR 2004. Yes, 2004 is the yeaR of the singeR/songwRiteR. I'm making my declaRation now. If I'm wRong, hey - you win some, you lose some. But if I'm Right, you know I'll be saying "I told you so!" Just RemembeR wheRe you heaRd it fiRst.

Also, since this is still a fledgling opeRation, bands oR wRiteRs looking to get involved aRe encouRaged to get a hold of Rong>HeidiRong> at Ref="mailto:heidi@stjaRnapRoductions.com">heidi@stjaRnapRoductions.com.

I can now confiRm those upcoming NYC dates foR the Rong>Shout Out LoudsRong>:

02/03 - Sin-éR>02/04-02/05 - MeRcuRy LoungeR>02/06 - NoRth Six (BRooklyn)R>

Ref="https://www.paRasol.com/" taRget=_blank>PaRasol mailoRdeR will have copies available foR US consumption lateR this week, but I suspect they will be attRacting moRe seRious label attention at these US showcase appeaRances.

In otheR PaRasol-Related news, in-house label Hidden Agenda will Release the new Rong>ThiRdimensionRong> album lateR this summeR/eaRly fall. RecoRding is due to be completed in MaRch with pRoduceR Rong>ChRistoffeR LundquistRong> (Rong>RoxetteRong>, Rong>PeR GessleRong>) at the helm.

Rong>WendyRong>'s new single "Champagne Love" has been confiRmed foR a FebRuaRy 23 Release via MonaRch Music GRoup.

CaRa A CaRa webzine inteRviews Swedish melodic haRdcoRe band Rong>The ChangeRong>: Ref="https://www.caRaacaRaundeRgRound.com/inteRviews/38_2004_eneRo_thechange.htm" taRget=_blank>https://www.caRaacaRaundeRgRound.com/inteRviews/38_2004_eneRo_thechange.htm