finnish indie act Red Carpet have decided to call it a day, but will play one last show on November 28 at Dubrovnik in Helsinki supporting fellow Finns Bridget who will be playing with a newly revived lineup. That latter act also a new record on the way, pleasingly titled "Be careful it's a trap".

finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire on tour in Germany:

11/11 - Bang bang club, Berlin
11/12 - Café mule, Leipzig
11/13 - Kulturpalast linden, Hannover
11/14 - Schaubude, Kiel
11/15 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg
11/16 - Gartenlokal fortschritt, Dresden
11/17 - Das backsteinhaus, Duderstadt

Mutant Sounds on Swedish proto-punk act Gudibrallan and their second LP: https://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/10/gudibrallan-gudibrallan-iilp1971sweden.html
Also posted: finnish synth/postpunk act Organ and their album " Nekrofiilis": https://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/10/organ-nekrofiilislp1982-finland.html

Sirius Stuff is the new label and artist alias of Finland's Jani Jokinen. His first release, a comp entitled "Moody electronic stuff" featuring himself plus 11 other finnish electronic acts. Read/hear more at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/siriusstuffrecords

finnish hardcore act St. Hood has a new track up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/sthood

Ektro Records vinyl-only imprint Full Contact will be putting out a 7" from finnish act Tractor Pulling entitled "Ghost hungerland". Check out a sample at the NWOFHM myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/playloudnwofhm

The latest issue of the finnish Music Quarterly features a spotlight on the experimental and avant-garde scene: https://www.fmq.fi/issues.html
Not all of the articles are online for free reading, but the three that are are definitely worth taking a look at.

finnish shoegazer Cahier has a new track on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cahier
Said track will appear on his forthcoming album "Vocales", due out soon via American Grizzly.

finnish darkwave/industrial artist Niko Skorpio reports that he has completed work on a new record and has uploaded a 5-minute excerpt to myspace: https://myspace.com/nikoskorpio

finnish acts Endstand and The Lighthouse Project on tour in Europe:

10/25 - K 19, Kassel (GER)
10/26 - Scheune, Ibbenbüren (GER)
10/27 - JH, Rosswein (GER)
10/28 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
10/29 - Yacht Club, Brno (CZ)
10/30 - Subclub, Bratislava (SLO)
10/31 - Khoi Khoi, Kosiche (SLO)
11/01 - 7, Prag (CZ)
11/02 - Kultiplex, Budabest (HUN)
11/03 - Mochvara, Zagreb (CRO)
11/04 - Gala Hala, Ljubljana (SLV)
11/05 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
11/06 - Zentralcafe/K4, Nürnberg (GER)
11/07 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
11/08 - Sedel, Luzern (CH)
11/09 - The Garage, Milano (ITA)
11/10 - Les Temps Modernes, Vevey (CH)
11/11 - Warmaudio, Decines (FRA)
11/12 - Caravan Serail, Toulouse (FRA)
11/13 - Schlachthaus, Dornbirn (AUS)
11/14 - Club Garage, Saarbrücken (GER)
11/15 - AZ, Aachen (GER)
11/16 - MUK, Giessen (GER)
11/17 - Klubhaus, Saalfeld (GER)
11/18 - Schlachthof Magazinkeller, Bremen (GER)

finnish indie act The Rollstons are offering up a batch of new songs in exchange for donations: https://brunamosse.com/therollstons/2007/10/04/new-stuff-2/

finnish hardcore act Kolt reports that their new album is delayed, but they've added a new track to myspace to ease the pain: https://www.myspace.com/kolt

Lords of Metal interview finnish act Ghost Brigade: https://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=1887&lang=nl
I loved this band's original 4-song demo, but I think I'm about 60/40 on the debut album. It's good, but some of the material has a weird grungerock vibe that I can't get down with.

Ultra prolific finnish act Circle will be releasing a new 7" on Irish label Trensmat Records in the near future. See details: https://www.circlefinland.com/index.php?discography=vaahto
Also look a reissue of their 1994 debut "Meronia", out now via home-label Ektro Records.

Bassist Henri Lidsle has parted ways with finnish indie act Brightboy. No replacement has been announced yet.