finnish melancholy pop act Viola has confirmed that their new album "Wonderabilia" is done and confirmed for an April 4 release. Another album I'm really looking forward to.

Kinkt Records will release the new album "Mil mascaras" from finnish indiepop act The Conquistadors on April 11. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theconquistadorsmusic

finnish act Damn Seagulls have now added a jukebox to their website so you can preview clips from their new album "Soul politics": https://www.damnseagulls.com/

Combat Rock has announced the signing of finnish punks Kakkahätä 77 and will be releasing their sophomore EP "WTC Räjähtää" in the near future. Listen to samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kakkahata77

finnish act Iconcrash will play Water Rats in London on April 28 with Everything On Black.

The Cosy Den blog talks to Mattias Björkas from finnish indiepop act Cats On Fire about each song on their new album: https://fenceleaners.blogspot.com/2007/01/mattias-bjrkas-on-cats-on-fire-album.html

pHinn eulogizes finnish artist Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin who passed away today at the age of 56: https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2007/01/rip-kirka-babitzin-1950-2007.html

UTUstudio reports that finnish singer/songwriter Marja Mattlar's fifth album "Polku" ("Path") is ready for release on February 15. The record was produced and arranged with help from Ilmari Issakainen and Tyko Saarikko of finnish neofolk act Tenhi and you can hear some (older) samples here: https://www.vuorenk.pp.fi/marja/

The new Mockingwyrd MCD from finnish dark ambient/industrial label Some Place Else is now available for streaming at last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Mockingwyrd

finnish indie/soul rockers Damn Seagulls have a new website to mark the release of their new album "Soul politics": https://www.damnseagulls.com/

Some new tourdates for finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire:

02/17 - Domma, Helsinki (FIN)
02/23 - Les Yper Sound, Dynamo, Turku (FIN) w/Kissing Mirrors
03/28 - Kiel (GER)
03/29 - Revolver Club, Berlin (GER)
03/30 - Hamburg (GER)
03/31 - tba (GER)
04/13 - How does it feel to be loved?, Luminaire, London (UK) w/Butcher Boy

Also posted today: a profile of finnish indiepop act Goodnight Monsters: [click here]
Check it out!

Swedish glam-rockers Crashdiet have unveiled their new vocalist, H. Olliver Twisted from finnish act Reckless Love: https://www.crashdiet.org/
Former frontman Dave Lepard committed suicide in January, 2006.

finnish artist Janne Suni aka Tempest official page for responding to the recent brouhaha concerning the possibility that his music was stolen by Timbaland: https://www.fairlight.fi/tempest/

Rigas den Andre will be releasing a new 12" split with Boys of Caligula on finnish skweee label Harmönia this spring. He'll also be collaborating with Mark O'Sullivan (DK7, Mighty Quark) on a record due out in February and has another vinyl EP in the works for April. There will be a skweee comp coming out on Flora & Fauna in February that Rigas will appear on which I should hopefully be getting copies of for the mailorder department.