malmö-based sound/art group Laika has a new episode of their quarterly podcast series posted for free download: https://www.laika.nu/

Finnish indie/postrock act myne has a new track on myspace: myspace.com/wearemyne" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/wearemyne

Headspin have added a brand new Ass track to their online radio widget: m/" target="_blank">https://www.headspinrecordings.com/

Diet Records will be releasing a career retrospective from Holiday With maggie this coming may featuring ten of their best songs plus seven previously unreleased/rare tracks. more details tba.

Swedish indie act Go Drowsy will play Scotland in may:

05/16 - The Vale Bar, Glasgow
05/17 - Bannermans, Edinburgh
05/18 - tbc, Dundee

Finnish bitpop favorites Desert Planet will release their brand new album "moonrocks" on march 19 at home and on April 8 in GAS via 9pm-records. They describe the record as "more electropunk, more action-game oriented and more science fiction influenced than earlier" and will be unveiling a a free downloadable single on march 7. The group will also be posting a tour movie featuring a collage of footage from their tours these past few years plus a few live tracks and a video for the new track "Green fireballs".

Beatservice will be releasing the new Ralph myers single "All night long" later this month: https://www.beatservice.no/release.asp?catno=101#BS101CDS

The new Biker Boy single for march is now online and available for download: https://www.bikerboy.org/

Check out an interview with polarizing Swedish act Diablo Swing Orchestra at the Avantgarde-metal webzine: metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=54" target="_blank">https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=54

Audrey's new album "The fierce and the longing" is now confirmed for release on April 17. Head to their website for updated tourdates: https://www.audrey.se/

Captain Poon (ex-Gluecifer) is currently blogging while on tour with his new band Bloodlights: myspace.com/bloodlights" target="_blank">https://blog.myspace.com/bloodlights

Absolut Noise has a new track from Fredrik Hellström of Le Sport's new, as-yet-unnamed project: m/2008/03/half-le-sport-is-back.html" target="_blank">https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/03/half-le-sport-is-back.html

BBC News interviews the Cardigans and attempts to get to the root of their long-term success: ment/7267078.stm" target="_blank">https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7267078.stm

Lords of metal interview meshuggah: metal.nl/showinterview.php?id=2046&lang=en" target="_blank">https://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=2046&lang=en

Popmatters has posted their big by:Larm round-up: matters.com/pm/features/article/55701/bylarm-2008-pining-for-the-fjords/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/55701/bylarm-2008-pining-for-the-fjords/
Highlights for them include Lykke Li, Ida maria, Anna Järvinen, Sahg and Shining.