Long-running Norwegian act Hellbillies have now signed with EmI.

Check out Le muhr's video for "Stulen och Såld": mcqueen.se/stulenochsald.mov" target=_blank>https://www.stevemcqueen.se/stulenochsald.mov

Swedish artist Leif Elverstig has a couple new tracks posted for free download: m/music.htm" target=_blank>https://www.elverstig.com/music.htm

Whyte Seeds will be going into the studio in July to record a new album. They say to expect a mix of The Cars and Popsicle along with whatever it is that they sound like.

The Nocturnal Cult webzine has an awesome new interview with Fenriz of Darkthrone: m/" target=_blank>https://www.nocturnalcult.com/

Blodårstid on the new Watain album "Sworn to the dark": m/blod/2007/05/14/watain-sworn-to-the-dark-cd/" target=_blank>https://www.holyterror.com/blod/2007/05/14/watain-sworn-to-the-dark-cd/
As I said m/index.php?d=1251">last week, I find this album to be one of the best Swedish black metal releases I've heard in years. I cannot at all agree with the assertation that their older material is better.

Sublime Exile has a new single from anonymous duo Fake performing a cover of Velvet Underground's classic "I'm waiting for the man", totally sucking out all of the heroin vibe: m/" target=_blank>https://www.subexile.com/

Swedish indie act King Str has posted their new single "You knew" on myspace: myspace.com/kingstr" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/kingstr
The band cites The Radio Dept. and Pet Shop Boys as major influences, so I personally find them to be fairly boring, but perhaps you will disagree.

There's a new track from Danish indierock act The Setting Son on myspace: myspace.com/thesettingson" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thesettingson
The debut single "In a certain way" is out today via Bad Afro with the full-length to follow on September 3.

Swedish hip-hop artist JaeWon has a new track on myspace: myspace.com/faejaewon" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/faejaewon

The mastering for the new Umoral 7" is done, so now there's a track posted on myspace: myspace.com/umoral" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/umoral
Umoral is a Norwegian black metal act featuring Zweiss (Fleurty, ex-DHG), Teloch (Nidingr, 1349) and drummer extraordinaire Hellhammer (too many bands to list). The record is due out in July via Vendlus.

The video for "Driven by obsession" from Norwegian emo/rock act Pale Kids is now online: m/watch?v=H5BTdU5z3JQ" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5BTdU5z3JQ

Some new US dates for the Shout Out Louds:

07/16 - Spiegeltent, New York, NY
07/17 - Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY
07/18 - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
07/19 - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA

This week's m/group/itsatrap">It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. The Arcade Fire
02. Feist
03. Shout Out Louds
04. Laakso
05. Björk
06. Bright Eyes
07. Of montreal
08. Radiohead
09. The Shins
10. Bloc Party

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Absolut Noise talks to Swedish goth/post-punk act Ikons, a band that features one of the guys from Samuraj Cities: m/2007/05/cracking-up.html" target=_blank>https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2007/05/cracking-up.html