Do you trust me? That's the question of the day. I've started an ambitious project called the It's A Trap! Record Club - you'll see the little teaser over there on the right. What it is is this: every month I'll select a new album for subscribers, something I think deserves your attention and has widespread appeal. Of course, should you balk at any of my suggestions, alternative choices will certainly be available. But that's not all! Not only do you get a new choice-picked CD every month, you also get an exclusive mp3 compilation too! I've paired up with a bunch of my favorite, most trusted labels to bring you even more great new music. Y'know what? That's still not all! I'm also throwing in as much schwag as I can afford - pins, stickers, cd singles, extra promos - whatever I can scrape together to make it more worth your while. All for the mere introductory price of $10 per month ($13 for people outside North America). If you want in, I suggest you act now - I can't afford to throw money away forever, but I'm willing to do it now if it gets your attention. m/store/product.php?productid=383&cat=1">GO HERE TO JOIN!

I'm constantly working on upgrading this website and spent a good deal of time this weekend working on adding some features. Interested in what I'm up to? Got any suggestions for improvement? m/view_topic.php?id=9">Check out this thread on the msgboard for details.

Suburban Kids with Biblical Names are currently in the studio working on "#4".

The Risky Bizniz blog has the new Dibaba video for the single "The truth blending consortium": m/2007/01/dibaba.html" target=_blank>https://riskybizniz.blogspot.com/2007/01/dibaba.html

menteroja has posted a new, previously unreleased Johnik-produced track on myspace for free download: myspace.com/menteroja" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/menteroja

Norwegian act Popium has signed with US label Listening-Post music and will have their new album "The miniature mile" released over here soon to be followed by a summer tour. The US version of said album will also include the bonus track "Suits my soul" from the band's 2004 release "Camp" as well as two videos: "Suits my soul" and "Anchor down".

Check out The moving Ooos, a new retro-rock act just signed to Kong Tiki: myspace.com/movingoos" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/movingoos
The band features members from illustrious acts such as International Tussler Society, New Violators, Dadafon and Cadillac. Their debut album "Peace and love" will be out January 29.

New tourdates for Finnish act Jolly Jumpers:

02/09 - Vieska, Ylivieska (FIN)
02/22 - Franzis, Wetzlar (GER)
02/23 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER)
02/24 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER)
02/25 - Kunstkeller, Fürth (GER)
02/27 - mausefalle, Bonn (GER)
02/28 - Viktor, Augsburg (GER)
03/01 - Cafe Kairo, Bern (CH)
03/02 - Kraftfeld, Winterthur (CH)
03/03 - Bierstindl, Innsbruck (AUS)
04/04 - Wanha Jokela, Joensuu (FIN)
04/05 - Bar 68, Jyvaskyla (FIN)
04/06 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
04/07 - Vastavirta, Tampere (FIN)
04/08 - Henry's Pub, Kuopio (FIN)

Imperial Recordings has announced that the new TLS album "A song left for you" will be released this coming spring.

Cobra Charlie has posted a remix of Detektivbyrån's track "E18": myspace.com/cobracharlie" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/cobracharlie

Absolut Noise talks to Blackstrap sideproject Du Pacque: m/2006/12/interview-du-pacque.html" target=_blank>https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/12/interview-du-pacque.html

Gaffa has the lowdown on the nominees for this year's Danish music Awards: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=17051 (see the sidebar on the bottom-right)

Aftonbladet reports that marit Bergman is considering NYC as her new permanent home: ml" target=_blank>https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,974404,00.html (in Swedish)

This week's m/group/itsatrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Bloc Party
02. The Arcade Fire
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. Death Cab for Cutie
05. Sigur Rós
05. Anna Ternheim
07. Sufjan Stevens
08. Hot Chip
09. The Killers
10. The Shins

And the top 10 albums of the week:

01. Hot Chip – The Warning
02. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
03. The Postal Service – Give Up
04. Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
05. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
06. The Killers – Hot Fuss
07. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
08. The Knife – Silent Shout
09. The Pipettes – We Are the Pipettes
10. Thom Yorke – The Eraser

Help us improve our chart by becoming a member of our group! Go here to learn more: m/help/" target=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

American pop producer Timbaland is accused of ripping off Finnish artist Janne Suni and here's the proof: m/watch?v=m4KX7SkDe4Q" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4KX7SkDe4Q
Seems pretty blatant to me, so spread the word!