To What End? and Witchhunt will be releasing a split 7" in September, just in time for a European tour.

It's barely been a day since the announcement that guitarist mikkel was leaving The Alpine, but a replacement has already been found. His name: Jesper Hoff-Clausen, ex-frontman for the band Polar.

Somehow The Sounds made their way onto the soundtrack for "Snakes on a plane", the year's most anticipated film. Read about the all-star video shoot: mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1535853/story.jhtml" target=_blank>https://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1535853/story.jhtml

IAT.mP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda aka C-J Larsgården has posted the first taste of his collaboration with German artist Frank Rowenta (Grillhaus, Rowenta/Khan): mp3" target=_blank>https://www.tritop.org/sound/air_india_new.mp3

LeGrand's debut album has been licensed to Locomotive Records for a US release. It comes out next week on July 18.

Check out "Diamond ring", a new free netsingle from the band Lane: mondring.se/" target=_blank>https://www.diamondring.se/

Kaizers Orchestra will return to Germany in November:

11/21 - Live music Hall, Cologne
11/22 - Zeche, Bochum
11/23 - Hirsch, Nurnberg
11/24 - Backstage Werk, munich
11/28 - Postbahnhof, Berlin
11/29 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg

The Cold meat Industry website is updated with samples and details for new releases from meat.se/catalogue/cmi/cmi159.html" target=_blank>Letum, meat.se/catalogue/cmi/cmi155.html" target=_blank>medusa's Spell and meat.se/catalogue/cmi/cmi141.html" target=_blank>Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio.

Go here to hear some new soundclips from Iisole and Devotion to Trust: m.com/" target=_blank>https://www.norinism.com/ (click on studio)

The written language is German, but the music is universal - check out the first Polarblog downloadable mixtape: mixtape-1/" target=_blank>https://www.polarblog.de/2006/07/08/polarblog-mixtape-1/

Stytzer over at Hits in the Car visits Danish act Anamia and gives us an update on their next record: m/2006/07/meeting-anamia.html" target=_blank>https://stytzer.blogspot.com/2006/07/meeting-anamia.html

The latest music Export Finland newsletter is now online: musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=105" target=_blank>https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=105
The highlight is definitely the news that humppa superstars Eläkeläiset will be recording a live album for release in 2007.

The Silent Ballet is a new webzine to be launched this fall dedicated to instrumental/post-rock music and to kick things off, they have released a free downloadable comp in association with the Lost Children netlabel. Why am I mentioning it here? Well, said comp features songs from Norway's Samuel Jackson Five and Sweden's Once We Were: m/" target=_blank>https://www.thesilentballet.com/
I fully expect them to be covering lots of other Scandinavian post-rock in the future as well.

Originally scheduled for release last may, Silver's new album "World against world" will now finally be released on September 18 via Bad Afro. Listen to some tracks at myspace: myspace.com/thesilverband" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thesilverband
Look for the band to release their first DVD this coming fall as well.

The Knife's latest single "We share our mother's health" will be released in the UK on July 24 via Brille Records. B-side remixes come courtesy of Trentemoller and Radio Slave and I know at least the former is floating around the 'net. In related news, you can now also play the "We share our mother's health" video game (!!!) for a chance to win a limited edition t-shirt: me/" target=_blank>https://www.silentshout.co.uk/videogame/
Lastly, don't forget to tune in to BBC Radio 1 for the m/index.shtml" target=_blank>Blue Room on July 15+16 to hear The Knife's radio session.