Swedish indie troubadour Moto Boy will be releasing a new EP on December 3 via Songs I Wish I Had Written.

The Hives recorded a Christmas duet with American artist Cyndi Lauper. No more details have been revealed yet beyond that, but I'll keep you posted.

The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=171

The Wannadies long-promised 20th anniversary EP will finally be released in early 2009, or at least so they say.

"Giant Bore"? Really?

I don't have time to deal with Facebook myself, but members of the Wonderland Records group over there will get a chance to preview the new Emmon single "Secrets and lies" and all of its b-side remixes (ft. artists such as Jon Axelsson from Melody Club, Dimitrios K and Tomas Andersson) on November 10. Check it: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35758666947

Wonderland Records has pushed back the release of Convoj's long-awaited debut full-length "Exceptionnel" to December 10. Lead single "My shovel" is out on November 16 as a three-track CDS.

Skweee stars Randy Barracuda and Mesak are putting out a split 12" via Harmönia Records in November. Randy Barracuda (aka Imatran Voima) contributes "Black vaseline" and a Eero Johannes Kotkan Ruusu mix of the same while Mesak gets a little help from Michael Black Electro on the flip for "Adult games" plus a dub version of the same. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/harmoenia

Stand By Your Band, Sahara Hotnight's self-run label, has signed Umeå duo Two White Horses and will be releasing their debut album in March 2009. Hopefully you'll remember that I've told you about them before- it's siblings Jakob and Lovisa Nyström from Säkert!/Isolation Years. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/2whitehorses

Fluxblog continues to push Norwegian artist Marit Larsen: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/10/from-your-bed-to-your-door

Umeå punk label Ny Våg has a new website and news about new releases from Tristess, Masshysteri and Epidemics: https://nyvag.com

Pitchfork reports that Lykke Li will be making a guest appearance on a new web-only TV program produced by Josh Schwartz called "Rockville, CA": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146962--lykke-li-passion-pit-frightened-rabbit-to-appear-on-new-show-from-gossip-girl-oc-creator
It's fairly safe to say that I am not in that program's target demographic, though I appreciate new ways to introduce music to new audiences.

Lisa Miskovsky's single "Still alive" that she recorded for the video game "Mirrors edge" will be officially released as a single in mid-November along with a video.

Morten Qvenild from Norwegian jazz trio In the Country will be going to Atlantis Studios in Stockholm in January to record his DnBNOR/Kongsberg Jazz Festival award-winning composition. Expect a release sometime later on in the year via Rune Grammofon.

Hello Saferide reports back from her US jaunt: https://www.hellosaferide.com/?p=294