Norwegian mathcore act Manhattan Skyline has posted the tracklist and details for their new album "Curses", a title that seems very befitting: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=32340404&blogID=440166665

We haven't gotten a new album from The Tiny for awhile now, but they've been keeping themselves busy by doing music for the play "Park Aveny" now playing at Stadsteatern in Gbg. The song in question: "Pet cemetery" by The Ramones. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny

Danish act Munich will be spending some time at The Green House Studio in Reykjavic recording a new single while they are in Iceland for Iceland Airwaves.

Norwegian electronic act Lama has confirmed that his debut album "Guidebook to Lamaland" will be released on November 24 via Spoon Train Audio and will be followed soon thereafter by a more rock-oriented record sometime around April.

Fever Ray, the solo act of Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife, will release her debut album in early 2009.

José González's next single "Cycling trivialities", my favorite song off of "In our nature", will be released as digital-only download on November 29.

The Alarm Awards, Norway's alternative Grammy, are coming to an end: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008101013392923027237

Finnish artists Paavoharju contribute to this week's "Listed" feature at Dusted (along with Mi Ami, one of my friend's bands): https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/770

Deathwish Inc. will be releasing Victims' latest album "Killer" in the US later this year. It originally came out via Combat Rock Industry in January.

Young Aspiring Professionals (YAP Records), the label run by Datarock, has decided to start a local Bergen, Norway single series and will releasing a new 7" each month for the next 10 months. All of the a-sides will be produced by Datarock themselves and the flip will consist of live takes or remixes and eventually all of the a-sides will be compiled for a larger release to be called "One city one dream". The first band up is Syntax TerrOrkester with "O herliga London".

The new Eldkvarn album "Hunger hotell" is due out November 26.

Indie MP3 on Gbg-based indie act Liechenstein and their new single "Apathy": https://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2008/10/liechtenstein-apathy.html

Danish noiserockers Marvins Revolt have licensed their latest EP "Killec" to Richter Collective (Enemies, Adebisi Shank) for a proper UK release this November as well as Parabolica Records in Japan for release over there around the same time. Expect the band to follow up with a Japanese tour this spring.

Norwegian indierock act Monzano has revamped their lineup by swapping out two members: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=56233538&blogID=439637427

Swedish hardcore act Nitad will be touring Brazil with Avalanche in November - preliminary dates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nitadstockholm