Hästpojken now has a proper website: https://www.hastpojken.com/

Swedish hip-hop artist Chords will release his new album "Things we do for things" on April 30 via JuJu Records. Look for the first single "Luckiest man alive" to be released soon.

New releases out now from excellent Swedish jazz label Caprice Records:

H3FK - Nubiska nätter
Sixten & Pohjanen - En svensk Markuspassion
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Jazz i Sverige 2008 - The Snake

Absolut Noise has the new single "Humanitarianism" from Swedish electro act Zeigeist: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/03/imperial-electro.html

Swedesplease has another song from excellent up-and-coming act The Social Services: https://www.swedesplease.net/?p=1047
Listen for those vocal harmonies at the end, it's pure magic.

Fluxblog has a track from Danish pop act Alphabeat today: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/03/word-is-on-your-lipssay-word.html

Upstart Danish electro label VUF/records has signed their very first artist, Birk Storm. Check out the YouTube video announcement: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Rtz2puH5uY

The Radio Dept.'s long-awaiting forthcoming album has been pushed back to August, though we may get a single in May.

Juvelen's debut full-length "1" is confirmed for release on April 16.

Norwegian postrockers Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson have enlisted Øystein Dale Svendsen as their fifth member. See a corny picture: https://jaguar.intrapoint.no/rw/site/ypofh/article.php?id=53

Speedmarket Avenue's new Jari Haapalainen-produced album "Way better now" has been confirmed for release on April 23 via Elefant Records. The title track will be the first single and it will come on white vinyl with an exclusive b-side. Look for that on April 9. Hear a song at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/speedmarketavenue

Monument Records will be releasing an international 7" comp this summer entitled "YouthxCrew 08", featuring eight current straight-edge hardcore acts from all over the world, including Swedish Go for Broke. Find out more here: https://www.monumenthq.com/

Norwegian label SellOut! Music has a new website: https://www.sellout-music.net/

The new Rumble In Rhodos record "Intentions" is finished and confirmed for release in Norway on April 28 with the rest of Europe to follow in the fall. Hear the first single "Flavoured envy" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/rumbleinrhodos

Late Night Venture frontman Søren Hartvig has started his own music blog: https://late-night-illusions.blogspot.com/
Quite a few quality recommendations already, so check it out.