MIC Norway reports that young, up-and-coming talent Matias Tellez has signed with Sony BMG: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008022114282640607003

Danish hardcore act The Psyke Project has signed with Lifeforce Records following the demise of their old label CPH-Sound. Their most recent album "Apnea" will get an international re-release on June 30 and then in November, the band will go into the legendary Studio Fredman (the place that originated the Gbg melodic metal sound) in Sweden to record a new album.

Tiger Lou is the artist of the day today at Spin: https://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2008/02/080221_tiger_lou

The tracklist for September Malevolence's forthcoming album "After this darkness, there's a next" has been revealed: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=38220343&blogID=359854591
Also, look for the band to tour Europe beginning in late May. Dates soon.

Swedish pop act Pacific! now has a proper website, too bad it's all Flash: https://www.musicpacific.com/

Instigate Records (Sista Sekunden, DSB, Skitkids, etc.) has announced the signing of Malmö-based punkrock act The Static. Look for a 7-track demo cassette in March and hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thestaticpunk
They make good on the listing of The Wipers as an influence.

in mid-April Static Caravan will be releasing a split 7" featuring Swedish acts Ass and Blood Music. Details: https://www.staticcaravan.org/item.asp?Ref=157
Apparently they'll also be doing a vinyl edition of Ass' most recent album "My get up and go just got up and went" according to Headspin, but I don't see any details posted about it just yet.

The new Looptroop Rockers (nee Looptroop) album "Good things" is now set for a late April release via Bad Taste Records. The first single "The building" will be out soon (as will European tourdates), but in the meantime, the label is offering up a different track for free download: https://www.mejeriet.net/badtaste/temp/looptroop_rockers_-_marinate.mp3
What are the chances this will be an international crossover success?

Action Biker's debut album "Hesperian Puisto" will finally be released on March 27 via Friendly Noise in connection with a special label showcase to be called "Friendly Night" at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm. Artists Testbild!, Most Valuable Players and Differnet will perform live and it will also celebrate the release of another new disc, "Splendid isolation", an anthology of all of Friendly Noise's mp3 releases to date.

Finnish electronic/multimedia artists Pink Twins will be participating in a group exhibition of Finnish artists at the MoMA affiliated PS1 in New York City, set to open this coming June. The Pink Twins contribution will be a multi-channel video installation. Other museum installations in the Pink Twins' future include something at Repeat All at El Museo de la Imagen y del Sonido in São Paulo, Brazil this April as well as a Helsinki City Art Museum exhibition set for August.

Pain is keeping a tour diary and if the pictures they've posted are any indication of what to expect, it's gonna be interesting: https://www.pain.cd/ontour/

Muxika 77 aka Musika 77 are currently at Kepner Treg Studios in Göteborg working on their third album with engineer Per-Ola Eriksson (Boy Omega, Björn Kleinhenz).

Bonnier Amigo Music has signed Anna Maria Espinosa (Moder Jords Massiva, Club Killers) and will be sending her into the studio with producer Jari Haapalainen (The Bear Quartet, Laakso, etc.) to record her debut album. As for the actual songs she'll be doing, she's lined up an illustrious cast including Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny), The Concretes, The Plan, Mattias Hellberg, Andreas Mattsson, Moder Jords Massiva, Nicolai Dunger and of course, the aforementioned Jari Haapalainen. Expect a fall release.

Swedish shoegazers Sad Day for Puppets are confirmed to release their debut EP "Just like a ghost" on April 9 via HaHa Fonogram (Radio LXMBRG). Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/saddayforpuppets
Reminds me a bit of The Sundays, but with a bit more fuzz layered on top.

Folke, the pop alias of jazz bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg, will release his self-titled debut solo album on April 2 via Finest Quality Recordings. The record was produced by Johan Berthling (Tape, The Tiny) and features guest appearances by Ellekari Larsson and Leo Svensson (The Tiny), John Eriksson (Peter Bjorn and John), Lars Skoglund (Laakso), Ola Hultgren (Loney, Dear), Tomas Hallonsten (Tape) and more. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/folkemusic