Music (for Robots) on Icelandic act Seabear: https://music.for-robots.com/archives/002222.html

Jonna Lee's new website is up and running: https://www.jonnalee.com/
Her debut album "10 pieces, 10 bruises" is officially released tomorrow and I should be getting copies in-stock any day now.

Jamglue is holding a Perishers remix contest: https://www.jamglue.com/contests/theperishers

Swedish indie/techno act ASSID has signed with K-Werks and is working on an album for release in early 2008.

Norwegian avant-'metal' act Manes is starting to work on new material: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=14551432&blogID=317065496

Why did no one tell me? Swedish indie/hardcore act The Sound O.E has a brand new self-titled album coming out later this month via UK-based label Rocinante. Listen to a sample tune at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesoundoe

Danish act Carpark North report that they've been hard at work recording their new album at their own, homebuilt Yderlandet Studios. Look for them to debut a few of 'em when they perform at the Denmark vs. Spain soccer game in Aarhus on October 13.

Ida Maria will be performing the song "I like you so much better when you're naked" at the upcoming Alarm Awards ceremony with a little help from Norwegian burlesque group The Fleshoticas. The event takes place October 27 at Centrum in Oslo.

International music blog Fat Planet on Swedish act Friday Bridge: https://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2007/10/06/friday-bridge-sweden/

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Feist
03. José González
04. Kent
05. The Knife
06. Radiohead
07. Death Cab for Cutie
08. Belle and Sebastian
09. Modest Mouse
10. Iron & Wine

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Soak the Sin are taking what they are calling an "enforced break." They say, "Hopefully the problems our career is suffering from will eventually be resolved but for now our way forward is to take the step of standing down as a band from the music industry, recharge our batteries and take another look at the situation sometime in 08."

Swedish fuzzrockers Truckfighters will have their new album "Phi" released in the US on November 27 via Poison Tree Records. The US version will include the bonus track "Below the sun", replacing the Swedish bonus track "Slides". Check out the band's new video for the song "Traffic": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYd3jP-AbaA

MIC Norway has new profile pieces up for both Darkthrone and Solveig Slettahjell.

Witchcraft is featured on Dusted's "Listed" feature this week: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/387

Swedish punks Skitkids will be releasing a new album entitled "Besöket vid krubban" on Room 101/Hate Records and you can hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/skitkids
Also look for a split 7" with Japanese act Framtid (yes, Japanese with a Swedish name) on Hate Records as well, hopefully in time for their Japanese tour in November.