The Indecision Alarm is touring Europe in May. Dates so far:

05/16 - JUZ Yellowstone, Bergkamen (GER)
05/24 - Casal de Roquetes, Barcelona (ESP)
05/29 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
05/30 - Nook Club, Bremen (GER)

DeadJournalist interviews The Bell: https://deadjournalist.com/interviews/20080217thebell.htm

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

Check out the video for "Xylofon" from Danish experimental artist Snöleoparden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lQIC44kEyY

Tiger Lou is coming back to the US in March for a bunch of dates including a couple SXSW showcases:

03/04 - Crash Mansion, New York, NY
03/05 - The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ
03/06 - Circle of Hope Church, Philadelphia, PA
03/07 - The Sound Garden, Myrtle Beach, SC
03/08 - tba
03/09 - The Pour House, Charleston, SC
03/10 - Tasty World, Athens, GA
03/11 - The Nick, Birmingham, AL
03/12 - ARKDIY Show (party show), Little Rock, AK
03/13 - tba (SXSW), Austin, TX
03/14 - tba (SXSW), Austin, TX
03/15 - Eyeball Showcase (SXSW) @ Spiros, Austin, TX

The album "The loyal" is out now in the US via Eyeball Records and can be streamed in its entirety via Virb: https://virb.com/tigerlou

Canadian mag Exclaim! on Firefox AK: https://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid2=804&fid1=29804

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.

Imperial Recordings act Promise and the Monster will tour Europe in April:

04/16 - Apolo 2, Barcelona (ESP)
04/17 - Neu! Club, Madrid (ESP)
04/18 - Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris (FRA)
04/19 - Theatre Garonne, Toulouse (FRA)
04/22 - La Lune des Pirates, Amiens (FRA)
04/23 - Le 6par4, Laval (FRA)
04/24 - Chapelle Saint-Jacques, Vendome (FRA)

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.

US dates for Disfear:

04/16 - Knitting Factory, New York, NY
04/17 - Rock n Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
04/18 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
04/19 - Mr. Roboto Project, Wilkinsburg, PA
04/20 - Pirate's Cove, Cleveland, OH
04/21 - The Melody Inn, Indianapolis, IN
04/22 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL
04/23 - Mac's, Lansing, MI
04/24 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto, ON
04/25 - Black Dot 7 pm show, Montreal, QC
04/26 - Palladium (New England Metal Fest), Worcester, MA
04/27 - Living Room, Providence, RI

I thought I saw something about West Coast dates in May too, but I don't think anything's 100% confirmed quite 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?

Swedish indie/alt-country act Rusty Flores has posted some nice live video clips on their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/rustyflores

64revolt has posted a new track on myspace from their forthcoming album: https://www.myspace.com/64revolt

The new El Perro Del Mar album "From the valley to the stars" is now streaming in its entirety at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/elperrodelmar

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.