Raven Sings the Blues on Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard: https://ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com/2008/01/graveyard.html

Fluxblog posts a track from the new Britta Persson album "Kill Hollywood me": https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/01/you-look-like-mirror-to-me.html
I must say that I love this album more and more each time I listen to it. Britta has always been a strong artist from her early demos, but she's grown by leaps and bounds here, especially in terms of production and arrangements. Hopefully she'll finally start to get more of the international attention she deserves.

LJUD is putting on a special iDEAL Recordings showcase on February 2 at Musikcafeen in Copenhagen featuring live performances from The Skull Defekts, Sewer Election, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words and more. Details: https://www.ljud.dk/news/default.asp?action=news&id=173

Two new Matts Katt tracks over at Discobelle, including one with sample riffs from fellow Umeå artists Refused: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/01/27/matts-katt-remixes/

Stereo Test Kit has confirmed that Band in Box has completed work on their forthcoming debut album and they have also announced that the delayed split 10" with Icelandic act Parachutes will finally be out on Februrary 25. See the band's newly revamped website here: https://www.bandinbox.net/

Friday Bridge is collaborating with Labrador artists The Sound of Arrows on their new album, due out in August. Friday Bridge will also be contributing the track "It girl" to volume two edition of the "Digital penetration" compilation series being put out by UK-based label Alt Delete Records. Other Scandinavians on said comp include Slagsmålsklubben and Ungdomskulen and you can get more details at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/altdelete

Kaka, the new band from Richard Karlsson of The Mo, is streaming their entire new album at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kakaricky

Slightly OT: charges are finally being filed against Pirate Bay in Sweden, most likely due to increased pressure from groups such as the MPAA, RIAA and IFPI: https://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6227965.html

Kommode, the sideproject of Eirik Glambek Bøe from Kings of Convenience, has a new song called "Agent" uploaded to myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kommode

Powersolo has added the track "25 women" to their myspace profile: https://www.myspace.com/powersolo
The song comes from the band's brand new 10" split with Heavy Trash, out now on Rhythm Island Records.

Motorpsycho's new album "Little lucid moments" is confirmed for release on March 28. As for the long-promised DVD, look for that to finally get released around the same time the band heads out on tour, dates for which will be announced shortly.

Check out the Robyn version of Snoop Dogg's amazing single "Sexual eruption": https://www.discobelle.net/2008/01/27/snoop-robyn/

Perez Hilton likes Adam Tensta: https://perezhilton.com/2008-01-26-listen-to-this-hip-hop-all-over-the-world
Don't forget out own review of "It's a Tensta thing" right here.

Aftonbladet reports that Moneybrother is doing some songwriting sessions here in the US: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article1716560.ab (in Swedish)

Swedish indie band Lassus has a new track up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lassustheband