Swedish punks Rövsvett will celebrate their 25th anniversary with the release of the new album "Sorgedödaren" on January 8 and a record release show on February 1 at Pub Babar in Tranås. Hear samples of older material: https://www.myspace.com/rvsvett

Danish indie Morningside Records has posted a massive news update on all of their various bands, including details about new Under Byen and Jomi Massage releases and more: https://morningsiderecords.dk/?p=128

Check out Gob Squad's new video for "Unconscious souls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mrWb8ftyfU

Eastground Records has signed Stockholm-based artist Andy Vei and his debut single "Cassandra" is out now. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/andyvei

Check out Ida Maria's new video for "Drive my heart away": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hokjw86Dk8

Details are starting to come out concerning Thomas Dybdahl's next record: https://www.thomasdybdahl.net/news.php

PSL does the live music thing with Iceland's Sprengjuhöllin: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=363

The new Lordi single "Beast loose in paradise" is available for free download: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87735

Swedish rockers Diamond Dogs will enter the studio on January 14 to begin recording their next album.

Updated Ida Maria tourdates:

01/10 - Eurosonic Groeningen (NL)
01/15 - Dublin Castle, London (UK)
01/16 - 229, London (UK)
01/19 - Student House, Sør-Trøndelag (NOR)
01/22 - Live Session John Kennedy XFM, London (UK)
02/22 - By:Larm Festival, Oslo (NOR)
05/03 - Hemsedal Skibakken, Hemsedal (NOR)
06/05 - Lunde Sluseamfi, Lunde (NOR)
06/06 - Rjukan Rock Festival, Rjukan (NOR)
08/06 - Øyafestivalen/Oya Festival, Oslo (NOR)
08/16 - Steinkjerfestivalen, Steinkjer, Sør-Trøndelag (NOR)

Pär Hagström & Cirkus Transmopol will release their new album "December rose" in late February and you can now preview two tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cirkustransmopol

Danish act Late Night Venture recently recorded a bunch of new tracks with Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna) and now have a few samples posted online: https://www.myspace.com/latenightventure

Britta Persson just added a few more new tracks to myspace from her next album "Kill Hollywood me", due out later this month: https://www.myspace.com/brittapersson

Worn Through, a new GBG-based punk act featuring members from Smackdown and Anchor plus Johan Gustavsson of Tsukimono/Scraps of Tape, will be heading out for a few shows this weekend:

01/04 - Nbv, Göteborg (SWE) w/Another Year
01/05 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK) w/Fy Fan

Time Out NY editor Elisabeth Vincentelli talks about some of her favorite 2007 releases including Emmon, Paris and Private: https://determineddilettante.blogspot.com/2008/01/ones-that-got-away.html