Vegard Waske, manager for Norwegian acts such as 120 Days, Lindstrøm and Jaga Jazzist, discusses the way file sharing impacts indie artists and gets a few other label people to comment on the same: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101420032&blogID=330095958

Upcoming dates for Danish indie act Oh No Ono:

12/08 - La Contrescarpe / Bars en Trans, Rennes (FRA)
12/09 - Paris Paris, Paris (FRA)
01/14 - MTC, Cologne (GER)
01/15 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
01/16 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
01/17 - Molotov, Hamburg (GER)
01/19 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) w/C-mon & Kypski
01/20 - Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL) w/C-mon & Kypski

The Noisejihad netlabel is back with a brand new live release "Noisejihad does Rumstativ": https://noisejihad.dk/netlabel/
Six different artists, five tracks and one video.

The first five acts are already confirmed for next year's Øyafestival: https://www.musikknyheter.no/news/3220
Norwegian names include Ida Maria ('natch), Sigh & Explode, Silje Nes and Diskjokke.

Lars Winnerbäck is already posting dates for his 2008 summer tour: https://www.winnerback.net/?sid=article&pid=read&id=7934

Killing the Legacy on Norwegian hardcore act Lash Out: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2007/11/deadly-storm.html

Check out Piroth's new video for "Dance closer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcyDAD0FY-I

Robyn's new video for "Be mine" is up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjLHu_vPhoU

MIC Norway profiles ECM artists Trio Mediæval who are currently on tour in the US: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007112715523596991073
I'll be seeing them on Friday in Seattle and will have an mp3 for you on Thursday.

Finnish rockers The Sheena Hyenas have a new track up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesheenahyenas

Swedish act Audio Objekt managed to recruit Ralf Hütter from Kraftwerk to lend his vocals to updated Swedish covers of "Computer world" and "The model", now called "Vår nya värld" ("Our new world") and "Modellen". Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/audioobjekt

If you were thinking about ordering a copy of Hello Saferide's "Introducing..." on 12" vinyl, better do it soon - less than 10 copies are left and I'm not sure if it'll get repressed.

The new Kasper Bjørke single "Doesn't matter"is up on myspace now: https://www.myspace.com/kasperbjorke
Look for remixes from Kasper himself along with Trentemøller, Jack Schidt, Thugfucker and more in the near future plus a video.

Swedish rockers Sator and The Bones contribute a cover of "Touch too much" by The Arrows to a new comp entitled "Wild sound from the past dimension", a tribute to rock'n'roll from the 60s and 70s out now on Italian label GoDown Records. Sator frontman Chips Kiesbye also sings a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both sides now" together with White Flag. More details: https://www.godownrecords.com/index.php?page=store&scheda=god021

Crunchy Frog posts more info about the signing of Beta Satan: https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=223