Marching Band apparently has some big things in the works: https://marchingband.se/index.php?page=news

Norwegian hip-hop act is giving away their 2001 album "Holdning over underholdning" for free download: https://www.gatasp.no/gatas-parlament-holdning-over-underholdning/

The Finnish MIC has posted some details regarding the upcoming "Etoiles Polares Finland" festival for Finnish music happening in Ghent, Belgium on December 12-15: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&5BF5340AF384CC7DC225738E003F3954
Acts confirmed include Kimmo Pohjonen, Cleaning Women, Circle, Kuusumun Profeetta, Magyar Posse, Aavikko, Shogun Kunitoki, Jimi Tenor and Pan Sonic.

PopMatters reviews the international release of Mixtapes & Cellmates' self-titled debut album: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/50465/mixtapes-and-cellmates-mixtapes-and-cellmates/

Musique Machine interviews one of my current favorite acts The Skull Defekts: https://www.musiquemachine.com/articles/articles_template.php?id=119

Check out a video interview with José González over at Bridgerack: https://bridgerack.com/content/view/48/1/
A transcription is also provided for the multimedia-impaired.

The Carny's new album "...so let's give a great big oldfashioned welcome to The Carny" will be released on December 3 via the label Brunljud. Listen to the lead single "Sun in your eyes" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thecarnyband
I like this band - well worth checking out.

A West Side Fabrication has now confirmed that the release of the new Olle Nyman album "Venture" will be on January 16.

Moto Boy's self-titled debut album will be out in January.

Shout Out Louds closed out their recent US tour at the Henry Ford in LA with special guests Spider Stacy and James Fearnley of The Pogues joining them on stage for their cover of "Streams Of whiskey". More details: https://ohmerge.blogspot.com/2007/11/shout-out-louds-joined-by-pogues-in-la.html

Razzia has confirmed that Firefox AK's new album "If I were a melody" will be released on February 20.

Kissaway Trail will be doing an in-store at Rough Trade East in London on November 13.

Watch video footage of Kimmo Pohjonen and Sami Kuoppamäki rehearsing for "Songs of Experience" at Patti Smith's Meltdown Festival from back in 2005: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=17945459
If you never thought that an accordianist could jam out on Hendrix, watch that clip and have your mind blown.

Elin Ruth (nee Elin Sigvardsson) has a new website: https://www.elinruth.com/
Listen to the new single "Antidote" to be posted at myspace next week. It will officially be released on November 20.

Download the new Detektivbyrån video "" right here: https://www.detektivbyran.net/Lyckans%20Undulat.mov
For the bandwidth-impaired, it's also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPltWvvxdc