Ida Maria will support Good Shoes on tour in the UK in November:
11/11 - Academy 2, Birmingham
11/13 - Academy 2, Manchester
11/14 - Met University, Leeds
11/15 - ABC, Glasgow
11/18 - Junction, Cambridge
11/19 - Waterfront, Norwich
11/20 - Concorde, Brighton
11/21 - Astoria, London
Not only did the Washington Post Express profile Syme's Monday night gig in DC, but they actually went to see it: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/10/music_we_do_like_mondays.php
Downstairs are offering up a free download of their new single "": https://www.downstairsnoise.com/
The 7" b/w "Guilt sex, hot corpses" comes out on November 28 via Fullsteam Records.
The Turbonegro back-catalogue from "Apocalypse dudes" on back is getting a new remaster/reissue treatment with additional bonus tracks and all that jazz. Check out Platekompaniet for details: https://www.platekompaniet.no/artist.asp?id=00000284
Finnish indie act Red Carpet have decided to call it a day, but will play one last show on November 28 at Dubrovnik in Helsinki supporting fellow Finns Bridget who will be playing with a newly revived lineup. That latter act also a new record on the way, pleasingly titled "Be careful it's a trap".
Finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire on tour in Germany:
11/11 - Bang bang club, Berlin
11/12 - Café mule, Leipzig
11/13 - Kulturpalast linden, Hannover
11/14 - Schaubude, Kiel
11/15 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg
11/16 - Gartenlokal fortschritt, Dresden
11/17 - Das backsteinhaus, Duderstadt
Preview the new EP "Alla älskar sambo" from Swedish hip-hop artist Sabo: https://www.hemmalaget.nu/sabo/
It comes out on October 31 via Hemmalaget/V2.
Norwegian hip-hop act Gatas Parlament have totally revamped their website and added a bunch of new multimedia content: https://www.gatasp.no/
Check out Brightboy's new video for "Wheels of misfortune": https://arenan.yle.fi/toista?id=865840
You can also hear three tracks from the band's forthcoming album at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/brightboyspace
The Lovekevins album "Vs the snow" will be released in the US in early 2008 via Washington DC-based label Kora Records. Look for a tour in March as well.
Pirate Bay once again clowns the powers-that-be by purchasing the domain IFPI.com.
Swedish webzine Metica is shutting down: https://www.metica.se/index.php?sida=aktuellt&n_id=0671 (in Swedish)
Check out Speed of Sound, a new Danish label founded by Kristian Leth (from the Danish TV program Liga), Frederik Nordsø (Outlandish, Brandy) and Fridolin Nordsø (moi Caprice, The Fashion): https://www.myspace.com/speedofsoundrecs
Artists they are currently working with include The William Blakes, This Is Forgetting and Baron Criminel.
Kira Skov of Kira and the Kindred Spirits is leaving that band behind and embarking on a solo career. She is now signed to UK label Brown Punk and will be releasing her debut record in February. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/kiraonline
Note that Brown Punk is the new label of ex-Island exec Chris Blackwell and trip-hop artist Tricky.
Danish act Port Largo is breaking up: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=55646267&blogID=319292529