Norwegian avant-'metal' act Manes is starting to work on new material: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=14551432&blogID=317065496

Why did no one tell me? Swedish indie/hardcore act The Sound O.E has a brand new self-titled album coming out later this month via UK-based label Rocinante. Listen to a sample tune at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesoundoe

Check out Surrounded's new video for "Safe tomorrow sun": https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19665895
The band's most recent album "The nautilus years" will receive a European release in February via One Little Indian.

Danish act Carpark North report that they've been hard at work recording their new album at their own, homebuilt Yderlandet Studios. Look for them to debut a few of 'em when they perform at the Denmark vs. Spain soccer game in Aarhus on October 13.

Torpedo has posted the Jimmy O remix of "From Russia with love" on their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/torpedo

Nocturnal Cult interviews Kvohst from DHG: https://www.nocturnalcult.com/DHGint.htm

Ida Maria will be performing the song "I like you so much better when you're naked" at the upcoming Alarm Awards ceremony with a little help from Norwegian burlesque group The Fleshoticas. The event takes place October 27 at Centrum in Oslo.

Even though they just released the album "Hook me up" a couple weeks ago, Pinto is not resting on their laurels. Nope, they've already started work on new material and have posted a brand new song for download: https://www.pinto.se/

International music blog Fat Planet on Swedish act Friday Bridge: https://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2007/10/06/friday-bridge-sweden/

Pitchfork interviews Jens Lekman: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/46011-interview-jens-lekman

Danish act Rumskib talks to Press Play, Record about their influences: https://pressplayrecord.blogspot.com/2007/09/influences-rumskib.html

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Feist
03. José González
04. Kent
05. The Knife
06. Radiohead
07. Death Cab for Cutie
08. Belle and Sebastian
09. Modest Mouse
10. Iron & Wine

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The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Mattias Bärjed - 99 pounds
02. TALK 1
03. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
04. Hyacinth House - Swedish signs on Monkey Island
05. Aerial - Secret goddess
06. Icos - Fly away
07. TALK 2
08. Robyn - Konichiwa bitches (Trentemøller remix)
09. Folke Rabe - Argh!
10. Him Kerosene - Ladybugs
11. TALK 3
12. Audionom - In the streets
13. The Alpine - Trigger
14. Immanu El - Astral days
15. TALK 4
16. Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jag har en vän
17. Logh - Thieves in the palace
18. Galento - Gunnar Hardings paraply
19. TALK 5
20. Promise and the Monster - Antarkis
21. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Heroica
22. Anchor - In the throes of passion
23. TALK 6
24. Repoman - Valley of snakes
25. Ulver - Shadows of the sun
26. Bobby Baby - Do not twist
27. TALK 7
28. Superfamily - Warszawa
29. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
30. Sinikka Langeland - Sus i myrull
31. TALK 8
32. Graveyard - Thin line
33. Mai - Snowing downtown
34. KVLR - Abomination
35. TALK 9
36. Säkert! - Sanningsdan

Listen to "You got it all wrong", a new track from The Hives: https://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/v-v/071004145303

Soak the Sin are taking what they are calling an "enforced break." They say, "Hopefully the problems our career is suffering from will eventually be resolved but for now our way forward is to take the step of standing down as a band from the music industry, recharge our batteries and take another look at the situation sometime in 08."