Hybris on the scam of CMJ and Sonicbids: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2007/09/sonicbids-and-cmj-cashes-in.html
Check the Ghost Media link for more dirt. Nothing that should surprise most folks, but worth reading nonetheless.

Morningside has posted pics of the spectacular packaging for the 2xLP version of the Figurines' latest album "When the deer wore blue": https://morningsiderecords.dk/?p=93

Pistol Disco just posted a new track on myspace entitled "Liquid sky": https://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco

Last Days of April, Sahara Hotnights, Maia Hirasawa and Pernilla Andersson will represent their homeland at Sweden Sounds in Tokyo on November 6. Read more: https://www.swedensounds.net/ (in Japanese)

Here's an e-card for the new Nightwish record "Dark passion play": https://www.spinefarm.fi/nightwishecard/

Finnish Eurovision champs Lordi will support Type O Negative on tour in the US this fall: https://www.theendrecords.com/label/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1025&Itemid=1

Swedish electro/art project Zeigeist, who first came to fame by attaching a track to a leaked version of The Knife's "Silent shout", have effectively disbanded. Read more: https://www.zeigeist.eu/

The Swedish Film Institute has named Roy Andersson's film "Du levande" ("You, the living") as this year's contender for the Best Foreign Language category of the Academy Awards: https://www.thelocal.se/8601/20070925/
View a short clip at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxonYRUX4NE

MIC Norway gives a short preview to this year's by:Larm Festival, the first time the annual industry event will take place in the capital of Oslo: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007092516094014439917

Dusted talks to Lasse Marhaug (Jazkammer) and Norwegian composer Nils Henrik Asheim about the intersection of noise and classical music: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/655
The two collaborated on the album "Grand mutations".

Dusted reviews the new José González album "In our nature": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3858

Danish indie act Ruined By Martin has a new (unfortunately, all Flash-based) website: https://www.ruinedbymartin.com/
At least they have a decent streaming audio player.

Swedish/English act and recent Shelflife signees The Ruling Class have posted a couple new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/therulingclassuk

Anders Weberg from Recycled recently filmed David Fridlund performing a few solo tracks in his living room and has posted them on YouTube: "Tears are in your eyes" / "Line"

Pitchfork reviews the new album "Höstluft" from Swedish act Library Tapes: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45323-hstluft