Some new US dates for Peter Bjorn and John:

07/31 - Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA
08/01 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
08/02 - Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, UT
08/03 - tba (Lollapalooza aftershow), Chicago, IL
08/04 - Pimlico Race Course (Virgin Festival), Baltimore, MD
08/05 - Grant Park (Lollapalooza), Chicago, IL

My good friends KVLR are back in the studio working on new material: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=60251497&blogID=268111610
They'll probably never tour again which is a shame, but at least we'll get more music at some point.

Just posted today: an interview with Swedish Americana act Sleeping Beauty: [click here]

The video for the new Timo Räisänen single "Sweet Marie" is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAx7XbpetTk
His new album "Love will turn you around" will be out August 29 via Razzia.

Sofia Talvik has posted the new video for "Mother's way, father's way": https://www.sofiatalvik.com/?p=87 (danger: annoying autoplay music)

Ihsahn (Emperor, Peccatum), Starofash (aka Heidi S. Tveitan) and folk artist Knut Buen are teaming up in a new project under the name Hardingrock and will be releasing their debut album "Grimen" on June 11 via Mnemosyne Productions.

Swedish synthpop act Kamera has signed an international deal with Nettwork and will have their latest album "Resurrection" released in the US and UK later this year.

The new "Metal Commando ATTACK" compilation album from Norwegian thrashers Infernö, collecting all of the band's various EP and demo tracks as well as an unedited recording of their final show at 2005's Inferno Festival, is out now on Duplicate Records. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/thrashmetaldogsofhell

Swedish rockers Jimmy Lingon have a new set of preproduction demos posted for listening on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jimmylingon
Pretty rough in some ways, but definitely showing potential. Kinda reminds of The Hives, 'cept with more of a straight-up soul/r'n'b influence.

Norwegian jazz trio In the Country is adding more dates to their upcoming US tour this June: https://www.inthecountry.no/livedates.html

The video for the new Loney, Dear single "Saturday waits" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohhqm0igbXE

Check out the video for the new Emmon single "Rock d'amour": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJelCgh2s48

Norwegian folksy Americana act Bob Haley will release their new single "If you look at the world" next week. The song includes lyrics written by Martin Hagfors (HGH, Home Groan, etc.) and is a taste of what's to come from their new album "Far from town", due out in August.

Swedish record sales are reportedly down 15% compared to this same period last year: https://www.thelocal.se/7386/

The new album "Song folks" from Finnish indiepop act The Rollstons was just released today via new label Brunamosse IF. Check out the video for "Very funny guy" at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izrmt--KdsM