Marybell Katastrophy has posted the video for "Hip" as a free download (and stream): https://www.marybell.dk/marybell.asp?indhold=art

Danish hardcore act Lack will enter the studio on July 10 to begin recording a new album. Expect an early 2008 release via Play/Rec with touring to commence this fall.

I Walk the Line will be leaving to tour Europe later this week: https://www.fireinsidemusic.com/iwalktheline/tourdates.htm

Download an mp3 of Astrid Swan covering "When we were young" by The Killers: https://www.astridswan.com/music/

Galant Records has revealed that the new Professor Pez album "Hordaland" is done and will be released this fall. In the meantime, listen to two tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/professorpez

NRK reports that Sondre Lerche is collaborating on a song with the Pet Shop Boys: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.2333211

Musique Machine on Circle/Pharoah Overlord black metal sideproject Rakhim: https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1222

The video for the new Tough Alliance single "First class riot" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KsQjljj4o
Apparently they've been signed in the US now by Summer Lovers Unlimited Music?

Blodårstid on Swedish black metal act Orinas: https://www.holyterror.com/blod/2007/04/30/ornias-death-bringer-cd/

Swedish singer/songwriter Pelle Carlberg is confirmed for the NYC Popfest in late May: https://www.nycpopfest.com/
He'll be playing on Sunday, May 27. Look for a few more US dates around that time as well.

Swedish hardcore act End of All will be recording a split with English d-beat act Fall of Efrafa for release in late 2007. As mentioned before, look for them to tour Spain in June.

Swedish art-punks Knife and Ape will release their sophomore album "Night touch" on a special limited-edition cassette via label Hästen Och Korset in the near future. Look for them to tour Germany soon as well. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/knifeandape

A Perfect Friend, the "folktronic" duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson and C-J Larsgarden (Pacta Sunt Servanda), have confirmed that their debut album will be released on June 7 via Stilll.

The new Differnet album "Collapsing universe" is officially confirmed for release on May 30 via Friendly Noise.

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

01. Bloc Party
02. The Arcade Fire
03. Shout Out Louds
04. Modest Mouse
05. Bright Eyes
06. Arctic Monkeys
07. The Knife
08. Laakso
09. Björk
10. The Beatles

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