Got a fresh interview with "Reader's companion" alumni Don Juan Dracula posted today: [click here]
Also note that there's a contest where you can win a digital copy of the band's most recent album "Young debutantes 2". Click the link to find out more.

Trust No One reports that their entry into the Logh "Raging sun" 7" series (theirs is 3/4, mine is 4/4) will soon be available for preorder: https://trustnoonerecordings.blogspot.com/2007/04/sorry-for-abscence-of-updates-lately.html
Also on the way from the label is the debut album from Kongh as well as a possible Switchblade live DVD.

Finnish alt-country act The Latebirds report that they are done with their new album: https://www.latebirds.com/news/46/

Rune Grammofon will be releasing two new albums in late May, "Norwegianism" from MoHa! and "Conditions for a piece of music" from Ultralyd. MoHa! is the duo of Anders Hana (guitar) and Morten J. Olsen (drums) and Ultralyd is those two plus Kjetil Møster (sax) and Kjetil D. Brandsdal (bass, Noxagt). They reportedly sound nothing alike, as the latter is said to be "kind of slow contemporary chamber rock." Look for both on CD and limited vinyl.

Norwegian hip-hop artists Don Martin and Supa Sayed (Gatas Parlament) are offering up their "Motgift EP" as a free download: https://www.gatasp.no/content.asp?uid=1043

Check out Ny Regim, a new all-star punk band ala Hets that's actually pretty damn ragin': https://www.myspace.com/nyregim
This is a trend I can get behind.

Happy Zombie Day from ex-David & the Citizens member Alexander Madsen: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/easter/eggs.html

Swedish "labyrinth-punks" Alarma Man have a new limited-edition DVD they are bringing on tour: https://www.alarmaman.com/news/?reqNews=129

Pitchfork does the track review thing with Richard Reagh: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/42165-richard-reagh-ft-el-perro-del-mar-hangin-on-a-limb-neil-young-cover-mp3

I am interviewed in the most recent issue of the Norrbottens-Kuriren newspaper culture supplement Puss: https://www.e-magin.se/v5/viewer/files/default.aspx?paper=404032038019,05180&startpage=1
See page 4-5 (in Swedish). I'll post the English version of my answers in the msgboard at some point later today.

Swedish rockers United Enemies have a new website: https://www.unitedenemies.com/
Their new record "All the sick things we do" will be released on April 25 via Swedmetal Records.

Ex-Punk of Country frontman Tomas Halberstad has started to post some old tunes on his website for free download: https://www.tomashalberstad.eu/music/music.html

Danish brutal hardcore act The Pyske Project have a new website: https://www.thepsykeproject.dk/
The band's new album "Apnea" just came out this week.

The Hives check in from Mississippi where they are working on their new album: https://www.hivesmusic.com/journal/?did=997

Soviac has revamped their website in anticipation of their new album "Hello bunny", due out April 18 via I Made This/V2: https://www.soviac.com/
Go there to stream it in its entirety.