Sounds Like Violence on tour in Russia:

05/05 - Gogol, Moscow
05/05 - Red Club, St. Petersburg

Marit Bergman will support The Pipettes on their upcoming European tour:

04/24 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER)
04/25 - Grunspan, Hamburg (GER)
04/26 - Maria/Zitty Party, Berlin (GER)
04/27 - Backstage Werk, Munich (GER)
04/28 - Viper, Firenze (ITA)
04/29 - Fillmore, Piacenza (ITA)
04/30 - Bologna, Estragon (ITA)
05/03 - Trabendo, Paris (FRA)

That's a great double-bill.

Danish act Saybia has unveiled their new website: https://www.saybia.dk/

Monument Records will release the debut record "Captivity songs" from Swedish hardcore act Anchor (ex-Damage Control, Set My Path, Smackdown) this coming spring. Listen to a sample: https://www.monumenthq.com/HTML/mp3_download.php?id=21

The Washington Post Express sits down with Norwegian singer/songwriters Sondre Lerche and Thomas Dybdahl: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/04/sondre_lerche_thomas_dybdahl.php

The new Mixtapes & Cellmates video for the single "Quiet" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elxBmfeVDYM
Also check out the band on tour in Germany:

04/08 - Juz, Leer (GER)
04/10 - Astrastube, Hamburg (GER) w/The Green Apple Sea
04/11 - Kulturbunker, Köln (GER)
04/12 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER) w/Amandine
04/13 - Komma, Recklinghausen (GER)
04/14 - Anorak 21, Kassel (GER)

Holiday With Maggie posted a new song on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/holidaywithmaggie

Familjen's new video for the track "Kom säger dom" is now online: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2019885000

The video for the Kid Down single "Pretty teeth" is up on myspace: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2019720454

PopMatters on the new album "Angels" from Finnish goth-rockers 69 Eyes: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/31892/the-69-eyes-angels/

pHinnWeb on the new remix record from Star You Star Me, a sideproject of Finnish artist Tatu "Mesak" Metsätähti: https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2007/04/star-you-star-me-simple-things-remixed_05.html

Harp talks to Peter Bjorn and John: https://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=11064

The latest album from Swedish hard-rockers Mustasch will be called "Latest version of the truth". Look for it on May 18 via Regain Records.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Magnet - The Simple Life
02. BigBang - Too Much Yang
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
05. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
06. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
07. Draumir - The Island
08. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
09. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
10. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
11. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
15. William Hut - Nightfall
16. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
17. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
18. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
19. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
20. El Caco - From Dirt

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to leave
02. (01) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
03. (Ny) The Shins - Australia
04. (03) Maxïmo Park - Our velocity
05. (16) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee go home
06. (04) Oi Va Voi - Yuri
07. (Ny) Camille Jones - The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
08. (Ny) Salem al Fakir - This is who I am
09. (09) The Moonbabies - War on sound
10. (07) Bloc Party - I still remember
11. (12) Bonde Do Role - Solta o frango
12. (Ny) Fountains of Wayne - Someone to love
13. (Ny) Jamie T - Calm down dearest
14. (Ny) Lovekevins - Tamagotchi freestyle
15. (Ny) Manic Street Preachers - Your love alone is not enough
16. (Ny) CK - En på miljonen
17. (06) The Honeydrips - (Lack of) Love will tear us apart
18. (14) Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
19. (17) The Kooks - Ooh la
20. (20) Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir

Leaving the chart:
Lily Allen - Littlest things
The Pigeon Detectives - Romantic Type
Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
Familjen - Kom sager dom
Vapnet med Jens Lekman - Håll ihop
The Ripps - Loco
Kings of Leon - On Call
Common & Will.I.Am - A dream