There's a brand new video for Kissaway Trail's excellent single "Smother + Evil = Hurt": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNXNKAvVHoA

Upcoming international dates for Finnish dark-rock act Iconcrash:

04/23 - Prince Albert, Brighton (UK) w/Everything On Black
04/24 - Cube Club, Bath (UK) w/Everything On Black
04/25 - Industry, London (UK)
04/27 - Water Rats, London (UK) w/Everything On Black
08/12 - Mera Luna Festival, Hildesheim (GER)
08/14 - Burg Sternberg, External (GER)
08/17 - Castle Bueckeburg, Bueckeburg (GER)
08/18 - Underworld, Hannover (GER)
08/20 - Demons, Osnabrueck (GER)
08/21 - Heavy Metal Cologne, Köln (GER)
08/23 - Aladin, Bremen (GER)
08/24 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
08/25 - Hellraiser Darkland, Leipzig (GER)
08/27 - Outdoor, Chemniz (GER)
08/28 - K 17, Berlin (GER)

Norwegian act Harmonica was voted to be the best live band at Canadian Music Week: https://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/03/1310.cfm

Swedish yacht-rockers (ugh) Fibes, Oh Fibes! are offering up their latest single "Last party" as a free download for a limited time: https://www.pluxemburg.com/downloads/fibes/lastparty.mp3

Eskobar is back in the studio with producer Pontus Frisk working on their next album: https://www.eskobar.com/news/id/eskobar_in_the_studio/

The release date of Swedish electropop act Bobby's new single "Another day (No ones fault)" has been pushed back to April 27.

Swedish indierockers Kusowsky just released their new EP "Mot centrum". They've got a great sound, reminds me a lot of classics such as Bad Cash Quartet, Broder Daniel and so forth. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kusowskymusic

The new Nomethod website is now up: https://www.nomethod.se/
The new self-titled Mixtapes & Cellmates album will be out March 21.

The Extreme-Music blog on Extol's metalcore sideproject Lengsel: https://extreme-music.blogspot.com/2007/03/band-feature-lengsel.html
The two newer tracks on myspace sound great - lots of powerful screaming and interesting use of accordian and other unexpected elements.

Swedish tweepop act A Smile and a Ribbon on tour in the UK:

04/12 - Spiral Scratch @ The Horse & Groom, London w/Cats on Fire
04/14 - The Winchester Club @ The Woodside, Glasgow

The group's debut album "The boy I wish I never met" will be out later this year on Shelflife. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/asaar

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
02. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
03. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
04. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
05. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
06. El Caco - From Dirt
07. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
08. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
09. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
10. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
11. Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die
12. William Hut - Nightfall
13. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
14. Skambankt - Elixir
15. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
16. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
19. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
20. Blind Archery Club - The Union

Hits in the Car on Twami's new Lampshade remix: https://stytzer.blogspot.com/2007/03/twami-vs-lampshade.html

Bassist Rasmus Bjerre has left Danish act Sterling to concentrate on his career as a radio journalist. Read more: https://www.sterlingnet.dk/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Ingmar Nordströms - Ingmar Nordströms Saxpartyfavoriter
02. Sebastian - The vintage virgin
03. Erik Segerstedt - A different shade
04. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
05. Andreas Johnson - The collector
06. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
07. Caroline Af Ugglas - Joplin på Svenska
08. Lena Philipsson - Lena 20 år
09. Sophie Zelmani - Memory loves you
10. Calaisa - Calaisa
11. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
12. Jimmy Jansson - Sån e jag
14. Veronica Maggio - Vatten & bröd
15. Weeping Willows - Fear & love
16. Sanna Nielsen - Sanna 11-22
17. Tomas Andersson Wij - En introduktion till Tomas Andersson Wij
18. Lustans Lakejer - Samlade Synder 1981-2007
19. Björn Skifs - Skifs hits!
20. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become

Swedish webzine Djungeltrumman has revamped their site, thankfully ditching the flash: https://www.djungeltrumman.net/