Swedish singer/songwriter Britta Persson has dropped the news that she is no longer signed to Startracks. Who's gonna step up to take their place?

The Swedish student radio top 20 is back:

01. Acid House Kings - "Tonight is Forever"
02. They Live By Night - "Truth Or Dare"
03. The Greatest Hits - "Give It to Me Baby (med Jesse)"
04. Death Cab For Cutie - "Soul Meets Body"
05. Weeping Willows - "I'm Gonna Let Love Find Me"
06. The Cardigans - "I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer"
07. Ms Dynamite - "Judgement Day"
08. Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
09. Tegan and Sara - "Speak Slow"
10. Panthers - "Thanks for the Simulacra"
11. Lethal Bizzle - "Uh Oh (I'm Back)"
12. Jem - "Just A Ride"
13. Jack Johnson - "Breakdown"
14. Hello Saferide - "If I don't Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die"
15. Embassy - "Some Indulgence"
16. Cat5 - "Sexy"
17. Lucknow Pact - "A Few Drinks a Few Laughs"
18. The Legends - "He Knows the Sun"
19. The Cribs - "Mirror Kissers"
20. Maxïmo Park - "Going Missing"

Luumu Recordings has posted a new mp3 release from Kings of Kaivinkone: https://www.luumurecordings.com/error/catalog/kingsofkaivinkone.htm
The act consists of Perttu Piirto (Ever Had) and Jouka Mattila from Tampere, Finland and their music is described as rhythmic noise.

Dusted reviews two records from Finnish free-folk act Kemialliset Ystävät: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2401

Norwegian all-star act Scum is now streaming two songs at their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/scumband

Firefox AK has started the songwriting process for her next album and will hit the studio in November for recording. Upcoming tourdates:

09/27 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR) w/Stereo Total
09/29 - Mondo, Sthlm (SWE) w/Stereo Total
09/30 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE) w/Stereo Total
10/01 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE) w/Stereo Total
10/07 - Klubb Mogwai, Norrköping (SWE)
10/08 - Kåren, Kalmar (SWE)
10/14 - Pang Musik, Uppsala (SWE)
10/20 - Herrgårn, Linköping (SWE)
10/21 - Slippery People, Göteborg (SWE)

Sweden's Scraps of Tape will be releasing a new 7" on Jezebel Recordings this fall as part of some sort of "post-rock trilogy" the label is doing. In other news, the band will do a few dates around Northern Europe with Tenderversion labelmates Once We Were and then will be back again in November on their own. Dates:

09/24 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER) w/Once We Were, Daturah
09/23 - Integendeel, Nossegem (BEL) w/Once We Were, Wixel
09/22 - Carlo Levi, Liege (BEL) w/Once We Were
09/21 - tba, Groningen (NL) w/Once We Were
11/19 - VEB, Lübeck (GER)
11/18 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER)
11/17 - Duncker Club, Berlin (GER)
11/15 - Club Keller, Frankfurt (GER)
11/14 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
11/13 - Alcatrazz (tbc), Liberac (CZ)
11/12 - Café Emil, Zittau (GER)
11/11 - G16 HC Lives, Leipzig (GER)
11/10 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER)

Don't forget that It's a trap! now sells mp3s! We've got a ton of great stuff and lots more on the way, so whydoncha head over and check it out!

Crunchy Frog has posted details for the new brand new Junior Senior album "Hey hey my my yo yo": https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?Release_Id=583&Band_Id=10

Swedish rockers The Maharajas will release their new album "A third opinion" on November 2 via Low Impact Recordings.

Download a live version of the track "Jet alone" from Swedish "Gameboy pop" act Covox: https://www.covox.net/audio/covox_-_jet_alone_(live_in_gothenburg_2005).mp3

Check out the new video for "Dixie" from Swedish hip-hop artist CK: https://www.sigma.su.se/~mabande/dunderfluffy/CK-Dixie.mpg
The track comes from the album "Luften Är Fri!", out now on Pay Per Bag Records.

Dark Dose posts a track from Finnish dark metal act Before the Dawn: https://darkdose.com/?p=74

Stylus reviews the new Opeth: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3367

Splendid reviews the new CD from Dennis Lyxzen's solo project The Lost Patrol Band: https://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1125698222310663