The excellent Swedish music site Dagensskiva is actively seeking guest reviewers: https://www.dagensskiva.com/guest.asp
I already did it two years ago, so I guess I'm probably barred from participating again.

Drummer Anders Jakobson of Nasum pays his final respects to Mieszko Talarczyk, gives closure to the band and reports that the group's b-side/rarities collection "Grind finale" will be out this coming fall: https://www.nasum.com/

Marko Tervonen of The Crown does a post-mortem interview with Black Angel Promotions on the breakup of the band and the member's current relationships: https://www.blackangelpromotions.com/marko.php

I know I'm late on reporting it, but HIM is doing a weekly podcast thing and they just posted their seventh one: https://www.heartagram.com/podcast/

The X-Dump electronic music collective has started their own netlabel and the first release is a mini-album from Skruvmejsel. Check it: https://www.x-dump.com/eng/news_com.php?news=80
Coming up next will be the "You sick little monkey" EP from Psilodump in a few weeks.

Check out a brand new demo track from Satanic Surfers: https://www.satanic-surfers.com/media/audio/satanic_surfers_-_callousness_(demo).mp3

Danish music news site Supertanker is alive again after a long absence: https://www.supertanker.tk/

Västerås hip-hop collective Mind Kaos will release their first official album "Vi skålar för det här" tomorrow on their own Platform Music Swe label. Besides regular Mind Kaos members Apee, OB-1, DJ-Unclean and Rey-J, the disc will also feature guest appearances from CosM.I.C (Looptroop), Fronda, Kenta K, Kamphundar and more. Samples and more info: https://www.mindkaos.com/

Denmark's The Fashion has updated their website with a bit of new information concerning the group's progress recording a new album: https://www.thefashion.dk/
What's this? No more matching outfits?

Here's this week's YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart:

01. Smak - Nousen (FIN)
02. Vink - Triathlon (FIN)
03. Technicolour - Teach me love (FIN)
04. Discore - Rautakahle (FIN)
05. Korpiklaani - Hunting song (FIN)
06. Apocalyptica feat. Lauri Ylönen - Life burns! (FIN)
07. Millencolin - Ray (SWE)
08. Kent - Palace & main (SWE)
09. Anniina - Who's about to cry (FIN)
10. @junkmail - Hyvä minä (FIN)

Challengers:
11. Maija Vilkkumaa - Kesä (FIN)
12. Robyn - Be mine (SWE)
13. Turbonegro - High on the crime (NOR)

MIC Norway profiles prolific artist and musician Kim Hiorthøy: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005052514544050950789

Dolores Recordings is releasing a very limited LP version of the demo tracks from that Broder Daniel retrospective released earlier this year. The tracklist:

Side A:
01. Son of S:T Jacobs (Demo-89)
02. Cadillac (Demo-93)
03. Lovesick (Demo-93)
04. Sitting out in the Cold (Demo-93)
05. The Kids are Alright (Demo-94)
06. Lost in Love (Demo-94)
07. Disease Inside (Demo-94)

Side B:
01. Come on you People (Demo-94)
02. You´re my Valentine (Demo-94)
03. Lemon (Demo-94)
04. On My Own (Demo-96)
05. I'll Be Gone (Demo-97)
06. Whirlwind (Demo-97)
07. Old in just One Day (Demo-97)

The UK's Stereo Test Kit Records is starting a new compilation series called "Records Make Great Pets" in which each edition will highlight the scene from a particular country. The focus on volume one? Why, Sweden of course. The tracklist:

01. El Perro Del Mar - Dog
02. Heikki - Former hero
03. Audrey - Triumphal arch
04. Britta Persson - Defrag my heart
05. Laurel Music - The way love goes
06. Caroline Soul - People I know (don't want me)
07. Melpo Mene - Don't save me
08. Club 8 - Cold hearts
09. Sambassadeur - Between the lines
10. Chasing Dorotea - The anchor song
11. Björn Kleinhenz - Out of style
12. Speedmarket Avenue - He's a rebel
13. we are soldiers we have guns - Tourists in our hometown
14. Iamuse - Dullcity (just in time)
15. Music 77 - Juniper Leo

It comes out on July 4. More details here: https://www.stereotestkit.com/pets.htm

Uncritical posts tracks from Jenny Wilson and Röyksopp: https://uncritical.blogspot.com/2005/05/rip-off-artist.html
Note to Chris: I'd love to import all the Rabid Records stuff, but I'm too overwhelmed with other work right now. I'm planning on expanding my distro quite a bit over the summer, but it's a tremendously slow process. In the meantime, I suggest hotstuff.se.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Robyn - Robyn
02. Carola - Störst av allt
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
06. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
08. Doktor Kosmos - Ett enkelt svar:
09. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
10. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
11. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
12. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
13. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
14. Laleh - Laleh
15. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
16. Bo Sundström - Skåne
17. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Darin - The Anthem
20. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender

Kinda off-topic, but still interesting: the Washington Post is running a net-diary documenting a journalist's trip to Finland: https://blogs.washingtonpost.com/finlanddiary/?nav=sc