Pelle Carlberg (ex-Edson) has posted a rough mix of the new song "Riverbank" for download: https://www.pellecarlberg.se/songs/Pelle_Carlberg_Riverbank.mp3

Niccokick plays the Barfly in London on April 20.

Norwegian whiteboy funk act King Midas has posted a couple tracks from their new album "The Jaguars" for download: https://www.kingmidas.no/kingmidas_music.html

The first acts confirmed for Accelerator 2005 have been announced: https://www.klubbacc.nu/

Spiritual Beggars, the stoner-rock sideproject of Michael Amott from Arch Enemy, has signed with InsideOut Music who will release the band's latest album "Demons" in the US in late June.

Listen to a stream of the new Monkeystrikes single "You hate my beautiful love" over at the band's website: https://www.monkeystrikes.com/
The new album of the same name comes out April 27 via Dust Music.

Check out a preview of the new Eskobar video "You got me": https://www.eskobar.com/vid/ygm_fr_preview.mp4

Swedish rockers the Empire Dogs have one of their songs featured in a new Chevrolet/Nascar commercial in the US.

Disfear will do a couple dates in Germany when they head out to play the Obscene Extreme Festival:

07/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
07/07 - Archiv, Potsdam (GER)
07/08 - Obscene Extreme, Trutnov (CH)
07/09 - Köpi, Berlin (GER)

Check out the latest newsletter from Music Export Finland: https://www.musexfinland.fi/index.php?page=news&id=65

Swedish metalcore act Crowpath will enter Berno Studios in Malmö in August to record their sophomore album, tentatively due out early 2006.

Check out a video clip of Finnish indiepop act Sugarrush recording in the studio: https://mokomaki.com/sugarrush/audiovideo/suggies.mov

The Finnish extreme music mag Inferno is putting out a DVD video comp of Scandinavian artists on May 18, focusing primarily on Finnish acts of course. The tracklist looks pretty darn awesome and it's supposed to cost less than 20 euros, so why not? Sounds like a good deal to me. Read more: https://www.inferno.fi/inf_news_2.php?id=20

The Swedesplease music blog recently featured some stuff from Anna Leong, Gustaf Kjellvander and Paddington DC: https://swedesplease.blogspot.com/

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Millencolin - Ray
02. Angu - Red Light
03. Kent - Max 500
04. Marie Miller - Playground
05. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
06. Carpark North - Human
07. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
08. Saybia - Bend The Rules
09. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
10. Darin - Money For Nothing
11. Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
12. Melody Club - Boys In The Girl's Room
13. The Ark - Clamour For Glamour
14. Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy
15. Chick Habit - Rule The World
16. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
17. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
18. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
19. User - Miss Wanted
20. Strip Music - 24 Hrs

Challengers:
01. Radio LXMBRG - It's Cruel Up North
02. Kristin Frogner - Stars Above My Head
03. Nick & Jay - Kan Du Hora Hende Synge
04. Clemens - Dans Me Döden
05. Prominent - Let's Talk It Over

Go here to vote for your favorite.