Music blog The Blank Generation reports on seeing Jens Lekman in Bloomington and namedrops a few other Swedish artists to look out for: https://theblankgeneration.blogspot.com/2005/03/mp3s-of-week-go-swedes-go.html
Tracks for download are up on the right.

Fluxblog has the new Junior Senior single: https://www.fluxblog.org/2005/03/night-on-town-junior-senior-itch-u.html

Dark Essence has signed Norway's Nidingr and will release an album from them this spring. The band is described as "experimental black metal with a touch of Dødheimsgard" and features Teloch from Orcustus/Gorgoroth.

The Sound OE recently recorded five new tracks, four of which will end up on a new 7" due out in time for their Scandinavian tour in April. The fifth has been earmarked for a split 7" with US act Annaparatus on the label If God Loves Records. More news to come.

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

01. Smak - Hallanvaara
02. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
03. The 69 Eyes - Devils
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
05. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory
06. In Flames - Touch Of Red
07. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
08. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
09. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
10. Annie - My Heartbeat
11. Håkan Hellström - En Midsommarnattsdröm
12. Husky Rescue - City Lights
13. Johnny Deluxe - Vi Vil Ha Mer
14. The Confusions - Don't Let the World Catch You Crying
15. Various Danish Artists - Hvor Små Vi Er
16. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
17. Pain - Same Old Song
18. Gubb - Om Änglar Finns
19. Dreamboy - Uncalled For
20. LAB - When Heaven Gets Dirty

Challengers:
01. K-Laz - The Reason
02. Moder Jords Massiva - Fast Attack/ Slow Decay
03. Darin - Money For Nothing
04. Nathalie Nordnes - Cars And Boys
05. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Swedish hip-hop website Svenskunderjord is back with a slightly updated redesign: https://www.svenskunderjord.com/

Updated tourdates for Ane Brun:

03/08 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
03/09 - KB, Malmö
03/10 - Palladium, Växjö
03/12 - Konserthuset, Gävle
03/15 - Katalin, Uppsala
03/16 - Ebeneser, Luleå
03/17 - Pinkerton, Skellefteå
03/18 - Norrlands Operan, Umeå
03/19 - Krokodil, Piteå
04/04 - Sundsvalls Teater, Sundsvall
04/08 - Umeå Open, Umeå
04/12 - Ziegel Oh Lac (Rote Fabrik), Zurich (SWI)
04/13 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (SWI)
04/14 - SC, Bern (SWI)
04/15 - Bikini Test, La Chaux-de-Fonds (SWI)
04/16 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/17 - Roepaen – Ottersum, (NL)
04/18 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
04/20 - Handelsbeurs, Ghent. (BEL)
04/22 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)
04/23 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
04/24 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/10 - Borderline, London (UK)
06/18 - Norwegian Wood, Oslo (NOR)
07/09 - Quart festival, Kristiansand (NOR)

Dusted reviews Nils Økland: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2002

Splendid has a huge special feature on Jens Lekman: https://www.splendidmagazine.com/features/lekman/

Pitchfork reviews the latest from Mando Diao: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/mando-diao/hurricane-bar.shtml

The Daily Telegraph interviews Annie: https://news.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/03/03/bmwest03.xml

Rune Grammofon will be releasing a new album soon from In the Country, the project of pianist Morten Qvenild, writing partner of Susanna from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, ex-member of Jaga Jazzist and Shining and current member of jazz/pop-crossover act The National Bank. Read more: https://www.runegrammofon.com/v2/catalog.php?shownews=48

Sellfish reviews the new Moneybrother album: https://sellfish.insfx.com/_start.php?link=review/03-05.htm%234

The new issue of Danish rock n' roll webzine Lowcut is now online with its usual wide selection of interviews, features and reviews: https://www.lowcut.dk/

The Thinner Netlabel has a new dub comp for free download that features a number of Scandinavian artists: https://www.thinnerism.com/