Umeå-based label Chalksounds is looking for shitworkers, ahem - I mean "interns", to help out with stuff like putting up posters, distributing flyers and what-not. The rewards aren't huge, but think of the awesome street cred! Go here for details: https://www.chalksounds.com/shownews.php?show=10

The Guardian reviews the new Stina Nordenstam: https://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1321853,00.html

Stickman Records reports that they won't be doing vinyl for the new Soundtrack of Our Lives album as originally planned as Warner decided it would probably be much more profitable for them to do it on their own. That doesn't mean the two won't still collaborate however - plans are in the works for some other sort of vinyl project between the two.

Norway's Sell-Out Music will be releasing a new EP from the indie act Debrah in the near future. The disc will be called "Debrah does EP" and is said to sound like "a nice mix of Motorpsycho, Death Cab For Cutie, the Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse and Wilco."

In somewhat related news, Sell-Out also mentions that the US label Popkid might be licensing Kenneth Ishak from them for a North American release. Kenneth is the lead singer for the band Beezewax and his debut solo album "Northern exposure" came out earlier this year.

It shouldn't be news to anyone who regularly reads this site, but Export Music Sweden (ExMS) has posted a new newsletter: https://www.exms.com/pdf/smu/smu032004.pdf

UK-based webzine The Milk Factory interviews Deathprod (Supersilent, ex-Motorpsycho): https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/deathprodiw.htm
I have no clue why they consider Motorpsycho a metal band, though.

Check out the video for the new Fibes! Oh Fibes single "One hour baby": https://www.pluxemburg.com/extras/fof-one_hour_baby.mov

Norwegian singer/songwriter St. Thomas checks in from tour in Denmark with a report on the first gig: https://www.stthomas1976.net/thomas/

European tourdates for Nasum:

10/17 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
10/18 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE)
10/19 - Headbangers ballroom, Hamburg (GER)
10/20 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
10/21 - AZ, Mülheim (GER)
10/22 - Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL)
10/23 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL)
10/24 - 13, Tilburg (NL)
10/25 - Joseph's Well, Leeds (UK)
10/26 - Cathouse, Glasgow (UK)
10/27 - Garage, London (UK)
10/28 - Arts Centre, Colchester (UK)
10/29 - Muziek-o-droom, Hasselt (BEL)
10/30 - Deathfest 2004, Drachten (NL)
11/01 - Schlachthof, Karlsruhe (GER)
11/02 - Austrasique, Nancy (FRA)
11/03 - Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
11/04 - Crock'More, Perpignan (FRA)
11/05 - Mephisto, Barcelona (SPA)
11/06 - Korrigan, Luynes (FRA)
11/07 - ExpoLive Club, Vicenza (ITA)
11/09 - PTR-Usine, Geneve (SWI)
11/10 - Abart, Zurich (SWI)
11/11 - Hansa 39, München (GER)
11/12 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
11/13 - Ex-haus, Trier (GER)
11/14 - Wehrschloss, Bremen (GER)
11/15 - Alte Meierei, Kiel (GER)
11/17 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)

FOr the full list of opening acts and links to the venues go here: https://www.nasum.com/tour_2004.asp

Updated tourdates for Logh:

12/15 - tba (DK)
12/16 - Weltbühne, Hamburg (GER)
12/17 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
12/18 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER) w/José González
12/19 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER) w/José González
12/20 - Scheune, Dresden (GER) w/José González
12/21 - Prager Drühling, München (GER) w/José González
12/22 - Feuerwache, Magdeburg (GER) w/José González

The highly esteemed Tom Waits lists Kaizers Orchestra as one of this top 10 picks: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/543611/ref%3Ded%5Fqpe%5Fdp%5F1%5F1/202-1529693-0745458

It seems like just about everyone is putting out a comp right now. Here's the tracklist for the upcoming label comp from Finland's Fullsteam Records:

Damn Seagulls
1. Further And Away
2. Jesus Stole My Baby
Disco Ensemble
3. Videotapes
4. Masquerade
Deep Insight
5. Red Tape
6. Hurricane Season
Koma
7. One Of Us Must Hang
8. Just Another Host
Flogging Molly
9. Screaming At The Wailing Wall
10. Light Of A Fading Star
No Shame
11. Coward
12. Goodbye
Abduktio
13. Soitellen sotaan (Dancing Off To War)
14. Elävien Kuolleiden Yö (The Night Of The Living Dead)
Callisto
15. Cold Stare
16. Limb: Diasporas
Sela
17. You Die
18. Tanssitaan

The official release date is October 20.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Snook - Mister Cool
02. The Rasmus - Guilty
03. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
04. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
05. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
06. Annie - Chewing Gum
07. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
08. Ana - We Are
09. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
10. Mando Diao - Clean Town
11. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
12. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
13. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
14. Ayesha - Fire
15. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
16. Tungtvann - Plan B
17. Melody Club - Take Me Away
18. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
19. Anna Ternheim - To Be Gone
20. Miio - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Challengers:
01. Petter - Tidens tempo/Prolog
02. Arash - Boro Boro
03. HIM - And Love Said No
04. Janove Ottesen - Go Tell Her
05. Vacuum - They Do It
06. Blacknuss - All Your Lovin'

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

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

01. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
02. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
03. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
04. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
05. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
06. Bomfunk MC's - No way in hell (FIN)
07. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
08. Ville Pusa - I dina ögon (FIN)
09. Lazyboy - Facts of life (DK)
10. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
12. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)
13. Múm - Will the summer make good for our sins? (ICE)