According to the updated upcoming release list at the Jester Records site, the new (and final) Bogus Blimp album will be called "Rdtr".

Jettie will be touring Europe in November with fellow Swedes The National Anthems. The band will release their debut full-length "Heading for mornings" on Kasual Recordings soon.

Swedish ska/punk act Target Point is touring the UK in October:

10/20 - Ringside, Hull (UK)
10/21 - Cricketers Arms, sheffield (UK)
10/22 - Edwards No.8, Birmingham (UK)
10/23 - Mr. Smiths, Bournmouth (UK)
10/24 - Joiners, Southampton (UK)
10/25 - Windmill, London (Brixton) (UK)
10/26 - Satchmos, Stoke (UK)
10/27 - Attic, Manchester (UK)
10/28 - Vic, Swindon (UK)
10/29 - Thatched Hou., Stockport (UK)
10/30 - Heaven and Hell, Liverpool (UK)
10/31 - The Attic, Leicester (UK)

Sandy Mouche has confirmed September 20 as the release date for the their new Christoffer Lundquist-produced album "White Lucky Dragon". The first single "C'est Pas Juste" is available for streaming here: https://www.sandymouche.com/musicvideo/cpj.html

MIC Norway on the Northwest Passage Festival happening here in SF in November: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004082511280076060425
As I've said before, it looks like it'll be a great time and I'm really looking forward to it.

Some yawn-inducing news about the Nordic Music Awards in October from MI: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=4795 (in Swedish)

Mp3 blog Red Lotus Radio has posted a track from Hedningarna today: https://home.earthlink.net/~masquedhex/redlotus/

Via Largehearted Boy, the Minneapolis City Pages lists eighteen thoughts concerning The Hives: https://citypages.com/databank/25/1238/article12411.asp

Rickshaw will enter Glam Recordings studio at the end of September to record three brand new tracks and a Duster 69 cover for splits with both Electric Frankenstein and Duster 69. Other upcoming releases on the horizon include a contribution to the "A Punk-Tribute to The Beatles" four-band 7" EP from 442eme Rue and a full-length album sometime early next year.

Here's the full tracklist for the new Giant Robot EP coming out soon:

CD:
01. Get Up (DJ Slow RMX)
02. Get UP (Blockbuster Mix)
03. Death By Water (Ercola Remix)
04. Get Up (album version)

Vinyl:
A1. Get Up (DJ Slow RMX)
A2. Get Up (Blockbuster Mix)
A3. Get Up (album version)
B1. Death By Water (Ercola Remix)
B2. Eyes on the Price (kiki & silversurfer rmx)

The CD version will also contain the videos for "Get Up", "Public = Shopping" and "Instrumental Comfort".

Swedish post-rockers September Malevolence will be recording a new track this weekend for a split 7" with Isles that will be released in conjunction with the two band's European tour in October. Dates for that coming soon. Otherwise, the band will also be recording their debut full-length between now and then. As for the future, look for a German tour with instrumental act Serdenmatt in November.

musicOMH.com reviews The Radio Dept.: https://www.musicomh.com/albums2/radio-dept.htm

Finnish CDR label 267 lattajjaa has sent out an open call for contributors to a comp paying tribute to J.O. Mallander's 'all-time classic tracks' "1962 / 1968" aka "Kekkonen". Read on:

The style is completely free, you can do it accapella, electronic, or with/without any instruments you like, just use the original lyrics if possible (instrumentals are also ok). Everyone submitting a version will get one free copy of the finished record (format is cdr). If you're interested then contact me at: hhaahti @ dlc.fi

For more info on the label see this short interview here: https://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/ls_home.html

Schwegweb interviews Dimmu Borgir about touring with Ozzfest, black-metal in the US and more: https://www.schwegweb.com

Entombed will finally be releasing "Unreal Estate" sometime early next year through their own label Threeman Recordings, shortly followed by a US release on Candlelight. As mentioned ages ago, "Unreal Estate" is the 45-minute piece the band composed and performed at the Royal Opera Hall in Stockholm with accompaniment by 30 ballet dancers as a special commissioned work. Of course, I'd like to see video footage of the event on DVD of the event, but whatever - I'll take what I can get.