Kitty & the K's brand new single "So much for fashion" is out now and available as a free download along with two b-side remixes from Zeigeist and Cat5. Go here to download and to see the video: https://www.kittyandthek.com/
The Ark are currently in the studio recording their 5th album and will be keeping a blog as they go: https://blog.thearkworld.com/
Uhhhh: Swedish popstar Peter Jöback covers Travis with help from Kate Pierson of The B52s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4t6MgdXqWo
Peter's new album "East side stories" comes out October 28 via Roxy Recordings.
Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl will play the Viper Room in LA on November 5.
Almedal's forthcoming album on Luxury (due out November/December) now has a name: "Till kyrkogården"
Tomas Andersson Wij will release a new album early next year called "Spår" that he recorded over the summer with fellow Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg producing. Tobias' wife Sandra Fröberg filmed the proceedings and has editem them together into a series of clips that will be posted online throughout the fall and winter as the release date approaches. See the first one now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSDK7Ae5LSs
Following up on the news that Despotz Records signed Pintandwefall, the label has confirmed they will be releasing the "Hero sounds" EP as a digital release in Sweden, Denmark and France in November with the full-length "Hong Kong, baby" to follow in March 2010. In other label news, Despotz will be working with Minty Fresh Records in America and Aporia Records in Canada to release Swedish lounge-rockers Hellsongs and their album "Hymns in the key of 666". Expect that one to come out in February 2010.
Black Star Foundation has signed Swedish noiserockers Affordable Hybrid and will be releasing their new album "No area, no criminals" on December 8, the same day they are putting out Pg.lost's new record "In never out".
The Soundtrack of Our Lives have a new video for the short track "Pineal gland hotel": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtRQA9vZmH8
Jonathan Johansson has a new video for his latest single "Aldrig ensam": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbWH5929cic
Dusted reviews The Amazing's excellent self-titled debut, one of my current favorite records: https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5311
Bröderna Lindgren + Britta Persson at Fluxblog: https://www.fluxblog.org/2009/10/with-no-strings-attached
This song is absolutely flat-out amazing, so go check it out right now.
More heavy, metallic hardcore from Finland at Aversionline, this time it's the band Eye for All who completely new to me: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/10/13/eye-for-all-st-7/
Danish producer/DJ Kasper Bjørke has confirmed that he will release his new album "Top of utopia" in February 2010. The first single "Young again" (feat. Jacob Bellens from I Got You On Tape) is out now and a video should be coming in about a week.
Danish act Turboweekend have a new video for the song "Trouble is": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlvYV4gnsHs