I didn't notice until MI alerted me, but Swedish demo music site All Ears is now closed.

Danish artist Tina Dico (nee Tina Dickow) will release her most recent album "A beginning, a detour, an open ending" in the US on January 27 via Defend Music/Ryko. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tinadico

Norwegian act The Alexandria Quartet will support Travis on a few European dates next month:

12/07 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
12/08 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
12/10 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
12/12 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BEL)

Check out the video for Emmon's new single "Secrets and lies": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbtC_rbQWVw

Listen to Powersolo's new Christmas single "Beam mig op Jesus": https://www.myspace.com/powersolo
Said track will be available as a paid download via iTunes on December 1.

The nominees for 2008 Swedish Grammis have been announced: https://www.grammis.se/?page=126
No big surprises as far as I can see, but it does remind me to re-listen to quite a few records I feel like I didn't spend enough time with.

The Raveonettes' new Christmas EP is streaming in its entirety at Spinner: https://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/7

Swedish melodic metal act Bloodbound has signed with Blistering Records. Expect their third album "Tabula Rasa" in early 2009. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/bloodboundonline

Pitchfork reports that Norwegian pop artist Annie has parted ways with Island Records: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147757-annie-leaves-island-records
Hard to say if the record delay troubles are related to modern-day label troubles or speak to the possible low quality of the music, but I guess we'll probably never know for sure. Whichever it is, I still think she's one of the most vastly overrated Scandinavian artists being promoted internationally in recent memory.

Rune Grammofon's 10-year anniversary book + CD collection "Money will ruin everything 2" will be released on December 8. Full details here: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/various/rcd-2072---various_-money-will-ruin-everything-2
I have the first edition from five years ago and it was well worth the money.

Pfork has a new solo track from D. Lissvik of Studio: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/147654-new-music-d-lissvik-of-studio-track-6-mp3

For everyone who pre-ordered the new Tiger Lou album "A partial print" -- copies are finally here and being shipped out as quickly as possible. Everyone else, please note that yes, I do indeed have the full double-disc edition with remixes as well as the 7" single for "Crushed by a crowd" and the vinyl LP version of the full album. You know you want it!

Norwegian rock act The September When, the old band of solo artist Morten Abel, will have a new album called "Judas kiss" out on December 5.

The video for the new David Sandström Overdrive single "Not a good boy" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pMjSquuw3Y&fmt=18
Fellow ex-Refused member Kristofer Steen is the director.

Watch a trailer for Timo Räisänen's new b-sides/covers album "...and then there was Timo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NPLfoq7g7I&fmt=18