Bootleg Booze sold all 1000 copies of the first pressing of the new Backyard Babies 7" single "Fuck off and die", so they're doing another run. 500 copies on white with black splatter, out October 27 and already available for preorder: https://www.bootlegbooze.com/

Pitchfork delivers their assessment of the new Hello Saferide record "More modern short stories...": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/146216-hello-saferide-more-modern-short-stories-from

Stream the entire new Tiger Lou album "A partial print": https://www.startracks.se/jukebox/?albumID=152

Sahara Hotnights have a new website: https://www.saharahotnights.com/

Hyped Norwegian act New Violators have signed with Playground Music and will release their as-yet-untitled debut album on February 23.

Music Export Norway has the lowdown on all the various Norwegian bands playing at CMJ: https://www.musicexportnorway.no/norwegian-acts-at-cmj-08.4519247-32166.html

Upcoming dates for Icelandic artist Mugison:

11/14 - Lo-Fi Festival, Bydgoszcz (POL)
11/15 - AB, Brussel (BEL)
11/16 - Cactus, Brugge (BEL)
11/17 - Monto, London (UK)
11/20 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
11/21 - LastFm/Cargo, London (UK)

Paddington Distortion Combo is heading to Germany for a pair of dates in November:

11/07 - Under 13, München
11/15 - Ballhaus Ost, Berlin

Check out Eskobar's new video for their latest single "Silver & gold": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwSa7k6LAUE

Norwegian metal act Stonegard has broken up: https://www.stonegard.org/enter/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
02. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
03. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
04. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
05. St. Thomas - St. Thomas Box
06. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
07. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
08. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
09. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
10. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
11. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
12. Thomas Brøndbo - Du sa æ va en drøm
13. Katzenjammer - Le Pop
14. Tommy Tokyo feat starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
15. Maria Arredondo - Sound of Musicals
16. Malin - Pang
17. Ann Tayler - Let Your Momma Go
18. Enslaved - Vertebrae
19. Finn Coren - I Draumar Fær Du
20. OnklP & Jaa9 - Bondedramatikk

Fluxblog has a new track from Love Is All up: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/10/stepping-in-devils-shoes.html

PopMatters on the new Dungen album "4": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/64062/dungen-4/

Does anyone out there have an email address for Magnus Haglund at Göteborgs-Posten?

Musikparlamentet, a new Danish music organization created to foster better communication within the industry, is holding their first open roundtable discussion/debate on the subject "Art vs. Business" on October 22 at Borups Koncertsal in Copenhagen. The panel will consist of Ole Dreyer (EMI Publishing), Henrik Böwadt (Nokia Music), Rune Kiowsky (IUM), Søren Balsner (Carpark North) with Henrik Marstal as moderator and the bands Oh Land and Boom Clap Bachelors providing post-discussion entertainment. More info at Bandbase: https://www.bandbase.dk/Blog/BagOmMusikbranchen/36126/Musikparlamentet-ny-debatforening-for-musik/ (in Danish)