Peaceville is giving away a free track from the new Darkthrone album "Dark thrones and black flags": https://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/freedownload/8/
Said record comes out October 20 and I'm really looking forward to it.

Live music with David Sandström Overdrive at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/10/06/musik-med-david-sandstrom-overdrive/

PopMatters finally gets around to discovering Lukestar: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/58798/lukestar-lake-toba/

MIC Norway profiles Rune Grammofon artist Susanna and her new album "Flowers of evil": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008100618152881695124

Check out Rockettothesky's brand new video for the single "Grizzly man": https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44162011
Very creepy and totally recommended.

Norwegian act Infidels Forever has announced the addition of Kjetil Jensen (Brent Barn, Jazzin' Babies) as their new drummer.

There's a Sister Sekunden interview in the new issue of Maximum Rock'n'roll conducted by Fredrik Kullman of Förmögenhet/Promande Fanzine/Normal Man Fanzine. Be sure to catch the band when they tour the US later this month: https://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden

Is there some "Big in Japan" compilation coming out? Hear Firefox AK's version of the Alphaville track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/firefoxak

IAT.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes has decided to go the DIY route and is self-releasing his new album "Four" via his newly-establish Richwil Records: https://www.myspace.com/richwilrecords

Lapko has sadly dropped off the Disco Ensemble tour halfway through, so they've cancelled their appearance at the upcoming IAT! Clubnight in Malmö later this month, but lucky for you we've got Blinders On stepping in to take their place. Expect a new 7" from those guys soon, too!

The nominees for the Danish Metal Awards have been announced: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=552

Division of Laura Lee are keeping a tour blog as they travel around the US: https://dolltour.tumblr.com/

If you're heading to CMJ you should check out the Swedish Music Seminar on October 23 at Scandinavia House. This year's event is subtitled "Trends in the Business of Music: Snapshots and Outlooks" and, as always, is sponsored by the Consulate General of Sweden and Export Music Sweden in collaboration with Sirius Satellite Radio, the NYU Stern School of Business and CMJ. I can't be there myself as that weekend overlaps with my 5th wedding anniversary, but I'm sure it will be a good time. More info and register information: https://www.swedenny.com/musicseminar

Cut City has a new 5-song 12" EP on the way via Deleted Art in cooperation with German labels Altin Village and Monoton Records. No release date yet, but they are tentatively saying November.

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Hello Saferide
02. Glasvegas
03. Laakso
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Those Dancing Days
06. Familjen
07. Håkan Hellström
08. The Embassy
09. Kent
10. Tiger Lou

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