Check out a live video of The Fine Arts Showcase performing their new single "Friday on my knees" live at Malmöfestivalen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdmmDPDX5I
Look for the 12" vinyl single in October via Adrian Recordings.

The Raveonettes report that the first 4-song EP of their upcoming 3-part EP series is done and will be released in September. It will be called "Sometimes they drop by" and is said to be "an explosive mixture of electronic sounds and a tiny bit of guitar."

Danish indie act Larsen & Furious Jane is offering up the song "Dancing bear" as a free download via myspace: https://www.myspace.com/larsenandfuriousjane

The Deer Tracks now have a video for the track "Slow collision": https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=41260615
I'm still not blown away by their album "Aurora", but they were definitely one of the best acts I saw at Hultsfred.

Absolut Noise talks to Emmanuel Lundgren of I'm From Barcelona: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/08/interview-im-from-barcelona.html

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
02. TALK 1
03. QGMR - Pre-emptive retaliation
04. Theresa Andersson - God's highway (ft. Tobias Fröberg)
05. Mental Overdrive - Europa
06. TALK 2
07. Siena Root - Time will tell
08. Marybell Katastrophy - Lost ship
09. José González - Crosses
10. TALK 3
11. Peter Bjorn and John - Inland empire
12. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skeleton gong
13. Sonores - 16th of June
14. TALK 4
15. Reeperbahn - Havet ligger blankt
16. Joachim Willumsen - Turning 24
17. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Heaven is the notion that all this will end
18. TALK 5
19. Promoe - Det ljusnande FRAmtid

Reminder: My show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) airs Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday at the same time.

Pitchfork bestows the "Best New Music" tag onto the new Lindstrøm album "Where you go I go too": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/144820-lindstrm-where-you-go-i-go-too

Tobias Hellkvist discs are now restocked: Sides / Transports
Also added to the distro collection, his new split disc with Metronomes: [click here]
It kinda goes without saying, but it's killer stuff (as always) so be sure to check it out. Features one song from "Sides" ("Vintervarm") plus two exclusive cuts.

Swedish indie act The State of Samuel will play at The Charleston in Brooklyn, NY on September 20 along with Lil' Hospital.

Regain Records will be putting out reissues of five albums from the Entombed/Nihilist back-catalogue including "Inferno", "Unreal Estate", "Serpent saints", "When in Sodom" and "Nihilist demos". No exact date set yet, but expect them by the end of the year.

Low Cut has a full report on the Shit-Town hardcore punk festival in Copenhagen last weekend: https://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=409

Gbg-based experimental label Kning Disk will be releasing a new album from Lisa Nordström (Midaircondo) on October 1 entitled "7 states of passion". Go here for more info: https://www.kningdisk.com/02_releases_kd054.asp?id=1054

Check out the cute video for "Skipping down the street" from Norwegian act My Little Pony: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=40619022

Most of the dates for the upcoming Hjertestop tour are now posted: https://www.hjernespind.com/shows.php

Checkpoint Charlie Audio Production (CCAP) will release the new album "Shackles undone" from Norwegian alt-country act Stonefish Brigade on September 8. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/stonefishbrigade