Extra, extra! Norway's Lukestar is now confirmed for the It's a Trap! Clubnight at Debaser Mamlö on November 29! Look for a support act to be named soon! Also note that Finnish acts Disco Ensemble and Lapko are playing on October 17 if you didn't already see it posted in the sidebar. Good times!

Magnus Carlson of Weeping Willows has been busy this summer recording various duets including a track with Freddie Wadling entitled "Isolation" and a song with Örnsberg called "Weekend lights". Listen to the latter here: https://www.myspace.com/ornsberg
Magnus also contributed guest vocals to a Trummor & Orgel track, their cover of Georgie Fame's "Somebody stole my thunder".

Music Export Finland reports that monster-metal act Lordi will be one of the headliners at this year's Popkomm Festival in Berlin: https://musex.fi/mxf/player/news?articleId=162

Things seem to be heating up between the label Mad For It and marquee artist Parker Lewis -- see their respective blogs for more: Mad For It / Parker Lewis

Infamous Norwegian black-metal act Gorgoroth will be going into the studio on August 25 to begin work on a new album. The lineup will be core members Gaahl (vox), King (bass), Frost (drums) plus Teloch and Ice Dale on guitar and Herbrand Larsen (Enslaved) in the producer's seat.

Swedish avant jazz/classical/pop label Compunctio has new music from Andreas Eklöf, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Håkon Kornstad and Andreas W Andersson posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/compunctio
Head there also to see details for the upcoming fest they're doing in Linköping on August 23.

Norwegian leftist hip-hop crew Gatas Parlament has posted all the videos from their recent "Kidsa har alltid rett" DVD on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gptv

Norwegian hardcore act Snöras is now streaming new material at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/snoras
The band's new album "Plague waters" will be released on CD and 2LP via Fysisk Format on September 9.

And speaking of Fysisk Format, the label has now signed math-metal act Manhattan Skyline and will be releasing their long-awaited debut on October 27. Samples: https://www.myspace.com/manhattanbitches

Dusted reviews the Eleanoora Rosenholm album "Vainajan Muotokuva": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4483

Sune Wagner of The Raveonettes has signed with Auditorium for his eponymous solo project. No release date yet, but they say to expect something by the end of the year.

All About Jazz on the new album "Sumo" from Swedish jazz/fusion act Oddjob: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30107

Danish act Little Jimmy Reeves has enlisted Christian Rindorf (The Rumour Said Fire) as their new drummer.

Swedish crust/doom act Icos has a new split 7" out with French act Overmars featuring the new track "Far from home". Head to myspace to preview said track and also to get European tourdates: https://www.myspace.com/icosonline

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

01. Midnight Choir - Will you carry me across the water?
02. TALK 1
03. Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday
04. I Are Droid - Sevenfold
05. Paavoharju - Kevätrumpu
06. TALK 2
07. I'm From Barcelona - Music killed me
08. Marit Bergman - All that I ask of the morning
09. Ef - Thrills
10. TALK 3
11. Hello Saferide - Anna
12. Freddie Wadling - Running madly backwards
13. Tobias Hellkvist - Vintervarm
14. TALK 4
15. Scraps of Tape - Vibrancy
16. Oskar Schönning - Stoner
17. Elias and the Wizzkids - 24
18. TALK 5
19. Robert Svensson - Young enough (ft. Markus Krunegård)

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

The Silent Ballet has good things to say about the new Tobias Hellkvist album "Sides": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1707/Default.aspx