Dusted on the Fonal rerelease of Ville Leinonen's debut album "Suudelmitar": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4414

Check out the new Eric Prydz video for "Pjanoo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkDyT-Frfw

First Floor Power have a new track streaming at myspace called "To do list": https://www.myspace.com/firstfloorpower

Swedish emo-rockers Kid Down are streaming sample tidbits from their forthcoming album "I want my girlfriend rich": https://www.myspace.com/kiddown
The album is confirmed for release on October 20 via Burning Heart.

Norwegian act Spirits of the Dead are offering their album "Bring the balance back" as a free download via myspace: https://www.myspace.com/spiritsofthedeadmusic
If you dig proggy hard rock, you should check these guys out. I think they're pretty good.

Lykke Li is in a bit of hot water for supposedly saying she hates Sweden: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=45075548&blogID=422283374
The Aftonbladet article in question: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article3055497.ab

Tapete Records is giving away a free mp3 from Danish act Men Among Animals: https://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=240
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kYVFu-A7dA

Here is this week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
03. Espen Lind - Army of one
04. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
07. Madrugada - Madrugada
08. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
09. Too Far Gone - Livåt
10. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
11. Svein Østvik - Kongen Av Mallorca
12. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
13. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
14. Malin - Pang
15. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
16. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
17. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
18. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
19. Gluecifer - Kings of rock
20. Terje Formoe - Hiv o'hoi - Kaptein Sabeltanns beste

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - Rallarsväng
02. Takida - Bury the lies
03. Robert Wells - The best of Rhapsody 1998-2008
04. Abalone Dots - Traveler
05. Patrik Isaksson - 10 år en snäll mans bekännelser
06. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
07. The Refreshments - Jukebox - Refreshing classics
08. Brolle - Ett hjärta som glöder som en gång brann
09. Lisa Miskovsky - Last year's songs - Greatest hits
10. Amanda Jenssen - Killing my darlings
11. Lars Winnerbäck - Vi var där blixten hittade ner - Live hösten 2007
12. E.M.D. - A state of mind
13. Miss Li - Best of 061122-071122
14. Kleerup - Kleerup
15. Rongedal - Rongedal
16. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
17. Evert Taube - Mästerverk!
18. Hammerfall - Rebels with a cause
19. Håkan Hellström - För sent för edelweiss
20. Sanna Nielsen - Stronger

Danish experimental/post-rock act Under Byen will be collaborating with Norwegian noiserockers Noxagt on a new piece of music to be premiered at Nordic Music Week in Stavanger, Norway in early November. Read more: https://www.nordicmusicweek.com/

The Hellacopters will be releasing the new single "Darling darling" (originally by The Royal Cream) on September 5 on both CDS and 7" vinyl with the exclusive track "Baby come" included as a b-side.

Music Export Finland's August newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=161

Stockholm Beat Connection is doing a remix contest with the Looptroop Rockers track "Naïve": https://stockholmbeatconnection.blogspot.com/2008/08/looptroop-remix-contest.html

Swedish metal/hard-rock label Black Lodge has a brand new track from Bullet up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/blacklodgesweden

PopMatters reviews the Elephant9 album "Dodovoodoo": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/61157/elephant9-dodovoodoo