Norwegian noise duo Nernes/Skagen (ft. members from Ryfylke and Årabrot) are touring the US as support for Insect With Tits:

06/24 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
06/25 - Scary Studios, Baltimore, MD
06/26 - Adventure Island, Philadelphia, PA
06/27 - tba, New York City, NY
06/28 - Lowell Noise Fest, Lowell, Massachusetts
06/29 - Cagibi, Montreal, Quebec
06/30 - Vintage Records & Tapes, Toronto, Quebec
07/01 - Potential Life Studios, Rochester, NY
07/02 - Bela Dubby, Cleveland, OH
07/03 - tba, Chicago, IL
07/04 - 517noise 4th of July Show, Lansing, MI
07/05 - Muscle Beach, Allentown, PA
07/06 - Garfield Artworks (3pm matinee), Pittsburgh, PA
07/07 - The Bridge, Charlottesville, VA

Göteborg-based artists The Gentle Act Incident are streaming their new single "This city doesn't know me" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/gentleactincident

Check out a full-length concert film of José González performing live in Berlin via Hobnox music channel Sly-Fi: https://tinyurl.com/5f6smx

PopMatters offers their take on the new Sigur Rós: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/59827/sigur-ros-me-su-i-eyrum-vi-spilum-endalaust/
Also reviewed: the new Scorch Trio album "Brolt!": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/scorch-trio-brolt/

Swedish crusties Uncurbed will finally release the "Rise and shine" 7" EP this coming fall via US label Rescued From Life. The tracks were recorded way back in 2002 and two of 'em can be downloaded from the band's webpage: https://www.uncurbed.tk/

Download the Labrador Records 30-track summer sampler: https://www.labrador.se/mp3/LabradorSummerSampler_2008.zip

Dusted interviews Norwegian experimental artist Maja Ratkje: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/746

Swedish rockers Wired for Mono have yet another new single for free download: https://www.wiredformono.com/

Danish act Choir of Young Believers have confirmed that their debut full-length "" will be released on September 1. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/choirofyoungbelievers

The Eardrums music blog has a new two volume comp of summer music for free download, including a quite a few Scandinavian artists: https://eardrumsmusic.com/2008/06/24/here-you-are-summers-here-eardrums-compilation-2008-vol1-and-2-yours-for-free/

Norwegian act Harrys Gym will finally release their debut album in October via Hype City.

MSN has quality live footage of Robyn performing in LA: https://video.msn.com/video.aspx/?mkt=en-gb&vid=5bd5370f-e557-45d6-9fa2-0498e8d25fae&fg=rss&wa=wsignin1.0

Motorpsycho played a few US gigs this past week including Terrastock and have now settled into Electrical Audio in Chicago to record some new material with Steve Albini.

Pitchfork reviews the new Studio album "Yearbook 2" plus Sigur Rós' latest record.

Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words is going on tour in August and will even make it over to Washington DC this October. Preliminary details: https://www.deadwords.org/