Danish indie act Marvins Revolt has created a hangover mixtape for Irish music blog Egoccentric: https://egoeccentric.blogspot.com/2008/06/marvins-revolt-pick-egoeccentric.html

Alibi Tom (nee Out of Clouds) will finally release their new album "Scrapbook" on July 21 via UK-based label Leon Music, Art & Fashion. Head to the band's website to download a couple tracks: https://www.alibitom.com/

Antenna talks to vocalist Kasper Thomsen of Danish metal act Raunchy: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=332
The band's new album "Wasteland discotheque" is out on June 30.

Here is the It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Death Cab for Cutie
02. Radiohead
02. Sigur Rós
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Jens Lekman
06. Håkan Hellström
07. MGMT
08. Coldplay
08. Lykke Li
10. José González

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

Check out the first in a four-part series the Washington Post Express is running on the Nordic Jazz Fest which kicks off Thursday at the House of Sweden in DC: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/06/nordic_jazz_08_kristian_blaks_island_mus.php
First up is Kristian Blak to be followed by Wildbirds and Peacedrums (Tuesday), Iro Haarla (Wednesday) and Ola Kvernberg (Thursday).

It's a Trap! is on the road! I'll be traveling throughout Sweden from June 10-22, so expect updates to be somewhat sporadic during that time. Friends who want to meet up are encouraged to get in touch!

Norway's Quart Festival, originally scheduled for July, has been canceled due to financial concerns: https://www.quart.no/

Finnish experimental/industrial label Some Place Else has posted details and samples for new releases from Ovro and Metaorganism: https://www.someplaceelse.net/current/2008/06/06/presenting-forthcoming-releases/

Go here to hear the Rufus (JP) remix of Säkert!'s "Vi kommer att dö samtidigt": https://www.myspace.com/secondroyalrufus
Speaking of Säkert!, she's playing a "secret" show at Debaser in Stockholm on June 12 as a warm-up for Hultsfred. I'll already be at the fest by then, but maybe you can go?

Soundvenue is suggesting that Danish pop act Alphabeat has signed with Warner in the US: https://www.soundvenue.com/news.asp?id=7204

Check out the video for the latest Looptroop Rockers single "Naïve" (ft. Timbuktu): https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=35522610

Karisma Records has just put out a new Lonely Crowd digital download single featuring the tracks "Aren't you forgetting something?" b/w "Learning the hard way". Both are from the band's new full-length "The end of the roadie", due out June 30.

Music with Parken at PSL featuring backing musicians Henrik von Euler aka Rigas and Anders Rudström: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/06/06/musik-med-parken/

Fluxblog on the new Annie single "I know ur girlfriend hates me": https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/06/cold-and-sadistic.html
Personally, I don't really understand the fuss as I find Annie's voice to be entirely unremarkable. Decent production does not make up for it.

Lo-Fi-Fnk WTF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blEsBl0XeaY