For those that might be curious, I've started a msgboard thread to track the weekly Gbg Spotlight Series: [click here]
Feel free to make suggestions for future interview subjects and/or artists to cover.

National (Miss Li, The Tarantula Waltz) has announced the signing of young Swedish duo Little Marbles. Look for their debut single "Tappa solen i backen" to be released, but in the meantime, hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/littlemarbles

El Perro Del Mar and Lykke Li will play the UK in June:

06/02 - Night and Day, Manchester
06/03 - Hi-Fi Club, Leeds
06/06 - Prince Albert, Brighton
06/07 - Stealth, Nottingham
06/08 - King Tut's, Glasgow
06/10 - Jericho Tavern, Oxford
06/11 - ICA, London

Check out an e-card for the new Opeth album "Watershed": https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/watershed/

Swedish rapper Chords has a new website: https://www.chords.se/

I-Ration Records is offering up the new single "War times dub" from Swedish act Finn The Giant as a free download: https://www.i-ration.se/?p=netrelease

Swedish lounge-metal act Hellsongs have licensed their album "Hymns in the key of 666" for release in Japan on May 26 via Village Again Records.

I Scream Ice Cream, the solo act of Jesper Mortensen aka Junior from Junior Senior, will release his debut album "Me too" on May 26. The first single "Trust tissue" is out to radio now.

More new music from Cato up at Adrian Recordings today: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=181
As mentioned before, ARC will be releasing new music from this mysterious artist every Wednesday through 'till April 1, 2009.

PopMatters is not too stoked on Peter Morén's solo album: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/57773/peter-moren-the-last-tycoon/

Enigmatic Swedish label Rico (Nicolas Makelberge) has two new releases from Hwasser on the way. Go to their website for a preview: https://www.ricorico.se/
UPDATE: It appears that I was premature with this news as the release was not supposed to be made public just yet. Says the label: "Information regarding Hwasser will be presented on www.ricorico.se when the time is right."

MIC Norway profiles skronk act Scorch Trio and their new album "Brolt!": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008043017054678581826
Normally I'm not too big on guitar-based jazz, but I dig these guys quite a bit.

All About Jazz profiles Norwegian label Smalltown Superjazzz, the (free-)jazz imprint of Smalltown Supersound: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28903

Check out the new video for "A kiss hello" from Norwegian act Pirate Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbxXGIDuT0

Ane Brun will be putting out a remix album this summer entitled "Ane Brun Objektified". The project is curated by NY-based label Obkejtivity which is run by producer Dennis Ferrer and will feature cuts from Quentin Harris, The Martinez Brothers, Karizma and more. Hear the first single "Headphone silence" as remixed by Henrik Schwarz: https://www.myspace.com/objektivity