Tupelo Honeys will a play a few shows in Spain in June:

06/03 - Centre Municipal de Castelló, Castellón
06/04 - La Pequeña Bety, Madrid
06/05 - Centre de Cultura Contemporània Octubre, Valencia

Danish act Hymns From Nineveh (remember?) has a bunch of great new tracks up at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hymnsfromnineveh

Catalyst Records has confirmed that the new album "The quiet dance" from Gbg-based sXe hardcore act Anchor will be out on May 1. Hear a couple tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/xanchorx

First Floor Power's new album "Don't back down" is now streaming in its entirety at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/firstfloorpower

The new Disco Ensemble album "Magic recoveries" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/discoensemble
It comes out May 7 via Fullsteam Records.

Danish punkrockers Cola Freaks have posted a track on myspace from their new split 7" with CA-based act Autistic Youth: https://www.myspace.com/colafreaks
If you like 80s-style punk ala Regulations, No Hope for the Kids, etc. you should check this out.

Pitchfork has the Kleerup/Lykke Li collaboration "Until we bleed" in the Forkcast: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/50311-kleerup-ft-lykke-li-until-we-bleed-stream

Audioculture.org reports on how modern electronic music pioneers are becoming more social by participating improvised music: https://audioculture.org/2008/04/23/idm-2-0-how-electronica-is-becoming-social/
Prominent examples include Finnish artists Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) and Vladislav Delay.

Listen to Danish surf/instrumental act The Tremolo Beer Gut cover the new First Floor Power single "The jacket", renamed now as "Le jaquet": https://www.myspace.com/thetremolobeergut
Said track appears as a b-side on FFP's new 12" single alongside remixes by Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife) and others.

Pitchfork has a brand new track from The Radio Dept.: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/50061-the-radio-dept-freddie-and-the-trojan-horse-mp3stream

Swedish singer/songwriter Sofia Lilly Jönsson has a new website: https://www.sofiajonsson.com/
Be sure to check out the samples in the 'music' section - genre labels do her no justice.

Olav Larsen of Norwegian twang act Olav Larsen & the Alabama Rodeo Stars will be collaborating with Nashville-based poet/artist Tom House on lyrics for a song to appear on his next album. Read more: https://www.alabamarodeostars.com/news.html

Detektivbyrån will be performing at this year's Nordic Roots Festival in Minneapolis, MN in late September, which will apparently be the 10th and final year of said festival. Also on the (amazing!) lineup are Hedningarna, Hoven Droven, Hurdy-Gurdy, Frigg, Väsen and many more. More details: https://www.nordicroots.org/NRF2008/index2008.html

The Washington Post Express on DiskJokke as a soundtrack-to-your-life/neverending-litigious-home-remodel-project: https://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/04/express_5_diskjokke_on_soothing_sounds.php

A West Side Fabrication has posted new songs from both Jupither and The Breeze The Breath on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/westsidefabrication