Here's the new Kaross video for "Shovel", as directed by Robert Jonsson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_U-IzmsmM0

Dark Tranquility has added a string of US headlining gigs to follow their tour with Arch Enemy:

05/31 - Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ
06/01 - Jillian's, Las Vegas, NV
06/02 - Avalon, Salt Lake City, UT
06/03 - Marquis, Denver, CO
06/05 - The Door, Dallas, TX
06/06 - Meridian, Houston, TX
06/07 - Scout Bar, San Antonio, TX
06/09 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
06/10 - Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC

Hey! Look to the right and you'll see that the first It's a Trap! Clubnight of the spring has been confirmed for May 9 and will feature Danes Barra Head plus (semi?) local dudes Surrounded. Killer!

The Control Group is offering up a free El Perro Del Mar track for download: https://www.controlgroupco.com/downloads/Glory_To_The_World.mp3

MI has the list of this year's recipients of the Django d'Or award for excellence in Swedish jazz: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=8998

Absolut Noise has a new interview and mp3 from Nina Kinert: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/04/nina-kinert-pets-friends-interview.html

Fluxblog on new music from Peter Morén and Sally Shapiro: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/04/too-much-information-for-one-brain-to.html

Blandmissbruk has posted a remix of the new Division of Laura Lee track "Central Park": https://www.myspace.com/blandmissbruk

Check out Robyn's brand new video for "Who's that girl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYomJbEZG54

Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will tour the UK in May alongside The Mae Shi and Johnny Foreigner as part of a tour sponsored by Drowned in Sound:

05/06 - Graduate, Cambridge
05/07 - Fibbers, York
05/08 - Snafu, Aberdeen
05/09 - Barfly, Glasgow
05/10 - Barfly, Liverpool
05/12 - The Place, Birmingham
05/13 - King’s College, London
05/14 - Louisiana (headline), Bristol
05/15 - Oceans Room (Great Escape), Brighton
05/16 - Old Market (Great Escape), Brighton

Download a free track from Finnish garage-pop act King of All the Animals: https://www.tigerbombs.com/koata.htm

First Aid Kit's debut EP "Drunken trees" is streaming in its entirety at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit
Said EP comes out tomorrow via Rabid Records.

Swedish roots/punk act Wilmer X just turned 30 and in celebration, they've added a bunch of old videos: https://www.wilmerx.com/

The White Heat webzine has a great feature on Norwegian avant/jazz/metal act Shining: https://www.white-heat.com/?page=articles&id=26

Check out the video for Petter's new single "Goda dagars magi": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAx3fmuvNDM