The Aquarian gives a good rundown of Peter Bjorn and John's career thus far and engages frontman Peter Morén in a bit of Q&A: http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/09/07/interview-with-peter-moren-from-peter-bjorn-and-john-good-enough-to-gimme-some/
Peter Bjorn and John have been forced to cancel a couple gigs on their current tour due to John suffering from drummer-related injuries: http://peterbjornandjohn.com/blog/2011/09/gimme-some-bad-news/
Peter Bjorn and John cover Otis Redding for The Onion AV Club as part of their mostly-awful "Undercover" series: http://www.avclub.com/articles/peter-bjorn-and-john-cover-try-a-little-tenderness,53056/
Peter Bjorn and John created videos for each and every track on their (excellent!) album "Gimme some" and now the whole enchilada is streaming via Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/tv/special-presentation/1754-peter-bjorn-and-john/2827-gimme-some/
Peter Bjorn and John (and more) pay tribute to The Strokes with an album of covers: http://stereogum.com/767531/stroked-tribute-to-is-this-it/mp3s/
Swedish soul/pop artist Jasmine Kara will be collaborating with Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) on her next album which is currently in the process of being written.
Peter Bjorn and John, Miike Snow and Jocke Åhlund (Teddybears) have joined forces to start a new Stockholm-based label under the name : http://peterbjornandjohn.com/blog/2011/07/gimme-some-ingrid/
Summer tune number #2 comes from what is and what will probably remain one of 2011's best releases, "Gimme some" from Peter Bjorn and John. Just like I said last time, it's an exceptionally solid release the whole way through, so I really could've picked any other tune for posting, but really, I just wanted an excuse to pair "May seem macabre" with Ministry's "So what" because I can't hear the former without thinking of the latter. Not a diss! I just wonder if they've ever considered a live segue between the two.
Peter Bjorn and John - May seem macabre
Interview magazine talks to Peter Bjorn and John (well, actually just John and Bjorn) and artist Jonas Torvestig about their new art show and their apparent partnership in a new record label called : http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-06-10/peter-bjorn-and-john/
More here: http://www.grandlifenyc.com/2011/06/10/thumbs-up-for-peter-bjorn-and-john/
Peter Bjorn and John talk food with the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-r-collins/peter-bjorn-johns-eternal_b_874454.html
Peter Bjorn and John are holding an art show at the TriBeCa Grand Hotel in New York City featuring all of the various illustrations that Jonas Torvestig created as inspired the band's most recent (and quite excellent) album "Gimme some" and the number 3. It opens tonight at 7pm ET and will eventually make its way to Chicago, Los Angeles and then back to the band's home country of Sweden.
Check out Peter Bjorn and John doing a live studio session for Billboard Tastemakers with John playing on a toy drum kit: http://www.billboard.com/column/tastemakers/peter-bjorn-and-john-perform-live-1005208542.story
Peter Bjorn and John will be coming back over in August for yet another tour, this time with a number of longer residencies in various cities:
08/24 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
08/25 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
08/26 - Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
08/27 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
08/28 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL
08/29 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL
08/31 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
09/01 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
09/02 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
09/03 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
09/05 - La Tulipe, Montreal, PQ
09/07 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
09/09 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
09/10 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
09/12 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
09/13 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
09/14 - Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
09/15 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
09/16 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
09/17 - Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
09/18 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
09/22 - Plaza Theater, Orlando, FL
09/23 - Bardot Miami, Miami, FL
09/24 - Czar Imperial Ballroom, Tampa, FL
09/25 - Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
09/26 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
09/27 - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
09/30 - Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
10/01 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
10/03 - The Smell, Los Angeles, CA
10/04 - Echo, Los Angeles, CA
10/05 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
10/06 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
10/07 - New Parish, Oakland, CA
10/08 - Slim's, San Francisco, CA
Peter Bjorn and John will be appearing on NPR's "World Café" program out of WXPN Philadelphia on Friday at 2pm ET. Stream it online here: http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream
This week's episode of Klubbland features Peter Bjorn and John: http://klubbland.se/2011/05/06/33-peter-bjorn-john-2/
Of course it's recommended.