In what's looking to be one of the best festival lineups in Sweden this summer (IMO, of course), the Blow Up a Panda Festival has now added [ingenting], The Baboon Show, Shout Out Louds, Unisex, Sons Of Cyrus and The Knife and Ape to the lineup. Other acts already confirmed include KVLR, Ellis the Vacuumchild, Tiger Lou, Last Days of April, Switchblade, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, The End Will Be Kicks, C.Aarmé and more. So who wants to fly me out? Details: http://www.blowupapanda.se/

Staffan Hellstrand, Cult of Luna, Dan Viktor, Captain Murphy, The Perishers, C.Aarmé, Rundfunk and Ulf Stureson have been added to the Trästock Festival lineup.

Head over to C.Aarmé's website for some video footage from their record release show at Pustervik earlier this year as well as some photos from their recent tour activities in Germany and France: http://c.aarme.lofi.org/

It's official - Epitaph Records will release C.Aarmé's excellent self-titled debut album in the US on July 13. Tour?

Interview: Niklas Quintana/The End Will Be Kicks

Bands confirmed for the Blow Up a Panda Festival at Gula Villan in Haninge on July 31 - August 1: Tiger Lou, Phoenix Undead, The Steroids, Last Days Of April, Hank, The Sunshine, Twopointeight, Switchblade, The High Heeled Honeys, The End Will Be Kicks, Voice Of A Generation, Sparks Of Seven, C.Aarmé and The Legends. More info: http://www.blowupapanda.se/

Streaming playlist: Guest DJ: Kal Ström

Updates tourdates for C.Aarmé:

04/15 - Studenttorsdag, Mondo, Stockholm
04/22 - Gump, Göteborg
04/23 - Stones, Kalmar Nation, Uppsala w/Cato Salsa Experience
04/24 - Pub bastun, Mariehamn, Åland (FIN)
04/28 - Kafé 44, Stockholm w/The Je Ne Sais Quoi
04/29 - Shindig, Effes, Visby
04/30 - Congero, Västervik w/Gentle Act Incident
05/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER) w/Kid Commando
05/07 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
05/08 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER)
05/09 - K4, Nürnberg (GER) w/The Sainte Catherines
05/11 - Backstage Club, Munich (GER) w/Standstill
05/14 - Jugendzentrum Crocodile, Wutha/Farnroda (GER) w/Tokyo Sex Destruction
05/15 - Schalchthof, Wiesbaden (GER) w/Standstill
05/16 - K-19, Kassel (GER) w/Standstill
05/17 - Tommy-Weissbecker-Haus, Berlin (GER) w/Disfear
06/17 - Hultsfredsfestivalen, Hultsfred
07/08-10 - Peace & Love 2004, Borlänge
07/15-17 - Arvikafestivalen, Arvika
08/06-07 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg

All dates are in Sweden, unless specified otherwise.

I haven't really seen any official confirmation yet, but I hear that Epitaph will be releasing C.Aarmé's excellent self-titled CD in the US at some point in the future.

New names on the Arvika Festival lineup: Marit Bergman, Her Majesty, Olle Ljungström, Universal Poplab, Allied Vision, Spektralized, Sturm Café, Strip Music, Seventribe, The Accidents and C.Aarmé.

Updated European tourdates for Seven Feet Four:

03/20 - Eldorado @ Alcazar, Stockholm (SWE) w/C.Aarmé
04/02 - Muddy Waters, Oslo (NOR) w/Captain Murphy
04/03 - Kafé Hvitfelt, Uddevalla (SWE)
04/04 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
04/05 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
04/06 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
04/07 - Butterclub, Berlin (GER)
04/08 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER)
04/09 - TBA, Kassel (GER)
04/10 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
04/12 - Molodoi, Strasbourg (FRA)
04/13 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
04/14 - MuK, Giessen (GER)
04/15 - Himmel, Schwyz (CH)
04/20 - La Nau, La Roca Del Valles (SPA)
04/21 - Arrebato, Zaragoza (SPA)
04/22 - La Scena, Lyon (FRA)
04/23 - Libre Court, Montceau Les Mines (FRA)
04/24 - L’Austrasique, Nancy (FRA)
04/25 - Stax-O-Soul, Lille (FRA)
04/27 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER) w/JR Ewing
04/28 - Heartbreak Hotel, Bremen (GER)
04/29 - 1000 Fryd, Ålborg (DK)

Check out the video for "Tu puta mi casa" from Swedish punks C.Aarmé: low / high

The ever-so modest men of C.Aarmé have posted some new pics online: http://c.aarme.lofi.org/?show=photos

Outbreak, Brazen Riot and C.Aarmé are teaming up for what is to be called the 'Stay Evil' tour. Dates so far:

04/02 - Kulturhuset, Avesta (SWE)
04/03 - Star bar, Avesta (SWE)
04/?? - Contan, Örebro (SWE)

More soon?

C.Aarmé - s/t (Burning Heart)
The song "It Must Hurt Now" begins with the line "I don't give a shit" and it doesn't come off like a ruse. I think I listened to this two or three times in a row when I first got it. Simply put, it rules. Snotty, high energy punk-rock, exactly the way it should be done. 15 songs in a bit over 25 minutes, every moment counts. 'Nuff said.