Off the Record: Black Twig
There's a new webisode of Finnish live music video program Off the Record featuring homegrown act Black Twig: http://offtherecord.fi/black-twig/
There's a new webisode of Finnish live music video program Off the Record featuring homegrown act Black Twig: http://offtherecord.fi/black-twig/
Yet another new track from Millencolin's upcoming anniversary collection "The melancholy connection".
is putting out a new 7" from Swarm, a bluesy noiserock trio featuring current and ex-members from revered Swedish acts such as Victims, Disfear and Entombed: http://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-release-swarm-nihil011.html
2 songs, pre-orders start on May 19.
has posted a short Q&A session with their latest signing Rickard och Juvelerna, the new band from ex-Waterbug vocalist Rickard Nilsson: http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/new-act-on-west-side-fabrication.../
The tracklist for volume 4 of Mikael Sörling's "Turist i tillvaron" punk comp series has been confirmed and sent off for mastering/pressing: http://sirling.blogspot.com/2012/05/latordning-for-turist-i-tillvaron-vol-4.html
Expect a late July/early August release.
The new Mother of the Forest album "Erik grow up, this means war" is finished and ready for download right here.
Variety reviews the Finnish punk doc "Kovasikajuttu" aka "The Punk Syndrome", a film I've been very interested in seeing for a long time: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947508/
For more info, hit up the official website here.
Pitchfork is streaming a new solo track from WhoMadeWho drummer Tomas Barfod with guest vox from Swedish artist Nina Kinert: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13563-november-skies-ft-nina-kinert/
Look for his new album "Salton Sea" to be released on May 22 via .
Norrland hardcore act AC4 has enlisted Christoffer "138" Röstlund as their new bassist and started work on recording a new album over this past weekend: http://canthateenough.blogspot.com/2012/05/vasterbotten-wasteland.html
Hear another new solo tune from Fredrik William Olsen (Kråkesølv) and download it in exchange for a like/tweet: http://www.beyondrecords.no/fredrikwilliamolsen/
Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou, Araki) has started a new band with two of his friends. Stay tuned.
Another pre-anniversary festival interview from Millencolin, this one featuring Stockholm's Beast: http://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=346
has posted their upcoming spring/summer release schedule: http://www.ingrd.com/2012/ingrid-springsummer-2012/
Look for new stuff from all three Peter Bjorn and John dudes -- Smile (Björn Yttling + Jocke Åhlund), Peter Morén (solo) and Hortlax Cobra (John Erikssson) -- plus Starlight Serenaders and more.
New from Swedish jazz/world music label , "The Vedbod tapes", an old collection of recordings featuring the trio of Roland Keijser, Bengt Berger and Kjell Westlin jamming out in woods of Dalarna back in '77. Check out samples and liner notes from Keijser right here.
This is exactly what a dance/pop anthem should be. "I don't care! I love it!"
(via PSL)