Things I've learned today: Peter Dolving will talk politics for hours, Jonas Björler says The Haunted is gay, Those Dancing Days have earned your respect, Tove Styrke's signature dish is pannacotta. Also: Björn Kleinhenz is working on an acoustic album, young panda girls with Broder Daniel patches still exist and Swedish beer is getting much, much better.
The Line of Best Fit interviews Finnish shoegazers Murmansk ahead of their appearance at this month's Ja Ja Ja Nordic showcase in London: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011/01/ja-ja-ja-murmansk/
Adrien Begrand has published his entire unedited Ghost interview from the recent Decibel for online reading: http://abegrand.pitas.com/
In other Ghost-related news, this is quite entertaining: http://wp.me/p19mQC-72
SWEHC interviews Micke Persson, the longtime proprietor of Refused fansite refusedfan.com: http://www.swehc.com/2011/01/15/micke-persson-on-refused/
interviews Amber Oak, a week before the release of their debut full-length "Illt": http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/more-amber-oak/
Spin interviews Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John about a few of their songs off the forthcoming album "Gimme some": http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-peter-bjorn-and-john-talk-new-album
The 405 has a new audio interview up with Norwegian artist Bellman: http://thefourohfive.com/articles/4862
Two of the guys from Anchor hitchhike from Reno to SF and live to tell the tale: http://www.swehc.com/2010/12/25/saturday-early-morning-vgn-powa-with-claes-anchor/
interviews Norway's Monzano as part of their week-long takeover of the site The 405: http://thefourohfive.com/articles/4844
Check out the full English text version of an interview that Haust vocalist Vebjørn Guttormsgaard did with Brazilian blog Intervalo Banger: http://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/12/uma-entrevista-com-vebjrn-de-haust.html
It's mostly in Swedish, but maybe worth a peep anyhow: avant/electronic/experimental music website Sound of Music invites a number of scene luminaries to sum up their year: http://www.soundofmusic.nu/artikel/musik%C3%A5ret-2010-0
Contributors include Maja Ratkje, Mats Gustafsson, Lisa Nordström (Midaircondo), Dag Rosenqvist (Jasper TX), Lasse Marhaug (Jazkammer, etc.), Joachim Nordwall (The Skull Defekts) and lots more.
Avant-garde Metal talks to Mathew "Kvohst" McNerney about Hexvesssel, his intriguing new dark-folk project: http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=195
I'm Kingfisher aka Thomas Denver Jonsson talks about his new album "Arctic" and performs the song "Feline funeral" live with help from Dear Euphoria. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yodce0-HHc
Okkultokrati has republished the full English text of their semi-recent interview from Ox Fanzine: http://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/12/okkultokrati-interview-in-ox-fanzine.html
Ralf Gyllenhammar of Mustasch flips out on a reporter from the Dala-Demokraten. More here: http://www.medievarlden.se/nyheter/2010/12/anvande-iphone-for-intervju-hotades-med-stryk