New Alf in April
The new Alf album "Vi ville förändra vår tid men den förändrade oss", his fourth overall, will be released this coming April via .
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Magnus Ekelund - Jokkmokks Vintermarknad (landet utan gränser)
Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo) has written an unofficial anthem for his hometown of Jokkmokk and their winter market, a Sami tradition. Check out the clip directly on YouTube for full lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LJxMcpWvlo
More here: https://www.nsd.se/noje/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=5936583 (in Swedish)
The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator
The Coldplay/Mew/A-ha supergroup Apparatjik will be participating in an art installation called "The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator" at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin during the weeks of March 13-27. There is no entrance fee to view the installation itself, but if you want to be a witness to any of the live performances (on the 12th, 26th and 27th, the latter in collaboration with the Deutsches Kammerorchester), you will need a ticket: https://www.theoutland.com/Store/DII-414-5-the+apparatjik+light+space+modulator++ticket.html
STIM live jazz sampler
The Swedish Music Information Centre is giving away copies of a CD sampler featuring a selection of tunes recorded at Swedish Jazz Celebration 2010: [click here]
Featured artists include some of Sweden's finest, such as Mats Öberg & Jonas Knutsson, Karin Hammar Quartet, Jacob Karlzon Trio and more.
Mire Kay is done
Done with their new EP that is, and it sounds great! The name of the new 5-track EP is "Fortress" and it will be released on April 1 via on CD, 10" vinyl and as a digital download. Expect public samples to go online soon.
Erik Hassle + Kent
PSL reports on Erik Hassle's new album that he recorded with Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld of Kent: https://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/01/29/erik-hassle-larde-jocke-berg-att-sjunga-gomsang/
New Headspin website
(Goran Kajfeš, Linus Larsson and John Roger Olsson, Ass) have a nice new website: https://www.headspinrecordings.com/
Bootleg Booze to release Tramp
has announced that they'll be releasing vinyl edition of Tramp's debut full-length "Indigo" this coming April as a 4x7" set with handling the CD and digital. Tramp features Markus Karlsson (ex-The Turpentines), Stefan Brändström (Henry Fiat's Open Sore), Johannes Borgström (ex-Captain Murphy) and Robert Eriksson (ex-The Hellacopters) and can be previewed at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tramptramp
The Sounds - Better off dead
The Sounds are streaming their new single "Better off dead" at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-sounds-official/better-off-dead
They also apparently posted the sheet music awhile back for fans to cover and will be including the best version as the official b-side: https://the-sounds.com/better-off-dead/
New bassist for Agent Side Grinder
Bassist Alexander Blomqvist has left Agent Side Grinder, citing the old evergreen "personals reasons" as the culprit. His replacement: Thobbe Eidevald from Friska Viljor, De La Mancha, etc.
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult confirm album, clips posted
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, the new band with the terrible name featuring Hank von Helvete (ex-Turbonegro) plus Tim Skold (ex-Marilyn Manson, KMFDM, Shotgun Messiah), Anders Odden (ex-Celtic Frost, Satyricon, Apoptygma Berzerk), Audun Stengel (ex-Apoptygma Berzerk, The Kovenant) and David Husvik (ex-Extol), have officially signed with and will be releasing their debut album on June 6. Hear some short, not-too-promising preview clips at the band's website: https://www.dmtmc.net/
Gösta Berlings Saga unveil "Glue works"
Swedish prog act Gösta Berlings Saga have revealed the artwork and tracklist for their next album "Glue works": https://www.gostaberlingssaga.se/gbs2/2011/01/intermission-1-glue-works/
AWSF confirms new Popterror EP
has confirmed that Popterror's sophomore EP "Nu som då" will be released on March 16 and will include four tracks including the radio single "Kanske är allt vi vet åt helvete". A remix EP will follow shortly thereafter.
Wolves Like Us sign with Prosthetic
Wolves Like Us, the new Norwegian hardcore band featuring ex-members from Amulet, JR Ewing and Infidels Forever, has officially signed with . The band's full-length debut "Late love" is currently being recorded and will be out in early summer.
New Jeniferever confirmed
The new album "Silesia" from Swedish postrockers Jeniferever has been officially confirmed for release on April 19 via .