Export Music Sweden reports that (that's Play It Again Sam, in case it rings a bell) has joined forces with Sweden's leading distributor to launch a new pan-Scandinavian distribution venture under the banner : https://www.exportmusicsweden.org/2012/04/pias-and-border-launch-pias-nordic/
Other Scandinavian operations taken under the wing of this joint operation include (Norway), (Denmark) and (Finland).
Apparently Oslo is current leading the way as an international capital of musical tastemaking: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-real-tastemakers-why-were-all-listening-to-atlanta-and-oslo-7658169.html
Swedish punkrockers The Dead have a 5-song EP in the can and are looking for a label. You interested?
Besides their upcoming festival, Millencolin will also be celebrating their 20th anniversary with the release of a new b-sides collection called "The melancholy connection", due out May 28 via . Billed as a follow-up to the 1999 comp "The melancholy collection", the disc will feature cuts from 2000's "Pennybridge pioneers" through today, including two new previously unreleased tracks and a 90m DVD with all sorts of extras.
Via #1 Hits from Another Planet comes word that revived ex-The Ark band Stereo Explosion has posted a trio of tracks to SoundCloud. Not sure what I think yet, but I am (very) cautiously optimistic.
has signed Norwegian metalcore act Purified in Blood and will be releasing the band's new album "Flight of a dying sun" on June 15.
Mother of the Forest is back from the dead and "Destroyer" is the first sample off the upcoming album "Erik grow up, This means war", due out May 1 via .
Grande Roses went into the studio (Second Home?) with producer Henrik Oja (Säkert!) this past weekend to begin work on their debut full-length. Needless to say, I am greatly looking forward to the end result.
Can't say that I understand exactly how this qualifies as punk, but then again, people seem to give Kvelertak a pass as hardcore band; anyhow, I digress! Blomst is a new signing to the label and this song comes off their debut EP "Hold kjeft og smil", due out April 20. Genre quibbles aside, it's worth a listen.
Swedish folk artist Daniel Lemma, who first rose to prominence with the inclusion of his tune "If I used to love you" in Josef Fares' very charming film "Jalla! Jalla!" (in addition to writing the music for Fares' earlier picture "Kopps"), will be releasing a new solo album called "Telescope" on May 16.
The upcoming Diskoteket LP "Det ska se ut som slutet" is now available for preorder from : https://irrlicht.se/en/page3.html
I've been listening to the 2-song sampler quite a bit, so I'm very excited to finally get the full package in a couple weeks.
Superb new Norrland melancholia with visuals by Mats Wikström. Look for Norra Kust's debut album to be released on May 9 via /.
A sample tune from the upcoming label showcase LP, due out May 16. Side A will feature exclusive cuts from the label's electronic roster with acts such as Daniel Savio, Rigas den Andre and so on while the flip will reflect their label's more acoustic side with artists like Sjöarna, Siri Karlsson and The Bethlehem Beard Corporation.
Danish label (Dad Rocks!, Tall Ships, Three Trapped Tigers) have a new label comp they are giving away as a free download: https://fatherfigurerecords.bandcamp.com/album/father-figure-compilation
Filmmakers Måns Mårlund and Björn Stein, the gentlemen behind the movies "Disco Kung Fu", "Shelter" and "Underworld: Awakening" among others, are looking to cast the leads in their upcoming Håkan Hellström biopic "Vart du vill så fort du kan": https://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/film/1.913291-du-kan-bli-hakan-hellstrom (in Swedish)