& Stockholm City Museum have teamed up to produce a guidebook for an ABBA-themed walking tour of Stockholm for all the superfan tourists who want to retrace the steps once taken by Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid: http://www.premiumpublishing.com/en/art/abba-city-walk-ukde-stockholm.php
It's Memorial Day here in the US and I don't have to do any "real" work so I'm not gonna spend any more time in front of the computer than I have to, but I am going to take the time to post a brand new single from ex-Elmo frontman Magnus Ekelund recorded with new backing band Stålet along with a little help from once-reclusive Swedish pop icon Jakob Hellman. Yes, the news as reported back in February was true and now the final result is ready for release via , the label run by The Bells/Jonas Teglund, and will be followed by the full-length album "Svart flagg" ("Black flag") on July 6. The Swedish-literate can read more at Magnus' website, but I suggest just listening and letting the sound of his epic melancholy carry you away.
Magnus Ekelund & Stålet - Utan er (feat. Jakob Hellman)
The new UX Vileheads LP will be called "Hardcore XI" and it will be released this summer via in cooperation with Danish label .
The new Acid House Kings remix EP "Music sounds better remixed" is streaming in its entirety at Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/acidhousekings/sets/music-sounds-better-remixed
Check out Swedish indiepop act Days doing a live radio session for WNYU which they did while in NYC for Popfest: http://blog.shelflife.com/2011/05/26/days-live-on-wnyu/
Principe Valiente will be doing a few gigs in Germany in June:
06/16 - MS Hedi (Hit the North), Hamburg
06/17 - King Kong Klub (1 Year Anniversary Death # Disco), Berlin
06/18 - Rockpool (Rip it Up), Halle
Relentless, single-minded in the best possible way and extolling the very essence of the mantra "keep it simple, stupid"; this is Paper. And they're also playing at our It's a Trap! Clubnight at Debaser Malmö tomorrow night with Epidemics from Umeå! Don't screw this one up folks.
Paper - Built the system
Martyrdöd/Sanctuary in Blasphemy US tour dates are posted: http://prankrecords.blogspot.com/2011/05/no-statik-martyrdod-west-coast-tour.html
Obviously not to be missed! The Oly show will be insane and then I'll be seeing them again the next night when my band opens the show in Seattle.
SWEHC interviews Fredrik Larzon of Millencolin/Kvoteringen about his label : http://www.swehc.com/2011/05/26/denihil/
Just like last time, Ponamero Sundown's new album "Rodeo electrica" kicks off with a total barnburner. While they may sometimes dabble in many of grunge and stonerrock's lesser tropes on other tunes, the drumming alone makes this a must-hear. So what if it's teetering on the edge of showboating, it works perfectly in context and, as far as I'm concerned, if you can play with that kind of drive and energy, you should just go for it.
Ponamero Sundown - Evil wand
Check out Little Gang, a new band featuring Jacob Snavely (Dag för Dag) together with Carl von Arbin (Shout Out Louds), Rebekka Karijord and Erik Nilsson: http://www.skiva.se/aktuellt/little-gang
The group's debut single "Evert's song"" is out now and the album "Half of everything" will follow in fall.
Nicolai Dunger, Sarah Riedel and Jonas Östholm will be joining Georg Riedel at Svenska Grammofon Studios in Göteborg to help him record a new album utilizing various unused Corneils Vreeswijk lyrics. Said album won't be released until the fall, but there will be a live preview on Monday, first-come first-served: http://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/sweden/forsmak-pa-riedel-co-spelar-cornelis
Yet another no-budget video, this with playful dogs and cheery summer vibes courtesy of Heja Heja Heja aka Johan Prosell from doublePark.
Two raging tracks from Swedish crust-metallers Scorched Earth, a new band featuring members from Massmord, Future Ruins, Grace.Will.Fall, Glöm Dä!, Reign of Bombs and more, both of which will be appearing on their upcoming 7" EP "Cause and effect" due out soon via /. The band will also be heading out for an extensive European tour and you can get details here: http://wearescorchedearth.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/we-are-scorched-earth/
Very recommended.
