reports that the new Krig i Hudik EP should be coming back from the factory this week and will soon be followed by a new 12" from fellow Swedish punks Sexpistolstanten and Mockfjärdsvapnet along with an additional repress of the Brainbombs "Genius and brutality...Taste and power" reissue.
Hear a new track from Won at the myspace: http://www.myspace.com/psychmalmo
Look for the group's new album "Silent decade" to be released in November.
José González' full-band project Junip is the latest featured act on SVT's Klubbland: http://klubbland.se/2010/10/15/08-junip-2/
will be releasing the brand new Nicolas Makelberge album "The unforgettable planet" on October 26. See the video for the title track here: http://www.eeemotion.se/video/theunforgettableplanet/
Issue #9 of the always stunning Friendly Noise webzine is now online: http://www.friendlynoise.se/fzn/9
Swedish death metal act Gravehammer is done: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=136869116&blogId=539998352
Watch JJ cover Broder Daniel's "Shoreline" at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/10/17/extra-extra-jj-tillbaka-med-mixtejp-och-fjarde-skivan/
Apparently the group has a new mixtape on the way to be followed by another full-length album.
Under the Radar interviews Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit: http://undertheradarmag.com/interviews/first_aid_kit
Thus:Owls are the latest act to be featured on Swedish live music video site Kvalität: http://www.kvalitat.com/2010/10/thusowls-i-weed-the-garden/
See the video for "The anger", the debut solo single from Sugarplum Fairy frontman Carl Norén: http://gaffa.se/tv/clip/482
Moneybrother will be back in the US yet again, this time on tour with Bedouin Soundclash:
11/03 - Le Posson Rouge, New York City, NY
11/04 - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
11/05 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
11/06 - Jerky's Music Hall, Providence, RI
11/07 - Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
12/03 - Wild Buffalo, Bellingham, WA
12/04 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
12/05 - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
12/07 - Slim's, San Francisco, CA
12/08 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
Swedish hardcore act Sista Sekunden have confirmed most of their upcoming West Coast tourdates:
11/05 - The Morgue, Seattle, WA
11/06 - Punk house, Portland, OR
11/08 - tba, Eugene, OR
11/09 - Nick's Haus, Arcata, CA
11/10 - Some pizza place, Chico, CA
11/11 - Fort Ryland, Reno, NV
11/12 - Submission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
11/13 - tba, Long Beach, CA
11/14 - Tower Bar, San Diego, CA
11/15 - The Slurp, Phoenix, AZ
11/16 - tba, Orange County, CA
11/17 - House show, Los Angeles, CA
11/19 - The Pink Mailbox, Isla Vista, CA
11/20 - House show, Oakland SF, CA
Swedish postrockers Scraps of Tape have a newly revamped website: http://www.scrapsoftape.com/
Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder is touring in November:
11/12 - Patronaat (Café), Haarlem (NL)
11/13 - La Dame de Canton, Paris (FRA)
11/15 - King Kong Club (Death # Disco), Berlin (GER)
11/16 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
11/18 - Grabenhalle, St.Gallen (CH)
11/19 - Le Sonic, Lyon (FRA)
11/20 - Coq D'or, Olten (CH)
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Larz-Kristerz - Små ord av guld
02. Hoffmaestro - Skank-a-tronic punkadelica
03. Nanne - En rastlös själ
04. Caroline af Ugglas - Vad var det jag sa
05. Corroded - Exit to transfer
06. Pernilla Andersson - Ö
07. Robyn - Body talk pt.2
08. Fatboy - Overdrive
09. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
10. Säkert! - Facit
11. Anders Ekborg - Painted dreams
12. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
13. Magnus Carlsson - Pop galaxy
14. Kent - En plats i solen
15. Ola - Ola
16. Anne-Lie Rydé - Dans på rosor
17. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
18. Freda' - Äntligen här igen - Samlade hits sedan 1984
19. Irya's Playground - Irya's Playground
20. Raubtier - Skriet från vildmarken