New music from The Accidents

Swedish greaseball punkers The Accidents are streaming a bunch of new (old?) tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theaccidents

Bad Hands - Kick you out

The new Bad Hands single "Kick you out" (feat. Howlin' Pelle and Nicke Andersson) is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/badhandssthlm

Labbat - As I tear down these mountains (video)

Labbat has a new video for the track "As I tear down these mountains": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6z8HB4as0

More music from Casablanca

New Swedish hardrock supergroup Casablanca have a couple new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/casablanca

Fredrik back in the US, prep vinyl "Triologi"

Fredrik are coming back to the US in February:

02/13 - Ryan's, Washington DC
02/14 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
02/15 - Piano's, New York, NY
02/16 - tba, New York, NY
02/18 - Union Hall, New York, NY
02/19 - Permanent Records, New York, NY
02/20 - Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD
02/21 - Midtown Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA
02/22 - Black Cat, Washington DC
02/23 - The M Room, Philadelphia, PA

Also, their 3-part "Trilogi" EP collection is now officially released as an album package via The Kora Group and will soon be available on vinyl via the band's own label Biograf.

Markus Krunegård - Hollywood hills (video)

Aftonbladet has the new Markus Krunegård video for "Hollywood hills": http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article6485781.ab

Atlast Losing Grip planning Euro tour for March

Atlas Losing Grip has started to post tentative European tourdates for March: http://www.myspace.com/atlaslosinggrip

Resident Advisor top picks of the 00s

Electronic music site Resident Advisor has posted their top 100 albums of the 00s and the various Scandinavian entries on the list include Røyksopp - Melody A.M. (#83), Vladislav Delay - Multila (#70), Studio - West coast (#67), Björk - Vespertine (#54), The Field - From here we go sublime (#29), Trentemøller - The last resort (#28), Fever Ray - s/t (#24), Luomo - Vocalcity (#13) and The Knife - Silent shout (#9). Read more: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144

New Moto Boy in March

The new Moto Boy album "Lost in the call" is confirmed for release on March 3. Download the first single "The heart is a rebel": http://www.motoboy.se/

Almedal - Främlingen

Luxury has posted a new track from Almedal for download: http://www.luxxury.se/mp3/Almedal%20-%20Fr%e4mlingen%20192.mp3

Winter Took His Life "Horses" tour doc

Check out a tour documentary featuring Winter Took His Life plus Madamm and Cedarwell: http://www.vimeo.com/8971310

Selective Notes/Khoma now partners with Razzia

Catch'n'Release, the new label founded by Anders Fridén of In Flames which signed Umeå act Khoma (remember?), has changed their name to Selective Notes and has partnered with Razzia Records to handle the release of said album. Expect the first single in March with the full-length to follow in April.

First two Cult of Luna albums to get vinyl reissue

Earache Records is repressing Cult of Luna's first two albums (s/t and "The beyond") on 2xLP with revised artwork. See here: http://cultofluna.com/lost-vinyls

The Tallest Man on Earth signs with Dead Oceans

Swedish troubadour The Tallest Man on Earth has signed with US label Dead Oceans and will release his new album "The wild hunt" on April 13. Head to Pitchfork for a sample tune and tracklist: http://pitchfork.com/news/37671-the-tallest-man-on-earth-signs-with-dead-oceans-shares-new-song/

Cloudberry to release A Smile and a Ribbon 7"

Swedish act A Smile and a Ribbon is next in line to release a 7" on Cloudberry Records.