Näääk & Nimo - Backa bak (video)
Näääk and Nimo are both working on new solo albums, in the meantime, here's a new collaboration track.
Country: Sweden
Kajfes/Österberg promo reel (video)
Nordic Music Prize winner Goran Kajfes presents a promo showreel of his TV, film, fashion and ad work, co-created with fellow artist/collaborator/co- labelhead David Österberg.
Niels Nielsen - Same old sheit (video)
A new video from Niels Nielsen for an old song heralding the imminent arrival of a new album. Confused? All will soon be revealed. (I think.) Look for Niels and co. to play a couple shows with Den Svenska Björnstammen in Sweden next month.
PSL premieres new clips from Bring Me the Fucking Riot, Fanny
PSL has the premiere of Bring Me the Fucking Riot...Man's new video for the single "There is something wrong in your head. Your brain is dead.": http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/29/premiar-bring-me-the-fucking-riot-man-there-is-something-wrong-in-your-head-your-brain-is-dead/
Also premiering at PSL today, the new Fanny video "Come to me": http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/29/premiar-fanny-come-to-me/
Pusrad - Tag 5 betala för 1
Spare a minute for a new 5-song EP from ex-Raped Teenagers act Pusrad? Not sure of the release date or anything, but it looks to be coming out via as a 1-sided 7" in a limited pressing of 300: 150 on black, 150 on transparent.
Faråker - Allt som är skit
Swedish pop artist Faråker continues to post new tracks as he finishes them and this latest tune is a fine piano-based number.
I Die You Die reviews Agent Side Grinder
Goth/industrial site I Die You Die has a good evaluation of the new Agent Side Grinder album "Hardware", one of my own favorite new releases of 2012: http://www.idieyoudie.com/2012/02/agent-side-grinder-hardware/
Turist i tillvaron vol. 5 lineup confirmed
Volume 5 of Mikael Sörling's Swedish punk comp series "Turist i tillvaron" has been confirmed: http://sirling.blogspot.com/2012/02/turist-i-tillvaron-vol-5.html
Not a lot of names I know offhand, but hey, that's kind of the point.
Ane Brun on tour in America
Ane Brun will be touring North America in May:
05/02 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
05/04 - Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
05/05 - The Hamilton, Washington, DC
05/07 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
05/09 - Brighton Hall, Boston, MA
05/10 - tbc, Toronto
05/12 - Petit Campus, Montreal
05/15 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
05/17 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/19 - State Room, Salt Lake City, UT
05/20 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
05/22 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man - Enough! We demand the abdication
New music from Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man off their upcoming record "Solidarity died and so did we", due out April 16 via . As mentioned before, the first official single "There is something wrong in your head. Your brain is dead." comes out March 19.
Groover is done
Swedish label (Austinterna, Lasse Lindh, etc.) have officially closed their doors: http://www.grooverrecordings.com/?p=234
Kristofer Hedberg - Hälsning från 737
"Hälsning från 737" is the first taste of Kristofer's latest solo album "Mina jag och du" which was produced by Lasse Lindh and Peter LeMarc. Kristofer is also a member of the new Americana trio Easy October alongside Kristofer Åström and Nikke Ström (Nationalteatern, etc.) who will be releasing an album this summer.
Ex-members of The Ark restart Stereo Explosion
Ex-The Ark members Martin Axén, Jepson, Leari Ljungberg and Jens Andersson have revived their long-dormant old band Stereo Explosion and have started working on new material together for the first time since 2000. Look for them to start playing live this summer.
Rebel Rebel - Love songs
"Love songs" is the first official single from GBG-based pop/disco/house act Rebel Rebel, a new act featuring a member from Katakomb.
Francis - Traktor (video) + full EP preview
The new Francis video for "Traktor" plus a full stream of their excellent new EP "This must be blood". Well worth checking out!