The netlabel, an offshoot of the Eardrums Music blog, has released a new single from Finnish indie/pop act Paperfangs: http://www.eardrumspop.com/2010/10/20/epop006-paperfangs/
Two original tracks plus a cover of "Violet" by Kiss Kiss Fantastic and digital liner notes/artwork.
Drowned in Sound continues their spotlight on Nordic music with an extensive look at the genre known as Skweee: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141337
More on the Melody Club debacle: apparently Richard Ankers didn't tell his other band Versant that he was leaving and rejoining his old mates; instead, they found out via Aftonbladet and have yet to hear directly from the man himself. Bad timing too, because the band's debut EP "Heartbeats" comes out November 23, though I heard of someone who is now bandless...
International release dates and the full tracklist for Robyn's 3rd and final entry in her "Body talk" trilogy are posted here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=113865677&blogId=540041604
Swedish metal act Waster has changed their name to Reveal. Hear a new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/revealswe
Under the Radar reviews the new Röyksopp instrumental album "Senior": http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/senior/
Check out high quality video footage of Turboweekend and When Saints Go Machine's recent concert at Vega: http://vegaplayer.dk/
Listen to Junip's iTunes-only bonustrack "Blue": http://soundcloud.com/somekindofawesome/junip-blue
The current Infernus-led incarnation of Gorgoroth has re-recorded their 3rd album "Under the sign of hell" and will be releasing it via . There's also a new album in the works, but that probably won't surface until late 2011.
Swedish melancholy folk act Holmes are now sold out of every physical copy of their 2008 EP "Storm", so they're giving it away as a free download for a limited time: http://holmes.bandcamp.com/album/storm-ep
If you're curious as to how Raped Teenagers sound in 2010 as they prep for their reunion gig, go hear to download a rehearsal recording from last weekend: http://gaspunk.blogspot.com/2010/10/raped-teenagers-rehearsal-16-oct-2010.html
Check out an extensive interview with Norwegian artist Susanne Sundfør at Drowned in Sound: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141318
Aftonbladet reports that Melody Club drummer Andy A Miltvedt left the band in protest to their decision to participate in Melodifestivalen: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen2010/article7978443.ab
Previous MC drummer Richard Ankers will be taking his place.
The Washington Post Express gives poor marks to the DVD release of Norwegian black metal doc "Until the light takes us": http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/10/until-light-takes-us-dvd-review.php
I've been curious to see it, mostly for the Fenriz interviews, but I don't think I've heard from anyone who actually likes the film as a whole.
Interested in classic Swedish punk/käng/hardcore, but don't know where to start? Check out these two mixtapes from Skippers Corner: http://soundcloud.com/antonns