Victor Brandt (Totalt Jävla Mörker, Djerv, Satyricon) has been enlisted as Entombed's new bassist with current member Nico Elgstrand switching permanently to 2nd guitar, making the band a 5-piece once more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=49775189&blogId=538732071
MI reports that the Swedish arm of the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) has decided to allow streams to count in their tabulation towards gold and platinum certification: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1901/IFPI_Aven_strommad_musik_i_certifieringen.html (in Swedish)
Stockholm-based twang/indie act Ed Greene is back with a new album, but no label to release. Check out three brand new tracks over at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/edgreene
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Familjen
02. Robyn
03. Säkert!
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Moneybrother
06. First Aid Kit
07. Kent
08. The Tough Alliance
09. Efterklang
10. Broder Daniel
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Swedish act Let's Say We Did have a video for their new single "Straight back to you" featuring an ugly transvestite on a moped: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WL2BtJ0h2c
Millencolin will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their breakthrough album "Pennybridge pioneers" with a world tour on which they will be performing said album in full, alongside plenty of other old songs. Dates:
09/09 - Envol Macadam Festival, Quebec City, Quebec (CAN)
09/10 - Ritual, Ottawa, Ontario (CAN)
09/11 - Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec (CAN)
09/12 - Phoenix Theatre, Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
11/06 - Teatro Teleton, Santiago (CHL)
11/07 - Teatro Colegiales, Buenos Aires (ARG)
11/11 - Bar Opinao, Porto Alegre (BRA)
11/12 - Master Hall, Curitiba (BRA)
11/13 - Capital Disco, Santos (BRA)
11/14 - Carioca Club, Sao Paulo (BRA)
12/09 - tba, Mexico City (MEX)
12/11 - tba, Panama City (PAN)
12/12 - tba, San José (CRI)
Check out an e-card for A Swarm of the Sun's new album "Zenith": http://formton.se/aswarmofthesun/
If you dig Logh and Cult of Luna, these dudes are about halfway between.
Watch Wildbirds & Peacedrums do the "Take-Away Show" thing for La Blogoteque: http://blogotheque.net/Wildbirds-and-Peacedrums,5598
Classic Swindie act Easy is back with a brand new track, their first in nearly 10 years: http://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/intlpub/easy-is-back-with-a-brand-new-track
The latest episode of Listen to Norway's "99 minutes" podcast series is a special feature on Folkelarm, Norway's biggest folk festival: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010083015333181329823
will release Johnny Kock's new single "Sju rider igen" on September 1, with the album "Fejd" to follow on the 15th.
has a new digital release out now from Swedish rapper/comic artist Simon G aka Simon Gärdenfors (ex-Las Palmas, Far och Son): http://hybrism.blogspot.com/2010/08/ny-release-pa-hybris-digital-simon-g.html
There is now a video for the new Simon Says No! single "Solitary rush": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ik5OSFJ00g
Watch Robyn cover Björk's "Hyperballad" at the Polar Music Prize awards ceremony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xPCxxxvqSw
has announced the signing of Radio Saigon, a Cophenhagen-based act with an international lineup -- oddly enough, singer/guitarist Daniel Christensen is from here in Olympia, WA I believe and I met his dad once at the post office. Anyhow, the band has recorded three songs for their 7" debut which will be out on November 1 and can be previewed at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/radiosaigon