Sci-Fi Skane, the sideproject of Jonas Jonasson and Thomas Öberg of Bob Hund/Bergman Rock, are releasing an mp3 single called "Jag har aldrig bott vid en landsväg" today, exclusively via CDON downloads: [click here]
Listen to a free sample here: http://www.silence.se/frames/landsvag.mp3
The actual album will be released on August 31 via Silence.

It only took them five years or so to finish the first one, but it appears that Bergman Rock is undaunted and will be making a go at album #2. The English language alterego of Bob Hund is currently in studio and hopes to have it ready for release sometime next year. In other news, the new single "I'm A Crab" comes out October 27 and will include the unreleased b-side "Sea Of Hands".

Danish label Crunchy Frog, home of bands like Junior Senior and Powersolo, has signed indie-rock act epo-555 who they describe as "drawing on the same musical qualities as Bob Hund, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, The Flaming Lips, The Velvet Underground, Calexico and other cool cats." Read more about them here: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=109

The new Swedish band The Gmeyer featuring members from Weeping Willows, Bob Hund, Bear Quartet and Urga now have a website online: http://www.thegmeyner.com/
The new single "My Angel" comes out June 2 and you can listen to a sample here: http://www.thegmeyner.com/sound/my_angel.mp3

Freddie Wadling is enlisting Mauro Scocco and Thomas Öberg from Bob Hund/Bergman Rock to help with his new record. His collaboration "Fade Away" with Håkan Hellström is also supposed to be on the album.

US fans of Scandi music can now order the José González CD from Parasol for a reasonable domestic price. Later this week they'll have a shipment from Silence coming in with the new Mattias Hellberg CD as well as Bergman Rock and the Bob Hund catalog as well as the self-titled Hederos & Hellberg reissue.

Bergman Rock nee Bob Hund will play Denmark for the first time in April, as well as a few other dates around Scandinavia:

04/09 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE)
04/10 - Storan, Göteborg (SWE)
04/11 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
04/12 - Pumpehuset, Köpenhamn (DK)
04/13 - Voxhall, Århus (DK)
04/15 - Rockerfeller, Oslo (NOR)

Bob Hund in sombreros: http://www.silence.se/bobhund/photo/default.asp?m1=&m2=&subID=5&catID=1

In case you didn't see already, Bob Hund alterego Bergman Rock is doing a bunch of in-stores n stuff later this month around Sweden. Details are here: http://www.silence.se/bobhund/update/default.asp

The long awaited debut album from Bob Hund's English-language alter ego Bergman Rock is officially set for a December 23 release.

There's a new Swedish supergroup in the works with Conny Nimmersjö from Bob Hund playing guitar, Jejo Perkovic from Bear Quartet on drums, Weeping Willows bassist Stefan Axelsen, Irya Gmeyner from Urga and Mats Levén (ex-Yngwie!) on vocals. They don't have a name yet, but recording of their debut album is set to begin in February with Soundtrack of Our Lives' keyboardist Martin Hederos making a guest appearance. Read more.

Fall tourdates for the Shout Out Louds:

10/09 - The Monarch, London
10/17 - Playground, Göteborg
10/18 - Mono. Oslo
10/24 - Debaser, Stockholm
10/25 - Victoria, Karlskoga
10/31 - Blekingska Nationen, Lund
11/01 - Kid Skreol, Kristianstad
11/06 - Herrgår´n, Linköping
11/07 - Diezel, Halmstad
11/08 - Konserthuset, Vara
11/19 - Kalmar Nation, Uppsala
11/28 - Ungdomshuset, Köpenhamn
11/29 - Down Town, Örebro w/Bob Hund

The "Twenty years too soon" tribute to Swedish garage rock legends The Nomads has been confirmed for a November 4 release. Contributors include Voladoras, The Yucca Spiders, The Dictators, Electric Frankenstein, The Hellacopters, Mary Slim, The Robots, Nitwitz, X-Ray's, Blag Dahlia (The Dwarves) w/The Dontcares, Sons Of Cyrus, The Sewergrooves, Silvermachines, Supercricket, Sickidz and Bob Hund doing "Min lön kommer 5 år försent" aka "I'm 5 years ahead of my time". More info: www.bigbongorecords.com

Some new Bob Hund dates:

11/24 - KB, Malmö
11/25 - Kåren, Göteborg
11/26 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
11/27 - Vega, Köpenhamn
11/28 - Blå, Eskilstuna
11/29 - Matiné, Örebro
11/29 - Menygalan, Örebro
11/30 - Pipeline, Sundsvall
12/01 - Nöjesfabriken, Karlstad

By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:

Leaving the chart:
(08) bob hund "Det där nya som skulle vara så bra"
(09) Outkast "Hey Ya!"
(13) The Donnas "Too Bad About Your Girl"
(15) Radiohead "Go To Sleep"
(18) Karl Bartos "I'm The Message"
(19) The Datsuns "MF From Hell"
(20) The Chemical Brothers feat. The Flaming Lips "The Golden Path"