Meet the Queens of SXSW

MTV Iggy talks to The Bombettes and Fallulah ahead of the two acts heading to Austin for SXSW: http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/meet-the-ladies-of-sxsw/

Vanbot and The Bombettes confirmed for SXSW 2012

Pop act Vanbot and Umeå punkrockers The Bombettes are two of the first Swedish acts to be confirmed for SXSW 2012.

All The Bombettes

The Bombettes shill for Adidas? Sort of? Check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4RE7aTbEo
Shame there's only like 30 seconds of them actually playing, that's the worst part as far as I'm concerned.

Hammock Sessions: The Bombettes

Watch The Bombettes perform the song "Ålidhem" at Ålidhem in Umeå for Hammock Sessions. Link: http://www.hammocksessions.com/2011/02/28/bombettes-alidhem-umea/

Sirius playlist week #20

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Enforcer - High roller
02. TALK 1
03. Robyn - Dancing on my own
04. The Amazing - And it looks like today
05. Årabrot - End of first chant: II
06. TALK 2
07. The Bombettes - Cherry shot
08. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
09. Lapko - Kiss 'n' cry
10. TALK 3
11. The Howard Way - Runaway
12. Familjen - Socker
13. Deathchain - The crawling chaos
14. Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
15. TALK 4
16. Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time
17. Marit Bergman - Free falling
18. Jennie Abrahamson - I lost my heart
19. TALK 5
20. Menfolk - Rubato (con song)

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

The Bombettes album due out late May

Ny Våg has announced that they'll be putting out The Bombettes' debut full-length "Get out of my trailer, sailor!" at the end of May on both LP and CD.

The Bombettes US tour

Finally, US dates for The Bombettes:

03/29 - Bruar Falls, Williamsburg, NYC
03/31 - Johnny Brandas, Philadelphia, PA
04/01 - Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ
04/02 - AS220, Providence, RI
04/04 - Corpse Fortress, Washington DC
04/08 - Bruar Falls, Williamsburg, NYC

The Bombettes US spring tour

Who's got the scoop on The Bombettes' upcoming US tour? I see a show confirmed for April 8 in NYC, but what else?

Sirius playlist week #30

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. I Are Droid - Sevenfold
02. TALK 1
03. [ingenting] - Halleluja!
04. Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
05. Turboweekend - Something or nothing
06. José González - How low
07. TALK 2
08. Ison & Fille - Ikväll vi är kungar
09. Arcana - Invisible motions
10. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Silver heel
13. Björn Kleinhenz - HAZ 920
14. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten
15. Randy - Evil
16. TALK 4
17. The Bombettes - Oh boy
18. We Are the Storm - Where we used to be heroes
19. Elmo - Young love
20. The Bear Quartet - Volksblues (ft. Karin Dreijer Andersson)
21. TALK 5
22. Mattias Alkberg - Jag bara tänkte, liksom, att

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

The Bombettes to play Germany

The Bombettes are heading down to Germany this week:

07/16 - Kulturbunker, Köln (GER)
07/17 - SUBSTANZ, Osnabrück (GER)
07/18 - Cafe Morgenrot, Berlin (GER)
07/19 - JUZ Mannheim, Mannheim (GER)
07/20 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
07/21 - Bumzen, Köpenhamn (DK)

Sirius playlist week #28

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Samtidigt Som - Vid min sida
02. TALK 1
03. Tortyr - Ingen anger
04. Tribulation - Beyond the horror
05. The Fine Arts Showcase - Lovesick
06. TALK 2 (Umeå Punk City set)
07. The Bombettes - Oh boy
08. Industri Royal - Location location location
09. Regulations - Different needs
10. Moloken - Followers
11. Inständg - Kött är mord
12. Knugen Faller - Jag vill inte vara med
13. The Rats - Everything is a trap
14. TALK 3
15. Elmo - Blind heart
16. Logh - Forest eyes (RBG version)
17. Shining - Plågoande O'Helga plågoande
18. TALK 4
19. NEI - City of gold
20. Svart - Honey, honey
21. Fare You Well - It's almost over
22. TALK 5
23. Samuraj Cities - 2 close 2 yr hrt

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Umeå Punk City Fanzine + CD

Now in stock: Umeå Punk City Fanzine + CD
This zine + compilation package features 30+ interviews with Umeå-based punk acts such as AC4, Regulations, Masshysteri, Invasionen, Knugen Faller, Industri Royal, Epidemics, The Bombettes and way more along with a 26-track compilation CD. Not only that, it's dirt cheap! Highly recommended, especially for anyone with an interest in hyper-local music scenes! See more here: http://umeapunkcity.blogspot.com/

The Bombettes plotting album, short tour

The Bombettes are working on writing material for their debut full-length which they hope to record in June. They also plan on doing a short tour in Sweden, Denmark and Germany come July, so keep an eye out for that as well.

MP3: Pintandwefall - Bird of the birds

Pintandwefall are a fiery girl-punk combo from Finland who are slowly, but surely getting the widespread attention they deserve. I know that the first time I heard them, I was immediately won over, I just haven't been as good about pressing the issue as I should. They're kind of like a slightly less-intimidating version of The Bombettes; still tough, but also very cute (though never cloying). One of their (many) charms is their stunting use of language -- I don't think it's so much an ESL thing, I think it's more intentional than that, though their foreignness does indeed help them get away with it. Regardless, the la-la-las and da-doo-das say just as much to me as the actual lyrics, which are beside the point.

Pintandwefall - Bird of the birds

The Bombettes in France, Spain

Umeå punkrockers The Bombettes will be heading to France next week:

01/22 - Le Pixi, Paris (FRA)
01/23 - 1929, Rennes (FRA)
01/24 - Le Fiacre, Bordeaux (FRA)
01/25 - Ibu Hots, Vitoria (FRA)
01/26 - Wurlitzer Ballroom, Madrid (ESP)
01/27 - Sidecar Club, Barcelona (ESP)
01/28 - In Civic Zone, St Feliu de Codines (FRA)
01/29 - Crockmore, Perpignan (FRA)
01/30 - Le Poste à Galene, Marseille (FRA)
01/31 - Trokson, Lyon (FRA)
02/01 - Le Tigre, Selestat (FRA)