Country: Sweden

Now open: Umeå Hardcore Arkiv

Oh children of the 90s, now we know that is why the internet was invented: to preserve all of your awkward and/or potentially embarrassing moments for posterity. Yes, the Umeå Hardcore Arkiv is now online and it is awesome: http://www.umeahardcorearkiv.se/

Beatrice Eli EP coming in August

I first mentioned it back in March and now has confirmed their signing of Beatrice Eli and will be officially releasing her debut EP "It's over" in August.

D-takt & Råpunk presents "Made in Japan"

quietly released a new 12" comp featuring 20 tracks recorded live at Earth Dom, Tokyo from acts such as Mob 47, Desperat and more: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/made-in-japan-live-12-dtakt040.html

The Radio Dept. heading south (update)

Updated tourdates for The Radio Dept.'s South American tour in July:

07/02 - Bizarro Club, Lima (PE)
07/04 - Centro de Eventos Cerro Bellavista Santiago (CL)
07/06 - Beco 203, Sao Paulo (BR)
07/08 - Teatro Odiessa, Rio de Janerio (BR)

New Katatonia confirmed

Katatonia has confirmed that their new album "Dead end kings" will be released on August 27 via . Full details here.

The Swede Beat Mixtape #8: Tight Silk

The Swede Beat has posted a new edition of their mixtape series, this one compiled by Tight Silk: http://www.theswedebeat.com/mixtape/the-swede-beat-mixtape-vol-8-tight-silk/

Premium Publishing presents "Ny Våg - Svensk Punk / New Wave / Synth 1977-1982"

Coming August 21 via , "Ny Våg - Svensk Punk / New Wave / Synth 1977-1982", a new and long-awaited book by collector Peter Kagerland on the early history of Sweden's legendary punk scene. It's Swedish-only, but it does include a bonus CD and will probably look quite nice filed on my shelft next to Premium's previously-released and very informative "Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk". Anyhow, details and ordering info is here.

Dissekerad - Undergången är nära

New Swedish råpunk featuring members from Totalitär, Avskum, Makabert Fynd and The Nature. Kinda goes without saying, but yeah, this is raging.

Kning Disk update

New stuff on the way from the always-interesting :

June 13: Jerry Johansson - House of hope
July: Dan Fröberg & Alexandra E. Lindh - Tingens vilja
later this fall: Titiyo Jah & Andreas Söderström - tba

More Hotet från Skogarna interviews

Inivisible Guy continues their "Hotet från Skogarna" interview series by talking to The Dead, Djävulskap, News from the Front and Moron Express.

Terrible Feelings US tour

Swedish garage-rockers Terrible Feelings are touring the East Coast next month:

06/19 - Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
06/20 - Kungfu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
06/21 - Gooski's, Pittsburgh, PA
06/22 - tba, Cleveland, OH
06/23 - tba, Nashville, TN
06/24 - The Buccaneer, Memphis, TN
06/25 - tba
06/26 - Slims, Raleigh, NC
06/27 - Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
06/28 - Golden West, Baltimore, DC
06/29 - Warehouse Motor Club, Middlesex, NJ
06/30 - The Acheron, Brooklyn, NY

S:t Erik to get vinyl release 3 years later

Swedish doom act S:t Erik will finally see their 2009 debut album "From under the tarn" released on clear vinyl via American label . It's not obvious, but the band features members who have gone on to a wide variety of acts such as Jeniferever, We are the Storm, Lilla Sällskapet, Ansiktet and Maskinen.

SWNK talks to Swarm

Some Will Never Know interviews all-star gubbe-rock act Swarm, the new band with members from Disfear and Victims and a new 7" on : http://www.swnk.org/interviews/swarm/

Chicagojazzen - Beach 2012

From the new Chicagojazzen album "Elände", coming this June via .

Grillat & Grändy - Jag ler (video)

New Swedish hip-hop from Grillat & Grändy by way of .