Baby Woodrose will be touring Spain and Germany in March:
03/03 - Gruta 77, Madrid (ESP)
03/04 - Sixties Rock Weekend, Castellon (ESP)
03/05 - Helldorado, Vitoria (ESP)
03/15 - Peter Weiss Haus, Rostock (GER)
03/16 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
03/17 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
03/18 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
03/19 - Lila Eule, Bremen (GER)
Making the rounds and definitely worth checking out: "Andra takter", a short documentary on Swedish hardcore/kängpunk legends Anti-Cimex featuring guest appearances by The Subhumans and Peter and the Testtube Babies. Full stream: https://filmarkivet.se/sv/Film/?movieid=292
No subtitles, but they're not really all that necessary.
The fans have spoken and selected "Would you say stop?" as Acid House King's next single. The official release date is March 3.
Two new videos from Jenny Hval off her upcoming "Viscera", due out February 18 via .
Download "Radio for beginners", a 50-minute music and sound experiment recorded back in 2006 by Swedish artist Jesper Norda and now posted online for all to hear: https://www.jespernorda.com/work/other/radio_for_beginners.html
The new album "Realism" from Finnish electronic pop duo Shine 2009 has been confirmed for release on April 12 via offshoot label .
has announced that their next project will be a Missbrukarna LP consisting of the legendary Swedish punk band's sole full-length release, which I believe is the "Krigets gentlemen" cassette. More details are forthcoming... UPDATE: Skrammel has informed me that the LP will actually be a collection of various never-released material that they compiled together with the assistance of member Rolf Bäcklund. Expect it to be out sometime this spring.
The Haunted frontman Peter Dolving will be releasing an autobiographical novel entitled "Sieg Heil Svensson" sometime later this year via publisher King Ink.
Danish mathrockers Trust are heading out on the road this week:
02/12 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Hühnermanhatten, Halle (GER)
02/14 - tba, Hannover (GER)
02/15 - Final Club, Prague (CZ)
02/16 - Muzejka Music Club, Brno (CZ)
02/17 - Ibiza, Ceský Tešín (CZ)
02/18 - Vrah, Rožnov pod Radhoštem (CZ)
02/19 - Spunk, Zagreb (HR)
02/20 - XM24, Bologna (ITA)
02/21 - Gustaf Pekarna, Maribor (SI)
02/22 - Velbloud, C(eské Bude(jovice (CZ)
02/23 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
02/24 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
02/25 - Dödsmaskinen, Copenhagen (DK)
Jens Lekman is doing a benefit in London on March 19 for Read & Shout, an English foundation to benefit libraries. See here: https://readandshout2011.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/jens-lekman-for-read-shout/
I'm into it. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLYodUzhG4I
The Psyke Project are streaming a brand new track from their upcoming split LP project with As We Fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY0_mD3tNe4
The test pressings have been approved for Warcollapse's new all-covers collection "Crap, scrap and unforgivable slaughter vol. 2", a continuation of the 7" they released on back in 2003 -- however, this time 'round they're only covering fellow Scandinavians such as Missbrukarna, Bannlyst, War of Destruction, Rattus and Purrkur Pillnikk. The official release date is set for March 4, preorder here: https://blindeadproductions.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=882
Turist i Tillvaron, the blog of Swedish punk critic Mikael Sörling, is putting out a comp LP this summer: https://sirling.blogspot.com/2011/02/turist-i-tillvaron-ger-ut-samlings-lp.html
Featured artists include Slöa Knivar, Abjekt, Bäddat för Trubbel, Epidemics, Snutjävel and more.
Norwegian label has announced that they will be repressing Okkultokrati's "Knarkskog" EP with new cover art once the band returns from tour. They'll also be putting out two split 7"s with the band Wits End, one with Swedish act Tjuvjakt and another with Americans Perfect Future. Sample the band here: https://witsend.bandcamp.com/