Alleycat signs The Don Darlings

Swedish rock'n'roll label Alleycat Records has announced the signing of The Don Darlings and will be releasing their debut album on January 27, 2010. Preview here: https://www.myspace.com/thedondarlings

Digfi goes dormant

Swedish music site Digfi has ceased publishing new editorial content: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=12699

Two new Warmer Climes mixtapes

The Warmer Climes blog has new mixtapes from Jens Lekman and two of the guys from Endiamonds.

Giana Factory confirm debut EP

Hyped Danish indie act Giana Factory have confirmed that their debut 4-song EP "Bloody game" will be released on October 12. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/gianafactory

Beezewax reunites for debut album reissue

SellOut! Records, in collaboration with UK-based label Boss Tuneage, will be reissuing Beezewax's first, long out-of-print 1998 debut "A dozen summits" on November 2 in a new remastered edition, complete with two bonus tracks from their demo. The band will also be coming back together in their classic 1999-2003 lineup for a record release/one-time reunion show at Revolver in Oslo on October 31.

Premium Publishing presents 'Stick iväg, Jack! Historien om Radio Nord'

Premium Publishing is putting out both a book + bonus DVD collection and a 2CD compilation commemorating Radio NORD, a short-lived pirate radio station that operated offshore from a ship in the Baltic Sea near Stockholm during the period of March 1961 through June 1962. The author is Jan Kotschack, son of famed Radio NORD DJ Jack Kotschack and the bonus DVD content includes the 1961 documentary short "Låten från Båten" ("Songs from the boat", but it sounds much better in Swedish). For full details and even a dozen or so preview pages, go here: https://www.premiumpublishing.com/se/art/stick-ivag-jack-radio-nord.php

The Guardian on the cult of raggare

Not exactly music-related, but maybe worth reading anyways: UK paper The Guardian on Swedish raggare culture: https://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/01/raggare-swedish-rocknroll-cult

Bröderna Lindgren album update

Details for the upcoming Bröderna Lindgren album are in: it will be called "Presenterar meningen med livet" and it will be released on October 26. Here's the full tracklist:

01. Annan sort (Britta Persson)
02. Superhjälten (Hajen)
03. Det är jag som bestämmer (Patrik Arve)
04. Dom bästa (Those dancing days)
05. Aldrig hem igen (Nina Ramsby)
06. Helt ny värld (Ebbot Lundberg)
07. Kasta iväg mig (Olle Ljungström)
08. Nu (Britta Persson)
09. Här kommer ambulansen (Nina Ramsby)
10. Snabba som raketer (Mattias Alkberg)
11. Om en skalbagge (Caroline Wennergren)
12. Jag vet (Kristofer Åström)
13. Vilse (Hajen)

No Shame are back

Finnish punk act No Shame is back in effect with the recruitment of Hybrid Children/Kerho drummer Saska Ketonen, so now they will finally release the new album they recorded back in 2008 with ex-drummer Teemu Horto. Expect an early 2010 release via Fullsteam Records with the first single "Better drunk than part of the machine" coming on October 7; in the meantime check out the band's entire back catalogue for free at their website: https://www.ifeelnoshameatall.net/

New Hellsingland Underground album due in February

Swedish boogie-rockers Hellsingland Underground are working on a new album called "Madness & grace" to be released in February 2010.

I Am Bones now just one

Johannes Gammelby of I Am Bones has fired his band and will continue on as a solo artist: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=30882408&blogId=512411961

Viola - Beautiful lost things

Is it October in Finland already? Viola's latest free download single is called "Beautiful lost things" and it's ready for the taking: https://www.violamusicclub.com/
In other news, the band recently penned a tune for fellow Finnish artist Bääbs (from Tv-resistori) called "You don't know tomorrow" for entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and apparently it's made it to the semifinals and can be heard here: https://euroviisut.yle.fi/
That is assuming of course that you can navigate the Finnish website (I can't).

Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks will play live no more

Swedish rockers Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks have announced their retirement from the live scene: https://www.headstomp.com/nyheter/rjap-slutar-spela-live

Downstairs confirm album #2

Finnish noiserock act Downstairs has confirmed that their sophomore album "DWNSTRS" will be released on November 4 via Fullsteam Records. Hear the first track "Sea life" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/downstairsnoise

Cloudberry confirms new 7"s from Bonne Idée and Sad Day for Puppets

Cloudberry Records will be releasing 7"s from Swedish indiepop acts Bonne Idée and Sad Day for Puppets in the near future. I'm not crazy about everything the label does, but they've definitely been on quite a tear lately with their last few records and I expect both of these to be just as good.