Ellekari Larsson from The Tiny will be doing some travelling over the next few months and is looking for possible solo gig opportunities: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=43267142&blogID=331214320
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The Open Up and Bleeds are going through even more lineup changes and have now announced that Jens Lager is leaving the band to concentrate on his other project The Comedy. As mentioned not too long ago, drummer Andreas Ohlsson recently left the band as well.
Marybell Katastrophy's (aka Marie Højlund from Tiger Tunes) proper debut 10" EP "This is the one" is available for streaming via Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Marybell+Katastrophy/This+Is+The+One
It comes out December 6 via Merger and will only be available on vinyl or as a paid download.
Prolific Norwegian noisenik Lasse Marhaug has posted some news regarding two new Testicle Hazard releases, one full-length on US label Trash Ritual and one split with Golden Serenades on Segerhuva. Read more: https://www.lassemarhaug.no/
The (International) Noise Conspiracy is contributing the track "Washington bullets " from their forthcoming album to the "Causes 1" benefit comp being released by Waxploitation. Read more: https://www.waxploitation.com/2007/causes.html
Ideal Recordings, Häpna and Kning Disk, three of the best current Swedish labels for exciting new music, are teaming up with UK mag The Wire for a special sampler entitled "Whispers from the forests, screams from the mountains" featuring 77 minutes of what they do best. I don't know the full tracklist, but Ideal reports that they are contributing exclusive works from Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Sewer Election, Christine Ödlund and Mokira plus a track from Nash Kontroll off their upcoming 7". In conjunction with said comp's release, the three labels will again team up for a live show at Konsthallen in Göteborg on December 8 featuring Balroynigress (Kning Disk), Hans Appelqvist (Häpna), DLSODW (Ideal) and a special performance by the ensemble of Jean-Louis Huhta (The Skull Defekts), Anders Dahl and Johan Berthling (Häpna/Tape).
Turbonegro has posted an entertaining full report from their US tour: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=13678139&blogID=330720256
Millencolin are blogging from the studio as they work on their new album: https://www.millencolin.com/
Read the official press release here: https://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=464
Gaffa reports on the Danish World Awards for world music: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=20173 (in Danish)
Pitchfork does the Forkcast think with Johan Hedburg (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names): https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/47087-johan-hedberg-var-dig-sjlv-mp3stream
As mentioned before, Johan's self-titled solo debut EP on Cosy Den will be reissued on 10" vinyl via Labrador Records.
In addition to their new self-titled album on Rocinante and their split with Desperado, Swedish act The Sound O.E are planning to record another new batch of songs for release sometime next year. More details to come.
MNW is continuing to mine their extensive back-catalog and will reissuing Blå Tåget's 1981 live album "Blå Tåget på Fågel Blå" as well as releasing a new Risken Finns best-of compilation. Read more: https://www.mnwmusic.com/ (in Swedish)
After some 12 years, an EP and two full-length records, Swedish alt.country act Hanif has finally decided to call it quits citing "lack of creativity." Frontman Andreas Magnusson will continue onwards with his Pinto project and guitarist James Kinn has a new band called James and the Greater Good.
Full House Records has signed Finnish hardcore act Worth the Pain and will be releasing their debut full-length in February in cooperation with Fast Rock Factory. Hear sample tunes: https://www.myspace.com/worththepain