Hello Saferide will make a guest appearance on Vapnet's upcoming record.

PopMatters on the new (International) Noise Conspiracy: "Rick Rubin leads the rocking Swedes to their demise"

Black-metal legends Darkthrone has rejoined forces with Peaceville Records, so to celebrate, the label is releasing a special box set which will include "Preparing for war" from 2001 along with a disc of demos and rehearsal tracks and a live DVD. Full tracklist info: https://www.peaceville.co.uk/darkthrone_popup.html

Updated tour dates for Children of Fall:

12/09 - VV-Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
12/10 - Oranssi, Helsinki (FIN)
12/11 - Assembly Hall of STB State University, St Petersburg (RUS)
12/12 - Zhest Club, Moscow (RUS)
12/14 - Depo, Riga (LAT)
12/15 - B.O., Kaunas (LIT)
12/16 - Intro Club, Vilnius (LIT)
12/17 - Kazik, Lublin (POL)
12/18 - Przepompownia, Szczytno (POL)

Galant Records has revamped their website following a hack: https://www.galantrecords.com/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
02. Jill Johnson - The christmas in you
03. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
04. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
05. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
06. Darin - Darin
07. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
08. Nanne - Alltid på väg
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Brolle Jr - Brolle jr tolkar cornelis - en stund på jorden
11. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
12. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
15. Carola - Jul i betlehem
16. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
17. Daniel Lemma - Dreamers & fools
18. Jussi Björling - Från operans värld till svenska sånger
19. Emilia De Poret - A lifetime in a moment
20. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar

Dagbladet's top album picks for 2005, both international and Norwegian-only: https://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/3172289350/show/572948 (via)

Nominees for the Swedish radio 2006 P3 Gold awards:

Best female artist:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Hello Saferide
Frida Hyvönen
Robyn

Best male artist:
Moneybrother
Håkan Hellström
Timbuktu
Alf
Darin

Best band:
Kent
Cardigans
The Ark
The Embassy
Bodies Without Organs

Best newcomer:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Darin
Le Sport
Frida Hyvönen

Best song:
Robyn - Be mine
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Laleh - Live tomorrow
Moneybrother - They're building walls around us
September - Satellites

Guldmicken (best live):
Hellacopters
Laleh
Robyn
Timbuktu
Lars Winnerbäck

Best rock/metal:
Burst - Origo
Grand Magus - Wolf’s Return
Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Rentokiller - Cadaveri Eccelente

Best hip-hop/soul:
Hearin’ Aid - The Boom Lucy
Looptroop - Fort Europa
Peshi - The Work of Art The Art of Work
Stacs Of Stamina - Tivoli
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Best pop:
The Embassy - Tacking
Frida Hyvönen - Until Death Comes
Paddington DC - The Sun is Down And The Sky is Grey
The Tough Alliance - The New School
Jenny Wilson - Love And Youth

Go here to vote for your favorites: https://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/
Winners will be announced January 21.

Aversionline posts some tracks from early 90s Norwegian hardcore acts Lash Out and Contention: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/12/true-norwegian-metallic-hardcore.html

Dusted has posted an excellent review of José González: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2568
Not only is it a nice positive review , but it's insightful and well-written as well.

Check out what Jazzwise had to say about the new Supersilent DVD "7": https://www.eleventhvolume.com/reviews/cds/files/supersilent_7.html

Dead Frog now has over 1000 demo reviews posted on their website: https://www.deadfrogrecords.com/demos-reviews/
Such dedication! That takes some serious gumption.

Gaffa's demo of the month for December is from the band Ruined by Martin. Check out some tunes on their webpage: https://www.ruinedbymartin.dk/media.htm

Updated dates for Looptroop's upcoming North American jaunt:

12/12 - Joe's Pub, NYC
12/14 - Mario Keller's Bar, Minneapolis, MN
12/15 - Rascal's, Winona, MN
12/17 - Babylon Bightclub, Oottawa (CAN)

Paza of the X-Dump Collective has posted a special Christmas single for free download: https://www.x-dump.com/eng/news_com.php?news=138

Pelle Carlberg is my favorite artist on Labrador. He's got a strong wit and an intellectual air about him that's all too rare in music these days. Yes, the music is still quite twee and yes, even quite fey, but I still do like it. Now don't be confused by today's songtitle - this "Summer of '69" is most certainly not the Bryan Adams tune. No, it's just a pleasant little pop song about Pelle's year of birth. A simple song with a sweet sentiment. And don't forget- Pelle is playing London next week at Tack! Tack! Tack!. It should be a good time, so be sure to come out if you're in the area.