In case you missed the comment, Magnus Ekelund and Jakob Hellman performed their new single recently for Stockholm Boat Sessions. Direct link: https://stockholmboatsessions.blogspot.com/2011/05/jakob-hellman-och-magnus-ekelund.html
& Stockholm City Museum have teamed up to produce a guidebook for an ABBA-themed walking tour of Stockholm for all the superfan tourists who want to retrace the steps once taken by Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid: https://www.premiumpublishing.com/en/art/abba-city-walk-ukde-stockholm.php
Gaffa has the premiere of the new Ida Corr video "Musen efter katten", her first-ever Danish-language single: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/49863
Årabrot and Okkultokrati, two of Norway's heaviest and darkest acts, will be teaming up for a split 12" to be released on July 1 via . Full details here: https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2011/05/okkultokratiarabrot-split-12.html
If you happen to be near Oslo, there will be a record release show at Blå on June 25 which also happens to be the releasefest for Next Life's new LP as well.
The new UX Vileheads LP will be called "Hardcore XI" and it will be released this summer via in cooperation with Danish label .
The new Acid House Kings remix EP "Music sounds better remixed" is streaming in its entirety at Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/acidhousekings/sets/music-sounds-better-remixed
Check out Swedish indiepop act Days doing a live radio session for WNYU which they did while in NYC for Popfest: https://blog.shelflife.com/2011/05/26/days-live-on-wnyu/
Principe Valiente will be doing a few gigs in Germany in June:
06/16 - MS Hedi (Hit the North), Hamburg
06/17 - King Kong Klub (1 Year Anniversary Death # Disco), Berlin
06/18 - Rockpool (Rip it Up), Halle
Martyrdöd/Sanctuary in Blasphemy US tour dates are posted: https://prankrecords.blogspot.com/2011/05/no-statik-martyrdod-west-coast-tour.html
Obviously not to be missed! The Oly show will be insane and then I'll be seeing them again the next night when my band opens the show in Seattle.
SWEHC interviews Fredrik Larzon of Millencolin/Kvoteringen about his label : https://www.swehc.com/2011/05/26/denihil/
Check out Little Gang, a new band featuring Jacob Snavely (Dag för Dag) together with Carl von Arbin (Shout Out Louds), Rebekka Karijord and Erik Nilsson: https://www.skiva.se/aktuellt/little-gang
The group's debut single "Evert's song"" is out now and the album "Half of everything" will follow in fall.
Nicolai Dunger, Sarah Riedel and Jonas Östholm will be joining Georg Riedel at Svenska Grammofon Studios in Göteborg to help him record a new album utilizing various unused Corneils Vreeswijk lyrics. Said album won't be released until the fall, but there will be a live preview on Monday, first-come first-served: https://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/sweden/forsmak-pa-riedel-co-spelar-cornelis
As mentioned a couple days ago, Tiger Baby are back with a new single and now you can hear it: https://soundcloud.com/tiger-baby/crystal-ball
Yet another no-budget video, this with playful dogs and cheery summer vibes courtesy of Heja Heja Heja aka Johan Prosell from doublePark.
Two raging tracks from Swedish crust-metallers Scorched Earth, a new band featuring members from Massmord, Future Ruins, Grace.Will.Fall, Glöm Dä!, Reign of Bombs and more, both of which will be appearing on their upcoming 7" EP "Cause and effect" due out soon via /. The band will also be heading out for an extensive European tour and you can get details here: https://wearescorchedearth.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/we-are-scorched-earth/
Very recommended.