PopMatters reviews The Ark

PopMatters reviews The Ark's "In full regalia" and come away disappointed: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/131889-the-ark-in-full-regalia/

Morningside turns 10, turns off the lights

Danish indie label mainstays Morningside Records (Figurines, Oh No Ono, etc.) turns 10 years old in 2011 and will mark the occasion by throwing a celebratory show at Loppen in Copenhagen on April 15 and then shutting down for good. Read more: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/45096 (in Danish)

New Powersolo in February

Danish rockabilly weirdos Powersolo will release their new album "Buzz human" on February 14.

Kids - I'm gonna miss you

1980 Records has a new single from recent signees Kids posted for free download: https://www.1980records.se/
Sounds a bit like later JAMC I think.

AC4 tour diary

AC4 is back from tour and have posted an account of their experiences: https://www.myspace.com/ac4hc/blog/540983035

Diamond Dogs in the UK

Swedish rockers Diamond Dogs are doing a few UK dates this week:

12/01 - Yardbirds club, Grimsby
12/02 - Guildhall, Gloucester
12/03 - Academy 3, Manchester
12/04 - Piperclub, Hull
12/05 - Redbourne club, Scunthorpe

Those Dancing Days - Fuckarias

Those Dancing Days are giving away a brand new track at their website: https://www.thosedancingdays.com/news/2010/11/30/free-download-of-the-new-song-fuckarias!
Look for the band's new album "Daydreams & nightmares" to be released early next year.

Junip at Big Ass Lens

Online video site Big Ass Lens rendezvous with José González and his band Junip in NYC for the last show of their US tour: https://bigasslens.com/home/2010/11/28/junip-profile-live-at-irving-plaza-1124.html

Burning Ambulance reviews Ghost

Burning Ambulance reviews Swedish metal hype Ghost, comparing them to Blue Öyster Cult, a point of reference that works surprisingly well: https://burningambulance.com/2010/11/24/ghost/

Victims studio blogging

Victims are currently in the studio working on a new record and guitarist/English expat Gareth is blogging along the way: https://punkrockandcoffee.blogspot.com/2010/11/day-one.html

Friendly Noise #10

Issue #10 of Friendly Noise is now up: https://www.friendlynoise.se/fzn/10/

Mohammed Ali - Kan någon ringa (112) (video)

The video for the new Mohammed Ali single "Kan någon ringa (112)" (feat. Asha Ali) is now up at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGPRefRZsBc

New Counterblast coming in 2011

Swedish grind act Counterblast will be heading into Hobo Studio to record a new album for release next year via Alerta Antifacista.

Supersci - Forests and factories (video)

Old track, new video, one of the only decent Swedish hip-hop crews that raps in English. Dig it: https://vimeo.com/17195165

Rock N Roll Allstars to Despotz

Despotz Records has signed Rock N Roll Allstars and will be sending them into the studio to record their debut album with Tomas Skogsbergfor a fall 2011 release. Look for the single "Fuck me I'm famous" to precede it in April.