Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It's gonna be a great one, so make sure to wear your best Saint 21 gear.

Another stiff one dropping in from Mexico!

On Vacation

A Saint 21 hoodie spotted in Gran Canaria a few weeks ago. It looks as good next to palm trees and it does in the garage.

Father and son

We're moving things around

As we're developing Saint 21 into a brand - of clothing, pomade and other cool stuff - this blog will change in the coming weeks.

We've started a new blog, a HepCat Store blog, where you'll find news from the shop, upcoming gigs and cool things that happen. Basically, whatever you used to find here is now found at hepcatstore.blogspot.com. We hope to see you there!

Friday: J.Tex Duo Live at Klubb Peyote

J.Tex and bass player Frank Borg are playing at Klubb Peyote in Malmö tomorrow night. Klubb Peyote moves from venue to venue and tomorrow night it's at Metro.

We'll be there. Will you?

Fancy new music section

Have you seen our swanky new music section? It's all organised and there's ever room for DVDs!

So much to choose from...

We've got vinyl too; 7", 10" and 12".

Need to stock up on pomade? Drop by the shop because we've got a lot of good stuff in stock. We just got a big box of Pusher and there's plenty of Kustom Kutting and Levins.

That's a lot of grease.

Tasty new 7" vinyl

We've got some tasty new 7" for you! Treat yourself in time for Halloween!
The first one is a split from The Archers and Sinicess. Check it out here or click on the cover.


The second is a compilation from Dirty Ugly Records with ten trashy bands from all over the world. How much SHOCK can you stand this Halloween?

The Troubled Three live at HepCat Store

The Troubled Three are giving a free concert at the HepCat Store this Saturday. The HepCat Store is open between 11 and 16, The Troubled Three will play around 13.

About the band: Three vigilantes from up north have teamed up to perform the best music ever written and combine it with the most astonishing live shows you'll ever see...
Most songs fall in the category of rhythm & blues, rock'n'roll and western swing. Legendary songs from the forties are mixed with some original material and a hell of an attitude on stage.
Do not miss this fresh act!

Greasy Kulture #17

Another great issue has landed at our shop in Lund. Get it at the HepCat Store!

Issue #17

New sign for the store

Check out this amazing sign/board that pinstriper Charlie Nilsson painted for us.

Hepcat - it's where it's at

Introducing: Saint 21

Saint 21 isn't just our house anymore. It's our new label. We've just opened the first boxes of tees, trucker caps and hoodies and we're stoked. Check 'em out at the HepCat Store!
More designs are on their way.

stay true - stay gold

Do you miss our Saint 21 pomade? Well this is the time to get your hopes up! The new and improved Saint 21 pomade is being created in a mysterious place in the Swedish woods, among bikes, pine trees and skateboards.
And there's even something for the ladies...

Skull Skool Royal

Antoine Bernhart gained international recognition in the early 1980s for his black-and-white drawings, which appeared on record covers, flyers, posters and fanzines for bands such as The Meteors, The Sting Rays, The Cramps and Billy Childish’s Milkshakes. A selection of these early works have achieved cult status.

skull skool royal

Warning: Some of the graphic material in this book might hurt viewers’ sensibilities and is not suited for children and adolescents.

Big Hair Mama in Sydsvenskan

Yen, our very own Big Hair Mama and hairdresser extraordinaire, turns 30 today!
She's in Sydsvenskan today, read the article here! Happy Birthday Yen!

Yen.
Photo by Åsa Hagenblad

Locators at Vinylbaren tonight!

HepTown Records own The Locators are playing at Vinylbaren in Malmö tonight. Be there or be square!

Locators.
Photo: Jens Schrøder

Dice #34

Ladies and gentlemen, the latest issue of Dice Magazine has landed! As ususal, it rocks!

Dice #34

Need more Dice? Check out all our Dice merch and previous issues here.

HepTown Records rocks Copenhagen

We've got no less than 3 bands from Heptown Records playing live in Copenhagen tonight. Locators are playing at Stengade, Pranksters are playing at The Rock and Cherry Overdrive are releasing their album "Go Prime Time, Honey" at Cafe Mandela.

And as if that wasn't enough, J.Tex and the Volunteers are playing at TattooExpo in Malmö.
HepTown Records - we kick ass and bring you the finest live music.

Motorcycho #23 and #24

Two new issues of Motorcycho have just landed in the webshop. Get them both and start October with some good readin' about bikes, road trips and rock n roll.

Issue 23

Issue 24

1000 Punks

Yep, it's time for another 1000 Punks with a great lineup at Mejeriet in Lund this Friday. Locators, Nobelkommittén and The Headlines are playing. All great bands and two of them are on HepTown Records.

Doors open at 21.00

Nobelkommittén


Locators


The Headlines

Eddie, Ersson and Pat C Miller in Kristianstadsbladet

Our friends Eddie, Ersson and Pat C Miller were featured in Kristianstadsbladet this weekend. DJ Undertaker aka Martin Kubista lists five great rockabilly songs.

Eddie and Ersson.
Photo by Peter Åklundh

Read the article Välvaxad musikfest (in Swedish) and see more photos on Kristianstadsbladets website.
Google translate version in English.

Jimmy Jazz in Sydsvenskan

Our very own Jimmy Jazz turned 30 yesterday and was featured in the Sunday edition of Sydsvenskan, our local newspaper.

You can read it (in Swedish) on Sydsvenskans website, it's called För honom är retro helt rätt.
Click here to read a google translate version in English.

Heptown Records in ink - part 2

Rob's got a new tattoo... and it looks a lot like the one Tobbe got a few weeks ago. Boys and their ink...

Yeah, it's our logo.

Rod & Kulture #23

Get the Fall issue of Traditional Rod and Kulture!

Issue 23

For guys who build their hot rods by getting dirt under their nails and a busted knuckle, rather than by whipping out a gold card.

New brand: Dunderdon

We have a new brand in the shop, Dunderdon. This Swedish workwear company was founded in Gothenburg in 1997 by carpenter Per-Ivan Hagberg, whose mission at Dunderdon is to create clothing for craftsmen who appreciate superior construction and smart design.

Flannel Shirt Jacket

Cord Worker Dress

See all Dunderdon products here.

Car Kulture Deluxe 42

Check out the latest issue of Car Kulture Deluxe. Get it while it's still hot.

Car Kulture DeLuxe continues on in the spirit and style of the early issues. The kulture part of Car Kulture is even more evident. We have nostalgia drag cars, pre-1968 rods, gorgeous seductive DeLuxe Gals pin-ups in every issue, a few bobbers, and great cars: kustoms, hot rods, straight-axle asphalt burners, and more.

Issue 42

And don't forget that issues 19-24 are on sale for a mere 20 sek each. Check out our specials page.

Brace yourself!

A pair of braces have always been the matching companion for a pair of work pants.
Therefore we now offer Pike Brothers Heavy Duty braces for the Roamer Pant. The braces are hand made in Germany and are made to the highest quality standards.

The braces come in two colors, white/blue and brown.

White and blue.

The braces are made to go with the 1937 roamer pant for a traditional work wear look.

1937 roamer pant

One Percent Magazine

Just in: One Percent Magazine from New Zealand. This one was hard to find!

One Percent Magazine -- for the one percent who don't care.
Tons of fun, well-produced new magazine featuring a, dare we say, perfect balance of hot rods, motorcycles and rock n roll. Great writing, photos and design. This is a high quality mag that doesn't take itself too damned seriously.

Read it and tell us what you think!

issue one

issue two

Getting reday for the winter season?

Summer is gone and so is the Swedish hot rod/kustom/bike season. Fall is the beginning of projects in the garage, dreaming of better weather and planning for next summer.

But some crazy riders are getting ready for winter and ice racing. Check out "Icy Riders".



For three years, documentary filmmaker Bengt Löfgren, followed the riders, mechanics and fans in the glorious world of Ice Speedway. Icy Riders is a film about dreams, ambition and aging during what might become the last season of the legendary ice speedway rider Posa Serenius.

Get it at the HepCat Store!

Postcards from The Men

Heptown Records own mod squad, The Men, played at the Bear Family Records anniversary party at Music Hall Worpswede in Germany. It looks like they had a great time!

The Men

Click here to see more photos from the event.

Pace - his and hers

Have you seen the new PACE 101 unisex jeans? They look great on both boys and girls.

PACE 101

And they come in black too. Click here to check 'em out!

Kamikaze Queens - live in Copenhagen

Live in Copenhagen tonight.

Have you heard the latest 7" from the Kamikaze Queens? Well we think you should!

Kamikaze Queens are playing Stockholm tomorrow and Cafe Deluxe in Växjö on Saturday. (Their original gig for Saturday has been canceled, so Växjö is where it's at!)
Check out their myspace for more music and European tour dates.

Milcow and Custom Garage

We have a brand new magazine in the shop, Custom Garage. This issue has an interview with skate legend Duane Peters, the master of disaster.

And there's also a brand new issue of British rockabilly magazine Milcow. So grab a beer or a cup of tea, chill out with some good reading and start planning for next summer...

New stuff from DePalma

The new stuff from DePalma has arrived! Baseball jackets, lots of new prints and some classics. Take a look!

Roadster tee black.

Close call tee

Baseball jacket red

You'll find all our DePalma stuff here.

Heptown Records - in ink

Tobbe, our skateboarder/painter/budding pinstriper and junior member of the Saint 21 crew, has marked himself for life with the Heptown Records logo.

Nice ink, but you're still not getting a job.

These crazy kids and their ink...

Check out the Heptown Records blog for all the latest releases and news.

Rosing likes Rockefella

Linda Rosing dressed her son Kean in a shirt from Rockefella for this cover shoot.

Check out all the fabulous kids clothes from Rockefella here.

Junkyard Jamboree - The Video

Our very own videographer Dan has just finished this video from Cardinals Junkyard Jamboree. Enjoy!

Deeeep in the south of Sweden out in nowhere you will once a year find a bunch of greasers and teasers having a one hell of a party! This event is held by the good lookin' lads in Cardinals Car Club. This short film will show you some of the action, but be sure not to miss it next year!
Music: Astrolites - Hot Rod from hell.


Filmed and edited under the influence of alcohol, don't try this at home kids!

Photos from Tiki Jamboree

We got back from Uddevalla at 5am this morning after a fun night at Tiki Jamboree at Harry's. Life on the road with the HepCat Store ain't for the fainthearted.

Rob - unpacking the car.

Patric from Kustom Kutting and his piece of string.

Almost set up....


The Kustom Kutting pomade.

Thanks to Biffen from LeBeef Kustom Metal Works for hangin' with us, and to everyone who dropped by and said hi.

Tiki Jamboree

HepCat Store will be at Tiki Jamboree in Uddevalla this Saturday. Drop by if you're in the neighborhood!

Child Labour

The youngest members of the Saint 21 crew, working on packaging some heptown records vinyl. Don't worry, they're getting paid and they're the first to let us know if working conditions are not up to standard.

20 Belows - For Better Days

Check out the latest record from the 20Belows - For Better Days. Poppunk with a tear and a broken heart. As if Mike Ness was singing for Chixdiggit. Nah, that's horrible! But this record rocks and makes you wanna go back to that summer when the world was still a nice place.

The 20Belows are a melodic punk rock band from Copenhagen.
They are touring Europe in September and October, check out the details on myspace.

For Better Days

Kustom Kutting Pomade

Patric of Kustom Kutting has just launched his new line of pomade, created by Levin's Pomade.

Soft, medium and hard.

Micke Levin (Levin's Pomade), Robert Göthe (HepCat Store), Rebecka Nord (Fritzi's Hair Parlour) and Patric Fjellman (Kustom Kutting).

Get them at the HepCat Store in Lund right now. They'll be stocked in the webshop in a few days.