The Swing Kids are taking over - article in HD

Photo: Anders Malmberg

Helsingborgs Dagblad dropped by our Monday night swing and the result is an article in today's paper.
Swingfolket tar över retroscenen.

Our very own Jimmy on TV

That's right, our very own Jimmy Shine has been featured on Sydnytt, the local news. He shows of his ride, puts Saint 21 pomade in his hair and dances for the camera.



Click here to see it on svt play.

Late Night Surprise at Red Hot Club

A little treat from last nights Red Hot Club at Mejeriet. Jimmy, Tony and a few of their friends wanted to do something fun since it was the last Red Hot Club of the season. This is what they came up with.


Filmed by Andy.

Beauty Queens Release Party

Drop by Big Hair Mama in Malmö this Saturday to celebrate the release of the all-Swedish pin up calendar Beauty Queens!


The event starts at 19.00. There will be music, something to drink, something to nibble on and something pretty to look at.
It's the perfect warm up to Club HepCat and Joe Spinaci's show at Tangopalatset.

How Heptown Helped Movits! get on TV in the US

If you attended the ten year anniversary of Club HepCat in Lund you caught a performance by Movits!, a Swedish jazz/swing/hiphop act.

Movits at Club HepCat. Photo by Malin Sjöberg.

As always, we bought some copies of their cd "Äppelknyckarjazz" to carry in the store. We sold one or two, then all of a sudden all the cd's we had in stock were gone. When we checked, we saw that they had all been sent to addresses in the US. What the heck?

After some detective work Håkan found this post on aurgasm.

“Django guitar, windy street swing; music for both art directors and for your mother” is how MOVITS! describe their sound. Well-known in Sweden, but unheard of elsewhere, they fold together elements of 1930’s big band swing, roma swing and rhythm & blues, then drop hiphop vocals on top for some serious energetic firepower. The ability to seamlessly interweave a number of genres reminds me of The Cat Empire, but while MOVITS! could relax on their catchy beats, they expertly drop variations (i.e. 2:00 in the video above) that’ll keep you smiling throughout the song.

And it the comments section we noticed that someone had found out that we sold their cd and shipped internationally. Anyone outside Europe who wanted to order the album could only get it from hepcat.se. So that's why we got all these orders...

We sold all the records we had in stock and tried to order more. The label didn't have any more records and neither did their distributor, but we finally got some directly from the band.

But then we ran out of "Äppelknyckarjazz" again and we are now waiting for the re-pressing of the album.
This is not just because of the blog. Movits! were guests on American TV show the Colbert Report this Monday.

Movits! with Colbert.

Click below to see Movits! on the Colbert Report. The first clip is the interview, the second is their performance of "Fel Del Av Gården".

Movits! Interview

Movits! "Fel del av gården"


The news of American interest in Movits! was first brought to the bands attention when we called them and asked for more records.

The news of Movits! performance on American TV and the heads up they got from HepTown Records has been reported by the following sources;
Their record label BDpop; Movits! intar New York!
Norrbottenskuriren; The Colbert Report bokar Movits!
Whoa.nu; Movits i New York på Colbert Report!
Sydsvenskan; Movits slutsålt efter succé
Helsingborgs Dagblad; Movits succé i USA säljer slut på skivor i Lund

Click here to order "Äppelknyckarjazz".

Live photos! Daddies, Movits and hairstyling!

Photos from this Saturday are now up at heptown.com. Check out the gallery!

A big thanks to everyone who came out and partied with us. We had an amazing night with live performances from J.Tex, Movits and HepCat Daddies.


Ylva and Yen did a fabulous job styling hair for the girls all night long and the dancefloor was packed with dancers, the way it should be.

We're hoping all our guests had as much fun as we did!

Club HepCat celebrates 10 years!

Where will you be this Saturday?
Club HepCat - 10 Years Jubilee! @ Mejeriet is where all the cats and kittens are gonna be!

We can hardly belive it's been 10 years. Come and celebrate with us!

A well-known melody cuts like a knife through the smoke. The couples on the steamy dance-floor stop. The horns start pumping a funky riff as the exited whispering from the crowd grows louder and louder. Until the hand clapping starts. The rest of the band enters the stage. They are men with a mission. They’re the men in the most ruthless hard-rocking swing set in Sweden. And now the audience screams: “Hep…Cat…Dad-dies…Hep…Cat…Dad-dies”

There is no turning back... it’s gonna be a long hot night.

YES! We are still here. Flippin the bird to everyone working against us over the years.
Hep Cat Daddies will reunite for this very special 10 years jubilee.

Swedish sensation MOVITS! are joining us this evening.

• CLUB HEPCAT THE 14TH OF MARCH 2009
• Open: 21-03
• Lindy Hop Crash Course: 21-22
• Live on stage from: 22:00 MOVITS! & HepCat Daddies
• Price: SEK 150, HepCat Member SEK 120
• Tickets: www.hepcat.se, no extra fees!
• Mejeriet, Stora Södrgatan 64, Lund, Sweden
• More info:: 046 - 211 14 49 (day time) / 070 - 567 52 92 (evenings)

MOVITS! drar söderut

Vi vill såklart gratulera Luleå grabbarna i MOVITS Till manifestpriset och passa på att meddela alla andra att de drar söderut för att spela på Club HepCats 10 års jubileum den 14:e Mars på Mejeriet i Lund. Samma kväll står även ett återförenat Hep Cat Daddies på scen.

Old News Are Good News

We've been in the local papers a few times during the last few years.
Here are some of the stories written about us and retro culture in our region.
All articles are in Swedish.

Lindy Hop is alive and well in Helsingborg. It's not just us! Helsingborgs Dagblad 2008.

Little America in Malmö. We're part of it! Interview with our friend Marcus from Cardinals Car Club. Sydsvenskan 2008.

Pinstriping, pinups and pomade. Skratch, Zoe Scarlett and Adam Dorsett visit Lund. Skånskan 2008.

Pinstriping with precision. Skratch, Zoe Scarlett and Adam Dorsett visit Lund. Sydsvenskan 2008.

Retro Empire on the move. About the move from Mejeriet to Saint 21. Sydsvenskan 2008.

Lindy Hop Fever in Malmö. Dance classes in Malmö. Sydsvenskan 2007.

Punk turned swingkid. Rob turns 40. 2007.

HepTown Records celebrates five year anniversary. Our little record label is growing up. Dygnet Runt 2007.

It's a Swingin' Life. Some of our friends talk about hot rods, rockabilly and why they're attracted to retro culture. Trelleborgs Allehanda 2006.

Nosey Joe and The Poolkings at Tangopalatset

Don't miss Nosey Joe and The Poolkings at Tangopalatset in Malmö tomorrow.

The Swedish kings of raw rythmn and swing will treat you to a night of great music and their jumpin' rythmn section will keep your feet moving all night long.

The band's latest album "Tunes from the Bighouse" is where swing meets rythmn and blues and vintage rock n roll.

Ol Skool

Old school swingers in zoot suits making a comeback at Mejeriet, cocktails in hand.

Retro Hair Styling day in Malmö

Lördag den 8 november anordnar Big Hair Mama en styling kväll på salongen. Det är Club Hepcat på Tangopalatset som är slutmålet för denna kväll. Nosey Joe spelar och hela Tangopalatset förvandlas till en swingjazz joint á la 40-tal. Blanka skor, prickiga klänningar, illröda läppar, pin-up tatueringar och grymma hårkreationer i en och samma kväll. Stylingen startar kl 15 och avslutas 22. Vi kommer att ha snacks och dricka under kvällen. En make-up artist finns på plats för att ge dig alla tips för en bra retrolook. Intresserad? ring oss eller maila till yen@bighairmama.se