Asta Kask

Asta Kask
Asta Kask playing at Pretzeltown festival in Södertälje.2009
Asta Kask playing at Pretzeltown festival in Södertälje.2009
Background information
Also known asX-tas
OriginTöreboda, Sweden[1]
GenresPunk, Trallpunk
Years active1978–1989, 1992, 2003–present[2][3]
LabelsRosa Honung, Burning Heart Records,[4] Kloakens Alternativa Anti Produktion
MembersBonni "Bonta" Pontén
Micke Blomqvist
Magnus "Ernie" Hörnell
David "Dadde" Stark
Past membersMagnus "Bjurre" Bjurén
Ulf Karlsson
Per Karlsson
Stefan Hovbjer
Steve Aktiv
WebsiteOfficial website

Asta Kask is a Swedish punk band from Töreboda,[5][6][7][8] Sweden, founded in 1978. Asta Kask plays melodic punk music with Swedish lyrics; they are a foundational band for the musical subgenre known as trallpunk.[9][10][11]

The band have gained international reputation and their songs have been covered by acts from three continents. German punk rock band Rasta Knast started as a tribute band to Asta Kask.[12]

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  2. ^ Segerpalm, Erik (11 November 2016). "Asta Kask vågar vägra nostalgi". Vf.se. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ Knutsson, Jim. "Frontman i legendariskt svenskt punkband svårt sjuk: "En aggressiv cancertumör"". Gaffa. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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  5. ^ "Asta Kask om nya skivan: "Handen på hjärtat är politiskt färgad". Sveriges Radio. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ Pihlblad, Micke (26 February 2018). ""Är fortfarande lika förbannade" – Corren". Corren.se. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Asta Kask firar 40 med ny ep – kommer till Malmö i vår". Sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Asta Kask lever vidare". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ^ Hannerz, Erik; Persson, Mattias (2017). "Punk in Sweden". Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: 613–616.
  10. ^ Mörtberg, Sara. (2008). För att man vill göra något själv: en studie om hur den svenska punken spreds som en löpeld med avstamp 1977 (PDF) (Thesis) (in Swedish). Linköpings Universitet.
  11. ^ Dahlgren, Anders (1992). Punk – från revolt till mode: en subkulturs uppgång, utveckling och fall i England och Sverige (Thesis) (in Swedish). Umeå Universitet, Kulturarbetarlinjen.
  12. ^ "Rasta Knast - official profile". Rasta-knast.de. Retrieved 28 September 2020.