Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (07) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
02. (02) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
03. (03) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
04. (04) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
05. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (11) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
07. (10) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
08. (12) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
09. (01) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
10. (09) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
11. (13) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
12. (NY) Nancy Sinatra - "Let Me Kiss You"
13. (NY) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
14. (NY) The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"
15. (18) Strip Music - "Never Die"
16. (NY) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
17. (06) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
18. (NY) Manic Street Preachers - "The Love Of Richard Nixon"
19. (17) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
20. (NY) Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"

Hot tracks not in the top 20:
Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
Le Tigre - "New Kicks"

Leaving the chart:
(08) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
(14) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
(15) Niccokick - "Love & Neon Lights"
(16) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
(19) Client - "Radio"
(20) The Cure - "Taking Off"

Finally, Burning Heart issues a press release concerning their upcoming "Heart Attack" 10 year anniversary compilation: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=140
This thing's been in the works for a loooooong time, so I'm very excited to see that it's finally coming out on October 25. So many amazing collaborations! Full tracklist:

01. T(I)NC - Black Mask
02. C. Aarmé - Tu Puta Mi Casa
03. Promoe - These Walls Don't Lie
04. Nine - Inferno
05. Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
06. Turbonegro - Drenched In Blood (DIB)
07. Nasum - Darkness Falls
08. The Weakerthans - The Reasons
09. Raised Fist - Message Beneath Contempt
10. Nikola Sarcevic - Lovetrap
11. Division Of Laura Lee - Endless Factories
12. Refused - Refused Are Fucking Dead
13. Puffball - Take You Down
14. Looptroop - Don't Hate The Player
15. VOAG - Cause For Alarm
16. Give Up The Ghost - Love American
17. X-Ray Eyes - Randy
18. The Peepshows - Count Me Out
19. Bombshell Rocks - Warpath
20. The Lost Patrol - Alright
21. Between Us - Dialog
22. The Hives - Untutored Youth
23. Millencolin - Happiness For Dogs
24. The Business - No One Likes
25. Division Of Laura Lee - I Don't Wanna Hear It
26. Turbonegro - Repo Man
27. Nasum - The Real
28. Randy - Beware
29. Nobodys Heroes - Wrongones
30. Moneybrother/Looptroop - Looking For More Love
31. C. Aarmé - You're A Dead Box
32. Raised Fist - Time Will Let You Go, All Alone And Break
33. The Lost Patrol Band - My Heart Is Still A Mess
34. Nine - United Forces
35. Club Killers - Some Of Them A Bawl
36. Millencolin - AB Böna Och Be
37. Sounds Like Violence - You Give Me Heartattacks
38. T(I)NC inhale Blacksmoke - Armed Love

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
04. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
05. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
06. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
07. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
08. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
09. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
10. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
11. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
12. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
13. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
14. Stephen Simmonds - This Must Be Ground
15. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
16. Ana Johnsson - The Way I Am
17. Melody Club - Face the Music
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Sandelin & Ekman - I stereo
20. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh

I didn't realize it yesterday, but that upcoming Circle tour in the UK is in support of their new album "Empire", a new limited-edition vinyl-only release from Riot Season Records. The record contains two extremely long live tracks, "Dragon" and "Empire" and you can get more info here: http://www.riotseason.com/

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (03) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
02. (01) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
03. (04) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
04. (NY) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
05. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (06) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
07. (02) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
08. (08) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
09. (09) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
10. (NY) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
11. (18) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
12. (NY) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
13. (17) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
14. (07) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
15. (NY) Niccokick - "Love & Neon Lights"
16. (15) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
17. (19) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
18. (NY) Strip Music - "Never Die"
19. (20) Client - "Radio"
20. (NY) The Cure - "Taking Off"

New tracks just outside the top 20:
Lars Winnerbäck - "Elegi"
Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"
The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"

Leaving the chart:
(10) Cirera - "Motherfucker - Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
(11) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
(12) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
(13) Faithless - "I Want More"
(14) The Delgados - "Everybody Come Down"
(16) Björk - "Oceania"

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. Snook - Mister Cool
03. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
04. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
05. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
06. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
07. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
08. Ayesha - Fire
09. The Confusions - Window
10. Melody Club - Take Me Away
11. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
12. The Solution - I Have To Quit You
13. Moder Jords Massiva - Out of My Hands
14. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
15. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
16. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
17. Venke Knutson - Kiss
18. Maria Arredondo - Mad Summer
19. Kleen Cut - Hands Up
20. The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love

Challengers:
01. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
02. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
03. Brimstone Butterfly - Tunnelvision
04. Tungtvann - Plan B
05. Ana - We Are
06. Lake Placid - Is This Love

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
02. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
03. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
04. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
05. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
06. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
07. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
08. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
09. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
10. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
11. Melody Club - Face the Music
12. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
13. Sandelin & Ekman - I stereo
14. Caj Karlsson - Gud straffar somliga med en gång
15. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
16. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
17. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Di Leva - Tiden faller
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater

Via pHinnWeb comes word that J-P Parikka's 12-track album "Finish Dynamics" can be downloaded for a voluntary donation towards an African school right here: http://www.faventia.de/index.php?id=281
The site is in German, but hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Not only does CDOASS have a new updated website, but they've also announced that they'll be supporting The Hives on their upcoming European tour. Not too shabby! Full dates:

09/20 - Guildhall, Southampton (UK)
09/21 - Carling Academy, Bristol (UK)
09/22 - Rockcity, Nottingham (UK)
09/23 - Carling Academy, Birmingham (UK)
09/24 - Apollo, Manchester (UK)
09/25 - Octagon, Sheffield (UK)
09/26 - Carling Academy, Glasgow (SCO)
09/27 - Ambassador, Dublin (IRL)
09/29 - Brixton Academy, London (UK)
10/14 - Columbia Halle, Berlin (GER)
10/15 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
10/16 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
10/17 - Elysee Montmarte, Paris (FRA)
10/19 - Aqualung, Madrid (SPA)
10/20 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona (SPA)
10/21 - Havana, Toulouse (FRA)
10/22 - C-Side, Milan (ITA)
10/23 - Volkhaus, Zurich (SWI)
10/24 - Tonhalle, München (GER)
10/25 - Arena, Wien, (AUS)
10/27 - Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
10/28 - E Werk, Köln (GER)
10/29 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
10/30 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)

Don't forget that these guys are also one of the many fine acts featured on the upcoming "It's a trap! reader's companion" compilation. Preorders are already being taken!

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (04) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
02. (03) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
03. (01) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
04. (02) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
05. (NY) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (07) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
07. (06) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
08. (NY) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
09. (15) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
10. (05) Cirera - "Motherfucker - "Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
11. (08) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
12. (10) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
13. (09) Faithless - "I Want More"
14. (NY) The Delgados - "Everybody Come Down"
15. (12) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
16. (17) Björk - "Oceania"
17. (19) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
18. (14) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
19. (NY) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
20. (NY) Client - "Radio"

New tracks just outside the top 20:
Lars Winnerbäck - "Elegi"
Strip Music - "Never Die"
David Sandström - "The Sixties (Never Actually Happened)"

Leaving the chart:
(11) Beastie Boys - "Triple Trouble"
(13) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Nature Boy"
(16) Arrested Development - "Honeymoon Day"
(18) The Gift Of Gab - "Rat Race"
(20) Gisli - "TV=The Devil"

Now that school's back in session, here's the first Swedish top 20 student radio chart:

01. (NY) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
02. (NY) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
03. (NY) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
04. (NY) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
05. (NY) Cirera - "Motherfucker - "Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
06. (NY) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
07. (NY) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
08. (NY) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
09. (NY) Faithless - "I Want More"
10. (NY) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
11. (NY) Beastie Boys - "Triple Trouble"
12. (NY) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
13. (NY) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Nature Boy"
14. (NY) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
15. (NY) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
16. (NY) Arrested Development - "Honeymoon Day"
17. (NY) Björk - "Oceania"
18. (NY) The Gift Of Gab - "Rat Race"
19. (NY) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
20. (NY) Gisli - "TV=The Devil"

Not quite in the top 20:
Brainpool - "Junk"
David Sanström - "The Sixties (Never Actually Happened)"
Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"

Aftonbladet says that Dennis Lyxzen from The (International) Noise Conspiracy is the sexiest man in Sweden: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,530409,00.html (in Swedish)
Pelle Almqvist from The Hives ranks #3.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
04. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
05. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
06. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
07. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
08. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
09. Carola - Credo
10. Melody Club - Face the Music
11. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
12. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
13. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
14. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
15. Caj Karlsson - Gud straffar somliga med en gång
16. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
17. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Snook - Mister Cool
02. The Rasmus - Guilty
03. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
04. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
05. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
06. The Confusions - Window
07. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
08. Moder Jords Massiva - Out of My Hands
09. The Solution - I Have To Quit You
10. Ayesha - Fire
11. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
12. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
13. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
14. Venke Knutson - Kiss
15. Lambretta - Kill Me
16. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
17. Dadafon - My Brother´s Comeback
18. 21st Century Noise - Let´s Leave
19. Maria Arredondo - Mad Summer
20. Maria Solheim - Too Many Days

Challengers:
01. Melody Club - Take Me Away
02. Vidar Vang - Happy
03. The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
04. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
05. Kleen Cut - Hands Up
06. Stonebridge feat. Therese - Put Em´ High

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Now that the summer doldrums are coming to an end, there's finally some action in this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
05. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
06. Melody Club - Face the Music
07. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
08. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
09. Caj Karlsson - Gud straffar somliga med en gång
10. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
11. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
12. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
13. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
14. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
15. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
16. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
17. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
18. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
19. Per Gessle - Mazarin
20. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman

Head over to the new Impious website to download clips from their upcoming album "Hellucinate": http://www.impious.net/

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Snook - Mister Cool
02. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
03. The Rasmus - Guilty
04. The Confusions - Window
05. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. The Solution - I Have To Quit You
08. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
09. Moder Jords Massiva - Out of My Hands
10. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
11. The Tough Alliance - Make It Happen
12. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
13. Lambretta - Kill Me
14. Venke Knutson - Kiss
15. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
16. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
17. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
18. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
19. 21st Century Noise - Let´s Leave
20. Maria Arredondo - Mad Summer

Challengers:
01. Maria Solheim - Too Many Days
02. Dadafon - My Brother´s Comeback
03. The Bends - Spacedriving
04. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord
05. Ayesha - Fire

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Rockfoto.nu has pics of The (Int'l) Noise Conspiracy and The Hives from the UK's Reading Festival.