You can now listen to the new Alice in Videoland single "Cut the crap" on their website: http://www.aliceinvideoland.net/AliceSwe/music.asp

This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. Poets of the Fall - Lift (FIN)
05. Järjestyshäiriö - Pidä huivista kii (FIN)
06. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
07. Children of Bodom - In your face (FIN)
08. HIM - Wings of a butterfly (FIN)
09. Spiha - Planet horse (FIN)
10. Crashdiet - Riot in everyone (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Bloodpit - Platitude (FIN)
12. Alice in Videoland - Badboy (SWE)
13. Paperboys - Keep it cool (NOR)

Swedish synthpoppers Alice in Videoland have signed a deal with Canadian label/mailorder Storming the Base who will be promoting the band in North America.

Swedish new-wavers Alice in Videoland have officially confirmed October 5 as the release date for their new album "Outrageous" via National Records. The band will have a special release show at Debaser in Stockholm the same night.

I hear that the new Alice in Videoland album will be out on October 5.

The video for the new Alice in Videoland single "BadBoy" has been posted online: http://www.aliceinvideoland.net/video/aliceinvideoland_-_badboy.wmv

The new Alice in Videoland single "Badboy" will be released on June 1. Listen to a sample here: http://www.aliceinvideoland.net/aliceswe/music.asp

Keyboardist Calle has left synthpop group Alice in Videoland citing the always-classic "personal reasons" as his explanation. He may still collaborate with the band in the future, but his full-time position will be taken over by long time friend and supporter Dominique Kalamajski.

Alice in Videoland reports that they are currently at home in Malmö working on a new album. If synthpop takes off this time around, they better hurry up to have something out soon.

Tons of new bands confirmed for the Malmöfestivalen today including Sahara Hotnights, Teddybears Sthlm, Markoolio, Kaizers Orchestra, Sandy Mouche, PowerSolo, Tiger Tunes, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Learning From Vegas, Sterling, Epo-555, Niccokick, Latin Kings, Promoe, Chords, Pluxus, Universal Poplab, Conevant, Alice in Videoland and more.

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

01. (01) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
02. (03) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
03. (NY) Marit Bergman "I Will Always Be Your Soldier"
04. (14) Raymond & Maria "Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja"
05. (04) Strip Music "Desperation"
06. (05) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
07. (06) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
08. (NY) Sahara Hotnights "Hot Night Crash"
09. (12) Faithless "Mass Destruction"
10. (02) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
11. (07) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
12. (11) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
13. (NY) The Von Bondies "Tell Me What You See"
14. (08) Prince "Musicology"
15. (09) Bright Eyes Feat. Neva Dinova "Black Comedy"
16. (NY) Velvet Revolver "Slither"
17. (10) Kelis "Trick Me"
18. (NY) Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out"
19. (NY) Deportees "Arrest Me 'Til It Hurts"
20. (NY) Weeping Willows "You Weren't Even Close"

Leaving the chart:
13. OFX "France"
15. Willowtree "Always The Same"
16. Gary Jules "Broke Window"
17. Pitch Black "It's All Real"
18. Alice In Videoland "Going Down"
19. Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
20. Her Space Holiday "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"

Swedish record label National (Stefan Sundström, The Mo , Alice in Videoland, Cajsalisa Ejemyr and Kristian Anttila) has split from Bonnier Amigo and become wholly independent. I fully expect we'll see more of this trend as indie labels become more and more self-reliant so that they can retain more profits in the ever-increasingly troubled music world. Coming soon from the label is new stuff from Pugh and a new album from Stefan Sundström in fall.

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

01. (01) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
02. (02) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
03. (06) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
04. (NY) Strip Music "Desperation"
05. (NY) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
06. (03) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
07. (04) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
08. (05) Prince "Musicology"
09. (NY) Bright Eyes Feat. Neva Dinova "Black Comedy"
10. (08) Kelis "Trick Me"
11. (NY) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
12. (13) Faithless "Mass Destruction"
13. (NY) OFX "France"
14. (16) Raymond & Maria "Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja"
15. (NY) Willowtree "Always The Same"
16. (NY) Gary Jules "Broke Window"
17. (09) Pitch Black "It's All Real"
18. (15) Alice In Videoland "Going Down"
19. (ÅT) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
20. (14) Her Space Holiday "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"

Leaving the chart:
07. Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
10. Basement Jaxx "Plug It In"
11. Teddybears Sthlm Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
12. Dilated Peoples Feat. (Kanye West "This Way"
17. Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama"
18. The Mo "The Right World"
19. Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
20. R. Kelly "Happy People"

Check out the video for "Going Down", the second single from the latest Alice in Videoland album "Maiden Voyage": http://www.dach.se/going%20down.mp4

Swedish synthpop band Alice in Videoland will be releasing "Going Down" as a new single very soon. It will include a remix by Gabi Delgado of electronic music pioneers DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) as well. More details to come?