Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. DAD - Scare Yourself
02. Darin - Why Does It Rain
03. Kristin Frogner - Stars Above My Head
04. Smak - Nousen
05. Looptroop - Fort Europa
06. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
07. Paris - 60 Minutes
08. Sara Nunes - Simon Can't Sing
09. Paperboys - Wiggle It
10. Diefenbach - Favourite Friend
11. Beezewax - I'm Not Where I'm Supposed To Be
12. Humane - Wish God Was A Woman
13. Robyn - Be Mine
14. Jaqee - Karma
15. Eskobar - Even If You Know Me
16. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
17. PH3 - Det Där
18. Prominent - Let's Talk It Over
19. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
20. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen

Challengers:
01. Don Diego - Om Ni Undrar
02. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
03. Anna Ternheim - Shoreline
04. London MC - What Is My Name
05. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be

Go here to vote for your favorite.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
02. Robyn - Robyn
03. Carola - Störst av allt
04. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
05. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
06. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
07. Svenska Akademien - Resa Sig Opp
08. Messhuggah - Catch Thirtythree
09. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
10. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
11. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
12. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
15. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
16. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
17. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
18. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
19. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten Under Broarna
20. Bo Sundström - Skåne

Via Think Small, here's a newish Swedish twee act called The Budgies: http://www.tbc.se/budgies/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Robyn - Robyn
02. Carola - Störst av allt
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
06. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
08. Doktor Kosmos - Ett enkelt svar:
09. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
10. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
11. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
12. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
13. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
14. Laleh - Laleh
15. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
16. Bo Sundström - Skåne
17. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Darin - The Anthem
20. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender

Kinda off-topic, but still interesting: the Washington Post is running a net-diary documenting a journalist's trip to Finland: http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/finlanddiary/?nav=sc

Check out the tracklist for the upcoming "För de vi skickar tillbaks" compilation, a benefit for the Swedish immigrant-rights project 'Ingen människa är illegal' (No man is illegal):

01. Timbuktu & Promoe - Air Force One (prev. unreleased)
02. Mikael Wiehe - Aliosman Hristov (prev. unreleased)
03. Tomas Andersson Wij - Sommaren –77
04. Stefan Sundström - Om jag kommer opp till Jesus
05. International Noice Conspiracy - Like a landslide
06. Satirnine - Cut Loose (prev. unreleased)
07. David Sandström overdrive - Heil Sweden (prev. unreleased)
08. Laleh - Invisible (My song) (acoustic)
09. Division of Laura Lee - Breathe breathe
10. Regina Lund - Courage
11. Menteroja - Say no more (prev. unreleased)
12. Prosperous - Dig-dat-theorists (unik)
13. Jaqee - Headfall
14. Svenska Akademien - Ctrl+Alt+Del
15. Staffan Hellstrand - Romeo i Stocksund
16. Troublemakers - För mycket av allt
17. Roger Karlsson - Salt i mina sår
18. Anna Ternheim - I say no (Gotland version)
19. Allan Edwall - Trevligt att se dig

More info: http://www.mitthemditthem.nu/

Go here to check to new videos from Kristian Anttila ("Sockerläpp") and Anna Ternheim ("Shoreline"): http://www.dach.se/

Consequences
Please wait EP
self-released

Most of the members of the Swedish band Consequences are best known for backing others. Guitarist Daniel Jansson has worked with Anna Ternheim, while Mattias Areskog (bass), Niklas Korssel (drums) and Åsa Jacobsson (organ, piano) have logged time in Marit Bergman's backing band. Uniting with singer Jonas Heijkenskjöld just over a year ago, the quintet has just self-released its debut EP, "Please wait". Power pop with swirling organ and cheery backing vocals, the music of Consequences is undeniably catchy. Some of it, though, sounds too familiar. "Come on", interestingly enough, sounds quite a bit like "Come on, come on" by the Von Bondies, while the title track includes the lyrics "every breath you take/every move you make." Thankfully, the band saves the best for last. Heijkenskjöld's tired vocal delivery guides the impressive "Wasted under the stars" with a nod or two to Aussie band The Church. Jacobsson's organ drives the melody on the bittersweet "Don't hold back" - when Heijkenskjöld delivers the line "I can't wait for you forever" several times, he sounds like he means it. Consequences blend really well together. Hopefully they'll build on this and zero in on improving their songwriting.
- Matthew W. Smith

Anna Ternheim will be opening for Kent on their upcoming summer tour.

Swedish singer/songwriter Anna Ternheim will be releasing a five-song cover EP in the near future.

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
02. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
03. Smak - Hallanvaara
04. Darin - Money For Nothing
05. Angu - Red Light
06. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
07. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
08. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
09. Moder Jords Massiva - Fast Attack/ Slow Decay
10. Simone - Last Days And Nights Of Rock'n'Roll
11. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
12. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
13. Mendez - Is That Ok
14. Jim Stärk - Morning Song
15. Beats And Styles - Two White Monkeys
16. LAB - When Heaven Gets Dirty
17. Elin Sigvardsson - Stupid Sunday Song
18. Husky Rescue - City Lights
19. Deportees - Champagne
20. Anna Ternheim - My Secret

Challengers:
01. Kent - Max 500
02. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
03. Marie Miller - Playground
04. Saybia - Bend The Rules
05. User - Miss Wanted

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart:

01. Smak - Nousen (FIN)
02. Korpiklaani - Hunting song (FIN)
03. Anniina - Who's about to cry (FIN)
04. Disco Ensemble - We might fall apart (FIN)
05. Kent - Max 500 (SWE)
06. Pain - Same old song (SWE)
07. Infernal - From Paris to Berlin (DK)
08. The 69 Eyes - Lost boys (FIN)
09. Searching for Nurmes - Pyhätunturi (NOR)
10. Nina Rochelle - Mörkertal (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Nerdee - Ivy (FIN)
12. Anna Ternheim - My secret (SWE)
13. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-Ah (NOR)

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

01. Kent - Du och jag döden
02. Moneybrother - To die alone
03. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
04. Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
05. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
06. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
07. Darin - The anthem
08. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
09. Martin Stenmarck - Think of Me (New Version)
10. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
11. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
12. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
13. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
14. Benny Anderssons orkester - BAO!
15. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
16. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen (filmmusik)
17. Timo Räisänen - Lovers Are Lonely
18. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
19. Thorsten Flinck - Vildvuxna rosor
20. The Real Group - In the Middle of Life

Swedish Christian nu-metallers Blindside have signed with DRT Entertainment. Besides releasing the band's new album later this summer, the label will also be reissuing their self-titled debut album and "A Thought Crushed My Mind" in late May along with a new DVD "Ten Years Running Blind". More details: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=34548

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
02. Smak - Hallanvaara
03. Darin - Money For Nothing
04. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory
05. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
06. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
08. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
09. In Flames - Touch Of Red
10. Annie - My Heartbeat
11. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
12. Beats And Styles - Two White Monkeys
13. LAB - When Heaven Gets Dirty
14. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
15. Moder Jords Massiva - Fast Attack/ Slow Decay
16. Mendez - Is That Ok
17. Husky Rescue - City Lights
18. Jim Stärk - Morning Song
19. Håkan Hellström - En Midsommarnattsdröm
20. Deportees - Champagne

Challengers:
01. Elin Sigvardsson - Stupid Sunday Song
02. The Margarets - Surf Alone
03. Anna Ternheim - My Secret
04. Simone - Last Days And Nights Of Rock'n'Roll
05. Angu - Red Light

Go here to vote for your favorite.

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

01. Kent - Du och jag döden
02. Moneybrother - To die alone
03. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
04. Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
05. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
06. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
07. Darin - The anthem
08. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
09. Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - So much for staying alive
10. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
11. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
12. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
13. Arash - Arash Arash
14. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
15. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
16. The Wallstones - Pleasure and pain
17. The Real Group - In the Middle of Life
18. Caesars - Paper Tigers
19. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
20. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen (filmmusik)

Eldkvarn have set April 20 as the release date of their new album "Atlantis" along with the first single "Konfettiregn". The record was produced by Bear Quartet guitarist Jari Haapalainen and features guest appearances from Christer Sjögren and Håkan Hellström.

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

01. Moneybrother - To die alone
02. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
03. Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Darin - The anthem
06. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
07. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
08. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
09. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
10. Caesars - Paper Tigers
11. Arash - Arash Arash
12. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
13. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
14. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen (filmmusik)
15. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
16. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
17. Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama
18. Pain - Dancing with the Dead
19. The Ark - State of the Ark
20. The Real Group - In the Middle of Life

Go here to download some demo tracks from Consequences, a Swedish band consisting primarily of members from Marit Bergman's backing band: http://www.consequences.se/musik.php

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

01. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
02. Darin - The anthem
03. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
04. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
05. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
06. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
07. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
08. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
09. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
10. Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama
11. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen (filmmusik)
12. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
13. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
14. The Real Group - In the Middle of Life
15. Elin Sigvardsson - Smithereens
16. Wilmer X - 13 Våningar Upp
17. The Ark - State of the Ark
18. Elin Lanto - One
19. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
20. Rigmor Gustaffson and the Jacky Terrasson Trio - Close to You

Finland's most dysfunctional power-metal act Stratovarius has confirmed a number of North American tourdates:

09/17 - ProgPower USA, Atlanta, GA
09/19 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
09/20 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
09/21 - B.B. King's, New York, NY
09/23 - Le Medley, Montreal, QUE
09/24 - Le Capitole, Quebec City, QUE
09/28 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL

More dates soon.