Blackstrap's new album "Steal my horses and run" has been confirmed for release on January 24 in Sweden and February 21 in Norway.

Namur will begin to record a new album later this month co-produced with Jonatan from the band Blackstrap. Namur's most recent album "Songs from the Valley of Baca" is amazing, so expectations are high.

Blackstrap's new album is done, but postponed until September. In the meantime the band will be doing a few gigs along with working on various sideprojects. Read more: http://www.blackstrap.net/

Blackstrap will soon be entering Mailmen Studio to record their second full-length album for Sally Forth Records. Expect a spring 2005 release.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Redrama - Hang It Up
03. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
04. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
05. Moneybrother - It's Been Hurting All The Way With You Joanna
06. Outlandish - Aicha
07. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
08. Paperboys - Hey Man
09. Erik Faber - Century
10. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
11. The Knife - Pass This On
12. Fintelligens - Vaan Sil On Väliä
13. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
14. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
15. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
16. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
17. I'Dees - Brave And Optimistic Girl
18. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing
19. Blackstrap - In Colored Ways
20. Captain Murphy - I´m A What

Challengers:
01. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så
02. Hardcore Superstar - Still I´m Glad
03. Magnet ft. Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay
04. Nicolai Dunger - Hunger
05. Tim Christensen - Whispering At The Top Of My Lungs

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

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Redrama - Hang It Up
03. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
04. Outlandish - Aicha
05. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
06. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
07. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
08. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
09. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
10. Mew - 156
11. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
12. Paperboys - On The Low
13. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
14. Equicez - Barnslig
15. Erik Faber - Century
16. Fu:el - Next Summer
17. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
18. Blackstrap - In Colored Ways
19. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
20. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing

Challengers:
01. The Knife - Pass This On
02. I´Dees - Brave And Optimistic Girl
03. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
04. Paperboys - Hey Man
05. Funkstar De Luxe - Saturday

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

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Outlandish - Aicha
03. Redrama - Hang It Up
04. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
05. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
06. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
07. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
08. Mew - 156
09. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
10. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
11. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
12. Paperboys - On The Low
13. Fu:el - Next Summer
14. Equicez - Barnslig
15. Erik Faber - Century
16. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
17. The Rasmus - In My Life
18. Lene - It´s Your Duty
19. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
20. Kamera - Fragile

Challengers:
01. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
02. Blackstrap - In Colored Ways
03. Magnus Carlson - Elin
04. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing
05. Ingrid Marguerite - Hello

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

The Cardigans, The Motorhomes, Dialog Cet and Blackstrap have all been confirmed for Swedish Radio P3's next Popstad in Jönköping on February 13-14 next year.

Via Voidfaith Netzine comes word that Blackstrap's new album "Ghost Children" comes out October 15 from Sally Forth Records. Look for a video for the first single "In Colored Ways" out soon. The band also plans to do some shows in the Netherlands coming up in October/November, but nothing's been confirmed quite yet.