Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
05. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Smalare än Thord - World Hockey Party
08. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
09. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
13. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
14. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
17. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
18. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
19. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater

Junip, the band that José González fronts when he is not playing solo, will be recording an EP for releaes sometime this fall.

The new E-type single "Olympia" will be released on July 14 and will contain the radio edit as well as an extended version. In countries othat than Sweden, "Camilla" will be released instead. The 'sports edition' of "Loud pipes save lives" will be released on August 4 and will contain two bonus tracks, "Olympia" and "Campione".

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan Från Det Blå
02. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
03. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
04. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
05. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Da Buzz - Dangerous - The Album
08. Petter - Ronin
09. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
10. Infinite Mass - 1991
11. A Teens - Greatest Hits
12. Fredrik Kempe - Boheme
13. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
14. Joddla Med Siv - Talli Balli Toraban
15. Abba - The Definitive Collection
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
18. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
19. Carola - Guld Platina & Passion - Det Bästa
20. Lill-Babs - I Lyxförpackning - Det Bästa

E-Type will be composing the official song for the Swedish olympic team. The track will of course be called "Olympic". No word on an official release date yet.

Complete summer tourdates for E-type:

05/28 - Sundspärlan, Helsingborg (SWE)
06/05 - Vasaparken, Norrköping (SWE)
06/09 - Liseberg, Göteborg (SWE)
07/01 - Vattenfestivalen, Motala (SWE)
07/02 - Kirunafestivalen, Kiruna (SWE)
07/03 - Skelleftefestivalen, Skellefteå (SWE)
07/09 - Strömvallen, Gävle (SWE)
07/10 - Gatufesten, Sundsvall (SWE)
07/17 - Sommarrock, Svedala (SWE)
07/18 - Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna (SWE)
07/23 - Folkets Park, Åminne (FIN)
07/24 - Rock Off, Mariehamn (FIN)
07/29 - Stadsfesten, Hudiksvall (SWE)
07/31 - Stora Daldansen, Hedemora (SWE)
08/07 - Luleåkalaset, Luleå (SWE)
08/18 - Gröna Lund, Stockholm (SWE)
08/20 - Fyrisfestivalen, Uppsala (SWE)

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:

01. Agnetha Fältskog - My colouring book
02. Peter Jöback - Det här är platsen
03. Petter - Ronin
04. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
05. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
06. Nina & Kim - En annan tid
07. Jens Lekman - When I said I wanted to be your dog
08. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
09. The Hep Stars - Cadillac Madness 40 Years - 40 Hits
10. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
11. Björn Rosenström - Pop på svenska
12. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
13. Evergrey - The inner circle
14. Fredrik Kempe - Boheme
15. Eskobar - A Thousand Last Chances
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
18. Promoe - The long distance runner
19. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
20. Magnus Lindberg - På bergets topp

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:

01. Agnetha Fältskog - My colouring book
02. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
03. Jens Lekman - When I said I wanted to be your dog
04. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
05. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
06. The Hep Stars - Cadillac Madness 40 Years - 40 Hits
07. Fredrik Kempe - Boheme
08. Magnus Lindberg - På bergets topp
09. Nina & Kim - En annan tid
10. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
11. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
12. Cans - Beyond the gates
13. Björn Rosenström - Pop på svenska
14. Eskobar - A Thousand Last Chances
15. Sarek - Sarek
16. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
17. Per Gessle - Mazarin
18. Promoe - The long distance runner
19. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:

01. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
02. Jens Lekman - When I said I wanted to be your dog
03. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
04. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
05. The Hep Stars - Cadillac Madness 40 Years - 40 Hits
06. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
07. Nina & Kim - En annan tid
08. Eskobar - A Thousand Last Chances
09. Her Majesty - The past is not a good idea
10. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
11. Per Gessle - Mazarin
12. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
13. Sarek - Sarek
14. Promoe - The long distance runner
15. Åsa Jinder - 25 år som riksspelman
16. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
17. Tomas Ledin - Med vidöppna fönster
18. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
19. Jill Johnson - Roots and wings
20. Sara Löfgren - Starkare

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:

01. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
02. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
03. Jens Lekman - When I said I wanted to be your dog
04. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
05. The Hep Stars - Cadillac Madness 40 Years - 40 Hits
06. Per Gessle - Mazarin
07. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
08. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
09. Eskobar - A Thousand Last Chances
10. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
11. Åsa Jinder - 25 år som riksspelman
12. Carola - Guld platina & passion
13. Nina & Kim - En annan tid
14. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
15. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
16. Lill Lindfors - Bästa
17. Tomas Ledin - Med vidöppna fönster
18. Sarek - Sarek
19. Weeping Willows - Presence
20. Owe Thörnqvist - Då nu alltid/Bästa

"Drømmer Jeg?" is the name of the new single from Denmark's Johnny Deluxe, to be released on May 24. It features a duet with Swedish siren Anna Nordell who previous work includes vocals on albums from people such as Celine Dion and E-type.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:

01. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
02. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
03. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
04. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
05. Owe Thörnqvist - Då nu alltid/Bästa
06. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
07. Promoe - The Long Distance Runner
08. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
09. Weeping Willows - Presence
10. Tomas Ledin - Med vidöppna fönster
11. Sara Löfgren - Starkare
12. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
13. Sophie Zelmani - Love Affair
14. Michael Michailoff - In God I trust
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Edguy - Hellfire club
17. Mikael Rickfors - Lush Life
18. Lill Lindfors - Bästa
19. Jill Johnson - Roots and wings
20. Ale Möller band - Bodjal

Samples of all the "Paradise" remixes as well as all the tracks from the new E-Type album "Loud Pipes Save Lives" are no online: http://www.e-type.se/

Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee will once again be joining Swedish dance sensation E-Type, this time as part of the live band for competing in the 'Swedish Eurovision Song Contest' on February 28 in Göteborg. Mikkey previously played with E-Type aka Martin Eriksson on the group's last tour where they performed hard-rock versions of their material. The upcoming Eurovision performance will feature a brand new song called "Paradise".

Europe, Lena Ph, Lasse Berghagen and E-Type are said to be confirmed for next year's Melodifestival.

A new mp3 from The Knife this morning. Look to your right.

Rune Grammofon released the new Supersilent album "6" today. Featuring members of Motorpsycho among other bands, the label says the music will "attract followers of bands such as Goodspeed You Black Emperor!, Sigur Rós, King Crimson, (late) Talk Talk or Popol Vuh." Read more about it here or here. In other news about the band, Helge Sten aka Deathprod revealed in an interview with Mute magazine that the band will be releasing a 10 disc live box sometime around spring '04.

Backdraft's debut album "Here To Save You All" will finally be made available in the US on Febuary 18 from Abstract Sound USA.

Askil Holm has a new single called "Daydream Receiver" coming out January 21. The track was written by Askil with help from Martin Hagfors and Lars Horntvedth. Look for the new album in early March.

"We have never been better" declares The Cardigans is this short feature from Aftonbladet. The band has their big 'comeback' performance at the Rockbjörnen awards show next Monday. (in Swedish)

More from Aftonbladet: the E-Type metal show gets a mediocre review from Göteborg. (in Swedish)

Wilmer X has a new single called "Vi Som Blommar Sent" coming out February 10. The new album "Lyckliga Hundar" follows on the 24th. Get a preview here. They'll be doing some touring, too. The dates so far:

3/22 Malmö, KB
3/26 Stockholm, Göta Källare
4/3 Helsingborg, The Tivoli
4/4 Lund, Mejeriet
4/10 Göteborg, Trädgår’n
4/11 Kalmar, Palace
4/12 Uppsala, Katalin

The Punchdrunks have become a duo leaving just guitarists Robert Johnson and Per Thorsell. Of course the reason was music differences. It pretty much always is. Anyhow, the two will be working on the follow-up to Fried On The Altar Of Good Taste", tentatively titled "Atomic Powered Singing".

The Klerks are the band of the week over at MTVE.com. They describe the band as "the lost link between The Ark and Andreas Johnson." They remind me a bit of the first album from The Motorhomes. Anyhow,the band is getting a lot of hype so go ahead and read their profile and interview. The album comes out today and the third single for the track "Shame" will be out mid-February.

DVD plans for the Backyard Babies have been pushed back as the band is still hard at work on preparing for their next album. They promise it will come out eventually, but for now they rather concentrate on the new material. In other news, Nicke and Dregen will be in LA for upcoming NAMM show to promote their new guitar models. If you read guitar mags, maybe you've already seen an ad for them.

In Flames is gearing up to work on their next album by travelling to Denmark for preproduction. The band says they are still planning a few summer festival gigs, but otherwise this is their plan:

As we did for "Reroute to Remain" we will turn off our phones, put our personal lives on hold and disconnect our entire contact with the outside world so that we can focus 100% on making a great new album. Once again it will be the five of us, our equipment and the cheapest possible beer we can find - tons of it!!!
Some of you had some thoughts on what we can change with our music,and that´s always appreciated, but as always we will choose no other path than the one chosen by the 5 members of IN FLAMES!

Moneybrother (ex-Monster) has their debut EP called "Thunder in My Heart" coming out on StarEP/Startracks. It was produced by Jari Haapalainen (Bear Quartet) and will be out in February. The first single and video for the track "Reconsider Me" will be out in either February or March. Listen to a sample here. (Real Audio)