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

01. (01) Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out"
02. (06) Marit Bergman "I Will Always Be Your Soldier"
03. (07) David & The Citizens + Mattias Alkberg "Big Chill"
04. (02) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
05. (08) Strip Music "Desperation"
06. (03) The Embassy "Wearing Our Pop Art Hearts On Our Sleeves EP"
07. (04) The Von Bondies "Tell Me What You See"
08. (NY) Infinite Mass "The Thief"
09. (12) Outkast "Roses"
10. (13) My Red Cell "In A Cage (On Prozac)"
11. (14) Tiger Lou "Sell Out"
12. (09) Raymond & Maria "Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja"
13. (11) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
14. (16) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
15. (17) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
16. (05) Sahara Hotnights "Hot Night Crash"
17. (10) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
18. (NY) Svenska Akademien "Psalm För Mörkrädda"
19. (19) Ash "Orpheus"
20. (NY) Niccokick "Run Run Run"

Leaving the chart:
15. Kristofer Åström "The Wild"
19. Velvet Revolver "Slither"
20. Shout Out Louds "Oh, Sweetheart"

Niccokick's new EP "Run! Run! Run!" has been confirmed for a June 9 release.

New Scandinavian bands added to Arvika are Minus (ICE), Soviac, Niccokick and Snook.

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

01. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
02. Kashmir - Aftermath
03. HIM - Solitary Man
04. Ab Ovo - Give Me Punk
05. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate
06. Gemy - Aha Love
07. Paperback Freud - Kate
08. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
09. The Unisex - Mushrooms and Broccolli
10. C21 - All That I Want
11. Beats And Styles - Allstars
12. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
13. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
14. Amulet - We Are Thunders
15. Winta - I Want You
16. The Cardigans - Live And Learn
17. Tim Christensen - Jump The Gun
18. Fjärde Världen - Här i vårt kvarter
19. Niccokick feat. José González - I Want You Back
20. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd

Challengers:
01. Grand Avenue - This Is Not An End
02. Bergman Rock - Jim
03. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
04. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
05. Alcazar - This Is The World We´re Living
06. The Legends - Call It Ours

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

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

01. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
02. Kashmir - Aftermath
03. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate
04. Paperback Freud - Kate
05. HIM - Solitary Man
06. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
07. Beats And Styles - Allstars
08. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
09. Fjärde Världen - Här i vårt kvarter
10. DJ Slow - I´m Over You Pablo
11. Tim Christensen - Jump The Gun
12. Fenomenon - Time
13. Niccokick feat. José González - I Want You Back
14. Swan Lee - I Don´t Mind
15. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
16. The Cardigans - Live And Learn
17. Winta - I Want You
18. Lisa Miskovksy - Sing To Me
19. Jokeren - Kvinde Din Mogluder
20. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd

Challengers:
01. C21 - All That I Want
02. Gemy - Aha Love
03. Amulet - We Are Thunders
04. The Unisex - Mushrooms and Broccolli
05. Ab Ovo - Give Me Punk

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

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

01. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
02. HIM - Solitary Man
03. Tim Christensen - Jump The Gun
04. The Cardigans - Live And Learn
05. DJ Slow - I´m Over You Pablo
06. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
07. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
08. Beats And Styles - Allstars
09. Swan Lee - I Don´t Mind
10. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd
11. Maria Mena - You´re The Only One
12. Winta - I Want You
13. Lisa Miskovksy - Sing To Me
14. Fenomenon - Time
15. Jokeren - Kvinde Din Mogluder
16. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
17. Fjärde Världen - Här i vårt kvarter
18. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate
19. Da Buzz - Dangerous
20. Span - Don't Think The Way They Do

Challengers:
01. Papa Dee - Murder In The Dancehall
02. Paperback Freud - Kate
03. Niccokick feat. José González - I Want You Back
04. Kashmir - Aftermath
05. Sander - Mellom fjord og fjell

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

Snook's debut album "Vi Vet Inte Vart Vi Ska Men Vi Ska Komma Dit" has been confirmed for a May 12 release via Groover Recordings. As mentioned before, they'll be taking part in the 'Hultsfred on Wheels' tour this summer in Sweden with Niccokick.

Full tracklist for the upcoming Niccokick EP "Run! Run! Run!" due out in May:

01. Run! Run! Run!
02. Rich Brunettes
03. When people turn into ghosts
04. Lost souls play R'n'R

Speaking of Niccokick, members Daniel and Philip's other band Sounds Like Violence have lined up a bunch of UK tour dates. I mentioned one yesterday, but here's the full list:

05/31 - Rugby Club, Kendal
06/01 - Satchmo's, Hanley
06/02 - Le Pub, Newport
06/03 - 24 / 7, Liverpool
06/04 - Acklam, Middlesbrough
06/05 - WorcesterArts Workshop, Worcester
06/06 - Satans Hollow, Manchester
06/07 - Shakespeare's Head, Leicester
06/08 - King Alfreds, Southampton
06/09 - The Western, St Ives
06/10 - Cavern Club, Exeter
06/11 - The Metro, London
06/12 - Village Hall, Glasbury
06/13 - Brickyard, Carlisle

Bands now confirmed for the Pop Dakar Festival on May 22 in Stockholm: Ane Brun, Bad Cash Quartet, Black Belt, Deportees, Elias One Man Band, Isolation Years, Moonbabies, Niccokick, Quit Your Dayjob, Strip Music, The End Will Be Kicks, The High Heeled Honeys and The Legends. Details: http://www.popdakar.nu/

Bands confirmed for the Malmöfestivalen are Lisa Miskovsky, Bad Cash Quartet, Mattias Alkberg BD, Nina Rochelle, Cajsalisa Ejemyr, The Kid, Deportees, Niccokick, Sophie Rimheden and Under Byen (DK). More details: http://www.malmofestivalen.se/

Niccokick and Snook are two of the bands heading out on the 'Hultsfred on Wheels' tour in Sweden. Dates:

03/23 - Sivans, Växjö
04/24 - Klubb La Luna, Örebro
04/27 - Mejeriets café, Lund
04/28 - Tivoli, Helsingborg
04/29 - Kalmar Nation, Stones, Uppsala
04/30 - Restaurang Trädgården, Klubb Lyckliga Gatan, Borås
05/01 - Gudskelov, Norrköping
05/04 - Bommens Salonger, Göteborg
05/05 - Kino, Karlskrona
05/06 - Platens Bar, Linköping
05/07 - Arena, Karlstad
05/08 - Svea, Jönköping
05/09 - Debaser, Stockholm

More info: http://www.rockparty.se/content/turne/2004/index.asp

New bands added to the Augustibuller lineup: the newly returned Satanic Surfers, Deportees, Skitsystem, Praetorian Platoon, Niccokick, The Change and Seven Feet Four.

Some new Scandinavian names added to the Hultsfred lineup: HIM, The Crash, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Meshuggah, Asta Kask, Niccokick, Sugarplum Fairy and Rallypack.

The upcoming "Independent Sweden" compilation from Spain's Fork Series is nearing completion and the final tracklist should be available soon. Bands confirmed so far include Adria, Ane Brun, Celestine, David & the Citizens, Laakso, Det Gamla Landet, José González, Lemko Hall, Niccokick, Menteroja and Dr. Higgins.