This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
02. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
03. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
04. Darin - Why Does It Rain
05. Peshi - Hush Hush
06. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
07. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
08. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
09. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
10. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
11. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
12. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
13. Cheek - Liiku
14. Lilyjets - Going Blind
15. Madrugada - Stories From The Streets
16. Robyn - Be Mine
17. Movies - The Fool
18. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
19. Timbuktu - Det Löser Sig
20. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen

Challengers:
01. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
02. Shout Out Louds - Very Loud
03. Briskeby - Miss You Like Crazy
04. Venke Knutson - Just A Minute
05. Looptroop - Chana Masala

Go here to vote for your favorite: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
02. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
03. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Robyn - Robyn
06. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
07. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
08. Musikal - Mamma Mia
09. Carola - Störst av allt
10. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
11. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
12. Anna Ternheim - Somebody outside
13. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
14. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
15. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
16. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
17. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
18. Laleh - Laleh
19. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa
20. Darin - The anthem

Mayhem's upcoming show at the Slottsfjellfestival this weekend will be filmed by the BBC for use in a documentary. In other news, the band is putting together an EP of cover tunes and rerecordings for release this fall before they head back into the studio early next year to record what will be their next full-length.

This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
02. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
03. Peshi - Hush Hush
04. Darin - Why Does It Rain
05. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
06. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
07. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
08. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
09. Amerika - Big City Boy
10. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
11. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
12. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
13. Spånka NKPG - Livin Lovin Dancing
14. Cheek - Liiku
15. Movies - The Fool
16. Mary Onettes - Make Me Last
17. Timbuktu - Det Löser Sig
18. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen
19. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
20. Robyn - Be Mine

Challengers:
01. Madrugada - Stories From The Streets
02. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
03. Lilyjets - Going Blind
04. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
05. Rigo - Say Say Say

Go here to vote for your favorite: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
02. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
03. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Robyn - Robyn
06. Musikal - Mamma Mia
07. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
08. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
09. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
10. Carola - Störst av allt
11. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
12. Darin - The anthem
13. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
14. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
15. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
16. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
17. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
18. Anna Ternheim - Somebody outside
19. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
20. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
02. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
03. Robyn - Robyn
04. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
05. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
06. Carola - Störst av allt
07. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
08. Musikal - Mamma Mia
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
11. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
12. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
13. Pandora - 9 Lives
14. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
15. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
16. Laleh - Laleh
17. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
18. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
19. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
20. Arvingarna - #8

Indieworkshop reviews the solo debut from Karl Larsson (Last Days of April): http://indieworkshop.com/music/1818/

Photo:Henrik has updated with a new batch of pics from Hultsfred, including shots of Bergman Rock, Mattias Alkberg BD, Robyn, Timo Räisänen and The Hidden Cameras (ft. Jens Lekman as a guest member): http://www.photohenrik.com/

Festival report: Hultsfred Festivalen 05

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

01. DAD - Scare Yourself
02. Darin - Why Does It Rain
03. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
04. Robyn - Be Mine
05. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
06. Looptroop - Fort Europa
07. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
08. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
09. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
10. Paris - 60 Minutes
11. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen
12. The Maryonettes - Make My Last
13. Span - The Outside
14. London MC - What Is My Name
15. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
16. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
17. Beezewax - I'm Not Where I'm Supposed To Be
18. Cheek - Liiku
19. Amerika - Big City Boy
20. Maria Arredondo - Cross Every River

Go here to vote for your favorite.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
02. Musikal - Mamma Mia
03. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
04. Robyn - Robyn
05. Carola - Störst av allt
06. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
07. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
10. Pandora - 9 Lives
11. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
12. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
13. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
14. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
15. Arvingarna - #8
16. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
17. Laleh - Laleh
18. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
19. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
20. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype

Dusted reviews the reissue of Efterklang's "Springer" EP: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2183

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

01. DAD - Scare Yourself
02. Darin - Why Does It Rain
03. Robyn - Be Mine
04. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
05. Sara Nunes - Simon Can't Sing
06. Looptroop - Fort Europa
07. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
08. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
09. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
10. Paperboys - Wiggle It
11. Paris - 60 Minutes
12. Beezewax - I'm Not Where I'm Supposed To Be
13. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
14. London MC - What Is My Name
15. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen
16. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
17. Laleh - Storebror
18. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
19. Cheek - Liiku
20. Anna Ternheim - Shoreline

Challengers:
01. Da Fugitivz - It's All Good
02. Maria Arredondo - Cross Every River
03. Span - The Outside
04. The Maryonettes - Make My Last
05. Amerika - Big City Boy

Go here to vote for your favorite.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Musikal - Mamma Mia
02. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
03. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Robyn - Robyn
06. Carola - Störst av allt
07. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
11. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
12. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Mustasch - Powerhouse
15. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
16. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
17. Arvingarna - #8
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
20. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Paatos: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5609

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

01. DAD - Scare Yourself
02. Darin - Why Does It Rain
03. Looptroop - Fort Europa
04. Smak - Nousen
05. Robyn - Be Mine
06. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
07. Paris - 60 Minutes
08. Sara Nunes - Simon Can't Sing
09. Paperboys - Wiggle It
10. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
11. Diefenbach - Favourite Friend
12. Beezewax - I'm Not Where I'm Supposed To Be
13. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
14. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
15. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
16. Eskobar - Even If You Know Me
17. London MC - What Is My Name
18. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen
19. Anna Ternheim - Shoreline
20. Don Diego - Om Ni Undrar

Challengers:
01. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
02. Laleh - Storebror
03. Jennie Löfgren - Gonna Make You Smile
04. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
05. Cheek - Liiku

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

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

No One Here is Asking posts some tracks from the new JR Ewing: http://discodeath.blogspot.com/2005/06/jr-ewing-maelstrom.html

Top fives: 2005 so far

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.