Splendid doesn't care much for the latest Sahara Hotnights: http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=10917864817803

Check out some pics from the Sahara Hotnights US tour: http://www.saharahotnights.com/dev/photos/index2.asp?i=82

Some new relevant articles from the Plan 9 website:

Accelerator Festival review
Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell

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

01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
04. Nightwish - Nemo
05. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. Elastinen - Syljen
08. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
09. Lambretta - Kill Me
10. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
11. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
12. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
13. Eskobar - Bring The Action
14. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Black Mask
15. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
16. Petter - Repa skivan
17. Euroboys - One Way Street
18. Infinite Mass - The Thief
19. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
20. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll

Challengers:
01. The Confusions - Window
02. Niccokick - Run Run Run
03. Papa Dee - How About It
04. Venke Knutson - Kiss
05. Mummypowder - Don´t Hold Your Breath

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

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

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
09. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
13. Infinite Mass - 1991
14. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan från det blå
15. Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
18. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. Di Leva - Tiden Faller

It was originally set to come out in July, but now The Knife is saying the "Heartbeats" single will be out in the UK on September 6 and the full album "Deep Cuts" will follow on September 20. Tracklist and more info: http://www.theknife.net/

Sahara Hotnights will be performing their latest single "Hot Night Crash" on the Conan O'Brien show this Friday night, August 6.

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

01. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
02. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
03. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
04. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
09. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
12. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
13. Carola - Credo
14. Per Gessle - Mazarin
15. Infinite Mass - 1991
16. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
17. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
18. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
19. Åsa Jinder - 25 år som riksspelman/ Åsa Jinders bästa
20. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell

PopMatters reviews The Concretes: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/concretes-st2004.shtml

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

01. Nightwish - Nemo
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
04. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
05. Lambretta - Kill Me
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
08. Elastinen - Syljen
09. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
10. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
11. Eskobar - Bring The Action
12. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
13. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
14. Latin Kings - Shonnar Vet
15. Infinite Mass - The Thief
16. Petter - Repa skivan
17. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
18. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Black Mask
19. Remee & The Mildas Touch - No.1
20. Euroboys - One Way Street

Challengers:
01. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
02. José González - Stay In The Shade
03. Miss Universum - Across The Universe
04. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
05. The Rasmus - Guilty

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

Pitchfork reviews both the Kings of Convenience and Sahara Hotnights:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/kings-of-convenience/riot-on-an-empty-street.shtml
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/sahara-hotnights/kiss-and-tell.shtml

SH's major label debut they say? Is that what the press sheet is touting? Pfork's staff is totally clueless about the band's past - the band's first (and still best) album "C'mon Let's Pretend" (1999) was on BMG/RCA in Sweden and was a considerable success. They are most definitely not what I'd consider an indie band. Doesn't anyone do any research?

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

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
07. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
08. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
09. Per Gessle - Mazarin
10. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
11. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
12. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
13. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
14. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
15. Infinite Mass - 1991
16. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
17. Noice - 24
18. Carola - Credo
19. The Solution - Communicate!
20. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Armed Love

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

01. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Nightwish - Nemo
04. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
05. Elastinen - Syljen
06. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
07. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
08. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
09. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
10. Euroboys - One Way Street
11. Infinite Mass - The Thief
12. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
13. Petter - Repa skivan
14. Eskobar - Bring The Action
15. Gunnar - Haunted Honey Moon
16. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
17. Safari - Crazy Dream Crazy Days
18. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
19. Marit Bergman - I´ll Always Be Your Soldier
20. Her Majesty - The Past Is Not A Good Idea

Challengers:
01. Dalminjo - Love Affair
02. Latin Kings - Shonnar Vet
03. Remee & The Mildas Touch - No.1
04. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Black Mask
05. Lambretta - Kill Me

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

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

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
08. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
09. Charlotte Perrelli - Gone Too Long
10. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
11. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
12. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
13. Noice - 24
14. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
15. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
16. Carola - Credo
17. Infinite Mass - 1991
18. Per Gessle - Mazarin
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. The Solution - Communicate!

Wtf? The day after Dagensskiva publishes their guide to heavy metal (see yesterday's news), Aftonbladet has to do the same? Okay, whatever.

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

01. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
02. Nightwish - Nemo
03. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
04. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
05. Venke Knutson - Scared
06. Elastinen - Syljen
07. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
08. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
09. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
10. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
11. Eskobar - Bring The Action
12. Petter - Repa skivan
13. Euroboys - One Way Street
14. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
15. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
16. Marit Bergman - I´ll Always Be Your Soldier
17. Deportees - Arrest Me ´Til It Hurts
18. Bergman Rock - Jim
19. Lordi - Blood Red Sandman
20. Safari - Crazy Dream Crazy Days

Challengers:
01. Infinite Mass - The Thief
02. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
03. Her Majesty - The Past Is Not A Good Idea
04. Gunnar - Haunted Honey Moon
05. Captain Murphy - Daddy Can Dance
06. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over

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. Nightwish - Nemo
02. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
03. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
04. Venke Knutson - Scared
05. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
06. Elastinen - Syljen
07. Tue West - Sig Du Er Sikker
08. Eskobar - Bring The Action
09. C21 - All That I Want
10. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
11. Petter - Repa skivan
12. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
13. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
14. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
15. Marit Bergman - I´ll Always Be Your Soldier
16. Bergman Rock - Jim
17. Sugarplum Fairy - Stay Young
18. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
19. Euroboys - One Way Street
20. Iron African - How We Get Down

Challengers:
01. Safari - Crazy Dream Crazy Days
02. Viva Vertigo - Viva Viva
03. Deportees - Arrest Me ´Til It Hurts
04. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
05. Lordi - Blood Red Sandman
06. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk

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

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

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Carola - Credo
06. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
09. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
10. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
11. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
12. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
13. Per Gessle - Mazarin
14. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
15. The Solution - Communicate!
16. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
17. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
18. Infinite Mass - 1991
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. Charlotte Perrelli - Gone Too Long

Dusted reviews the Deathprod box set: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1541

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

01. Nightwish - Nemo
02. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
03. Elastinen - Syljen
04. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
05. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
06. Venke Knutson - Scared
07. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
08. Tue West - Sig Du Er Sikker
09. Eskobar - Bring The Action
10. C21 - All That I Want
11. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
12. Petter - Repa skivan
13. Kashmir - Aftermath
14. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
15. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
16. Sugarplum Fairy - Stay Young
17. Jonna Tervomaa - Myöhemmin
18. Bergman Rock - Jim
19. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
20. Weeping Willows - You Weren´t Even Close

Challengers:
01. David & the Citizens - Big Chill
01. Euroboys - One Way Street
01. Marit Bergman - I´ll Always Be Your Soldier
01. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
01. Iron African - How We Get Down
01. Fibes Oh Fibes - This City´s Got No Boulevards

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