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

01. HIM - And Love Said No
02. Snook - Mister Cool
03. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
04. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
05. Annie - Chewing Gum
06. Ana - We Are
07. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
08. Mando Diao - Clean Town
09. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
10. Blacknuss - All Your Lovin'
11. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
12. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
13. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
14. Tigerbombs - 1000 Sparks
15. Ayesha - Fire
16. Petter - Tidens tempo/Prolog
17. Strip Music - Never Die
18. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Bigtime
19. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
20. The Concretes - Seems Fine

Challengers:
01. Cirera - Fake Vegetarian Ex Girlfriend
02. Masayah - Felicia
03. Dhani - Girl Talk
04. Blue Foundation - Save This Town
05. Beats And Styles - Renegades
06. Hanna Pakarinen - How Can I Miss You

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. Snook - Mister Cool
02. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
03. HIM - And Love Said No
04. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
05. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
06. Annie - Chewing Gum
07. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
08. Christian Walz - Wonderchild
09. Ana - We Are
10. Mando Diao - Clean Town
11. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
12. Vacuum - They Do It
13. Blacknuss - All Your Lovin'
14. Maria Mena - Just A Little Bit
15. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
16. Ayesha - Fire
17. Saybia - Brilliant Sky
18. Petter - Tidens tempo/Prolog
19. Tungtvann - Plan B
20. Empire Dogs - Oh Lord

Challengers:
01. Tigerbombs - 1000 Sparks
02. Honestly - Better Than Me
03. Christina Groth - Right Here With Me
04. The Concretes - Seems Fine
05. Strip Music - Never Die

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

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

01. (02) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
02. (04) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
03. (16) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
04. (NY) Le Tigre - "New Kicks"
05. (07) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
06. (NY) Phoenix - "Anybody"
07. (NY) Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
08. (NY) Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
09. (08) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
10. (13) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
11. (14) The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"
12. (01) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
13. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
14. (06) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
15. (NY) Starmarket - "Cologne"
16. (NY) Dreamboy - "Uncalled For"
17. (NY) The Solution - "My Mojo Ain't Workin No More"
18. (NY) Fibes, Oh Fibes! - "One Hour Baby"
19. (12) Nancy Sinatra - "Let Me Kiss You"
20. (NY) U2 - "Vertigo"

Hot tracks not in the top 20:
Goldie Lookin' Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
The Donnas - "Fall Behind Me"
La Nana - "Kabanskij"

Leaving the chart:
(03) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
(09) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
(10) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
(11) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
(15) Strip Music - "Never Die"
(17) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
(18) Manic Street Preachers - "The Love Of Richard Nixon"
(19) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
(20) Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"

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

01. (07) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
02. (02) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
03. (03) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
04. (04) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
05. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (11) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
07. (10) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
08. (12) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
09. (01) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
10. (09) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
11. (13) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
12. (NY) Nancy Sinatra - "Let Me Kiss You"
13. (NY) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
14. (NY) The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"
15. (18) Strip Music - "Never Die"
16. (NY) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
17. (06) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
18. (NY) Manic Street Preachers - "The Love Of Richard Nixon"
19. (17) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
20. (NY) Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"

Hot tracks not in the top 20:
Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
Le Tigre - "New Kicks"

Leaving the chart:
(08) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
(14) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
(15) Niccokick - "Love & Neon Lights"
(16) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
(19) Client - "Radio"
(20) The Cure - "Taking Off"

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

01. (03) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
02. (01) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
03. (04) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
04. (NY) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
05. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (06) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
07. (02) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
08. (08) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
09. (09) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
10. (NY) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
11. (18) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
12. (NY) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
13. (17) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
14. (07) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
15. (NY) Niccokick - "Love & Neon Lights"
16. (15) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
17. (19) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
18. (NY) Strip Music - "Never Die"
19. (20) Client - "Radio"
20. (NY) The Cure - "Taking Off"

New tracks just outside the top 20:
Lars Winnerbäck - "Elegi"
Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"
The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"

Leaving the chart:
(10) Cirera - "Motherfucker - Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
(11) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
(12) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
(13) Faithless - "I Want More"
(14) The Delgados - "Everybody Come Down"
(16) Björk - "Oceania"

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

01. (04) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
02. (03) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
03. (01) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
04. (02) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
05. (NY) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (07) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
07. (06) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
08. (NY) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
09. (15) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
10. (05) Cirera - "Motherfucker - "Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
11. (08) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
12. (10) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
13. (09) Faithless - "I Want More"
14. (NY) The Delgados - "Everybody Come Down"
15. (12) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
16. (17) Björk - "Oceania"
17. (19) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
18. (14) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
19. (NY) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
20. (NY) Client - "Radio"

New tracks just outside the top 20:
Lars Winnerbäck - "Elegi"
Strip Music - "Never Die"
David Sandström - "The Sixties (Never Actually Happened)"

Leaving the chart:
(11) Beastie Boys - "Triple Trouble"
(13) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Nature Boy"
(16) Arrested Development - "Honeymoon Day"
(18) The Gift Of Gab - "Rat Race"
(20) Gisli - "TV=The Devil"

Rising from the ashes of Kinkaid, the new band Novak will release their debut single "It all works out in the end" on a white vinyl 7" on June 20 via Novoton Records. The recordings were engineered by Pierre Lindsjöö at his studio Konst&Ramar (Ceasars Palace, Dungen, Empire Dogs, Strip Music) and mixed by Linus Larsson (Ed Harcourt, Mercury Rev, Nicolai Dunger, Heikki). A full-length will follow in early September.

New pics of Victims and Strip Music up at Musique One Stop: http://www.photohenrik.com/mos/

Now that summer has pretty much arrived, here's the Swedish student radio top 40 for the year by way of Dagensskiva:

01. (2, 10) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
02. (1, 8) Morrissey "Irish Blood English Heart"
03. (2, 10) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
04. (1, 7) Marit Bergman Feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigos"
05. (3, 8) Teddybears Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
06. (3, 7) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
07. (1, 8) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
08. (1, 9) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
09. (1, 8) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
10. (5, 7) Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
11. (2, 7) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
12. (2, 7) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
13. (3, 5) Strip Music "Desperation"
14. (1, 5) Belle & Sebastian "I'm A Cuckoo"
15. (1, 4) Broder Daniel "Shoreline"
16. (4, 7) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
17. (5, 7) Jens Lekman "Rocky Dennis In Heaven EP"
18. (4, 5) David & The Citizens "Graycoated Morning"
19. (7, 8) Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
20. (2, 4) Marit Bergman "I Will Always Be Your Soldier"
21. (1, 4) Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out"
22. (5, 6) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
23. (2, 4) The Von Bondies "Tell Me What You See"
24. (3, 4) Shout Out Louds "Please Please Please"
25. (5, 5) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
26. (4, 6) Raymond & Maria "Ingen Vill Veta Var Du Köpt Din Tröja"
27. (6, 6) Damien Rice "Volcano"
28. (3, 3) The Embassy "Wearing Our Pop Art Hearts On Our Sleeves EP"
29. (5, 4) Sahara Hotnights "Hot Night Crash"
30. (8, 5) Pitch Black "It's All Real"
31. (4, 5) Her Space Holiday "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"
32. (5, 3) The Latin Kings "T.L.K."
33. (7, 4) The Legends "Call It Ours"
34. (10, 7) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
35. (5, 3) The Streets "Fit But You Know It"
36. (9, 5) Faithless "Mass Destruction"
37. (3, 3) David & The Citizens + Mattias Alkberg "Big Chill"
38. (9, 4) Basement Jaxx "Plug It In"
39. (11, 5) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
40. (9, 3) Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"

Note: (highest chart placement, total weeks on chart)