Splendid reviews Johan Bergqvist: http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=108759149085289
They also review The Cardigans today: http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1087295125520493

Top ten: First half 2004

Pitchfork reviews The Cardigans: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/cardigans/long-gone-before-daylight.shtml

Official confirmed dates for the upcoming 'Chicks with Attitude' tour featuring The Cardigans alongside Liz Phair and others:

08/04 - House Of Blues, Chicago IL
08/05 - Navy Pier, Chicago IL
08/07 - Earthlink Live, Atlanta GA
08/09 - Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston TX
08/10 - Sunset Station - Lonestar Pavilion, San Antonio TX
08/11 - Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom, Dallas TX
08/14 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe AZ
08/15 - 4th & B Theater, San Diego CA
08/17 - House Of Blues, West Hollywood CA
08/18 - House Of Blues, Anaheim CA
08/19 - The Fillmore, San Fransisco CA
08/21 - House Of Blues, Las Vegas NV
08/23 - Paramount Theatre, Denver CO
08/25 - Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis MN
08/27 - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak MI
08/28 - Kool Haus, Toronto ONT (CAN)
08/30 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH
09/01 - Webster Hall, New York NY
09/03 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA
09/04 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC

Check out the Aquarius Records new release list for samples and reviews of new stuff from Pharaoh Overlord, Sagor & Swing, Cadaver, The Cardigans, Refused (reissues), Satyricon, Trettioariga Kriget and tons more: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html

Presale ticket info for people hoping to see The Cardigans on the upcoming 'Chicks with Attitude' tour in the US: http://cardigans.com/news.php

Go here to check out The Cardigans' performance from 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' of LA's KCRW radio: http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&air_date=5/24/04&tmplt_type=show

Speaking of The Cardigans, here's some new summer dates in Scandinavia:

06/11 - Tivoli, Copenhagen (DK)
06/19 - Norwegian Wood, Oslo (NOR)
06/24 - Ringe Midtfyn Festival (DK)
06/25 - Nibe Festival (DK)
07/31 - Ankkarock Festival (FIN)

Check out an ad for the 'Chicks with Attitude' tour with The Cardigans and Liz Phair: http://www.samborsoftware.com/cardigans.jpg

As a special treat I've added two new mp3s to the playlist on the right. First up, there's a live track from Christian Kjellvander. As you can see, he just began his short run of West Coast dates last night opening for The Cardigans. I'm definitely looking forward to the SF show on Monday. And for the people that were asking - he's playing third out of four acts and should be on around 10-10:30pm.

Next, is a track from Sivert Høyem and his debut solo album "Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Opposition". You may recognize his voice from his main act Madrugada, but his other stuff is pretty great as well. Check it out.

Dates announced so far for that 'Women with Attitude' tour with Liz Phair and The Cardigans:

08/04 - Chicago
08/05 - Chicago
08/07 - Atlanta
08/08 - Memphis
08/10 - Houston
08/11 - Dallas
08/14 - Phoenix
08/15 - San Diego
08/17 - Los Angeles
08/18 - Los Angeles
08/19 - San Fransisco
08/21 - Las Vegas
08/23 - Denver
08/25 - Minneapolis
08/27 - Detroit
08/28 - Toronto
08/30 - Washington
09/01 - Philadelphia
09/02 - New York

PopMatters gives The Cardigans' "Long Gone Before Daylight" a pretty decent rundown: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/cardigans-longgone.shtml

Speaking of The Cardigans, the band is entertaining fan questions posted to the forum here: http://cardigans.com/forum/threads.php?id=8067_0_2_0_C

The new US edition of "Long Gone Before Daylight" from The Cardigans will contain only one bonus track, not two as previously reported. It will also come with a bonus DVD containing videos for the singles "For What It's Worth" and "You're The Storm" as well as an interview segment, band documentary and three live performances from last year's Quart Festival in Norway.

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.