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

01. (01) Beastie Boys - "An Open Letter To NYC"
02. (03) The Ark - "One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young"
03. (02) Promoe - "Long Distance Runner"
04. (04) Ison & Fille - "Vill Va Highwon"
05. (06) Radio LXMBRG - "L'Indiffirence EP"
06. (05) Faithless - "Miss U Less, See U More"
07. (NY) Slam - "This World"
08. (07) Bloc Party - "Helicopter"
09. (08) Timo Räisänen - "Lovers Are Lonely"
10. (09) The Chrysler - "Blue Gold"
11. (14) The Chemical Brothers - "Galvanize"
12. (NY) Acid House Kings - "This Heart Is A Stone"
13. (NY) Morrissey - "I Have Forgiven Jesus"
14. (13) Rantoboko Feat. Promoe - "Ironical World... Mr President"
15. (NY) ...Trail Of Dead - "Worlds Apart"
16. (18) John Legend - "Used To Love U"
17. (16) Keane - "This Is The Last Time"
18. (NY) USCB Allstars - "Cheap Imitation/Rise Above"
19. (10) The Go! Team - "Ladyflash"
20. (NY) Timbuktu - "Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö"

Hot tracks outside the top 20:
David Lindh & Hail Marys - "Good Thing"
The Concretes - "Lady December"
Nancy Sinatra - "Burnin' Down The Spark"

Leaving the chart:
(11) The Tough Alliance - "Holiday"
(12) CDOASS - "Speak To Me"
(15) Mando Diao - "God Knows"
(17) Snow Patrol - "How To Be Dead"
(19) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Believe I've Found"
(20) Björk - "Who Is It?"

Here's the first list of names confirmed for the upcoming P3 Popstad fest in Stockholm on February 3-5: Bergman Rock, Christian Walz, The Latin Kings, Eric Prydz, Teddybears STHLM, The Concretes, Caesars Palace, Infinite Mass, Sophie Rimheden, Weeping Willows, Steve Angelo, Two Times The Trauma, Ison & Fille, The Killers, The Baboon Show, Ayesha, Peter Bjorn and John, Petter, The Sunshine, Axwell, The Plan, Andreas Tilliander, Richard Reagh & wwnb2, Anna Ternheim, Medina, Hanky and Panky, Florence Valentin, I Love You Baby!, The Nomads, Ted, Revlon 9, Tiger Lou, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, Tobias Lindén, Tristes Tigers, The Happiest Girl in The World, Hundarna från Söder, Nadie Affecta, Stella Rocket, [Ingenting], Midnight Monkeys, Sebastian Ingrosso, Johnossi, Fatfred and the Superfast Truckers and Damn!.

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

01. (07) Beastie Boys "An Open Letter To NYC"
02. (01) Promoe "Long Distance Runner"
03. (03) The Ark "One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young"
04. (02) Ison & Fille "Vill va Highwon"
05. (03) Faithless "Miss U Less, See U More"
06. (04) Radio LXMBRG "L'Indiffirence EP"
07. (05) Bloc Party "Helicopter"
08. (06) Timo Räisänen "Lovers Are Lonely"
09. (08) The Chrysler "Blue Gold"
10. (09) The Go! Team "Ladyflash"
11. (11) The Tough Alliance "Holiday"
12. (12) CDOASS "Speak To Me"
13. (NY) Rantoboko Feat. Promoe "Ironical World... Mr President"
14. (NY) The Chemical Brothers "Galvanize"
15. (13) Mando Diao "God Knows"
16. (14) Keane "This Is The Last Time"
17. (17) Snow Patrol "How To Be Dead"
18. (NY) John Legend "Used To Love U"
19. (NY) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives "Believe I've Found"
20. (16) Björk "Who Is It?"

Hot tracks outside the top 20:
Stellan Wahlström Drift Band "Ocean Ave"
Bertine Zetlitz "Fake Your Beauty"
The Concretes "Lady December"

Leaving the chart:
(15) The Streets "Blinded By The Lights"
(18) Joanna Newsom "Sprout And The Bean"
(19) Embee "Not Tonite"
(20) David Fridlund "April & May"

Swedish highlights from the NME top 50 of 2004 include Radio Dept. at #9 and The Concretes at #19.

"Lady December" is the name of the new single from The Concretes that will be released on December 8. The b-sides will include "The warrior" and their acoustic shuffle version of "Seems fine", as heard on the Swedish TV-show "Sen kväll med Luuk". The UK gets all of the songs on the "Warm Night" EP which comes out over there on December 13.

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

01. (01) Bergman Rock - "I'm A Crab"
02. (02) The (International) Noise Conspiracy - "A Small Demand"
03. (06) Embee - "Not Tonite"
04. (09) The Go! Team - "Ladyflash"
05. (NY) The Tough Alliance - "Holiday"
06. (03) Phoenix - "You Can't Blame It On. (Anybody)"
07. (05) Ed Harcourt - "Born In The '70s"
08. (NY) Promoe - "Long Distance Runner"
09. (NY) Mando Diao - "God Knows"
10. (NY) Björk - "Who Is It?"
11. (NY) Bloc Party - "Helicopter"
12. (04) Sahara Hotnights - "Who Do You Dance For?"
13. (07) Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
14. (16) 22-20s - "Shoot Your Gun"
15. (19) Doktor Kosmos - "Distance Equals Rate Times Time"
16. (NY) Timo Räisänen - "Lovers Are Lonely"
17. (NY) Peter Bjorn And John - "Teen Love"
18. (NY) The Hellacopters - "Turn The Wrong Key"
19. (NY) The Streets - "Blinded By The Lights"
20. (08) Starmarket - "Cologne"

Hot tracks outside the top 20:
Florence Valentin - "Där Jag Borde Va"
Ayesha - "Squaffie"
Bright Eyes - "Take It Easy"

Leaving the chart:
(10) [Ingenting] - "Här Kommer Solen"
(11) Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
(12) Baby Shambles - "Killamangiro"
(13) Deportees - "Not Tonight"
(14) Mos Def - "Sex, Love & Money"
(15) Destiny's Child - "Lose My Breath"
(17) The Mo - "Howl In The Jungle"
(18) Richard Reagh + Wwnb2 - "Outlaw"
(20) The Concretes - "Seems Fine"

Since their cover of "Teen love" by The Concretes has already been posted elsewhere, we're skipping straight to "All those expectations", track #8 from the new Peter, Bjorn and John album "Falling out". Check it out.

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

01. (01) Bergman Rock - "I'm A Crab"
02. (03) The (International) Noise Conspiracy - "A Small Demand"
03. (02) Phoenix - "You Can't Blame It On. (Anybody)"
04. (05) Sahara Hotnights - "Who Do You Dance For?"
05. (06) Ed Harcourt - "Born In The '70s"
06. (20) Embee - "Not Tonite"
07. (16) Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
08. (08) Starmarket - "Cologne"
09. (07) The Go! Team - "Ladyflash"
10. (09) [Ingenting] - "Här Kommer Solen"
11. (10) Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
12. (12) Baby Shambles - "Killamangiro"
13. (13) Deportees - "Not Tonight"
14. (14) Mos Def - "Sex, Love & Money"
15. (15) Destiny's Child - "Lose My Breath"
16. (NY) 22-20s - "Shoot Your Gun"
17. (04) The Mo - "Howl In The Jungle"
18. (NY) Richard Reagh + Wwnb2 - "Outlaw"
19. (17) Doktor Kosmos - "Distance Equals Rate Times Time"
20. (18) The Concretes - "Seems Fine"

Hot tracks outside of the top 20:
Bright Eyes - "Take It Easy"
The Faint - "I Disappear"
Radio 4 - "Absolute Affirmation"

Leaving the chart:
(11) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
(19) Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"

Neumu on the evolution of The Concretes: http://www.neumu.net/datastream/index.shtml#02

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

01. (01) Bergman Rock - "I'm A Crab"
02. (03) Phoenix - "You Can't Blame It On. (Anybody)"
03. (NY) The (International) Noise Conspiracy - "A Small Demand"
04. (04) The Mo - "Howl In The Jungle"
05. (06) Sahara Hotnights - "Who Do You Dance For?"
06. (08) Ed Harcourt - "Born In The '70s"
07. (NY) The Go! Team - "Ladyflash"
08. (11) Starmarket - "Cologne"
09. (NY) [Ingenting] - "Här Kommer Solen"
10. (NY) Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
11. (16) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
12. (05) Baby Shambles - "Killamangiro"
13. (10) Deportees - "Not Tonight"
14. (17) Mos Def - "Sex, Love & Money"
15. (NY) Destiny's Child - "Lose My Breath"
16. (07) Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
17. (NY) Doktor Kosmos - "Distance Equals Rate Times Time"
18. (NY) The Concretes - "Seems Fine"
19. (19) Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
20. (20) Embee - "Not Tonite"

Hot tracks outside the top 20:
Snowracer - "The Way I'm Watching You"
Beatnuts Feat. Akon - "Find Us"
The Faint - "I Disappear"

Leaving the chart:
(02) Le Tigre - "TKO/New Kicks"
(09) Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
(12) The Solution - "My Mojo Ain't Workin No More"
(13) M.I.A. - "Galang"
(14) Goldie Lookin' Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
(15) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
(18) U2 - "Vertigo"

After they finish up their final US date in LA tomorrow, the next step for The Concretes will be a short UK tour with The Thrills. Dates:

11/16 - Hop & Grape, Manchester
11/17 - Northumbria Uni, Newcastle w/The Thrills
11/18 - Academy, Glasgow w/The Thrills
11/20 - Octagon, Sheffield w/The Thrills
11/21 - Academy, Bristol w/The Thrills
11/22 - University Great Hall, Exeter w/The Thrills
11/24 - Brixton Academy, London w/The Thrills
11/25 - The Legion, London ('One Month before Christmas' acoustic special)

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.

Dusted takes on The Concretes: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1731

New pics of El Parro Del Mar and The Concretes now up at Rockfoto.nu.