Aftonbladet is saying the The Sounds will be opening for the similarly monikered The Strokes in the US beginning in March: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1082,63088167_640__,00.html (in Swedish)

The Sounds have confirmed that they will be returning to American soil next month for a 30-date tour with Kill Hannah and IMA Robot as support. Dates announced so far:

02/15 - The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
02/16 - The Quest, Minneapolis, MN
02/17 - Metro, Chicago, IL
02/19 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ONT
02/20 - Magic Bag, Detroit, MI
02/21 - Agora, Cleveland, OH
02/23 - Boston MA, Axis
02/24 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
02/25 - Washington DC, 9:30
02/27 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
03/01 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
03/02 - Mississippi Nights, St.Louis, MO
03/04 - Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
03/05 - Bluebird, Denver, CO
03/06 - Bricks, Salt Lake City, UT
03/18 - Austin TX, SXSW/Rockstars
03/26 - Culture Room, Ft.Lauderdale, FL
03/27 - The Social, Orlando, FL
03/28 - Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA

The band also reports that they will be appearing on Last Call With Carson Daly. More details as I get them.

The Sounds and The (International) Noise Conspiracy will be representing Sweden at this summer's Warped Tour in the US. The Sounds will play the dates of June 25 through July 18 and t(I)NC will perform July 28 until August 19.

The end-of-the-year chart at MTV UpNorth:

01. The Rasmus - In The Shadows
02. Outlandish - Aicha
03. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
04. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
05. Outlandish - Guantanamo
06. The Rasmus - In My Life
07. Killer - Naughty Boy
08. C21 - She Cries
09. A-Teens - Perfect Match
10. Mew - Comforting Sounds
11. Junior Senior - Rhythm Bandits
12. HIM - Funeral of hearts
13. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
14. The Cardigans - For What It´s Worth
15. Jon - Right Here Next To You
16. HIM - The Sacrament
17. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
18. Redrama - Hang It Up
19. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
20. Winta - Emotions

There's a new mp3 on the right from Swedish new-wave synthpop band Paris. Forget about Melody Club, The Sounds, Alice in Videoland, et al - Paris actually writes good songs and appeals to more than just being stylish. Of all the bands in the genre, these guys (and gals) are definitely my favorite that I've heard.

Here's the nominees for the NRJ Radio Awards categories that are relevant to this site:

Best Nordic artist:
Per Gessle
Outlandish
The Rasmus
Lene Marlin
Jay-Kid

Best Nordic song:
The Rasmus - "In The Shadows"
Outlandish - "Aicha"
Per Gessle - "Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)"
Beats And Styles - "Dynamite"
Lene Marlin - "You Weren't There"

Best Swedish male artist:
Per Gessle
Timbuktu
Bosson
Dr Alban
Jamie Meyer

Best Swedish female artist:
Sahlene
Robyn
Lisa Miskovsky
September
Dilba

Best Swedish group:
Kent
Da Buzz
The Sounds
Alcazar
Antique

Best Swedish newcomer:
September
Miio
User
Fame
Ana

Best Swedish song:
Per Gessle - "Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)"
Da Buzz - "Alive"
Alcazar - "Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint"
Timbuktu - "The botten is nådd"
Lisa Miskovsky - "Lady Stardust"

Winners will be announced during the live broadcast awards show on January 25 in Stockholm. Go here to cast your votes: www.nrjradioawards.com.

Surferosa, Norway's answer to The Sounds, will be supporting Electric Six for five UK dates:

11/25 - Newcastle University, Newcastle
11/26 - Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
11/27 - Barrowland, Glasgow
11/28 - Liverpool University, Liverpool
11/29 - Preston University, Preston

The Sounds now have a regularly updated tour diary.

Here's a more complete, updated tour schedule for The Sounds:

10/23 - Northsix, Brooklyn (CMJ)
10/27 - Knitting Factory, New York
10/29 - Fletcher's, Baltimore
10/31 - Small's, Detroit
11/01 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids
11/02 - Promo West Pavilion, Columbus
11/04 - The Canal Club, Richmond
11/05 - Norva Theatre, Norfolk
11/07 - Banana Joe's, Columbia, SC
11/08 - 40 Watt Club, Athens
11/09 - Music Farm, Charleston, SC
11/11 - The Social, Orlando
11/12 - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale
11/13 - Twilight, Tampa
11/14 - Floyd's Music Store, Tallahassee
11/15 - The Parish, New Orleans
11/17 - Dave's On Dickson, Fayetteville
11/18 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City
11/20 - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
11/21 - 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs
11/22 - Bash on Ash, Phoenix
11/24 - Grand Ballroom, San Fransisco
11/25 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles
11/26 - Avalon, Los Angeles
12/27 - Forum, Copenhagen (DK) w/Racing Ape, Carpark North, Kaizers Orkester and Kashmir

The Sounds are playing the CMJ Music Marathon event in NYC this week on October 23 at the club Northsix in Brooklyn at midnight. Details: www.northsix.com

Nominees in the Swedish categories for the Swedish Hit Music Awards:

Best Swedish group:
Moneybrother
Alcazar
Robyn
A-Teens

Best Swedish Song:
Da Buzz - Alive
Per Gessle - Här kommer alla känslorna
Miio feat. Daddy Boastin' - När vi två blir en
Håkan Hellström - Kom igen Lena

Best Swedish hip-hop/r'n'b
Looptroop - Don't Hate The Player
Timbuktu - The botten is nådd
Advance Patrol - Min musik
Fattaru - Bättre

Best Swedish video
The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
The Knife - Heartbeats
José González - Crosses
The Cardigans - You're The Storm

Best Swedish rock
Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
The Sounds - Living In America
Millencolin - E20 Norr

Best 'ZTV-färsking':
Satirnine - Hey No Hell
Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
Pauline - Runnin' Out Of Gaz
José González - Crosses

Winners be announced November 9 on ZTV. More info: http://www.ztv.se/shma/

The Sounds are getting some favorable press in new isssues of both Spin and Alternative Press magazine. They've also lined up some more US tour dates:

10/27 - Knitting Factory, New York
10/29 - Fletcher's, Baltimore
10/31 - Small's, Detroit
11/01 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids,
11/02 - Promo West Pavilion, Columbus
11/05 - Norva Theatre, Norfolk
11/07 - Banana Joe's, Columbia, SC
11/08 - 40 Watt Club, Athens
11/09 - Music Farm, Charleston, SC
11/11 - The Social, Orlando
11/12 - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale
11/13 - Twilight, Tampa
11/14 - Floyd's Music Store, Tallahassee
11/15 - The Parish, New Orleans
11/17 - Dave's On Dickson, Fayetteville
11/22 - Bash on Ash, Phoenix
11/24 - Grand Ballroom, San Fransisco
11/25 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles
11/26 - Avalon, Los Angeles

And lastly, for pics from the band's recent Vancouver show, go here.

The Sounds have posted some new pics from their recent US tour.

No suprise here - Pitchfork gives "Living in America" from The Sounds a very lukewarm reception: "This music, like most of Sweden, is entirely dedicated to senseless and irresponsible fun. It was designed to be listened to and forgotten on the radio, not to be compiled as an album."

Updated US tour dates for The Sounds:

09/18 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
09/20 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
09/23 - Meow Meow, Portland, OR
09/24 - Studio 7, Seattle, WA
09/25 - Richards On Richards, Vancouver BC (CAN)
09/27 - New Oasis, Reno, NV
09/29 - Huntridge Theathre, Las Vegas, NV
09/30 - Cane's, San Diego, CA
10/02 - Coach House, Santa Barbara, CA
10/03 - Montgomery World Plaza, Bakersfield, CA
10/06 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
10/10 - Cafe Du Nord, San Fransisco, CA

All dates are with Rooney and Paloalto. In other news, their album "Living in America" was just released in Japan.