The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Paper - My life is going under
02. TALK 1
03. Mr. Suitcase - You don't smile anymore
04. Camouflage - Violetta du
05. Majessic Dreams - Black out
06. TALK 2
07. Amorphis - Towards and against
08. Beyond Dawn - Among the sedatives
09. Don't Be A Stranger - Perfect problem
10. TALK 3
11. Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt
12. Miss Li - I'm glad I'm not a proud American
13. Tiger Lou - A lucky escape
14. Oskar Schönning - Fraid
15. TALK 4
16. Karsten Pflum - Draworder
17. Anna Ternheim - Lovers dream
18. Front and the Factory Lies Beneath - Drown in misery
19. TALK 5
20. Midaircondo - Could you please stop
21. Pg.lost - Yes I am
22. The Perishers - Carefree
23. TALK 6
24. Pistol Disco - Upside down
25. Nasum - The system has failed again
26. Sweatmaster - Mystery
27. The Second Band - The modern age
28. Träd, Gräs och Stenar - In kommer gösta
29. TALK 7
30. Ultralyd - Low waist
31. Ambulance - Forever friends
32. The Social Services - Up in arms
33. TALK 8
34. Barra Head - Overseas
35. Sivert Høyem - Exiles
36. Viola - Imaginary times
37. TALK 9
38. Kornstad - Turkey, Texas

Rasmus Kellerman aka Tiger Lou is blogging the recording of his new album "A partial print": http://apartialprint.blogspot.com/

Torpedo, the band consisting primarily of members from Tiger Lou, has signed with Swedish indie upstart label Kneivel who will release their debut full-length "In the assembly line" this fall. Currently the band is back in the studio recording a few new tracks, so the final product will probably differ a bit from the promo/demo version that has floated around.

My radio show this week is all about good-time summer jams:

01. TALK 1
02. Junior Senior - Move your feet
03. Tigerbombs - 1000 sparks
04. Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
05. TALK 2
06. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
07. Margaret Berger - Samantha
08. The Knife - Heartbeats
09. The Ark - The worrying kind
10. TALK 3
11. Bamse - Kapten Busters sång
12. Marit Bergman - Adios amigos
13. Last Days of April - Playerin
14. Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
15. TALK 4
16. Basshunter - Boten Anna
17. The Alpine - No I in team
18. Aqua - Barbie girl
19. TALK 5
20. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
21. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
22. Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper education
23. TALK 6
24. Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again!
25. Whale - Hobo humpin' slobo babe
26. Kurt Nilsen - She's so high
27. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
28. TALK 7
29. Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki
30. Peter Bjorn and John - Young folks
31. September - Cry for you
32. TALK 8
33. Randy - Summer of bros
34. Ace of Base - All that she wants
35. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - Democracy
36. TALK 9
37. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
38. Seven Feet Four - Last days of summer
39. Tiger Lou - The war between us (Rupesh Cartel remix)
40. Madrugada - The kids are on high street
41. TALK 10
42. Europe - The final countdown

Download the companion "Summer jam '07" podcast mix right here.

Podcast: Summer jam '07

Tack!Tack!Tack! got a mention over at Popjustice: http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1145&Itemid=206
T!T!T! is tonight, but should you find yourself in or around Berlin, be sure to check out Sweden, Sweden! tomorrow night at Club Magnet with the amazing lineup of Moonbabies and Seven Feet Four plus DJs Tiger Lou, Firefox AK and more! Seriously, so many of my favorite people all in one place. It's gonna be amazing.

Tiger Lou mainman Rasmus Kellerman and his better half Andrea Kellerman aka Firefox AK are moving back to Stockholm after an extended residence in Berlin. Once back, Rasmus will be going into Matching Head studios with longtime collaborator Rolf Klinth to begin work on his next album.

Somehow I neglected to post this yesterday: Ink19 reviews the Tiger Lou "Until I'm there" 7": http://www.ink19.com/issues/april2007/musicReviews/musicT/tigerLou.html

If you're anywhere near Berlin, don't forget this Friday's Sweden, Sweden show at Club Magnet with Torpedo, Streetwaves and The Light Bulb Project plus DJs Tiger Lou, Firefox AK and more! That much talent in one room means it's gonna be an amazing show, so you'd better be there.

Top 10s for 2006: Staff picks

Don't forget to check out all the various top 10s I keep on posting! We've got Going Places from Saturday, Release the Bats! on Sunday and my friend Rasmus Kellerman of Tiger Lou/Araki today.

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Knife – Silent Shout
02. The Pipettes – We Are the Pipettes
03. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
04. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
05. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
06. Thom Yorke – The Eraser
07. Tiger Lou – The Loyal
08. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
09. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
10. I'm from Barcelona – Let Me Introduce My Friends

And the top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. The Knife
03. Sufjan Stevens
04. The Shins
05. Moneybrother
06. Death Cab for Cutie
07. David Bowie
08. The Cure
09. The Beatles
10. Belle and Sebastian

Help us improve our chart by becoming a member of our group! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Postal Service – Give Up
02. The Arcade Fire – Funeral
02. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
04. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
04. Wolf Parade – Apologies to the Queen Mary
06. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
07. I'm from Barcelona – Let Me Introduce My Friends
08. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
09. Tiger Lou – The Loyal
10. The Knife – Deep Cuts

And the top 10 artists of the week:

01. The Shins
02. Sufjan Stevens
03. Bloc Party
04. Belle and Sebastian
05. Death Cab for Cutie
06. The Beatles
07. Radiohead
08. The Radio Dept.
09. Hello Saferide
10. The Decemberists

Does this list seem as ho-hum ing to you as it does me? Help fight the tedium by becoming a member of our group! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

Check in with what Tiger Lou is up to in Berlin: http://blog.myspace.com/tigerlou

Some big news for y'all: Startracks, one of my favorite Swedish labels, has announced the signing of one of my favorite Swedish bands Moonbabies. A perfect match! And not only that, they've bought the rights to their back-catalogue too! Look for the band's debut album "June and novas" to be reissued in January along with a special digipack edition of sophomore release "The orange billboard" with bonus tracks. The first single from the band's still-untitled third album will be "War on sound" and it will be released in late January with the album to follow in March. For US fans: Parasol/Hidden Agenda will still be handling the band, same as before. Startracks bossman Fredrik Holmgren comments:

Why...? 2006 I was feed up with filesharing, internet, media and the idea of everyone being into electronica... I wanted to die! 2007 not much will change, people will still think electronica is the thing and I will still deliver content to filesharing networks, but after releasing records for 25 years, I feel that this is my call. And what would the artist do without me?.....right, that is beyond imagination.
I will release albums with Christian Kjellvander, Kristofer Åström, Tiger Lou, Moonbabies in 2007 and I will sign a few new ones as well. I'm back, I'm needed... I'm fantastic!