This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
02. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
03. Peshi - Hush Hush
04. Darin - Why Does It Rain
05. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
06. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
07. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
08. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
09. Amerika - Big City Boy
10. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
11. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
12. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
13. Spånka NKPG - Livin Lovin Dancing
14. Cheek - Liiku
15. Movies - The Fool
16. Mary Onettes - Make Me Last
17. Timbuktu - Det Löser Sig
18. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen
19. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
20. Robyn - Be Mine

Challengers:
01. Madrugada - Stories From The Streets
02. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
03. Lilyjets - Going Blind
04. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
05. Rigo - Say Say Say

Go here to vote for your favorite: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
02. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
03. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Robyn - Robyn
06. Musikal - Mamma Mia
07. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
08. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
09. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
10. Carola - Störst av allt
11. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
12. Darin - The anthem
13. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
14. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
15. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
16. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
17. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
18. Anna Ternheim - Somebody outside
19. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
20. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
02. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
03. Robyn - Robyn
04. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
05. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
06. Carola - Störst av allt
07. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
08. Musikal - Mamma Mia
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
11. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
12. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
13. Pandora - 9 Lives
14. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
15. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
16. Laleh - Laleh
17. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
18. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
19. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
20. Arvingarna - #8

Indieworkshop reviews the solo debut from Karl Larsson (Last Days of April): http://indieworkshop.com/music/1818/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
02. Musikal - Mamma Mia
03. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
04. Robyn - Robyn
05. Carola - Störst av allt
06. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
07. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
10. Pandora - 9 Lives
11. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
12. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
13. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
14. Di Leva - Själens krigare: samlade sånger 1980-2005
15. Arvingarna - #8
16. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits
17. Laleh - Laleh
18. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
19. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
20. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype

Dusted reviews the reissue of Efterklang's "Springer" EP: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2183

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Musikal - Mamma Mia
02. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
03. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Robyn - Robyn
06. Carola - Störst av allt
07. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
11. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
12. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Mustasch - Powerhouse
15. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
16. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
17. Arvingarna - #8
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
20. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Paatos: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5609

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
02. Robyn - Robyn
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Carola - Störst av allt
05. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
06. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
07. Mustasch - Powerhouse
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
11. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
12. Laleh - Laleh
13. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
14. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten Under Broarna
15. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
16. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
17. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
18. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
19. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
20. Eldkvarn - Atlantis

No One Here is Asking posts some tracks from the new JR Ewing: http://discodeath.blogspot.com/2005/06/jr-ewing-maelstrom.html

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
02. Robyn - Robyn
03. Carola - Störst av allt
04. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
05. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
06. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
07. Svenska Akademien - Resa Sig Opp
08. Messhuggah - Catch Thirtythree
09. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
10. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
11. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
12. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
15. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
16. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
17. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
18. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
19. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten Under Broarna
20. Bo Sundström - Skåne

Via Think Small, here's a newish Swedish twee act called The Budgies: http://www.tbc.se/budgies/

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
02. (03) LCD Soundsystem - "Disco Infiltrator"
03. (04) The Sunshine - "She's My Television"
04. (02) Josh Rouse - "It's the Nighttime"
05. (12) Svenska Akademin - "Du Vill Så Du Kan"
06. (13) El Perro Del Mar - "Here comes that Feeling (21)"
07. (15) Missy Elliott - "Lose Control"
08. (05) Turbonegro - "High On The Crime"
09. (06) Röyksopp - "Only This Moment"
10. (07) Mattias Alkberg BD - "Politix"
11. (08) Daft Punk - "Technologic"
12. (09) Doktor Kosmos - "När Min Pojke Går På Stan"
13. (10) The Hellacopters - "Everything's On TV"
14. (11) Hello Kinski - "The story of Eric and Jerry"
15. (14) Timbuktu - "Det Löser Sig"
16. (16) White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
17. (17) Thievery Corporation - "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter"
18. (18) Sambassadeur - "New Moon"
19. (19) Queens of the Stone Age - "In my head"
20. (20) Juliette & The Licks - "You´re Speaking My Language"

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Robyn - Robyn
02. Carola - Störst av allt
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
06. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
08. Doktor Kosmos - Ett enkelt svar:
09. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
10. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
11. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
12. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
13. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
14. Laleh - Laleh
15. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
16. Bo Sundström - Skåne
17. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Darin - The Anthem
20. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender

Kinda off-topic, but still interesting: the Washington Post is running a net-diary documenting a journalist's trip to Finland: http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/finlanddiary/?nav=sc

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Robyn - Robyn
02. Carola - Störst av allt
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
05. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
06. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
07. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
08. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
09. Bo Sundström - Skåne
10. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
11. Laleh - Laleh
12. Candlemass - Candlemass
13. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
14. Jimmy Jansson - Som en blixt!
15. Darin - The Anthem
16. Nordman - Anno 2005
17. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
18. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
19. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
20. Looptroop - Fort Europa

Pitchfork reviews the reissue of the first Dungen album: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dungen/1999-2001.shtml

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
02. (06) Mattias Alkberg BD - "Politix"
03. (04) The Sunshine - "She's My Television"
04. (18) The Hellacopters - "Everything's On TV"
05. (11) Timbuktu - "Det Löser Sig"
06. (05) Queens of the Stone Age - "In my head"
07. (15) Foo Fighters - "Best of you"
08. (07) White Stripes - "Blue orchid"
09. (08) Turbonegro - "High On The Crime"
10. (02) Eels - "Hey Man (Now You´re Really Living)"
11. (NY) Doktor Kosmos - "När Min Pojke Går På Stan"
12. (13) Turin Brakes - "Fishing for a dream"
13. (12) The Fine Arts Showcase - "The Hazel Ridge"
14. (19) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Funeral Face"
15. (NY) Sambassadeur - "New Moon"
16. (NY) Juliette & The Licks - "You´re Speaking My Language"
17. (17) The Lost Patrol - "Golden Times"
18. (NY) Svenska Akademin - "Du Vill Så Du Kan"
19. (16) New Order - "Jetstream"
20. (20) Daft Punk - "Technologic"

Leaving the chart: Hal, Thievery Corporation, The Tough Alliance and Maximo Park.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Carola - Störst av allt
02. Robyn - Robyn
03. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
04. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
05. Candlemass - Candlemass
06. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
07. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
08. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
09. Bo Sundström - Skåne
10. Nordman - Anno 2005
11. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
12. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
13. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
14. Laleh - Laleh
15. Looptroop - Fort Europa
16. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
17. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
18. Jimmy Jansson - Som en blixt!
19. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
20. Darin - The Anthem

The BBC's Radio 3 is running a feature on EST aka Esbjörn Svensson Trio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/vj6k6/ (via)

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
02. (05) Eels - "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
03. (08) Hal - "Play the Hits"
04. (NY) The Sunshine - "She's My Television"
05. (NY) Queens of the Stone Age - "In My Head"
06. (01) Mattias Alkberg BD - "Politix"
07. (10) The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
08. (11) Turbonegro - "High on the Crime"
09. (12) Thievery Corporation - "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
10. (03) The Tough Alliance - "Keep it Pure"
11. (NY) Timbuktu - "Det löser sig"
12. (04) The Fine Arts Showcase - "The Hazel Ridge"
13. (15) Turin Brakes - "Fishing for a Dream"
14. (ÅT) Maxïmo Park - "Graffiti"
15. (NY) Foo Fighters - "Best of You"
16. (NY) New Order - "Jetstream"
17. (NY) The Lost Patrol - "Golden Times"
18. (NY) The Hellacopters - "Everything's On TV"
19. (06) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "Funeral Face"
20. (NY) Daft Punk - "Techologic"

Leaving the chart: Prominent, Kent, The Rakes, Håkan Hellström, The Kills, The House of Love, Looptroop, Hello Saferide and Audio Bullys.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Robyn - Robyn
02. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
03. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
04. Looptroop - Fort Europa
05. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
06. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
07. Nordman - Anno 2005
08. Bo Sundström - Skåne
09. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
10. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
11. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
12. The Tough Alliance - New School
13. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
14. Martin Stenmarck - Think Of Me (New Version)
15. Freddie Wadling - Jag är monstret
16. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
17. Laleh - Laleh
18. Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest Hits!
19. Darin - The Anthem
20. Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

HIM reports that acclaimed engineer Andy Wallace will be mixing the band's forthcoming album. Some of Wallace's credits include work on albums from Slayer, Korn, Ben Folds Five, Helmet, Rage Against the Machine, Rollins Band and tons more.

JuJu Records has announced that the next Timbuktu single will be for the track "Det Löser Sej" which features guest appearances from Chords and Supreme (Looptroop). The disc will feature a radio version of the song as well as an instrumental version, an accapella version, a remix from Robin fka Ruup and a remix instrumental.