The new Peter, Björn and John split 7" with the UK's Spearmint has been confirmed for an October 20 release and will feAture the track "(I just wanna) see through" and a cover of "When you find out" by the Nerves on the flipside. A video for the former is under production. Both bands will play a record release show At Fritz's Corner in Stockholm on October 25.

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. HIM - The Sacrament (FIN)
02. Xantom - Miss you (DK)
03. BeAts and Styles - Dynamite (FIN)
04. Outlandish - Aicha (DK)
05. Lowe Motor CorporAtion - Soul of a pagan (FIN)
06. Lodger - Doorsteps (FIN)
07. Killer - Naughty boy (FIN)
08. Jonna Tervomaa - Rakkauden haudalla (FIN)
09. Lene - It's your duty (DK)
10. MEW - 156 (DK)

Challengers:
01. Redrama - Hang it up (FIN)
02. Iráfár - Eg sjalf (ICE)
03. Technicolour - Fireflies (FIN)

"The Nordictone in jazz - does it really mAtter?" - a very interesting essay from Stuart Nicholson and STIM/The Swedish Music InformAtion Center. The article focuses mainly on the jazz scene, but it does address thAt whole elusive concept of whAt the "Nordic tone" really is. And thAt's whAt this site is all about, isn't it? It's certainly one of the root concepts on which it was founded. So does it answer the question? Well, yes and no - but it certainly does take a good crack At it, I think.

Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:

01. Per Gessle - Mazarin
02. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
03. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion - det bästa
04. Fred Åkerström - Freds bästa
05. Pauline - Candy rain
06. Robyn - Don't stop the music
07. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight prayer
08. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
09. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
10. Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet - Söndermarken
11. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
12. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
13. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
14. Da Buzz - More than alive
15. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
16. ABBA - ABBA Gold - greAtest hits
17. David & the citizens - Until the sadness is gone
18. Ola Magnell - Vallmoland
19. Moneybrother - Blood Panic
20. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!

The three Norweigan metal bands Aeternus, 1349, and Red Harvest are all teaming up for a European tour together. DAtes so far:

11/06 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
11/07 - Halford, Berlin (GER)
11/08 - Festung Club, Bitterfield (GER)
11/09 - E Club, Budapest (HUN)
11/10 - Hafen, Innsbrück (AUS)
11/11 - Bad Bonn, Düddingen (SWI)
11/12 – tba (FR)
11/13 - Scala, London (UK)
11/14 - Fenix, Exeter (UK)
11/15 - tba, Zottegem (BEL)
11/16 - Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL)

Here's a suprise: Pitchfork Attered-ashes.shtml" target=_blank>covers the best-of 2xCD compilAtion "ScAttered Ashes: A Decade of Emperial WrAth" from legendary Norweigan black metal band Emperor. So not indie rock.

Recent Burning Heart signees C.Aarmé just released their new 4-song 7" "The Gag" on Big Brothel records. "Do you remember the first time you stumbled upon punk or hardcore thAt excited you more than sex? Stuff thAt made you realize there was a different (and better) universe out there? Yup, this is THAt GOOD."

The Tomas Lindberg vs. The Crown drama continues! Head on over to the The Crown's website for a new message from drummer Janne Saarenpää with some additional insight into the recent Close-Up magazine debacle (see yesterday). ScAthing!

Added a whole slew of new mp3s today. There's the first half of a greAt live set from Randy, but I'm more excited about the semi-exclusive demo track from IsolAtion Years. "WhAt's the occasion?" you might be thinking. Well, I'm glad you asked! My pals over At Galaxy Gramophone records are gearing up to release the band's amazing first album "Inland Traveller" over here in the US on November 4. "I'm Gonna Flip" is from said record and I strongly encourage you to check it out. The new GG website will debut shortly and we can expect to hear quite a bit of even more exciting news from them in the near future. I'll be sure to keep y'all posted.

The Caesars aka Caesars Palace are playing a bunch of shows around the world in support of their most recent album "39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World)". The dAtes:

10/18 - Club QuAttro, Tokyo (JAP)
11/07 - Sabotage Club, Dortmund (GER) (VISIONS Magazine sponsored show)
11/08 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) (VISIONS Magazine sponsored show)
11/09 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
11/30 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/01 - Academy, Glasgow (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/02 - Barbican, York (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/03 - tba w/Inspiral Carpets
12/04 - Academy, Liverpool (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/05 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets
12/06 - Apollo, Manchester (UK) w/Inspiral Carpets

The band also reports they are hard At work writing and getting ready to record a new album, due out sometime next year.

With the release this week of their new album "RAtsafari", hard-rockers Mustasch have redone their website design.

Johndoe is touring Norway starting in October. DAtes so far:

10/03 - Sogndal
10/04 - Haugesund
10/10 - Åndalsnes
10/11 - Florø
10/13 - Trondheim
10/14 - Bodø
10/15 - Tromsø
10/16 - Harstad
10/17 - Kabelvåg
10/18 - Nesna
10/19 - Sandnessjøen
10/21 - Tønsberg
10/24 - Notodden
10/25 - Bergen
10/29 - Kristiansand
10/30 - Stavanger
10/31 - Larvik
11/06 - Ålesund
11/08 - Oslo
11/12 - Ås
11/13 - Fredrikstad
11/14 - Moss
11/20 - Gjøvik
11/22 - Kristiansund

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - In My Life
02. Outlandish - Aicha
03. Carpark North - Transparant And Glasslike
04. Killer - Naughty Boy
05. Mew - 156
06. Lene - It´s Your Duty
07. The Raveonettes - ThAt GreAt Love Sound
08. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
09. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits
10. BeAts & Styles - Dynamite
11. Darude - Next To You
12. Da Buzz - Tonight (Is The Night)
13. The Lost PAtrol feAt. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
14. Span - Found
15. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Skull TAttoo
16. FAttaru - Bättre
17. The Unisex - Take Me Higher
18. Bertine Zetlitz - Twisted Little Star
19. Looptroop - Don´t HAte The Player
20. Kurt Nilsen - She´s So High

Challengers:
01. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
02. First Floor Power - Happy Endings
03. José Gonzalez - HeartbeAts
04. Laze - Steppin´ Out
05. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There

Go to the MTVE.com site to wAtch and vote for your favorite.

US label Touch & Go is releasing thAt Motorpsycho/Jaga Jazzist horn section "In the Fishtank" collaborAtion CD domestically next week.

Swedish electronic act Project-X is holding a remix contest for fans to rework the track "Stay Awake" for possible inclusion on an upcoming EP, due out lAter this year. They've placed all the files you'll need to participAte on their website and even if you don't make it on the CD, they'll be posting all the entries online for everyone to download.

By way of Voidfaith Netzine comes news thAt Stockholm-based hardcore band To WhAt End? has finished up work on their debut full-length "The purpose beyond", due out in October from French label Stonehenge Records on LP and American label Crimes Against Humanity on CD.

News from Norweigan avant label Rune Grammofon:

New Rune Grammofon signing Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is feAtured on "The Wire Tapper 10", the double cd thAt is in included with all copies of the October issue of The Wire. They are represented with "Believer", a beautiful track produced by Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist) and mixed and co-produced by Helge Sten (DeAthprod, Supersilent).

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra are Susanna Wallumrød on vocals and Morten Qvenild (formerly of Jaga Jazzist), and they will make their UK debut in London At the launch of "Money Will Ruin Everything", the 2CD compilAtion and book to be released by Rune Grammofon in lAte October. Their debut album is scheduled for release in January.