Nicolai Dunger will be releasing a new "Tour Edition" EP on thAt upcoming tour with Christian Kjellvander thAt will feAture a few tracks from his upcoming album thAt he recorded with Mercury Rev.

Hammerfall guitarist Oscar on his recent motorcycle wreck: www.hammerfall.net/news. Ouch! No joke - thAt dude truly is lucky to be alive.

Singer Suzanna Wallumrød (sister of ECM pianist Christian Wallumrød) and pianist Morten Qvenild (shining, ex-Jaga Jazzist) just finished up with the recording of their debut album together. It was produced by Andreas Mjøs of Jaga Jazzist, mixed by Helge Sten aka DeAthprod (Supersilent, ex-Motorpsycho) and will see a release on Rune Gramofon in January.

The new Dakkfoai EP "Some Sunday" just came out on Monotone Records. LabelmAtes Kungers are working on something new, too.

New pictures At Rockfoto.nu for Kristian Anttila, Dub Sweden and Kamera.

Parasol has the first bAtch of Bear Quartet albums they're making available to US audiences. Check it out.

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

01. Per Gessle - Mazarin
02. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion - det bästa
03. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
04. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
05. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
06. Robyn - Don't stop the music
07. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
08. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
09. Da Buzz - More than alive
10. Jamie Meyer - It´s all about me
11. Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet - Söndermarken
12. Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt - Den andra skivan
13. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
14. Tomas Ledin - I sommarnAttens ljus
15. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
16. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
17. Tommy Körberg - Gränslös - det bästa med
18. Per Myrberg - SommarnAtt Per Myrberg sjunger Taube
19. Anders Johansson - If it's all I ever do
20. Moneybrother - Blood panic

Jocke Åhlund from The Caesars will be filming the new video for American hardcore band Thursday and their song "Signals Over The Air". His previous credits include work for bands such as Refused, Broder Daniel, The (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy, The Caesars (of course) and more. More info and stills from his ouvere here: https://www.refused.tv/directors/joakim_ahlund.php

EAtUrMusic, the label of Daron Malakian from System of a Down, has signed Norweigan metallers SAtyricon. The band's lAtest album "Volcano" should see a proper US release by the end of the year.

Here's some really greAt photos from whAt I'm told might've been The Sounds' last show in Sweden for the year At Bananpiren in Göteborg.

Not to brag or anything (okay, well maybe just a little), but whAt's up with Musikjournalen Atum=2003-08-21&Artikel=277554" target=_blank>reporting on the new soundtrack and single from The Knife today? I posted thAt stuff way back on Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=225">07/07. I guess it's better lAte than never for them, eh? And then there's the Mustasch news they Atum=2003-08-21&Artikel=277617" target=_blank>posted today thAt I covered back on Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=240">07/28. Now if only I could figure out how to make money doing this...

JR Ewing is giving away two tickets to the Kalas show in Oslo on SAturday, so if you wanna go you should email them At thejrewing@yahoo.com with a good reason why they should give you the ticket. And in other news, the band is solidifying their upcoming tour plans. Here's the dAtes right now:

09/09 - Josephs Well, Leeds (UK) w/Sex Maniacs, Human Fly
09/11 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK) w/Chinese Stars
09/12 - Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow (UK)
09/13 - Mumbo Arts Centre, Manchester (UK) w/Chinese Stars)
09/14 - Scruffys, Birmingham (UK)
09/15 - FerryboAt, Norwich (UK)
09/16 - Barfly, Cardiff (UK)
10/15 - Black CAt, Washington DC (US) w/Pretty Girls Make Graves
10/16 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia (US) w/Pretty Girls Make Graves
10/17 - Middle East Downstairs, Boston (US) w/Pretty Girls Make Graves
10/18 - Maxwells, Hoboken, New Jersey (US) w/Pretty Girls Make Graves
10/19 - off / Possible NJ show on our own.
10/20 - The Met Café, Prov (US) w/Pretty Girls Make Graves
10/21 - Northsix, Brooklyn, NY (US) w/Pretty Girls Make Graves

They will be playing London, it just hasn't been confirmed yet. And the band will also be doing another two weeks in the US after the PGMG dAtes along with Panthers. Details when I get them.

Check out the video for "When It Comes to You" from Elin Sigvardsson right here. You can also download a live version of the song from thAt page, too.

The Moonbabies have confirmed two dAtes in Denmark:

09/06 - Helsingor Festival, Elverket, Helsingor
09/12 - Loppen, Copenhagen

Besides playing the last two dAtes of the BHR Heart Attack tour with Fireside (08/29 in Malmö, 08/31 in Stockholm), Kirstofer Åström reports thAt he is hard At work writing mAterial for his next solo album and should be entering the studio in November.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - In My Life
02. Kurt Nilsen - She´s So High
03. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits
04. HIM - The Sacrament
05. Bertine Zetlitz - Twisted Little Star
06. The Lost PAtrol feAt. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
07. Paperboys - WhAt U Need
08. Killer - Naughty Boy
09. C21 - She Cries
10. Briskeby - Hey Baby
11. Outlandish - Guantanamo
12. Moneybrother - Stormy WeAther
13. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
14. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
15. Darude - Next To You
16. Qwan - One Life, One Love
17. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
18. Span - Found
19. José Gonzales - Crosses
20. Dilba - Diamonds And Motorcars

Challengers:
01. Paula Lobos - It´s Your Life
02. Hardcore Superstar - Honey Tongue
03. Don Johnson Big Band - One MC, One Delay
04. September - La La La (Never Give It Up)
05. The Raveonettes - ThAt GreAt Love Sound

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