Backstreet Girls have posted a couple old acoustic tracks featuring ex-member Ole Hillborg on vocals for download: me.no.net/broerby/jubileum/sounds.htm" target=_blank>https://home.no.net/broerby/jubileum/sounds.htm

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peps Persson Oh boy - Det bästa med Peps Persson
02. The Poodles - metal will stand tall
03. Amy Diamond - Still me still now
04. Carola - Från nu till evighet
05. Lill Lindfors - Här är den sköna sommaren
06. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao på turné
07. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
08. Shirley Clamp - Favoriter på Svenska
09. Ola - Given to fly
10. Lasse Stefanz - Pickup 56
11. BWO - Halcyon days
12. Eric Gadd - Eric Gadd
13. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
14. Anna Christoffersson/Steve Dobrogosz - It's always you
15. Totta & Wiehe - Dylan
16. Atomic Swing - The broken habanas
17. Caracola - Caracola
18. Laleh - Laleh
19. I'm From Barcelona - Let me introduce my friends
20. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora

The Sound O.E will be entering the studio on June 26 to record 12 songs for a new album. Expect a fall release.

Surrounded has posted some new unreleased tracks on their website: ml" target=_blank>https://www.surrounded.se/audio.html

Bertine Zetlitz has confirmed that her new album "my Italian greyhound" will be out in mid-September with the first single "500" preceeding it with a release to radio this week on June 16.

Swedish tweepop act Irene will contribute the song "Stardust" to a comp being released by UK club/label How Does It Feel To Be Loved?. more details to come.

Kaada reports that he recently finished work on the soundtrack score for the documentary "It's hard to be a rockn roller" (sic?) which premieres in Norway in September. Up next will be the new Even Benestad film "Natural born star".

Just a few more hours until June's 'Famous for 15mb' launches: mousfor15mb.com/" target=_blank>https://www.famousfor15mb.com/
This month features acts such as Thomas Denver Jonsson, Nikolaj munk, We Were Dancing and IAT.mP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda.

Gigwise talks to Datarock: m/contents.asp?contentid=18137" target=_blank>https://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=18137

Swedish Gameboy pop act Covox on tour in Japan:

06/24 - Apple Store, Tokyo
06/30 - Apple Store, Fukuoka
07/01 - Super Space Line, Fukuoka
07/06 - Apple Store, Osaka
07/07 - Club mercury, Osaka
07/08 - Club Kinoto, Tokyo

It's not exactly on-topic, but in case you're curious to know: Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet produced both Camera Obscura's new record "Let's get out of this country" and also Ed Harcourt's "The beautiful lie".

Swedish summery pop act Out of Clouds has posted a new song for download: myspace.com/outofclouds" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/outofclouds

Popmatters on the Supersilent DVD "7": matters.com/pm/music/reviews/supersilent-7/" target=_blank>https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/supersilent-7/

The new Jim Stärk single "It's all right" is streaming on myspace: myspace.com/jimstaumlrk" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/jimstaumlrk

Preview a track from the new Gorgoroth album at Candlelight's myspace page: myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa