Galant Records has revamped their website following a hack: m/" target=_blank>https://www.galantrecords.com/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
02. Jill Johnson - The christmas in you
03. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
04. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
05. monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
06. Darin - Darin
07. Amy Diamond - This Is me Now
08. Nanne - Alltid på väg
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Brolle Jr - Brolle jr tolkar cornelis - en stund på jorden
11. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
12. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
15. Carola - Jul i betlehem
16. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
17. Daniel Lemma - Dreamers & fools
18. Jussi Björling - Från operans värld till svenska sånger
19. Emilia De Poret - A lifetime in a moment
20. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar

Dagbladet's top album picks for 2005, both international and Norwegian-only: m/forum/3172289350/show/572948" target=_blank>https://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/3172289350/show/572948 (martian.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>via)

Nominees for the Swedish radio 2006 P3 Gold awards:

Best female artist:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Hello Saferide
Frida Hyvönen
Robyn

Best male artist:
moneybrother
Håkan Hellström
Timbuktu
Alf
Darin

Best band:
Kent
Cardigans
The Ark
The Embassy
Bodies Without Organs

Best newcomer:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Darin
Le Sport
Frida Hyvönen

Best song:
Robyn - Be mine
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Laleh - Live tomorrow
moneybrother - They're building walls around us
September - Satellites

Guldmicken (best live):
Hellacopters
Laleh
Robyn
Timbuktu
Lars Winnerbäck

Best rock/metal:
Burst - Origo
Grand magus - Wolf’s Return
Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Rentokiller - Cadaveri Eccelente

Best hip-hop/soul:
Hearin’ Aid - The Boom Lucy
Looptroop - Fort Europa
Peshi - The Work of Art The Art of Work
Stacs Of Stamina - Tivoli
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Best pop:
The Embassy - Tacking
Frida Hyvönen - Until Death Comes
Paddington DC - The Sun is Down And The Sky is Grey
The Tough Alliance - The New School
Jenny Wilson - Love And Youth

Go here to vote for your favorites: https://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/
Winners will be announced January 21.

Aversionline posts some tracks from early 90s Norwegian hardcore acts Lash Out and Contention: m/blahg/2005/12/true-norwegian-metallic-hardcore.html" target=_blank>https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/12/true-norwegian-metallic-hardcore.html

Dusted has posted an excellent review of José González: magazine.com/reviews/2568" target=_blank>https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2568
Not only is it a nice positive review , but it's insightful and well-written as well.

Check out what Jazzwise had to say about the new Supersilent DVD "7": me.com/reviews/cds/files/supersilent_7.html" target=_blank>https://www.eleventhvolume.com/reviews/cds/files/supersilent_7.html

Dead Frog now has over 1000 demo reviews posted on their website: m/demos-reviews/" target=_blank>https://www.deadfrogrecords.com/demos-reviews/
Such dedication! That takes some serious gumption.

Gaffa's demo of the month for December is from the band Ruined by martin. Check out some tunes on their webpage: martin.dk/media.htm" target=_blank>https://www.ruinedbymartin.dk/media.htm

Updated dates for Looptroop's upcoming North American jaunt:

12/12 - Joe's Pub, NYC
12/14 - mario Keller's Bar, minneapolis, mN
12/15 - Rascal's, Winona, mN
12/17 - Babylon Bightclub, Oottawa (CAN)

Paza of the X-Dump Collective has posted a special Christmas single for free download: mp.com/eng/news_com.php?news=138" target=_blank>https://www.x-dump.com/eng/news_com.php?news=138

Pelle Carlberg is my favorite artist on Labrador. He's got a strong wit and an intellectual air about him that's all too rare in music these days. Yes, the music is still quite twee and yes, even quite fey, but I still do like it. Now don't be confused by today's songtitle - this "Summer of '69" is most certainly not the Bryan Adams tune. No, it's just a pleasant little pop song about Pelle's year of birth. A simple song with a sweet sentiment. And don't forget- Pelle is playing London next week at myspace.com/tacktacktack" target=_blank>Tack! Tack! Tack!. It should be a good time, so be sure to come out if you're in the area.

Another day, another top ten! Today's list comes from magnus Bjerkert, big cheese over at Adrian Recordings. m/index.php?article=125">Check it out!

Just arrived in the webstore: a huge stack of 7"s from Jezebel Recordings including the much-anticipated "A trilogy of dreams, noise and silence" series and splits from Dialog Cet/Knife and Ape and Revolta/Once Again. m/store.php?cat=all&search=Jezebel">Go get it!

Finland's Children of Bodom will tour Europe beginning at the end of December with Swedes One man Army and the Undead Quartet as support. Dates: m/page/index.php?id=tourinfo" target=_blank>https://www.cobhc.com/page/index.php?id=tourinfo

Download "Hide away", the brand new single from The Legends: mp3/thelegends-hide_away.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.labrador.se/mp3/thelegends-hide_away.mp3