Stickman Records has confirmed that the upcoming International Tussler Society album will be called "Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society" and will be released on September 6 in Norway, September 27 for the rest of the world. As mentioned before, the disc will include a bonus DVD with a making-of documentary and an as-yet-unnamed Motorpsycho cover.

Girl-pop webzine Cha Cha Charming interviews Miss Universum: https://www.chachacharming.com/article.php?id=19

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
02. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
03. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
04. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
09. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
12. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
13. Carola - Credo
14. Per Gessle - Mazarin
15. Infinite Mass - 1991
16. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
17. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
18. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
19. Åsa Jinder - 25 år som riksspelman/ Åsa Jinders bästa
20. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell

PopMatters reviews The Concretes: https://popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/concretes-st2004.shtml

Dusted reviews Finnish band Mother Goose: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1557

Tentative tourdates for the 'Blackest of the Black' tour featuring Mayhem alongside Danzig, Doyle, Devildriver, Death Angel, etc.:

09/29 - Las Vegas, NV
09/30 - Denver, CO
10/01 - Kansas City, KS
10/02 - St Louis, MO
10/03 - Omaha, NE
10/05 - Minneapolis, MN
10/07 - Milwaukee, WI
10/08 - Detriot, MI
10/09 - Cleveland, OH
10/10 - Chicago, IL
10/12 - Pittsburgh, PA
10/14 - New York, NY
10/15 - Philadelphia, PA
10/16 - Washington DC
10/17 - Atlanta, GA
10/19 - Orlando, FL
10/21 - Corpus Christi, TX
10/22 - San Antonio, TX
10/23 - Dallas, TX
10/24 - Oklahoma City, OK
10/27 - Spokane, WA
10/28 - Seattle, WA
10/29 - Portland, OR
10/30 - San Francisco, CA
10/31 - Los Angeles, CA

Magnet, aka Norwegian singer/songwriter Even Johansen, has licensed his most recent album "On your side" to Filter Recordings/BMG for a US release on September 28. He'll also be playing a show in LA as part of the 'Best of 2004 Filter show' in September as well. Apparently, his music can also be heard on the new TV show "Rescue Me". So far they're playing the old track "Chasing Dreams", but I understand that newer stuff will be coming later. And lastly, Even is recording a special holiday song for use on "The O.C.".

According to Buddyhead, that upcoming Division of Laura Lee US tour in September/October will include Your Enemies Friends, Rye Coalition and Read Yellow. Still no dates confirmed yet.

Göteborg-based label and club Get Up! is throwing themselves a birthday party on August 13 at Pustervik. The reggae bands Dubadown and The Iskariots will play along with live hip-hop from The Definitions and DJing by Ziontists Soundsystem. More info and mp3s: https://www.getup.se/

My boys KVLR will be touring Sweden in late August for the first time since the release of their most recent album. Dates so far:

08/19 - Debaser, Stockholm
08/28 - Sommarens sista suck, Eskilstuna
08/29 - For the record, Stockholm
08/30 - Kungen, Sandviken

If you wanna help the guys out, contact magnus@chalksounds.com. And don't forget to check em out at Blowupapanda on August 1 as well!

Go here for some links to check out Tiger Lou's newest video "Sell Out": https://www.startracks.se/news.asp?ID=285

Finnish label Nature Sucks Anyway reports that Leopard Wednesday, the solo project of Andy J. Prinkkilä from Sugarrush, is currently recording final vocals for his debut EP. Otherwise, The Bullets have 6-8 more tracks to go before their album is done and The Hills are working on basic tracks for an upcoming EP.

Norway's Annie has the single of the week at NME with "Chewing gum" leading to many bad puns: https://www.bpop.no/images/Annie-NME.jpg

Swedish webzine The Cricket takes a look back at their top picks for the first half of the year: https://www.thecricket.nu/recensioner.asp?id=566 (in Swedish)

Kashmir is reportedly in talks with legendary producer Tony Visconti to work on their next record. Tony's most famous for his work with David Bowie, but he's also known (and gets extra points) for contributing generously to the indie-attitude recording mag TapeOp.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Nightwish - Nemo
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
04. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
05. Lambretta - Kill Me
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
08. Elastinen - Syljen
09. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
10. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
11. Eskobar - Bring The Action
12. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
13. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
14. Latin Kings - Shonnar Vet
15. Infinite Mass - The Thief
16. Petter - Repa skivan
17. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
18. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Black Mask
19. Remee & The Mildas Touch - No.1
20. Euroboys - One Way Street

Challengers:
01. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
02. José González - Stay In The Shade
03. Miss Universum - Across The Universe
04. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
05. The Rasmus - Guilty

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