This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
02. Jill Johnson - Bbaby blue paper
03. Thorleifs - Förälskade
04. Povel Ramel - Som om inget hade hänt: Povel-pop från förra årt..
05. Agnetha Fältskog - My very best
06. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
07. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
08. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
09. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
10. Markus Fagervall - Steal my melody
11. Takida - Bury the lies
12. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
13. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
14. Uno Svenningsson - Jag sjunger för dig
15. Fatboy - In my bones
16. Mimikry - Alderland
17. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
18. Steve Dobrogosz & Anna Christoffersson - Rivertime
19. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
20. Amanda Jenssen - Killing my darlings

"Giant Bore"? Really?

Discobelle has a new remix track from Swedish minimal/techno duo Gen;Lon: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/10/31/genlon-canada/

Ida Maria has a new song called "You got mantits" posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/idamaria
Keep an eye out for Australian tourdates in December.

I don't have time to deal with Facebook myself, but members of the Wonderland Records group over there will get a chance to preview the new Emmon single "Secrets and lies" and all of its b-side remixes (ft. artists such as Jon Axelsson from Melody Club, Dimitrios K and Tomas Andersson) on November 10. Check it: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35758666947

Wonderland Records has pushed back the release of Convoj's long-awaited debut full-length "Exceptionnel" to December 10. Lead single "My shovel" is out on November 16 as a three-track CDS.

Skweee stars Randy Barracuda and Mesak are putting out a split 12" via Harmönia Records in November. Randy Barracuda (aka Imatran Voima) contributes "Black vaseline" and a Eero Johannes Kotkan Ruusu mix of the same while Mesak gets a little help from Michael Black Electro on the flip for "Adult games" plus a dub version of the same. Preview at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/harmoenia

Stand By Your Band, Sahara Hotnight's self-run label, has signed Umeå duo Two White Horses and will be releasing their debut album in March 2009. Hopefully you'll remember that I've told you about them before- it's siblings Jakob and Lovisa Nyström from Säkert!/Isolation Years. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/2whitehorses

The new Björn Kleinhenz single "At night we die" is now available as a free download: https://www.tomtrecordings.se/mp3/Bjorn_Kleinhenz_-_At_Night_We_Die.mp3
The new album "Quietly happy and deep inside" is out now and hopefully I should have copies available for mailorder very very soon.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Vamp - St. Mandag (Jewel Boks)
02. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
03. Marit Larsen - The Chase
04. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
05. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
06. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
07. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
08. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
09. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
10. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
11. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
12. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
13. St. Thomas - St. Thomas Box
14. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
15. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
16. Thomas Brøndbo - Du sa æ va en drøm
17. Malin - Pang
18. Dag Arnesen - Norwegian Song 2
19. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
20. Onkel Tuka - Hotell Hellman

Fluxblog continues to push Norwegian artist Marit Larsen: https://www.fluxblog.org/2008/10/from-your-bed-to-your-door

Absolut Noise has published the first of a three-part interview with Calle Olsson (The Bear Quartet, Paper, Paddington DC): https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/10/interview-calle-osson-part-1.html

Discobelle has a new track from Timbuktu featuring guest spots from Supreme (Looptroop) and Frej (Slagsmålsklubben, Maskinen, Far & Son): https://www.discobelle.net/2008/10/30/timbuktu-ft-frej-supreme-%e2%80%93-6an/

Upcoming tourdates for Johnossi:

10/31 - GG, Uddevalla (SWE)
11/01 - Brew House, Gothenburg (SWE)
11/04 - Gleis 22, Munster (GER)
11/05 - Gleis 22, Munster (GER)
11/06 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
11/07 - Mod Club, Hasselt (BEL)
11/08 - Zakk, Dusseldorf (GER)
11/09 - Substage, Karlruhe (GER)
11/10 - Weekender Club, Innsbruck (AUS)
11/11 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
11/12 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
11/14 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH)
11/15 - ISC Bern (CH)
11/16 - Roxy, Saarbrücken (GER)
11/17 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
11/26 - Heartbreak, Gavle (SWE)
11/27 - Raw, Eskilstuna (SWE)
11/28 - S2, Borlange (SWE)
11/29 - Arena, Karlstad (SWE)
12/04 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
12/05 - Debaser, Malmo (SWE)
12/10 - Kagelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)
12/12 - Satin, Orebro (SWE)

Fellow Swedes Nervous Nellie will support on all non-Swedish dates except Amsterdam.

The Washington Post Express talks to Watain: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/10/blackest_black_watain.php