Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Darin - The anthem
02. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
03. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
04. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
05. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
06. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
07. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
08. Wilmer X - 13 Våningar Upp
09. Elin Sigvardsson - Smithereens
10. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
11. Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive
12. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
13. Pain - Dancing with the dead
14. E.S.T. - Viaticum
15. The Ark - State of the Ark
16. Daniel Lindström - Daniel Lindström
17. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
18. Fernandoz - Minnenas allé
19. Uno Svenningsson - Ett andetag från dig
20. Lasse Stefanz - Röd Chevrolet

Pop idol Darin has also usurped the once mighty Kent on the Swedish singles chart. Could their star be fading?

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
02. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
03. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
04. Elin Sigvardsson - Smithereens
05. Wilmer X - 13 Våningar Upp
06. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
07. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
08. Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive
09. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
10. The Ark - State of the Ark
11. E.S.T. - Viaticum
12. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
13. Pain - Dancing with the dead
14. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
15. Daniel Lindström - Daniel Lindström
16. Uno Svenningsson - Ett andetag från dig
17. Fernandoz - Minnenas allé
18. Melody Club - Face the Music
19. Lasse Stefanz - Röd Chevrolet
20. Shirley Clamp - Den långsamma blomman

Check out an e-card for the new Hammerfall album "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" right here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/events/hammerfall/ecard/index.htm
As mentioned before, it comes out March 7 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Anna Ternheim, Elin Sigvardsson, Ane Brun, Cirera and more will be participating in a singer/songwriter festival to take place on March 11-12 at Gävle Konserthus in Sweden. Besides the performances, there will also be workshops and various opportunities for up-and-coming performers to show off their talent. More info: http://www.gavlekonserthus.se/arr/mar/ (scroll down)

Ane Brun's upcoming EP "A temporary dive" has been confirmed for a February 9 release. Preorder it now and receive a signed copy: https://www.bengans.se/popup/anecd/popup_mall_int.asp

Ane Brun on tour in Scandinavia:

02/18 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE)
02/19 - Göteborgs Konserthus, Göteborg (SWE)
02/23 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
02/24 - Credo, Trondheim (NOR)
02/25 - Garage, Bergen (NOR)
03/02 - Värmlands museum, Karlstad (SWE)
03/03 - Herrgårn, Linköping (SWE)
03/04 - Ögir mat & musik, Köping (SWE)
03/05 - Village, Västerås (SWE)
03/06 - Strömpis, Örebro (SWE)
03/08 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)
03/09 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
03/10 - Palladium, Växjö (SWE)
03/12 - Konserthuset, Gävle (SWE)
03/16 - Ebeneser, Luleå (SWE)
03/17 - Pinkerton, Skellefteå (SWE)
03/18 - Norrlandsoperans Bar, Umeå (SWE)
03/19 - Krokodil, Piteå (SWE)

Top 10s for 2004: Sindre Ness (The Bates Motel)

Listen to streams from the new Ane Brun EP "My lover will go" right here: http://se.v2music.com/site/product.asp?ID=922

Headstomp Productions (Ane Brun, The Hommos, The Tiny) now has streaming radio on their site: http://www.headstomp.com/

Ane Brun will release her new EP "My lover will go" in Scandinavia on December 15.

The "Independent Sweden" compilation from US/Spanish label Fork Series is finally done, almost a year after it was first announced. Here's the tracklist:

01. David & The Citizens - "New Direction"
02. Niccokick - "Wasted Love"
03. Björn Kleinhenz - "Let's Try"
04. Thomas Denver Jonsson & The September Sunrise - "24 Seven"
05. Ane Brun - "Humming One Of Your Songs"
06. Adria - "Your Shift" *
07. Studio - "Down By The River"
08. Now - "Chin Up" *
09. Kid Commando - "Urban Bushman"
10. CDOASS - "Autovision"
11. Menteroja - "Ho Chi Minh Style"
12. Dr Higgins - "Jag Dansade Ett Liv" *
13. Laakso - "Fight The Fight
14. Celestine - "Beneath Your Sight…" *
15. Sandy Mouche - "Carkeys" *
16. Homeland - "Flood" *
17. Boy Omega - "I Might Not Be Real" *
18. Lemko Hall - "Those Are The Sundogs"
19. The Flu - "Little Friend" *
20. Det Gamla Landet - "Tolv Under" *

* Previously unreleased

Ane Brun will be releasing a new EP this fall with two new originals and two covers, including "Morning Theft" by Jeff Buckley and "Stop" by Sam Brown. The next proper full length is still being worked on and will be out next year.

Ane Brun has a new website online: http://www.anebrun.com/

New pics of Paris, Ane Brun, Heikki, Radio Dept., Peggy Lejonhjärta and more now up at Musique One Stop: http://www.photohenrik.com/

The full line-up and schedule for the En ljummen i gräset Festival at Vintervikens trädgård has been announced:

07/24: Differnet, Loney, Dear, K (Krister Linder/Dive), The Fine Arts Showcase, EF, The Sorayas, Deltahead, Cirera, Walter Sound System
07/28: Jens Lekman, Britta Persson, Natasha Lea Jones (UK)
07/31: Popundret, richard reagh&wwnb2, QOPH, Namur, I Love You Baby, The Bright And Shiny, Thomas Denver Jonsson, Tony Clifton, Walter Sound System
08/07: The Deportees, Paatos, Montys Loco, Empire Dogs, The Tiny, Plod, Dexter's Moon, Walter Sound System
08/11: Heikki, Hip Whips
08/14: First Floor Power, Ane Brun, Rundfunk, Tobias Fröberg, Fire fox, The Sunshine, Le Muhr, Un Rodo Cora

More info: http://www.ljummen.com/

Twenty-four new bands confirmed for Malmöfestivalen: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (US), Moonbabies, Koma, Alf, Bob Log III (US), Moder Jords Massiva, Hip Whips, Ramses Revolution, Nils Ericsson, Peter Lundblad, Fibes, Oh Fibes!, Death By Stereo (US), Voice Of A Generation, Division Of Laura Lee, Ane Brun, Cirera, Misteltein, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Barbi Esco, Snook, MBMA feat. DJ Large, Organism 12 & PST/Q, Her Majesty, Universal Poplab and Kitty & the K.