Tag Archives: Norway

Madrugada frontman Sivert Hoyem to release UK debut 'Moon Landing'

Posted on January 22, 2010 by bandweblogs

Norwegian rock legend Sivert Hoyem releases his UK debut.

Sivert Hoyem
'Moon Landing' is less one small step, more one giant leap for Sivert Höyem, former vocalist of Norway's biggest ever rock band, Madrugada. Continue reading →

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Ja Ja Ja curated by Sean Adams of Drowned In Sound @ The Lexington, London

Posted on January 6, 2010 by bandweblogs

Ja Ja Ja - Sean Adams of Drowned In Sound Curates - January 21st. Featuring The Leaves, Sudden Weather Change, Simon Says No!

Ja Ja Ja
London's Nordic Music night Ja Ja Ja is blasting into 2K10 with another stellar line up of Nordic talent. Continue reading →

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Real Ones - 'All For The Neighbourhood' + "Every Dog Has Its Day" FREE MP3

Posted on September 17, 2009 by bandweblogs

Meet Real Ones - straight from the hotbed of Bergen, Norway (home of Sondre Lerche, Annie, Kings of Convenience).

Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood

The five members of the psychedelic folk-pop Real Ones are childhood friends and have been playing music together since their teenage years ... Continue reading →

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Eurovision 2009 winner Alexander Rybak - watch "Fairytale" video

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Jenny May

Alexander Rybak

It's taken me awhile to get to the subject of Eurovision this year. What prompted me today is that I just heard 2009 winner Alexander Rybak and his Eurovision winning song "Fairytale" on the radio ... Continue reading →

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David Byrne invites Katzenjammer to play at Bonnaroo + watch video

Posted on June 5, 2009 by bandweblogs

Katzenjammer

Drink, dear rebels and drink again. Katzenjammers's musical underground cultus is conjured up through instruments like the accordian, mandolin, guitar, piano, balaika bass, xylophone, trumpet, kazoo, melodica, drums and banjo just to name a few - all played with fire in the belly, fever in the fingers, heart and throat. And then there are voices ... Continue reading →

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Lykke Li confirmed for Hove Festival

Posted on June 2, 2009 by bandweblogs

Lykke Li

Norway’s Hove Festival is proud to announce Lykke Li as one of the latest additions to this year's ever growing festival programme. The Swedish super star has had major success both at home in Scandinavia, in Europe and the USA, where she has been touring solidly for the last six months ... Continue reading →

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Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - 'Smear Your Smiles Back On' (London shows)

Posted on May 18, 2009 by bandweblogs

Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy

Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy are making waves crossing the North Sea. Norway based Tommy Tokyo, have already released their album 'Smear Your Smiles Back On' on home soil last September. They are now set for a UK release - after performing at the Great Escape festival - later on next month ... Continue reading →

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The Prodigy added to Norway's Hove Festival line-up

Posted on April 24, 2009 by bandweblogs

The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die

Norway’s Hove Festivalen is proud to announce that The Prodigy will be smashing out their seminal hits as they take prime position at this year's festival. The groundbreaking UK band have sold over 17 million albums since starting up in 1990, and are reckoned to be one of the pioneers in modern electronic dance music ... Continue reading →

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Faith No More to play Hove Festival 2009 + The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Slipknot, Fleet Foxes

Posted on March 27, 2009 by bandweblogs

Faith No More

A reunited Faith No More will headline this year's Hove Festival in Norway. It is eleven years since the band initially split up, and Hove is one of the few hand-picked festivals in Europe which can add the band to their line-up. The legendary rock band will headline on Thursday the 25th June, 2009. So far Hove is the bands’ only confirmed gig in Scandinavia ... Continue reading →

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Ras Nas to perform at the Oslo World Music Festival

Posted on September 28, 2007 by bandweblogs

Ras Nas - Oslo World Music Festival

Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi, a musician and poet from Tanzania, is one of the artists at this year's Oslo World Music Festival. The Festival, one of the biggest in Scandinavia in the World Music genre, takes place in Oslo, Norway from 30th October - 4th November, 2007 [...] Continue reading →

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