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2011 Spellemann nominees

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:03:49 -0800

The nominees for the 2011 Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammy, have been announced and here are a few hightlighted categories:

Female artist:
Ane Brun - "It All Starts With One"
Hilde Marie Kjersem - "Let's Let Go"
Marit Larsen - "Spark"
Siri Nilsen - "Alle Snakker Sant"

Male Artist:
Bernhoft - "Solidarity Breaks"
Jonas Alaska - "Jonas Alaska"
Odd Nordstoga - "Bestevenn"
Sivert Høyem - "Long Slow Distance"

Pop Group:
Eva & The Heartmaker - "Dominoes"
Katzenjammer - "A Kiss Before You Go"
Montée - "Rendition Of You"
Real Ones - "First Night On Earth"
Team Me - "To The Treetops!"

Rock:
Honningbarna - "La Alarmane Gå"
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - "Det Nærmeste Du Kommer"
Kaizers Orchestra - "Violeta Violeta Vol. 1"
Oslo Ess - "Uleste Bøker Og Utgåtte Sko"
Rumble In Rhodos - "Signs Of Fervent Devotion"

Metal:
Insense - "Burn In Beautiful Fire"
Shining - "Live Blackjazz"
Taake - "Noregs Vaapen"
Vreid - "V"
Årabrot - "Solar Anus"

Electronica:
Biosphere - "N-Plants"
Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz - "Wesseltoft Schwarz Duo"
Casiokids - "Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen"

Hip-hop:
Joddski - "Bensin På Bålet"
Lars Vaular - "Du Betyr Meg"
Son Of Light - "War Of The Worlds"

Folk/Traditional:
Hekla Stålstrenga - "Makramé"
Juusk - "Juusk"
Ragnhild Furebotten - "Never On A Sunday"
Øystein Sandbukt - "Normør"

Jazz:
Helge Lien Trio - "Natsukashii"
Håkon Kornstad - "Symphonies In My Head"
Mats Eilertsen - "Skydive"
Nils Petter Molvær - "Baboon Moon"
Ola Kvernberg - "Liarbird"

Open Class:
Bárut - Inga Juuso - "Balggis"
Biret Ristin Sara - "Áidnen"
Fargespill - "Fargespill"
Skáidi - "Headland - Skáidegeahci"
Susanne Lundeng - "Mot"

Lyrics:
Jonas Alaska - "Jonas Alaska"
Lars Vaular - "Du Betyr Meg"
Maria Mena - "Viktoria"
Martin Hagfors - "I Like You"
Odd Nordstoga - "Bestevenn"

Composer:
Ane Brun - "It All Starts With One"
Hilde Marie Kjersem - "Let's Let Go"
Marit Larsen - "Spark"
Rolf Wallin/Lundeng/Torjesen/Bodø Symfonietta/Eggen - "Wire And String"
Synne Skouen - "Call-Notes"

Newcomer/Gramostipend:
Honningbarna - "La Alarmane Gå"
Jonas Alaska - "Jonas Alaska"
Ragnhild Hemsing - "Yr"
Razika - "Program 91"
Team Me - "To The Treetops!"

Kaizers Orchestra - Hjerteknuser (video)

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:03:03 -0700

Here's the new Kaizers Orchestra video for the song "Hjerteknuser": http://www.nrk.no/lydverket/videopremiere-kaizers-orchestra/

Kaizers Orchestra - Philemon Arthur & the Dung

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:59:34 -0700

There's a brand new Kaizers Orchestra track streaming at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/kaizersorchestra/01-philemon-arthur-the-dung

The Brigade - We all fall down

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:09:37 -0700

Listen to a new track from Norwegian act The Brigade: http://soundcloud.com/ccap/the-brigade-we-all-fall-down
The band's forthcoming debut album "Dead man's gold" was produced by Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra and will be released on September 30 via CCAP.

Kaizers Orchestra to embark on album trilogy

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:25:50 -0800

Norwegian act Kaizers Orchestra are planning to spend the next three years working on an ambitious trilogy of records entitled "Violeta, Violeta" with the first volume due in November 2011 and the final arriving in November 2012. There will also be touring along the way, the bulk of it to transpire in spring of 2011. Read more: http://kaizers.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90%3Akaizers-due-to-play-oslo-spektrum-next-year&catid=12%3Anews&Itemid=7

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:56:55 -0800

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Frøya - My American Dream
05. Uncle Deadly - Monkey Do
06. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
07. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
08. Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
09. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
10. Stage Dolls - Always
11. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ild & Vatten
12. N'Jie Haddy - World of the free
13. Claudia Scott/Casino Steel/Ottar Big Hand Johansen - Honky Tonk Night - The Best
14. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
15. Jahn Teigen - Teigen - 40 Største Hits
16. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
17. Rita Eriksen - Frelsesarmeens Juleplate 2009
18. Ila Auto - Ila Auto
19. d'sound - Starts and Ends
20. Shining - Blackjazz

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:59:30 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
02. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
03. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
04. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
05. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
06. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
07. Too Far - Sola i ryggen
08. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
09. Terje Tysland - Lidderli gla
10. Eriksen - De aller beste
11. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
12. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
13. Röyksopp - Junior
14. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
15. Datarock - Red
16. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
17. BigBang - Edendale
18. Tina Lie - Free Enough To Fall
19. Eva & The Heartmaker - Let's Keep This Up Forever
20. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:23:59 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
02. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
03. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
04. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
05. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
06. Eriksen - De aller beste
07. Datarock - Red
08. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
09. Terje Tysland - Lidderli gla
10. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
11. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
12. Röyksopp - Junior
13. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
14. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
15. Eva & The Heartmaker - Let's Keep This Up Forever
16. BigBang - Edendale
17. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
18. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
19. Jorn - Spirit Black
20. Terje Formoe - Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede Øya

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 29 May 2009 11:56:33 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
03. Terje Tysland - Lidderli gla
04. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
05. Röyksopp - Junior
06. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
09. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
10. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
11. BigBang - Edendale
12. deLillos - Huskeglemme
13. Kari Bremnes - Ly
14. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
15. Lindström & Prins Thomas - II
16. Nils Petter Molvaer - Hamada
17. Vamp - St. Mandag
18. Kristin Asbjörnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
19. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
20. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 22 May 2009 16:01:24 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
05. Röyksopp - Junior
06. Terje Tysland - Lidderli
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
09. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
10. BigBang - Edendale
11. Teodor Tuff - Teodor Tuff
12. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
13. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
14. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
15. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
16. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. Lars Vaular - D'e glede
19. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 15 May 2009 13:58:26 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Röyksopp - Junior
05. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
06. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
07. Terje Tysland - Lidderli
08. BigBang - Edendale
09. Lars Vaular - D'e glede
10. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
11. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
12. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
13. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
14. Mira Craig - Ghetto Fairytale
15. Sigvart Dagsland - Hymns
16. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
20. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

Fri, 08 May 2009 16:37:17 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
02. Eriksen - De aller beste
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
05. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
06. Röyksopp - Junior
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
09. BigBang - Edendale
10. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
11. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
12. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
13. Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From A Stone
14. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
15. Karin Park - Ashes To Gold
16. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
17. Marius Müllers Funhouse - Plugged 2 - Rett og slett
18. Sigvart Dagsland - Hymns
19. Noora Noor - Soul Deep
20. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger

"New" Kaizers Orchestra album in April

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:45:28 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra will be releasing an odd'n'ends collection on April 20 entitled "Våre demoner" featuring various non-album cuts from the band's now 10-year history. Read more: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/4/18/document247.ehtml (in Norwegian)

Sirius playlist week #6

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:48:39 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Franke - Exil riktas inåt
02. TALK
03. Cut City - Ulyssian widow
04. Montt Mardié - Names not forgotten
05. Strayfolk - I thought I had it down
06. TALK
07. Halph - New money
08. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet
09. Wardruna - Kauna
10. TALK
11. Dieter Schöön - Mary Jane
12. Holiday For Strings - Two of you
13. Menfolk - One is all
14. Lama - Raha
15. TALK
16. Bitch Boys - Sighsten H.
17. Regina - Saanko jäädä yöksi
18. Entombed - Parasight
19. Gåte - Snåle mi jente
20. TALK
21. Dyno - Emotional

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:24:14 -0800

December is the month of advent calendars and there's a whole bunch out there with free music ready for download:

Country & Eastern is offering a new selection each day this month from their double-disc Christmas collection. There's also a release party at Fasching in Stockholm tonight (December 1).
Adrian Recordings is doing a weekly remix mixtape starting off with contributor Dumb Dan.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives have a mixed bag of freebies every day this month.
The German Kaizers Orchestra fansite is doing something or other.

Keep an eye on this post for more....

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:48:57 -0800

The release of Kaizers Orchestra sideproject Skambankt's new album "Hardt Regn" has been set for January 26.

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:31:46 -0700

Watch Kaizers Orchestra cover the Willie Nelson class "On the road again": http://www.nrk.no/p3tv/kaizers-covrer-willie-nelson/

MP3: Katzenjammer - Le pop

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:51:55 -0700

You should know by now that I love almost anything that manages to incorporate traditional folk into modern music, so you shouldn't be surprised that I'm enjoying Norway's Katzenjammer quite a bit. Countrymates Kaizers Orchestra are a good reference point, 'cept that KJ borrow more from bluegrass than purely European/Gypsy folk. And they're also a heckuva lot more fun, something very very obvious on "Le pop", the title track to their debut album. The 'grass isn't so apparent here as the lilting circus music takes center stage, but I assure you - it's there. And those tight vocal harmonies might have you thinking Pipettes, but they do just as well in rootsier settings. Regardless, I love the seasickness-inducing bombast and that's all that matters. Once again: very fun and right up my alley.

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:38:09 -0700

The new Kaizers Orchestra vinyl-only live album "250 Prosent" will be released on October 10. Details: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/4/18/document238.ehtml (in Norwegian)

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:36:33 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
02. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
03. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for M - Smear Your Smiles Back On
04. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
05. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
06. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
07. Espen Lind - Army of one
08. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
09. Malin - Pang
10. Vassendgutane - Xo
11. Madrugada - Madrugada
12. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
13. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
14. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Bare Egil Band - Jeg er helt rå
17. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
18. Helge Trio Lien - Hello Troll
19. Celine - Bæstevænna
20. School - Destructive Sounds

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:09:52 -0700

Here is this week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
02. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
03. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
04. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
05. Espen Lind - Army of one
06. Vassendgutane - Xo
07. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
08. Malin - Pang
09. Bare Egil Band - Jeg er helt rå
10. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
11. Madrugada - Madrugada
12. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
13. Celine - Bæstevænna
14. Helge Trio Lien - Hello Troll
15. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
16. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
17. Lindstrom - Where you go I go to
18. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
19. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
20. Return - Best Of Both Worlds

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:50 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Bare Egil Band - Jeg er helt rå
03. Espen Lind - Army of one
04. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
07. Madrugada - Madrugada
08. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
09. Lindstrom - Where you go I go to
10. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
11. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
12. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
13. Major Parkinson - Major Parkinson
14. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
17. Too Far Gone - Livåt
18. Trygve Hoff - Tørrfesk og Ballader
19. Malin - Pang
20. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:19:43 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
03. Lindstrom - Where you go I go to
04. Espen Lind - Army of one
05. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
06. Vassendgutane - Xo
07. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
08. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
09. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
10. Madrugada - Madrugada
11. Hilde Marie Kjersem - A Killer For That Ac
12. Too Far Gone - Livåt
13. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
14. Malin - Pang
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
17. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
18. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
19. Trygve Hoff - Tørrfesk og Ballader
20. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:38:53 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Espen Lind - Army of one
03. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
04. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
07. Madrugada - Madrugada
08. Too Far Gone - Livåt
09. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
10. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Malin - Pang
12. Hilde Marie Kjersem - A Killer For That Ac
13. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
14. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
15. Lars Horntveth - Kaleidoscopic
16. Erik og Kriss - Verden vil bedras
17. Karin Krog - Oslo Calling
18. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
19. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
20. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:28:42 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Espen Lind - Army of one
03. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
04. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
07. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
08. Madrugada - Madrugada
09. Too Far Gone - Livåt
10. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
12. Malin - Pang
13. Malin - Pang
14. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
15. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
16. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
17. Celine - Bæstevænna
18. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
19. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
20. Erik og Kriss - Verden vil bedras

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:39:26 -0700

New German dates for Kaizers Orchestra:

11/11 - Musiktheater, Kassel
11/12 - Muffatwerk, München
11/14 - Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg
11/16 - Stahlwerk, Düsseldorf
11/20 - Longhorn, Stuttgart
11/21 - Postbahnhof, Berlin

Apparently the setlist on this tour will be filled by songs the band doesn't regularly play or hasn't played in awhile, so expect something special?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:20:00 -0700

Here is this week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
03. Espen Lind - Army of one
04. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
07. Madrugada - Madrugada
08. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
09. Too Far Gone - Livåt
10. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
11. Svein Østvik - Kongen Av Mallorca
12. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
13. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
14. Malin - Pang
15. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
16. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
17. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
18. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
19. Gluecifer - Kings of rock
20. Terje Formoe - Hiv o'hoi - Kaptein Sabeltanns beste

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:31:03 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Espen Lind - Army of one
03. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
04. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Too Far Gone - Livåt
07. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
08. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
09. Malin - Pang
10. Madrugada - Madrugada
11. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
12. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
13. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
14. Svein Østvik - Kongen Av Mallorca
15. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
16. PK & Dansefolket - 20 beste
17. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
18. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
19. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
20. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:11:00 -0700

Micke from Sweden (aka Micke Lohse of Atomic Swing) has confirmed that his new album "Waiting for the end" will be released on September 26 via Nordic Notes. As mentioned before, the album was produced by Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra and features guest contributions from artists such as Børge Fjordheim (Cloroform), Sjur Miljeteig (The Leather Fashion), John Lilja (Jackman, Thomas Dybdahl) and Morten Abel.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:30:32 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Espen Lind - Army of one
03. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
04. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
05. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
06. Vassendgutane - Xo
07. Too Far Gone - Livåt
08. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
09. Madrugada - Madrugada
10. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
12. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
13. Malin - Pang
14. Sogns - Det koster å vara kar
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Svein Østvik - Kongen Av Mallorca
17. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
18. Åsmund Åmli Band - Panorama
19. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
20. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:18:25 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:03:06 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra will be releasing a special, vinyl-only live album culled from various performances on the band's recent German tour. Look for them to be selling at gigs this fall.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:14:28 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Espen Lind - Army of one
02. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
03. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
04. Vassendgutane - Xo
05. Too Far Gone - Livåt
06. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
07. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
08. Kathrine Moholt - Sweethearts
09. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
10. Sogns - Det koster å vara kar
11. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
12. Åsmund Åmli Band - Panorama
13. Madrugada - Madrugada
14. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
15. Malin - Pang
16. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
17. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
18. Svein Østvik - Kongen Av Mallorca
19. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
20. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:10:20 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Espen Lind - Army of one
02. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
03. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
04. Vassendgutane - Xo
05. Too Far Gone - Livåt
06. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
07. Malin - Pang
08. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
09. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
10. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Songns - Det koster å vara kar
12. Madrugada - Madrugada
13. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
14. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
15. Åsmund Åmli Band - Panorama
16. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
17. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
18. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
19. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
20. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:16:50 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
02. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
03. Vassendgutane - Xo
04. Too Far Gone - Livåt
05. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
06. Madrugada - Madrugada
07. Malin - Pang
08. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
09. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
10. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
12. Åsmund Åmli Band - Panorama
13. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
14. Songns - Det koster å vara kar
15. Nullskattesnylterne - Skrot
16. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
17. Gatas Parlament - Kidsa Har Alltid Rett
18. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
19. Emma Berit Forsmo - Den Første Dagen
20. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:00:56 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
02. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
03. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
04. Malin - Pang
05. Gatas parlament - Kidsa Har Alltid Rett
06. Harald Heide Steen jr. - Musikalske Minner
07. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
08. Vassendgutane - Xo
09. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Sound Your Horn
10. Madrugada - Madrugada
11. Nullskattesnylterne - Skrot
12. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
13. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
14. Disciplines - Smoking Kills
15. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
16. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
17. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
18. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
19. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
20. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:38 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Morten Harket - Letter From Egypt
02. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
03. Vassendgutane - Xo
04. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
05. Malin - Pang
06. Madrugada - Madrugada
07. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Sound Your Horn
08. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
09. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
10. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
11. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
12. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
13. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
14. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
15. Eick, Mathias M/Balke/Kleive - The Door
16. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
17. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
18. Nullskattesnylterne - Skrot
19. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
20. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:09:07 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Vassendgutane - Xo
03. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
04. Malin - Pang
05. Madrugada - Madrugada
06. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
07. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Sound Your Horn
08. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
09. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
10. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
11. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
12. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
13. Eick, Mathias M/Balke/Kleive - The Door
14. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
15. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
16. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
17. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
18. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
19. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
20. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:13:34 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Vassendgutane - Xo
03. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
04. Malin - Pang
05. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
06. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Sound Your Horn
07. Madrugada - Madrugada
08. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
09. Julian Berntzen - Rocketship Love
10. Eick, Mathias M/Balke/Kleive - The Door
11. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
12. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
13. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
14. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
15. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
16. Ingeborg Selnes - The Zoo
17. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
18. Sondre Bratland - Det er den draumen
19. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
20. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:22:53 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Vassendgutane - Xo
03. Malin - Pang
04. Madrugada - Madrugada
05. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
06. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
07. Lassie N The Lads - Storyteller
08. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
09. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
10. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
11. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
12. Julian Berntzen - Rocketship Love
13. Celine - Bæstevænna
14. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
17. Sondre Bratland - Det er den draumen
18. Publiners - driv
19. Gluecifer - kings of rock
20. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:54:24 -0700

Norwegian act Kaizers Orchestra is launching a series of vinyl 7" singles and the first one is out now. It features "Apokalyps meg" on the a-side and a duet with Swedish artist Stefan Sundström on the song "Du og meg Lou, og din fru" on the flip. Read more: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/19/20/document221.ehtml

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:19:51 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Vassendgutane - Xo
03. Madrugada - Madrugada
04. Malin - Pang
05. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
06. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
07. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
08. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
09. D.D.E. - 15 år live
10. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
11. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
12. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
13. Publiners - driv
14. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
15. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
16. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
17. Gluecifer - kings of rock
18. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
19. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
20. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:47:58 -0700

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

01. Vassendgutane - Xo
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Malin - Pang
04. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
05. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
06. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
07. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
08. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
09. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
10. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
11. Gluecifer - Kings of rock
12. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
13. Minor Majority - Candy store (2 CD edition)
14. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
15. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street
16. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
17. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
18. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
19. Publiners - Driv
20. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:34:16 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Vassendgutane - Xo
02. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
03. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
04. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
05. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
06. Madrugada - Madrugada
07. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
08. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
09. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
10. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
11. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
12. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
13. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
14. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street
15. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
16. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
17. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
18. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
19. Grand Island - Boys And Brutes
20. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:04:34 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
02. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
03. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
04. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
05. Madrugada - Madrugada
06. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
07. Vassendgutane - Xo
08. Paal Flaata - Old Angel Midnight
09. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
10. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
11. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
12. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
13. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
14. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
15. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
16. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
17. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
18. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
19. Susanne Sundfør - Take One
20. Beady Belle - Belvedere

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:02:29 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
04. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
05. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
06. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
07. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
08. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
09. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
10. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
11. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
12. Celine - Bæstevænna
13. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
14. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
15. Beady Belle - Belvedere
16. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
17. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
18. Susanne Sundfør - Take One
19. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
20. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:52 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
04. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
05. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
06. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
07. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
08. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
09. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
10. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
11. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
12. Celine - Bæstevænna
13. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
14. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
15. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord og Øgonblick
16. Something Sally - Familiar Strangers
17. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
18. Sahg - II
19. Beady Belle - Belvedere
20. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:49:59 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
02. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
03. Madrugada - Madrugada
04. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
05. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
06. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
07. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
08. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
09. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
10. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
11. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
12. Susanne Sundfør - Take One
13. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
14. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008
15. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
16. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
17. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
18. Beady Belle - Belvedere
19. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
20. Celine - Bæstevænna

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:41:00 -0700

Check out an edit of fan footage from the current Kaizers Orchestra tour for the song "9mm": http://www.sonybmg.no/kaizers/

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:59:19 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
04. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
05. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
06. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
07. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
08. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
09. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
10. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008
11. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
12. Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart: Piano Concertos No 1
13. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
14. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
15. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
16. Celine - Bæstevænna
17. Beady Belle - Belvedere
18. Trond-Viggo Torgersen - Det du kan + noe rart & noe nytt
19. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
20. Alexandria Quartet - Alexandria Quartet

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:04:37 -0800

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
04. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
05. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
06. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
07. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
08. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
09. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
10. Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart Piano Concerto Nos 9 & 18
11. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
12. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
13. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
14. Beady Belle - Belvedere
15. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008
16. Celine - Bæstevænna
17. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
18. Trond-Viggo Torgersen - Det du kan + noe rart & noe nytt
19. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
20. Minor Majority - Candy store (2 CD edition)

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:59:00 -0800

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. The National Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
04. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
05. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
06. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
07. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
08. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
09. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
10. Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart Piano Concerto Nos 9 & 18
11. Beady Belle - Belvedere
12. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord og Øgonblick
13. Celine - Bæstevænna
14. BigBang - Something Special - The Best
15. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
16. The Margarets - Twenty Years Erased
17. Kurt Nilsen - Push push
18. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008
19. Animal Alpha - You Pay For The Whole Seat...
20. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:36:26 -0800

MIC Norway on the new Kaizers Orchestra album "Maskineri" which is now streaming at myspace: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008021513543254322270

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:06:50 -0800

Platekompaniet is offering up a free download from Kaizers Orchestra from their new album "Maskineri": http://www.platekompaniet.no/cache/published_583.asp

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:07:29 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra have revamped their website to coincide with the release of their new album "Maskineri", due out February 18: http://www.kaizers.no/
Check out the video for the single "Enden av november": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR9xf220tqo

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:10:54 -0800

MIC Norway reports on the new single "Family" from all-star act The National Bank: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121811570717392538
MIC Norway also catches up with Kaizers Orchestra and offers up a few more details concerning their forthcoming album: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121815204026788738

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:52:29 -0800

NRK is streaming the new Kaizers Orchestra single "Enden av November" and also has new tourdates posted: http://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.4322361

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:45:57 -0800

Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions (CCAP) is releasing the soundtrack for the musical "Det tusende hjertet" this week and you can hear samples here: http://www.myspace.com/dettusendehjertet
The work is written by Tore Renberg and features music by Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra. The stage show will premiere on November 23 at Stavanger Teater.

CCAP also reports that Helldorado is working on a new record along with Flying Shoes, their 70s country tribute sideproject. Look for a new EP from Modan Garu in early 2008 as well with their debut full-length to follow in spring.

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:55:11 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra have posted an update from the studio where they are currently at work on their fourth album: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/19/20/document188.ehtml

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:44:47 -0800

The new Kaizers Orchestra album will reportedly be out on February 18.

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:47:08 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Innan mörkret faller
02. TALK 1
03. TIAC - Boredom
04. Brainbombs - Who can you trust
05. Ted Gärdestad - Helena
06. TALK 2
07. Björn Kleinhenz - China Blue
08. Viktor Sjöberg - The sensation of your head on my chest
09. Marvins Revolt - Deliberate deeds
10. TALK 3
11. Abalone Dots - Under the rain
12. The Bear Quartet - The lost kid office
13. Lo-Fi-Fnk - Wake up
14. Watain - Underneath the cenotaph
15. TALK 4
16. The Tiny - Closer
17. Supersilent - 8.4
18. Anna Ternheim - Today is a good day
19. TALK 5
20. The Skull Defekts - The secret
21. Lukestar - White shade
22. Pay TV - Fashion report
23. Wolfpack - Enter the gates
24. TALK 6
25. Tigerbombs - Shaking the tree
26. Familjen - Ivanhoe & Rebecca
27. Giant Robot - Public = shopping
28. Eskju Divine - Hold on
29. TALK 7
30. The Bell - On and on
31. DHG - The snuff dreams are made of
32. Trio Mediaeval - Det lisle bånet
33. TALK 8
34. Peter Bjorn and John - It beats me every time
35. Margaret Berger - Seek I'll hide
36. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet
37. TALK 9
38. Darkthrone - F.O.A.D.

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra have enlisted producer Mark Howard (REM, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, etc.) to record their next album. They will be working at Planet Roc in Berlin this November with plans for a February release.

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Kaizers Orchestra - Ompa til du dør
02. TALK 1
03. Logh - Thieves in the palace
04. Élodie - At the end of the line
05. Beem - Ducker
06. TALK 2
07. Hell On Wheels - Alexander
08. Isolation Years - Albino child
09. Honey Is Cool - Bolero
10. TALK 3
11. Mob - Wait for me
12. Skywriter - For heaven's sake
13. Menfolk - Zero is also a number
14. TALK 4
15. Plain Fade - Datura
16. Division of Laura Lee - Dirty love
17. Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
18. TALK 5
19. Elope - Black eyed citizen
20. Fontän - You, me & a tree
21. Gehenna - Touched and left for dead
22. TALK 6
23. Mustasch - I hunt alone
24. Cobolt - The Atlantic Ocean takes her back
25. Blinders On - Blinders are on
26. Madrugada - Higher
27. TALK 7
28. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - I could have sworn I heard them SING
29. Notre Dame - Into the coven
30. TALK 8
31. The Motorhomes - The man

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Micke from Sweden (aka Micke Lohse of Atomic Swing) will be going into the studio on June 10 to record a new album, once again working with Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra as producer. Other musical contributors will include Børge Fjordheim (Cloroform), Sjur Miljeteig (The Leather Fashion), John Lilja (Jackman, Thomas Dybdahl) and Morten Abel. The working title is "No exception to the rule".

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra gives a small update concerning progress on their forthcoming fourth album: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/19/20/document180.ehtml

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra will play only one show in 2007 and it will be at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary on August 9.

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Micke From Sweden, aka Micke Lohse of Atomic Swing, will release his new album "This ain't the end" on March 12 in Norway via Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions and on April 11 in Sweden and Denmark via National Records. The album was produced by Janove Ottesen (The Jackyl) of Kaizers Orchestra and recorded in Bergen, Norway at Duper Studios with Sir Duperman. Go here for samples: http://www.myspace.com/mickefromsweden

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Assuming you can read a little Norwegain, go here to study up on all the various Kaizers Orchestra sideprojects: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/1607

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The new Kaizers Orchestra sideproject Skambankt album "Eliksir" will be out on January 29. The first single "Tyster" is already on the radio in Norway.

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

MIC Norway profiles Kaizers Orchestra as they embark on their "Maestro grand finale tour": http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006110914082631003433

Video mix: Tigerbombs, The Radio Dept., Björn Kleinhenz, Sounds Like Violence, more...

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Tigerbombs - 1000 sparks
Dancing tigers! Dancing kids! Dancing penguins! Dancing... ninjas? (AR)

The Radio Dept. - 1995 (Live at Pop Dakar 2003)
One of my favourite of songs by The Radio Dept. played live. Not the best sound, but ok. (ST)

Björn Kleinhenz - Better company
Music notes! Flying through the air! Ooooh... (SS)

Kaizers Orchestra - Introduction
It's time to meet the band! Really, who doesn't love an organist in a gasmask? (AR)

Maria Solheim - Snow has killed
Why is this Norwegian nymph singing a sad song about Christmas while traipsing about merrily in a summer dress? I do not know. But I like it. (SS)

Timo Räisänen - Stripping
Stripping... sideways. (SS)

I Walk the Line - When I'm gone
It's easy to see why Gearhead picked these guys up. Great rock'n'roll is hard to find. (AR)

Sounds Like Violence - You give me heartattacks
When is their album coming out? It's been a long wait! Here's something to remind you of the high expectations you should have. (ST)

Henry Fiat's Open Sore - Girlfriend
According to Denimzine, every member of the band and crew was arrested on three separate occations during the video-shoot for this song. Not too hard to figure out why. (AR)

.:Who's who?

AR: Avi Roig
SS: Stacey Shackford
ST: Simon Tagestam

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Norwegian acts Kaizers Orchestra and HGH on tour this fall:

11/21 - Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
11/22 - Zeche, Bochum (GER)
11/23 - Hirsch, Nuremberg (GER)
11/24 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
11/25 - Wuk, Wien (AUS)
11/26 - Rote Fabrik, Zürich (SWI)
11/28 - Postbanhof, Berlin (GER)
11/29 - Uebel & Gefaerlich, Hamburg (GER)
11/30 - Handelsbeurs, Gent (BEL)
12/01 - Oosterpoort, Groningen (HOL)
12/02 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (HOL)
12/03 - Tivoli, Utrecht (HOL)
12/06 - Train, Århus (DK)
12/07 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)

Interview: Jonas Skybakmoen (Johndoe)

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

It used to be that bands singing in their own native languages (ie, not English) were doomed to obscurity. Of course there's been a few exceptions here and there over the years, but they're almost all nothing but novelty acts. But the times are a-changing and there seems to be growing acceptance of that fact that we live in an increasingly international world full of wonderful multilingual music. If freak-folk from Finland can catch a break in the States, why not a Norwegian rock'n'roll band? It could happen! And why not?

I had seen the name Johndoe here and there for awhile and had even started reporting on them as early as March 2003, but I must confess that it wasn't until Fredrik from Randy cited them as his new favorite band that I really started paying attention and actually gave them a listen. The music of Randy is a good reference point, too - both bands play similarly energetic rock'n'roll, very much rooted in punk-rock, but way more than just mohawks and safety-pins. Grounded in tradition, but not bound by it. It makes perfect sense for them to be fans of eachother and, subsequently, to tour together as well.

When I saw the news that Johndoe was coming out with a new record I figured this would be a perfect opportunity to catch up with the band and hopefully (re)introduce them to a new audience that appears to be more receptive than ever. Singer/guitarist Jonas Skybakmoen was more than happy to oblige.
- Avi Roig

Tell me about the new album - how is it different from what you've done before? What's that title mean?

I guess the title "Dødvinkel" could be translated into "blind spot". Word-by-word it would be "dead angle" - so in Norwegian the title has another bleak twist to it. We wanted that. This is by far our most depressing record yet. It wasn't really intentional, it just happened. And somehow it's a very Norwegian record. It's about living up here in Trondheim, about things we know. Roots, love, agony, and longing, maybe. And musically... This isn't exactly the rock'n'roll capitol of the world, you know? We admire musicians that are able to tell people where they're coming from. Björn Olsson got this incredible Swedish thing going on. Same with Nicolai Dunger and his latest album "...sjunger Edith Södergran". We wanted to make something honest, simple and believable. Something from Trondheim. It's probably old fashioned, I don't know - songs about heartache and running away is pretty classic stuff. But we wanted this to be a manifold record as well - we wanted a bit of everything in there. There's a lot of piano and background vocals going on, and only one guitar solo. That's pretty bold by our standards. We spent almost two years writing songs for this record - and then we recorded 11 of them live in the studio and that's "Dødvinkel".

I know it's the standard dumb question, but why sing in Norwegian?

When we first started back in 1994, Swedish punk was the big thing in Trondheim. BirdNest-bands like Charta 77, Dia Psalma and DLK. They used to come here and play UFFA or Veita and there would be total madness. I even remember a riot in the street after a Charta 77 show. One of our mates had "Ebba - the movie" on VHS. It was the best thing we had ever seen. We played some Ebba Grön songs and then we started to write ourselves. In Norwegian, of course. I mean, we didn't even think it over. We have seriously never considered singing in English. I guess it's about wanting to communicate. It's hard to write in Norwegian, though. We gotta be ten times better than all the English-singing groups in Norway 'cause they can get away with any dumb lyric. We can't and that's a big challenge. Personally, I enjoy Norwegian and Swedish lyrics the most. It just feels closer to what I know and what my life is like.

Do you consider yourselves to be punk anymore? What does it mean to be a punk band in 2006 anyway?

I don't really know if we are a punk band. I know that punk rock has shaped us in many ways - and that it probably shows in all from stage presence to song writing. But we have a kind of laid-back relationship to the whole punk thing. Yeah, we love the Misfits, but we also love Bruce Springsteen. Talking New Jersey, Ralphie from "The Sopranos" is the worst punk ever! And "Dødvinkel" isn't a punk album. We are breaking way too many punk rock rules. What's up with all those rules, really? I mean, you can't still consider 999 to be the best band on earth. They visited Trondheim recently, they're extremely old. Maybe the punkest thing a band can do nowadays is to have complete control over their own music - a thing which even The Clash struggled to achieve. But it's probably easier now, with the Internet and all. You don't really need major labels, do you? You need Clear Channel and MySpace, though. I like the old-school punk thing, releasing 7"s and LPs and sounding like 1983. But that's not us, really. People should check out the Ny Våg-label in Umeå, Sweden.

What's up with the new label? What happened with Sony? How much of the work are you taking up yourselves?

We decided to release the new album ourselves - and Sony was happy to let us go. Our last album "Pyromantikk" didn't sell enough copies the first two weeks to make us a priority within the Sony system. We toured a lot and practically pushed the album all on our own. At the same time, Sony and BMG decided to join forces in Europe and a lot of the people we had been working with were simply afraid of losing their jobs. And suddenly they had all these Norwegian Idol artists on their roster. They sold far more than us, of course. We didn't want to whine about it. We wanted to do our thing and make it fun to release records again. So we started JHND. We got in touch with Sonet, which is a branch of Universal Music. They are gonna sell our record. We have always been doing almost everything ourselves - from day one we've been managing Johndoe together with our best friend. Another friend helps us with album covers and web design. My old schoolmate is making our new video. I guess we are pretty demanding people to work with. We want things to be done right away - and that's why we often end up doing it ourselves.

How important is DIY to you?

We've always been doing a lot of stuff ourselves. Not everything - we've got a booking agency in Oslo and Sonet is helping out with promotion and sale. We pay them and call them every day. And the rest is pretty much up to us. I think every band has been through a DIY-phase at some point. You know, putting up posters, calling the local newspaper, spreading the word through the Internet. Our DIY-phase seems everlasting. We want things to be done our way. It's fun - you can design a poster one day, and then go on to make a song the next. I personally like the creative work the most. And we're all about the music, really - the songs are our main focus. But there's still more to be done, you gotta be pretty structured and focused. I guess you need a plan from square one, and stick to it. There's always people calling, wanting to do something with Johndoe - be it a gig at some mall or an interview on summer fashion - and then you gotta ask yourself; Is this a part of the plan? And if not, well, you won't do it. We started our own label this January. It may sound like a big step, coming from Sony and all. But it really wasn't. We don't longer have to call up some A&R, try and convince him that we need to do another video, and then sit back and wait for an answer for four weeks. We've been in the game for a while now, we know people, we can make this happen on our own.

How does the Trondheim compare to the hyped Bergen scene? Is there the same sort of cross-genre camaraderie among bands? How does it compare to cities like Oslo?

Trondheim is different from Bergen and Oslo in many ways. First of all, we don't have the same amount of high quality studios and producers up here. The "bigger" bands in Trondheim often record their albums elsewhere - we actually went to Bergen to record our first album. Trondheim don't have a single functioning booking agency for rock artists. We've got a few people doing management and a couple of indie labels. Bands from up here need connections in Oslo, really. And yes, the Bergen scene has been the centre of attention for a while now. It seems to me that they're very focused on melody down there - while Trondheim has always been rock-country. We're catching up, though. We've got some great bands, like the Lionheart Brothers, Desperado and New Violators, to mention a few. Thomas from Desperado released one of our EPs on his Dead Letter label a couple of years ago. Marcus from Lionheart produced a single for us last year. Everybody drinks beer at Blæst on fridays. So yeah, we're connected in many ways.

How does the Norwegian scene compare to Sweden?

I tend to fall in love with almost anything coming from Sweden. It seems to me that the Swedish artists have got this amazing sense of melody - be it The Knife or Mattias Alkberg BD or Dungen, you know? Something that in a way connects them to the same place. A northern twist, or whatever. The Swedes seem so open-minded when it comes to music - the audience kinda embraces extremeties and strangeness, especially when it comes to artists singing in Swedish. And they like new music as well as old. The media in Norway keep talking about the four big bands in Norwegian-language rock - Jokke, DumDum Boys, Raga Rockers and DeLillos. They all started out in the 80s, and they are doing huge comeback tours now (except for Jokke, who sadly died in 2000 and who probably is the greatest of them all, some kind of Alf Prøysen for his generation). We need some young folks too, we need something new.

Ever have any international aspirations? Do you think there's a potential market for Norwegian-language rock outside or Scandinavia? What's your take on the success that Kaizers Orchestra has achieved?

Maybe we got some international aspirations in the back of our heads. We've been focusing on Norway all the way, but we went to Sweden last year together with Randy. Only four gigs, but it was great, and we got some nice feedback as well. We need someone to put out our record over there! What Kaizers Orchestra has done is simply amazing. I think it's about their massive live shows - that kind of showmanship is universal. Our friends in Nullskattesnylterne have toured Germany a couple of times, singing in Norwegian dialect Trøndersk and all. So it's definitely possible, although I think Great Britain would be a hard nut to crack.

In the first question you talked about pain of growing up in Trondheim and how it's reflected in your music. What was growing up there really like? Any stories from your childhood that exemplify the experience? What do you get out of it when you capture these emotions in song? Do you think it can resonate with people who have never been to Trondheim or do you consciously try to make things more universally applicable?

I don't necessarily mean that Trondheim is a shitty place to live, Trondheim can be nice. Personally, I grew up some place between the suburb and the city. A lot of people - I suppose both working, middle and upper-middle class - came to live in these brand new, but cheap terraced houses in the early 80s. My childhood wasn't painful or anything. Some kids started doing drugs, and some didn't. I often bump into people I grew up with downtown and it's pretty clear to me who made it and who didn't. Sometimes it's totally surprising and that's kinda depressing. We've tried to capture that feeling of chance in a couple of our songs. There's a bit of dreading the future, you know. Anything can happen. That disturbes me.

I guess Trondheim functions as a backdrop to our songs - Trondheim is what we know. There's portraits of nature and landscapes, there's actual street names and landmarks and such. I don't think it's excluding, it's rather the opposite - I can read a Richard Ford short story from Great Falls, Montana and still relate to it, right? Not despite of, but rather because of all the depictions of farms, motels, mountains, cars. It makes the story come alive, I guess it wouldn't be so good without it. And I think our stories are understandable, they're pretty universal. We've got this one song that mentions an old German bunker situated just outside my childhood home, but it's really a song about fearing the unknown to the point of mindless patriotism. It's kinda gloomy. At the same time - this is probably our most poppy record. We've fallen in love with simple melodies, straight-forward arrangements - you know, songs, rather than just riffs and poses.

What do you do when you're not playing music? Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

We play a lot of soccer, usually indoors. Then we watch soccer on TV. We also play FIFA 2006 and Pro Evolution Soccer 5. Some of us even play the flash-game "Play for your club" on the Internet. Ten years from now? I don't really wanna think about it.

Okay, so you don't want to think about 10 years down the road. What's Johndoe up to for the next couple of months then?

The album will hit the stores on September the 18th. We will start our national tour in early October and probably keep going until Christmas. The whole thing is being planned right now. We're designing the cover, making a video - basically getting the Johndoe machinery ready for the fall. I'm really looking forward to playing these tunes live, I can't wait! We're hoping to go to Sweden again in early 2007. Time will tell.

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra will return to Germany in November:

11/21 - Live Music Hall, Cologne
11/22 - Zeche, Bochum
11/23 - Hirsch, Nurnberg
11/24 - Backstage Werk, Munich
11/28 - Postbahnhof, Berlin
11/29 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg

MP3: Jackman - Leave you where you lie

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Jackman is the solo project of Wunderkammer guitarist/frontman Pål Jackman along with brother Morten, who also plays drums with Helldorado and The Colors Turned Red. The trio is rounded out by bassist John Lilja, whose playing can be heard on albums from artists like Thomas Dybdahl and Rub a Dubs. The band has toured with fellow Norwegians Kaizers Orchestra, pairing that will seem obvious once you hear the song I've posted today. Yes, both bands play a form of Gypsyfied rock, though Kaizers tends to be far more grandiose and bombastic while Jackman seems much more suited for a dark and smokey barroom. Pål croons and strums while the band lays down a heavy shuffling beat. The little diminished chord guitar licks enhance the atmosphere, but the thing I love most about Jackman is the recording. This is the sound of three guys playing music together, nothing more. No excessive overdubs, no gratuitous production. There's not even any distortion on the guitar - any dirt you hear is just the sound of the amp being pushed hard. The upright bass thumps and clicks just like it should. The drums sound clean and natural. It's so simple, it's stupid. Why can't more bands record like this? Oh yeah, most bands just aren't that good.

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Check out an e-card for the Kaizers Orchestra DVD: http://www.universal-rock.de/_artists/kaizers/ecard/

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Check out a video of Kaizers Orchestra playing the song "Blitzregn Baby" live: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/4/18/document103.ehtml

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800

New European tourdates for Kaizers Orchestra:

03/09 - Kesselhaus, Berlin (GER)
03/10 - Grunspan, Hamburg (GER)
03/11 - Patronaat, Haarlem (HOL)
03/12 - Effenaar, Eindhoven (HOL)
03/13 - Dornrosje, Nijmegen (HOL)
03/14 - Stollwerk, Köln (GER)
03/15 - AB Club, Bruxelles (BEL)
03/16 - Batschkap, Frankfurt (GER)
03/17 - Alter Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
03/18 - Orpheum, Graz (AUS)
03/19 - Bierhubeli, Bern (SWI)
03/21 - Backstage, München (GER)
03/22 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
03/23 - Stars, Vordingborg (DK)
03/24 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The upcoming Kaizers Orchestra double-live album/DVD "Live at Vega" has been tentatively set for an April 7 release.

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The winners of Norway's Alarm awards:

Alarmpris: Sofian
Rock: Madrugada - The Deep End
Pop: Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive
Metal: El Caco - The Search
Hip-hop/rap: Paperboys - When Worlds Collide
Newcomer: Mira Craig
Club: Röyksopp - The Understanding
Jazz: Shining - In the Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster
Post-rock/electronica: Cloroform - Cracked Wide Open
Song: Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
Live: Purified In Blood
Video: Cast
Fan: Henning Klokkeraasen/Kaizers Orchestra

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra guitarist Geir Zahl will be going into the studio later this month to begin work on his debut solo album.

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

New European tourdates for Kaizers Orchestra:

03/09 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
03/10 - Grunspan, Hamburg (GER)
03/11 - Patronaat, Haarlem (HOL)
03/12 - Effenaar, Eindhoven (HOL)
03/13 - tbc, Doornrosje (HOL)
03/14 - Stollwerk, Köln (GER)
03/15 - AB Club, Bruxelles (BEL)
03/16 - Batschkap, Frankfurt (GER)
03/17 - Alter Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
03/18 - Orpheum, Graz (AUS)
03/19 - Bierhubeli, Bern (SWI)
03/21 - Backstage, München (GER)
03/22 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
03/23 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
03/24 - tbc, Stockholm (SWE)
03/25 - tbc, Uppsala (SWE)

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra replies to accusations of homophobia: http://www.kaizers.no/articles/4/18/document89.ehtml (in Norwegian)
Anyone care to translate?

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

The nominees for this year's Alarm awards, the alternative to the Spellemansprisen (Norway's version of the Grammy):

Rock:
Richochets - Isolation
Madrugada - The Deep End
Serena-Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh
JR Ewing - Maelstrom
My Midnight Creeps - My Midnight Creeps

Pop:
Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive
Loch Ness Mouse - 11-22
Maria Mena - Apparently Unaffected
Anja Garbarek - Briefly Shaking
Sofian - This Is Sofian

Metal:
Stonegard - Arrows
Grimfist - 10 Steps To Hell
El Caco - The Search
Scum - Gospel For The Sick
Solefald - Red For Fire

Hip-hop:
Paperboys - When Worlds Collide
Cast - Problembarn
Onkl P - Det kunne vært deg
Warlocks - The Never Ending Story
Tommy Tee - Tommy Tycker Om Mej

Free music/electronica:
Jaga Jazzist - What We Must
Cloroform - Cracked Wide Open
Toy - Toy
Supersilent - 7
Alog - Miniatures

Club:
Røyksopp - The Understanding
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Lindtrøm & Prins Thomas
Datarock - Datarock Datarock
Annie - DJ Kicks
Future Prophecies - Warlords Rising

Jazz:
Kornstad/Wiik - Eight Tunes We Like
Shining - In The Kingdom Of Kitch
The Thing - Live At Blå
Tord Gustavsen Trio - The Ground
Atomic - Bikini Tapes

Song:
Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
Röyksopp - What Else Is There
Ane Brun - My Lover Will Go
Superfamily - Taxi Dancing
Mira Craig - Boogieman

Live:
Madrugada
Turbonegro
Purified in Blood
Richochets
Kaizers Orchestra

Newcomer of the year:
My Midnight Creeps
Mira Craig
Sofian
Superfamily
Animal Alpha

Vote for your favorites here: http://www.alarmprisen.no/

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Kaizers Orchestra are homophobes? Check out what JR Ewing has to say on the matter: http://www.thejrewing.com/ (scroll down)

Kaizers Orchestra Maestro Farmen Records/Universal

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Well, after reading about Kaizers Orchestra for two years and desperately wanting to hear them, I finally had the opportunity to immerse myself in their third CD, "Maestro". And I'm pretty impressed overall. The band sings everything in their native Norwegian, which makes them pretty unique right there. But the way lead vocalist Janove Sjakalen enunciates and emotes, it's really not so crucial to know the words; the essence comes across, believe me. This band has a fire and energy that make for compelling music, even if you have to be pretty open-minded to follow the crazy zigs and zags of their sound. They have their own mutant brew: one minute you're hearing a kind of Eastern European traditional folk, the next, cinematic spaghetti western sounds, the next a crazy, funky Ween-style cartoonish exuberance. And then there's some almost straightforward Tin Pan Alley songcraft, although always adorned with odd production quirks. If the lyrics were in English, the indie rock rags would be all over Kaizers; that may happen anyway if enough open-minded listeners give this eccentric but purposeful sound a chance.

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra has given their website a slightly updated look: http://www.kaizers.no/

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Norwegian hardcore act Jeroan Drive has signed with Earache subsidiary Codebreaker Records. The band entered the studio at the end of August with engineer Jostein Steinsland Hauge (Ephemera, Kaizers Orchestra) to record their debut full-length album for what I would imagine to be an early 2006 release.

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The latest top 10 Norwegian album chart:

01. Raga Rockers - Ragas beste 1983 - 2000
02. Diverse - De beste til meg og mine venner
03. Jorun Stiansen - Unstable
04. De Lillos - Festen er ikke over det er kake igjen
05. Kari Bremnes - Over en by
06. Ravi & DJ Løv - Den nye arbeidsdagen
07. Kaizers Orchestra - Maestro
08. Marion Raven - Here I am
09. Liv Marit Wedvik - Home sweet home
10. Klovner i kamp - Ørnen tek ikkje unga

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Farmen, Kaizers Orchestra's old label, will be releasing a new album from Matpackers in October. It will be the band's fifth album overall, their fourth for Farmen.

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Okay, I admit it - I was a bit premature with my initial appraisal of the new Kaizers Orchestra record. I still think that the money they used for vocal lessons would've been better spent on booze, but whatever. What's done is done. "Maestro" isindeed fine album, despite my disatisfaction with the production. Even with the thickest layer of gloss, there's no getting around the fact that Kaizers Orchestra are not and will never be an act that's an easy sell. Sure, they've got great singalong parts, but is the world ready for a crazy circus-rock act that sings in Norwegian and bangs on oil drums? I've been a fan ever since I first heard them, but that's just me. Maybe it's quirky enough that it might just work? Today's mp3 is trademark Kaizers: exotic Eastern European folk melodies, huge choruses and plenty of lurching, bombastic rhythms. Come to think of it, what's not to like?

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Last week's top 10 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kaizers Orchestra - Maestro
02. Ravi & DJ Løv - Den nye arbeidsdagen
03. Röyksopp - The understanding
04. Trang Fødsel - De aller beste
05. Vazelina Bilopphøggers - Bedre hell all medisin
06. De Lillos - Festen er ikke over det er kake igjen
07. Marion Raven - Here I am
08. Alexander Rein - Der er et land
09. Inger Lise Rypdal - I mitt liv
10. Madrugada - The deep end

MP3: Kaizers Orchestra - Auksjon (I Dieter Meyers Hall)

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Okay, I admit it - I was a bit premature with my initial appraisal of the new Kaizers Orchestra record. I still think that the money they used for vocal lessons would've been better spent on booze, but whatever. What's done is done. "Maestro" is indeed fine album, despite my dissatisfaction with the production. Even with the thickest layer of gloss, there's no getting around the fact that Kaizers Orchestra are not and will never be an act that's an easy sell. Sure, they've got great singalong parts, but is the world ready for a crazy circus-rock act that sings in Norwegian and bangs on oil drums? I've been a fan ever since I first heard them, but that's just me. Maybe it's quirky enough that it might just work? Today's mp3 is trademark Kaizers: exotic Eastern European folk melodies, huge choruses and plenty of lurching, bombastic rhythms. Come to think of it, what's not to like?

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. The Rasmus - No Fear
02. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
03. HIM - Wings Of A Butterfly
04. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
05. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
06. Darin - Why Does It Rain
07. Laleh - Live Tomorrow
08. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
09. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
10. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
11. Svenska Akademin - Du Vill Så Du Kan
12. Håkan Hellström - Gårdakvarnar och Skit
13. Kent - Den Döda Vinkeln
14. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Station To Station
15. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
16. Firefox - What's That Sound
17. Kaizers Orchestra - Maestro Kaizerecords
18. Thomas Dybdahl - If We Want It, It's Right
19. Peshi - Hush Hush
20. Alcazar - Start The Firt

Challengers:
01. Saint Thomas - Morning Dancer
02. Crashdiet - Breakin The Chainz
03. Stratovarius - Maniac Dance
04. Karl Larsson - Off The Cliff
05. The Legends - He Knows The Sun

Go here to vote for your favorite: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Norway's Kaizers Orchestra are the spotlight artist over at Allmusic.com right now. I'm happy to see the band get more international attention, but I have to admit that I'm a bit disappointed by the new record "Maestro". It's the epitome of a major-label debut. The songs are still good, but the performances are stilted and the recording is totally overproduced. Where's the danger? Where's the fun? (via)

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. The Rasmus - No Fear
02. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
03. HIM - Wings Of A Butterfly
04. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
05. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
06. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
07. Darin - Why Does It Rain
08. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
09. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
10. Firefox - What's That Sound
11. Peshi - Hush Hush
12. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
13. Laleh - Live Tomorrow
14. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
15. Marion Raven - Break You
16. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Station To Station
17. Svenska Akademin - Du Vill Så Du Kan
18. Alcazar - Start The Firt
19. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
20. Oscar Sharp / Melo - Runaway

Challengers:
01. Kaizers Orchestra - Maestro Kaizerecords
02. Håkan Hellström - Gårdakvarnar och Skit
03. Thomas Dybdahl - If We Want It, It's Right
04. Kent - Den Döda Vinkeln
05. Musikk & John Rock - Love Changes

Go here to vote for your favorite: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The YLE X3M video chart is back from summer hibernation:

01. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
02. Röyksopp - Only this moment (NOR)
03. Crashdiet - Riot in everyone (SWE)
04. Sophie Rimheden - Red line (SWE)
05. Varano feat. Chords - Leaving my trouble behind (DK)
06. Poets of the Fall - Lift (FIN)
07. Leaves - Good enough (ICE)
08. Spiha - Planet horse (FIN)
09. Kaizers orchestra - Maestro (NOR)
10. User - Miss Wanted (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Children of Bodom - In your face (FIN)
12. Lutrica McNeal - What about it (SWE)
13. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra talks about their new video: http://www.kaizers.no/index.php3?ID=Nyheter&ID2=Vis&counter=357 (in Norwegian)

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Kaizers Orchestra has set an August 15 release date for their new album "Maestro" and will be heading out on a huge European tour in support. Dates booked so far:

07/01 - Eurockeennes, Belfort (FRA)
07/08 - Træna Festivalen, Træna (NOR)
07/16 - Pop'D Europe / Arena, Berlin (GER)
08/05 - Haldern Pop, Haldern (GER)
08/31 - Folken, Stavanger (NOR)
09/01 - Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NOR)
09/02 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
09/08 - Storan, Gothenburg (SWE)
09/09 - Studenterhuset, Ålborg (DK)
09/11 - Rytmeposten, Odense (DK)
09/13 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
09/14 - Kato, Berlin (GER)
09/15 - Batschkap, Frankfurt (GER)
09/16 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
09/17 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
09/18 - Leffingeleuren, Leffinge (BEL)
09/19 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
09/20 - Le Boule Noire, Paris (FRA)
09/24 - ISC, Bern (SWI)
09/25 - X-tra, Zurich (SWI)
09/27 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
09/28 - Scene, Vienna (AUS)
09/29 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
09/30 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
10/01 - Gebäude 9, Cologne (GER)
10/02 - Ringlockschuppen, Bielfeld (GER)
10/03 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
10/04 - Modernes, Bremen (GER)
10/05 - Vega, København (DK)
10/07 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE)
10/08 - KB, Malmö (SWE)

Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The new Kaizers Orchestra album will be called "Maestro". It should be out sometime around August/September.