New music from Danish act Mixtune for Cully aka Aage Hedensted (ex-Yellowish) featuring backing band help from folks in acts such as Bodebrixen and Larsen & Furious Jane, among others. The new album "Season of silence" will be out in March.

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!"

Read more: http://www.spellemann.no/index.php?option=com_winner&Itemid=29&year=2011

01. Hymns From Nineveh - Hymns From Nineveh (Playground Music / Good Tape Records)
02. Larsen And Furious Jane - Dolly (Momowave)
03. Malk De Koijn - Toback From The Fromtime (Target Distribution / Langestrand Fladhjul)
04. Iceage - New Brigade (Tambourhinoceros / Escho)
05. The Raveonettes - Raven In The Grave (Universal Music)
06. Mikael Simpson - Noget Laant, Noget Blaat (A:larm Music)
07. Suspekt - Elektra (Tabu Records / Universal Music)
08. Michael Møller - A Month Of Unrequited Love (self-released)
09. L.O.C. - Libertiner (EMI Music)
10. Thulebasen - Gate 5 (Playground Music / Tambourhinoceros / Escho)

Read more: http://gaffa.dk/artikel/55220 (in Danish)

Sweden:
Anna Ternheim - The night visitor
Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren
Loney Dear - Hall music
The Field - Looping state of mind
Mattias Alkberg - Anarkist
Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes
Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje
Deportees - Islands & shores
Veronica Maggio - Satan i gatan
Goran Kajfes - X/Y

Denmark:
Larsen & Furious Jane - Dolly
Michael Møller - A Month of Unrequited Love
Oh Land - Oh Land
Mikael Simpson - Noget Laant, Noget Blaat
The Late Great Fitzcarraldos - The Late Great Fitzcarraldos
Malk De Koijn - Toback To The Fromtime
Iceage - New Brigade
Thulebasen - Gate 5
When Saints Go Machine - Konkylie
Hymns From Nineveh - Hymns From Nineveh

Finland:
Von Hertzen Brothers - Stars Aligned
Röyhkä & Mattila - Kaksi lensi tuulen mukaan
22-Pistepirkko - Lime Green Delorean
French Films - Imaginary Future
Siinai - Olympic Games
Rubik - Solar
Regina - Soita mulle
Michael Monroe - Sensory Overdrive
Mirel Wagner - Mirel Wagner
Chisu - Kun valaistun

Iceland:
Sóley - We Sink
Lay Low - Brostinn strengur
Ham - Svik, harmur og dauði
Sin Fang - Summer Echoes
ADHD - ADHD2
FM Belfast - Don’t Want To Sleep
Gus Gus - Arabian Horse
Mugison - Haglél
Björk - Biophilia
Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólýfónía

Norway:
Razika - Program ’91
Lars Vaular - Du betyr meg
Jonas Alaska - Jonas Alaska
Team Me - To The Treetops!
Ane Brun - It All Starts With One
Stein Torleif Bjella - Vonde Visu
120 Days - 120 Days II
Montée - Renditions Of You
John Olav Nilsen og Gjengen - Det nærmeste du kommer
Martin Hagfors - I like you

This list will eventually be culled down to a final 12 on December 1 before the winner is crowned on February 16.

A new video from Norwegian artist Marit Larsen, this is the video for "Coming home".

Per-Sinding Larsen of PSL interviewing Dennis Lyxzén about his plans to write an autobiography on his years with Refused, complete with English subtitles. Tack SVT!

I have been following P3 Guld/P3 Gold, Sveriges Radio/Swedish Radio's annual awards ceremony, for a long time now, almost as long as the event has existed. Which also happens to be about as long as I've been seriously following Swedish/Scandinavian music and running this site. There's no doubt that SR has been a huge part of my Swedish musical education over these years, both due to their outstanding website and online streaming offerings, but also because of their devotion to quality programming and the promotion of domestic acts. Of course, Sweden's outstanding music scene makes the latter a no-brainer, but you know that if someone's gonna mess it up, it's gonna be a state-run institution. Anyhow, I usually try to listen in to the show's audio broadcast every year (Swedish Television/SVT's live stream is blocked for international users), but never in my life did I ever expect the opportunity to attend in-person. The idea never even occurred to me. So as soon as I received an email asking me if I wanted to go, I immediately jumped at it. Who wouldn't? Even with a scarce one-week notice, I would be a fool to pass up the offer.

So off I went, spirited halfway 'round the world in some sort of fever-dream, all for a gala previously thought unaccessible. But before we get into my personal experience of the event, let us first take a history lesson.

P3 Guld was started by Swedish Radio nine years ago, evolving out of and superceding the then-current Popstad (Pop City) live music event. "So we have Grammy awards in Sweden as well and this was a year that there was some controversy surrounding them," says SR's Pia Kalischer, the official "mother" of P3 Guld, "They said they would no longer have anything to do with quality, they would only be based on sales and we thought that was kind of dumb so I saw a gap in market and I figured, well we should do something that's an event that will have to do with new music and also live music, as we broadcast a lot of concerts [see P3 Live for example]. So I figured it would be fun if we could do something that was open to an audience with live music and let's throw in a few awards to have a reason to throw this thing."

"Today I'm the Commissioner of Music and Events at Sveriges Radio, before that I was Head of Music for P3 for ten years. I was also a program manager and before that I was a producer and I've always had my heart in the music and for as long as I was working as Head of Music, I was continuously working with the P3 brands musically so that it would be connected to new Swedish music. That was the whole idea that people would associate P3 with new Swedish music."

And so P3 Guld came to be. The first year was small and humble, taking place at a tiny theater in Växjö (home of The Ark, Melody Club and uh, Birdflesh) before relocating permanently to its current home in Göteborg, Sweden's second city. Pia explains: "The city of Gothenburg came to us and said, "Please, come over, we'll help you. We have a very strong music scene in this city and all kinds of genres as well." It's the home of Swedish heavy metal and also lots of indiepop and also hip-hop, it's got everything basically. And a good organization within the city that helped us to get connected with the venues, the arenas, the people... so we grew from a small theater to a little bit of a bigger theater which seated 900 people, to [another] which seated maybe 1000 and then suddenly our partners said "Let's do this big" so we went to Scandinavium which is a huge arena that usually has hockey games. So went from 900 to 3000 people in a couple years. And we did that for 2 years in Scandinavium and that was huge." This year, however, the event has been scaled back and moved to the slightly smaller Lisebergshallen at the Liseberg amusement park. Seating approximately 2,500 with the complex, multi-tiered stage setup to allow for quick set changes, this is the first time the event was slated to include a standing audience. As to whether it was a fully conscious choice or rather the result of Scandinavium being booked for the European handball championships, nobody seemed too daunted or disappointed by the switch. "I personally feel that it was wonderful and it was fun and it just suddenly exploded, but for me," says Pia, "I've always wanted the P3 Guld to be sort of intimate. I want it to have a club feel so that audience gets closer to the bands and the bands get close to the audience. When the bands and audience connect that's when you get that certain electrical feel that really makes for good radio and good television. When it's real. That sounds so trite, but I really mean it."

All the same by me, as a newcomer to the P3 Guld live experience. I'm more than happy to play the part of the humble guest, letting myself get shuffled here and there for whatever pre-arranged activities my hosts have in mind. Well, except for the P3 Live-sponsored pre-pre-party on Friday night -- I really don't need to see some (ex?) cokehead pop-music producer's feeble attempt at playing in a rock band, so I opted out for a quality evening with my local friends, exploring the exciting, burgeoning world of Swedish craft beer. So then on Saturday, after a slow day of recovery and light window-shopping around Haga, we're spirited away to the official pre-party at the Brew House, a swirling mess of tabloid photographers snapping shots of the various pop artists who decide to make an appearance, mixed in among far greater numbers of industry reps and hanger-ons. I say hellos to the few folks I recognize and am introduced to many more, including a project manager from Music Export Norway down from Oslo to check things out (Øyvind, I'm ready to come over anytime!). Then there's also Watain, lurking on the fringes, looking seriously bummed and out of place. And intimidating -- no way am I going to attempt to introduce myself though a picture with the band would've surely been awesome. My fellow guest DJ Grace and I do a short interview on the air for the pre-show (I manage to be coherent enough to give props to the year's current best single, "Coming from you" by Paper) and we're off again, following a trail of torch-wielding sentries on our way to the venue.

As for the show itself, the live broadcast (on both P3 and SVT) demands a strict schedule. Pia has prepared us: "Some other award shows like the Swedish Grammis they have 21 prizes to give out. So you have to sit there for what? 3 hours? And they can only fit in 4 or 5 musical acts. So we do it in 90 minutes, 9 prizes and I think we have 10 bands this year. So it's very fast-paced. And there are always some of the big acts [who] really like to debut new songs... we don't only do the big hits of last year, we want them to play new music." Once things start moving, they stay moving and there is no downtime whatsoever.

The actual array of categories at P3 Guld is an interesting sidenote. Unlike every other music award, there are very few niches. "P3 Guld is really just a segment of the Swedish music business because we felt that we wanted to do something that reflects the music format of P3," Pia tells me, "The Grammis also gives out awards for, y'know, new children's music, classical music, jazz, every genre... which I really personally think is great. I think they should concentrate on being a very grand prize. And we basically do a rock show. [laughs] So it's pop, rock, some soul and hip-hop, some heavier stuff, but it's one piece of the cake of the whole musical landscape. So there's no jazz award, there's no opera award." And more importantly, there's also no longer an award based on gender. "We used to have two prizes for the best female artist of the year and the best male and we changed that two years ago," Pia informs me, a decision that apparently did not come without unintended consequences. "Last year we got lots of criticism because [P3 Guld] didn't feature enough females. Now it's hard for us to change the recording business where men seem to have an easier time than women, but we really tried to think about that this year. We really worked very hard to change and we also decided to joke around a bit with it." As we would later discover. Furthermore: "Part of the reason I'm afraid that we didn't have enough women solo artists last year, because not a lot of women released records. Or rather there were so many men last year who released records that were really good, that it was hard. But this year there are more females that have had a stronger... that have put their foot down I suppose."

"Is that just on stage or behind the scenes as well?" I ask.

"Well the thing is with P3 Guld is that behind the scenes, it's 98% women. I think that's due to me actually. Without thinking about it I appointed a female producer, we have female bookers and one of the TV producers is a woman and so in the production team, as it comes to the people who make the decisions, 70% are women."

"So do you think that's reflected in other parts of Sweden or do you think that this is a special thing you've created?"

"I don't know, I just know that... of course I'm a feminist. Yes I am. But I'm maybe not the most conventional one, I don't always count heads. I think that there's different ways of gaining equality, but I do think it was a good thing we were criticized last year and I do think we've really shaped up. There's a big discussion and I think the discussion in itself makes for change. What's been interesting is that you've seen all these women who've gone solo, women in the indie bands like Jenny Wilson, Sophia Somayo. They've decided to do everything by themselves as a way of being empowered and I think that's interesting. So that's kind of specific to the Swedish scene -- lots of women working and doing everything every step of the way, writing the songs, into the production, and gaining full control of the final product. Which I think is amazing."

Not to mention artists such as Marit Bergman and Robyn, I might add. The intersection of gender and music is an ever-evolving, fascinating subject, so it's especially interesting to see a prominent event such as P3 Guld tackle the issue head-on.

Which doesn't mean I could necessarily follow the discussion every step of the way during the actual show. I could understand when Howlin' Pelle of The Hives awarded Robyn the Guldmicken for Sweden's "2nd best" live act, I could understand host Kitty Jutbring's recurring references to Ace of Base thanks to the musical cue, but as far as gender-relations go, I could only really pick up on Kitty's vagina dress and her coinciding use of the word "fitta", which apparently is totally acceptable for broadcast. Not that I wasn't fully entertained. Like I said above, the show was action-packed and unrelenting and my language barrier did little to interfere.

Local fave Håkan Hellström kicked things off in style with "River en vacker dröm".

Säkert! performed an exceptional take on the song "Influensa".

Those Dancing Days killed it with "Reaching forward", as previously mentioned.

Awards were given, speeches were made. There were also a few surprises, a rarity for such a highly-scripted, high profile event. The biggest and most obvious: This Is Head winning Best Pop over Robyn. Another: Skudge winning Best Dance over the far more popular Swedish House Mafia, though it must be reiterated, P3 Guld is not necessarily a popularity contest. While some categories are decided by audience votes, the specialist genres are done by jury. Once again, Pia gladly fills in the details: "We have one jury that takes out the nominees for the audience to vote for and those are made up of the music editors that work within P3 and a couple of people from outside; we have one person from SVT [Per Sinding Larsen], so he's with us to do the five open categories. And then when it comes to specialist juries, there's a head of jury who's always that person who has that type of specialist program [at P3] and the brief to them was to select people that are experts in their field. So it's either very senior music editors and music journalists or very genre-specific experts [so we] have quality before the quantity or sales, which is not a parameter in this at all. But of course sometimes those things sort of match." As is the case with Robyn, who has deservedly won almost every award she's been nominated for this year.

Another highlight: the unexpected collaborations. Hello Saferide and Detektivbyrån from 2009 is a definite standout in my memory, Pia cites Anna Ternheim's collaboration with Max Peezay as hers. She says, "I like all the stuff that really goes under your skin and becomes exclusive for this event, things that touch people." As for 2011's best song medley by Orup and Spiderdogs, well, it was certainly nothing I expected, though I'm not so sure it will go down in history. What was far better however, was Tove Styrke doing "Million pieces" together with Familjen:

See, now that's the kind of perfect collaboration I'm talking about.

As with all major events, P3 Guld comes in three stages. We had the pre-party, the party itself and then of course, what remains at last is the after-party. Once Robyn brought the house down with her 3-song medley/finale (thankfully, rumors of a surprise Roxette appearance did not come to pass), we gathered our coats and made our way back through the cold to the Hotel Elite where, as with most large gatherings in Sweden, I felt like a fish out of water and about a foot shorter than everyone else, a feeling most easily remedied by the consumption of alcohol. Which is exactly the point -- the post-show party is when everyone finally starts to relax and feel comfortable enough to simply hang out and enjoy themselves. Free from expectations, they were all smiles and I was excited to reacquaint myself with numerous people I have met on previous trips over the years, or merely communicated with via email. And rub elbows with bonafide Swedish popstars: somehow I ended up getting my picture taken with a member of Kent, no fooling. Not at all what I expected, but more than welcome. Beyond that, what goes on at the after-party is off the record as far as I'm concerned, though it's not as if anything scandalous went down in my presence (besides the telling of tales from previous years). Perhaps everyone was holding out for the after-after-party, but with me scheduled for an early flight home only hours away, that was not even a remote possibility. The bar shut down, I went to bed, I was happy. Even if I never get a chance for a repeat visit, I'm more than content with my experience.

Female Artist:
Christel Alsos - Tomorrow is (Sony Music)
Ida Maria - Katla (Nightliner/Universal Music)
Ingrid Olava - The guest (Universal Music)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel (EMI Music Norway)

Male Artist:
Moddi - Floriography (Impeller Recordings)
Odd Nordstoga - November (Sonet/Universal Music)
Thom Hell - All good things (Voices Music and Entertainment)
Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment (Universal Music)

Pop Group:
deLillos - Hjernen er alene i Operaen (Warner Music Norway)
I was a king - Old friends (Hype City Recordings/Voices Music and Entertainment)
Kråkesølv - Bomtur til jorda (Kråkesølv Plateselskapet/Grand Sport Records)
Madcon - Contraband (Cosmos Music Group)

Electronic:
Bjørn Torske - Kokning (Smalltown Supersound)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real life is no cool (Smalltown Supersound)
Ost & Kjex - Cajun lunch (Voices Music and Entertainment/Dynamic Music)

Rock:
Blood Command - Ghostclocks (Tiger Safari/Fysisk Format)
Kvelertak - Kvelertak (Indie Recordings)
Motorpsycho - Heavy metal fruit (Rune Grammofon)
Serena-Maneesh - No 2: Abyss in b minor (Smalltown Supersound/4AD)
Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy - Go time, showtime & absolute war (Warner Music Norway)

Metal:
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini (Indie Recordings)
Ihsahn - After (Tuba Records/Candlelight)
Shining - Blackjazz (Indie Recordings)
Solefald - Norrøn livskunst (Indie Recordings)

Hip-Hop:
Karpe Diem - Aldri solgt en løgn (Cosmos Music Group)
Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, helt om dagen (Cosmos Music Group)
Salvador Sanchez - Happy daze (MTG Productions)

Folk:
Gjermund Larsen trio - Aurum (Heilo/Grappa Musikkforlag)
Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås og Per Anders Buen Garnås - Salme, segn & solbøn (Talik Da)
Sondre Bratland/Annbjørg Lien - Alle vegne (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
Unni Boksasp Ensemble - Keramello (Øra Fonogram)

Jazz:
Elephant9 - Walk the nile (Rune Grammofon)
Ivar Antonsen/Vigleik Storaas - Dialogues (Ponca Jazz Records)
Paolo Vinaccia - Very much alive (Jazzland Recordings)
Supersilent - 10 (Rune Grammofon)
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra - Triads and more (Midtnorsk Jazzsenter)

Open Class:
Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge (Jazzland Recordings)
Jaga Jazzist - One-armed bandit (Universal Music)
Karl Seglem - Ossicles (Nor CD/Ozella Music)
Pelbo - Pelbo (Denstad Rec Play Forward/Rhinoprod)
Petter Wettre/Audun Kleive - The only way to travel 2 (Household Records)

Lyrics:
Bare Egil Band - I fyr og flamme (Grappa/Duplex)
Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste stasjon Grorud (Daworks Records)
Ingrid Olava - The guest (Universal Music) Odd Nordstoga - November (Sonet/Universal Music)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel (EMI Music Norway)

Pop Composition:
Gjermund Larsen - Aurum (Heilo/Grappa)
Ingrid Olava - The guest (Universal Music)
Odd Nordstoga - November (Sonet/Universal Music)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel (EMI Music Norway)
Thom Hell - All good things (Voices Music and Entertainment)

Newcomer:
Bjørn Johan Muri (Universal Music)
Frida Ånnevik (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Kvelertak (Indie Recordings)
Moddi (Impeller Recordings)
Thomas Eriksen (Warner Music Group)

Winners will be announced on March 5. More here: http://www.spellemann.no/

01. Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea
02. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
03. Thomas Dybdahl - En Samling
04. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
05. Petter Carlsen - You Go Bird
06. Contrazt - Uten Kart og Kompass
07. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
08. Sibbe - Best Of
09. Röyksopp - Junior
10. Susanna & The Magial Orchestra - 3
11. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
12. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
13. Finn Wang - Boots, Balls & Velvet
14. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
15. Motorpsycho - Child Of The Future
16. Trøste & Bære - Drita full før Drøbaksundet
17. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
18. Stavangerensemblet - Samlekasse
19. BigBang - Edendale
20. Jens Carelius - The Beat Of The Travel

01. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
02. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
03. Röyksopp - Junior
04. Sibbe - Best Of
05. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
06. Motorpsycho - Child Of The Future
07. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
08. Trøste & Bære - Drita full før Drøbaksundet
09. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
10. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
11. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
12. Jens Carelius - The Beat Of The Travel
13. BigBang - Edendale
14. Noora Noor - Soul Deep
15. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
16. Randi Tytingvåg - Red
17. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
18. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
19. Terje Formoe - Hiv o'hoi - Kaptein Sabeltanns beste
20. Erik og Kriss - Tabu

01. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
02. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
03. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
04. Motorpsycho - Child Of The Future
05. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
06. Sibbe - Best Of
07. Röyksopp - Junior
08. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
09. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
10. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
11. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
12. BigBang - Edendale
13. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
14. Trøste & Bære - Drita full før Drøbaksundet
15. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
16. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
17. Datarock - Red
18. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
19. Terje Formoe - Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya
20. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen

01. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
02. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
03. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
04. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
05. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
06. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
07. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
08. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
09. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
10. Röyksopp - Junior
11. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
12. BigBang - Edendale
13. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
14. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
15. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
16. Trøste & Bære - Drita full før Drøbaksundet
17. Eriksen - De aller beste
18. Datarock - Red
19. Terje Formoe - Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya
20. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen

01. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
02. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
03. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
04. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
05. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
06. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
07. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
08. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
09. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
10. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
11. Eriksen - De aller beste
12. BigBang - Edendale
13. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
14. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
15. Röyksopp - Junior
16. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
17. Terje Formoe - Hiv o'hoi - Kaptein Sabeltanns beste
18. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
19. Datarock - Red
20. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n

01. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
02. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
03. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
04. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
05. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
06. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
07. Narum - Samma Hen Du Fær
08. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
09. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
10. Röyksopp - Junior
11. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
12. Eriksen - De aller beste
13. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
14. Datarock - Red
15. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
16. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
17. BigBang - Edendale
18. Terje Formoe - Hiv o'hoi - Kaptein Sabeltanns beste
19. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
20. Eva & The Heartmaker - Let's Keep This Up Forever

01. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
02. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
03. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
04. Narum - Samma Hen Du fær
05. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
06. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
07. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
08. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
09. Röyksopp - Junior
10. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
11. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
12. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
13. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
14. Eriksen - De aller beste
15. BigBang - Edendale
16. Lollipop - Lollipop - 50 beste
17. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
18. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
19. Datarock - Red
20. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld

01. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
02. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
03. A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
04. Postgirobygget - Øyeblikk
05. Henning Kvitnes - Tid for latskap
06. D.D.E. - Ut av kontroll
07. Too Far Gone - Sola i ryggen
08. Röyksopp - Junior
09. Eriksen - De aller beste
10. Smurfene - Smurfeparty 2
11. Erik og Kriss - Tabu
12. Vømmøl Spellmannslag - Vømmøl'n
13. Reidar Larsen - Kom in te oss
14. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
15. BigBang - Edendale
16. Datarock - Red
17. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
18. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
19. Eva & The Heartmaker - Let's Keep This Up Forever
20. Skambankt - Hardt regn

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

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

11/12 - Flensburg
11/13 - Kiel
11/14 - Hamburg
11/15 - Bremen
11/17 - Stuttgart
11/18 - Munich
11/19 - Mannheim
11/20 - Mainz
11/22 - Berlin
11/23 - Köln
11/24 - Leipzig
11/26 - Frankfurt
11/27 - Hannover

01. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
03. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham County Line - Brother Of Song
04. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
07. William Hut - Silent Hum
08. Kari Bremnes - Ly
09. Heroes & Zeros - Simian Vices Modern Devices
10. deLillos - Huskeglemme
11. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
12. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
13. The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
14. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
15. DDR - Das War Das
16. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
17. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
18. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
19. Marit Larsen - The Chase
20. Skambankt - Hardt regn

01. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
02. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
03. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham County - Brother Of Song
04. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
05. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
06. Kari Bremnes - Ly
07. deLillos - Huskeglemme
08. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
09. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
10. Marit Larsen - The Chase
11. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
12. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
13. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
14. DDR - Das War Das
15. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
16. Skambankt - Hardt regn
17. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
20. El Caco - Heat

01. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
02. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
03. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
04. Kari Bremnes - Ly
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. deLillos - Huskeglemme
07. Marit Larsen - The Chase
08. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
09. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
11. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
12. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
13. Zeromancer - Sinners International
14. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
15. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
16. Skambankt - Hardt regn
17. DDR - Das War Das
18. El Caco - Heat
19. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
20. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
21. AF1 - Alle For En

01. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
02. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
03. deLillos - Huskeglemme
04. Kari Bremnes - Ly
05. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
06. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
07. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
08. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
09. Marit Larsen - The Chase
10. Skambankt - Hardt regn
11. Vamp - St. Mandag
12. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
13. El Caco - Heat
14. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
15. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
16. Bellman - Mainly Mute
17. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
18. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
19. I Was A King - I was a king
20. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons

01. deLillos - Huskeglemme
02. Kari Bremnes - Ly
03. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
04. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
05. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
06. El Caco - Heat
07. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
08. Skambankt - Hardt regn
09. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
10. Marit Larsen - The Chase
11. Vamp - St. Mandag
12. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
13. Fjorden Baby! - Fjorden Baby!
14. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
15. Bellman - Mainly Mute
16. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
17. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
18. I Was A King - I was a king
19. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
20. Espen Lind - Army of one

01. Kari Bremnes - Ly
02. Skambankt - Hardt regn
03. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
04. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Marit Larsen - The Chase
07. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
08. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
09. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
10. Vamp - St. Mandag
11. I Was A King - I was a king
12. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
13. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
14. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
15. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
16. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
17. Ole Ivars - Platina
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
20. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag

01. Kari Bremnes - Ly
02. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
03. Bellman - Mainly Mute
04. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
07. I Was A King - I was a king
08. Marit Larsen - The Chase
09. Vamp - St. Mandag
10. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
11. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
12. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
13. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
14. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
15. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
16. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
17. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
18. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
19. Helene Bøksle - Morild
20. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic

Female Artist: Maria Mena - Cause And Effect (Sony Music)
Male Artist: Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder)
Pop Group: Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood (Warner Music)
Electronica: Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too (Smalltown Supersound)
Contemporary Classical: Ellen Ugelvik - George Crumb: Makrokosmos I-Ii (Simax Classics)
Rock: Lukestar - Lake Toba (Phone Me)
Blues: Orbo & The Longshots - High Roller (Blue Mood/Grappa)
Country: Ida Jenshus - Color Of The Sun (Universal Music)
Metal: Enslaved - Vertebrae (Indie Recordings)
Hip-Hop: Karpe Diem - Fire Vegger (Bonnier Amigo)
Folk: Gjermund Larsen Trio - Ankomst (Heilo)
Jazz: Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll (Ozella/Musikklosen)
Ballad: Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom Oss (Nordaførr/Emi Music Norway)
Open Class: Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (Ipecac)
Lyrics: Odd Børretzen - "Paradise Bay" Fra Albumet Syv Sørgelige Sanger Og Tre Triste (Big Box Music As)
Popular Composer: Thom Hell - "Darling" Fra Albumet God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder)
Contemporary Composer: Risto Holopainen - Garbage Collection (Mere Records)
Music video: Madcon - "Liar" (Bonnier Amigo Music), dir. Kaveh Tehrani
Hit: The Blacksheeps - Oro Jaska Beana (MBN)
Newcomer: Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart (Nightliner/Universal Music)
Spellemann: Espen Lind
Export prize: Madcon

More here: http://www.spellemann.no/

01. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
02. I Was A King - s/t
03. Marit Larsen - The Chase
04. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
05. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
06. Vamp - St. Mandag
07. The September When - Judas Kiss
08. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
09. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
10. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
11. Helene Bøksle - Morild
12. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
13. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
14. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
15. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
16. Low Frequency In Stereo - Futuro
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
20. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste

01. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
02. Marit Larsen - The Chase
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
04. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
05. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
06. The September When - Judas Kiss
07. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
08. Vamp - St. Mandag
09. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
10. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
11. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
12. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
13. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
14. Ole Ivars - Platina
15. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
16. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
17. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
18. Madrugada - Madrugada
19. AF1 - Alle For En
20. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
02. Marit Larsen - The Chase
03. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
04. Vamp - St. Mandag
05. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
06. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
07. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
08. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
09. The September When - Judas Kiss
10. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
11. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
12. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
13. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
14. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
15. Ole Ivars - Platina
16. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
17. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
18. Madrugada - Madrugada
19. AF1 - Alle For En
20. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion

Female artist:
Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons (Det Er Mine)
Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes (EMI Music Norway)
Maria Mena - Cause And Effect (Sony Music)
Marit Larsen - The Chase (EMI/Virgin)
Male artist:
Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust (Petroleum/Sony Music)
Julian Berntzen - Rocket Ship Love (Universal Music)
Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder)
Åge Aleksandersen og Sambandet - Katalysator (EMI Music Norway/Solregn)
Pop group:
Lester - This Village (Deaf Ear Records)
Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood (Warner Music)
The Margarets - Twenty Years Erased (Division Records as)
Electronica:
Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too (Smalltown Supersound)
Mental Overdrive - You Are Being Manipulated (Smalltown Supersound)
Skatebård - Cosmos (Digitalo Enterprises)
Rock:
Grand Island - Boys & Brutes (Racing Junior)
Lukestar - Lake Toba (Phone Me)
Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments (Rune Grammofon)
Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On (Warner Music)
Metal:
Benea Reach - Alleviat (Tabu Recordings)
Enslaved - Vertebrae (Indie Recordings)
Keep of Kalessin - Kolossus (Indie Recordings)
Jazz:
Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll (Ozella/Musikklosen)
Mathias Eick - The Door (ECM/Grappa)
Moment - Paradiso (Schmell)
Radka Toneff - Butterfly (Curling Legs as)
Open class:
Annbjørg Lien - Waltz With Me (Heilo)
Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (Ipecac)
H.K.H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marits Utvalgte Salmer - Sorgen og Gleden (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
Lars Horntveth - Kaleidoscopic (Smalltown Supersound)
Best newcomer:
Erlend Bratland - True Colors (Sony Music)
Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart (Nightliner/Universal)
Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes (EMI Music Norway)
Katzenjammer - Le Pop (Propeller Recordings)
Best video:
Beady Belle - Self-Fulfilling (Jazzland Records/Sonet/Universal)
Madcon - Liar (Bonnier Amigo Music)
Madrugada - Look Away Lucifer (Malabar Recording Company)
Maria Mena - All This Time (Sony Music)
Thom Hell - My Heart Is Longing For A Soul (Voices Of Wonder)

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
02. D.D.E. - Frelsesarmeens juleplate
03. Vamp - St. Mandag
04. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
05. Solveig Slettahjell/Gustavsen - Natt i Betlehem
06. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
07. The September When - Judas Kiss
08. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
09. Marit Larsen - The Chase
10. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
11. Ole Ivars - Platina
12. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
13. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
14. Celine - Jul på Røros
15. Oslo Gospel Choir - En stjerne skinner i natt
16. Grethe Kausland - Jazz My Way
17. Radka Toneff - Butterfly
18. Klaus Sonstad - Indianer Cowboy
19. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
20. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal

01. D.D.E. - Frelsesarmeens juleplate
02. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
03. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
04. Solveig Slettahjell/Gustavsen - Natt i Betlehem
05. Vamp - St. Mandag
06. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
07. The September When - Judas Kiss
08. Ole Ivars - Platina
09. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
10. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
11. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
12. Marit Larsen - The Chase
13. Oslo Gospel Choir - En stjerne skinner i natt
14. Radka Toneff - Butterfly
15. Grethe Kausland - Jazz My Way
16. Benedicte Adrian - Desember
17. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
18. Celine - Jul på Røros
19. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
20. The Margarets - Look For Love

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
02. Vamp - St. Mandag
03. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
04. Solveig Slettahjell/Gustavsen - Natt i Betlehem
05. D.D.E. - Frelsesarmeens juleplate
06. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
07. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
08. Ole Ivars - Platina
09. Marit Larsen - The Chase
10. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
11. Grethe Kausland - Jazz My Way
12. Radka Toneff - Butterfly
13. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
14. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
15. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
16. Oslo Gospel Choir - En stjerne skinner i natt
17. Ingemars - I Finnskogens rike
18. Benedicte Adrian - Desember
19. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
20. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion

01. Vamp - St. Mandag
02. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
04. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
05. Marit Larsen - The Chase
06. Satyricon - The Age of Nero 07. Radka Toneff - Butterfly
08. Ingemars - I Finnskogens rike
09. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
10. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
11. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
12. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
13. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
14. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
15. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
16. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
17. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
18. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
19. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
20. Katzenjammer - Le Pop

01. Vamp - St. Mandag
02. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
04. Satyricon - The Age of Nero
05. Ingemars - I Finnskogens rike
06. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
07. Radka Toneff - Butterfly
08. Marit Larsen - The Chase
09. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
10. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
11. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
12. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
13. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
14. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
15. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
16. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
17. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
18. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
19. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
20. Thomas Brøndbo - Du sa æ va en drøm

01. Vamp - St. Mandag
02. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
04. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
05. Marit Larsen - The Chase
06. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
07. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
08. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
09. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
10. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
11. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
12. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
13. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
14. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
15. St. Thomas - St. Thomas Box
16. GT-Sara - Hva var vel livet uten deg?
17. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og Deilig - Knutsen og Ludvigsen
18. Ingemars - I Finnskogens rike
19. Espen Lind - Army of one
20. Thomas Brøndbo - Du sa æ va en drøm

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

01. Marit Larsen - The Chase
02. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
03. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
04. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
05. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
06. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
07. Herborg Kråkevik - Annleis enn i går
08. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
09. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
10. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
11. Rockettothesky - Medea
12. St. Thomas - St. Thomas Box
13. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
14. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
15. Malin - Pang
16. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og Deilig - Knutsen og Ludvigsen
17. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
18. Katzenjammer - Le Pop
19. Thomas Brøndbo - Du sa æ va en drøm
20. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes

Newcomer of the year: Moving Oos
Video of the year: Tungtvann - 2 uka
Song of the year: Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night
Alarm award: Ida Maria
Pop: Marit Larsen - Under the Surface
Electronica: Kim Hiorthøy - My Last Day
RiksAlarm: Ungdomsskulen
Jazz: Shining - Grindstone
Rock: My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
Metal: Dimmu Borgir - Insorte Diaboli
Live: Superfamily
Hip-hop/rap: Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:28:14 -0700 news general awards http://www.itsatrap.com/n/19514 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/19514 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/19514#comments The nominees for this year's Alarm Awards have been announced:

Rock:
120 Days - 120 days
Big Bang - Too much yang
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
King Midas - Sorry
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Pop:
Marit Larsen - Under the surface
Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
Superfamily - Warszawa
Magnet - The simple life
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør

Metal:
Dimmu Borgir - In sorte diaboli
Satyricon - Now diabolical
Audrey Horne - Le fol
Mayhem - Ordo ad Chaou
Keep of Kalessin - Armada

Jazz:
Supersilent - 8
Shining - Grindstone
Håkon Kornstad - Single engine
Tord Gustafssen Trio - Being there
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykerstrasse 68

Electronica:
Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
Lindstrøm - It’s a feedelity affair
Pleasure - Pleasure 2
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams
Bjørn Torske - Feil knapp

Hip-hop/Rap:
el Axel - It is what it is
Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
Darkside of the Force - El dia de los puercos
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse
Samvirkelaget - Musikk

Newcomer:
Susanne Sundfør
Moving Oos
Ida Maria
Rockettothesky
Elvira Nicolaisen

Live:
Big Bang
Superfamily
King Midas
The Grand
Samvirkelaget

Go here for more details or to vote for your favorite: http://www.alarmprisen.no/2007/index.php/og-de-nominerte-er/#more-76]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:55:07 -0700 news general awards http://www.itsatrap.com/n/25704-festival-report-roskilde http://www.itsatrap.com/n/25704-festival-report-roskilde http://www.itsatrap.com/n/25704-festival-report-roskilde#comments Words by Jonas Appelqvist, pics by Martin Eriksson

Besides the music, you can sum up this years festivity in Roskilde in two words. Mud. And rain. The movie quote "dry land is not a myth!" is not at all overrated when speaking of how it was at the festival and camping area. Reminiscing back to 1997, the year that everyone talks about as "the one with all the rain and mud", this year's festival really had its moments weather-wise but it rained as much as it did in one week 1997 in just one day (Thursday, first day of the festival) this year, simply making it impossible to go anywhere without a pair of proper rubber boots. It poured down 0,9843 in (25 mm) on that day. It was hell to be exact.

Fortunate for me, I had rubber boots and managed to get around up until the last day when a throat infection and blisters from my newly bought boots brutally stopped me. Apart from that, I got around seeing lots of bands (not counting the Scandinavian acts reviewed here), drinking beer and meeting lots of friends and, hey, that's festival life for you. Due to the bad weather, Roskilde wasn't really the party I expected, but it was never dull. Roskilde never is. And I will definitely be back next year, you can count on that!

Some of the bands I saw: The Arcade Fire, Mastodon, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The National, Beastie Boys, Camera Obscura, Roky Erickson & The Explosives, Strike Anywhere, among others.

Unfortunately Cold War Kids had to cancel because their tour bus had broken down. It's a pity.

Death By Kite
It was with low expectations I went to see these Danes and luckily for me, I was wrong. Death By Kite really invited the crowd to a show with their indiepop as main attraction. And with a bang. Seeing as their recently released self-titled album (by the nice blokes at Quartermain Records) is somewhat of a hit in Denmark, they gathered quite an audience. Björn Lange and his partners delivered Placebo-esque rock with a touch of Sonic Youth and, hey, I'm not complaining. It's just that it's not too original, y'know. And a lot of the material is a bit similar. Other than that, it was an excellent show where the three members were well in tune with each other and when "Bhf. Asta" rang out, the roaring from the crowd nearly lifted the tent roof at the Pavilion Junior-stage.

Decorate. Decorate.
The fact that this band formed in 2006 does not at all affect the tight feeling they have developed. Playing arty rock in the vein of Interpol seems to be the new black in Denmark and these guys are good at it. That doesn't mean it's good. In fact, it's really dull at times. Doing their best to get the crowds attention from the beginning by playing the semi-hit "Karen" did more harm than good. The tunes that followed that one, which indeed is a great song, sounded like bleak carbon copies. Thumbs up for the artistic intentions. However, it was one big yawn, to be honest.

Detektivbyrån
Classic Swedish folk music mixed with dreamy psychedelic pop music - is that appreciated today? That's what I was wondering before I went to see Detektivbyrån, the charming trio from Värmland. And apparently, yes - approximately 2000 people went as well and saw a humble, playful band get lost in melodies and rhythms not far from Pluxus at times. But the huge difference between the two acts is that Detektivbyrån uses almost all acoustic instruments exclusively and that their tunes are so much better orchestrated. With just an EP out ("Hemvägen"), one brand new single called "Lyckans undulat" and a 7" split with Hemstad, this instrumental band has nothing to lose and a whole lot to win. And, I might add, when playing the single track it struck me that drummer Jon Ekström must have a metal background or something like that. I could tell from the first stroke. The tunes with a more waltz feeling, where the concertina takes a main role, kind of get me to think of Philemon Arthur & the Dung, but, of course, performed in a widely different way. Since PA&tD are long time favorites, I love the fact that these guys acknowledge them once again. Being Swedish, I, and a lot of people in the audience, could enjoy their banters when they apologized for their bad English and expressed sincere love for the people that went to see them. Definitely a nice afternoon gig. The only minus is that it can be hard to stay focused for that long listening to instrumental music.

In Flames
This death metal platoon is, by now, scene veterans and a worldwide name. Something that announcer Per Sinding-Larsen stated at the Orange Stage before the gig. Since the audience consisted exclusively of metal heads, that information seemed a bit unnecessary, but you know - a background like that calls for a band that can live up to it. As In Flames entered the stage, expectations rose and the sound knocked them down again. The first couple of songs suffered from the worst sound ever. Not only was it low, Anders Fridén's cordless microphone was not top notch. We did, however, get to hear "Leeches" third and by then, it was the band I expected to get to see. Being a group that started the well known Gothenburg metal-scene along with acts like At the Gates and Dark Tranquility, In Flames has taken quite a step from that scene and created a mix of neo-metal and heavy death metal. Something that, according to the puritans of metal, is off limits. in a way, I can agree. It just doesn't get me started. The rest of the crowd however, loved it unconditionally. Especially songs like "Trigger" from "Reroute to remain" where the singalong was deafening. Still, the experience was a bit disappointing.

Mando Diao
The first time I saw this Borlänge band they had just released the EP "Motown blood" and they were fresh, cocky youngsters. They're still cocky, but definitely not newcomers anymore. With three full-length records out they can sort out the hits and give the crowd what they want, namely rock. The horn section was a really great addition to the gig's intensity wherein the band often rely on the changing vocal harmonies of lead singers Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén. It added an extra dimension to the bands ecstatic performance. And when the two singers sang "Long before rock n' roll" in John & Paul-style; no one could really doubt this band's qualities. The fact that they, the day after this gig, was invited to play at the Live Earth-marathon around the globe is proof enough. On the downside, I'd appreciate some variations in their songs. But if you're just going to see one rock n' roll gig this year, it should be one where Mando Diao is headlining.

Quit Your Dayjob
Uncompromising, sadistic, humorous and mad. Hell yeah! QYDJ, one of Sweden's most insane bands, delivered a show at 3am like there was no tomorrow. One hour before the gig, people stood chanting the lyrics to "Look! A dollar". With songs that are rarely longer that 1:30 and a mixed-up surf/punk/electro sound, the band has found a winning concept. And it showed at Roskilde this year. Keyboardist Marcass tried his best to instigate the crowd (I made a bet with photographer Martin that he would strip off his clothes between the two first songs. I lost. But he did it later on as I had foreseen.) and singer and guitarist Jonass tried to beat his guitar to pieces while spitting the one-line lyrics into the microphone. And the people gathered at the Pavilion Stage loved it. And so did I, despite the fact that this was my 5th Quit Your Dayjob gig. The furious versions of "Pissing on a panda" and "Wasted" were masterpieces and the new material, taken from a forthcoming album due to be released this fall, sounded great. Speaking of new material, rumor has it that a female vocalist from one of Sweden's top pop/rock bands right now is doing guest vocals on one of the songs. I thought she would turn up for this gig but no, I was wrong again. Either way, I pity those who didn't take the opportunity to go see QYDJ at this year's Roskilde.

Slaraffenland
This quintet had the unpleasant task of performing at 12pm. in front of hungover festival visitors, but considering that their music can be categorized as free-jazz/indiepop with some postrock-vibes, they (and the crowd) did a terrific job. The atmospheric sounds they created was indeed a wake-up call and they demanded attention. With saxophone, trombone, oboe and a fantastic playful drummer accompanied by driven guitars, it's not hard at all to guess that this is a Rumraket-band, the label run by Danish act Efterklang. Considering their Swedish and Danish membership, you would have guessed that they would be quite well-known in Scandinavia, but apparently they've earned themselves an acclaimed name abroad instead. A pity really. 'Cause this band was appreciated at Roskilde and I'm sure they would be in the rest of the Nordic countries as well. It was epic and breathtaking at times. Especially in my favorite song, the last in the set, "Watch out" where the poppy side of the band breaks through and creates an atmosphere of well-being. And I'm not sure that that's what the band strived for when they wrote the tune, but that's the feeling that comes to me. And it's a good one. Over all.]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 articles fest http://www.itsatrap.com/n/822 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/822 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/822#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007
02. Postgirobygget - Tidløs
03. Turbonegro - Retox
04. The Kids - Hits fra Kids
05. Trang Fødsel - Hammock
06. Mira Craig - Tribal dreams
07. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
08. Heidi Hauge - Some broken hearts
09. Superfamily - Warszawa
10. BigBang - Too Much Yang
11. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
12. Vømlingan - Vømmølminner
13. Magnet - The Simple Life
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
15. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
16. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
17. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
18. Malin - Malin på månen
19. Datarock - Datarock
20. 120 Days - 120 Days]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/932 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/932 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/932#comments Also at PopMatters, a review of Norwegian country artist Olav Larsen and the Alabama Rodeo Stars: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/38890/olav-larsen-and-the-alabama-rodeo-stars-loves-come-to-town/]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1240 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1240 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1240#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Samvirkelaget - Musikk
02. Superfamily - Warszawa
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. The Kids - Hits fra Kids
05. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
06. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
07. Magnet - The Simple Life
08. Tone Damli Aaberge - Sweet Fever
09. BigBang - Too Much Yang
10. TNT - The New Territory
11. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
12. Monomen - Monomen
13. Ulf Risnes - Ingen andre
14. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
15. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
16. Vidar Busk and the Voo Doodz - Jookbox Charade
17. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
18. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
19. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
20. Finn Kalvik - Komplett Klassisk Kalvik]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1331 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1331 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1331#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
02. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
03. The Kids - Hits fra Kids
04. Tone Damli Aaberge - Sweet Fever
05. BigBang - Too Much Yang
06. Magnet - The Simple Life
07. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
08. TNT - The New Territory
09. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
10. Vidar Busk and the Voo Doodz - Jookbox Charade
11. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
12. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
13. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
14. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
15. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
16. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
17. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
18. Finn Kalvik - Komplett Klassisk Kalvik
19. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
20. Skambankt - Eliksir]]> Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1544 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1544 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1544#comments Morningside Records reports that Olesen-Olesen are finishing up work on their double album "Kain og Abel" which should be out in September. Nikolaj Nørlund is acting as producer and guest contributors include Torsten Larsen (Larsen and Furious Jane) and Klaus Mandal Hansen (Learning from Las Vegas).]]> Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1586 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1586 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1586#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
03. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
04. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
05. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
06. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
07. Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
08. Magnet - The Simple Life
09. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
10. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
11. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
12. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
13. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
14. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
15. Lomsk - Amerikabrevet
16. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
17. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
18. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
19. Rune Rudberg - Rett fra sofaen
20. Madrugada - Live At Tralfamadore]]> Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1677 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1677 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1677#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
05. Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
06. Magnet - The Simple Life
07. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
08. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
09. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
10. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
11. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
12. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
13. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
14. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
15. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
16. Madrugada - Live At Tralfamadore
17. Åge Aleksandersen - Original
18. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
19. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
20. Draumir - The Island]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1776 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1776 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1776#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
03. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
04. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
05. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
06. Magnet - The Simple Life
07. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
08. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
09. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
10. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
11. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Röyksopp - Back to mine
15. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
16. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
17. Madrugada - Live At Tralfamadore
18. Susperia - Cut From Stone
19. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
20. Kjell Inge Torgersen - Aks av gull]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1834 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1834 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1834#comments Danish indierockers Larsen & Furious Jane provide a bit of insight into what to expect from the band's forthcoming album: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=47682405&blogID=253920724]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1872 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1872 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1872#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. Magnet - The Simple Life
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
05. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
06. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
07. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
08. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
09. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
10. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
11. Röyksopp - Back to mine
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Rune Rudberg - Rett fra sofaen
15. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
16. Draumir - The Island
17. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
18. Susperia - Cut From Stone
19. William Hut - Nightfall
20. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1952 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1952 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1952#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Magnet - The Simple Life
02. BigBang - Too Much Yang
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
05. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
06. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
07. Draumir - The Island
08. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
09. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
10. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
11. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
15. William Hut - Nightfall
16. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
17. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
18. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
19. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
20. El Caco - From Dirt]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2030 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2030 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2030#comments Stylus talks to Norwegian popsinger Marit Larsen: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/interview/marit-larsen.htm]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2219 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2219 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2219#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
02. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
03. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
04. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
05. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
06. El Caco - From Dirt
07. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
08. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
09. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
10. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
11. Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die
12. William Hut - Nightfall
13. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
14. Skambankt - Elixir
15. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
16. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
19. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
20. Blind Archery Club - The Union]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2316 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2316 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2316#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
02. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
03. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
04. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
05. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
06. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
09. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
10. William Hut - Nightfall
11. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
12. Somebody's Darling - Walls
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
15. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
16. Malin - Malin på månen
17. Dag Arnesen - Norwegian Song
18. Ulf Risnes - Ingen andre
19. Skambankt - Elixir
20. Blind Archery Club - The Union]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2408 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2408 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2408#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
02. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
03. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
04. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
05. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
06. William Hut - Nightfall
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
09. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
10. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
11. Somebody's Darling - Walls
12. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
13. Skambankt - Elixir
14. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
15. Blind Archery Club - The Union
16. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
17. 120 Days - 120 Days
18. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
19. Ole Ivars - Jag trodde änglarna fanns
20. Pleasure - Pleasure 2]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/27795-mp3-margaret-berger-naive-16 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/27795-mp3-margaret-berger-naive-16 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/27795-mp3-margaret-berger-naive-16#comments Of all the Norwegian pop I've subjected myself to the past couple months, Norwegian Idol runner-up Margaret Berger is by far the best. Other promising Norwegian artists such as Marit Larsen have one or two great singles, but Berger's record "Pretty scary silver fairly" is all-killer, no filler. I'd say it's the catchiest pop album I've heard since Robyn's latest. There's plenty of songs worth posting, but I've decided to go with "Naive (16)" since that "Gentle on my mind" (John Hartford) loop gets stuck in my head every time I hear it. Lyrically, there's nothing special going on, but it's simplicity is also its strength. See if the "I should've known better" refrain doesn't get permanently imprinted into your brain. I dare you! And besides, I don't need pop music to be deep - there's plenty of other artists who've got that angle covered. They can't all be Hello Saferide, y'know?]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 mp3s http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2488 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2488 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2488#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
04. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
05. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
06. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
07. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
08. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
09. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
10. Skambankt - Elixir
11. 120 Days - 120 Days
12. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
13. Pleasure - Pleasure 2
14. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
15. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
16. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss
19. Div. Artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2007
20. Ane Brun - Duets]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2785 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2785 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2785#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
04. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
05. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
06. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
07. Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss
08. Jan Werner - Stronger
09. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
10. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
11. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
12. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
13. Bjørn Berge - I'm The Antipop
14. 120 Days - 120 Days
15. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
16. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
19. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
20. Malin - Malin på månen]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2855 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2855 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2855#comments The winners of this year's Spellemannprisen, aka the Norwegian Grammys:

Female artist: Marit Larsen - Under The Surface (EMI Music Norway)
Male artist: Thomas Dybdahl - Science (Universal Music AS)
Pop group: Minor Majority - Reasons To Hang Around (Big Dipper Records)
Electronica: Lindstrøm - It's A Feedelity Affair (Smalltown Supersound)
Rock: 120 Days - 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound)
Metal: Enslaved - Ruun (Tabu Recordings)
Hip-hop: Darkside Of The Force - El Dia De Los Puercos (C+C Records)
Jazz: Atomic - Happy New Ears! (Jazzland)
Open class: Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykestrasse 68 (Propeller Recordings AS)
Best newcomer: 120 Days - 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound)
Best song: Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes, Askil Holm - Hallelujah (Playroom/SonyBMG/Universal)
Music video: Marit Larsen - Don't Save Me (EMI)
Spellemann: Vamp
Hederspris: Sissel Kyrkjebø, Bjørn Eidsvåg and Åge Aleksandersen

Read more: http://www.ifpi.no/spellemann/vinner.html]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2891 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2891 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2891#comments This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
02. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
03. William Hut - Nightfall
04. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
05. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
06. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
07. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
08. Jan Werner - Stronger
09. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
10. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
11. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
12. 120 Days - 120 Days
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
15. Malin - Malin på månen
16. Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
17. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
18. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
19. Datarock - Datarock
20. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan]]> Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2908 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2908 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2908#comments Norwegian country artist Olav Larsen & the Alabama Rodeo Stars have signed a deal with US label Hyena Records and will have their debut album "Love's come to town" released over here on March 13. They'll also tour the UK in February:

02/01 - Celtic Connections (Festival), Glasgow
02/03 - Americana UK (House Gig), Liverpool
02/04 - Klondyke, Manchester
02/05 - St Bonaventure's, Bristol
02/06 - Borderline, London

Listen to samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/olavlarsenampthealabamarodeostars]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2985 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2985 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/2985#comments This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
04. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
05. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
06. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
07. Jan Werner - Stronger
08. 120 Days - 120 Days
09. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
10. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
11. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
12. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
13. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
14. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
15. Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
16. Malin - Malin på månen
17. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
18. Anne Nørdsti - Her vil jeg bo
19. Ole Ivars - Ole Ivars så klart
20. Mari Boine - Idjagiedas - In The Hand Of The Night]]> Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3089 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3089 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3089#comments This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
04. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
05. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
06. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
07. Jan Werner - Stronger
08. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
09. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
10. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
11. 120 Days - 120 Days
12. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
13. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
14. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
15. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
16. Anne Nørdsti - Her vil jeg bo
17. Ole Ivars - Ole Ivars så klart
18. Malin - Malin på månen
19. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
20. Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3180 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3180 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3180#comments This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
04. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
05. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
06. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
07. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
08. Jan Werner - Stronger
09. 120 Days - 120 Days
10. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
11. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
12. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
15. Malin - Malins Jul
16. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
17. Malin - Malin på månen
18. Diverse artister - Jul i Svingen
19. Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
20. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3229 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3229 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3229#comments The nominees for the 2006 Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammy, have been annnounced:

Female artist:
Elvira Nikolaisen - Quiet Exit (Sony BMG)
Marit Larsen - Under The Surface (EMI Music Norway)
Mira Craig - Mira Mira (Homemade Records)
Male artist:
Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde (Petroleum/Sony BMG)
Odd Nordstoga - Heim Te Mor (Universal Music AS)
Thomas Dybdahl - Science (Universal Music AS)
Pop group:
Delillos'85 - Suser Videre (Universal Music AS)
Jim Stärk - Turn Around And Look (Sweet Recordings)
Minor Majority - Reasons To Hang Around (Big Dipper Records)
Electronica:
Lindstrøm - It's A Feedelity Affair (Smalltown Supersound)
Splaxxter Watts - The Shakeout (Cafe Superstar DA)
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams (Smalltown Supersound)
Rock:
120 Days - 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound)
Bonk - Bonk Against Nothing (Racing Junior)
Madrugada - Live At Tralfamadore (EMI Music Norway)
The Low Frequency In Stereo - The Last Temptation Of... (Rec 90)
The School - Espionage (Kong Tiki Records)
Metal:
Benea Reach - Monument Bineothan (Tabu Recordings)
Enslaved - Ruun (Tabu Recordings)
Gorgoroth - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Regain Records)
Keep Of Kalessin - Armada (Tabu Recordings)
Hip-hop:
Darkside Of The Force - El Dia De Los Puercos (C+C Records)
Karpe Diem - Rett Fra Hjertet (Bonnier Amigo Music Norge)
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse (C+C Records)
Jazz:
Atomic - Happy New Ears! (Jazzland)
Helge Sunde/Norske Store Orkester - Denada (Act)
Håkon Kornstad/Håvard Wiik - The Bad And The Beautiful (Moserobie)
Ken Vandermark/Paal Nilssen-Love - Seven (Smalltown Superjazzz)
The Thing - Action Jazz (Smalltown Superjazzz)
Open class:
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykestrasse 68 (Propeller Recordings AS)
Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook (Universal Music AS)
Mari Boine - Idjagiedas - In The Hand Of The Night (Universal Music AS)
Terje Isungset - Igloo (All Ice Records/Grappa)
Wibutee - Sweet Mental (Sonne Disk)
Best newcomer:
120 Days - 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound)
Elvira Nikolaisen - Quiet Exit (Sony BMG)
Marte Wulff - Jacket (It's Definitly Records)
Mira Craig - Mira Mira (Homemade Records)
Rockettothesky - So Sing You Apple Trees (Trust Me Records)
Music video:
Bjørn Eidsvåg M/Elvira Nikolaisen - Floden (Sony BMG)
Christel Alsos - Come On (Sony BMG)
Grand Island - Us Annexed (Racing Junior)
Marit Larsen - Don't Save Me (Emi)
The White Birch - Seer Beliver (Racing Junior)

The rest of the categories are here: http://www.spellemann.no/nomine.html]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news