It appears that The Hives are in trouble for plagiarism and are accused of ripping off The Roofies' 1997 track "Why you?" for their single "Tick tick boom". Compare and contrast: "Why you? / "Tick tick boom"
Sounds like a stretch of imagination to me. I'm sure The Hives would be the first to admit they're not all that original, but those riffs are not the same.
Tag: Industry
This year's Swedish/Norwegian music industry conference The New Union will be taking place in Oslo on November 18 and will feature seminars on live music promotion, publishing and more. Details at MI: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/185/Det_drar_ihop_sig_for_The_New_Union.html (in Swedish)
You can also go directly to the conference website here: https://www.thenewunion.se/
The Finnish Music Information Centre has recently undergone some organizational changes: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&C5079E85F6D24D0BC22574E8002476BB
Musikparlamentet, a new Danish music organization created to foster better communication within the industry, is holding their first open roundtable discussion/debate on the subject "Art vs. Business" on October 22 at Borups Koncertsal in Copenhagen. The panel will consist of Ole Dreyer (EMI Publishing), Henrik Böwadt (Nokia Music), Rune Kiowsky (IUM), Søren Balsner (Carpark North) with Henrik Marstal as moderator and the bands Oh Land and Boom Clap Bachelors providing post-discussion entertainment. More info at Bandbase: https://www.bandbase.dk/Blog/BagOmMusikbranchen/36126/Musikparlamentet-ny-debatforening-for-musik/ (in Danish)
Miss Li's showcase at CMJ is confirmed for October 22 at Drom (85 Avenue A). No idea what the set time is, but the show isn't set to start until 8pm and there are three other acts on the bill.
The Alarm Awards, Norway's alternative Grammy, are coming to an end: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008101013392923027237
IODA (Independent Online Distribution Alliance) and Bonnier Amigo announced today at Popkomm that they are teaming up to launch IODA Nordic to expand their digital marketing presence in Scandinavia. Read the full press release: https://www.bonnieramigo.com/v2/nyheter2.php?id=237
The Local on the new Sweden-based music streaming service Spotify: https://www.thelocal.se/14816/20081007/
If you're heading to CMJ you should check out the Swedish Music Seminar on October 23 at Scandinavia House. This year's event is subtitled "Trends in the Business of Music: Snapshots and Outlooks" and, as always, is sponsored by the Consulate General of Sweden and Export Music Sweden in collaboration with Sirius Satellite Radio, the NYU Stern School of Business and CMJ. I can't be there myself as that weekend overlaps with my 5th wedding anniversary, but I'm sure it will be a good time. More info and register information: https://www.swedenny.com/musicseminar
Nö Music reports that a new book about the Quart Festival reveals a hidden drug conspiracy: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2008/10/03/quart-festival-surrounded-by-drugs-controversy/
The latest edition of the Swedish Music Information Centre's English-language newsletter "Hit Facts" is now available for free download: https://www.hitfacts.com/
Per Gessle and co-writer Mats MP Persson will celebrate 4 million American radio plays of the Roxette track "Listen to your heart" at a special BMI gala in London on October 7. An interesting sidenote in the press release: if you played the song that many times back-to-back, it would take 36 years. Feel free to make your own joke with that one.
The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now posted online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=167
The new Musikindustrin website is now up and running: https://www.musikindustrin.se/