Today, Joachim “Jokke” Nielsen, Norway’s biggest rock poet, would have turned 50 years old. Commentator in newspaper Aftenposten, Joacim Lund, has written a most honest tribute to one of Norway’s most unconventional and unpredictable poets and musicians. Happy birthday, Jokke!… Read More ›
SEPTEMBER 04.-06. Sept: Numusic Festival, Stavanger 04.-07. Sept: Lofoten Countryfestival, Leknes 04.-07. Sept: Blues in Hell, Hell (Stjørdal) 05.-06. Sept: Granittrock, Oslo (FREE!) 10.-20. Sept: Ultima, Oslo 12.-13. Sept: Southern Discomfort Metal festival, Kristiansand 18.-20. Sept: Phonofestivalen, Bergen 18.-19. Sept:… Read More ›
Slaughtered: Norwegian band Turbonegro got bad reviews on their international success album “Apocalypse Dudes” from 1998. To win reader credibility as a music reviewer a series of characteristics are required: A good pen, a good ear, good references and clear,… Read More ›
Street parade at Molde International Jazz Festival 2010 (Photo: Sigurd Gartmann/ Wikimedia Commons) By: Julie Bowen A cruise alongside Norway’s dramatic fjords is the trip of a lifetime; with their raw, astonishing beauty, they push away thoughts of the modern… Read More ›
PSTEREO is held at Marinen in Trondheim next to the famous Nidaros Cathedral Below, you will find a complete list over Norwegian Summer Music Festivals 2014. JUNE 10.-16.: Kirsten Flagstad festivalen, Hamar 12.-15.: Bergenfest, Bergen 12.-14.: Norwegian Wood, Oslo… Read More ›
Did you know that Norway’s leading export article is one of the most occult and gloomy music genres in the world? Many people claim that black metal was “invented” here because of the Norse mythology. In the late 1980s, a… Read More ›
One of this spring’s music festivals: Winter Chamber Music Festival in Røros March 13th to 16th. It’s another year – and the Norwegian music festivals are already preparing to entertain you whether you are into jazz, blues, metal, brass, shanty… Read More ›
In April this year, after 11 years of work, Norway’s newest and most modern church organ was inaugurated. The organ has over 5200 pipes and did cost about 20 million kroner. – Absolutely sumptuous, organ professor Bjørn Andor Drage told… Read More ›
You’ve probably heard it on the radio or seen the music video. We are of course talking about the monster hit “The Fox”. Tens of millions have seen the video starring Ylvis. The song is listed on the Billboard charts… Read More ›
According to Interkultur’s annual ranking list, the Norwegian choir Cantus from Trondheim is the World’s Best Women’s Choir in 2013. Earlier this year, Cantus and conductor Tove Ramlo-Ystad received first prize the prestigious Interkultur competition for best women’s choir, and… Read More ›
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