Among big cities like London, Paris and Tel Aviv, world superstar Madonna has decided to visit Oslo during her 2012 world-tour. The last time she played in Norway was in 2009 when she sold 80.000 tickets. Only two other bands… Read More ›
Music
When Concrete Buildings Make Music
Ever wonder how to make art out of concrete walls and steel buildings in suburban Oslo? Well, just take a look at this fantastic music video from Cold Mailman – ‘Time is of the essence’. Text by: Anette Broteng… Read More ›
Norwegian Grammy Awards Winners 2012
Saturday night the Norwegian Grammy Awards 2012 was held in Oslo. The most prestigious price, ‘Årets Spellemann’ (Musician of the Year) was awarded to Jarle Bernhoft for his work both on a national and international level. (Click here to see… Read More ›
Norwegian Artist Withdrew from Grammy Nomination
Norwegian rock and folk artist Susanne Sundfør, said no to the nomination “Female artist of the year”, in 2010. She was critical to the fact that female and male artists are considered separately in the nomination categories. -Such a nomination… Read More ›
Prudence – ‘Takk te dokk’
Prudence created a new era in Norwegian rock n’ roll music in the 1960’s and 1970’s with their distinctive flute and electric guitar solos, inspired by Jethro Tull. Their were famous for writing and singing songs in dialect, aka Trøndersk. Prudence… Read More ›
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