Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol.4 Issue #18
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Digest
Vol.4 #18
April 14th, 1997
There are 55 messages totalling 1651 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. yvonne's modern love
2. Loosegoats
3. Language!
4. Chart Statistics
5. FWD: that Lovefool-video
6. MIDEM@Cannes 1997 Report (4)
7. introducing... myself (2)
8. More MIDEM
9. Life is a bitch....? (3)
10. Inget This Perfect Day som forband idag
11. Karma Kain
12. mad huana
13. Poetry (5)
14. Fidget gossip (2)
15. Never trust the E.M.I.
16. Honey Is Cool
17. Scotts
18. The Cardigans Home Page.
19. sorry...
20. Icy Icy tape
21. NEWS: Komeda
22. Recent messages...
23. Venue Herrgar'n Gig Guide
24. Fidget, scott and me
25. and after Midem?
26. 1 r.o.k.
27. Surreal
28. Sloppy
29. Alkberg's Poetry (2)
30. Sin's Music on the Radio [14-Apr-97]
31. honeyIsCool
32. Wannadies-drummer
33. Introduction
34. shapin up
35. Enter -gigs
36. New Member
37. Scott (2)
38. shapin up/emmaboda
39. Komeda + Harry Lime + Petrol (2)
40. Sin's Music on the TV [11-Apr-97]
41. Petrol (+ a bit about me)
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 13:37:27 +0100
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: yvonne's modern love
Hej hopp,
Yvonne kommer att bubbla pa Trackslistan imorgon 5/4 mellan 14.03-16.00.
Ring 0712-333 33 och rosta. Mer info finns pa sid 573 textTV eller SR
hemsidan. Pa sondag ar de med pa Z-TV toppen 17.15, ring eller maila in.
De kommer ocksa att vara med i Voxpop den 9/4.
You know what to do..
totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 16:35:47 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Martin Eksten
Subject: Loosegoats
Loosegoats (who recently released their debut album "For Sale By Owner")
played a small gig at Folk & Rack (a record store) here in Lund today.
They played about seven songs, including a new song (actually it was an
old song but it has not been recorded yet) that sounded great.
It was a very good gig, at least as good as a gig can get in a crowded
record store.
Martin
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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 21:17:20 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Language!
Hey all - _Please_ remember that this list only works if everyone writes
in _English_. There has been several swedish messages posted
lately, which is enough to call for this reminder.
You wouldn't want people to post their messages in Swahili, right?
Right, so keep them posts coming, but in _English_. Thank you.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 21:17:00 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Chart Statistics
Some interesting chart statistics outside Sweden:
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Artist/Band Single/Album Chart/Country This Week Last Week
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Brainpool In A Box Radio Listen, Denmark 39 (-)
The Cardigans Lovefool Airplay, Portugal 39 (-)
Lovefool MTV Overnight Rotation, EU Central
Lovefool Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, US 2 2
Lovefool Billboard Adult Top 40, US 2 4
Lovefool Billboard Modern Rock, US 10 9
Lovefool Billboard Club Chart, US 13 17
Lovefool Tokyo Hot 100 Airplay, JP 87 69
Lovefool CHR Chart, CAN 1 1
Lovefool Top 40 Radio, CAN 4 4
Lovefool Single Sales Chart, AU 11 11
Lovefool Airplay, AU 6 6
Lovefool Singles Chart, MX 5 5
Lovefool Airplay, MX 23 23
Lovefool Single Chart, NZ 4 3
First Band.. Billboard Album, US 61 54
First Band.. VH-1, US 1
First Band.. MTV, US 7
First Band.. Album Chart, CAN 71 63
First Band.. Album Chart, NZ 20 14
First Band.. Album Chart, AU 55 52
Grass-Show 1962 Singles, UK 53 (-)
Jumper Jumper Top 100 Albums, Europe 90 86
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 21:18:53 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: FWD: that Lovefool-video
Forwarded (as I believe it is for the list):
> Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 15:58:19 -0800
> From: gillet
> Subject: re: that Lovefool-video
> On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Chris Forsberg wrote about:
> a question
>
> > Has anybody heard of a 2nd version of the Cardigans' "Lovefool" video, one
> > where Nina is singing and some old guy is crying on a couch? Apparently
> > this is different from the one MTV USA plays with the band on the boat and
> > the bottle in the water, etc.
>
> Heh heh, yeah. The first version (the one with the "guy on the couch") is
> the original one. Apparently the band's US label didn't think it was good
> enough for the US (I think it was because of the "naked" ladies...), so they
> had to make another one (the one with the boat etc.)
Doesn't it have anything to do with the fact that the song is on the
Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. When i last it, it had all kinds of scenes
from that movie.
groeten
Joris Gillet
E-Mail gillet@pi.net
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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 21:21:14 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: MIDEM@Cannes 1997 Report
MIDEM @ Cannes 1997
Report by: Hans Lindell / Rockfile
(hans.lindell@rockfile.se)
M I D E M
The number one annual meeting place for the decision makers in the music
industry, marketing people and producers!
There is no question whether to go to the MIDEM music fair in Cannes, in the
south of France at the end of January every year, or not, for those within
the music business elite, just as there is no question for any national
athletic team whether to go to a World Championship tournament or not.
Actually, one can not completely compare MIDEM with a tournament, because
Cannes is not where the fight over the market shares is held, but it is
the place where a large part of all contacts are made, negotiations are
held, contracts are signed and the future for thousands and thousands of
musicians is decided.
To participate at MIDEM is like a sign of quality for the people in the
music business. "See you at MIDEM" is a usual invitation, to which it might
be a bit embarrassing to answer "No we are not going there". Such an answer
may be interpreted as if something was wrong with your company, that the
company is too fresh and without resources. Or maybe, quite simply, that
the company is not a serious one.
Of course, one can work within Sweden without going to MIDEM, but when it
comes to non-domestic contacts, to never go to MIDEM and keep the company
and the contacts in a working state, is very probably a lot more difficult,
if not impossible.
Among the Swedish visitors at this years's fair, one could find veterans
like Dag H{ggquist from Gazell Music, who celebrated his thirty first
jubilee and first timers like Ben Marlene from Jimmy Fun and Helena Sv{rd
from NONS Records.
Many people from all over the world have been at MIDEM five-ten-fifteen
times in a row, which results in many happy reunions between competitors
and business partners alike.
At MIDEM, video, radio stations as well as services and equipment that has
something to do with the music industry is marketed. This year, one could
find a lot of companies offering different services and solutions for
music marketing with the help of multimedia and the Internet at the special
"Multimedia Pavillion". At several places, one could also find "The MIDEM
Webclub" where all visitors had access to computers in order to surf the
net, get needed information or send and read e-mail.
If MIDEM in Cannes is the number one meeting place, the arrangers have
started to compete with themselves by arranging two other MIDEMs. One
in Hong Kong in May, and one in Miami in September.
This year's MIDEM in Cannes, which was the thirty first one in a row, about
11.000 people from 3.395 companies and organizations participated. A total
of 85 countries were represented.
>From saturday January 19th to thursday January 23rd, 52 concerts were held,
where most of the participating companies presented several artists under
different themes like Reggae, Rocks Cannes, Japanese Night, The Best Of
British, Euromix, Nashville, Songwriters Association, Euro Dance Party,
Les Dance d'or, Detroit-Paris, and so on.
Well known names, like Jimmy Cliff, Shaggy, Toure Kunda, Brainpool, Robert
Miles, Mr President, Los Del Rio, Culture, Terje Rypdahl, Jan Akkerman
and several others, represented a big mix of different music styles.
Lesser known bands and artists got the chance to show themselves at
several places. One of them was right outside Palais des Festivals
in Magic Mirrors, where a total of fourteen bands played under the
theme "Talents -97". We might hear more from names like Ultra Orange,
Bazbaz, Castafiore Bazooka, Zoomtop Orchestra and La Foule in the
future. At the Cannes youth center MJC Picaud, bands like Kill The Thrill,
Tripod and Las Wampas played, and at the Amiraute on Palm Beach, unknown
bands like Cribb 199, Aux 88 and Dulce Pontes held their concerts. At
Europe's oldest discotheque, Whiskey 'a Gogo (opened 1960), some of
the world's best DJ:s played, like Carl Cox, Bruno Guez and Toni Rox,
between midnight and 5am.
Thousands of bands who did not perform live received promotion through
the enormous amount of "samplers", or promo-CDs, which were spread around
during the week. Among the many examples, one can mention Swedish bands
like Superswirls, Brainpool, Broder Daniel, Bumblebees, The April Tears,
The Family Tree, etc. who now have their samplers spread around the world.
Roasting House from Malm| celebrated their ten year anniversary
by first having a lottery where the prize consisted of a free week
in their studio (which was won by Per Alexandersson from P3), and then
giving away a full-length CD with Crayfish, These Blue Days and Subculture
among others.
During the week, 23 conferences and seminars were held, with themes like
Clearing Multimedia Rights, How Useful Are Pluggers?, A Digital Update, What
Distributions Networks For The Future, and Business From The Underground.
One of the most interesting seminars was "Music on-Line, A Revolution Beyond
The Desk" which brought up the question about what the music industry can do
to survive when the consumers, in the near future, are able to download
music files with CD quality to their computers at home via the Internet.
Brett Atwood from Billboard, Gabriel Levy - BMG Entertainment, Brian Pertl -
Microsoft, among others, shared their thoughts about the subject.
Another interesting seminar was held about "Europe, Music And The Young
Generation". This seminar went on during the whole day (monday), and
the discussion presented the subject of influence, possibilities and effects
when it comes to young people. Among the twenty five speakers, one could
find names like Xavier Rox - MIDEM, Nana Mouskouri - who represented the
European Parliament, Jean Michel Baer - the European commission, Mark Jones -
Wall of Sounds and Brian Eno.
Sweden was represented by 85 companies, of which record companies, music
publishers and distributors made out the biggest part. Hardware companies
like CD-Plant and DCM as well as organizations like STIM and SOM were
also present. The Music Fair in Gothenburg was also there, creating
new contacts and gathered ideas for the 1998 fair. Media companies like
Sveriges Radio, Topp40, Appollon Bild & Film, Rockfile and Sweden's
leading pre-mastering company; Cutting Room were also a part of the
Swedish crew.
The Swedish booth, where Export Music Sweden had gathered many of the
Swedish companies, was one of the largest at MIDEM, and the interest from
the whole world in Swedish music is, as expected, big. Something that never
stops to puzzle business people in the music industry.
"Do you have special greenhouses for success groups in Sweden?" is a
question I have been asked. The answer is, as we all know: Yes, but
we call it "replokal" (rehearsal rooms).
The big interest, to create and play music oneself, in combination with
the favourable climate amateur bands in Sweden have today, together with
the competent business people, is most certainly what have brought
Sweden to its position as one of the largest music export countries in
the world today.
If you want to read more about MIDEM, take a look at: http://www.midem.com
Text: (C) Hans Lindell - Rockfile News/Media
Photo: (C) Mats Olsson - Rockfile News/Media
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This report is available with photos on the Scandinavian Indie web:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 23:52:16 +0200
From: elin
Subject: introducing... myself
Hi.
Like Daniel recently did I'd like to introduce myself as I just resubscribed
to this list after having month with a messed up mailbox... Actually I've
been on this list for more a little bit more than one and a half year and
now I think it's introduction time.
I like music, and when I'm alone at home (and noone can hear me) I like to
sing along with e.g. Fidget, bob hund, Yvonne, Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos,
Jakob Hellman, Divine Comedy, Depeche Mode and Einsturzende Neubauten.
I also go to school, I try to learn how to drive, I watch movies, I make
webpages and I talk a lot of crap and more serious stuff with a friend
called Jenny. If we'd had a band I'd play the melodica (or what ever it's
called; the instrument Thomas in bob hund plays...?) and she the tambourine,
that's already decided.
If I'm able to I'll hopefully go see Fidget and Gene on the 17th this month.
(I don't live in Stockholm unfortunately.)
Well, that's about it... You can always go check my quite recently updated
Yvonnepage: www.algonet.se/~elin/yvonne
Bye.
Elin
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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 13:24:19 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Timo Riitamaa
Subject: Re: MIDEM@Cannes 1997 Report
>There is no question whether to go to the MIDEM music fair in Cannes, in the
>south of France at the end of January every year, or not, for those within
>the music business elite, just as there is no question for any national
>athletic team whether to go to a World Championship tournament or not.
>To participate at MIDEM is like a sign of quality for the people in the
>music business. "See you at MIDEM" is a usual invitation, to which it might
>be a bit embarrassing to answer "No we are not going there". Such an answer
>may be interpreted as if something was wrong with your company, that the
>company is too fresh and without resources. Or maybe, quite simply, that
>the company is not a serious one.
>Well known names, like Jimmy Cliff, Shaggy, Toure Kunda, Brainpool, Robert
>Miles, Mr President, Los Del Rio, Culture, Terje Rypdahl, Jan Akkerman
>and several others, represented a big mix of different music styles.
Oh, i have no doubt the elite was there. the money elite was there in large
quantities. yeah! yeah! yeah! but was there any good music there? let's
see... don't think Bad Vugum or Trash Can was there, not Kranky or Drunken
Fish either... i doubt that Matador wasn't there either... so this must be a
clear sign that there's something wrong with these companies. they are not
quality. no freshness, not serious. complete trash. yup, can't see it in no
other way... but hey! there was rober miles! mr. president!! los del rio!!!!
macarena, now there's quality for you!!!
whoever wrote the piece on midem, please don't take this as a personal
flame, i'm just saying that it was a meating of money, not music. i don't
think freshnes had anything to do with midem.
is this what scandinavian INDIE is about?
and hey! i'm not flaming. i'm just trying to get some discussion. thank you.
(just disregard this individual who is clearly stuck somewhere in the swamp
of humanism and musical values against money)
-Timo
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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 19:18:17 +0100
From: Michael Rehnstrom
Subject: Re: MIDEM@Cannes 1997 Report
>There is no question whether to go to the MIDEM music fair in Cannes, in the
>south of France at the end of January every year, or not, for those within
>the music business elite, just as there is no question for any national
>athletic team whether to go to a World Championship tournament or not.
Perhaps not, there is always the prospect of a couple of weeks of free
vacation, I guess - like the players in american ice hockey teams have
realized. Since I have not been at Midem I do not know if this is true for
representatives of the swedish music industry, but I would certainly feel
less embarrassed if some swedish national sports teams decided to stay at
home.
>Well known names, like Jimmy Cliff, Shaggy, Toure Kunda, Brainpool, Robert
>Miles, Mr President, Los Del Rio, Culture, Terje Rypdahl, Jan Akkerman
>and several others, represented a big mix of different music styles.
Well, apart from Brainpool, I guess Timo has already expressed feelings I
agree with about these bands. Doesn't everyone already know how Shaggy,
Cliff, Miles, Mr President and Los del Rio sound? What is the point of them
appearing there? Correct if I am wrong but one guess is: Pure recreation!
>We might hear more from names like Ultra Orange,
>Bazbaz, Castafiore Bazooka, Zoomtop Orchestra and La Foule in the
>future.
Guess this is correct, We couldn't really hear less about them, could we?:-)
Well, as I said, I have never been at MIDEM (and I guess I will never go
there, either) so I may be far out of line here - but still... I guess the
seminars might be interesting but the rest doesn't really sound so nice. I
rather listen to music than watch it in an exhibition booth!
/Micke
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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 20:39:06 +0100
From: Michael Rehnstrom
Subject: More MIDEM
I have just visited the Scan-indie Internet site and watched the pictures
in the MIDEM report (the pictures were not there when I read the report a
couple of days ago). Well, OK, since representatives from House of Kicks,
Burning Heart and Dolores (together with the already mentioned NONS) were
there the event gets a somewhat better rating in my eyes. Still cannot get
rid of the feeling that it sounds just like a few days of recreation on the
french riviera, though. Perhaps this is just because I feel it is wrong to
turn music into an "industry happening" or to treat music as if it is an
industry-produced commodity you travel around and show up on fares and
exhibitions!
/Micke
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 01:24:47 +0200 (MET DST)
From: hans.lindell@rockfile.se
Subject: Life is a bitch....?
About MIDEM.....
Michael Rehnstrom wrote:
"I feel it is wrong to turn music into an "industry happening" or to treat
music as if it is an industry-produced commodity you travel around and show
up on fares and exhibitions!"
Timo Riitamaa wrote:
Oh, i have no doubt the elite was there. the money elite was there in large
quantities. yeah! yeah! yeah! but was there any good music there?
Well....I do understand some of your opinions. However..fairs like MIDEM,
Popcomm, SXSW etc....are an important part of the music industry. In your
thoughts its seems that music are something much more pure and "higher"
than to trade with.
But..life is a bitch... and without marketing, sales, distribution etc of
music on CD, Video, tapes there would't be much else then tape exchanges....
(Nothing bad with that)
I wrote this report to Scandinavian Indie just to let the readers have
some more knowledge about the music industry... It does exist, even if
some like it or not. To an incredible large number of musicians, music-
enthusiasts etc. these musicfairs seems to be unknown. Everybody knows
that there are fairs abouts cars, boats, food, movies....
Michael. Wake up and realize...maybe you can change the system..
Timo..Would you say that companies like NONS, Birdnest, Massproduktion,
House of Kicks, Energy Rekords, Burning Heart and other quite small
companies from Sweden are the money elite ?
> From lots of other countries the profile are simular..a mix of major and
> independents...
You are right...the money elite are also on location, but not only....
Yours Sincerly
Hans Lindell
P.S. Check out our website and read about our products. They are really
strange ( ? )...and we sell them to most of the people in this crazy music
industry... www.rockfile.se
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 12:56:45 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Siim Kalder
Subject: Re: introducing... myself
> I like music, and when I'm alone at home (and
> noone can hear me) I like to sing along with e.g.
> Fidget, bob hund, Yvonne, Nine Inch Nails, Tori
> Amos, Jakob Hellman, Divine Comedy, Depeche Mode
> and Einstürzende Neubauten.
Nice to have you here, but I really can't imagine somebody sitting in
his/her room singing Einsturzende or NIN quietly without anyone
hearing... :)
siimk
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 15:48:23 +0200
From: "Claes Nordling"
Subject: Inget This Perfect Day som forband idag
Hej alla This Perfect Day fans !
Det var meningen att de skulle spela forband till Blur idag, men tyvarr
ar det installt. Jag vet inte om anledningen, men enligt EMI har Blur
inget forband. Inslapp 19:00
Vi syns !
Claes Nordling/funbase
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 17:51:51 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Timo Riitamaa
Subject: Re: Life is a bitch....?
>Well....I do understand some of your opionions.
>However..fairs like MIDEM, Popcomm,SXSW etc....are an important
>part of the music industry. In your thoughts its seems that music are
>something much more pure and "higher" then to trade with.
>But..life is a bitch... and without marketing,sales,distribution etc of
>music on CD,Video,tapes there would´t be much else then tape exchanges....
>( Nothing bad with that )
Yes, i agree that life is a bitch. i also agree that in a planet with a
population well over 6 billion, an industry is needed... and yes, i would
like to think of music as something higher and more pure than just a small
part of consumerism... so i won't end up agreing on everything with you,
i'll just say that i don't think video is necessary (actually i don't think
it's even good), and you forgot to mention vinyl. come on, there must have
been talk at MIDEM about the new rise of vinyl? and i don't mean just
elitist fringe-rock assholes like me.
>Timo..Would you say that companies like Nons, Birdnest,Massproduktion,House
>of Kicks, Energy Rekords,Burning Heart and other quite small companies from
>Sweden are the money elite ?
no, don't think so. i just wanted to say that i didn't (and still don't)
believe that MIDEM is such a big deal to the record companies. but all in
all i was just using that article as an exhaust pipe for my gargantual
existential angst and discust to a lot of things, so don't take it personally.
And yes, i know my idealism will die.
May the boogie continue
n.p. Boredoms - Pop Tatari
-Timo
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 18:45:14 +0200
From: Michael Rehnstrom
Subject: Karma Kain
Not just a living mail office but also a booking agency :-). Well, I know
some people here organizes live concerts every now and then so I just
thought I should do some "marketing" for a band which has contacted me and
asked me to help them get a gig, for them, on _May 2nd_.
Karma Kain, from Uppsala, is the name of the band. They describe their
music as "american indie". If you have read the latest issue of Sound
Affects you know that their demo was almost named "demo of the issue".
Ninni Brunnberg wrote: "Somewhat muddled ´grunge´with some features of the
70´s..."; "The heavy sound, together with Girilal Baars light and very
special voice, constitutes a peculiar mix..." and that the songs are "too
good for just being on a demo".
Perhaps the word ´grunge´makes you suspicious but I think it is far more
interesting, with much better lyrics, than other bands categorized under
that definition.
So, the band plays in Stockholm on May 1st and in Uppsala on May 3rd. If
you are interested in having this band play live, at least on the same
continent as these two cities, do not hesitate to contact me or (much
better, in fact) Karma Kains vocalist Girilal Baars (who is also joining
our list soon) at:
baars@bahnhof.se
The band also wants you to know that they play for a small sum of money,
"money for soup" is quite enough.
/Micke, who knows this is not a marketing place, but that doesn´t seem to
stop other people so... :-)
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 18:58:30 +0200
From: Michael Rehnstrom
Subject: Re: Life is a bitch....?
Hans Lindell wrote:
>Well....I do understand some of your opionions.
>However..fairs like MIDEM, Popcomm,SXSW etc....are an important
>part of the music industry. In your thoughts its seems that music are
>something much more pure and "higher" then to trade with.
No, not really. I just don't like when music is streamlined into some sort
of mass consumption commodity supposed to be sold to as many people as
possible (like some of the artists who appeared at MIDEM are excellent
examples of). You say that marketing is needed by everyone but I know that
one of the key phrases in marketing (which I have studied) is that good
products market themselves - they always find their consumers.
>To an incredible large number of musicians, music-enthusiasts etc these
>musicfairs seems to be unknown.
I just wonder if these fairs get so little attention because, as you say,
people don't know about them or because people don't think they are so
important as you claim. Any musicians, media people or other
music-enthusiasts on this list who has an answer to this?
>Michael. Wake up and realize...maybe you can change the system..
Well, I'm trying but I'm always too tired after waking up so it is no idea
to go on to the next step :-)
Cheers!
/Micke
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 23:24:19 +0300
From: "teir, philip"
Subject: mad huana
The finnish band Mad Huana is great. They sound like PJ Harvey, but still
sort of 22ppish.
Check out their album.
And also, I witnessed Bob Hund in tammerfors. They were amazing. I talked to
tomas and mats and i even got on their guest list. It was a night to
remember. Also, Larry and the Lefthanded were super, just as good as Bob Hund.
philip
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 05:45:24 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: MIDEM@Cannes 1997 Report
It is definitely interesting to see that such a general thing as
a music fair generates these steamy feelings. And I do agree somewhat
with both "sides" if we can talk about sides - but I think that it
is mostly a question about attitude, location and time.
If MIDEM was held in Stockholm, Helsinki or Oslo for example, I'd
think that most labels we have seen mentioned in the discussion would
be represented. I think it is also time to realise that the music
industry is no longer only represented by the major/big companies,
but more and more by the medium/smaller ones. And I think we can all
see this by the fact that companies like NONS and Dolores did show
up at this year's MIDEM in Cannes. Just wait and see - next year's
fair will surely see more smaller labels represented.
The fact that MIDEM has been the place for the majors before is still
a very prominent feeling among smaller labels, who are reluctant to go
there because of it - "it's not for us" etc. But like I said, the wind
has changed, and the medium/smaller labels take bigger pieces of the
market these days.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 10:13:03 +0000
From: "Daniel Hansson"
Subject: Poetry
For those of you interested in poetry:
Mattias Alkberg (songwriter and singer in The Bear Quartet) released
his second collection of poems, "Roda Stjarna" (Red Star) yesterday
on Wahlstrom & Widstrand Publ. House. Hope it's just as brilliant as
Moby Dick.
/Daniel
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 13:25:35 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Ola Lundkvist
Subject: Fidget gossip
Some little gossip, that maybe isn't that interesting, but I'm in a
gossip mode today:
I chatted with Pontus (the bass player) from Fidget the other day. I
asked him if I he had some nice gossip to share, but he said that there
were nothing much to tell. He almost thought that they would need a
little scandal. Anyway, if I would have brought a camera I could have
taken a nice picture of Pontus dressed like an angel walking the streets
of gbg. (Well, I myself and another 30 people were dressed similar...)
I got to know that Louise lost her effect pedals on their release party
- for the second time. Either Louise doesn't look after her stuff, or
someone is seriously collecting Fidget effect pedals.
They have some nice gigs to look forward too, but would certainly
appreciate a few more dates. I bet they will be visiting UK for a short
tour this summer, but Pontus didn't reveal any plans.
Another friend of Pontus revealed that he sent him a fake fan mail.
Pontus didn't fall for it though, he suspected that it was a practical
joke from the beginning. And no one was surprised when we got to know
who it was who sent it...
Finally Pontus said, that his greatest motivation and inspiration are
those people that are almost fanatically overwhelmed by their music.
Some of you are on this list btw. So lets keep feeding our favourite pop
stars with energy and motivation - one day or another they will give us
that perfect song or gig in return...
/Ola
-----------------------------------
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 13:43:57 +0200
From: "Claes Nordling"
Subject: Never trust the E.M.I.
Hi!
Sorry, for writing in swedish. It was just an accident. I didn't think
about that.
And my information about a cancelled gig with This Perfect Day wasn't
even true, she lied... to me. The girl at E.M.I. who gave me tickets.
Never trust E.M.I. - Sex Pistols would agree too, I think.
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 13:44:53 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Ola Lundkvist
Subject: Honey Is Cool
I saw an ad for a Honey Is Cool gig a few days ago.
They are playing at Karen in Goteborg on Thursday (10/4).
(In addition to Blekingska, Lund 25/4 and Underground, Goteborg 17/5
which have already been mentioned on the scan-indie list.)
Looking at their homepage (http://www.cling.gu.se:80/~cl2slars/hic.html)
reveals two dates in Denmark in June as well:
6/6 Odense, Rytmeposten
7/6 Kopenhamn, Loppen
Also a new single is apparently already released, and a full length is
coming next week. Check them out!
/Ola
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Date: 08 Apr 1997 13:55:21 +0200
From: Robert Cumming
Subject: Scotts
So, suddenly Scotts (or is it Scott?) from Falun are the coolest thing
out, bob hund-influenced and fresh, and of course I know nothing about
them cos I never get back home in time for Musikjournalen. :-(
I suspect that Elin is a member and is just too shy to say.
But I want INFORMATION! Are these people the next bob hund, the next
Oasis or just the next Fidget? Are they playing Stockholm soon?
Robert, who's going to have to buy the new Bear Quartet and the new
Aknestik CDs but doesn't have either a working CD player or
any money
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 11:53:25 +0000
From: Mats L
Subject: Re: Fidget gossip
Ola Lundkvist wrote:
> Some little gossip, that maybe isn't that interesting, but I'm in a
> gossip mode today:
no, it wasn't that interesting.:) Info on gigs, and other upcoming stuff
is good. But who care about if Pontus had been dressed up as an angel?
I don't really think that people who plays in bands, appreciate having
quite pointless information like this, to be spread around so much. I
would not, if I played in a band (as I in fact do).
regards,
Mats
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 15:30:57 +0200
From: Nicolas Moch
Subject: The Cardigans Home Page.
Hello !
After a few weeks of hard work, I re-designed the Cardigans Home Page. I
hope you will like the new version. If you have any comments and
suggestions, they will be warmly welcomed, as well as pictures,
articles, and any material.
This new version contains frames, updated information (at least twice a
week), tour dates (but you already know them through the Motor's tour
list), etc.
Hope you will like it !
Regards,
Nicolas
http://www.gryphon.com/cardigans
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 17:15:47 +0100
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: Re: Poetry
>For those of you interested in poetry:
>Mattias Alkberg (songwriter and singer in The Bear Quartet) released
>his second collection of poems, "Roda Stjarna" (Red Star) yesterday
>on Wahlstrom & Widstrand Publ. House. Hope it's just as brilliant as
>Moby Dick.
why dont you or someone give us a sample.....poems from mattias alkberg
sounds like an brilliant thing to release, though he's a very talented
songwriter!
totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 21:53:48 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Timo Riitamaa
Subject: sorry...
Since i didn't make myself well understood, i'd like to apologise. the
"fuck shit up" was to be undestood as a name of a Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion song, wich makes it by my admittedly weird philosophy not a
bad thing to say. but since people have understood it wrong (or right)
i sincerely apologise for my bad language. let's still be friends and
conquer the galaxy.
RAMA LAMA FA FA FA
(and so nobody interprets that wrong, it is simply a rock'n roll holler
courtesy of motor city five)
-Timo
-----------------------------
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 22:54:54 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Hendrik Luuk
Subject: Icy Icy tape
I received it quite a while ago, picked out the favourites and will
forward it soon to Jon Truong in Canada. There are about 3 or 4 more
people on the list. I also put the cassette in a plastic case(just in
*case* someone tries to smash it).
For me certainly the best act was Unun with their Fistfull and Kung
Fu Blue being the top tunes. But I must say that they sounded far more
interesting in 93 than in 95 (this is the impression I got when
listening to the compilation).
That's it for now. If anyone's interested in being added to the list,
send you address _now_!
Hendrik
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 02:31:21 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: NEWS: Komeda
Groundbreaking International News :-)
---------------------------------
Komeda - (NONS) with Doktor Kosmos (Helena Sv{rd could not go) behind the
keyboards leave Sweden for their 10 (or so) gig tour of the US
this friday.
Here is their gig schedule ->
Apr 12 Los Angeles, Aligator Lounge on their own
16 Houston, Urban Art Bar with Ben Folds Five
18 Austin, Liberty Lunch with BFF
20 Dallas, KDGE Edgefest with BFF
21 Lawrence, Liberty Hall with BFF
22 St Louis, The Galaxy with BFF
* 23 Minneapolis on their own
24 Chicago, Metro with BFF
25 Detroit, St Andrews Hall with BFF
26 Cleveland, The Odeon with BFF
28 New York, Irving Plaza with BFF
* 29 Boston on their own
30 Philadelphia, Theatre Of The Living.. with BFF
May 1 Raleigh, Ritz with BFF
2 Lexington, Washington & Lee with BFF
3 Atlanta, 99x Stage on their own
* = unconfirmed
// Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 02:31:45 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Recent messages...
Well, I just feel it is time for me as some sort of "moderator" of this
list to say something about the recent messages on this list. I'm
not complaining - and I don't moderate the list at all - it is free
as a bird, but ...
First, I don't know if it's just that the summer is just around
the corner and we're all irritated, working hard these last few
months, and can't stand the strange changes in the weather, cold
one day, hot the next. Whatever it is, I see no need for the kind
of personal attacks we've seen lately.
With personal attacks I mean these "Hey X, you're crazy if you..."
messages, or if someone posts something in another language than
english, or posts some information that doesn't interest you, and
you tell the person not to post such information. It's just a matter
of respecting other people's views and thoughts, and maybe the
information posted interested someone else - right?
So instead of insulting people, just say you don't agree with whatever
it was he/she wrote, and why. And if someone posts a message in another
language, it is easy enough to just tell them that the list only works
if everyone use english. And if you find a message with information
you're not interested in, just delete it. It's as simple as that.
Too many lists have died because of flame wars.
Second - I'd like to thank everyone who posts to the list - we're
over 300 people on the list, which should cater for an active list,
just like we have seen the last couple of days. Alkberg poetry, Honey
Is Cool info, Fidget info, EMI trouble, MIDEM discussion, Scotts (whom
I've never heard of - which means I second Robert's request for more
information as it really sounds interesting!), Cardigans homepage etc.
That is exactly how at least I want the list to look like. So don't
stop posting because of this message - I only wanted to say what I
thought as a fellow list member.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 02:32:04 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Venue Herrgar'n Gig Guide
And so the final version of the Gig Guide for venue Herrgar'n in
Linkoping before the place closes down for the summer:
10/4 Petrol
17/4 Cry
24/4 Starmarket
8/5 This Perfect Day
15/5 Backyard Babies
22/5 Loosegoats
29/5 Carpe Wade
5/6 Silverbullet
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 09:40:47 +0200
From: elin
Subject: Fidget, scott and me
Different people have said things:
>Nice to have you here, but I really can't
>imagine somebody sitting in his/her room
>singing Einsturzende or NIN quietly without
>anyone hearing... :)
I can assure you that noone hears me, I don't
even have a stereo, just a portable cd player
and the maximum volume is not what I want it to
be. And as I said, I just sing when I'm alone.
And you wouldn't want to hear me...
>So, suddenly Scotts (or is it Scott?) from
>Falun are the coolest thing out,
>bob hund-influenced and fresh, and of course
>I know nothing about them cos I never get back
>home in time for Musikjournalen. :-(
>I suspect that Elin is a member and is just
>too shy to say.
I'd really like to say I am, I think, I've
only heard one song with Scott so I'm not sure
weather or not to like them.
I have no band at all, though I'd like one, all
I have is a cold and that's not too nice.
But in someway you're right... if I was in Scott,
I wouldn't mention it.
>Finally Pontus said, that his greatest
>motivation and inspiration are those people that
>are almost fanatically overwhelmed by their music.
>Some of you are on this list btw. So lets keep
>feeding our favourite pop stars with energy and
>motivation - one day or another they will give us
>that perfect song or gig in return...
It's me again, I know that, but it's alright.
I don't mind being fidgetinspiration. Not at all.
I'm just happy they don't mind me being silly.
I just can't stop myself.
Oh well...
Sorry if this didn't have too much to do with
scan-indie stuff really...
Elin
----------------------------------
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 10:35:18 +0200
From: beluga@wineasy.se
Subject: and after Midem?
lot's of talk about MIDEM at the moment!
I thought I'd let you know that there's a music fair soon in England:
London Music Week
26 April - 2 May
Business Design Centre
www.london-music-week.com
vip tickets cost about 175 pounds ca 1800 kr for 3 days (I think)
I only know one fresh Swedish company with resources that will be there,
thats Burning Heart.
But it's no surprice, if it cost as much as the music fair in Gothenburg, I
think it was
10,000 kr per square meter
so 10 X 10 ca 100,000 kr ???
Trevor
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Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 10:41:55 +0200
From: elin
Subject: 1 r.o.k.
I happened to see a Finnish band called
1 r.o.k. (ett rum och kok) while in Helsinki
during the easter holidays.
They're from Ekenas and they played some
kind of hardcore/punk I believe.
And now I wonder if anyone knows something else
about them...?
I'm curious and would like to know.
Elin
-------------------------------
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 11:03:46 +0100
From: Johanna Hillgren
Subject: Surreal
Mornin' everybody!
Writing now about the band Surreal, who release their debut-single in a
weeks time. You all should really catch up with them. They're great. The
first track "Pitbulls & Landrovers" is a cross between Flaming Lips with
melodies and Weezer and the second one "Tuxedo" is a slower one with a
great chorus.
The single is released on Starboy Records, the label created by Hansi
Friberg, Linda Norrman Skugge and Johan Skugge. It will be distributed
by BMG.
Again, check it out.
(For Elin: Nina sends her love.)
SEE YOU,
DANIEL (listening to The Bottom Line by Depeche Mode)
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 11:41:14 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Jesper Sandvad
Subject: Sloppy
Hi all,
...a short review of the Sloppy show at 1000fryd sat. 5/4:
Sloppy is by far the best Danish band in the techno/industrial scene, and
has sold quite a few records throughout Europe under the name Sloppy
Wrenchbody (though not very many in dk). I was responsible for the show at
1000fryd, so maybe I'm not very objective about this, but here it is:
Sloppy is totally awesome.
They started their set about 20 past ten with sinister, minimalistic
techno. Only the keyboard player was on stage, and it was almost totally
dark, so even though the music was quite good it started getting a bit
boring after 15-20 minutes. Fortunately the rest of the band went on stage
then, and the party began. The singers stage presence is incredible, the
drummer (it was only his third gig with sloppy I was told later) was
incredibly tight, and the guitarist churned out noises like a ten ton
truck. Their new material sound like an updated and more energetic version
of "TV Sky" era Young Gods or something, but in my opinion more varied and
better. It just got better and better, and even the 15 minutes of pure
techno they ended with at 12 had people jumping around and dancing like
crazy.
I spoke to them afterwards, and they are currently looking for a record
company to put out their new songs. The demo tape I received with
the raw mixes are excellent, and apparently they're looking for a major,
so I guess it's not indie anymore (but who cares, as long as it's good
music).
Oh, and they're really nice people, too.
js
PS: Sorry about the lousy review.
--------------------------------
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 14:03:44 +0200
From: Torsvall
Subject: Re: Poetry
Totte Pop wrote:
> >For those of you interested in poetry:
> >Mattias Alkberg (songwriter and singer in The Bear Quartet) released
> >his second collection of poems, "Roda Stjarna" (Red Star) yesterday
> >on Wahlstrom & Widstrand Publ. House. Hope it's just as brilliant as
> >Moby Dick.
>
> why dont you or someone give us a sample.....poems from mattias alkberg
> sounds like an brilliant thing to release, though he's a very talented
> songwriter!
>
> Thank you very much
> totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Here's one of my favourites from his first collection "Separerade agg"
Sorry all of you who don't understand swedish, but I think it would be
wrong of me to translate it.
hit kommer ingen annan
bara jag i manga ensamma ar
och nu
har du
krupit
sa nara
nu har
du
krupit sa nara
intill mitt skinn
och anda in
If you like it I can really recommend you to buy one of his
collections of poems
Jonas
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Date: 09 Apr 1997 14:51:20 +0200
From: Robert Cumming
Subject: Re: Alkberg's Poetry
In article <334B85A0.1AE7@upplandsvasby.mail.telia.com>,
Torsvall wrote:
> Here's one of my favourites from his first collection "Separerade agg"
> Sorry all of you who don't understand swedish, but I think it would be
> wrong of me to translate it.
>
> hit kommer ingen annan
> bara jag i manga ensamma ar
> och nu
> har du
> krupit
> sa nara
> nu har
> du
> krupit sa nara
> intill mitt skinn
> och anda in
no one else gets this far
only me through many lonely years
and now
you have
crept
so close
now
you have
crept so close
next to my skin
and right in
(tough, but worth a try!)
Robert
---------------------------------
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 09:51:00 -0400
From: Blue Studio Productions
Subject: Re: Alkberg's Poetry
At 02:51 PM 4/9/97 +0200, you wrote:
>In article <334B85A0.1AE7@upplandsvasby.mail.telia.com>,
>Torsvall wrote:
>
>> Here's one of my favourites from his first collection "Separerade agg"
>> Sorry all of you who don't understand swedish, but I think it would be
>> wrong of me to translate it.
>
>> hit kommer ingen annan
>> bara jag i manga ensamma ar
>> och nu
>> har du
>> krupit
>> sa nara
>> nu har
>> du
>> krupit sa nara
>> intill mitt skinn
>> och anda in
>
>no one else gets this far
>only me through many lonely years
>and now
>you have
> crept
>so close
>now
> you have
>crept so close
>next to my skin
>and right in
>
>(tough, but worth a try!)
>Robert
>--
I think you did a great job on the translation! I was trying to come up
with one myself before I came to your letter. Well done!
Wendy
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 05:29:50 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [14-Apr-97]
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Wed 16/4 Derrick Carter Stockholm, Club Fusion 26-Mar-97
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 09:44:26 +0200
From: Ptrik Nyborg
Subject: honeyIsCool
Ho!
Nagon som vet nar honeyIsCool-konserten ikvall på karen/goteborg borjar?
patrik
--------------------------------
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 16:14:39 +0000
From: "Daniel Hansson"
Subject: Re: Poetry
There is an article and review about Mattias Alkberg and his new
collection of poems in Norrbottenskuriren, where you can read one of
Alkberg's new poems. It's in Swedish, though.
http://www.cdt.luth.se/pvt/epaper/nk/publish/issue/97-04-04/kultur.html
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 07:49:14 -0400
From: Blue Studio Productions
Subject: Re: Poetry
At 04:14 PM 4/9/97 +0000, you wrote:
>There is an article and review about Mattias Alkberg and his new
>collection of poems in Norrbottenskuriren, where you can read one of
>Alkberg's new poems. It's in Swedish, though.
>
>http://www.cdt.luth.se/pvt/epaper/nk/publish/issue/97-04-04/kultur.html
I think I'll take a peek at it. You know, sometimes the texts to the songs
have a lot more depth than the music itself! I tend to be a listener of the
music first, then the lyric, and I always get mad at myself for that! Is
there anyone who really listens to the words intensely from the start?
Halsa (say hi to) Skoevde for me. I played at the big old hotel there once,
in the basement pub. What a beautiful hotel!
Wendy
--------------------------------
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 19:37:48 +0100
From: Michael Rehnstrom
Subject: Wannadies-drummer
Just received a message that Erik Dahlgren, from Trio Lligo, will replace
Gunnar as drummer in Wannadies, at least during the tours in Sweden, USA
and England. Nothing decided on whether he will continue in the band after
that. Thought someone might be interested, at least I was.
/Micke
---------------------------------
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 16:28:23 -0400
From: Charles McClure
Subject: Introduction
Hi - I joined your mail list -I'm Charles McClure, an electronic
musician and singer/songwriter. I want to introduce myself and let you
know that I have a new release and if you're interested in my music,
contact me to get more information. My music is pop and rock. I have one
song that I call a blues-rock. In the meantime, my bio and other
information is on my home page located at:
http://home.fuse.net/cmcclure1.
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 08:38:03 +0000
From: Mats L
Subject: shapin up
here's some very good news folks,
dipper, one of the few great bands in sweden today, is now booked for
the emmaboda festival this summer.
yes!
/mats
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:27:39 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Pete Korhonen
Subject: Enter -gigs
Hi there
Enter playing live:
11.4.'97 Pieks{nm{ki, Finland (with The Idiots and Vox Flatus)
12.4.'97 Joensuu (Kerubi), Finland (with The Idiots)
Check Enternet, Official Web-site of Enter
http://www.media.jns.fi/enternet
Pete
/enter
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 14:49:32 +0100
From: baars@bahnhof.se (Girilal Baars)
Subject: New Member
'Ello!
My name's Girilal Baars and I'm a new member on your mailing list. Though
not exactly Swedish, I live in Uppsala (Sweden). I'm a member of the
three-man outfit KARMA KAIN and that's really how I got in touch with your
mailing list: Michael Rehnstrom asked me for a demo. One thing led to
another and he told me about Scandinavian Indie and here I am. I am also a
singer/songwriter doing the guit-vox thing. Not much call for English
singer/songwriters in this country, but you shouldn't give up too easily.
If you are interested in our/my material drop a line...
Girilal Baars
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 97 17:14:49 +0200
From: etxsahm@cyber.ericsson.se (Marten Sahlen)
Subject: Scott
Someone was inquiring about Scott earlier this week. There's a
festure on them in today's City (the weekend supplement to Svenska
Dagbladet).
In short: they are four guys from Falun... when they heard Bob Hund for
the first time they decided to to write songs in Swedish... they won a
band competition called Popkorn 96... they got signed by Warner only on
the merit of the song they won the competition with... their first singel
'Skott I Hjartat' ('Bullet In the Heart') is just released... they're
going to move to Stockholm as soon as they've finished school, because
all their friends in Falun are apparently jealous of their success...
they don't want to be called Kent copies...
That's about it...
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 17:34:54 +0100
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: Re: shapin up/emmaboda
>here's some very good news folks,
>
>dipper, one of the few great bands in sweden today, is now booked for
>the emmaboda festival this summer.
hi
does anyone has a date for the festival and a complete program?
i went last year and enjoyed there nice weather for a change
totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
---------------------------------
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:04:58 +0100
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: Re: Scott
> they don't want to be called Kent copies...
are they?
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:37:49 +0100
From: Michael Rehnstrom
Subject: Komeda + Harry Lime + Petrol
Bad news for some american people and good news for those living near
Uppsala. Since Komeda had some troubles with their visa they will not be
able to play in Los Angeles tomorrow. This is the only Komeda-gig in USA to
be cancelled. As some kind of compensation Komeda will do a gig at Kalmar
Nation in Uppsala on monday (april 14th). (Source: NONS Records - the same
goes for the Wannadies drummer news of yesterday).
Question: Anyone who has been able to identify the bonus track (track 18)
on the "A twist of lime" compilation from Harry Lime records?
I watched Petrol play live at Herrgarn yesterday. I don't really dislike
their music, though I like other "girl-pop" bands (like Lush, Bangles and
Belly) much better. Petrol's singles has passed my ears, leaving the word
"nice" remaining in my head. But I can't really say they were an exciting
live act. I don't demand that artists performing live should move around
like maniacs but I like to see them showing _some_ sign of being alive! The
girls were smiling, at least, but the accompanying musicians looked as if
they wanted to be somewhere else. Funny, but I have a strong feeling that
Erik will soon say that he disagrees with me (I saw you bouncing around
with that camera around your neck :-) ).
/Micke
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 07:19:04 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [11-Apr-97]
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Fri 11/4 Silverchair Live'n'Direct MTV Europe 18.30 R
Sat 12/4 Aerosmith Unplugged MTV Europe 23.00 R
Sun 13/4 Video Top List Toppen ZTV 17.15
Mon 14/4 Blur, Lou Reed, White Room ZTV 19.15
Moloko, Cast,
Marc Almond & Gene,
Qtee, The Cardigans,
Charlie's Angels.
Ash Present ZTV 21.00
Live The Late Show ZTV 23.00
Tue 15/4 Ash Present ZTV 18.15 R
Video Top List Toppen ZTV 19.15 R
Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet ZTV 20.00
Suede Live'n'Direct MTV Europe 21.30
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon TV 4 01.25 R
Wed 16/4 Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.20
Matthew Sweet The Late Show ZTV 23.00
Aerosmith Unplugged MTV Europe 00.00 R
Thu 17/4 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.37
Video Top List Results Voxtopp SVT 1 18.55
No Doubt Musikbyr}n SVT 1 19.15
Damon Albarn En Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 20.30
Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet ZTV 20.30 R
Bush The Late Show ZTV 23.00
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at the address: http://www.tv4.se/luuk
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 09:49:25 +0100
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: Re: Komeda + Harry Lime + Petrol
> Question: Anyone who has been able to identify the bonus track (track 18)
> on the "A twist of lime" compilation from Harry Lime records?
i believe it's 'Don't Bring Harry'...
Thank you very much
totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 07:32:14 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Petrol (+ a bit about me)
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Michael Rehnstrom wrote
about: Komeda + Harry Lime + Petrol
> I watched Petrol play live at Herrgarn yesterday. I don't really dislike
> their music, though I like other "girl-pop" bands (like Lush, Bangles and
> Belly) much better. Petrol's singles has passed my ears, leaving the word
> "nice" remaining in my head. But I can't really say they were an exciting
> live act. I don't demand that artists performing live should move around
> like maniacs but I like to see them showing _some_ sign of being alive! The
> girls were smiling, at least, but the accompanying musicians looked as if
> they wanted to be somewhere else. Funny, but I have a strong feeling that
> Erik will soon say that he disagrees with me (I saw you bouncing around
> with that camera around your neck :-) ).
Well, being a Petrol fan, of course I disagree. :-) I thought they
were great - their live sound/vocals amazingly close to their records.
I do agree with you when it comes to the band (the guys) though,
and that feeling only got stronger when everyone in the band left
except for Jenny and Camilla when I asked the first question for
the interview. I did ask them (the girls) about it, but they said
the guys were happy, though I'm not sure I believe them. But I guess
that's the way it is - the guys _are_ just accompanying musicians,
no more, no less.
Photos + the small pieces of information from the interview will
be posted on the SIN web.
Oh, by the way, list member Petter Tiilikainen assaulted (joke) me
during the gig! Quite a surprise to find him here in Linkoping. :-)
Petter - thanks for the help with the interview!
Oh yeah - if anyone is wondering why I'm sort of "gone" from the
list these days - I'm tied up with loads of projects at the univ.
as well as looking for a real job as I have graduated (finally).
And if anyone wonders whatever happened to the Sound Affects web
site premiere thing-a-palooza - it is all ready to be launched
except for a few vital pieces that I'm _still_ waiting for from
the chief editor, whom we all know as JL. He has promised to send
the stuff every time I have called the last three-four weeks,
but I have yet to receive it. As soon as I do receive it, the
site is open and I'll let you know.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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