Artist: Magnet

Country: Norway
Genre: Pop/Rock
http://www.homeofmagnet.com/
http://www.myspace.com/magnet

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Lene Marlin - Here we are

Lene Marlin will release the new single "Here we are" on March 30 and you can now hear it at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lenemarlin
The upcoming album was produced by Magnet and Børge Fjordheim at Magnet's Askøystudio as well as with Frode Jacobsen (Madrugada) at Malabar Studio and Grand Sports in Olso.

Tue, Feb 17th, 2009 21:06:15

The winners of this year's Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivilent to the Grammy:

Female artist: Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (Your Favourite Music)
Male artist: Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Pop group: Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
Electronica: Salvatore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)
Rock: My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Country: Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Metal: Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Hip-hop: Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonnier Amigo)
Jazz: Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Open class: Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Music video: Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast) Dir: Patrick Ullaeus
Newcomer: Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Hit: Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Spellemann: Hellbillies
Hederspris: Dum Dum Boys

For all categories, go here: http://www.spellemann.no/

Mon, Feb 4th, 2008 13:14:54

The nominees for this year's Spellemanprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:

Female artist:
Ane Brun - Live In Scandinavia (Det Er Mine/V2)
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die (Sony BMG)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)

Male artist:
Kenneth Ishak - Silver Lightning From A Black Sky (Division Records As)
Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles (Hektor Grammofon)
William Hut - Nightfall (Universal Music AS)

Pop group:
Blind Archery Club - The Union (Sony BMG)
Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
The Royalties - The Royalties (Blister Music)
Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord Og Ögonblick (Sony BMG)

Electronica:
Alog - Amateur (Rune Grammofon)
Diskjokke - Staying In (Smalltown Supersound)
Salvatore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)

Rock:
BigBang - Too Much Yang (Warner Music/Grandsport Records)
Moving Oos - Peace And Love (Kong Tiki Records)
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Raga Rockers - Übermensch (EMI/Pilot/Virgin)
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss (Racing Junior)

Country:
Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Hemisfair - Blue Blue Grass Of Home (Wilma Records/Playground Music)
Shit City - God Bless Our Home (Voices of Wonder)
Steinar Albrigtsen - Moment Of Peace (Sony BMG)

Metal:
Audrey Horne - Le Fol (Indie Recordings)
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli (Nuclear Blast)
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Red Harvest - A Greater Darkness (Season Of Mist)

Hip-hop:
El Axel - It Is Wha It Is (Pass It Records)
Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonner Amigo)
Tommy Tee - No Studio No Time-The Wait (Tee Productions)

Folk:
Berit Opheim - Den Blide Sol (NorCD AS)
Ragnhild Furebotten - Endelig Vals (Talik Da)
Sigrid Moldestad - Taus (Heilo)
Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs (ECM/Grappa)

Jazz:
Fossum-Aarum Quartet - F.A.Q. (Schmell)
Jon Balke - Book Of Velocities (ECM/Grappa)
Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Sharp Nine - Sudoku (The Real Thing Da/Staffan)
The Core - Office Essentials (Jazzland)

Open class:
Frode Haltli - Passing Images (ECM/Grappa)
Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Pust - Femkant (Pust Records)
Shining - Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)
The Source - The Source Of Christmas - Live (Grappa Musikkforlag AS)

Best music video:
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast)
Heroes & Zeros - A Strange Constellation (Nightliner/Universal)
My Midnight Creeps - Don`t Let’Em Bring You Down (MMC Records)
Turbonegro - Do You Do You Dig Destruction (Scandinavian Leather Recordings)
WE - Hurdy Gurdy (Nun Music)

Best Newcomer:
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations (Nightliner/Universal)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars (Heilo)

Best song:
Kurt Nilsen - "Push Push" (Sony BMG)
Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Postgirobygget - "Tidløs" (EMI Music Norway)
Sichelle - "Fuck Deg" (Eccentric Music)
Venke Knutson - "Holiday" (Universal)

Read more: http://www.spellemann.no/

Thu, Jan 3rd, 2008 10:51:04

PopMatters reviews the US release of Magnet's most recent record "The simple life": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/51628/magnet-the-simple-life/

Wed, Dec 12th, 2007 14:35:47

Dagbladet's top 20 Norwegian albums of 2007:

01. Shining - Grindstone
02. Jonas Fjeld - Amerikabesøk
03. Superfamily - Warszava
04. Prins Thomas - Cosmo Galactic Prims
05. The Lionheart Bros. - Dizzy Kiss
06. BigBang - Too Much Yang
07. Supersilent - 8
08. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
09. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
10. Magnet - The Simple Life
11. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
12. DHG - Supervillain Outcast
13. Diskjokke - Staying In
14. Håkon Kornstad - Single Engine
15. King Midas - Sorry
16. Raga Rockers - Übermensch
17. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
18. Manes - How The World Came To An End
19. Ungdomskulen - Cry-Baby
20. Diverse Artister - NRK Sessions - Club 7 Scene

More info: http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2007/12/04/520147.html?11967690211196769021

Tue, Dec 4th, 2007 18:06:19

Lots of Nordic music coverage in the Washington Post Express today: Jens Lekman / Shout Out Louds / Magnet

Thu, Oct 25th, 2007 12:20:33

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, Sep 27th, 2007 11:55:07

Magnet will tour the US with Stars to support the US release of his most recent album "The simple life", out now on Filter Recordings. Here's the dates:

10/19 - Joe's Pub Headline, NYC, NY
10/20 - Joe's Pub Headline, NYC, NY
10/23 - World Cafe Live Headline, Philadelphia, PA
10/25 - DC9 Headline, Washington DC
10/26 - Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
10/27 - The Variety, Atlanta, GA
10/28 - Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
10/30 - Stubb's, Austin, TX
10/31 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
11/02 - The Vic, Chicago, IL
11/03 - Pantages, Minneapolis, MN
11/04 - Slowdown, Omaha, NE
11/06 - The Gothic, Denver, CO
11/08 - Rialto, Tucson, AZ
11/11 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
11/13 - Cafe DuNord, San Francisco, CA
11/14 - The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA

Thu, Sep 20th, 2007 16:56:24