Artist: The Ark
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I really didn't like The Ark the first time I heard them. I thought "what the hell is this Rocky Horror shit?" But I couldn't write them off either - something about them made me go back a couple months later to reevaluate my opinion. It took me a couple tries, but I eventually came around to understanding their appeal and now, after seeing them live, I can solidly declare my admiration. They are ridiculous and completely over-the-top, but you won't find anyone else making epic pop music quite like this. No other band could pull off such an ostentatious gay-pride anthem like "Father of a son", today's featured track. I'm not sure if middle America is ready for The Ark, but I think it'll be good for them anyway.
The Ark - Father of a son (live)
Nominees for the Swedish radio 2006 P3 Gold awards:
Best female artist:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Hello Saferide
Frida Hyvönen
Robyn
Best male artist:
Moneybrother
Håkan Hellström
Timbuktu
Alf
Darin
Best band:
Kent
Cardigans
The Ark
The Embassy
Bodies Without Organs
Best newcomer:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Darin
Le Sport
Frida Hyvönen
Best song:
Robyn - Be mine
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Laleh - Live tomorrow
Moneybrother - They're building walls around us
September - Satellites
Guldmicken (best live):
Hellacopters
Laleh
Robyn
Timbuktu
Lars Winnerbäck
Best rock/metal:
Burst - Origo
Grand Magus - Wolf’s Return
Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Rentokiller - Cadaveri Eccelente
Best hip-hop/soul:
Hearin’ Aid - The Boom Lucy
Looptroop - Fort Europa
Peshi - The Work of Art The Art of Work
Stacs Of Stamina - Tivoli
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Best pop:
The Embassy - Tacking
Frida Hyvönen - Until Death Comes
Paddington DC - The Sun is Down And The Sky is Grey
The Tough Alliance - The New School
Jenny Wilson - Love And Youth
Go here to vote for your favorites: http://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/
Winners will be announced January 21.
Today's top ten comes from Mr. Erik Welén of Tiger Lou and Torpedo. Don't believe his lies about me forcing him to get drunk at Umeå Open, but he is right about The Ark putting on an amazing show. Check it: [click here]
Redux: Do you want to contribute your own top ten? There's still time! Email me!
The Tofu Hut returns from the dark with a huge post on The Ark: http://tofuhut.blogspot.com/2005/12/one-commonly-raised-problem-is-how.html
You might also want to check with hotstuff.se instead of Amazon if you're looking to order an import of their record.
The Perishers are in the studio in Malmö with producer Per Sunding (The Ark, The Cardigans) working on their third album.
This week's Time Out New York which hits newstands on November 3 will feature an interview with Marit Bergman who is currently residing in NYC. Last week's issue including a preview of this past weekend's NYC Ark shows. Both artists are indeed worthy of your attention, so check it out. And don't forget that The Ark is playing a show tonight at the Mercury Lounge. I've been lucky enough to see them twice this year and they were amazing both times.
No surprises here: lead vocalist Justin Hawkins of The Darkness is a huge fan of The Ark: http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=452214 (in Swedish)
Export Music Sweden, the Consulate General of Sweden and Sirius Satellite Radio are presenting a special Swedish Music Showcase show at the Times Square Hard Rock Cafe in New York on October 27. Scheduled to perform are The Ark, WhiteSilver and Kristoffer Ragnstam. I was actually thinking about flying out, but the date's just a bit too close to the closing date on my new house purchase. I'd highly recommend it though - The Ark puts on a spectacular show. Read more: http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/general____41177.asp
I didn't realize it before, but the new Musikbyrån Live programs are being made available online for on-demand streaming for 30 days after they air. Very cool! My wife is especially happy now that she finally got a chance to see The Ark onstage in their full glory. Not quite as nice as being there in-person, but still decent. Check it: http://www.svt.se/mb/
SVT2 is launching a new program called Musikbyrån: Live this fall that will be showing 30-minute clips from various bands. Here's a selection of the Scandinavian artists they'll be featuring this coming season:
09/02 - The Ark
09/09 - Moneybrother
09/23 - Looptroop
10/07 - Timbuktu & Damn!
The program airs at 21:30.
Since I'm not going to waste an hour copying and pasting from their horrible Flash-based website, go here for new fall tourdates around Europe for The Ark: http://www.thearkworld.com/
The new version of "Trust is shareware" by The Ark has been posted in an e-card: http://www.emi.se/artists/the_ark/tis/index.htm
The new single "Clamour for glamour" from The Ark comes out on July 13.