Nick Olivera (Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator) and Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) will be making a guest appearance with Turbonegro at Øyafestivalen in Oslo tomorrow, August 7.

Ida Maria has recorded an acoustic session for Napster Live featuring four tracks, including a cover of "I got erection" by fellow Norwegians Turbonegro. I'm reluctant to install the 3rd party software required to view it, but those of you who are inclined to peep it can go here: http://email.napster.com/a/hBIhEt9Aan4pgB7SDWXAZX7pbHB/naps22

Metal Martyr reports that Iron Maiden will face off in a game of football (aka, soccer if you live in the US) tomorrow July 24 against an all-star Norwegian team featuring members from Dimmu Borgir, Cadaver, Turbonegro and more: http://www.metalmartyr.com/iron-maiden-strappin-on-their-football-boots/

Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner (Turbonegro) has posted a big update on his struggle with Hodgkins Disease, among other current events: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=13678139&blogID=396726519

Watch news footage from San Diego featuring an abandoned drug boat being washed ashore with commentary from Turbonegro bassist Happy Tom who just happened to be on the scene: http://www.kusi.com/home/17993667.html?video=YHI&t=a

Turbonegro has been forced to cancel their US dates in April (including Coachella) due to guitarist Euroboy's ongoing health issues.

Turbonegro has been forced to cancel the upcoming European Volcom Tour due to guitarist Euroboy falling ill. Dates are due to be rescheduled for later this year.

Turbonegro has replaced drummer Chris Summers with Thomas Dahl from The Vikings. Read the band's statement on the matter: http://www.turbonegro.com/home.asp

Turbonegro has added a batch of US West Coast dates on the way to Coachella:

04/21 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
04/22 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
04/23 - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
04/24 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
04/26 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA

Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Fest include Shout Out Louds, I'm From Barcelona, Múm, Datarock, Jens Lekman, Turbonegro, 120 Days and The Field.

Turbonegro has posted a ton of new European tourdates: http://www.turbonegro.com/

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/

MP3: Per och Helena - I got erection

"Los Suaves Negroes: A lounge & bossa tribute to Turbonegro", a novelty tribute to a novelty band. Oh joy. Not that it's much of a stretch to up Turbonegro's kitsch factor and transcribe their tunes to a different genre, it's just not that exciting. Once you get past the shock factor of hearing someone sweetly coo "I got erection", what else is there? Sure, it's funny, but does it hold up to repeat listens? Not so much.

Per och Helena - I got erection

Turbonegro has posted an entertaining full report from their US tour: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=13678139&blogID=330720256

Tony Clifton
s/t
Bricktop Recordings

Tony Clifton – previously known as Andy Kaufman's very funny alter ego, but now (apparently) also a not so very funny rock band from the south of Sweden. On this self titled EP, Tony Clifton sound both like Radiohead and Turbonegro, but failing to achieve what either of those acts do quite well. The lyrics are banal and clichéd (the song titles must be some of the must unimaginative ever – "No venom", "There's no need to try", "Kill your darling" etc.), and the music at its best sound like something that could be the soundtrack for a tea commercial. Hopefully in a few years, no one will associate the name Tony Clifton with Swedish music, but only with American comedy genius.
- Simon Tagestam