Upcoming live dates for Promoe from Looptroop:

03/24 - Konrad (Link Up), Västerås (SWE) (release party and tour premiere)
03/26 - Kompaniet (Fatmilk), Göteborg (SWE)
03/27 - Umeå Open, Umeå (SWE)
03/28 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)
03/29 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
03/30 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
03/31 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
04/01 - Echo Chamber, Hamburg (GER)
04/03 - Waterfront, Rotterdam (NL)
04/04 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
04/05 - Cooky's, Frakfurt (GER)
04/06 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
04/07 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
04/08 - Remise, Wil (CH)
04/11 - L'usine, Genf (CH)
04/12 - Treibhaus, Innsbruck (AUS)
04/13 - Orangehouse, Munich (GER)
04/14 - Studio 672, Cologne (GER)
04/15 - Cafe Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/16 - Charlatan, Gent (BEL)
04/17 - Grand Mix, Tourcoing (FR)
04/18 - Exhaus, Trier (GER)

Except for the release party, all shows will be supporting Atmosphere.

Streaming playlist: Singer/Songwriters, pt. 1

Norwegian singer/songwriter magnet is heading to the UK to support Zero 7 in March. The first couple dates will be solo and the rest will be full band, but I'm not sure which are which. Anyhow, here's the dates:

03/15 - Colston Hall, Bristol
03/16 - Guildhall, Southhampton
03/18 - Octagon, Sheffield
03/19 - Carling Academy, Manchester 03/20 - Carling Academy, Glasgow
03/22 - Carling Academy, Birmingham
03/23 - UEA, Norwich
03/25 - Dome, Brighton
03/26 - Brixton Academy, London
03/27 - Brixton Academy, London

The new single "Lay Lady Lay", a cover of the Bob Dylan song with Gemma Hayes contributing guest vocals, will come out March 22 on 7" and CD. The b-sides will be a of "Clean Slate" from The Bee, Tom Middleton's mix of "Last Day of Summer" and the exclusive track "Wish Me Well".

magnet is playing Australia in March:

03/03 - Ric1s Café, Brisbane
03/04 - Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
03/05 - Pony, Melbourne
03/06 - Rob Roy Hotel, Melbourne
03/07 - Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
03/09 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney

Updated tourdates for Deep Elm recording artists Surrounded:

02/13 - Simplon, Groningen (HOL) w/Vladimir, 2nd place driver, Propeller
02/14 - The Lido, Margate, England (UK) w/TBM, Death of a Filmstar
02/15 - Satans Hollow, Manchester (UK) w/TBM, Death of a Filmstar
02/16 - Victoria Inn, Derby (UK) w/Death of a Filmstar
02/17 - Le Pub, Newport (UK) w/Death of a Filmstar
02/18 - 1 In 12 club, Bradford (UK) w/Death of a Filmstar
02/19 - The Acklam, Middlesboro (UK) w/Death of a Filmstar
02/20 - The Windmill, London (UK) w/Collapse, Method Sent
02/21 - tba, London (UK)
02/22 - Mister Smith's, Bournemouth (UK) w/Tex La Homa
02/23 - The magnet, Liverpool (UK) w/Death of a Filmstar
02/24 - Soundstation, Liegé (BEL) w/Vancouver

Better late than never, Panorama.no lists their top picks from 2003:

Best Norwegian single:
01. Girls Keep Secrets in the Strangest Ways – Ephemera
02. Lay Lady Lay – magnet feat. Gemma Hayes
03. Fuck the World – Turbonegro
04. Salt & Pepper – Kaizers Orchestra
05. Et Sunnhetstegn – Johndoe
06. Think Twice – Ralph Myerz And The Jack Herren Band
07. Breaking news – Amulet
08. Skull EP – Martin Horntveth
09. You're the One that I Want – Jim Stärk feat. Claudia Scott
10. Lorraine EP – Lorraine

Best Norwegian album:
01. On Your Side – magnet
02. The Ghost of Our Love – Ricochets
03. Waffy Town – Julian Berntzen
04. Evig Pint – Kaizers Orchestra
05. It's a Record – Sergeant Petter
06. The Perfect Cure – Lorraine
07. Scandinavian Leather – Turbonegro
08. Stray Dogs – Thomas Dybdahl
09. Hin Bordende Sod og Sø – Ásmegin
10. No Time Wasted – Jim Stãrk

Updated tourdates for Hardcore Superstar:

01/08 - Nostrui, Helsinki (FIN)
01/20 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
01/21 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
01/22 - Zakk, Dusseldorf (GER)
01/23 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
01/24 - Backstage, Munchen (GER)
01/25 - LA Gabbia, Bassano Del Grappa (IT)
01/26 - Vidia, Cesena (IT)
01/27 - Alpheus, Roma (IT)
01/28 - Indian Saloon, Bresso (IT)
01/29 - Barrumba, Torino (IT)
01/30 - tba
01/31 - Lintfabrike, Kontich (BEL)
02/02 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK)
02/03 - Forum, Turnbridge (UK)
02/04 - Underworld, London (UK)
02/05 - Patrionaat, Haarlem (HOL)

All dates except January 8 are with Gemini Five. You can also peep the video for their single "Still I'm Glad" right here.

Here's most of the nominees for the Spellemannprisen, Norway's answer to the Grammy:

Female pop soloist:
Lene Marlin - "Another Day"
Karin Park - "Superworldunknown"
Bertine Zetlitz - "Sweet Injections"

Male pop soloist:
Julian Berntzen - "Waffytown"
Thomas Dybdahl - "Stray Dogs"
magnet - "On Your Side"

Pop group:
D'Sound - "Doublehearted"
Ephemera - "Air"
Number Seven Deli - "Falkner Street"

Electronica:
Snuten - "Welcome to the Jungle"
Ulver - "Teachings in Silence"
Xploding Plastix - "The Donca Matic Singalongs"

Rock:
Amulet - "Danger! Danger!"
Ricochets - "The Ghost Of Our Love"
Thulsa Doom - "And Then Take You To a Place Where Jars Are"
Turbonegro - "Scandinavian Leather"
We - "Lightyears Ahead"

Blues/Country:
Vidar Busk - "Love Buzz"
Amund Maarud - "Ripped, Stripped and Southern Fried"
Tumbleweed - "Once More, With Feeling"

Metal:
Dimmu Borgir - "Death Cult Armageddon"
Enslaved - "Below the Lights"
Old Man's Child - "In Defiance of Existence"

Hip-Hop:
Diaz - "Velkommen Hjem Andres"
Equicez - "State of Emergency"
Paperboys - "The Great Escape"

Jazz:
Atomic - "Boom Boom"
Toe Brunborg Quartet - "Gravity"
Karin Krog - "Where You At?"
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble - "Sofienberg Variations"
Håvard Wiik - "Postures"

Open class:
Anne-Lise Berntsen/Nils Asheim - "Kom Regn"
Hallvard Bjørgum & Co- "Free Field"
Motorpsycho/Jaga Jazzist Horns - "In the Fishtank"
Niko Valkeapää - "Niko Valkeapää"
When - "Pearl Harvest"

Music video:
Diaz - "Hvem er denne karen"
Folk og Røvere - "Utadæsjælåpplevelse"
Kaizers Orchestra - "Evig Pint"
Thomas Dybdahl - "Cecilia"
Bertine Zetlitz - "Girl Like You"

Best newcomer:
Julian Berntzen - "Whaffy Town"
Equicez - "State of Emergency"
Rebekka Karijord - "Neophyte"
Kurt Nilsen - "I"
Karin Park - "Superworldunknown"

Best song:
Maria Arrendondo - "In Love With An Angel"
David - "Wild At Heart"
Folk og Røvere - "Utadæsjælåpplevelse"
Lene Marlin - "You Weren’t There"
Kurt Nilsen - "She’s So High"

Go here for the rest: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/3399677.html

Upcoming European tourdates for Gluecifer, who be supporting Monster magnet along with The Quill. ** means the show is Gluecifer only:

02/20 - Civic hall, Wolverhampton (UK)
02/21 - Rockcity, Nottingham (UK)
02/22 - MDH, Manchester (UK)
02/24 - Dublin (IRL)
02/25 - Garage, Glasgow (SCO)
02/26 - Roadmenders, Northampton (UK)
02/28 - La Trabendo, Paris (FR)
02/29 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
03/01 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - Jovel, Münster (GER)
03/03 - Max, Kiel (GER) **
03/04 - KB, Mälmo (SWE)
03/05 - Trädgårn, Gothenburg (SWE)
03/06 - Sombrero, Ørebro (SWE) **
03/07 - tba, Turku (FIN) **
03/08 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
03/10 - Arenan, Stockholm (SWE)
03/11 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)
03/12 - Voxhall, Arhus (DK)
03/13 - Schlachthof, Lingen (GER) **
03/14 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)
03/15 - Capitol, Hannover (GER)
03/16 - Live music hall, Cologne (GER)
03/17 - Schlacthof, Wiesbaden (GER) **
03/18 - Columbiahalle, Berlin (GER)
03/19 - Schlachthof, Dresden (GER)
03/20 - Stodola, Warsawa (PL)
03/22 - Palace Acropolis, Prague (CZ)
03/23 - Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
03/24 - Löwesaal, Nürnburg (GER)
03/26 - Elserhalle, München (GER)
03/27 - Planet, Vienna (AUS)
03/28 - Orpheum, Graz (AUS)
03/30 - Transilvania, Milan (IT)
03/31 - Circolo Degli, Rome (IT)
04/01 - New age, Treviso (IT)
04/02 - Transilvania, Reggio Emilia (IT) **
04/03 - Fri-son, Fribourg (CH)
04/04 - Rote Fabriek, Zürich (CH)
04/05 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona (ES)
04/06 - Arena, Madrid (ES)
04/07 - tba, Bilbao (Basque) **
04/08 - Transbourder, Lyon (FR)
04/09 - La Laiterie, Strassbourg (FR)
04/11 - Paaspop Festival, Schijndel (NL)
04/12 - Sheperds Bush Empire, London (UK)

The new album comes out January 26 and the first single will be "A Call from the Other Side". Look for a video from director Amir Chamdin (Cardigans, The Hellacopters, Tityo, The Ark) who works under world-famous director Jonas Åkerlund's production company.

Adressa's top 10 Norweigan CDs of 2003:

01. The Ricochets - The Ghost of Our Love
02. King Midas - Romeo turn
03. magnet - On Your Side
04. Thomas Dybdahl - Stray Dogs
05. Johndoe - Rastløs Rock `n Roll
06. Julian Berntzen - Waffy Town
07. Sgt. Petter - It`s a record
08. Dipsomaniacs - Praying Winter
09. Motorpsycho & Jaga Jazzist - In the Fishtank
10. Lionheart Brothers - White Angel, Black Apple

Read more: https://www.adressa.no/kultur/article.jhtml?articleID=462217

It's not too dissimilar from the Dagbladet list (see 12/09), but here's the top 21 records of the year from Norway's Aftenposten:

01. Equicez - "State Of Emergency"
02. magnet - "On Your Side"
03. Thomas Dybdahl - "Stray Dogs"
04. King Midas - "Romeo Turn"
05. Vidar Busk - "Love Buzz"
06. Turbonegro - "Scandinavian Leather"
07. Ephemera - "Air"
08. Rebekka Bakken - "The Art Of How To Fall"
09. Tord Gustavsen Trio - "Changing Places"
10. Supersilent - "6"
11. Enslaved - "Below The Lights"
12. El Corazón - "El Corazón"
13. Karen Jo Fields - "Chase The Blue"
14. St. Thomas - "Hey Harmony"
15. Dimmu Borgir - "Death Cult Armageddon"
16. Bertine Zetlitz - "Sweet Injections"
17. Kaospilot - "Kaospilot"
18. Cloroform - "Hey You Let's Kiss"
19. Kaizers Orchestra - "Evig Pint"
20. Jaa9 & OnklP - "Bondegrammatikk - The Mixtape"
21. Ricochets - "The Ghost Of Our Love"

This Beautiful Mess will be heading over to the UK for some dates in February. Here's all their upcoming sceduled dates:

01/10 - Noorderslag, Groningen (NL)
01/10 - Plato, Groningen (in-store) (NL)
02/07 - The Jockey, Wakefield (UK)
02/08 - The magnet, Liverpool (UK)
02/09 - Corporation, Sheffield (UK)
02/10 - The Boat Race, Cambridge (UK)
02/11 - The Yorkshire House, Lancaster (UK)
02/12 - The Underworld, London (UK)
02/13 - Ferryboat, Norwich (UK)
02/14 - The Compass, Margate-Ramsgate (UK)
02/15 - Satans Hollow, Manchester (UK)
02/23 - Hedon, Zwolle (NL)

Dagbladet's top 10 Norweigan albums of the year:

01. magnet - On Your Side
02. Equicez - State Of The Emergency - Generation Equiz
03. Ephemera - Air
04. King Midas - Romeo Turn
05. Thomas Dybdahl - Stray Dogs
06. Sergeant Petter - It's A Record
07. Atomic - Boom Boom
08. Turbonegro - Scandinavian Leather
09. Vidar Busk - Love Buzz
10. Kaizers Orchestra - Evig Pint

Now the question is whether any of these will hold up to international scrutiny, now that Norway is said to be the "new" Sweden, whatever that means. I'm sure frantic record execs are busy scrounging for someone to place their bets on now that the buzz has been started. I'm not sure any of these guys fit the bill either. Kaizers Orchestra is my own personal favorite of the bunch, but they sing in their native tongue, so you can scratch them from the list. Turbonegro is great, but they have waaaaaaay too many homosexual undertones for middle America. But what do I know? We'll see what happens. Read more: https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2003/12/09/385705.html (in Norweigan)

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Redrama - Hang It Up
03. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
04. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
05. Moneybrother - It's Been Hurting All The Way With You Joanna
06. Outlandish - Aicha
07. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
08. Paperboys - Hey Man
09. Erik Faber - Century
10. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
11. The Knife - Pass This On
12. Fintelligens - Vaan Sil On Väliä
13. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
14. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
15. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
16. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
17. I'Dees - Brave And Optimistic Girl
18. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing
19. Blackstrap - In Colored Ways
20. Captain Murphy - I´m A What

Challengers:
01. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så
02. Hardcore Superstar - Still I´m Glad
03. magnet ft. Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay
04. Nicolai Dunger - Hunger
05. Tim Christensen - Whispering At The Top Of My Lungs

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Here's an article on that Norweigan Johnny Cash tribute at Kretsfengsel avd. A prison in Oslo that I talked about back on 12/01: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/3323980.html (in Norweigan)

The backing band will be made up of Amund Maarud (guitar), Carsten Boe (guitar), Ole Petter Hansen (drums), Bill Trojani (bass) and Christer Knutsen (keys) and these people will sing: Sivert Høyem (Madrugada), Paal Flaata (Midnight Choir), Thomas Dybdahl, Even Johansen (magnet), Øystein Greni (Big Bang), Vidar Busk, Steinar Albrigtsen, Trond Asker, Sondre Bratland, Karen Jo Fields, Sergeant Petter, Hilde Heltberg and Rita Eriksen

Swedish hardcore act Misconduct has signed a deal with UK-based label Golf Records, home to acts such as Poison Idea, Norma Jean, Ann Berretta, Stretch Armstrong, Consumed and more. They will licensing the band's newest album "United As One" from Side-by-Side Records for a full European release on March 8 next year. As mentioned before, Misconduct will be touring Europe around the time of release and you can get an up-to-date schedule from the band's website.