scan-indie-d Digest Volume 97 : Issue 2 18 Nov 1997 Today's Topics: Re: Mazarine Street release party re: Bob Hund re: Bob Hund re: Bob Hund Re: Bob Hund re: Bob Hund Re: "Juicy Fruit II" tape is Dead Cool Re: Hello norwegian freak! lost mail!! Re: Bob Hund re: Him Kerosene live review Re: lost mail!! The Weekly Selected News [17-Nov-97] Upcoming Promotion Visits [15-Nov-97] Sin's Music on the TV [14-Nov-97] Gig Guide I (Luger BA) [17-Nov-97] Gig Guide II (Skrikhult BA) [17-Nov-97] Popstad '97 Re: Popstad '97 Re: Popstad '97 Re: Popstad '97 Re: Popstad '97 Re: Popstad '97 Michael Greene demo State Culture Council and grants Re: Hello norwegian freak! Administrivia: To unsubscribe from the Scandinavian Indie Digest mailing list: * send e-mail to: scan-indie-d-request@lysator.liu.se * with the Subject: unsubscribe To post to the Scandinavian Indie mailing list: * use the address: scan-indie@lysator.liu.se Digest back issues can be found in the [SID] section at the Scan-Indie website: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html () Please take care not to include the entire digest in your () reply, only the message(s) you are replying to. ----------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:25:08 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Re: Mazarine Street release party > That party sounds interesting, cause I know their drummer and som > efriends of them. Do you know exactly when they start, cause I´m going > to another party, arranged by Virgin, with Minimalisterna.... Perhaps a bit late now (I'll start to receive my mail on a minute-to- minute basis starting next week), but no, I'm afraid that 22.00-03.00 was all the time information I got. > You want a rewiev ? Yes, it would be interesting to hear what they sound like nowadays (and who their guests were), so if you're going and have the time, I'd appreciate it (and I believe others will too). //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 00:10:59 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: re: Bob Hund > my swedish isn't that good, but as fas i could understand, there > was something on p3 this evening about Bob Hund releasing a new > ep (with 4 songs) at the end of november. the title was something > like 'rock'n'roll (here is where my knowledge of the swedish lan- > guage was insufficient...) ...... for me'. i thought some people > here might be interested in this. Hmm, I have added the new bob hund releases to the "upcoming releases" page (http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/upcoming.html) and as far as I know, it will be one CD-EP and one 2x7". The release date mentioned is 17/11 (ie. on monday) and the track listing is as follows: 1. Ett fall & en losning (a case and a solution) 2. Tillbaks pa ruta ett (back on square one) 3. Rock'n'roll tar dod pa mig (rock'n'roll will kill me) 4. Noden kraver handling (need demands action) 5. Rock'n'roll tar dod pa mig igen (rock'n'roll will kill me again) (translations might not be the best ones, but hey, I'm Swedish! ;-)) The title seems to be "Rock'n'Roll Tar Dod Pa Mig". It was produced by Nille Perned according to their label, Silence Records. And apparently, they will show up on the TV show "Let's Go" on Swedish channel TV2, Nike on Swedish channel TV1 and ZTV's "Hemma hos Johanna Westman" during November (ie. now) - so I expect all of these TV appearences will be next week or the week after that. Let's check out the TV Guide tomorrow. :-) //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 00:12:20 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: re: Bob Hund Oh, forgot to mention that bob hund's new album is scheduled for release in January 98. //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 22:55:15 -0800 From: xander@sirius.com Subject: re: Bob Hund > The release date mentioned is 17/11 (ie. on monday) and the track > listing is as follows: > > 1. Ett fall & en losning (a case and a solution) According to what I was told the other day, "the first track is a dead cool version of Pere Ubu's Final Solution." Which title didn't exactly ring a bell with me, but I'm all for it anyway. Alexander .Radio Khartoum. www.algonet.se/~elegans/radiok/ ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 09:26:34 +0100 From: Mats L Subject: Re: Bob Hund xander@sirius.com wrote: >> The release date mentioned is 17/11 (ie. on monday) and the track >> listing is as follows: >> >> 1. Ett fall & en losning (a case and a solution) > > According to what I was told the other day, "the first track is a > dead cool version of Pere Ubu's Final Solution." Which title didn't > exactly ring a bell with me, but I'm all for it anyway. It's true, and they do it VERY good. /Mats, 20 seconds over Tokyo ----------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 00:35:44 +0100 (MET) From: Micke Rehnstrom Subject: re: Bob Hund Erik Soderstrom wrote: > The release date mentioned is 17/11 (ie. on monday) Once again there is some confusion about release dates, I think. Dont know which alternative is correct but I have received som info from The Cable Cabal which claims that the release date for the EP is November 27th. There will also be a video, directed by Patrik Arve (TEDDYBEARS STHLM), featuring the song "Ett fall och en losning" (the PERE UBU song - now with Swedish lyrics. /Micke ----------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 16:45:34 +0200 (WET) From: Roberts Galvans Subject: Re: "Juicy Fruit II" tape is Dead Cool > I'd like to be added to this chain --- who have it (cassete) right now?? > please add me! ...hmm who have the tape right now ??? i said : I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS CHAIN... ARE YA BLIND (sorry) > could anybody send me a list of what on "Juicy Fruit 1" (shit) i've lost it nobody had send it to me... Trevor !!! Could ta send me that if ya still have it?? p.l.u.r. RoberC //se51097@lanet.lv ----------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 16:51:41 +0200 (WET) From: Roberts Galvans Subject: Re: Hello norwegian freak! see... i've got idea what if ya (karl) will make Norwegian indie tape chain ??? if ya don't get what that (tape chain) ask Erik :-) we always do that + I am 23 years old and live in Trondheim, Norway. My fav Scandinavian bands > are Motorpsycho, Seigmen, Astroburger, Kung Fu Girls, Planet Bee and Bel > Canto. International fav: Guided By Voices, Pavement. Sonic Youth etc. p.l.u.r. RoberC //se51097@lanet.lv ----------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 12:25:35 -0800 From: svenskax@sfsu.edu Subject: lost mail!! hey guys i lost all may mail cotaining the names of the stores in stockholm where i could get cd's for indie pop bands like komeda, popsicle, the bear quartet, bob hund etc. Would everyone who knows about stores in stockholm send me this information again please? Thank you ----------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 03:04:58 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Re: Bob Hund > Once again there is some confusion about release dates, I think. Dont know > which alternative is correct but I have received som info from The Cable > Cabal which claims that the release date for the EP is November 27th. Just checked the site, and you're right. Hmm, well as that is "newer news" than I have, I'd say the 27/11 date must be the correct one. //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 03:10:52 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: re: Him Kerosene live review > Anyway, their gig was _loud_! Too loud. And all I can say is AMEN to that. When I confronted the band with the fact, they said they wanted their music to be loud, and that was that. They did understand why no one dared to stand closer than a couple of meters away from the stage because of the volume though. My ears were ringing all friday and half saturday, and I was not the one closest to the stage... >Up next week at Herrgarn (November 20th) is another band I am suspicious >against: URBAN TURBAN Ha ha ha! //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 03:12:23 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Re: lost mail!! > hey guys i lost all may mail cotaining the names of the stores in stockholm > where i could get cd's for indie pop bands like komeda, popsicle, the bear > quartet, bob hund etc. Would everyone who knows about stores in stockholm > send me this information again please? If it was posted to the mailing list, you can always check out the Scandinavian Indie Digest archives at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/sid.html //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:28:39 +0100 From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: The Weekly Selected News [17-Nov-97] -------------------------------------- The Weekly Selected News 971117 Received, gathered, processed, translated, compiled and sent today by: Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) -------------------------------------- Today's good news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now. * Emmaboda Festival organizers start new label? --------------------------------------------- Absurd Records seems to be a new label started by Vinterbadarna who also are the organizers of the Emmaboda Festival. Their in-the- works website reveals releases with Sideshow Bob (lo-fi princes, right after Loosegoats) and list-favourites Sobsister. Check it out at: http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-50177/html/projekt.htm * GarageZone - new place for unsigned Swedish bands ------------------------------------------------- A new site dedicated to unsigned Swedish bands (in genres: pop, rock, ska, punk and metal) is on the way. It is called GarageZone and will only contain material from/about/with Swedish (and once again, _unsigned_) bands. 20-30 MB free disk space on the server / band - and as it is a non-profit project, no fees. In case you're interested and want to learn more about it, go to: http://hem.passagen.se/wigren/garagezone.html * The Autumn Fonogram Money Distributed (Topp40) ------------------------------------- The State Culture Council has distributed the autumn fonogram grants, and here are the more interesting ones: Record Company/Label Artist Amount Birdnest Eclipse 70.000 MNW Triakel 70.000 North Of No South Friend 60.000 Vibrafon Freewheel 70.000 Vibrafon Werup/Holmqvist 70.000 * Norrans Popfest in Skelleftehamn (Topp40) -------------------------------- The local daily paper Norra Vasterbotten, record company A West Side Fabrication and youth center Kaken arranges the "Norrans Popfest" in Skelleftehamn (15 kilometers from Skelleftea city center) on November 22nd for the third year in a row. The Popfest is a talent hunt "competition". Unsigned bands in the area play live in between more known acts, the winners are then decided and they get to release a record on A West Side Fabrication. Previous winners were: 1995 The All Janet, 1996: Sahara Hotnights. Playing but not competing bands this year are: This Perfect Day, Fireside, The Drowners, Sahara Hotnights, Purusam + one band yet to be announced. * This week's interesting Releases -------------------------------- Date Artist/Band Title Form Label 17/11 Cloudberry Jam Out of Control CD5 NONS 17/11 Leslies Of Today - For Today CD Harry Lime 17/11 Sideshow Bob Bored Beyond Belief CD5 Absurd Records 23/11 Cloudberry Jam The Impossible Shuffle CD Quattro (JAP) * New Bands on Tour ----------------- Just way too many to include here, take a look at the Gig Guide pages on the Scandinavian Indie website. To mention a few personal favourites: Coo (SF), Cucumber Farmer (SF) and Candysuck (S). Added dates: A hectic winter for Kent (S), new dates for Fireside (S), Mopeds (S) and more. Calle Dernulf (DJ) will not play on all the Popstad tour dates. Today's bad news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now. Nope. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Today's Selected News" - only posted to the Scandinavian Indie Mailing List Be happy about it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:44:04 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Upcoming Promotion Visits [15-Nov-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie UPCOMING PROMOTION VISITS Scandinavian Indie November 15th, 1997 by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist/Band Rec.Label When Where Gigs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Horsepower Polygram 17/11 Stockholm Yes The Corrs Warner 26/11 Stockholm Yes Celine Dion Sony 25/11 Stockholm D.A.D EMI 18-19/11 Stockholm, Goteborg Yes Celine Dion Sony 25/11 Stockholm Foo Fighters EMI 15/11 Stockholm Yes Frontline Assembly Energy 20/11 Stockholm Gravediggaz V2 12-13+15/11 Stockholm, Malmo Yes Hanson Polygram 3/12 Stockholm Press conf. Helmet Universal 23+25/11 Malmo, Stockholm Yes Jungle Brothers V2 12-13+15/11 Stockholm, Malmo Yes Espen Lind Universal 1-3/12 ? Matchbox 20 Warner 26/11 Stockholm Showcase John Mayall Zomba 19/11 Stockholm Yes Mighty Mighty Boss.. Polygram 27+29/11 Stockholm Yes Morrissey Polygram 1+3/12 Goteborg, Stockholm Yes Ocean Colour Scene Universal 15/11 Stockholm Yes Rammstein Polygram 15-16/11 Goteborg, Stockholm Yes Ween Warner 18/11 Lund Yes Whiskeytown Universal 19/11 Stockholm? Yes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to know who to contact, e-mail me for further details. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:44:20 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [14-Nov-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie November 14 -> 20, 1997 by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time --- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- ----- Fri 14/11 Pineforest Crunch Fredagspuls TV 4 16.05 Sat 15/11 Jamiroquai Live 'n' Direct MTV Europe 23.00 R Sun 16/11 Eggstone Present ZTV 00.45 R Mon 17/11 Video List Results Voxtopp SVT 1 19.45 Slash Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 20.30 Tue 18/11 Slash Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 23.00 R Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00 Wed 19/11 Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.00 Musikmagasinet Pop Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 20.30 Thu 20/11 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.36 Radiohead, Eric Gadd Musikbyr}n SVT 1 19.15 The Cardigans Live 'n' Direct MTV Europe 20.00 Musikmagasinet Pop Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 23.00 R R = Rerun ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie website at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/upcoming.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:44:45 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Gig Guide I (Luger BA) [17-Nov-97] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie Luger Tour List UPDATE Scandinavian Indie November 17th, 1997 by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCANDINAVIAN: FIRESIDE (S) - BMG & Startracks + Honey Is Cool (S) - MVG Records / MD, Nov 13 - Dec 05, except Nov 22 & 27 Nov 18 Lyksele (S) Medborgarhuset Venue Decided Nov 19 Storuman (S) Bollhallen Venue Decided Dec 12 Lerum (S) Dergardens Idrottshall New Date Dec 18 Stockholm (S) Studion New Date HONEY IS COOL (S) - MVG Records / MD + Fireside (S) - BMG & Startracks, Nov 01 - Dec 05 Nov 18 Lyksele (S) Medborgarhuset Venue Decided Nov 19 Storuman (S) Biollhallen Venue Decided MONSTER (S) - MVG Records / MD Nov 22 Linkoping (S) Elsas Hus New Date POPSTAD '97 + Carpet People (S) - Nons / MD + Cobolt (S) - Ampersand / MD + K-Pist (S) Nons / MD + DJ on all shows except Nov 21 and Nov 25 - Calle Dernulf Nov 20 Eskilstuna (S) Bla / Stinsen Nov 21 Solvesborg (S) Kartago Nov 22 Hultsfred (S) Metropol / Puben Nov 23 Goteborg (S) Pusterviksbaren Nov 25 Lund (S) Mejeriet / Ryde's Bar Nov 26 Vaxjo (S) Rookie Bar Nov 27 Linkoping (S) Herrgar'n Nov 28 Stockholm (S) Studion Nov 29 Uppsala (S) Kalmar Nation Dec 18 Umea (S) Corona WARD J LITTLE (S) - Nons / MD *NEW* Nov 17 Stockholm (S) Studion w/Yo La Tengo (US) WEEPING WILLOWS (S) - Grand Recordings / Virgin Dec 17 Stockholm (S) Studion New Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-SCANDINAVIAN: MOONSPELL (P) - Century Media / House Of Kicks *NEW* Dec 11 Stockholm (S) Electric Garden Dec 13 Goteborg (S) Underground MULU (UK) - Dedicated / BMG *NEW* Dec 04 Stockholm (S) Studion Dec 05 Oslo (N) John Dee Dec 06 Copenhagen (DK) Rust ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The COMPLETE Luger Tour List is posted to the mailing list now and then. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:45:05 +0100 (MET) From: Erik Soderstrom To: scan-indie@lysator.liu.se Subject: Gig Guide II (Skrikhult BA) [17-Nov-97] Message-Id: <199711170045.BAA15326@samantha.lysator.liu.se> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie Skrikhult Tour List _Update_ Scandinavian Indie November 17th, 1997 by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCANDINAVIAN: A-BOMBS (S) - Outside Soceity / House of Kicks 29/11 Halden T B A (N) New Date CANDYSUCK (S) - StarTracks / House of Kicks *NEW* 19/11 Stockholm Fritz Corner GLUECIFER (N) - White Jazz / House of Kicks *NEW* 12/12 Vanersborg T B A 13/12 Tranas Sobelhuset MATS / MORGAN BAND (S) - UAE / Border 5/12 Uppsala Katalin CANCELLED 6/12 Stockholm Fasching CANCELLED 14/2 Goteborg Nefertiti Date Changed 20/2 Vasteras Village New Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-SCANDINAVIAN SPITFIRE (RUS) - Seadog / Border 19/11 Goteborg Nefertiti CANCELLED 28/11 Goteborg Oceanen New Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete Skrikhult Production Tour List is posted once/month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 97 08:50:44 +0100 From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) Subject: Popstad '97 > POPSTAD '97 > + Carpet People (S) - Nons / MD > + Cobolt (S) - Ampersand / MD > + K-Pist (S) Nons / MD > + DJ on all shows except Nov 21 and Nov 25 - Calle Dernulf I've heard good things about Carpet People and Cobolt, but I've never actually heard (or seen) either of them. Maybe someone on the list can give me some more info? (E.g. what do they sound like, are they any good, are they good live bands etc.) K-Pist I've only heard really bad things about, so I doubt someone on this list will be able to change my opinions on them, but feel free to give it a try if you want... :) /Ludde PS. And if someone knows something about Ward J Little (who is/are supporting Yo La Tengo in Stockholm to night, a show noone in the area should miss...), that would be of interest too. DS. ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 13:19:57 +0100 From: Cilja Kwon Subject: Re: Popstad '97 At 08:50 1997-11-17 +0100, you wrote: >> POPSTAD '97 >> + K-Pist (S) Nons / MD Wich time and so on will K-Pist play? And at Bla or Stinsen? Any Fee? Cobolt, booring live ... Kind of music you need near you ... headphones ... K-Pist, Rakk!!! Carpet P, didn't they do a lo-fi cover on Bonnie Tylers "It's a heartache" ... >> DANiEL ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 16:34:07 +0200 From: Anton Subject: Re: Popstad '97 At 13:19 17.11.1997 +0100, you wrote: > At 08:50 1997-11-17 +0100, you wrote: >> POPSTAD '97 >> + K-Pist (S) Nons / MD > > Wich time and so on will K-Pist play? And at Bla or Stinsen? Any Fee? > Cobolt, booring live ... Kind of music you need near you ... headphones ... > K-Pist, Rakk!!! At what time will Cobolt play ? It's live on P3 right ? If anyone could tell me this id be real happy. take care. XpositivelyX Anton ----------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 01:03:44 +1000 From: Micke Rehnstrom Subject: Re: Popstad '97 Ludvig Borgne wrote: >I've heard good things about Carpet People and Cobolt, but I've never >actually heard (or seen) either of them. Maybe someone on the list can >give me some more info? (E.g. what do they sound like, are they any good, >are they good live bands etc.) I have never seen any of them play live and I have not heard very much with COBOLT, except that they sound a lot like RED HOUSE PAINTERS and that the members come from bands that usually play much tougher music (like REFUSED). CARPET PEOPLE are very good, IMO. At least their "Volley u make" album from last year was. "lo-fi for dark autumn nights" might be one way of describing their sound. An "almost unplugged" DINOSAUR JR might be another. >K-Pist I've only heard really bad things about, so I doubt someone on >this list will be able to change my opinions on them, but feel free to >give it a try if you want... :) Strange, I have almost only heard positive things about this band. Nojesguiden gave it a bad review but that magazine seems to have as a goal just to write the opposite of what everyone else writes. And honestly - how many Swedish bands are there that have a sound of their own, a sound which they have not copied exactly from some foreign model? IMO rap, drums and synthesizers is a fascinating mix, at least it is so on K-PISTs "Voltage controlled" album. Besides, they rock much harder than many bands with guitars. Kind of as if Zak Tell (CLAWFINGER) or Zack de la Rocha (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) had been vocalist in early DEPECHE MODE, or something :-). /Micke, shaken and stirred after having seen "Tictac" by Daniel Alfredson (if someone had told me, 24 hours ago, that a couple of young swedes could do a "Pulp Fiction"-inspired movie which is much better than "Pulp Fiction" I would have considered this someone a complete freak. I was wrong! Go see it and you may spend several hours thinking about whether your views (prejudice?) about people and things around you might be totally wrong) ----------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 01:16:43 +1000 From: Micke Rehnstrom Subject: Re: Popstad '97 Anton wrote: > At what time will Cobolt play ? > It's live on P3 right ? I think Swedish radio channel P3 will record some gig and then transmit it afterwards, on December 11th. But as the programme is only 1 hour I guess it will only be a few songs by each band in it. /Micke ----------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 01:34:59 +0100 From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Re: Popstad '97 > At what time will Cobolt play ? > It's live on P3 right ? No, the P3 Live tonight is from the party held when Umea celebrated receiving the Popstad 97 "award", but I suspect Cobolt did play there as well. //Erik ----------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 01:41:21 +1000 From: Micke Rehnstrom Subject: Michael Greene demo I also felt a need to tell you about this excellent new band, from Umea, and their "Onion" demo. IMO this demo is better than much of what is released on records at the moment. The first reference I come to think of is THE JAM (before they became more of a soul rock band). There are differences, of course. Both vocalists in MICHAEL GREENE have bright voices; there are two guitars, which means less space for the bass guitar, compared to JAM; cynicism is not as important as in Wellers texts and where it appears it is directed towards the relationship between two people instead of against society in general. Otherwise, I can hear both JAM and other "mod pop/rock" bands in MG:s sound. Guitar pop/rock, sometimes with a "soul groove" in it. And it sounds much better than most other "neo-mod pop" bands that pops up everywhere in Sweden right now. I tried to do something else at the same time as I listened to this tape for the first time, but it was impossible. The songs on the a-side - "For fun", "Pearls" and "I believe" - got stuck in my brain immediately. And they still are. I must have listened to them about 40-50 times by now but I dont seem to get tired with them. The three songs on the b-side is more "groove rock", while the a-side is rather poppy, and I dont like the b-side songs that much, even if they are not bad at all. But the a-side would have been an excellent single, I hope it will become one in the future. Contact Mattias Andersson at: E-mail: aonaon95@student.umu.se Internet: http://www.ts.umu.se/~olletg/mg /Beat Surrender ----------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:35:01 -0500 From: mqo4365@is4.nyu.edu (Martin Olson) Subject: State Culture Council and grants In The Weekly Selected News [17-Nov-97] Erik wrote: > * The Autumn Fonogram Money Distributed (Topp40) > ------------------------------------- > The State Culture Council has distributed the autumn fonogram > grants, and here are the more interesting ones: This is something I've always been kind of curious about. On a lot of Swedish CD's I've bought it's said something along the lines of "sponsored by the swedish council for cultural affairs" and I've always wondered how this works. What kind of basis do they give money out on and how can it be used? None of this actually applies to me I guess but the thought of the government giving bands money is such a wildly cool idea to me that I sorta want to know more... thanks for your help, Martin the dislocated Swede... ----------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 11:57:25 +0100 (MET) From: Karl Morten Dahl Subject: Re: Hello norwegian freak! I could always create a comp of Norwegian "indie" bands - in fact that's a great idea, but you need to inform me how this chain-thing works. Karl Morten Dahl - Computer Science, NTNU ----------------------------- End of Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol.97 #002 ********************************