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Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol 02 Issue 03
Scandinavian Indie Digest Wed Mar 29, 1995 Volume 2 : Issue 03
There are 25 messages totalling 920 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Suede in Lund!
2. How Do I
3. Club TANGO Spring 1995
4. Caraway Interview
5. Releases & Updates
6. Someone in Malmo/Lund area
7. Stone Roses in Stockholm ???
8. clubs in stockholm (2)
9. Updated Release List (2)
10. The Stone Roses
11. Blithe
12. The Bear Quartet Discography v 3.0
13. Hannas
14. kaksikymmentäkaksi (2)
15. cardigans shows?
16. cardigans shows? , etc.
17. Kent's 'Kent'
18. TBQ & Cardigans
19. Cardigans (2)
20. Super & Dallas at the Tavastia Club, Helsinki
21. Loads of things...
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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 12:35:26 +0100 (CET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Suede in Lund!
I know this really has nothing to do with Scandinavian music, but it
really has something to do with music in Scandinavia, so I figured I
should let you know!
According to todays issue of Sydsvenskan Suede will visit Lund in April.
They will be playing at Olympen on April 8th.
Martin.
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Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 19:48:47 +0100
From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne)
Subject: How Do I
This was sent to me privately, but since it was in english i strongly suspect
it was meant for the list...
> Well, I've just heard to songs, Knowing Me Knowing You and the b-side
> song from that singel. They're great!
>
> But I'm curious about the albums Carnivore and Cosy Den. Which
> groups have done these? Laquer I know...
Sorry...
Carnivore is Puffin's first full length album, and Cosy Den is Bear
Quartet's second. Both bloody excellent.
If you like Knowing Me Knowing You (yes, an ABBA cover...), you'll probably
like the rest of Submarine too.
/Ludde
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Ludvig Borgne, Logikkonsult NP AB, ludde@lk.se
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Date: Wed, 8 Mar 95 14:39:41 +0100
From: ir2_2@und.ida.liu.se (Mats Wallstedt)
Subject: Club TANGO Spring 1995
Here is the consert dates for the "Rock/bar/alternativ DJ" club TANGO.
This is a membership club in Norrkoping, Sweden.
Membership is free of charge by filling out a leaflet with your name, adress
etc. and bring it to the consert.
Leaflets can be found at these locations:
Vaxkupan, Norrkoping
Get Back records, Linkoping
Skivstallet, Katrineholm
Dates
24/3 CARDIGANS 60:-
15/4 MUFFLON 5 + WATERBUG 40:-
29/4 BOB HUND 60:-
27/5 KENT 40:-
Questions? Call for information 011-10 26 94
Adress: Tunnbindaregatan 37
Norrkoping
Doors open at 2100.
18 years of age, members only. Become a member!!!
/Supplied by Mats
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Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 19:16:38 +0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Caraway Interview
Short interview with "Caraway" 02-Mar-94 - by Erik Soderstrom after a gig at
"Herrgar'n", Linkoping, Sweden. (v1.0)
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Caraway are:
Daniel Glad (drums) Conny Johansson (synth & backing vocals)
Mats Wernersson (bass) Kristian Wernersson (guitar & backing vocals)
Per Backstad (guitar & vocals)
Address: Per Backstad, svardstigen 11, S-577 36 Hultsfred
Phone : +46-(0)495-12863
E-mail : c92dangl@und.ida.liu.se
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(if the answer is "A." it was answered by someone. If the answer came from
someone special, the initials are written.)
Q. WHY CARAWAY, WHEN DID YOU START AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
A. Caraway means "kummin" in swedish. The record company wanted us to
change name from what we used to be called before. They wanted us
to chose a name that we could get sued for to get publicity, but
we didn't want to do that and decided on Caraway. We almost took
"Delaryd" [a town in Sweden] which we passed on the way to the
recording studio, because it sounded good when pronounced in english,
but decided later not to. We started 1989, but only with three
members, Kristian, Conny and Per and called ourselves "Guttural Sounds".
Per was the only one who knew how to play. Conny started from scratch.
And we had a drum machine. We played mostly our own songs, but it
sounded lousy! The rest of the history goes like this: first we fired
Per, the best one in the band, then Mats joined, after that Daniel
and finally we got Per to come back. He had played in a band called
"Roomservice", sort of a party band, in the meantime. We're from
Hultsfred.
Q. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT PLAYING IN A BAND?
A. Per sells reflexes, sponsored by a school class. Kristian works as a
teacher and handles the computers at a school in Hultsfred. The other
three studies. Daniel in Linkoping, Conny in Karlskrona and Mats in
Vaxjo.
Q. WHAT SONGS DID YOU PLAY?
A. 'Who?', 'Face of a Greater Love', 'Anything Like That', 'Pistolshot',
'Hold On', 'Spell', 'My Real Face', 'Walk On By', 'Utopia', 'Wrong',
'Two Years'. The extras were: 'A Bus or a Train' and 'Hey Hey My My'
(a Neil Young cover).
Q. HOW DID YOU GET THIS GIG?
A. The band that were listed for tonight cancelled. Daniel studies here
in Linkoping and they knew about us here at Herrgar'n and that we had
released a demo, so we got the gig.
Q. HOW ABOUT RELEASES?
A. We released a CD single (2 songs) on Hultsfred Records, october 1992.
Sonet handled the distribution, which might have had something to do
with the fact that almost no-one saw it outside Hultsfred. Other than
that we have this new Demo tape [in three different colours] called
"Wrong". [recorded and mixed in Hultsfred, december 1994 by Dan Lind
and Caraway. Tracks: 'anything like that', 'pistolshot', 'wrong',
'walk on by' and 'utopia'. Length: about 21 minutes.]
Q. ANY SPECIAL INFLUENCES?
PB. Soul / Motown / Country / Folk music.
A. The end of the 60's, Kinks, Who, Doors, Popsicle, Wannadies, This
Perfect Day, Eggstone.
KW. Early Cure.
A. _Teenage Fanclub_, Pearls Before The Swine. Van Morrison is our
house god. Waterboys, Springsteen...
Q. HAVE YOU BEEN FEATURED IN MAGAZINES/PAPERS/MEDIA?
A. We were on TV about 2 1/2 years ago, live from Metropol in Hultsfred
at the Luciavakan, where we played with Wannadies and Sator. It was
something different. Then we were also featured on TV when they
broadcasted some live stuff from the Hultsfred Festival 1992, where
we played at Stora Dans. We've got good reviews in a magazine called
Backstage. Favorites even. And we've been "Powerplay" with the single
on East FM Radio as well.
Q. OTHER GIGS THAT YOU REMEMBER?
A. We were the opening band for Sinners in Hultsfred once in 1992. That
was fantastic! That got us the single recording. We've played with
Popsicle as well.
Q. HOW ABOUT THE HULTSFRED FESTIVAL?
PB. I've has worked there since 1986. Now I have been the stage manager
for the P3 stage since 1992. This year I saw Garmarna, Latin Kings
and Kumikameli, who have released a CD (on a small label) with covers
by the way. Smells Like Teen Spirit for example, though all songs
starts just the same! Garmarna forgot their effect-boxes on thursday
[the first day] on the stage and came back on sunday [when it's all
over] and looked for them. We're trying to get a gig there this year
again. It has been a while since last time.
Q. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
PB. Go to Roskilde! Kristian and I have been there since 1991 and we've
never been disappointed.
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//Erik
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Date: Thu, 9 Mar 95 18:57:56 -0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se (Erik S|derstr|m)
Subject: Releases & Updates
New releases out now!
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Carpe Wade CD5 Spots West Side WeCD 092
Kittenish 2 CD Collection BEAT001 (w/Yvonne among others)
Yvonne CD5 Systematic R366
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Gigs to remember to go to
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10 March Skylten, Linkoping, Sweden Wannadies 100:-/80:-
25 March Skylten, Linkoping, Sweden TBQ/Cardigans member
15 April Tango, Norrkoping, Sweden Mufflon 5/Waterbug 40:-
26 April Skylten, Linkoping, Sweden Salad (UK) ?
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(and don't forget The Stone Roses 20 April in Stockholm, Circus !!)
Question:
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Anyone on the list know if My Favourite Martians are back in business
now when they are included on the new Collection "In The Limelight"
which will be released on the 17th of March (I know, it should have
been included above)... Whatever happened to Pleasurehouse!?!?
//Erik
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Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 21:52:44 +0200 (EET)
From: Albert Sigurdsson <sigurdss@cc.helsinki.fi>
Subject: Someone in Malmo/Lund area
Hi there
I am an Icelander stranded in Helsingfors, Finland.
Is there someone from Malmo/Lund in Sverige that can help me ?
There is an Icelandic band, Kolrassa Krokridandi, sort of folk-
rock music, coming to Denmark and Finland in april. I am now
looking fore someone who can arrange gigs in Sweden for them.
What is needed is drums, amps and stuff and of course a place
where they can play and shit. Here in Helsinki they are playing
on the 22nd of april with a band called Candy Darling. If you
know some band looking for support then let them know/let me know.
Its also possible for them to play in some other cities in Sweden.
It would be great for them to be able to play in Sweden, but so
far we have only arranged gigs in Kobenhagen and Helsinki. The
night they might be able to play in Sverige is thursday 20. april.
Please forward this message to someone you know might help.
Ask me for music samples if youre thinking about helping.
Thanks,
Albert Sigurdsson
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Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 17:13:38 +0200 (EET)
From: Albert Sigurdsson <sigurdss@cc.helsinki.fi>
Subject: Stone Roses in Stockholm ???
Hey guys
Somebody mentioned that Stone Roses is playing in Stockholm
on the 20th of April.
Can you tell me where the concert is, how much the tickets are,
where I can order them from or if you can help me get tickets ?
Please, please, please help me ! (I need 6 tickets)
Albert Sigurdsson
Sigurdss@CC.Helsinki.Fi
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Date: Mon, 13 Mar 95 16:56:55 cet
From: ethel.henriksson@bll.se
Subject: clubs in stockholm
hi there !
any ideas of where to go clubbing in stockholm at weekends ? as you
can understand from my joining this list i have a special kind of
taste in music. anyway, i'm going there in about two weeks, and i
would really appreciate it if anyone could give me a few hints of
where to go (pubs, bars, cafes as well). i am also very much into acid
jazz kinda stuff.
btw, the stone roses are having a gig in gothenburg at the 21st of
april, at kren.
cheers, ethel
Ethel
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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 03:56:17 +0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Updated Release List
Okay, I thought we'd keep updating the "release list". If you know something
that should be added to the list, please let the rest of us know!
Scandinavian Indie Upcoming Releases List [14-Mar-95]
Date Artist Format Name Note
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Feb 23 The Bear Quartet CD Everybody Else Out
Mar 8 Cardigans CD ?
9 Salt CD Auscultate Out
15 Kent CD Kent
17 In The Limelight CD (Collection)
17 Kitchen Sink CD5 Stereo Sounds
? Brainpool CD5 Bandstarter Out
? Carpe Wade CD5 Spots Out
? Green CD Schlager Out
? Kittenish 2 CD (Collection) Out
? Surfcaster Beach CD No Babes In The Water Out
? Yvonne CD5 Systematic Out
Apr 10 Brainpool CD Painkiller Out
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//Erik
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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 02:20:51 +0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: The Stone Roses
Albert Sigurdsson <sigurdss@cc.helsinki.fi> wrote:
> Somebody mentioned that Stone Roses is playing in Stockholm on the 20th
> of April. Can you tell me where the concert is, how much the tickets are,
> where I can order them from or if you can help me get tickets ?
The concert is at Palladium, Stockholm. I have no idea how much you have
to pay for tickets, but I wouldn't be surprised if the price is around
200 SKr / ticket. (That's what they charged for Nick Cave last year
anyway at Palladium). You could try to call these ticket places:
Biljett Direkt - +46-77-170-7070
Box Office - +46-8-678-1415
Svala & S|derlund - +46-8-14-4935
Mega Skivakademin - +46-8-21-3500
//Erik
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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:41:43 +0100 (MET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Re: Updated Release List
On Wed, 15 Mar 1995 chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
> Okay, I thought we'd keep updating the "release list". If you know something
> that should be added to the list, please let the rest of us know!
The correct date for Cardigans' new album is March 22nd.
Martin.
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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 95 17:25:35 +0100
From: petter.edstrvm94@stud.hoe.se.\v \v \v (Petter Edstr\vm)
Subject: Blithe
Hi!
On Tue 14/3 Scott Thomas Copeland wrote:
>Who are Blithe? Are they as good as the wonderful Mufflon 5? What is "6:am
>Mantra"? Where can I get it in the U.K? No more questions... ta very much.
> The Scott.
They are from my Swedish hometown Umea. I'm sorry I can't really tell you
whether they are good or not, 'cause I haven't got any of their records. The
few songs I've heard are quite good though. They are without a doubt worth
checking out.
"6:am Mantra" is the latest CD from Mufflon 5. As I'm from Sweden I haven't
got a clue on how to get them in the U.K. Why not import it yourself
directly from the record label West Side Fabrication ? Good luck!
Petter
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 14:25:53 +0100 (MET)
From: Petter Tiilikainen <burrito@ludd.luth.se>
Subject: The Bear Quartet Discography v 3.0
The Bear Quartet Discography. version 3.0 (.html)
=============================
Last update: 17th of October '94.
Compiled by Petter Tiilikainen (burrito@ludd.luth.se)
Thanks to Ludvig Borgne for info about the
EP and the demos.
Some of the info is inconsistent, if you have
additional info, please contact me.
Updates posted to alt.music.swedish-pop,
alt.music.alternative,
alt.music.independent.
mailed to the scandinavian indie list.
(scan-indie@lysator.liu.se)
Also available via www from
http://www.ludd.luth.se/~burrito/
Contents:
o Ordinary releases
o Compilation cuts.
o Known demos
o Short history of the band.
=======================================================
199? 12" (CEI027) on [Ceilidh]
"Headacher" / "Tendervision" // "Spoon" / "Elvis Beach"
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1992 CD (WeCD 037) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"Penny Century"
The Juiceman / Headacher / 20 / Hrrn Hrnn /
Spoon / Bob / Private Sue / Dead Speedy /
Tenderversion / Elvis Beach / I got the door /
Sandi Morning / Broke
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1993 CD (WeCD 045) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"Cosy Den"
Guilt Jazz / High Noon / Pup / Mountain /
Gone Gone / Lude / Suits on for Sandi /
Kept Fine / Fencecleaners / Straw / Blizzard /
Drop me Anywhere / Memo / For I don't know /
Is he dead is he dizzy
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1993 7" (Sticky1) on [Sticky Fingers]
"Blizzard / Headacher"
Blizzard / Headacher
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1993 MCD (WeCD 061) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"Family Affair"
Carsick / Big Stretch / Revisited /
Slope Goings / Who's knocking /
Left on the bank of the river / Smallest /
Boss Dawn / Cross Yawn / Twinreciever
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1994 CD5 (WeCD 071) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"Revisited"
Revisited / I'm Slow / Wear that jacket /
Hot Meal / Capital Breath
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1995 CD5 (WeCD 089) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"It Only Takes a Flashlight To Create a Monster"
It Only takes a flashlight to create a monster /
The Last Ball / Signal Box / The Dream /
Roads Home
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1995 CD (WeCD 091) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"Everybody Else"
It Only Takes a Flashlight to create a monster/
Upstart in Middle Class Hell / One Final, Sandi /
Everlaster / Fat Skeleton / Rehearsing to Cut the
Last String / I Never Saw the Ban / Layer /
Dad's Rifle / The Last Ball / Flux Detail /
Nowhere's Clearer
=======================================================
Compilation tracks:
1993 CD (WeCD 046) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"WEST SIDE. strikes back vol IV"
Bear Quartet track:
'Great thing' (previously unreleased)
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1993 CD (RMCD 3020) on [Rainbow Music]
"Life's a joke"
Bear Quartet track:
'7th' (previously unreleased)
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1994 CD (WeCD 073) on [A West Side Fabrication]
"We're all part of a family"
Bear Quartet track:
'the core of prescence' (previously unreleased)
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1994 2CD (NEJCD 94) on [Rosa Honung Records]
"Nej till EU"
Bear Quartet track:
'Capital Breath'
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1994 7" (Sticky ?) on [Sticky Fingers]
Split 7" with Blithe, A Shrine and Puffin
Bear Quartet track:
'Capital Breath'
=======================================================
Known Demos:
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1989?/9?:
1st demo, all I know is the song "7th" is (probably) on it
1990:
"Spoon" with the songs :
Headacher / Tendervision / Hairfruit + some others
1991:
"Moonbody"
=======================================================
Short history:
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1989: tBQ formed in the summer in Lulea, Sweden,
with the line up:
Mattias Alkberg - guitars, voice.
Jari Haapalainen - guitars
Johan Forsling - guitars
Peter Nuottaniemi - bass guitar
Magnus Olsson - drums
1993: Urban Nordh replaced Magnus Olsson on drums
1993: Recorded a live session for John Peel's
radio show at BBC Radio-1, UK.
1994: Johan Forsling leaves the band.
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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 95 10:12:39 +0100
From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne)
Subject: clubs in stockholm
> any ideas of where to go clubbing in stockholm at weekends ? as you
> can understand from my joining this list i have a special kind of
> taste in music. anyway, i'm going there in about two weeks, and i
> would really appreciate it if anyone could give me a few hints of
> where to go (pubs, bars, cafes as well). i am also very much into acid
> jazz kinda stuff.
Since no one else seems to be willing to share their thoughts of Stockholms
night life, I'll give it a try... Places I usually go are:
Studion (St Eriksplan)
If there is a good concert. The place sort of reminds of Barowiak
(r.i.p...) in Uppsala, and I guess if I was still the same age as
I was when I used to go there, I'd love it. Now it sort of makes me
feel old...
Anyway, The Bear Qartet are playing there on friday 31st, so if being
in Stockholm "in about two weeks" means you'll be here then, that's
a definite recommendation.
Hannas (Söder)
The basement is the place to go. The most "popstar"-frequented place
in town :) (I've never been there without seeing at least someone from
Popsicle or TPD). Very crowded, and usually very hot. The music is
usually a bit too ambient for my tastes, but it varies very much from
day to day. Only open until 12.
Hyndans Hörna (Gamla Stan)
My current favourite. Big basement with a small, crowded, dancefloor.
The music is pretty varied, but never bad. Everything from Portishead
to Violent Femmes. Open until 3 a.m. Be there before midnight if you
don't like queing.
Trap (Humlegården)
This is where you go when the other places close and you still don't
feel like going home. (Don't go there before 1 a.m.).
Extremely crowded. The music is more "rock'n'roll" than Hannas or
Hyndans, but still pretty good. Closes at 5 a.m.
Well, that's it I guess... Hope it helps!
/Ludde
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Ludvig Borgne, Logikkonsult NP AB, ludde@lk.se
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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 95 14:08:24 +0100
From: Christian Bartholdsson <chris@Minsk.DoCS.UU.SE>
Subject: Hannas
Ludvig Borgne writes:
>Hannas (S|der)
> The basement is the place to go. The most "popstar"-frequented place
> in town :) (I've never been there without seeing at least someone from
> Popsicle or TPD). Very crowded, and usually very hot. The music is
> usually a bit too ambient for my tastes, but it varies very much from
> day to day. Only open until 12.
As you say, it really depends on what day you go there, what music you will
hear. Last time I was there, last Saturday, they played loads of ska.
Sunday is ambient day, Thursday is pop day.
- chris@minsk.docs.uu.se <http://www.update.uu.se/~chris/>
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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 95 14:57:19 +0100
From: robert@astro.su.se (Robert Cumming)
Subject: kaksikymmentäkaksi
Is anyone else going to see 22 Pistepirkko at Gino in Stockholm tonight?
Or Bob Hund on Saturday?
Svenskspråkiga utlänning söker sällskap liksom...
Robert
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tro inte allt som du säger robert@astro.su.se
WWW http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~rjc/
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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 95 16:01:52 +0100
From: Marten.Sahlen@eua.ericsson.se (Marten Sahlen)
Subject: Re: kaksikymmentäkaksi
> Is anyone else going to see 22 Pistepirkko at Gino in Stockholm tonight?
> Or Bob Hund on Saturday?
Yes, I'm gonna go to Gino tonight to see Kaksikymmentekaksi Pistepirkko (if
it's not sold out, which I doubt though). BTW, for non-Finnish speaking, it
means something like a ladybug with 22 spots on.
You can email me if your interested in meeting up somewhere. I'll be there
around 10 o'clock.
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Date: Wed, 22 Mar 95 16:15:55 +0100
From: markt@damek.kth.se
Subject: cardigans shows?
Hi guys-
The cardigans album is now out (or is it? I've seen ads on billboards)
and I wonder if anyone knows about any live shows in Stockholm. I saw
them once last year and they were great- I'd love to see them again, so
who knows what's happening?
mark
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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 10:30:29 +0100 (MET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Re: cardigans shows? , etc.
On Wed, 22 Mar 1995 markt@damek.kth.se wrote:
> Hi guys-
>
> The cardigans album is now out (or is it? I've seen ads on billboards)
> and I wonder if anyone knows about any live shows in Stockholm. I saw
> them once last year and they were great- I'd love to see them again, so
> who knows what's happening?
Yes, their new Album, "Life" was released yesterday. They will most likely
visit Stockholm quite soon I think, but I don't know exactly when. The
dates I _do_ know about are:
April 4: Mejeriet, Lund
April 8: KB, Malmoe.
Another thing; Watch "Sondagsoppet" on Swedish Television Kanal 1 on Sunday.
The reason? Brainpool will be there!
Martin.
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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 95 19:14:44 +0100
From: robert@astro.su.se (Robert Cumming)
Subject: Kent's 'Kent'
The new ever-wonderful POP magazine is full of Kent: I can see myself
heading for the record shop listening-posts on Saturday... In the
meantime, this is what Andres Lokko wrote about the new album (and the
unfinished first sentence in the second last paragraph is his writing's
fault, not my translation!):
KENT 'Kent' RCA/BMG
(7)
The backwaters of Swedish guitar-pop are mostly populated by young men
and a few girls who give good interviews, dress as pop stars should
dress and have impeccable record collections. Any of them could talk
for hours about Big Star and Solomon Burke. Or the Misfits and Crazy
Horse.
They've read that that's what they're supposed to do. And there's
nothing wrong with that. But it's resulted in a musical climate which
looks quite different compared to the seventies and the eighties.
Then, music journalists were often accused of being failed pop stars.
Today it's exactly the reverse. Young pop bands whose members come
over more as failed pop writers are the rule rather than the
exception.
Kent are one of the exceptions. They are one of those very few
Swedish pop bands with their roots in British guitar-pop and its
aesthetic that can justify their existence at all.
I've become so used to new Swedish bands singing in English that
Kent, like Bob Hund just before them, awaken associations with the
early eighties when each and every band tried to translate Robert
Smith's and Ian Curtis's lyrics into Swedish.
Kent's singer and main songwriter Joakim Berg could easily have got
caught in the same pretentious pattern if the time that has passed
since then hadn't meant that his texts would be automatically strained
through a clever Jakob Hellman filter. And maybe the tunes have also
been borrowed from Hellman to a certain extent, but it's not the tools
Kent have made use of that are interesting, but the end result.
Kent's total lack of cynicism, their instinctive decision to write
and deliver pop music they themselves want to hear instead of talking
about it and hoping that someone else will do it for them. Joakim
Berg often sings about fear in spite of the fact that he stands right
at the front of a band that actually takes risks.
As long as Bob Hund continue to call in the Court Jester's image
consultant, Kent are Sweden's best pop band.
Andres Lokko
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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 20:11:29 +0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: TBQ & Cardigans
For all you near-by, who missed the previous info about The Bear Quartet
and Cardigans gig here in Linkoping, Sweden;
TONIGHT
(gate opens at 21:00)
AT SKYLTEN
Linkoping, Sweden
THE BEAR QUARTET
&
CARDIGANS
Members Only. (Membership: 100 SKr)
Fee: 60 SKr
Be there.
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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 20:13:50 +0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Cardigans
Here's the Cardigans "tour" plan (someone asked):
24/3 Norrkoping
25/3 Linkoping
4/4 Lund
5/4 Stockholm (Gino)
8/4 Malmoe (KB)
25/4 Lund (Elverket)
29/4 Jonkoping
30/4 Halmstad
5/5 Stockholm (Universitetet)
//Erik
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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 22:42:51 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Sami Rouhento <trsaro@uta.fi>
Subject: Re: Cardigans
> Here's the Cardigans "tour" plan (someone asked):
>
> 24/3 Norrkoping
> 25/3 Linkoping
> 4/4 Lund
> 5/4 Stockholm (Gino)
> 8/4 Malmoe (KB)
> 25/4 Lund (Elverket)
> 29/4 Jonkoping
> 30/4 Halmstad
> 5/5 Stockholm (Universitetet)
What, no Finnish dates!? Oh, as if there ever were...
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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 23:13:33 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Sami Rouhento <trsaro@uta.fi>
Subject: Super & Dallas at the Tavastia Club, Helsinki
Hejsan everybody,
Witnessed Super and Dallas in Helsinki yesterday, and boy was I
chuffed. Both bands rocked my world, in slightly different ways,
though.
Super are a very cute pop act rooted in Tampere, Finland, but
currently spread all over Norden (Tampere, Helsinki, Stockholm). I've
been a fan ever since they started, but now I hadn't seen them for
more than six months which made me very sad. Well, I'm sad no more,
cos last night's performance certainly made up for all the lost
months! Plenty of new, charming tunes plus some re-arranged versions
of old favourites, positive vibes, plus the captivating stage presence
of vocalist Minna ensured a good night's entertainment. They've now
pretty much given up all of their original shoegazey influences and
concentrate now on that lovely 60's pop/easy-listening sound, with a
bit of cool FX on the guitars thrown in for good measure. I, for one,
simply can't say no, and I sure as hell can't wait to hear the new
5-song tape they've been working on for some time now.
Dallas were visiting heroes from Tallinn, Estonia, and they sounded
quite different... Looking really shy, they banged their way through a
40-minute set of some fairly original material that reminded me a bit
of Sonic Youth, a bit of Beat Happening, a bit of some strange funky
dub thing... and then, none of the above. Pleasantly unpredictable and
enjoyably quirky, they convinced me and quickly won over also the 150-head
audience at the Tavastia Club which surprised me a bit at first,
positively, of course. At least the Helsinki popkids are not too picky
about what they dance to.
Yeah, a good show. Catch either of these bands if they happen to
venture in your town...
Sami
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Date: Tue, 28 Mar 95 04:01:24 -0100
From: chief@lysator.liu.se (Erik S|derstr|m)
Subject: Loads of things...
Well, I have a lot of fun things to type in. Interviews with The Cardigans,
The Bear Quartet, Salt (already typed in really) and Shredhead, as well
as some gig "reports" from the above + Wannadies. Articles about The
Cardigans (two - one from a UK magazine, and one from a swedish newspaper),
record reviews: TBQ (a bunch), The Cardigans (a few), Salt (a few),
Blithe (a few), Yvonne (one or two) etc etc.
The only problem is; I'm on the move right now - that is to say I'm moving,
but I hope to be installed and ready after this weekend, so I get some time
to type in all of the above and post here.
As a side-effect of the moving business - I haven't been able to add or
remove people from this list, and won't be able to do that until after
the weekend either. I hope you who are trying to unsubscribe (if there
are any that is) can stand a couple of more days of posts. Sorry about
that.
//Erik
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