Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol.3 Issue #45
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Digest
Vol.3 #45
October 27th, 1996
There are 32 messages totalling 1108 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Booking Agencies - some thoughts (7)
2. Sin's Selected News [24-Oct-96]
3. Gigs in Sthlm
4. Latvian Alternative and Indie
5. ex-Pondicherry (2)
6. Alternative and Indie (3)
7. Unun
8. LNS (3)
9. Superswirls (4)
10. Swedish indie on Latvian radio (2)
11. Popundret (2)
12. nike, po and pop
13. Sin's Music on the Radio [28-Oct-96]
14. Sin's Music on the TV [25-Oct-96]
15. Pop magazine (was: Booking Agencies - some thoughts)
16. Newspapers (was: Booking Agencies - some thoughts)
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 02:27:35 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
Forwarded:
> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 17:11:29 +0200
> From: Ann Nilsson
> Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
It all stinks.
The monopoly is scary. EMA signing small bands just because they don't
want other booking agencies to compete. They really don't give a damn about
the small bands, they just don't want upcomers to survive.
EMA tried to stop the gig at Herrgar'n just because they recently had
signed Mazarine street - greed rules. I just hope that the bands
themselves are doing something about it.
More and more bands are trying to fix the gigs themselves just because they
want to play. But the agencies won't let them play for less money than
agreed. What are we going to do about it? EMA just laugh in our face
because we're small.
I mean...Superswirls at sondagsoppet....bands like Mazarinee Street will
be playing places like Volvo's company party or the Water Festival. It all
stinks.
Magnus
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 02:28:16 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom) wrote:
>> I haven't seen much>about Mazarine Street in magazines and papers lately,
>> so I doubt that's it. //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
>
> Well, maybe they're not the band that you see everywhere. But the fact is
> that LNS had a big "promotion-drive" for them in Expressen Fredag and, good
> or bad - you judge for yourself, I think that LNS is one of the leading
> swedish trend-setters when it comes to define what is "the right sound"
That is probably right, though who actually _reads_ her "list"? It is just
getting longer and longer, and I wouldn't be surprised if it fills up
the whole page one day. I mean, come on, is it that hard for her to pick out
what she really thinks is the "best right now". When she started with it,
it was just a couple of bands or songs. Now, it looks more like a "I'll
help this band, and this band, and this band, and... and maybe they'll
like me, or even thank me one day..." Pathetic.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 02:27:59 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Per L}ngstr|m wrote:
> yes, if the bands won't be able to tour and play gigs to any greater
> extent they will completely be in the hands of pop, expressen and z-tv,
> who pretty much run this country when it comes to decide what is hip and
> what isn't.
True. In the latest issue of the EttNollEtt fanzine they talk about how Pop
"works", ie. that they tell the record labels that they won't write about
their artists unless they get _exclusive_ rights to interview them, that is,
make the labels promise that no other magazines, fanzines or whatever
will get to interview the artists. If the record company does not agree,
then Pop won't write about the artist. And the artist has nothing to say
about it. Scary. In fact, this is so disgusting that it is probably about
time to do something about it.
> i mean, does anyone here seriously believe that the jon spencer blues
> explosion would have played for a sold out gino this past friday, if
> it wouldn't have been for pop putting them on the cover of the latest
> issue?
Hmm, I don't know about that, though Pop has been very clear about what
they think of the band, and then they played at Lollipop, are on the
cover of Pop, played at Gino, are featured on Musikbyr}n (on SVT 1 on
thursday) and Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk this week. I wonder if they won't
appear on S|ndags|ppet this week as well? If so, the picture is
extremely clear.
> mazarine street is a pretty good example of a new band that has created
> a fan base by mainly playing a lot of shows and not by getting a lot of
> attention from the media. they put on a good live show and people go
> out and buy their album because of the fact that they liked what the
> saw and heard at this show.
>
> isn't this just the way it should be?
That is how we (the fans, the music lovers, those who listen to it) would
like it to be I guess, but the music business looks at this in a completely
different way. Unfortunately.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 02:28:33 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Selected News [24-Oct-96]
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Scandinavian Indie SELECTED NEWS Scandinavian Indie
October 24th, 1996
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
"Remember where you heard it first"
Contents:
Backfish, The Bear Quartet, Blithe, Carpe Wade, Dada Girl, Dorian Records,
Dune, Fidget, Gentle Tuesday, Loosegoats, Mirrormaze, Pondicherry, Popoga,
Popundret, Sound Affects, Stardog, Stargazer, Tuk Tuk Rally, The Wannadies,
The Wellmeant.
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Backfish - (AWSF) are entering the studio on November 25th, in order to
record their debut album. Producer is none other than Kenny
from The Posies (as previously reported in this column).
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
The Bear Quartet - (AWSF) have not gone mad! When we heard them last, it
was on the latest AWSF compilation "Give Ear!" where
their song 'Red Star' had been remixed by Tea Al?
(same as on A Shrine's latest releases) which gave it
that ambient/techno feel. Their new songs show that
they are back to the Bear Quartet we know though, and
the band enters a studio in Gothenburg in November
to record their new album. (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Blithe - (AWSF/Alias) recently toured the US, and apparently everything went
okay. Favourite cities were Boston (where they played twice, and
where people came to both their shows just to see them) and New York
(at Brownies) and Chicago. The band is going back to tour the US
again this spring. This time they will be on tour for two months!
All their records are currently available in the cities they played
on the tour (on Alias). (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Carpe Wade - (AWSF) appears to be the new pop heroes of Skelleftea. Everyone
is listening to them, and their gigs are always packed. They
have booked the studio from this saturday (October 26th) and
have a month to record their new album (to be released as soon
as it is ready). Apparently the band has received a lot of
attention outside Sweden as well, and will probably be the
next West Side band on their way to conquer new territories.
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Dada Girl - from Finland will, if everything goes as planned, be included
on the Records compilation CD released in January! (see below
for more information about the Dorian Records compilations).
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Dorian Records - owner Roger has changed his mind about the upcoming 2CD
compilation. Instead, it will be two separate CD compilations,
one to be released in December, and the other in January
next year. On the December one, we will find bands like
Dr Saturn, Supernova, Picabo, S:t Moores, The Wellmeant
and 15 additional bands (a total of 20 bands).
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Dune - from Halmstad, and one of the bands included on the first Dorian
Records compilation CD will have these songs on the upcoming Harry
Lime compilation CD called "A Twist of Lime" (release: November):
'Swing Me' and 'Blue Boy'. (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Fidget - (Mega) released a 7" promo single (1000 copies) with 'My Prawns'
and 'Semi-Naked' on October 11th. The real CD single "Semi-Naked"
with 'Semi-Naked' and 'Teddybear Baby' is planned to be released
on November 29th together with a (not completely decided yet) gig
at Studion in Stockholm. Their debut album, with working name
"No Boogie Coming Your Way" is still planned to be released early
next year. The title comes from the song 'Hey Little Sister' on
the album, which is a duet between Nina Natri and Jay Jay Johansson.
Their own label on Mega is called "Prodik" - the name was chosen
from two things, first an article in Pop magazine where children
got to say what they thought about various kinds of music, and
one called Prodigy "Prodik". Second, it was the name of a drink
(1/2 vodka, 1/2 Baileys + a few drops of Roses Lime) invented after
their gig at Herrgar'n in Linkoping in March this year.
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Gentle Tuesday - from Eskilstuna are just about to start shooting a video
to the song 'I Keep On Doin It', which will also appear
on the upcoming CDEP "Gentle Tuesday E.P" to be released
on Dorian Records on November 25th. None other than Roger
(label owner) and his brother are the ones behind the
camera. The video will be recorded in and outside Halmstad
featuring the band driving along in a car, with a destination
not to be revealed yet. If you can't wait for the CDEP to be
released, you can find the band's 7" EP "Chanson De Geste"
from mailorder companies around the world like Mind The Gap,
Cowly Owl! and Delcious Goldfish. (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Loosegoats - (StartRec) 's single "Country Crock" has been seriously
delayed due to problems at the CD pressing plant. It will
hopefully be out when you read this, but most of the record
stores have ordered it together with a bunch of other new
Startracks singles (Candysuck, Monster, Fireside and Refused),
all to be released on November 4th, so do not be surprised
if you can not find it before that date. Another brand new
item: the band opens for Sebadoh in Stockholm on November 23rd!
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Mirrormaze - is a newly formed band from Jonkoping, with Staffan Bjork (from
The Wellmeant) on drums. They are said to sound somewhat like
Pixies, which ought to be enough to generate some interest.
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Pondicherry - a band that played at Trastocksfestivalen this summer is
no more. The members of the band have split up and some have
formed new bands, and one of these bands (that the Pondicherry
guitarrist joined - but now on bass) wrote an instant hit about
48 hours after he joined (it does sound a bit like a mix between
The Wannadies, (old) Popsicle and (old) The Bear Quartet)! West
Side are keeping the name of this new band a secret until they
have something more concrete to say (ie. when they have signed
the band) (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Popoga - one of the best swedish pop/rock magazines can now be found on the
net! Official pages can be found at: http://www.algonet.se/~popoga
and their e-mail address is of course: popoga@algonet.se.
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Popundret - (AWSF) plays at Herrgar'n in Linkoping tonight and at Kalmar
Nation in Uppsala tomorrow. The band comes with a stand-in
on bass (Niclas Wiklund (guitar) from Stardog) because their
ordinary guy on bass (Martin Wiklund) has an exam he does not
want to miss. Jon has never played with the band before, so
it will definitely be two interesting evenings to say the least.
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Sound Affects - issue #32 (the best Swedish Pop Magazine) is out (subscribers
should receive it today)! Non-subscribers have to wait
another week before it hits the stores. Be sure to read all
the 92 record reviews and 6 retro record reviews as well as
the fantastic Fidget article! :-) Next issue will be out on
December 12th, and will contain articles about (among others)
Juliana Hatfield (she's in the studio as we speak!), Kula
Shaker, Jaguar, Loosegoats (interview takes place on sunday
in Linkoping), Ben Folds Five, Mufflon 5 and Pusjkins (from
Linkoping). Definitely a must get issue!
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Stardog - (AWSF) are playing a couple of gigs in Sweden in November, dates
and venues are yet to be decided though, so stay tuned.
(Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Stargazer - has pulled out from the Dorian Records compilation roster, due
to other interesting projects involving the Planet Of Noise record
company. (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Tuk Tuk Rally - (Beat Butchers) breaks up! Here is the band's press release:
The circle is closed and the bag is full. It is time to close
the books. It is time to end. Five years full of energetic
song-writing comes to an end, and now we are taking different
paths with our sights set on new projects. Everything started
once up on a time by a kitchen table with an acoustic guitar
and a harmonica, which later turned into various live
performances, radio and tv-appearences. Happy days, dumb days,
hectic days.... With this, we want to thank all those who have
been there, who have turned our festival gigs into, to us,
unforgettable memories, the few chief mourners for their brave
support a pale tuesday night at Tre Backar and those who have
bought our records. With our feet steady on the ground and the
flag at the top, we hereby announce that Tuk Tuk Rally no
longer exists. Thanks and salute and later and goodbye!
T.T.R 961021 (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
The Wannadies - (BMG) yes that's right - the band has broken their contract
with MNW and were signed to BMG yesterday. It looks like the
"rumours" one could read about in evening papers earlier
this year were true. The new album "Bagsy Me" is therefor
delayed and will not be released until January 1997 throughout
Europe. (Source: Z-TV Nytt)
The Wellmeant - from Jonkoping, and also one of the top bands on the first
Dorian Records compilation CD will also be included on the
upcoming Harry Lime compilation CD "A Twist of Lime" to be
released in November. (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
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All news always at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/selnews.html
Quote the source, _and the link_, if Scandinavian Indie is the source!
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 03:43:59 +0100
From: "Jens Agren"
Subject: Re: Gigs in Sthlm
On Wed, 23 Oct 96 10:29:15 +0100, Marten Sahlen wrote:
>Battery at Kafe 44 on Thursday
>
>Hellacopters at Studion on Saturday. You should definitely see these guys.
>The best *rock* band in Sweden today. They combine the best from bands like
>Stooges, Heartbreakers, Dictators, and Motorhead.
Hmm....
Isn't 'Soundtrack of Our Lives' the best rock band in Sweden right now?!!!!!!
And their debut-record comes this VERY Friday.
BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY!
// Jens
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 09:11:40 +0200 (EET)
From: Roberts Galvans
Subject: Re: Latvian Alternative and Indie
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Roberts Galvans wrote:
>> I think there should be some sort of distinction between pop and
>> crossover. That is to say, if you're making an indie pop compilation
>> (ie. Latvian Pop compilation) - include indie pop bands. If you're
>> making an indie crossover compilation (ie. Latvian Crossover comp.)-
>> include indie crossover bands. Of course, you can also make a mixed tape
>> (ie. a Lativan Music compilation) if you want to. It is totally up to you,
>> of course.
ohhh I've forgot... there aren't too much indie-pop bands in Latvia and
if I made a ONLY indie-pop compilation,it would be very small (short) or
consist of few bands...so
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: 24 Oct 1996 10:05:51 +0200
From: Robert Cumming
Subject: ex-Pondicherry
In article <199610240028.CAA07600@harpenden.lysator.liu.se>,
chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
> Pondicherry - a band that played at Trastocksfestivalen this summer is no
> more. The members of the band have split up and some have
> formed new bands, and one of these bands (that the Pondicherry
> guitarrist joined - but now on bass) wrote an instant hit about
> 48 hours after he joined (it does sound a bit like a mix
> between The Wannadies, (old) Popsicle and (old) The Bear
> Quartet)! West Side are keeping the name of this new band
> a secret until they have something more concrete to say
> (Source: Scandinavian Indie)
Aha! At last some news. So who's in the new band then, apart from
Morgan (the P'cherry guitarist)? This sounds raaather interesting...
My guess is that Morgan is going to be a bit of a star.
The only place on the net you can read about Pondicherry (and Morgan,
for that matter) is
Robert
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:19:39 +0100
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Re: Alternative and Indie
>Umm, we've survived this long without defining what's scan-indie and
>what's not. Leave that discussion to, oh I don't know, almost anyone
>else...
>Robert, knows what he likes and doesn't really care what it's called
OK, Robert. I'll do that. It was a rather meaningless question, because
there are only two sorts of music - "good music" and "not so good music"
(depending on personal taste).
/Micke, who knows what he likes too - and calls it "good music"
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:50:29 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Per L}ngstr|m
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Marten Sahlen wrote:
> "Jens Agren" wrote:
>
> > >swedish trend-setters when it comes to define what is "the right sound"
> > >(yeah, I know this is a stupid definition, but the fact still is that
> > >different sounds are more popular than others at any specific time. Please
> > >come with suggestions of better definitions).
> >
> > Maybe "the recent sound", "the popular sound"...or "the public sound"...
>
> "The flavour of today".
paraphrasing the posies are we?
per, who's "flavour of the month" is the fine scottish pavement-clone urusei
yatsura.
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 19:00:20 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Per L}ngstr|m
Subject: Re: Alternative and Indie
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Michael Rehnstrom wrote:
> I just want to ask a question, not being provocative - just curious. I
> agree that crossover maybe shouldn't be included in the term "indie pop".
> But I wonder what you - on this mailing list - means with "indie-pop". As
> far as I know the term comes from the fact that these bands usually were
> signed by independent record companies. In my opinion there is nothing in
> that definition that excludes, for example, hip-hop and techno bands. When
> the term "indie-pop" is used, though, it almost always means guitar-pop
> bands. What do you think, should hip-hop and techno be excluded from the
> term "indie-pop". Many seems to think so. I don't!
what's the point redefining a term that has been around for so many years
already? it's not like we ever would try to redefine "rock'n'roll", so
let's just accept the fact that "indie-pop" is pretty much equal to
"guitar-based pop bands wearing their pixies/ride influences on their
sleeves".
.per
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 19:03:09 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Per L}ngstr|m
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996 chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
> That is probably right, though who actually _reads_ her "list"? It is just
> getting longer and longer, and I wouldn't be surprised if it fills up
> the whole page one day. I mean, come on, is it that hard for her to pick out
> what she really thinks is the "best right now". When she started with it,
> it was just a couple of bands or songs. Now, it looks more like a "I'll
> help this band, and this band, and this band, and... and maybe they'll
> like me, or even thank me one day..." Pathetic.
be sure to read the review of her book in the latest issue of sound
affects.. it made at least me smile.. ;)
ok, i'll stop now.
per
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 21:51:23 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Alternative and Indie
On 23 Oct 1996, Robert Cumming wrote:
> ObScanIndie: Were _Jumper_ (now ridiculously high up the Swedish
> charts) ever indie?
I'd say they were - they were even considered for the first Dorian
Records compilation CD before everything "happened" to them...
> micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom) wrote:
>> But I wonder what you - on this mailing list - means with "indie-pop". As
>> far as I know the term comes from the fact that these bands usually were
>> signed by independent record companies. In my opinion there is nothing in
>> that definition that excludes, for example, hip-hop and techno bands. When
>
> Umm, we've survived this long without defining what's scan-indie and
> what's not. Leave that discussion to, oh I don't know, almost anyone
> else...
I agree. We did have a short discussion about this a couple of years ago,
but like most of these discussions (ie. my computer is better than yours,
I have seen band X more times than you, and so on), nothing interesting
came out of it. Pretty interesting though, that some people feel that there
really _is_ such a definition. Even Musikjournalen Pop asked that question
when they interviewed me, and I'll say the same thing now as I did then:
What is indie and what's not is a personal thing, and not a worldwide
accepted definition of something unique.
On the other hand, hip-hop and techno is definitely not pop, so I wouldn't
call a compilation with those types of music an indie pop compilation.
> Robert, knows what he likes and doesn't really care what it's called
Hear hear! :-)
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) .. interviewing Popundret tonight! ..
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 21:51:45 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Unun
Stolen from the UK-Indie list:
> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:08:25 +0100
> From: Paul_Clarke@ipc.co.uk
> Subject: Un Un
>
> I mentioned Un Un last week, as they supported the Wannadies, and said
> I didn't know anything about them, though I think Miles chipped in
> something about them before that... Well, this is in this weeks NME:
>
> UNUN
> I See Red
> (Bad Taste)
> "... Kenickie on Benzedrine! A chorus about the
> unexpurgated joy of snogging! If only Unun were 16 and
> from Dagenham we could crown them the Kings Of Zitpop.
> Unfortunately, they're from Iceland, are all about 70 and one
> of them used to be in The Sugarcubes."
>
> So there you have it, the definitive word from The Man...
>
> NGP
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 96 07:40:59 +0100
From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne)
Subject: LNS
>> That is probably right, though who actually _reads_ her "list"? It is just
>> getting longer and longer, and I wouldn't be surprised if it fills up
>> the whole page one day. I mean, come on, is it that hard for her to pick out
>> what she really thinks is the "best right now". When she started with it,
>> it was just a couple of bands or songs. Now, it looks more like a "I'll
>> help this band, and this band, and this band, and... and maybe they'll
>> like me, or even thank me one day..." Pathetic.
>
> be sure to read the review of her book in the latest issue of sound
> affects.. it made at least me smile.. ;)
Didn't make me smile. I think when you're ending a book review by asking the
author to commit suicide you've gone a bit too far.
/Ludde
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:21:19 +0200
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: Superswirls
HI all!
for you who missed Superswirls at studion,you can see them preforming 3
songs on ZTV live today at 1600-1800
TUNE IN YOUR SUPERSWIRL
totte pop
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 96 10:12:58 +0100
From: etxsahm@cyber.ericsson.se (Marten Sahlen)
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
chief@lysator.liu.se wrote about LNS:
> Now, it looks more like a "I'll
> help this band, and this band, and this band, and... and maybe they'll
> like me, or even thank me one day..." Pathetic.
"... and maybe someone will even marry me one day." See, it worked :)
Seriously though, 200.000 people have already quit reading that piece
of trash called Expressen, and there's no reason for anyone to go on.
-- Marten
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:33:09 +0200 (EET)
From: Roberts Galvans
Subject: Swedish indie on Latvian radio
girls and boys
this is yesterday's playlist (not complete,there're mentioned just songs
from _Scandinavian Tape #3 - swedish Indie_ casstte) of show called
"P*N" on radio 99 1/2 fm (also known as Latvian national radio 2,playing
music + short news 7 days a week from 12.00 till 24.00)
"P*N" is alternative and indie music show,which is on air every thursday
from 22.00 till 24.00,hosted by Peteris Puritis
22.00 begining
...
...
22.09 Shallow Soundwave - "Hyper"
...
...
22.35 Cloudberry Jam - "Elevator"
...
...
22.53 Yvonne - "Drifter"
...
...
23.11 Cardigans - "Black Letter Day"
...
...
24.00 end of show
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 15:45:04 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Per L}ngstr|m
Subject: Re: Booking Agencies - some thoughts
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996 chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
> True. In the latest issue of the EttNollEtt fanzine they talk about how Pop
> "works", ie. that they tell the record labels that they won't write about
> their artists unless they get _exclusive_ rights to interview them, that is,
> make the labels promise that no other magazines, fanzines or whatever
> will get to interview the artists. If the record company does not agree,
> then Pop won't write about the artist. And the artist has nothing to say
> about it. Scary. In fact, this is so disgusting that it is probably about
> time to do something about it.
i had no idea. but that is just fucking gross. obviously pop doesn't give
a shit about either bands or fans. just because they have such a severe
complex for not being able write good songs and be a good-looking rock
stars, they pretty much want to run the music biz in this country. i
believe the complex for not being accepted as an artist was pretty much
what drove hitler to becoming der furher and causing the death of 50
million people. yuck.
glad i (though after a lot of thinking) renewed my sound affects
subscription.
per
ps. it's not like i think pop has bad writers, but the fact that they
exploit the lack of competition to the greatest extent gives me the
creeps. especially when the people who are the foundation of the whole
business (the bands and their fans) are the ones affected. double yuck.
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 18:18:35 +0200
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Popundret
I saw Popundret play on Herrgår'n in Linköping yesterday and I must admit
that pop music can be rather pleasant when it sounds like this - melodies
instead of roaring guitars. To those who were there (I guess you were,
Erik) I have some questions: What's the name of the last song they played
(the "extra-number") and is it available on CD-single (my wallet cries at
the very thought of buying more full-length records right now)? I also
wonder if the guitar-player (the big one) has anything to do with "A
Shrine" or if it really exists two people, looking like that, in this
little country?
/Micke
P.s. In Dagens Nyheter (a leading swedish morning newspaper) today you can
read that Lush, with Chris Acland on drums, will play in Stockholm this
weekend. I guess it's just a matter of time before the reunion of Beatles
with John Lennon?
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Date: 25 Oct 1996 19:00:29 GMT
From: Elin_Olson@skola.agora.se (Elin Olson)
Subject: Re: Superswirls
>for you who missed Superswirls at studion,you can see them preforming 3
>songs on ZTV live today at 1600-1800
As I don't have ztv it didn't matter that I was in Eskilstuna during their
performance...
But I read that the album "Filter" is out in about two weeks (don't know if I
dare to say that it was in expressen fredag...)
I'm definately going to buy it. No doubt about it.
And on Monday I'm probably going to buy bob hund's Dusseldorf single.
Just one more thing.
Guess who I found standing beside Janne for a short while In Brainpool's
video to We aim to please?
Who who who? Nina Natri in Fidget. Did you know that?
Elin
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 21:49:59 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Petter Tiilikainen
Subject: Re: Superswirls
>> for you who missed Superswirls at studion,you can see them preforming 3
>> songs on ZTV live today at 1600-1800
That "social filter" song was pretty good, atleast the intro. Very post-rock.
Petter :-)
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 22:03:18 -0500
From: elin
Subject: nike, po and pop
In Nike tonight Po Tidholm said some wise things about young
writers, including some things about Pop.
If you missed it, don't miss the reruns on the 27th or on the 29th.
Elin
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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 08:14:47 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [28-Oct-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie
October 28th -> November 3rd
Day Date Artist Recorded
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Mon 28/10 Orup Pite}, Pite} Dansar & Ler -96
Tue 29/10 El{kel{iset Denmark, Roskilde Festival -96
Wed 30/10 Bender Boys, Bandulu Hultsfred Festival -96
Thu 31/10 Afghan Whigs Stockholm, Gino 26-Mar-96
Sun 3/11 Garage & Buskage Live
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - always at 21.03
(R) = Rerun
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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 08:14:16 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [25-Oct-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
October 25th -> October 31st
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
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Fri 25/10 Superswirls, Dub War Pop-TV Z-TV 16.00
Jon Spencer Blues Ex. Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 22.45
Sat 26/10 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 17.35 R
Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.20 R
Superswirls, Dub War Pop-TV Z-TV 23.00 R
Bj|rk Unplugged MTV Europe 23.00 R
Sun 27/10 Jon Spencer Blues Ex. Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 15.10 R
Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 15.30 R
Suede Live 'n' Direct MTV Europe 21.30 R
Mon 28/10 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 18.15
Tue 29/10 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 22.00
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Wed 30/10 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.15 R
Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.10
Bj|rk Unplugged MTV Europe 00.00 R
Thu 31/10 Musikbyr}n Musikbyr}n SVT 1 19.15
R = Rerun
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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 08:15:42 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: ex-Pondicherry
On 24 Oct 1996, Robert Cumming wrote:
> Aha! At last some news. So who's in the new band then, apart from
> Morgan (the P'cherry guitarist)? This sounds raaather interesting...
> My guess is that Morgan is going to be a bit of a star.
Jocke wouldn't say! :-) I guess AWSF want to keep the information to
themselves until they have something out with them. He did say that
he wanted to sign them on the spot when he heard that song though,
so I don't think we'll have to wait too long...
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 08:16:42 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: LNS (was: Booking Agencies - some thoughts)
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Per L}ngstr|m wrote:
[about Linda Norrman Skugge]
> be sure to read the review of her book in the latest issue of sound
> affects.. it made at least me smile.. ;)
Heh heh, yeah, that is really something worth to put in a frame and
hang on the wall. Especially the last two sentences. And I'm glad I'm
not the only one who finds Jehnnie Musikka even more infantile.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 03:43:57 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: LNS
On Fri, 25 Oct 96, ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) wrote:
>> be sure to read the review of her book in the latest issue of sound
>> affects.. it made at least me smile.. ;)
>
> Didn't make me smile. I think when you're ending a book review by asking
> the author to commit suicide you've gone a bit too far.
You know, I was a bit "stunned" about that first as well, but when I
thought a bit about it, I'm positive I have read that (yes yes, I do
read her page at times) very same sentence, though of course not about
herself, in one of her "stories".
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 03:44:22 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Popundret
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom) wrote:
> I saw Popundret play on Herrgar'n in Linkoping yesterday and I must admit
> that pop music can be rather pleasant when it sounds like this - melodies
> instead of roaring guitars.
Yes, they were (and are) extremely pleasant to listen to, even though
I did miss the Hammond and synth strings/sounds here and there. It was
pretty evident they wouldn't play "I'm Going Out She Said..." without
Ekan on a Hammond, and I was a bit sad about that because it is my
favourite Popundret song. But. But! As they played "Furball" (which
Ekan wanted to play but not the rest of the band :-)), which is such a
wonder beyond belief, I was happy again. :-)
> To those who were there (I guess you were, Erik)
If you saw someone with a camera taking a bunch of photos - well, that
was me. :-) I've been taking pictures of almost all the bands playing
at Herrgar'n, but I haven't had the money to have them developed yet. :-(
One day I will though, and put them up on the Web pages.
> I have some questions: What's the name of the last song they played
> (the "extra-number") and is it available on CD-single (my wallet cries at
> the very thought of buying more full-length records right now)?
Their set list looked like this (34 minutes):
1. Happy Great
2. That What Makes Me Love You
3. Friendship Love
4. Time Stops By
5. Furball
6. Life Can Be So Hard
7. Shiver Gone
8. It Doesn't Matter To Me
9. Simulated Love
10. I Say No
11. Radiant Warmth
As far as I know, Radiant Warmth (the country/western song...) only
appears on their full length "Montmartre 15 40", but I don't have any
of their singles (2) so I can't say that I know for sure, unfortunately.
> I also wonder if the guitar-player (the big one) has anything to do with
> "A Shrine" or if it really exists two people, looking like that, in this
> little country?
:-) Yes, that's Ekan alright. He is one of the "founders" of Popundret.
Ekan, Martin Wiklund (who wasn't with them) and a girl called Marielle
back in 1991. He is such a great guitar player that I almost got tears in
my eyes. And what a stage performance he's got - he is totally into what
he does. I actually spent most of the evening talking to him about A Shrine
(and saved a lot of money because I didn't have time to buy any beer... :-)),
and their "new" sound. Needless to say, they will never go back to the
"old A Shrine sound" again, and their next album will not sound like the
new one either (he said).
> P.s. In Dagens Nyheter (a leading swedish morning newspaper) today you can
> read that Lush, with Chris Acland on drums, will play in Stockholm this
> weekend. I guess it's just a matter of time before the reunion of Beatles
> with John Lennon?
Heh, guess that's what has happened with Expressen as well. They don't
communicate. DN actually had a short piece about Chris Acland's suicide
a day or two after it happened, but I guess no one working with the DN
friday edition (called "Pa Stan", right?) noticed or something. Expressen
did the same thing a while ago. They had a short notice about The
Cranberries cancelling all their tour dates on a thursday, and then
the next day, in the friday edition "Fredag", the "tour guide" still
listed them.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 03:46:55 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Superswirls
On 25 Oct 1996, Elin_Olson@skola.agora.se (Elin Olson) wrote:
[Superswirls]
> But I read that the album "Filter" is out in about two weeks (don't know if
> I dare to say that it was in expressen fredag...) I'm definately going to
> buy it. No doubt about it.
Yes, it will be very interesting to hear what the whole album sounds like,
that's for sure. It'll be released on November 14th, right?
> Just one more thing. Guess who I found standing beside Janne for a short
> while In Brainpool's video to We aim to please? Who who who? Nina Natri in
> Fidget. Did you know that?
Really!? You know, I don't care for Brainpool much, so I usually change
the channel or something when the "We Aim To Please" video is on - but
I'll definitely watch it the next time it's on! How did you find out??
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 03:46:38 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Pop magazine (was: Booking Agencies - some thoughts)
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Per L}ngstr|m wrote:
>> True. In the latest issue of the EttNollEtt fanzine they talk about how Pop
>> "works", ie. that they tell the record labels that they won't write about
>> their artists unless they get _exclusive_ rights to interview them, that is,
>> make the labels promise that no other magazines, fanzines or whatever
>> will get to interview the artists. If the record company does not agree,
>> then Pop won't write about the artist. And the artist has nothing to say
>> about it. Scary. In fact, this is so disgusting that it is probably about
>> time to do something about it.
>
> i had no idea. but that is just fucking gross.
Yeah, tell me about it. One did know that they considered themselves
"inventors" of what's hot and what's not - ie. what they write, is what
people should listen to, but that they had gone this far in the process,
that is, even preventing other magazines and fanzines from writing about
the bands they (Pop) want to "find"... I just don't know what to say.
> ps. it's not like i think pop has bad writers, but the fact that they
> exploit the lack of competition to the greatest extent gives me the
> creeps. especially when the people who are the foundation of the whole
> business (the bands and their fans) are the ones affected. double yuck.
That is true, they do have good writers, most of them are anyway, but
considering that they also screwed Sound Affects once upon a time
(you all do know that Pop is a product from Sound Affects - the first
Pop issue was made by the Sound Affects staff, where those who run
Pop today worked back then) I don't have much to say about the magazine
anymore, or the labels that go along with the magazine's demands.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 03:45:30 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Newspapers (was: Booking Agencies - some thoughts)
On Fri, 25 Oct 96, etxsahm@cyber.ericsson.se (Marten Sahlen) wrote:
>> Now, it looks more like a "I'll
>> help this band, and this band, and this band, and... and maybe they'll
>> like me, or even thank me one day..." Pathetic.
>
> "... and maybe someone will even marry me one day." See, it worked :)
Heh, yeah. And maybe that's yet another reason to read the first text
piece in the Brainpool article with a smile. :-)
> Seriously though, 200.000 people have already quit reading that piece
> of trash called Expressen, and there's no reason for anyone to go on.
Hmm, well Aftonbladet does have its moments. Like one of the "humour
sports" pages last week where they had a test (1X2) - "do you have what
it takes to be a sports journalist?". One of the questions there was:
"You want to a newspaper columnist because you think that it
seems to be so much fun."
1) You quickly apply for a job as pop writer because you have
heard that it is the only education you need.
X) You immediately leave Blue Saints and Black Army and Bajen Fans
because you realise that a membership there might create problems
for your work.
2) You train your vocabulary and add short commands for "loonies",
'braindead', 'boss', 'Remove Rickard Fagerlund', 'Pelle Svensson
is fat', 'spectator crisis' and 'Resign bla bla bla' in your word
processor.
Needless to say, the "correct" answer was... 1. And we all know who they're
talking about :-)
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 03:46:01 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Swedish indie on Latvian radio
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Roberts Galvans wrote:
> this is yesterday's playlist (not complete, there're mentioned just songs
> from _Scandinavian Tape #3 - swedish Indie_ casstte) of show called
> "P*N" on radio 99 1/2 fm (also known as Latvian national radio 2, playing
> music + short news 7 days a week from 12.00 till 24.00)
>
> "P*N" is alternative and indie music show,which is on air every thursday
> from 22.00 till 24.00, hosted by Peteris Puritis
>
> 22.09 Shallow Soundwave - "Hyper"
> 22.35 Cloudberry Jam - "Elevator"
> 22.53 Yvonne - "Drifter"
> 23.11 Cardigans - "Black Letter Day"
That's great! Though I really think it is time to make yet another Swedish
Indie tape with new songs. All the bands on the old tape have made new songs.
Most have even released new albums or singles, except Aquadays, Popundret,
Puffin, Salt and Sonic Surf City. Though both Popundret and Puffin have
released a new song each on the latest A West Side Fabrication compilation...
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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