A couple weeks ago Øya Festival announced a poll on their site, where their audience got to choose which of 15 classic Motorpsycho albums the group will play at this summer’s festival.
Today the festival announced the winner, 1994’s Timothy’s Monster, an album that has been in the lead for weeks. The album was originally released [...]

From MIC.no:
Winners of the prestigious Spellemann Awards; the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy, were announced this weekend. Eurovision Song Contest winner Alexander Rybak was bestowed with the prestigious Spellemann of the Year award while veterans Jahn Teigen and Barry Matheson received the Honorary Award and Music Industry Award respectively.
Music video of the Year:
Donkeyboy - “Ambitions”
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Jazkamer @ Blå
3rd March 2010 Oslo, Norway
Behold; Jazkamer — formerly known with an extra Z and M, also known to shed members and albums. Their trio format, consisting of founders John Hegre and Lasse Marhaug, with drummer Nils Are Drønen, visited Blå on Wednesday to celebrate one of their twelve new albums, The Monroe Doctrine.
Their [...]

MIC reports that Norway’s biggest international success, a-ha, is launching a funding programme to help export young Norwegian artists. This is their way of giving something back to the community that helped them reach the heights they did in the 80s, Magne Furuholmen explained during a press conference yesterday.
Furuholmen lead the by:Larm jury selecting one [...]

After being awesome at Sentrum Scene during by:Larm this weekend, Serena Maneesh shorten the wait for their new album further. Creative souls worldwide: You are challenged to visualize the S-M sound and put it on a t shirt. Yeah, c’mon!
The band describes the contest on their blog:
FANz, FRIENDS, FOES!!!!!
RIGHT NOW: Visualize YOUR INTERPRETATION of the [...]

The first time I saw Altaar play, they were a duo consisting of noise master Sten Ove Toft and metal/hardcore man Andreas Tylden. That time, at Musikkfest Oslo 2009, I was met by a wall of sound, obstructing any indie band’s attempt to strum a ukulele within the Grünerløkka perimeter. When celebrating Toft’s birthday at [...]

Throw together three Casiokids, a manager who according to himself “always say the funniest things when these guys are interviewed”, a true Norwegian fenalår, three interviews scheduled at the same time, a piece of moss and a statue of a half naked Kate (Moss), and you have the bizarre interview situation I put myself the [...]

Our favourite music newspaper is bringing its gospel to Oslo. Launching their Oslo distribution during by:Larm, The Stool Pigeon presents a fine night featuring Altaar; Chrome Hill, with Jørgen Munkeby from Shining amongst others; psychedelic Danes in Oh No Ono; Manhattan Skyline and Ungdomskulen’s shiny sequined songs.
The paper, awarded Best Free Music Magazine in 2009, [...]

For their only festival gig in their home country this year, Motorpsycho have decided to make it special. Following the trend of playing albums back to back, they are letting their fans decide which album will see one exclusive live performance this summer. Where? Where else, The Øya Festival.
The band members have picked fifteen albums [...]

The Norwegian equivalent to the Grammys, Spellemannprisen, just announced their nominees. Last year’s most annoying, highest pitch, most hyped and most singalong-friendly are all included.
The nominated albums and artists are:
Newcomer of the year:
Alexander Rybak
Donkeyboy
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen
Kråkesølv
Vilde Frang
Best female artist:
Ane Brun - Live at Stockholm Concert Hall
Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From A Stone
Julie Dahle [...]