I am told it was late October 1973, on a snowy afternoon, that my father went into Ranum’s musicstore in Olav Tryggvasons gate, Trondheim, Norway. Here he bought himself a pair of Alpha Stereo Hi-Fi headphones to supplement his Garrard record player and his Tandberg Sølvsuper 12 radio. The headphones had wood-imitation on the shell, [...]

Thomas Hansen sadly only made it to 31, but during those years he made some brilliant tunes, had his share of ups and downs, and exhibited hard earned wisdom with his fellow men.
Norway is a land of many, many, light bearded people with soft voices, hitting strings and talking about feelings. But Thomas Hansen was [...]

Truls and the Trees, Årabrot, Casiokids, The Megaphonic Thrift, Like Rats From a Sinking Ship @ Storåsfestivalen. Storås, Norway July 31st - August 2nd 2008
Truls and the Trees

In the words of Arthur Conley: Do you like good music? Yeah yeah! And right now: spotlight on Norway’s janglecrowd, Truls and the Trees. It’s about as good [...]

K/D, Orangebox, Fuck the Color Blind, Teknologikk, The Smell of Mutiny @ Kulturgytinga. Tafjord, Norway July 24th - 26st 2008

Between some steep mountains, the fjord and some more steep mountains, there is just enough space for the few houses that is Tafjord. There, in the livingroom of her old wooden familyhome, Tonje Tafjord has put [...]