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Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol 03 Issue 55
Scandinavian Indie Digest Sun Dec 29, 1996 Volume 3 : Issue 55
There are 32 messages totalling 1072 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Sin's Music on the Radio [16-Dec-96]
2. Sin's Music on the TV [13-Dec-96]
3. Swedish Indie tape + Soundtrack Of Our Lives
4. Swedish indie tape
5. Continue
6. Needed Information (2)
7. Beelsebub on joukossanne!
8. Deep Turtle (2)
9. Hellooooo
10. Hellooooo+alternative nation+salt (2)
11. salt (4)
12. Fidget Video (2)
13. Sin's Music on the Radio [23-Dec-96] (2)
14. Motor Tour List _Update_ [18-Dec-96]
15. The Wannadies (2)
16. Sin's Music on the TV [20-Dec-96]
17. Popsicle
18. rauhallista joulua
19. Japan Compilation...
20. Sin's Music on the Radio [30-Dec-96]
21. Sin's FIDGET Contest!
22. Sin's Music on the TV [27-Dec-96]
23. Poll 1996
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Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:08:57 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [16-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie
December 16th -> December 22nd
Day Date Artist Recorded
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Mon 16/12 Pornostar, Dipper, Loosegoats Stockholm, Gino 28-Oct-96
Tue 17/12 Simbi Falun, Folkets Hus 30-Nov-96
Wed 18/12 Lamb, Tortoise Denmark, Roskilde Festival Jun-96
Thu 19/12 Nikolai Dunger Pite}, Dansar Och Ler July -96
Sun 22/12 Mikael Rickfors (R) Lule}, Bl} Dragonen 15-Dec-95
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - always at 21.03
(R) = Rerun
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:09:20 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [13-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
December 13th -> December 19th
********** This list celebrates its 1 year anniversary today!! ***********
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Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
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Fri 13/12 Pop-TV Pop-TV Z-TV 16.00
Standards Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 22.45
Sat 14/12 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 17.35 R
Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.20 R
Pop-TV Pop-TV Z-TV 00.00 R
Sun 15/12 Standards Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 14.50 R
Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 15.30 R
Soundtrack of Our L.. S|ndags|ppet SVT 1 18:30
Kula Shaker Live 'n' Loud MTV Europe 21.30
Mon 16/12 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 18.15
Tue 17/12 Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 22.15
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Wed 18/12 Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.15 R
Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.10
Thu 19/12 Finnish Top List Listan FTV 17.45
Beck Musikbyr}n SVT 1 19.15
R = Rerun
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Fri, 13 Dec 96 11:27:44 +0100
From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne)
Subject: Swedish Indie tape + Soundtrack Of Our Lives
> On Wed, 4 Dec 96, ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) wrote about
> Swedish Indie tape:
>
> > Hmm, now that I'm writing I might as well say a few words about the tape.
> > In short, I'm deeply disappointed... Most of the bands that I had not
> > heard before were just plain awful (Shallow Soundwave, Aquadays, Hardy
> > Nilsson, Blissful, Melony, Sonic Surf City, Sindy Kills Me), and others
> > were IMHO not represented by any of their best songs (Fireside, Loosegoats,
> > Mouth, Waterbug). And what do bands like Kent and Salt do on an indie
> > compilation...? Well, enough about that, I think...
>
> Remember that everything on the tape was voted on by those who wanted to
> participate in deciding what was going to be added to it. Ie. the bands
> and the songs were decided by the list members. Something that should
> also be taken into account is that the tape was made over 6 months ago
> and a lot of things has happened since. Almost all bands have released
> new albums, or new demos, or reformed, or split up, etc.
>
> I also would like to try to avoid the "what is band X doing on an _indie_
> compilation" discussion, but what the hell, I have to know - why shouldn't
> bands like Kent and Salt be on an indie compilation?
My complaints on the tape were never meant for anyone to be taken personally.
I know that we voted for the tape contents, and my complaints were not really
meant to be about the tape as such at all, but rather about the boringness
and lack of ideas in the Swedish indie scene (which was made pretty evident
by the contents on the tape, some bands excepted). Sorry if that wasn't clear.
I'd also like to avoid an "what is band X doing on an _indie_ compilation"
discussion, hence the "Well, enough about that, I think..." comment...
I think everyone has their own opinion about what is indie and not, and
I don't have any problems with that. I was just expressing my opinion.
Enough about that now, I hope...
Saw Figdet (one of the exceptions mentioned above...) and Soundtrack Of Our
Lives at KB (Malm|) last friday, and it was probably the best concert I've
been to this year. The audience didn't seem very interested in Fidget (just
like Loosegoats were pretty much ignored by the Sebadoh audience when
supporting them at Studion a few weeks ago), but they still managed to
impress me a lot more than the previous times I've seen them. Looking
forward to that album. But the band of the evening was of course Soundtrack
Of Our Lives. Union Carbide Productions always was my favourite Swedish live
band, but their records never quite seemed to match the experience of seing
them live. Now, with SOOL, Ebbot & Co. have managed to make a record that
surely must be everyones favourite scandinavian album of the year (or...?),
and to my pleasure they were as good as, if not better than, Union Carbide
live too.
(So, who will be the first to tell me they don't consider Soundtrack Of Our
Lives "indie"... :)
/Ludde
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Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 14:11:00 +0100
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Swedish indie tape
Hi! I just wanted to express my opinion about the tape. Maybe Erik (chief)
thought I sounded a bit negative about the tape, when I handed it over to
him. This is not the case, I am just a bit negative about those bands that
I had not heard before, that is: Aquadays, Red Sleeping Beauty, Blissful
and Shallow Soundwave. Can't say I liked any of these bands.
The rest of the tape was OK, though. Some of the bands (for example Komeda,
Wannadies, Popsicle, Sindy Kills Me, Honey Is Cool) are of the kind that
never seems to disappoint you. To my surprise I also must say that the
Melony contribution was OK. But I've heard enough of them to continue not
liking them, at least for the moment. Maybe the big surprise was Puffin.
I've always thought that Puffin was more strange than good, but these two
songs were clearly the other way around. Maybe I have been wrong and maybe
these songs are representative for their sound. Is it so?
I also feel I have to write a special paragraph about Yvonne. Sometimes, in
my weakest moments, it feels as if pop music has lost it's "touch", as if
it doesn't grip me and engage me any longer. In those cases this is the
cure that I use. I don't know what kind of sorrows you have to live through
to write this kind of songs, I only know that I probably could spend a
whole night just listening to this song ("Drifter"). So painful and so
beautiful.
So, on the average, I would say that the tape was quite good. Maybe I
wouldn't
/Micke, listening when "No one speaks"
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Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 14:22:27 +0100
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Continue
Continuation of the last sentence of my mail (sorry!):
...Maybe I wouldn't have chosen Kent for a tape like this, but this
discussion we've already gone through and this is, of course only my
personal opinion.
Now I'm finished
/Micke
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Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 13:13:06 -0500
From: PhysPlant@aol.com
Subject: Needed Information
Does anyone know how to get in touch with the Bad Vugum Record lable or the
Finnish band, 22pistepirkko?
If so, please e-mail me to let me know.
Dave Liljengren
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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 11:49:51 +0100 (MET)
From: hans.lindell@rockfile.se
Subject: Re: Needed Information
>Does anyone know how to get in touch with the Bad Vugum Record lable or the
>Finnish band, 22pistepirkko?
>
>If so, please e-mail me to let me know.
>Dave Liljengren
Maybe this is old information, its dated feb 95...from the Euro Pop Book
95/06. A new edition will be released in January - 97.
More info att website: www.rockfile.se
Hope you will find:
22-pistepirko, c/o Bare Bone Bus, Piikikasvi Agency
P.O. Box 145 , 00531 Helsinki,Finland
Phone +358 0 701 8052 Fax +358 0701 8629
Bad Vugum
P.O. Box 362
90101 OULO, Finland
Phone +358 81 37 73 69 Fax +358 81 37 73 69
Hans Lindell
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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 17:02:43 +0200 (EET)
From: Timo Riitamaa <timo.riitamaa@pp.kolumbus.fi>
Subject: Beelsebub on joukossanne!
I'm just writing this to introduce myself to the list. introduction
containing all that is important:
22-Pistepirkko, Absoluuttinen Nollapiste, Captain Beefheart, Brussel
Kaupallinen, CMX, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Ornette
Coleman, Cream, Deep Turtle, Circle (live!!), Bob Dylan, PJ Harvey, Jimi
Hendrix, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Larry and the Lefthanded, Thee Ultra
Bimboos, The Sultans ;), The Isebel's Pain, Guided by Voices, Pavement, The
Weepikes, Enter, Mana Mana (when that teenager's gargantual existential
angst hits me), MC5, Pixies, Radiopuhelimet, REM's Murmur, Sonic Youth, The
Stooges, Velvet Underground, Virtanen, YUP, Neil Young, Funkadelic,
Parliament, Van Morrison, Roope and the Rockets, Flaming Lips...
blablablaa..... i forgot half of it. just about anything on Bad Vugum....
uskontoni keskuspaikka on Oskun divari. Holidays in Hawaii!!
-Timo
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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 12:28:03 -0500
From: PhysPlant@aol.com
Subject: Deep Turtle
Thanks everyone, for help in locating 22pistepirkko and the Bad Vugum label.
Does anyone have any idea how I could contact Deep Turtle?
Once again, I'm a free lance writer from Seattle in the USA. I'm trying to
develop more coverage of Scandinavian bands in America. I saw a sticker for
Komeda in a Seattle record store this week, so I figure the word must be
getting out at least a little bit. The address of my webzine is
www.seattlesquare.com/pandemonium
tusen tack,
Dave Liljengren
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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 20:36:33 +0200 (EET)
From: Timo Riitamaa <timo.riitamaa@pp.kolumbus.fi>
Subject: Re: Deep Turtle
At 12.28 15.12.1996 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks everyone, for help in locating 22pistepirkko and the Bad Vugum label.
> Does anyone have any idea how I could contact Deep Turtle?
Unfortunately Deep Turtle is no more. they got tired, or so i understand.
Deep Turtle was one of the most original, innovative and eccentric bands
i've ever heard of. it was one of the first bands that made me listen to the
more freaked out side of music. They were atleast as incredible live as on
the records. because i'm new to the list i don't know what you know, so i'll
just tell all that i know.
all of their early eps, singles and songs on compilations have been gathered
into one album, the _Rip-off Documento_ it's got the _Snakefish_, _Satanus
Uranus Tetanus_, _Riva_, _Ghoti_ and _Deep Turtle_ eps + a few other songs
like covers of Dun Delion's "Kotona Hissukseen" and Sweetheart's "Mr.
Cocktail" the album is, like all of their albums, on Bad Vugum (BAD-54)
Their full lenght album _There's A Vomitsprinkler On My Liverriver_ is thee
album. (BAD-45)
Then there is also the John Peel Session ep (BAD-49)
Bad Vugum
PL 362
90101 Oulu http://www.lpg.fi/badvugum
Finland
-----
MUTINY!
c/o Janne Mäki-Turja
Pellonkuja 2 H 14
61800 Kauhajoki
Finland
This is the adress of a great finnish 'zine. he has interviewed Deep Turtle
and is the guru in all things indie. you should contact him, and he'll
propably be happy to help you.
Hope this helps you. TUNGO! TUNGO! TUNGO!
-Timo
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:40:14 +0200 (EET)
From: Timo Riitamaa <timo.riitamaa@pp.kolumbus.fi>
Subject: Hellooooo
I'm just wondering
A. is there something wrong with my mailing system?
B. is this list dead?
C. is there a deal that nobody posts anything around the end of the year
because we all are going to get 18 times the normal amout of mail when
everybody send their top10 lists of the best albums of the year to every
mailing list theyr on?
D. everybody is just too consentrated on thinking about how space expands
4-dimentionally, and have no time to post anything.
E. The whole internet has crashed.
F. The whole world has crashed, and i'm the only on left alive.
G. well, there is no G.
Who stole my underwear?
-Timo
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:46:11 +0100
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Re: Hellooooo+alternative nation+salt
I like this alternative:
>D. everybody is just too consentrated on thinking about how space expands
>4-dimentionally, and have no time to post anything.
Hmm. Obviously it's pretty dead here. A week ago, for example, someone
asked if Toby did play a video with Mazzy Star on Alternative Nation last
week. The reason I haven't answered is that I missed the first 10 minutes
of the show, so I can't be sure about the answer. But the video wasn't
showed during the last 110 minutes of the show.
Speaking of Alternative Nation, there must be something wrong with their
mailing system. I tried to vote for The Mutts as last week's "alternative
option", but the mail came in return. Does anyone have the right adress, so
I can check if I've got it wrong.
BTW, I've heard some nasty rumours about Salt splitting up. Is this true.
I've had some bad feelings about Salt for a while now, I think it's almost
two years since they recorded some new material.
/Micke, sometimes wondering if christmas is more than a "God damned carnival"
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 22:28:45 +0100 (CET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Re: salt
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Michael Rehnstrom wrote:
> BTW, I've heard some nasty rumours about Salt splitting up. Is this true.
> I've had some bad feelings about Salt for a while now, I think it's almost
> two years since they recorded some new material.
It's true. They have decided to do other things than music.
A retrospective album, containing stuff from singles and unreleased songs,
will be released sometime next year.
Martin
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Date: 17 Dec 1996 23:22:38
From: filskov@post3.tele.dk (Henrik Filskov)
Subject: Re: Hellooooo+alternative nation+salt
Michael Rehnstrom wrote:
> Hmm. Obviously it's pretty dead here. A week ago, for example, someone
> asked if Toby did play a video with Mazzy Star on Alternative Nation
> last week.
That someone, was me...And I still haven't seen the "Flowers In December"
video yet... :-(
> The reason I haven't answered is that I missed the first 10
> minutes of the show, so I can´t be sure about the answer. But the video
> wasn't showed during the last 110 minutes of the show.
According to Ludvig Borgne who watched the show, there was no Mazzy Star
video...
> Speaking of Alternative Nation, there must be something wrong with
> their mailing system.
Yep.. In fact Toby has mentioned it a few times. They seem to have some sort
of problem...
> I tried to vote for The Mutts as last week's "alternative option", but
> the mail came in return. Does anyone have the right adress, so I can
> check if I've got it wrong.
Try: alternative.nation@mtvne.com
-Henrik
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Date: 18 Dec 96 11:46:45 +0000
From: "toby" <thobjon@algonet.se>
Subject: Fidget Video
Since there is quite a bit of interest in Fidget on this list i just
thought i'd let you all know that the video for "Semi-naked" was
finished yesterday. Delivered to the Mega Records office at 11 AM. It
features the band trying to be some kind of secret agent running
around in an abandoned paint factory in stockholm. One of the guys in
the band is put on fire and the rest run about, take photos and fall
over.
And Nina gets alot of coverage as she's singing the whole time and the
only one of the others that actually pull off the whole thing is the
drummer who is sporting one of the best full beards i've ever had the
pleasure to lay my eyes on. And he looks realy cool in his wheel chair
as well.
To sum it all up....
Beard - top notch!!!!!
Wheelchair - way to go!!!
Rest of the band - well??? maybe a couple of laps round the
soccerfield would've helped, now they look more like the tryouts for
policesquad than real agents.
The Song - oh, i almost forgot about this one, can't understand what
it's all about, and doesn't thrill me a bit. The part where she sings
"Huyndai" is rather interesting though, since it's the name of a
budget japanese car, but maybe i've just misunderstood the lyrics.
Oh, yes one final note, when the guitar player runs down a spiral
staircase Niklas from the recordlabel wanted to delete the clip since
you could see what brand of sneakers he was wearing and the band
weren't sponsored!!!!
He called it political reasons..... makes you wonder, doesn't it?
take care out there / Toby
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 05:03:07 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [23-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie
December 23rd -> December 29th
Day Date Artist Recorded
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Mon 23/12 nothing
Tue 24/12 Orup (R) Pite}, Dansar & Ler July -96
Wed 25/12 Nordman (R) Lund, Olympen 16-Mar-96
Thu 26/12 Robyn (R) ]re, 29-Feb-96
Sun 29/12 Post, F}, Wagon Live
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - always at 21.03
(R) = Rerun
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 05:02:43 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Motor Tour List _Update_ [18-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie Motor Tour List UPDATE Scandinavian Indie
December 18th, 1996
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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SCANDINAVIAN:
Liberator (S) Burning Heart
8/2 Malmo - Big Jump Cup New Date
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NON-SCANDINAVIAN:
Ash (UK) Border *NEW*
6/2 Stockholm - Gino
7/2 Malmo - KB
Baby Bird (UK) MCA *NEW*
5/2 Stockholm - Studion
Bush (UK) MCA *NEW*
special guests : Souls (S)
12/2 Copenhagen (DK) - Vega
13/2 Stockholm - Gino
Lamb (UK) PolyGram *NEW*
4/2 Stockholm - Studion
Space (UK) Mega *NEW*
3/2 Stockholm - Studion
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The COMPLETE Motor Tour List is posted once / month to the list.
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 20:12:31 -0800
From: SUK <suk@suk.se>
Subject: Re: salt
Martin Eksten wrote:
> > BTW, I've heard some nasty rumours about Salt splitting up.
> It's true. They have decided to do other things than music.
>
> A retrospective album, containing stuff from singles and unreleased songs,
> will be released sometime next year.
Yeah, all this and a little more was written in an article in Metro
yesterday. Really sad. They will do design and art instead. :(
Their last gig was in july (?) with Screaming Trees in Minneapolis. I
got to see them twice. At Gino, just about a year ago + at Hultsfred 94
(?). The Gino show is still one of my fave shows ever, cause of the
girls standing in front of the stage, "hångling" with each others. Check
out scan-indie digest from 951215!
Anyone else have Salt memories to share?! Gig tales, maybe when they
were God Damn Carnaval...
Jan
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 07:19:57 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: The Wannadies
I haven't had time to do the Music on the TV list today yet, but
I wanted to say that The Wannadies appear on "Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk"
tonight (and the re-run is on sunday as usual).
Their new single is out as well by the way. "Friends" right?
I also saw a new Popsicle single at a record store today, but
I can't remember what it was called? Anyone?
Finally bought the Mismates album - and BUY IT if you're a
Sundays fan - that's all I can say.
The new Fidget and Petrol singles were sold out in all the
record stores here in Linkoping.
Well, that's it for me today,
//Erik
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 07:22:05 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: salt
On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, SUK <suk@suk.se> wrote about: salt
> Yeah, all this and a little more was written in an article in Metro
> yesterday. Really sad. They will do design and art instead. :(
I knew I should have posted the Selected News earlier. :-) Seriously
though, yes, it is a tragedy, though I can understand their decision,
not only after seeing how tired they were of the whole thing after
their last gig on their second (right?) US tour in New York down in
the Village at Brownies (here's them Salt memories neatly tied into
the story, see? :-)). Nina said a lot about how fake the music business
people were over there, when I talked to her after the show that night.
"They smilied and said we were the greatest, but in their eyes you could
see that they were lying." But also because they were forced to play the
same songs over and over again, for over two years.
I saw Salt three times - first here in Linkoping, February 95, at
Herrgar'n just one week after their debut EP was released. Then at
Hultsfred 95, and finally in New York in March this year. The New York
one was a blast. Nina singing together with the two opening acts
together at one point, where she mostly just groaned and screamed,
and rolled around on the floor. And they (when they finally hit
the scene) played two new songs (probably included on the forthcoming
album) together with all the fantastic oldies. Two guys from Z-TV
was there as well by the way, but only stopping by on their way to
an interview with Type-O-Negative. Unfortunately I don't have any
"party afterwards" stories to tell, because the band went back to
Sweden the next day. Though it was the night I asked her who the
lucky guy was she was going to marry that summer... a mistake I'll
never forget.
> Their last gig was in july (?) with Screaming Trees in Minneapolis.
June 23rd to be exact (yes I'm the messerschmidt... :-))
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 13:54:04 +0100 (CET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Re: The Wannadies
On Fri, 20 Dec 1996 chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
> I also saw a new Popsicle single at a record store today, but
> I can't remember what it was called? Anyone?
"Dusty Roads"?
Martin
Martin Eksten (eksten@df.lth.se)
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:31:01 +0200
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Re: salt
>> BTW, I've heard some nasty rumours about Salt splitting up. Is this true?
>It's true. They have decided to do other things than music.
>
>A retrospective album, containing stuff from singles and unreleased songs,
>will be released sometime next year.
>Martin Eksten (eksten@df.lth.se)
I guess this is what constitutes the difference between a good band and a
great band: a great band quits before they're just "good".
I saw them twice live, in Linköping and at the Hultsfred festival. I think
the last one, of those, was the greatest. I stood next to a Pantera fan who
really had some not-so-nice words to say about the fact that the Pantera
gig started while Salt were still playing. His friends had to drag him away
from the stage.
Well, I'm travelling out of cyberspace for a week or so (I have a strange
feeling that the only person to miss me would be me). I guess there is just
one thing to say: HAVE A MERRY INDIE-CHRISTMAS, WHEREVER YOU ARE
/Micke, committing suicide if the "macarena christmas-remix" is played on
cristmas eve
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Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 09:32:00 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [20-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
December 20th -> December 26th
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
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Fri 20/12 Pop-TV Pop-TV Z-TV 16.00
Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 19.30 R
The Wannadies Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 22.45
Sat 21/12 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 17.35 R
Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.20 R
Oasis Unplugged MTV Europe 23.00 R
Pop-TV Pop-TV Z-TV 00.00 R
Sun 22/12 The Wannadies Sen Kv{ll Med Luuk TV 4 14.20 R
Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 15.30 R
Mon 23/12 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 18.15
Tue 24/12 Best of... Live 'n' Loud MTV Europe 21.30
Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 22.15 R
U2 Zooropa Sydney MTV Europe 00.00
Wed 25/12 Kula Shaker Live 'n' Loud MTV Europe 10.30 R
Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.15 R
Suede Live 'n' Loud MTV Europe 21.30 R
Oasis Unplugged MTV Europe 00.00 R
Thu 26/12 Rock am Ring 1996 Rock am Ring 1996 MTV Europe 15.00 R
Best of... (2) Live 'n' Loud MTV Europe 23.30
Doors, Jimi Hendrix Isle of Wight TV 4 00.35
R = Rerun
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 12:52:23 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: re: Popsicle
On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se> wrote about
The Wannadies:
>> I also saw a new Popsicle single at a record store today, but
>> I can't remember what it was called? Anyone?
>
> "Dusty Roads"?
No no, it was one I haven't seen or heard of before. Something like
"Shut the hell up!" or something nasty like that.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 11:29:14 +0200 (EET)
From: Timo Riitamaa <timo.riitamaa@pp.kolumbus.fi>
Subject: rauhallista joulua
Happy midwinter festival to everybody and a peacefull christmas too. lay on
the floor and wear wollen socks. be good and save the world.
-Timo
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 07:03:05 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Japan Compilation...
Just found this info on the net the other day... Interesting to see that
Eggstone released both "Summer And Looking.." and "Brass" in Japan back
in December 1994. I wonder if they sound the same as on the Swedish single?
Does anyone have this one?
Bridge "The World Shines Brightly"
Released: Dec.19,1994
Catalog Nr. PSCR-5340 (Trattoria)
Opening Theme / BRIDGE
What Kiss For / BRIDGE
Un rayo de sol/ LE MANS
Summer and looking for a job / EGGSTONE
Intermission 1 / BRIDGE
Radio au go-go / BRIDGE
Need / RAY WONDER
Intermission 2 / BRIDGE
En hola buena / LA BUENA VIDA
Elevator / CLOUDBERRY JAM
Bitter cold / BRIDGE
Intermission 3 *Thank you for purchasing a calendar / BRIDGE
Paper bikibi ya-ya / SEAGULL SCREAMING KISS HER KISS HER
Intermission 4 / BRIDGE
Brass / EGGSTONE
Christmas Jam / BRIDGE
Kung fu X'mas / THE PEARLY GATECRASHERS
Intermission 5 / BRIDGE
X'mas sun / LOUIS PHILIPPE
Let Someone Love Me / LUSH LIFE
Ending Theme / BRIDGE
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 07:02:42 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Fidget Video
On 18 Dec 96, "toby" <thobjon@algonet.se> wrote about the
Fidget Video:
> Since there is quite a bit of interest in Fidget on this list i just
> thought i'd let you all know that the video for "Semi-naked" was
> finished yesterday. Delivered to the Mega Records office at 11 AM. It
> features the band trying to be some kind of secret agent running
> around in an abandoned paint factory in stockholm. One of the guys in
> the band is put on fire and the rest run about, take photos and fall
> over.
[snip]
Sounds cool! Any idea when one can expect to see it somewhere?
I'd bet my pants that Z-TV will show it sometime, but when and
where? Any premiere-date decided that is?
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 07:03:32 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [30-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie
December 30th -> January 2nd
(from 1997 - only Monday to Thursday due to cutbacks)
Day Date Artist Recorded
--- ----- --------------------------------- --------------------------------
Mon 30/12 <b>Eric Bazilian</b> Pite}, PDOL July -96.
Tue 31/12 <b>Pulp</b> (R) Hultsfred, Festival -96
Wed 1/1 <b>Oasis</b> (R) England, Knebworth 11-Aug-96
Thu 2/1 nothing
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - at 21.03-22.00
or 18.03-19.00 where marked with a '*'. (R) = Rerun
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at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/uprad.html
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 07:52:14 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's FIDGET Contest!
If you can't check out the Web-version, with cool graphics, free stuff,
giveaways, neat things and so on on the Scandinavian Indie web site at:
___ http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html ___
here's the simple text version:
-----------------------------------
Scandinavian Indie & Mega Records
presents the Fidget Contest!
-----------------------------------
* They're gonna build a brand new planet?!
No, but close enough! Scandinavian Indie & Mega Records presents
the Fidget Contest! When we opened up Santa's sack, we discovered 5
copies of Fidget's Promotion 7" Single with two songs, "Semi-Naked"
and "My Prawns" added straight from their last demo! The single was
released in 1000 limited edition copies only, and you can't buy this
one in the stores. This is definitely an exclusive item, and you can
be one of the five lucky winners!
* They're gonna leave for another world?!
No, but here's what you need to know! Just write down your answers
to the following 4 (four) questions below, write your postal (snail
mail) address and include your e-mail address as well. If you do this,
you have entered the contest. That's how easy it is!
* They're gonna build a new dimension?!
No, but there are some extra things you need to know.
The answers to the first three questions can easily be found on the
Scandinavian Indie web pages, or if you have been a subscriber to the
Scandinavian Indie Mailing List and paid attention. The answer to the
fourth question can not. It is a "come up with a good answer" question.
That is, write down your best guess! The five best (as selected by us)
answers to the fourth question will win!
* They're gonna make it on the other side?!
Yes, and the contest closes on January 20th, 1997. That is when
we put all entries with correct answers to the three first questions
in a hat (or if no one has three correct answers, those with two
correct answers (and so on)), and pick out the five winners,
those with the best answers to the fourth question that is. The
winners are presented on the Scandinavian Indie Contest pages,
as well as contacted through e-mail within a week after that!
Good Luck!
Q1: Name four festivals Fidget played at in the summer of 1996?
Answer:
Q2: Where does the name of their own label "Prodik" come from?
(any of the 2 possible answers is okay)
Answer:
Q3: They call their music "bonkers-pop", but where does that
expression come from?
Answer:
Q4: Why are they called "Fidget"? (Guess!!)
Answer:
My Full Name :
Street Address :
Zip Code & City :
Country :
E-mail address :
Feel free to leave a message to Fidget if you want!
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
//Scandinavian Indie: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html
//Giveaways, Free Stuff, Cool Graphics, Sound Clips & Loads of Information!
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Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 05:11:08 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [27-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
December 27th -> January 2nd
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
--- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- -----
Fri 27/12 Best of... Pop-TV Z-TV 16.00
Orbital Live MTV Europe 02.00 R
Sat 28/12 Christmas Top of the Pops BBC Prime 19.00
Christmas Top of the Pops BBC Prime 23.30
Sun 29/12 Christmas Top of the Pops BBC Prime 10.00
Best of... Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Mon 30/12 The Cure MTV Files MTV Europe 19.30 R
Tue 31/12 Best of... Musikmagasinet Z-TV 22.00
Eggstone, Brainpool Ny}rskv{ll med T. TV 4 22.10
Wed 1/1 -
Thu 2/1 Finnish Top List Listan FTV 17.35
R = Rerun
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at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/uptv.html
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 19:35:05 +0100
From: Carl <cbjebs92@www.tufvan.hv.se>
Subject: Re: Sin's Music on the Radio [23-Dec-96]
Hello all!
Written by Chief long ago Re: Sin's music on the Radio:
> Sun 29/12 Post, Fä, Wagon Live
^^^^^
Hmmm.... I don't understand this. Spoke to Otto, the drummer of Wagon, and
he did not know of any live events Dec 29th featuring them. Besides, the two
guitar players, Fredrik and Torben, are currently studying in Australia...
Could it be a recording?
Guess we'll know by the 29th...
Later amigos!
Carl
Living in boxes after moving from Växjö to Gothenburg. And pretty tired
after carrying everything to the 4th floor, no lift. Listening to Superchunk
and liking it. (Now that is, not when carrying boxes.) Pretty long Post
Scriptum, eh? That's all for now anyway.
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 20:28:42 +0100
From: totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
Subject: Poll 1996
hello/ hej!
Anybody out there?
I received only 27 votes so far, I thought we could do better, so take
a minute and type in your favourites of 1996.....!
Here are the categories again (list max 5 items in each category):
1. * best album(s):
2. * best single(s):
3. * best Scandinavian album(s):
4. * best Scandinavian single(s):
5. * the band(s) you couldn't live without:
6. * most promising new act(s):
7. * most amazing live experience(s):
8. * most fancied indiepop personality(ies):
9. * best music fanzine(s):
10. * best music magazine(s):
11. * best label(s):
12. * best musical event(s):
13. * this sucked in 1996:
You have until December 31st, 1996 to send in your votes, but don't
delay! The results will be presented in January 1997.
happy new year everybody,
totte
Thank you very much
totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop)
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