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Ranglerock Festival
The Ranglerock Festival is an annual rock festival that takes place in the small town of Bryne, located on the west coast of Norway. Usually arranged at the end of July. The festival was first held at Hognestad in 2002, then being called the Hoggstock Festival. The second year around, the arrangement was moved to Bryne, and in 2006 the name was changed to the Ranglerock Festival. The two-day festival is held indoors, and the last couple of years it has attracted about 600-700 people. The Hoggstock Festival received much attention in the local media as it often used slogans protesting against food festivals being arranged in the same period. The festival line-ups *2002: Svenssen Supertrucker & his Jolly Fellows (plus guest appearances by Hassa's Incredible Didgeridoo Experience, Totkopf and more) *2003: Svenssen Supertruckers, Gravmar & the Gravediggers, Totkopf. *2004: Svendsen, Gravmar & the Gravediggers, Totkopf, Dead Bizons, Three Star Hotel. *2005: Mad Foxes, Gravmar & the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryne
Bryne () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Time, Norway, Time municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality of Time and it is also List of urban areas in Norway by population, one of the 50 largest towns/cities in Norway. Bryne's location in the region of Stavanger/Sandnes and its road and rail links have made Bryne a popular area for commuters. The city is expanding rapidly and there have been reports of problems with schooling capacity. Bryne Church is located in the centre of the city and Time Church is located east of the city . Bryne is located on the southern shores of the lake Frøylandsvatnet, about 25 minutes south of the city of Stavanger by train. The city has a population (2021) of 12,465 and a population density of . The city's urban area crosses over the municipal border to Klepp Municipality, with and 1,800 residents living in the neighboring municipality. History The village of Bryne was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikabomb
Mika Bomb (sometimes spelled Mikabomb) is a London-based, Japanese pop punk band. History Lead singer Mika Handa arrived in London in 1998, with the goal of playing in a punk band. Recruitment for the band began with the arrival in London of the guitarist Agi (Chinese: 龙宽 Long Kuan), who later gained broad fame in the electronic duo 龙宽九段 Longkuan Jiuduan. Another Mika (Mika Kanayama) on bass introduced an element of musicality to the bass department while a North London boy, Ergi, provided the drums. Mika has a husband and a daughter, and Ergi has a wife and two daughters. In 2000, they signed with the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal. Mika Bomb performed in the West Country plugging their singles "Super Sexy Razor Happy Girls" and "Heart Attack". They fused Motown, New York punk, 1950s garage rock and Japanese pop to form a distinctive, distortion-heavy pop sound. 2001 saw the release of their debut album ''The Fake Fake Sound of Mikabomb'' on the Damaged Goods l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Knives
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book. The band was originally named Simple Pastoral Existence, but this name only lasted until they split for a few years from 1997 to 1999, at which time they renamed themselves Ponyclub. The name "Ponyclub" was changed when they got their first record deal because there was already an artist in existence named "Pony Club". This is when the name "The Young Knives" was coined. They later dropped the definite article prefix prior to the release of their second full-length album, '' Superabundance''. They broke into the music industry in 2002 with the critical success of their debut mini-album '' The Young Knives... Are Dead'', but began to garner national coverage upon the release of their single "The Decision" in late 2005. They played their biggest live gig in June 2006 and completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tønes
Frank Tønnesen (born 28 April 1972), better known by his stage name Tønes, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sokndal, Norway. (n Norwegian) He released his debut album, ''Rett te håves'', in 1996 and has since released a number of albums and EPs. He uses the Sokndal dialect in many of his songs and tells intriguing stories. In 2018 he released his first novel under the name ''Vi kan ikke ta med oss alt dette hjem.'' Tønes performs both solo and with a backing band that differs in configuration, sometimes consisting of just a bass and/or accordion. Among his bandmates are Gaute Tengesdal (bass and backing vocals), Erlend Aasland (guitar, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, auto harp and backing vocals), Kjell Gudmestad (steel-guitar and electric guitar), and Øystein Holmen (keyboards, backing v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EX-Girl
eX-Girl is a Japanese female noise rock trio. Overview They claim to hail from the planet Kero Kero. They are described as psychedelic, space rock, jazz fusion, jagged alternating vocal harmonies, sugary synthesiser pop, punk, prog, epic/atmospheric, noise-rock, wavering three-part a cappella, borderline operatic vocals, often in the space of a single song. Live performances are known to include home-made costumes, synchronised robot dancing and frog-related items. Enthusiastic supporters include Mike Patton and Jello Biafra: History eX-Girl was founded in 1997. Its original members were Chihiro, Kirilo and Fuzuki. Regardless of the members' non-existing musical experience, their career started off quickly as they began touring and released their debut album within a year from creating the band, all safely under the wings of the famous producer/keyboardist Hoppy Kamiyama. In 1999, the band performed at the Japan Nite event at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Around this time Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honningbarna
Honningbarna ( en, "The Honey Children") is a punk rock band from Kristiansand, Norway, known for performing lyrics in the local Kristiansand dialect. Career The band débuted in 2010 with the EP ''Honningbarna''. In January 2011, they were named as the winners in a competition for fresh music, ''Årets Urørt'' organized by the radio station NRK P3. The winning song named ''Borgerskapets utakknemlige sønner'' ("Ungrateful sons of the bourgeoisie"). At 25th of march, in the same year, they released their debut album ''La alarmane gå'' (Sound the alarms). The debut album won in the category of ''rock'' during Spellemannprisen 2011. They were also nominated in the category ''Newcomer''. In 2011 they played at a festival Øyafestivalen and live on NRK TV campaign of 2011. Drummer Anders Eikås died in a car accident on 31 January 2012. Band members *Edvard Valberg (vocal, cello) *Christoffer Trædal (guitar) *Tomas Berglund (bass) *Johan Hansson Liljeberg (guitar) *Nils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stein Torleif Bjella
Stein Torleif Bjella (born 7 April 1968) is a Norwegian songwriter, singer and guitarist. Bjella was born in Ål Ål is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administ ..., in the region of Hallingdal. His first solo album ''Heidersmenn'' from 2009 was well received. He was awarded Spellemannprisen for the 2011 folk music album ''Vonde visu''. In 2013 he released his third solo album, ''Heim for å døy''. In 2016 he released the album ''Gode liv''. In 2017, Bjella released the poetry book ''Jordsjukantologien Nr. 1''. The following year, he released the album ''Jordsjukantologien'', featuring his poetry set to music. Discography * ''Heidersmenn'' (2009) * ''Vonde Visu'' (2011) * ''Heim For å Døy'' (2013) * ''Gode Liv'' (2016) * ''Jordsjukantologien'' (2018) * ''Øvre-Ål Toneaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Roger Aadland
Tom Roger Aadland (born 26 April 1964) is a Norwegian lyricist and musician. Personal life Born in Haugesund on 26 April 1964, Aadland grew up in Vikebygd in Vindafjord. He graduated in classical guitar and instrumental pedagogy from in 1987. He resides in Oslo. Career Aadland made his album debut in 2007 with ', recorded in Ireland. His 2009-album ' contained songs such as " Vikla inn i blått" and " Du gjer meg einsam når du dreg", which were translations of lyrics by Bob Dylan into Nynorsk language. Further albums are ' (2011), ' (2012), and ' (2015), with his own lyrics. The album ' from 2016 was again a Nynorsk version of Dylan's songs, and earned him a radio award. In 2021 he issued the album '. He was co-author of the book ''Bob Dylan. Mannen, myten og musikken'' from 2011, and has written lyrics for the rock band Hellbillies and the folk music band Vamp. His Dylan translations were basis for the theatre concert ''Vikla inn i blått – Dylan på nynorsk'' staged at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Festivals In Norway
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