We would like to wish all our readers a peaceful Christmas!

  Thanks for visiting our site. It’s been a great year for The Daily Roxette. This online “newspaper” is more popular than ever, and it’s all because loyal subscribers like you have made it a “must read.” We wouldn’t have this site if our readers weren’t also sometimes our writers. Our sincere thanks to everyone who has submitted an article this past year.

  Read on for TDR’s “Year in Review,” written by Visa Kopu (roxeteer), our Editor-in-Chief.

The Year in Review

  The year 2001 was a year that won’t be forgotten for a while. We all know what happened September 11th and - unfortunately - it made this year unforgettable.

  In the world of music business, Napster changed the way music is delivered to the listeners. The conservative record companies couldn’t accept this and Napster was soon suffocated to the death with a little help from the lawyers. But, we can’t go back to a time of innocence; MP3 has changed things forever and record companies won’t be able to stop this development.

  Roxette’s year was full of excitement, right from the very beginning. They released first new material since “Have A Nice Day”, the song “Centre Of The Heart”, in January, with the release of “Room Service” album following in February. Their record deal for the USA with independent label Edel America was terminated, leaving Americans without any Roxette releases this year.

  After the release of “Room Service”, Per and Marie had a short European promotion tour, but the big news were that there would be a full-scale European tour in the fall. TDR was able to tell you this first after an exclusive interview with a member of the band!

  The tour, all the way from Munich to Gothenburg, was a success. Fans from every corner of the world traveled to Europe to see Roxette on stage. Romanian fans used all their savings to be able to travel to the concerts in Austria, and maybe so did also the Argentinean fans who were picked up by the police for walking on a motorway.

  In November, Roxette finally released their first DVD, a compilation of all the videos they’ve ever made - except “The Look ’95”, as mentioned in the user comments.

  But even after their tour, Per and Marie won’t take time off. Per is already preparing material for a new Roxette album and he is also planning a new Swedish (!) solo album, as reported in our article from early December.

  It seems that the year 2002 will be as busy as 2001 for Roxette - and The Daily Roxette, your #1 Roxette news source!