Sirius adds YouTube videos
Written by tevensso on June 11, 2009 to Internet, Per Gessle and Roxette. Source: Sirius XM.
NEW YORK - Sirius XM has put up two videos with Per Gessle being interviewed on Nordic Rox on YouTube. One where he talks about the Roxette reunion and one where he talks about the concert with Marie Fredriksson in Amsterdam.
And on June 13 the Roxette special with Per's gig in London and the performance of Marie Fredriksson in Stockholm will be rebroadcast at 9 PM ET.
For Dish Network subscribers in the US: If your package is of 200 channels or more, chances you will find Sirius stations. Spectrum - located on channel 6018 will turn into Nordic Rox on Sundays at 8pm EST and Wednesdays at 11pm EST although the station may not show up on the channel guide.
Jackie contributed to this article.
Per Gessle joins Twitter
Written by tevensso on June 4, 2009 to Internet and Per Gessle.
(Updated) - Per Gessle has joined Twitter. Follow the user @PartyPleaser for tour updates and other tidbits from the Man.
While at it, follow our own Twitter account, @dailyroxette!
And now Roxette have joined in the Twittering. Follow at @TheRealRoxette for updates
Nordic Rox broadcast on Sirius crashed
Written by luke on June 1, 2009 to Exclusive, Internet and Per Gessle.
NEW YORK - The special broadcast of Nordic Rox on Sirius satellite radio last Sunday failed due to some glitch in the automated system. Per Gessle's concert from London was overlapped with other songs after two thirds of the concert, as well as drowning out parts of the interviews. Sirius apologizes and promises to fix it before the rebroadcast on Wednesday.
The Look for Roxette – the book online now!
Robert Thorselius’ excellent The Look For Roxette book is now available to view online. Previously only available as a book, the new online version also features an interactive section where you can create your Rox Collection and view items available to buy and swap from other fans. Having the book online means that it is now possible to update the information as soon as new releases are available. While Marie’s "Där du andas" is there, Per’s "Party Crasher" is not as of yet. There are lots of interesting, new and rare items on there when compared with the book edition so check out the online version.
Vote for “Silly Really”
Written by Rosina on December 6, 2008 to Internet and Per Gessle.
(Updated) -
“Silly Really” is being air played on the US satellite radio Sirius on their top-40 channel “SIRIUS Hits 1”. The song is currently being presented as one of the new releases of the week in both “Hits 1’s Ear Poppin’ New Music! ” and “Hit-Bound” programs. This is the first time the single is air-played outside of Sweden. It has also been heard on Sirius Canada.
Update: Vote again, this is another vote. Per did really well last week. Let's do it again.
Video premiere for “Silly Really”
Written by tevensso on November 14, 2008 to Internet, Per Gessle and Releases.
(Updated) - "Silly Really" is now available to see at Aftonbladet. Featured in the video is, besides Per and a bunch of drunk stock brokers, also Frank the rabbit from Donnie Darko!
Update: The video is now available at gessle.com in better quality.
Snippets out on Gessle.com
Written by tevensso on April 29, 2008 to Internet, Per Gessle and Releases. Source: Gessle.com.
SÖDERHAMN - Snippets of some of the new songs are now available on gessle.com. The remastered and extended version of "The World According to Gessle" will be released May 14.
Gyllene Tider and Per Gessle released in the USA
Written by tevensso on October 10, 2007 to Gyllene Tider, Internet, Per Gessle and Releases. Source: EMI.
STOCKHOLM - EMI Caroline has released a few Gyllene Tider albums in the US – "Gyllene Tider," "Moderna Tider," "Puls" and "GT25!." But it has also released Per Gessle's "Mazarin" and the compilation "Hjärtats trakt." All albums can be found on iTunes USA.
On November 13, "Finn5fel!" and "En händig man" will be released as well.
According to Per this seems to have worked out great for other non-American acts so EMI thinks there's an audience for Gyllene Tider and Gessle in the States. "Amazingly enough, if you ask me, but it's fun nevertheless," Per says.
Naturally we're talking digital releases only.
Caroline Distribution, EMI’s U.S. independent distribution company, was founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records. It has become one of the U.S. music industry’s largest third-party distribution companies for the independent music sector.
“En händig man” tour videos on YouTube
Written by roxeteer on July 15, 2007 to Internet, Live and Per Gessle.
Per is publishing official "En händig man" tour videos on YouTube. So far, two videos have been released: first one from the Halmstad premiere and the second one from the Linköping concert. The videos are 1-2 minutes long and consist of clips from backstage, soundcheck and live concert.
No Rockbjörnen for Roxette this year
STOCKHOLM (Updated) - Roxette was once again nominated for a Rockbjörnen award in Aftonbladet's annual ceremony, in the Swedish Group of the Year category. Unfortunately, Bodies Without Organs (BWO) took the award this year. During the previous years, Roxette has already received six Rock Bears.