UTRECHT - This afternoon, the songs from the new album “Son Of A Plumber” appeared on the the Kazaa p2p file sharing network. However, they all contain sections of silence like the first online MP3s of “C’mon” and “Jo-Anna Says” did. The files can be found in a wide range of different qualities (from 54 to 320 Kbit/s), and even in ogg-format.

  TDR suspects this is an attempt from EMI or another institution trying to prevent the songs being easily available for download. If a “normal” version of the album would be put on the Kazaa network (or similar), it would be practically impossible to find it. A brilliant move in that case.

STOCKHOLM - On the official Son of a Plumber website, two signing sessions have been announced:

  Per will be at Bengans in Gothenburg, November 24 at 17:00 CET, and also at Åhlens City in Stockholm, November 25, this time at 16:00. Per lets us know that he will stay until 18:00 in Stockholm.

• The official Son of a Plumber website

STOCKHOLM - Swedish TV3 will air the 13 min long film shot by Daniel Börjesson for Per Gessle’s Son of a Plumber project. Previews have been available on Son of a Plumber’s site and also on Aftonbladet. The film will be broadcast on November 27 at 19:45 CET.

STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle as Son Of A Plumber will participate in this year’s edition of “Fotbollsgalan” on November 14.


  The event will take place at Hovet, Stockholm, and will feature, besides Gessle, The Cardigans and Andreas Johnson. The organizers are also hoping to get Madonna to perform live. Swedish television channel TV4 will broadcast the gala live from 20:00 until 22:00 CET.


  The gala is organized yearly by the Swedish Soccer Association to pay tribute to the best Swedish soccer players of all times. The nominees to the different categories will be announced in some weeks.


  Tickets for the event can be purchased via Ticnet at the price of 220 SEK (excluding the surcharge).

• Fotbollsgalan 2005
• Ticnet.se

Now that the new singles from the “Son of a Plumber” project are about to be released, Swedish newspapers have started to review them. Aftonbladet gives “C’mon” ++++ and “Jo-Anna Says” ++. Expressen has a review, but so far only in their paper edition. TDR will add reviews when we find them, meanwhile enjoy our own analysis of the single, by reporter Colin van der Bel.

When I first heard the new titles for the Son of a Plumber single, my first thought was that “C’mon”
would be an uptempo song á la “The World According to…”, and “Jo-Anna Says” an English version of Gyllene Tider’s “Jo-Anna Farväl,” so when I heard them I was quite surprised!



“C’mon”:

The intro immediately reminds me of the Beatles, and then the falsetto singing starts. At first it seemed a bit strange, but after hearing the song a few times you get used to it. The typical Gessle-ish handclapping, tambourine and a very catchy chorus: it sticks to your mind immediately! Don’t know if this song can be an international chart breaker though. Maybe too much ’60s?



“Jo-Anna says”:

The song starts off with a moderate, steady beat, with Per and an acoustic guitar. Then the chorus kicks in pretty fast. It’s extremely catchy, and reminds me of the ’60s and ’70s, but it clearly has that fresh Gessle sound to it.

  Instant hit! Maybe this should’ve been the only A-side because this song is much better in my opinion, and has the potential of becoming an international hit if it is sufficiently promoted.

Judith Seuma, TDR News Editor, would like to add that initially when she heard “C’mon” would be sung in falsetto she was rather nervous but she likes “C’mon” now that she’s heard it a few times. “Jo-Anna Says” is her darling though.

Per Gessle will perform Son of a Plumber material at 100-årsfesten (The 100th Anniversary Party) in Oslo on November 26. The 100-årsfest is a Norwegian celebration of being free of the union with Sweden that ended in 1905. Lots of Swedish and Norwegian artists will perform, and the Norwegian Royal family will attend the party.

  Ticket price is a mere 25 NOK (3.20 Euros).

  Last year it was rumored that Roxette would perform in Norway’s centennial celebrations in June 2005. However, Roxette never took the stage.

• 100-årsfesten (In Norwegian)

STOCKHOLM - According to TDR’s sources, the new Son of a Plumber single can already be found online. Both songs are easily available in full, however, with periods of silence inserted. Most probably someone has ripped a prelistening CD.

  Per comments to TDR that “this is something you probably have to live with.”

STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle was voted Sweden’s 10th biggest star ever in the Swedish TV (SVT) program “Folktoppen” Saturday Nov. 5. Over 59,000 viewers phoned and gave their vote for their favorite and Gessle received 2,177 of those votes.



This is the top-ten list:

1. Ingemar Stenmark (former olympic skier) 18,357 votes

2. Carolina Klüft (athlete) 6,700

3. Carola Häggkvist (singer) 5,512

4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (soccer player) 5,264

5. Victoria Bernadotte (crown princess) 5.152

6. Mikael Persbrandt (actor) 4,261

7. Peter Forsberg (hockey player) 3,946

8. Agnetha Fältskog (former ABBA member) 3,888

9. Robert Gustafsson (comedian) 3,832

10. Per Gessle 2,177

• SVT (In Swedish)

STOCKHOLM - With excitement building amongst the fans of Per Gessle for the release of his new album, The Daily Roxette is able to reveal the sleeve and the final CD-tracklist of Son Of A Plumber (the vinyl tracklist is slightly different):



CD 1:

1. Drowning in Wonderful Thoughts About Her
2. Jo-Anna Says
3. I Have a Party in My Head (I Hope It Never Ends)
4. C’mon
5. Week with Four Thursdays
6. Hey Mr DJ (Won’t You Play Another Love Song)
7. Late, Later On
8. Ronnie Lane




The Junior Suite:

9. Are You an Old Hippie, Sir?
10. Double-Headed Elvis
11. Something in the System
12. Speed Boat to Cuba
13. Come Back Tomorrow (And We Do it Again)

CD 2:

1. Kurt – The Fastest Plumber in the West
2. I Never Quite Got Over the Fact That The Beatles Broke Up
3. Substitute (For the Real Deal)
4. Waltz for Woody
5. Carousel
6. I Like it Like That
7. Something Happened Today
8. Brilliant Career
9. Burned Out Heart
10. Drowning in Wonderful Thoughts About Her [reprise]
11. Making Love or Expecting Rain

  “The Junior Suite” is a 9-minute-long medley consisting of the last five songs on CD1.

  The album is, like previously announced, to be released as a limited edition vinyl record – also double – with an extra bonus track not available on the CD!

STOCKHOLM - According to the business and finance newspaper Dagens Industri (Industry Today), Per Gessle’s Elevator Entertainment was the third most profitable company in Sweden in 2004 with a profit margin of 61 percent.

 They write that Per Gessle has become Sweden’s most successful artist at the beginning of this century (mentioning his success with “Mazarin” and the relaunch of Gyllene Tider). The company posted a profit of 38 Million SEK and has assets of 109 million SEK. According to the article, Elevator Entertainment also gets credited with the profits from Tylösands Havsbad (the resort/conference hotel) and one of Per’s other music companies.

  Two asset management companies hold the first two positions on the list, while other list toppers include the state casino monopoly and two pharmaceutical companies.

• Article on Per and other selected top companies (In Swedish)
• List of most profitable companies (In Swedish)