Some months we wrote about the album “Swedish Hitz Goes Metal”, which was released in May 2011 and includes metal covers of the biggest hits written by ABBA, Roxette and Ace Of Base.
We received an email from Niclas Eliasson with the link to their newly released video to “The Look”.
You can read more about the band and the album in this Facebook page.
httpv://youtu.be/JSg2Ee4i-_g
Roxette Singbox app get a little publicity on one of the biggest UK newspapers’ website Guardian.co.uk. Have a look!
Who knew Roxette would be the subject of an innovative music game in 2011? That said, who knew the Smurfs would be the subject of one of the most lucrative iPhone social games in 2010… Roxette Singbox brings the SingStar karaoke game model to iOS, using in-app purchases to download individual songs, with email and Facebook challenges for a social spin.
Sweden’s biggest record chain Skivlagret went bankrupt in February – Sveriges Radio reports. The head office and 11 shops in the whole Sweden were closed – among others the one in Halmstad, well-known among fans from the rich collection of Roxette related albums and books. Per Gessle and Gyllene Tider did organize several signing session there.
The main reason of that decision is that albums’ sale is dropping and this kind of business is not as profitable as it was in the past.
Source: Sveriges Radio
Thanks to Dominick Abrams-Anderson.
Swedish NGO BRIS (Children’s Rights in Society) has started an auction via auction website Tradera as part of the organisation’s 40th anniversary. The auction includes some Roxette and Gyllene Tider items.
Other items are a Beatles package, football team tshirts, many other CDs or signed picture frames.
BRIS supports children in distress and is a link between children, adults and the community. All support services build on volunteer work and financial support, primarily from corporate cooperation and private persons, and to a small extent governmental grants.
Traderahas set up a special website for this campaign, where the auctions started yesterday, March 17th and will go on until March 31st. The collected money will be used for various help actions for children.