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Archive for May, 2009

“The Dome” and “All Star Mr & Mrs”

Posted by Jakob S on May 31st, 2009

Morten and Paul on “The Dome”

a-ha’s performance of “Foot Of The Mountain” on the German TV-show “The Dome” was broadcast on RTL2 last night.

It can be seen on YouTube here.

 

Morten and Inez’ appearance on the UK TV-show “All Star Mr & Mrs” was also broadcast last night on ITV.

They ended up scoring 3 out of 9 correct answers, and decided to donate their £5000 to the Norwegian Refugee Council.

A video of the show is available here.

 

Two upcoming a-ha specials on German TV have been announced:
– 19 June: WE LOVE in Concert: a-ha – “Foot of the Mountain” (Pro7)
– 28 June: Music Special: “a-ha Documentary – Foot Of The Mountain” (Sat1)

 

And the Norwegian release date of the album has also been changed now – it will be out on 15 June.

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a-ha doing mini-concert in Oslo

Posted by Jakob S on May 30th, 2009

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a-ha will headline the annual VG-lista Topp 20 summer show in Oslo on 19 June. Other artists performing include Alexander Rybak, Lene Marlin, BigBang and Aqua.

“We are especially proud to get a visit from a-ha, who will do their own mini-concert as part of the VG-chart show. We are also expecting many visitors from abroad when the biggest Norwegian band ever enters the stage”, Thomas Christiansen from VG says.

The show, which is held outdoors at Rådhusplassen (City Hall Square), always draws a big crowd. “Featuring the best package of artists ever, we’re ready to match the audience record of 100.000 people from 2006”, Christiansen says.

It is not known if a-ha will play live or just use playback, as Morten did when he performed on the show in 2008.

The whole show is broadcast live on NRK1 on 19 June, and is repeated on the same channel the following day. The show is also usually broadcast live on NRK’s web-TV and P3 radio.

 
It has also been announced that the new album will now be released one week earlier than planned in Germany. The new release date is 12 June.

The UK, however, will get the album one week later than what the recent press release stated. The new UK release date is 20 July, while the single is released on 13 July. An updated overview of all release dates can be found on a-ha.com.

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Album samples and Brisant report

Posted by Jakob S on May 28th, 2009

a-ha on Brisant

30-second audio samples of all ten songs on the upcoming album are now available on Amazon.de.

And the “Brisant” report which was originally scheduled to air last Friday was shown on SAT1 today. Although most of the footage is from 2005, we also get a glimpse from the FOTM video shoot in Berlin last week.

The “Brisant” clip can be seen on YouTube here.

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a-ha to perform in London, June 5

Posted by Jakob S on May 27th, 2009

a-ha are set to perform at the 2009 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in London next Friday, June 5.

According to Billboard, “the 14th annual radio awards will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel and hosted by Absolute Radio DJ Christian O’Connell. The event, organized by U.K. industry body RadioCentre, recognizes excellence and talent in the commercial radio industry.”

 

Chart positions for “Foot Of The Mountain” in Norway so far:

Hit 40
(radio airplay)
Week 19: #37
Week 20: #4
Week 21: #4

Topp 20
(single sales)
Week 20: #14
Week 21: #15

And be sure to read these interesting new interviews on a-ha.com:
– Martin Kvamme on the new a-ha cover designs
– Short interview with Karl Oluf Wennerberg

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Dagbladet interview

Posted by Jakob S on May 23rd, 2009

Picture from Dagbladet

Dagbladet has an interview with a-ha in today’s paper edition.

They talk about the new album, the new music video and promotion plans.

Morten says about the new album:
“This album represents a clear decision when it comes to choosing a specific direction. We have tried to limit ourselves and returned to a more synth-based sound. That’s been a wonderful thing to do. I see it as a revitalization of us as band.”

A full translation of the Dagbladet interview is now available here.

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TV-performance: “The Dome”

Posted by Jakob S on May 23rd, 2009

Morten on stage in Munich last night.

a-ha performed “Foot Of The Mountain” at the 50th edition of the music show “The Dome” last night, which was taped at the Olympiahalle in Munich.

Other acts performing included the Norwegian Eurosong-winner Alexander Rybak, Black Eyed Peas and Pet Shop Boys.

The show will be broadcast on RTL2 on 30 May.

And “Foot Of The Mountain” is included on a double CD called The Dome Vol.50, which is released in connection with the show on 29 May. The song is also included on a 3-CD limited edition version of the release.

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TV-performance: “Germany’s Next Top Model”

Posted by Jakob S on May 21st, 2009

a-ha performing in Cologne tonight

a-ha performed “Foot Of The Mountain” at the big finale of “Germany’s Next Top Model” tonight, in front of 15.000 people in the audience at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

The show, hosted by Heidi Klum, was also watched live on TV by millions.

Several clips of a-ha’s performance are now up on YouTube.
(Thanks to the uploaders!)

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UK release details

Posted by Jakob S on May 21st, 2009

A press release posted on Bandweblogs.com reveals that the upcoming album Foot Of The Mountain will be released in the UK on 13 July. And the single gets a UK release the week before, July 6.

Paul says about the single lyrics:
“It’s the dilemma of loving a city life, yet secretly wondering if we’d be happier being surrounded by open fields and sweeping mountains.“

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Saunders producing

Posted by Jakob S on May 21st, 2009

Producer Mark Saunders provides some info about the new album on the blog of Beat360 Studios:

“Late last year Mark worked on A-Ha’s eagerly anticipated next record ‘Foot of the mountain’ at both Water Music studios in Hoboken, Jersey as well as our own BEAT360 facility in Manhattan. This last week it has been confirmed that Mark is credited producer on four of the album tracks. ‘Riding the crest’ ‘Real Meaning’ ‘What there is’ and ‘Sunny Mystery’. The record is to be released sometime in June and the guys play a number of arena tours throughout Europe later in the year.”

Some additional info about the album:
Paul has written 4 of the songs, while Magne and Paul have co-written 5 songs.

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Album tracklist

Posted by Jakob S on May 21st, 2009

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Here is the Foot of the Mountain album tracklist, as posted on a-ha.com:

1. The Bandstand
2. Riding The Crest
3. What There Is
4. Foot Of The Mountain
5. Real Meaning
6. Shadowside
7. Nothing Is Keeping You Here
8. Mother Nature Goes To Heaven
9. Sunny Mystery
10. Start The Simulator
 
 

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