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Sola Jonsen
DumDum Boys are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1979 and originally known as Wannskrækk. The band is one of the most successful Norwegian rock acts of all time, and are considered one of the "big four" bands who popularized modern rock with Norwegian lyrics in the 1980s alongside Jokke & Valentinerne, Raga Rockers and DeLillos. History 1979–1985: Formation and early years DumDum Boys was formed in Trondheim in the late 1970s as a punk rock act under the name Wannskrækk by guitarist Kjartan Kristiansen and bassist Per Christian "Persi" Iveland, with vocalist Per Øivind "Prepple" Houmb joining in 1979 and drummer Sola Jonsen in 1982. The band was inspired by other Norwegian acts such as Lasse Myrvold and The Aller Værste!, who pioneered punk rock with Norwegian lyrics. The band played gigs extensively in Trondheim and soon gained a cult following. Wannskrækk released two singles, ''Faen Kuler Treffer Aldri Riktig'' (1981) and " ...12"... " (1982), before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the significant technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post and served as the capital of Norway from the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Norway Attacks
The 2011 Norway attacks, also called 22 July () or 22/7 in Norway, were two domestic terrorism, domestic terrorist attacks by far-right politics, far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik against the politics of Norway, government, the civilian population, and a Workers' Youth League (Norway), Workers' Youth League (AUF) summer camp, in which a total of 77 people were killed. The first attack was a car bomb explosion in Oslo within Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter of Norway, at 15:25:22 (Central European Summer Time, CEST). The bomb was placed inside a van next to the tower block housing the office of the then Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The explosion killed 8 people and injured at least 209 people, 12 severely. The second attack occurred less than two hours later at a summer camp on the island of Utøya in Tyrifjorden, Buskerud. The camp was organised by the AUF, the youth wing of the ruling Norwegian Labour Party (Norwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagbladet
() is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally it was considered the main liberal newspaper of Norway, with a generally liberal progressive editorial outlook, to some extent associated with the movement of cultural radicalism in Scandinavian history. The paper edition had a circulation of 46,250 copies in 2016, down from a peak of 228,834 in 1994. The editor-in-chief is Frode Hansen (editor), Frode Hansen, the political editor is Lars Helle, the news editor is Jan Thomas Holmlund. is published six days a week and includes the additional feature magazine ''Magasinet'' every Saturday. Part of the daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid is available at ''Dagbladet.no'', and more articles can be accessed through a paywall. The daily readership of s online Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid was 1.24 million in 2016. Dagbladet online has received w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravitasjon
''Gravitasjon'' (English: Gravity) is the eight studio album by the Norwegian rock band DumDum Boys. Released in March 2006, it is the band's first album since 1998's ''Totem''. The album was preceded by the lead single "Enhjørning", released in January, and debuted at number one on the Norwegian charts. It has sold over 80,000 copies. It is the band's last album to feature long-time keyboardist Atle Karlsen. Track listing Personnel DumDum Boys * Prepple Houmb – lead vocals * Kjartan Kristiansen – guitars * Atle Karlsen – keyboards * Aslak Dørum – bass * Sola Jonsen – drums Additional personnel * Yngve Sætre – producer * Morten Lund – mastering * Baard Slagsvold – horn arrangements (track 1) * Fredrik Øie Jensen – horns (track 1) * Ole Jørn Myklebust – horns (track 1) * Lars Horntveth – horns, horn arrangements (track 11) * Erik Johannessen – horns (track 11) * Hege Horntveth – horns (track 11) * Mathias Eick Mathias Eick (born 26 June 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Wood (music Festival)
Norwegian Wood was an annual music festival in Oslo, Norway, held in Frognerbadet. The name of the festival refers to the Beatles song "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". History Norwegian Wood was initiated in 1992 by Jørgen Roll, Sten Fredriksen and Haakon Hartvedt. The first two festivals were held on Bærums Verk in Bærum, but the festival was moved to Frognerbadet in 1994. Notable artists who have appeared on the festival include Johnny Cash, Jethro Tull, Van Morrison, Savoy, Bo Kaspers Orkester, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, the Kinks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Jaga Jazzist, Madrugada, Suede, Faithless, Wilco, James Taylor, Sting, Linkin Park, Audioslave, the Dandy Warhols and Counting Crows. The number of tickets sold for the festival numbered 8,000 in 2009. 2017 was the final year Norwegian Wood took place. The responsible company behind the festival declared bankruptcy in autumn of that year, and later attempts to revive it has pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spellemann Of The Year Award
The Spellemann of the Year () is a traveling trophy awarded each year during the Spellemannprisen. The award goes to a Norwegian artist or group that has distinguished itself in particular in the past year. The winner is chosen on an open basis by a special jury. The award was first awarded during the Spellemannprisen 1985 in 1986, and then went to A-ha. Background Unlike most other Spellemann awards, where a professional jury selects a winner from the artists entered, a special jury selects the winner of the Spellemann of the Year on an arbitrary basis. The award also takes into account the artist's performance, commercial success and record releases. The winner receives a bronze statuette shaped like a gramophone player, which they will keep for one year. The award is usually presented by the previous year's winner. The statuette was made by sculptor Erlingur Jónsson. A precursor to the Spellemann Award of the Year was awarded under the name Artist of the Year to The Monroes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Døden På Oslo S
''Døden på Oslo S'' (meaning "''The death at Oslo Central Station"'') is a Norwegian film released in 1990. Set in Oslo in the late eighties, it is based on a book by Ingvar Ambjørnsen from his series '' Pelle og Proffen''. It was the highest-grossing Norwegian film of the year. Plot The film is about the two teenage boys, Pelle and Proffen, who try to help Pelle's girlfriend, Lena, overcome a drug problem. She is only 15 years old, and they initially meet at a snack bar in downtown Oslo. She has been abused by a social worker at a home for troubled teens. While they try to help Lena she runs away, they get beat up, and watch people overdose at the central train station in Oslo. The film deals with issues including drugs, troubled teens and their parents, and child pornography. It's also about Pelle's and Proffen's families and their differing backgrounds: Pelle's parents are former hippies and very liberal; while Proffen's parents are older and conservative. Production The sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
