Podcast LogoIn episode 24 of the RatatoskOnline Podcast we spoke with Silje Salomonsen from Stavanger, Norway at the venue Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands on April 27th 2007 where she would perform with Thomas Dybdahl. Silje talkes about her experiences of performing with the band of Thomas Dybdahl, acting and here favorite music at that moment...

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Silje Salomonsen at Internet Movie Database
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Datum: 28 maart 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , ,
The band The National Bank is touring through Europe and because of this I dug up a recording of a talk with the vocalist of the band, Thomas Dybdahl. We spoke with Thomas Dybdahl before his performance at Oosterpoort, Groningen, The Netherlands on April 27th 2007. Thomas talked about his experiences of performing at the large venue of Paradiso in Amsterdam, losing his favorite hat and many things more...

More information:
Official Website Thomas Dybdahl
Thomas Dybdahl @ MySpace
Official Website The National Bank
The National Bank @ MySpace
Datum: 27 maart 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , , ,
Podcast LogoDuring the Eurosonic showcase festival in Groningen, The Netherlands, we were able to interview the Finnish rockband Von Hertzen Brothers. Japke Palma spoke with the vocalist and one of the guitarists, Mikko, and talked with him about the band, their influences, the plans for a new album and performing live…

More information:
www.vonhertzenbrothers.com
www.myspace.com/vonhertzenbrothers
Datum: 18 februari 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , , , , ,
Podcast LogoIn episode number 21 of the RatatoskOnline Podcast we will bring you another interview with an artist from Scandinavia. We still have two more interviews for you in our Eurosonic 2008 series, but because of the release of a new album by the band The National Bank, you will hear these two interviews another time soon.

The band The National Bank consists of well-known Norwegian musicians, from  bands as Jaga Jazzist and Bigbang, and it also features the singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl on vocals. The National Bank releases a new album, called Come On Over To The Other Side and we were able to speak with Thomas Dybdahl about the band and the new album…

More information:
Official website The National Bank
The National Bank @ MySpace
Official website Jaga Jazzist
Bigbang US website
Official website Thomas Dybdahl
Datum: 28 januari 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , , ,
Podcast LogoIn episode number 20 of the RatatoskOnline Podcast we will bring you another interview in our Eurosonic 2008 series. During the Eurosonic showcase festival in Groningen, The Netherlands, we were able to interview the band Cult of Luna from Sweden.

Japke Palma spoke with Johannes Persson, one of the bandmembers of Cult of Luna at Vera on the 11th of January 2008, and talked with him about sirens in the Netherlands, inspiration for the music and lyrics of Cult of Luna, their new upcoming album, and defining a new music genre…

More information:
Official website Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna @ MySpace
Datum: 25 januari 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , , ,
Podcast LogoThis time we will bring you another interview of the ones we recorded during the Eurosonic showcase festival in Groningen, The Netherlands. During this festival we were able to organize an interview with the band Jakobínarína from Iceland. Japke Palma spoke with Gunnar, the vocalist and Hallberg, one of the guitarplayers of Jakobínarína at Vera on the 10th of January 2008.

More information:
Official wesite Jakobínarína
Jakobínarína @ MySpace
Datum: 20 januari 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , ,
Podcast LogoIn episode number 18 of the RatatoskOnline Podcast we will bring you another interview of the ones we recorded during the Eurosonic showcase festival in Groningen, The Netherlands. We spoke with the Swedish musician Mack from Hyacinth House in a hallway at the Newscafe after his performance on the 11th of January 2008. Mack talked about his music, Eurosonic and artists who he likes to work with…

More information:
Official website Hyacinth House
Hyacinth House  @ MySpace
Datum: 15 januari 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , ,
Podcast LogoEpisode number 17 of the RatatoskOnline Podcast! This time we will bring you the first interview of the ones we recorded during the Eurosonic showcase festival in Groningen, The Netherlands. At the fancy restaurant 't Feithuis in Groningen we spoke with the Norwegian artist Erlend Ropstad on Thursday January 10th 2008. We talked with Erlend about his music, skiing and performing at Eurosonic…

Links
Official Site Erlend Ropstad
Erlend Ropstad @ MySpace
Datum: 1 januari 2008 Gerelateerd: , , , ,
Podcast LogoThe first episode of the RatatoskOnline podcast in 2008! In this episode you will hear an interview with the band Apocalyptica from Finland. This band got well-known of its covers of Metallica songs by playing the cello. On December 9th 2007 Apocalyptica performed at Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands. Lonneke Smallegange talked before the show with one of the members of the band, Paavo Lötjönen and asked him about the cello equipment, the current Worlds Collide Tour and lots more…

Links
Official Site Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica @ MySpace

Datum: 18 december 2007 Gerelateerd: , , ,
Podcast LogoIn this episode we finally bring you the interview with the band Moonsorrow from Finland. Japke Palma talked with the band during the metal festival Waldrock in the Netherlands on the 7th of July 2007. You will hear how the band enjoyed their performance at Waldrock, their inspiration and the development of the band through the years. Also, they will let you hear a Scandinavian band you should check out…

Links

Official Website Moonsorrow
Moonsorrow @ MySpace
Music tip of the band: Poets of the Fall