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december 17th

  PETTERS FIRST BAND: SLIPS
  Backstreet Girls' Petter Baarli's first band: Slips did a remarkable comeback this year, 27 years since their last gig. The comeback resulted in an album, released on Hit Me! Records.
 
 Christmas gigs: BSG will do three christmas shows. In Sandnes, Horten and Rjukan. More info in the gigs-section.
 
 Last weekend Backstreet played at "Den Blå Grotte" in Fredrikstad, alongside the legendary The Yobs ( with Casino Steel, Hones John Plain and Robbie Rushton), for a concert review, check out Fredrikstad Blad (only in norwegian).
   
 

november 12th

  RADIO INTERVIEW AND TOURPICS
 
You can meet the guys on the radioshow: Pyro on wednesday 14th of november.

Check out the pics-section for some tourpictures, including some from the tour with Rose Tattoo in the summer 2001.
   
 

november 01st

  KVINESDAL ROCKFESTIVAL
 
Kvinesdal Rockfestival has announced the first 3 bands for the 2008-festival:

Backstreet Girls
Volbeat (DK)
Hardcore Superstar (SE)


Festival starts 10th of july and ends 13th of july.

Read review of the "Shake Your Stimulator" releaseparty at Rockefeller - www.eternal-terror.com




 


 

   
 

october 28th

  THE LAST ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND
 
Petter Baarli's sideproject: "The Last Rock 'N' Roll Band" (Honest John Plain, Casino Steel, Mat Sargent, Robbie Rushton and Petter Baarli) will release their first album on november 19th. The official album Launch Party will be held at www.elmstreet.no, Oslo on Friday 14 December 2007 (with Dan Thunderbird from Backstreet Girls on bass and Diesel Dahl from TNT on drums).  There will also be a full set from Trashcan Darlings.

Review of "Shake Your Stimulator", The Streets - Metal Webzine


Videoclip from the gig at Samfundet, Trondheim earlier this year.

Pictures from Rock The Boat


Check out the scrapbook!
   
 

october 11th

  VIDEO AND GIG-REVIEW
 
Check out Heavymetal.no review of the gig at Arno Bar, Notodden.

Reviev of "Shake Your Stimulator" - Jærbladet


Two videoclips from the gig at Rauma Kulturhus, Åndalsnes. Filmed by Tommy Kleveland.

Hiroshima Shakin'

Petter's guitar-jam
 
 

 

 

october 03rd

  VG-LISTA, REVIEWS AND INTEVIEWS
 
"Shake Your Stimulator" going into the 35th place on VG-lista Topp 40 on the first week of sale - www.vg.no . Listen to "Lydverkets" inteview with BSG (broadcasted 2nd of october). Interviews can also be heard on P3 Pyro and P3 Urørt later. Scrapbook updated!

Some more reviews of the album:

Romerikes Blad

Musikknyheter.no

Studvest.no

A new gig added in the gigs-section.

Videos from youtube (muddy waters-gig):

Gypo

Rattlesnake Charlie

Gimme Just A Second
 
   
 

september 30th

  HIGH ON GIBSON GASOLINE
 
Check out the videoclip at the Shake Your Stimulator webpage. "High On Gibson Gasoline" live from Hulen, Bergen 28th of september. backstreetgirls.wordpress.com .

Review of the gig at Samfundet earlier this month http://www.eternal-terror.com
 
   
 

september 29th

  REVIEWS, INTEVIEWS AND NETMEETING
  Some links with reviews, interviews and netmeeting (norwegian):

 
Netmeeting - Dagbladet

Netmeeting - Bergens Tidende

Backstreet Boogie - Nettavisen

Bredbeinte bakgårdsjenter - aftenposten

Smeller like heftig hver gang - nettavisen

Rock 'n Roll, Alcohol & Fucking In The Streets

Bergens Avisen

Fredrikstad Blad


Østlendingen

Utelivsguiden

 

foto: Pål Nordseth, Dagbladet



 

   
 

september 24th

  NETMEETING AND WINNER OF TICKETS
 
Meet Backstreet Girls at Dagbladets "Nettmøte" on thursday at www.dagbladet.no

Tomorrow they will be at Oslo TV.

Lydverket Radio will be at the gig in Bergen on friday.

Two winners of two tickets each to the Hulen-gig september 24th:

Kenneth Busch + one

Silje Brudvik + one


Congratulations! Right answer was: Boogie Till You Puke
 
   
 

september 22nd

  BRAZIL, SCRAPBOOK, LYDVERKET AND PICS
   
The new Brazilian BSG-site is launched and will soon be updated with news. Thanks to Gustavo and Fernando.

Check out www.backstreetgirls.com.br
 

 
A scrapbook has been created, it's in the begining, and will be updated frequently the next weeks. Check it out!

Petter was at "Lydverket" at NRK this week, telling about "the song that changed his life": Sex Pistols - I Wanna Be Me. The "Petter-clip" starts after 17 minutes.

Members-section is updated with some new profiles of ex BSG-members.
 
Pictures from the opening of Rauma Kulturhus, all the pictures taken by Kurt R. Vaagen. Check out video-clip from the Valentourettes-webpage
   
 

september 12th

  WIN TICKETS! NEW WEBSITE!
 
You can be the lucky winner of two tickets to Backstreet Girls' gig at Hulen, Bergen september 28th (two tickets for two winners). Just answer this question: 
 
What was the name of Backstreet Girls' second album ? Winners will be announced september 24th.

Email your answer to postmaster@backstreetgirls.net

 

 
 
A new Brazilian website, will soon be launched, we will keep you informed.

Check out http://www.rraf.net/LinkInfo/BackstreetGirls.htm for more pictures from the gig at samfundet.


Pre-order "Shake Your Stimulator" from
 
   
 

september 11th

  PROFILES OF OLD BSG-MEMBERS
 
The members-section is updated with profiles of old BSG-members, including Tom Kristensen, Morten Lunde and Arne Årnes check it out!  Pictures-section updated with new photos from the releaseparty, and pics from the gig at Samfundet in Trondheim.

A review of the releaseparty can be read at utelivsguiden.no (only in norwegian)

Backstreet Girls will be supported by The Åsmunds at the under 18-gig at Sub Scene in october. Gigs-section is updated frequently.

 
   
 

september 09th

  SOME OLD PICS
 
Kurt R. Vaagen from Molde have some great pictures of Backstreet Girls, taken some years ago, and want to share it with all his fellow BSG-friends. Check them out at this page.

The gig at Selbu Festivalen earlier this years was a huge succsess, check out the pictures from the festival at this page, pictures by Idar Sambu.

Boogie84 has uploaded "Rattlesnake Charlie" live from Jordal Amfi, 1989 at youtube. Also one clip with Olle Hillborg, performing "London", from the TV-show "Puls" in 1992.

Rattlesnake Charlie

London

 
   
 

september 06st

  NEW GIGS ADDED
 
3 more gigs added to their autumn-tour in Norway, check out the gigs-section. Including one gig in Bjørn Muller's hometown, Fredrikstad. And if you are under eighteen, you can look forward to a gig october 26th at Sub Scene in Oslo. If you can't be in Trondheim this weekend to see the guys at Samfundet, you can watch them live on web-tv: Student-TV. Support for the evening: WASTE from Oslo. Bring a lot of dollars with you, it will be possible to buy brand new merchandise, including the new album "Shake Your Stimulator".
   
 

september 05th

  SMASHING RELEASEPARTY
 
The releaseparty was a huge success. 3 songs from the new album, and of course all the hits from the other albums.

Myspace updated with a few songs from the album, and pictures from the releaseparty.

Pictures-section updated with some pictures taken by Erik Berg-Johansen, slideshow with pics taken by Erik Berg-Johansen and Morten Andersen, and a full setlist on this link

A short videoclip (taken on mobilephone) from the gig at http://backstreetgirls.wordpress.com


Some other sections has also been updated...
 
   
 

august 27th

  WINNERS!
 
Two winners of two tickets each to the Rockefeller-gig september 1st:

Marit Davidsen + one

Ellen Sandum + one


Congratulations! Right answer was: Tom Kristensen

 
   
 

august 3rd

  NEW GIG ANNOUNCED. ROCKEFELLER-COMPETITION
 
A new gig at Marcus, Drammen and Samfundet, Trondheim are confirmed, more information in the gigs-section. Don't forget the Rockefeller-competition. You can be the lucky winner of two tickets to Backstreet Girls' releaseparty at Rockefeller september 1st (two tickets for two winners). Just answer this question: 

Who was the first ever singer in Backstreet Girls ?


Winners will be announced august 27th

Email your answer to postmaster@backstreetgirls.net


Check out posters for Rockefeller-gig. If you have a colorprinter, print it out and find a nice spot for it.
 

   
 

july 28th

  Gig moved to Muddy Waters. The album!
 
The gig at Blind Pig is moved to Muddy Waters.


In a few weeks BSG's next album will be released. The album will be mixed and mastered early in august. One of the tracks: "Hell Will Pay" is now uploaded "live" from Årnes at http://backstreetgirls.wordpress.com This page is ment too be a site with news, rumours +++ from the forthcoming album, where the fans can shout out their opinion about the great album. The page is still not finished. All the titles will be announced at the http://backstreetgirls.wordpress.com , some of the titles: "Arabian Nights", "Hell Will Pay", "Champions" with Casino Steel on piano!

The album will be released on 24th of september. It will also be sold on the releaseparty!
 
   
 

july 12th

  NEW GIGS
 
After the releaseparty in Oslo, the guys will do some gigs in other districts of Norway. Bergen, Bjugn and Storås. September 15th is it opening of Rauma Kulturhus. Backstreet Girls, Raga Rockers and Valentourettes will make sure it will be a grand opening!

Check out gigs-section

They guys are now finished in studio, the last finish: mixing and mastering will be done as soon as possible. The record includes 12 songs.

Some new pictures from Trash MC at Toten is uploaded at the myspace-page. Also includes a short video of awright, awright, awright.

Watch video


www.myspace.com/backstreetgirls
 
   
 

july 06th

  Studiopictures
 
A few pictures of the guys working in studio. Casino Steel visited them, he played piano on "Arabian Nights". Check out the pics!
   
 

june 16th

  Album title. New shows added
 
New album is titled "Shake Your Stimulator". More shows added in the gigs-section.
 
   
 

june 12th

  Win Rockefeller-tickets!
 
You can be the lucky winner of two tickets to Backstreet Girls' releaseparty at Rockefeller september 1st (two tickets for two winners). Just answer this question: 

Who was the first ever singer in Backstreet Girls ?


Winners will be announced august 27th

Email your answer to postmaster@backstreetgirls.net



 
   
   
  Check out more pics from "Never Too Loud" releaseparty at Elm Street last year. All pictures taken by Tom Kristensen. Let me see!!!
   
 

june 07th

  RELEASEPARTY AT ROCKEFELLER!
 
Backstreet Girls will release their new album september 3rd, and releasepary at Rockefeller september 1st. It will be possible to buy the album at Rockefeller. They are know doing the last touch on the forthcoming album. More info will follow... Hell Will Pay!

 
BUY TICKETS AT WWW.TICKETMASTER.NO


 

 

   
 

may 19th

  PETTER AND DAN TO PLAY WITH HIGH VOLTAGE
 
Next saturday (may 26st) you can see Petter and Dan playing together with High Voltage (AC/DC-tributeband) at Rust Club & Scene, Ørsta. More information at Rust Club . Video from last last gig with High Voltage right here

More AC/DC-related. Petter playing with AC/DC-coverband Dynamite

   
 

april 06st

  PICS FROM VINSTRA AND ROKY ERICKSON
 
Some really f***ing great pictures from Vintrahallen, all taken by Erik Berg-Johansen. Yes I Wanna See!


 
And a few kicking pics from Roky Erickson-tribute at Garage, Oslo. Yes Wanna See them!

Buy Scandinavian Friends - A Tribute to Roky Erickson

Visit www.myspace.com/kkkjellweez for more information about the album.


 

   
 

march 21st

  NEW ALBUM UPDATE
 
The band has deceided to release their new album in september, and touring autumn 2007. 13 song is recorded, they only need the last finish to do the album completly perfect.

The gigs-section is updated with six new gigs, and more to come....
   
 

february 08th

  Petter in studio in France
 
Petter Baarli and Casino Steel is in studio in France, to record a new album together! Here´s the band line line-up:

Casino Steel (keyboards/vocals) - HOLLYWOOD BRATS, RAMONES, THE BOYS, GARY HOLTON & CASINO STEEL

Honest John Plain (guitar/vocals) - THE BOYS, HONEST JOHN PLAIN & AMIGOS, THE CRYBABYS

Petter Baarli (guitar/vocals) - BACKSTREET GIRLS, RATCATS, SLIPS

Robbie Rushton (drums) - HONEST JOHN PLAIN & AMIGOS, THE CRYBABYS

Mat Sargent (bass/vocals) - SHAM 69, CHELSEA, HONEST JOHN PLAIN & AMIGOS


   
 

january 18th

  Roky Erickson Tribute-album
 
Backstreet Girls has been in studio and recorded "Crazy, Crazy Mama" to the Roky Erickson Tribute-album. Check out gigs-section.

Vote for Backstreet Girls as best Norwegian band
   
 

january 05th

  Some classic Sardines-pictures
 
Take a look in the pictures-section, for some classical pictures from Sardines in Oslo. Pictures taken by Yngve Grønvik.
   
 

january 01st

  Happy new year!
 
Happy new rock 'n' roll year!
   
 

december 24th

  New gigs added
 
Tree more gigs added in gig-section (including Stavanger Punkrockfestival with Rose Tattoo). Merry christmas to all fans!!!!!!!
 
   
 

december 11th

  New album info
 
The guys have worked in studio for some weeks now. It will be their last week in studio this week, the record will be mixed after christmas. And early next year (february/march) out on sale in your recordstore. And hopefully a big tour around the world...
 
   
 

november 17th

  White Nights
 

Hit Me! Records and Brodins presents: White Nights - rock 'n' roll photography by Morten Andersen. Bookrelease , gig and party. Friday 24 of november 7 pm. Gig includes Slips (with Petter Baarli), Crime Club (with Dan Thunderbird), Oslo Rektum and suprises! www.hitmerecords.com

   
 

november 07th

  Backstreet Girls - Hey Ho, Let's Quo/Hey Baby
   


Finally here! Backstreet Girls - Hey Ho, Let's Quo. A tribute to Status Quo and Ramones.

B-side is Hey Baby, and includes guestguitarplayer Benji Lee from Supagroup. 7 inches vinyl. Out now!

 


Limited edition. Only 500 copies, only the first hundred with picturecover.


Check out www.hitmerecords.com for more information, or e-mail hitmerecords@hotmail.com .
 
   
 

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