Boogie My Life Away! Backstreet Girls as support
act for Status Quo. You can see the norwegian boogierocklegends
and the british boogierocklegends at Sentrum Scene march 25th.
Youtube-clip from the gig at Rockefeller december
27th 2009. Thanks a lot to Tor Sagen. By the way, the dvd "Let'
The Boogie Do The Talking" is set to be released late february.
january 1st
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The year 2009 has come to an end. A great year
for the Backstreet Girls, plenty of gigs, a new album released,
live-dvd recorded, 25th anniversary and a lot more. Thanks for
all the support all over Norway! 2010 will rock even more, and
it kicks off in London january 16th. The live-dvd will be
released in february. Backstreet Girls has signed a deal with
the bookingagency Amber Booking, and hopefully it will be plenty
of gigs around the world! One highlight is already confirmed:
Norway Rockfestival in july -
www.norwayrock.no . This will be Backstreet Girls' third
appearance at Norway Rockfestival.
NEW VINYL!
Buy "Just When You Thought Things Could'nt Get
Any Worse... Here's The Backstreet Girls on Vinyl from Action
Records - more info at
Action Records
Price : 16 Euros (EU) 18 Euros (Rest of the
world).
Winner of two tickets to
Rockefeller-gig 27th of december:Kine Øvstetun
The waiting is almost over! Backstreet Girls-fans
can expect the band's first dvd, to be released early next year.
The live-dvd entitled "Let The Boogie Do The Talking!" was
recorded at the band's 25th anniversary earlier this year at
Rockefeller, Oslo. A taste from the forthcoming dvd:
Backstreet Girls will be back at Norway Rockfestival
in 2010 - more information at
www.norwayrock.no
october 18th
CHRISTMAS BASH!
Welcome to christmas bash with Backstreet Girls
and The Yobs at Rockefeller december 27th. Duckwalk down for the
greatest christmas party this year.
Christmas would'nt be christmas without The Yobs!
The Yobs were the alter-egos of The Boys. Having released an
album and two singles on NEMS, they decided to rearrange the 'B'
and 'Y' and became The Yobs for their Christmas 1977 single "Run
Rudolph Run" c/w "Worm Song". Following the release of
"Alternative Chartbusters" The Boys went into dispute with their
record company and bootlegged themselves as The Yobs for their
Christmas 1978 offering of "Silent Night" c/w "Stille Nacht".
Unreleased video by legendary Norwegian
boogierockers Backstreet Girls. Taken from their 2003 album Sick
My Duck. So why has it taken so long to launch this video? The
raw material's been aging in oak casks for about five years, to
gain that perfectly balanced blend of whiskey and rock 'n' roll,
that's why. Salute!
september 11th
NEW GIG CONFIRMED. INTERVIEW WITH PETTER
It's been a long time since
Backstreet Girls played at the legendary Marquee in London.
But now good news has arrived to all their fans in the UK.
January 16th, the norwegian boogielegends will do a gig at
Gypsy
Hotel in London. Also confirmed: Rocktoberfest in
Arendal october 16th and Tribute in Sandnes october 2nd.
This weekend Backstreet Girls will play at Huseby Harvest at
Skedsmokorset, where Petter crew up as a child. Romerikes Blad had a interview with him today,
read it here.
august 21st
"HALF PAST DEAD"-VIDEO, PICS AND NEW GIGS
Two more gigs confirmed at Sjøåsen Hotell and
Fosen Rock Festival.
New video "Half Past
Dead" made by
Tanjetsfilms.
Check out pictures from the gig at Rockefeller 24th of july, all
photos by Andrew Parker -
Have a look here.
july 22nd
INTERVIEW, REVIEW AND COMPETITION
Winner of two tickets to New York Dolls and
Backstreet Girls: Per Moen. Congratulations!
Read Pondus' review of "Just When You Thought
Things Couldn't Get Any Worse... Here's The: Backstreet Girls":
www.pondus.no
july 05th
WIN TICKETS TO NY DOLLS SHOW
Do you wanna see David Johansen and Bjørn Muller
at the same show? Well 24th of july you can see them both on
stage at Rockefeller, Oslo. And if you are lucky, you can win 2
tickets to the show.
QUESTION: Name the latest NY Dolls album and the latest BSG
album?
may 31st
PETTER BAARLIS GUITARS
NRK Lydverket (musicshow on national television)
was invited home to Petter Baarlis combined livingroom and
rockmuseum to present his favourite guitars, and talk about his
meetings with rockheroes as Angus Young, Angry Anderson, Johnny
Thunders, Chris Spedding, Honest John Plain.
may 31st
BSG SPECIAL GUEST AT NY DOLLS SHOW IN OSLO
Backstreet Girls will support legendary NY Dolls
at Rockefeller, Oslo 24th of july. The New York Dolls created
punk rock before there was a term for it. Building on the
Rolling Stones' dirty rock & roll, Mick Jagger's androgyny, girl
group pop, the glam rock of David Bowie and T. Rex, and the
Stooges' anarchic noise, the New York Dolls created a new form
of hard rock that presaged both punk rock and heavy metal. Their
drug-fueled, shambolic performances influenced a generation of
musicians in New York and London, who all went on to form punk
bands. And although they self-destructed quickly, the band's two
albums remained two of the most popular cult records in rock &
roll history.
All of the members of the New York Dolls played in New York
bands before they formed in late 1971. Guitarists Sylvain
Sylvain (who named the band), Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets,
bassist Arthur Kane, and drummer Billy Murcia were joined by
vocalist David Johansen. Early in 1972. The group began playing
regularly in lower Manhattan, particularly at the Mercer Arts
Center. Within a few months, they had earned a dedicated cult
following, but record companies were afraid of signing the band
because of their cross-dressing and blatant vulgarity.
The new album "Just When You Thought Things
Couldn't Get Any Worse... Here's The: Backstreet Girls" will be
in the stores 9th of march. This is Backstreet Girls' 15th album
since the start back in 1984. You can pre-listen to two of the
songs on the upcoming album at
www.myspace.com/backstreetgirls
Buy "Boogie Woogie Knockout" CD with Ziggy & The Rythmbulldogs
at
www.hitmerecords.com . Including members of Backstreet Girls!
Winner of two tickets to the gig at Hulen, Bergen: Kåre Frode
Høyheim.
february 13th
BSG SIGN DEAL WITH VOICES OF WONDER RECORDS
Backstreet Girls have signed a new record deal
with the label Voices of Wonder Records, marketed and
distributed by Voices Music & Entertainment AS (“VME”). VME was
founded as a label under the name Voices of Wonder Records in
1988 by Ketil Sveen and Dag Krogsvold. In the first years the
company was a label focusing on signing and developing Norwegian
rock acts. Since then the company has expanded rapidly, and
business areas now also include distribution and publishing.
The Voices of Wonder Records label has for the last 20 years
been VME’s prime label for norwegian rock acts including Sister
Rain, Motorpsycho, The 3rd and the Mortal, David Ruiz, Wig Wam,
folk&røvere, Shit City, Thom Hell, Discipline, and now finally
the norwegian rock legends; The Backstreet Girls.
“Our relationship with Backstreet Girls goes back a long time”
says Dag Krogsvold, Chairman of VME. Pål “Krisa” Kristensen
played drums in my and Ketils group A Technicolor Dream, but
left when he was recruited to play bass with The Girlies. This
happened without any controversy and we have always kept a
strong friendship and admiration for the Backstreet Girls. I
still remember their very first gig at Torshov as a hellraisin’
rock’n’roll experience. So it is a big honor to release Norway’s
# 1 Rock’n’Roll Band on our label, especially since it is their
25th aniversary.”
Petter Baarli & co. describes the deal as a step in the right
direction. And look forward to future releases with VME.
Together Backstreet Girls and VME is on a “Hardcore Mission” to
give people pure rock ‘n’ roll!
january 30th
WIN TICKETS!
Win two tickets to the 25th anniversary gig at
Rockefeller, Oslo 4th of april. Two lucky winners will be
announced 25th of march. Tickets will be given away in pairs.
If you can't go to the gig in Oslo, you have the opportunity to
win two tickets to the gig at Hulen, Bergen 5th of march. One
lucky winner will be announced 1st of march.
Your third chance is to win tickets to Kolben at Kolbotn 3rd of
april. No age limit at Kolben. Tickets will be given away in
pairs, to two lucky bastards.
Question:
When did Bjørn Muller join Backstreet
Girls, for the first time?
