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Magnet wins Spellemannprisen 2/10/2008
Congratulations to Magnet for winning the Spellemannprisen for Best Male Artist!
Spellemannprisen Nomination 1/28/2008
Congratulations to Magnet for his Spellemannprisen nomination (Norwegian "Grammy" awards) for Best Male Artist! The other nominees in this category are Kenneth Ishak, Sivert Høyem and the Volunteers, and William Hut. View the full list of nominees at mic.no. The awards will be given out on February 2nd in Oslo.
Seattle In-Store at Sonic Boom Confirmed 10/26/2007
Magnet will be performing and exclusive in-store performance at Seattle's premiere indie retail record store SONIC BOOM on Sunday, November 11th before his gig at Chop Suey.
In-store details are below:
MAGNET performance @ SONIC BOOM
Sunday, November 11th @ 3 PM!
Sonic Boom Fremont - 3416 Fremont Ave. N Seattle, WA 98103
Call the store for inquiries: (206) 633-2666
ALSO - listen for MAGNET performing live on KEXP on Monday morning, November 12th. More details to be announced soon.
New York Shows Cancelled! 10/16/2007
We are truly sorry to tell you that due to illness in Evens immediate family, he has been forced to cancel the planned New York shows. The rest of the tour will go as planned. We are working on a rescheduling of the New York shows and hope to see you soon."The Simple Life" nominated for an Alarm Award 9/29/2007
Magnet's "The Simple Life" has been nominated for an Alarm Award (Norwegian music awards) in the category of Best Pop Album. Other pop album nominees include Marit Larsen, Rockettothesky, Superfamily, and Susanne Sundfør. Vote for his album online! To view the full list of nominees across all categories visit alarmprisen.no. Winners will be announced on October 27th.
The Simple Life out now in the US 9/19/2007
The Simple Life is now available for purchase in all major music stores in the US
Buy THE SIMPLE LIFE now on iTunes
MAGNET ON TOUR
Magnet, aka Even Johansen, will be leaving the confines of his Norwegian farm for the wide expanse of the U.S. when he takes to the road with Montreal indie poppers Stars in late October. The tour is in support of the multi-instrumentalist's third full-length, "The Simple Life," due September 18 on Filter US Recordings. Recorded in his studio on the coast of Norway, Johansen played nearly every instrument on "The Simple Life" as well as handled production duties.
"The Simple Life" marks Magnet's third full-length and was released earlier this year throughout Europe, including Norway, where it was the #1 album week of release. To celebrate the album's arrival, Johansen played 40,000 feet on an airplane flying from Oslo to Reykjavik, breaking the world record for highest performance ever performed.
MAGNET ON TOUR
- 10/19 NYC, NY - Joe's Pub Headline
- 10/20 NYC, NY - Joe's Pub Headline
- 10/23 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Headline
- 10/25 Washington, DC - DC9 Headline
- 10/26 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle w/ Stars
- 10/27 Atlanta, GA - The Variety w/ Stars
- 10/28 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder w/ Stars
- 10/30 Austin, TX - Stubb's w/ Stars
- 10/31 Dallas, TX - House of Blues w/ Stars
- 11/2 Chicago, IL - The Vic w/ Stars
- 11/3 Minneapolis, MN - Pantages w/ Stars
- 11/4 Omaha, NE - Slowdown w/ Stars
- 11/6 Denver, CO - The Gothic w/ Stars
- 11/8 Tucson, AZ - Rialto w/ Stars
- 11/11 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey Headline
- 11/13 San Francisco, CA - Cafe DuNord Headline
- 11/14 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy Headline
Skral Festival photos + summer tour dates 7/15/2007
- Magnet at Skral
Check out Ole's photos of Magnet from this weekend's Skral Festival, also in the photo gallery. He'll be doing a few shows at Norwegian music festivals this summer—view all of the tour dates.
Happy Birthday! 6/07/2007
Happy birthday, Even! We hope you have fun commemorating the day of your birth. :)
The Simple Life is #1 4/09/2007
In its first week of release, The Simple Life reached #1 on Norway's album chart. Congratulations, Even!