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Update: Geir Jenssen has co-written two of the tracks on "Radiant Green". (Photo by Knut Åserud) Good news from Norway...

A-ha continues to lead the way in electric vehicle adoption now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 24, 2023 0

(Photo: Viggo-Bondi) Norway is a global leader in electric vehicle adoption, with more than half a million EVs now driving...

6LP boxset for a-ha’s 1985 album ‘Hunting High and Low’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff January 17, 2023 0

The Norwegian cult act a-ha have announced that their iconic debut album "Hunting High and Low" will be released for...

Official full trailer a-ha’s ‘True North’ film now available

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 4, 2022 0

Sony Music Entertainment Premium Content and Trafalgar Releasing today launched the Official Full Trailer for a-ha’s forthcoming film "True North",...

Watch video of a-ha’s newest single ‘I’m In’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 8, 2022 0

The new single by the Norwegian act a-ha is out now. You can view the video for the track "I'm...

a-ha drops new single ‘I’m In’ on 8 July

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 4, 2022 0

The first single from a-ha's new album "True North" is "I'm In", and will be out this Friday 8 July...

Watch a-ha via livestream from Montreux Jazz Festival this Friday

Bernard - Side-Line Staff June 30, 2022 0

The Norwegian act a-ha is performing at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival on Friday, July 1st. The concert will be...

Corona caused a-ha to cancel a few concert

Corona caused a-ha to cancel concerts

Bernard - Side-Line Staff June 10, 2022 0

A few weeks ago we reported about a string of canceled concerts of a-ha. Whereas it was first said that...

a-ha extending its 'Hunting High and Low Live' tour into 2020

a-ha forced to cancel a string of concerts after singer Morten Harket gets ill

Bernard - Side-Line Staff May 26, 2022 0

Last week Friday, May 20th, the Belga-Norwegian editorial Side-Line team was present at the a-ha concert at the Oslo Spectrum...

New a-ha film and album out in Autumn 2022: 'True North'

New deluxe editions for a-ha plus a 2023 tour in the making so a Q&A with the band’s manager Harald Wiik reveals

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 7, 2022 0

In an exclusive Q&A for the a-ha mailing list members, a-ha's manager Harald Wiik responded to questions submitted by fans....

The 10 best synthpop / electropop albums of all times (and 5 more)

Eldrina Mich January 25, 2022 0

Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. During the late 1970s bands such as...

a-ha’s Japanese tour canceled as Japan suspends all entries for foreign nationals

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 23, 2021 0

Omicron is causing a lot of tour and concert cancelations caused by lockdowns etc.. Today the Norwegian band a-ha is...

a-ha frontman Morten Harket discusses ‘The Sunshine Revolution’ – watch the video

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 17, 2021 0

Thirty years ago, architect and Professor Harald N. Røstvik and the lead singer of a-ha, Morten Harket, joined forces to...

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Space March launches brand new 80s pop video for ‘Algorithm’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 26, 2021 0

Out now is the brand new Space March video "Algorithm", which is also the title track of the 2021 album...

New a-ha film and album out in Autumn 2022: ‘True North’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 20, 2021 0

"True North" is a filmed live-performance with all new music from a-ha. The film is made in collaboration with Bodø...

‘a-ha The movie’ opening all across the world – the director tells about the journey

jrstange August 30, 2021 0

(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange/Motlys press info) ‘a-ha The Movie’ is scheduled for cinema openings this week in...

‘Click Interview’ with Transmission: ‘I Think That There Will Be More And More Female Electronic Underground Artists’

Inferno Sound Diaries August 17, 2021 0

By the end of 2020 Transmission unleashed the debut album “Cosmos” on Wave Records. The French solo-project is driven by...

Blutengel – Fountain Of Destiny (Album – Out Of Line)

Inferno Sound Diaries May 10, 2021 0

Genre/Influences: Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: While Chris Pohl last year released the debut album of his side-project...

Norwegian Album Classics on CD – and soon also LP – a corona initiated crowd funding success

jrstange April 23, 2021 0

(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The crowd funding project ‘Norske albumklassikere på CD’ (‘Norwegian Album Classics on CD’)...

a-ha reschedule EU tour to Spring 2022

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 19, 2021 0

Due to the ongoing global Covid-19 outbreak a-ha have decided to reschedule their European shows once again, this time to...

Blutengel covers 80s hits on ‘Fountain of Destiny’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 2, 2021 0

Out on March 12 is a brand new Blutengel album: “Fountain of Destiny”. The album holds ten iconic songs from...

Viking on Masked Singer UK appears to be a-ha’s Morten Harket (as if you didn’t yet know) – watch all the videos

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 2, 2021 0

Behind the Viking mask in season 2 of the Masked Singer UK TV show is none other than a-ha's Morten...

Magne Furuholmen’s ‘White Xmas Lies’ live concert available online

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 30, 2020 0

The live Facebook premiere of Magne's "White Xmas Lies" concert (recorded at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo on December 4, 2019)...

Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) launches live concert recording of ‘White Xmas Lies’ on Saturday 26th December

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 21, 2020 0

On Saturday 26th December at 5pm CET you'll be able to view the "White Xmas Lies" live concert premiere by...

Before a-ha there was Bridges – 2nd album ‘Våkenatt’ finally released to larger public 40 years after being recorded

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 12, 2020 0

Bridges were a Norwegian rock band formed in Oslo, Norway in 1978. It is notable for being the predecessor to...

A-ha shows in the USA, Europe and Latin America rescheduled (UPDATE 2)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 3, 2020 0

It's raining press releases of rescheduled tours these days, after Front 242, now also A-ha has its USA, European and...

Exclusive: Alan Wilder Talks The PPG: It Was A Sensitive, Delicate And Bloody Difficult Beast!

Exclusive – Alan Wilder talks about the PPG: It Was A Sensitive, Delicate And Bloody Difficult Beast!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 19, 2020 0

Palm Products GmbH, a highly regarded manufacturer of audio synthesizers which was founded and owned by Wolfgang Palm, has been...

a-ha's 4CD/DVD ‘Hunting High And Low: Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition’ available in pre-order now

a-ha takes ‘Hunting High and Low Live’ tour to Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2020 0

The Norwegian act a-ha have announced 9 more shows for autumn 2020 - in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil....

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a-ha’s Magne Furuholmen releases brand new video for ‘This is now America’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 23, 2020 0

a-ha's Magne Furuholmen has released a music video for his solo-single "This is now America". For the occasion Furuholmen has...

a-ha’s iconic video for ‘Take On Me’ gets the 4K resolution treatment – watch it now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 30, 2019 0

“Take On Me”, a-ha's iconic debut video, has been remastered in 4K for 2020 and beyond. You can watch it...

a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ hits n1 in the UK charts after 34 years (!) + first show in Singapore + first two parts ‘Take On Me’ rockumentary available

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 14, 2019 0

First some good news for our Asian readers, a-ha will be doing their very first show in Southeast Asia on...

‘a-ha The Movie’ premiere and new Norwegian concerts announced

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 14, 2019 0

(Photo by a-ha.com) Premiering on Thursday November 26th, 2020 at 6 pm at the Colosseum movie theatre in Oslo is...

a-ha's Magne Furuholmen has a solo album coming up - here's a first teaser

Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) releases limited art edition vynil of newest album ‘White Xmas lies’ – Price €150

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 9, 2019 0

To be released on October 25th is an exclusive art edition of only 200 copies of Magne Furuholmen (a-ha)'s new...