Exhibit features tradition, modernity Sep 6, 2008
The 1996 hit, "Lovefool" by Swedish rock band, The Cardigans, filled the room. The music was part of Tiarma Dame Sirait's artwork called Love Me. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best... Jul 29, 2008
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever - CNN.com. 15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever. (CNN -- Law)
A Swedish Britney, minus the antics May 3, 2008
Aug. 12, 1996 The Cardigans' third album, First Band on the Moon, includes Hot 100 chart-topper Lovefool. Adam Bisby. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Ashlee Simpson Sets Date For Third Album Mar 18, 2008
The sassy "Boys" imagines the Cardigans' "Lovefool" atop a Chic rhythm, and there's a "Beat It" vibe on the chugging "Rag Doll." "I almost wish I lived my 20s in the '80s," says Simpson, who was born in 1984. "A lot of the record is a bit cheeky. Sometimes I'm writing about something serious, but it was fun for me to kind of goof around as well.". (MediaWeek.com)
Cardigans confessThe pop group on surviving a split, and why they'd fail today Mar 4, 2008
How The Cardigans survived success ... One exception to the rule is Swedish pop group The Cardigans, who have bettered themselves with every album - from their kitschy, lo-fi debut, Emmerdale, to the stately melancholy of 2005's Super Extra Gravity ... " "It's quite a cheesy song, but it made our bank managers happy," adds Sveningsson. 'We were messes' The band say they will not be touring this year The ambivalence towards their biggest hit is partly fuelled by the recognition that global... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
"The Cake Sale" -- Music and Recipes Dec 10, 2007
Brian Crosby of the band Bell X1 decided to grab some musician friends (from outfits such as Snow Patrol, The Frames/ONCE, Crowded House, and The Cardigans) and record tracks for a CD to benefit Oxfam's Fair Trade campaign. "We wanted to make an album that benefited this great cause but also one whose songs related to each other in a relevant way," Crosby explained. (Epicurious.com)
Moneybrother Nov 11, 2007
the blend of rock n roll genres of The Hives, The Cardigans and Mando Diao, that take inspiration from punk, indie, garage and 60s-flavoured pop and rock. Falling into both the pop and the rock categories is , an opinionated, effusive, playful performer with a wiry swagger and a sexual charisma that puts Justin Timberlake right back into The Mickey Mouse Club. (Suite101.com)
Today In History - October 18, 2007 Oct 18, 2007
Rock musician Peter Svensson (The Cardigans) is 33. Actor Wesley Jonathan is 29. (CBS2.com, CA)
Things to do this weekend Oct 4, 2007
And considering there are no women in the band, it's kind of strange that all the highlights were originally done by female artists, including the Cardigans' Love Fool and Madonna's Crazy For You. Hopefully, those two are on the set list when they play the Marquee Theatre with Senses Fail and the Receiving End of Sirens. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Billboard Bits: Rage Against The Machine, David Gray, Cake Sale... Sep 20, 2007
Members from acts like Crowded House, Snow Patrol and the Cardigans, plus solo artists like Josh Ritter, have joined forces for the unique benefit album "The Cake Sale." The set was originally released in Ireland late last year and will arrive Oct. 16 here via Yep Roc ... Even more vocalists contributed, including Gemma Hayes, Ritter, Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody, Lisa Hannigan, the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon and the Cardigans' Nina Persson. (Billboard.com)
Pleasure Man Sep 16, 2007
Songs such as "Teeny Weeny String Bikini" and "Tutti Frutti Summer Love" go resolutely against the image of efficient Scandinavian reserve perpetuated by acts like the Cardigans and the Concretes. But the singer explains there's a good reason for this. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Discord as Universal moves away from iTunes Jul 4, 2007
Universal Music, which is owned by the French company Vivendi, is home to a giant roster of stars including The Cardigans, Eminem, Amy Winehouse and U2, whose music is used to advertise Apple's iTunes and iPods. Apple and Universal had been in talks about a third supply deal that would see all the record label's songs made available for sale on iTunes. (Independent)
Universal strikes blow against iTunes Jul 3, 2007
Universal Music, which is owned by the French company Vivendi, is home to a giant roster of stars including The Cardigans, Eminem, Amy Winehouse and U2, whose music is used to advertise Apple's iTunes and iPods. Advertisement. (New Zealand Herald)
The Who headline Glastonbury Jun 25, 2007
Earlier, Welsh trio the Manic Street Preachers were joined during their set by singer Nina Persson from Sweden's The Cardigans for their hit song You're Love Alone Is not Enough. As the sun set on the mud-covered but ecstatic crowd, the Kaiser Chiefs confirmed their reputation as one of Britain's most popular performing bands, earning a frenzied response with hits such as I Predict a Riot and Ruby. (TVNZ)
Mercurial night Jun 20, 2007
Think Cherry Red-era Everything But The Girl meets The Cardigans and Frente and youll be somewhere in the ballpark. Next up was hotly touted five-piece They Will Us All, who have been steadily gaining a reputation as one the most essential acts on the indie circuit. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Shop Boyz Track Has Surprise Rival On Hot 100 May 19, 2007
Deliberate copycat singles were a trend in the mid- to late '90s as major labels cut back on releasing singles for radio hits like Aqua's "Barbie Girl," the Cardigans' "Love Fool" and Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)." And in February of this year, a Jae Millz remix of Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot" briefly popped up online ahead of the original and sold more than 60,000 downloads. Additional reporting by Mariel Concepcion. (MediaWeek.com)
Chantal Kreviazuk: Ghost Stories May 16, 2007
Opener "Ghosts of You" is an aptly spooky slow jam about staying up all night drinking cheap red wine; in "Mad About You," Kreviazuk warns her man not to lie to her while an orchestra tunes up behind her; "Spoke in Tongues" could be Fiona Apple fronting the Cardigans, back when they thought they were an industrial-rock band. Hang around for the whole album especially with its pair of bonus tracks, one of which sounds like a demo for the material Kreviazuk and Maida contributed to Kelly... (City Pages)
Divas hold off Manics' chart push May 7, 2007
The Manics have moved up to two with Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, a duet with The Cardigans singer Nina Persson. But Beyonce and Shakira fill the number one position for the third week in a row with Beautiful Liar. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Daphne Loves Derby - Album Review Apr 10, 2007
Sounds like: The Cardigans, Prefab Sprout, Strangeways ... When a band cites that in order to write their new album, they locked themselves away and listened to the likes of Frank Sinatra, The Eagles, Janis Ian and The Cardigans in order to find some inspiration, you'd be forgiven for wondering exactly what the result could possibly be. (Suite101.com)
- Meet Sweden's latest oddball pop sensation Robyn Mar 22, 2007
Think Abba's Dancing Queen, the Cardigans' Lovefool, or Britney's Baby One More Time, written and produced by Stockholm-born Max Martin. To that list can now be added Be Mine. (Guardian Unlimited)
Achtung, cowpokes Mar 21, 2007
Between shouts of "yee-haw!" and remade hits such as Britney Spears's Toxic and the Cardigans' My Favourite Game, as well as a solid collection of their own songs, the BossHoss intoxicated the crowd, sending a good part of the audience into frenzied dancing and pulling in a bunch of free pints purchased for the band by appreciative Calgarians. The crazy Canuck adventure of the BossHoss continues in central Canada later this week, with four gigs, including shows in Toronto and Montreal. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Returning to old America' - East of Westeville Feb 3, 2007
Patsy Cline), Boyd Bristow (Acoustic Christmas), Brian Bonde (The Cardigans), with Al Slaathaug on string bass, intertwines good "old-timey" music with homespun humor, and an occasional special guest. The Black Hills Pioneer, Newspapers, South Dakota, SD 2007. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
