¡Feliz cumpleaños Mags!

Si quieren pueden dejarle un mensaje en su sitio de Myspace,

clickeando en la foto:

Imágenes de Hamburgo. 30/10/09

Como muestra dejo al público, el resto pueden encontrarlas pulsando aquí

Ojalá Marzo nos encuentre programando estar en un estadio colmado como este para disfrutar tanto como esta gente. Crucemos los dedos!!!

Show en Berlín 28/10/09

El tour continúa y a juzgar por estas imágenes, están impecables. Disfrútenlos!

El comienzo del fin...

Aquí dejo dos videos del comienzo del tour, en Colonia ayer 27/10/09

Comencemos a disfrutarlos, Morten tocando la guitarra!

y fotos de los tres, se los ve muy bien! 

a-ha will never return, menciona Magne

Gracias a Jakob y Tóres por la entrevista.


"We'll make it a party"

"A reunion of ABBA is more likely than us getting back together", Magne Furuholmen says.

"We will cover the world map with very special shows, especially in the places where
we haven't played for many years, and we'll end things with a bang"

The members of a-ha are now talking to VG for the first time since the announcement that they are disbanding after the 25th anniversary in 2010. Tonight they'll start this autumn's European tour in front of 10 000 fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
"This will be a really exemplary way of summing up 25 years. We'll make it a party - because we're worth it", Furuholmen says about the collective decision to end Norway's greatest pop sucess ever.
And it really is a collective decision, Magne Furuholmen insists. Because a-ha has always been a collective which, in public, always makes collective decisions. Still, the trio met VG individually yesterday as well - not together.
"Yes, we are a collective, but within this creative field of tension there are three different personalities that sometimes pull in different directions. That could always be discussed, but that's how it's always been. Things have now filled up in a good way - it's mature. We have experienced a lot and are ending things while we're still healthy and vital - in our best shape. Being able to conclude a 25-year stretch in such a way is a privilege", Morten Harket says, while Paul Waaktaar-Savoy easily admits that he was the one who was more opposed to the idea:
"It could have gone both ways for me. Another album had been no problem, and I guess I had already started working on the next a-ha project", Waaktaar-Savoy says.
On this year's - and the last ever - a-ha album, Foot Of The Mountain, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy was back as the main songwriter, while Morten Harket didn't contribute any songs.
"When we had some success again in the UK, I got really inspired, and many of the songs came out of that period. Being back in London reminded me somewhat of the old days - that city has its own unique vibe", Waaktaar-Savoy says.
Morten Harket admits that the decision to end a-ha has been a bit sad.
"There's certainly some sadness connected to it, but the overall decision is not sad at all", Harket says.
"It feels a bit strange", Waaktaar-Savoy says.
"25 years is a long time, and you're almost waiting to be given the golden watch [for loyal service]. I'm not feeling it much at the moment, but I'm sure it will come by the end of next year", he says.
Magne Furuholmen, on the other hand, doesn't feel any sadness at all. And he isn't provoked by music experts who have already stated that a-ha are sure to make a comeback at some point.
"He he, it's the first time in our career that people don't believe what we're saying... But I take it as a compliment and as a sign that people want us."

By Stein Østbø.
VG, 27 October 2009.

El albúm Foot of the Mountain será editado en Argentina!

El 25/10 mandé un mensaje a LAB344, quienes son los encargados de editar el albúm en Brasil ya que en su pagina web mencionaba que incluia a otros países Sudaméricanos. Hoy recibí respuesta luego de hacer un otro reenvio:

"Olá Maria.

A Ultrapop estará distribuindo o álbum pra gente na Argentina.

Lançamento está programado pra Novembro"

A saltar como locos! Por fin el albúm sera editado en nuestro país. Esperemos que sea en las primeros dias de noviembre! Saludos!

El principio del fin. Entrevista de Aftenposten

Muchas gracias a Jakob y MariaOnsea por compartir esta entrevista que le realizaron a Morten respecto a la separación.



The beginning of the end

In a little over a year, a 25 year long Norwegian pop adventure will come to an end. - Getting the opportunity to end things while you're on top of your game is a privilege, Morten Harket says.

On Tuesday night, Morten Harket and a-ha will enter the stage at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. That's the start of the Foot Of The Mountain Tour. But the new album and tour will soon be in the background. Because next year the farewell tour will start, and in December 2010 things are coming to an end. After 25 years in the spotlight a-ha will enter the books of history.

"All things do eventually come to an end. We can look back at a fantastic 25-year career, and we're now experiencing success once again. We're riding on a really good wave. Getting the opportunity to end things while you're on top of your game is a privilege. We've been at it for 25 years with a lot of highlights, where the artistic life, working as an artist, has been the most important thing. Because that's what we set out to do when we left for London in 1983", Harket tells Aftenposten from his hotel in Cologne.

It's been a good year for a-ha. The album Foot Of The Mountain reached the top of the charts in Germany and was number five in the UK.

"The success we've experienced until now has not happened just by chance. We've set a few goals for ourselves and wanted to achieve something with the music", says the Norwegian pop star, who is now looking ahead.

"We're seeing this as a creative move, where you clean the table and set a new starting point - which is also the beginning of something else", he says.

But it's not the first time a-ha are going away. The last time was in 1993. It took seven years before they came back with Minor Earth Major Sky in 2000.

"People will always speculate if this is really the end, but we're not going to give any comments about that. None of us know how things will be in the future, but that's kind of the point, opening up for some fresh air. But a-ha has a farewell tour and a year of celebrating in 2010."

- How is the chemistry within the band?

"That's something I won't bother to comment on. This is something the media has always been asking about, and the media has its own views on it anyway, so I'm not going to waste any time on it now. I just want to say that having had a 25-year international career also proves that things have functioned. Not many bands can look back on such a career."

- But does the chemistry between you have something to do with the break-up?

"I don't want to say anything about it. It's meaningless speculation, and it's depressing having to answer such question constantly. It doesn't build things up. All of us want to build, create things. That's what we do."

- Is it hard to be old in the game when you're making pop music?

"And what is pop music? Is it Britney Spears? We're creating music that has many layers and aspects to it, music that's challenging to perform and compose, challenging to analyze.
a-ha's music has always had a complexity to it, as well as an ability to reach a larger audience. There a much finer-woven layer of complexity to a-ha's music than most of what you'll find within the rock genre", Harket says.


By Rolv Christian Topdahl.
Aftenposten.no, 26 October 2009.

Más materal para "El baúl de los recuerdos"

Aquí otro recorte que nos envía Ingrid desde Neuquén. ¡ Gracias amiga !

(Click en la imagen para ampliar y leer)

Video promoción Foot of the mountain en Alemania y otros enlaces

Acá se los ve distendidos y felices. Ojalá no sea sólo para la promoción, y que al menos puedan disfrutar realmente de este tiempo juntos, olvidando diferencias...

Aquí más enlaces a otras notas , no son nuevas, pero podemos disfrutarlos hablando


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKn_w8J577c&feature=related

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFTbMDUjSRw&feature=fvw

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNhSxsM2j04&feature=related

 

El baúl de los recuerdos de a-ha!

Queremos agradecer a Alejandra Salvatierra por semejantes regalos. De muy buena onda, Ale nos pasó unos recortes de entrevistas que le realizaron a a-ha cuando vino a Argentina en 1991. Realmente espero que les guste este regalito que salió del baúl de recuerdos :). Si dan un click a cada imagen, esta se amplia para que no tengan problemas al leer las notas. Saludos!