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Don't remember if we've posted this before, it's not possible to upload it anywhere, it becomes instantly blocked. An alternative video of He Ain't Heavy made by tevensso. It's a rough draft, due to life caught up while making it. But enjoy, and Happy New Year! http://evensson.com/temp/hahhmb.mp4

Tonight on Swedish TV4 at 22:15 CET: Gyllene Tider Sommaren 2013.

Merry Christmas from the TDR team! Ho ho ho!


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Surprise! It's a feature length interview with Jonas Isacsson! An early Xmas gift to The Daily Roxette readers. Jonas opens up about his incredible career - it's a long chat filled with fascinating insights and anecdotes; perfect Holiday reading! Enjoy and Merry Xmas!


Jonas Isacsson meets The Daily Roxette

FEATURE - With the holiday season in full swing, we thought it was a good chance to have a chat with legendary Roxette guitarist Jonas Isacsson for a trip down memory lane!

#TDRCCOA Day 24: And here's the final entry in our Advent Calendar for 2015! Hope you've enjoyed it. We sure did in finding all these bits and pieces.


"Have A Nice Day!" track listing - update

Roxette Fan Club has also the track listing on their web site. However, there are slight differences in the two listings. First of all they have all the words written together! Here's their version of the track listing: CrushOnYou fast, danceable up-tempo song, sung by Per and chorus by Marie

And now for something silly! A fun look back on a mega 2015! Some of our predictions weren't too far off. Enjoy!


A Look Back on 2015: "3 out of 10 ain't that bad..."

FEATURE - Remember back in January when we put our Nostradamus hats on and made some predictions? Well, 12 months on, let's take a look back and see how we went!

#TDRCCOA Day 23: What would The Daily Roxette's Christmas Calendar of Anticipations be without the news in 2007 that Roxette would finally reunite? Here's your chance to experience this moment again. http://www.dailyroxette.com/roxette-reunion-on-its-way-says-dutch-newspaper/


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Another date has been announced for Roxette's XXX-tour: The band will play at the Stars of Sound Festival in Murten, Switzerland on 3rd June. Tickets are already on sale! #roxxxette


Stars of Sounds @ Pantschau am See, Murten | MURTEN - Fr, 03.06.2016

Jetzt Stars of Sounds Tickets für MURTEN bei Ticketcorner online bestellen! Erleben Sie Stars of Sounds live in MURTEN und bestellen Sie Tickets noch heute.

#TDRCCOA Day 22: For how many months had there been rumors that Per was writing a movie soundtrack? And here we came up with the news that he actually did. Yet at this time none of us has heard a single tune.... http://www.dailyroxette.com/new-jonas-akerlund-film-to-feature-soundtrack-by-per-gessle/


New Jonas Åkerlund film to feature soundtrack by Per Gessle

As Per Gessle revealed today on Facebook, the songs he's recently written and recorded for a "soundtrack" are for Jonas Åkerlund's new movie "Small Apartments." Read the message by the man himself: Yes Box Alright! I've done the soundtrack, based on the Son o

#TDRCCOA Day 21: Stevo trying to convince Per to give bullet-proof statements. Fun to read in 2012. While Per stays secretive he reveals so many details about "Travelling"... http://www.dailyroxette.com/titles-with-numbers-arent-good-per-chats-with-the-daily-roxette/


"Titles with numbers aren't good" - Per chats with The Daily Roxette

MELBOURNE - With just 90 minutes before showtime, I had the great honor of sitting down with Per Gessle back stage at Rod Laver Arena for Roxette's second Melbourne concert. We discussed all topics from Travelling to Charm School to the exciting soon-to-be-announced North American Tour and ever

Tis that time of the season. Enjoy Per and Marie's latest Xmas note!


Merry Christmas from Roxette

Time for the traditional Christmas message from Per and Marie.

#TDRCCOA Day 20: It has been good practice that TDR tests new albums before they hit the stores. Not that this would change anything, though. At least our readers get an idea of what the new songs sound like. We hope so... http://www.dailyroxette.com/travelling-the-daily-roxettes-take/


"Travelling" - The Daily Roxette's take

Some days before the release of Travelling, the The Daily Roxette team “got together” again to do another (hopefully) classic review of Roxette’s new and highly anticipated album. Travelling is a follow-up to the 1992 album Tourism. Will it hold up? Is it awesome? Does Pe

#TDRCCOA Day 19: This time we met Per before Christmas 2012 and we talked about secret projects, Bassflow, a possible GT tour. And jeans from Japan. http://www.dailyroxette.com/tdr-meets-per-gessle-again/


TDR meets Per Gessle - again

STOCKHOLM - It’s more winter than ever and snow is piling high when The Daily Roxette sits down with Per for our traditional Xmas interview. It’s Thomas who is addressed, but the questions come from Kai-Uwe and Justyna as well. I am freezing in the bitter cold. It’s -21 C (-6 F)... TD

Supporting band, Watershed, confirmed for Roxette's South African Tour!


Watershed to open for Roxette on SA tour

Local acoustic rock band, Watershed, have been chosen as the supporting act for Roxette on the South African leg of their world tour.

#TDRCCOA Day 18: Is it really a whole year that has passed since Stevo wrote down his thoughts on how 2015 would look like? How has it been for you? http://www.dailyroxette.com/talking-points-a-review-preview-and-more/


Talking Points: A review, preview and more!

It’s been an amazing 15 shows thus far and despite it being a short opening leg to the tour, there has already been an incredible amount of stuff to discuss, review and preview!

#TDRCCOA Day 17: Those were the times when we hadn't had an idea what the XXX stage would look like. So we went and asked Per out. This is what he had to say back then. http://www.dailyroxette.com/meanwhile-aboard-the-roxjet/


Meanwhile aboard the RoxJet

Since the tour grew to twice the size the other day, we contacted Per to see what he has to say about some of this and some of that. And Pelle.

#TDRCCOA Day 16: This is about the future, folks. "Roxette Diaries" is a movie to be released next March and believe it or not, some of us have watched it already. Soooon in a DVD player near you! http://www.dailyroxette.com/the-roxette-diaries-a-review/


The Roxette Diaries: A Review

As the Jonas Åkerlund film has its World Premiere at the Way Out Festival in Sweden, TDR reviews this Roxette feast!

#TDRCCOA Day 15: 2006 and we talk about photo shootings at bowling alleys. "It really sounds fantastic", Per said once more. And the album he meant this time was... http://www.dailyroxette.com/it-really-sounds-fantastic-comments-per-about-new-roxette-songs/


"It really sounds fantastic!" comments Per about new Roxette songs

Per Gessle has left a new message on official Son Of A Plumber website where he comments about the recording of the new Roxette songs, which will included in the greatest hits Roxette will release this fall as part of the band's 20th Anniversary celebration. "Marie and I (together with C

#TDRCCOA Day 14: Yes, this is not our first Christmas calendar and maybe you remember this one? Almost a whole month with interviews we did with Marie D, Clarence, Pelle and Christoffer. And Per for Christmas Eve. "We’ll talk about cats, dogs, mice, bicycles, hats, gays, men in women’s wear, different techniques to throw a tambourine off stages, late lead singers, missed chances, beer prices, touching noses during concerts and other weird stuff. Then, we will take a very close look at the famous AGM studios where the magic is happening now." Worth digging all this out again, we think. http://www.dailyroxette.com/the-daily-roxette-advent-calendar-2012-face-to-face-with-marie-dimberg-pelle-alsing-clarence-ofwerman-christoffer-lundquist-and/


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#TDRCCOA Day 13: "I do believe" is a song which according to some deserved more limelight. It first appeared on a limited 4-track CD that came with Robert Thorselius' book "The Look for Roxette" and was later featured on the bootleg "Myths". Here we learn who else sang the song. http://www.dailyroxette.com/per-writes-song-for-norwegian-singer/


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My friends keep telling me: "Hey, life will go on time will make sure I get over you this silly game of love - you play, you win only to lose." Spending my time watching the days go by feeling so small I stare at the wall hoping that you think of me too I'm spending my time

#TDRCCOA Day 12: Whenever Per starts talking about Gyllene Tider, hopes are high for some high class up-tempo Swedish pop tunes. Just like he did in this 2001 interview: "It's been a long time since I recorded anything in Swedish so I have had time to gather some Swedish songs. A lot of them, actually". Who would have known it would take the boys another 3 years to come up with their next full album? http://www.dailyroxette.com/new-song-by-roxette-and-gyllene-tider/


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#TDRCCOA Day 11: The year 2001 brought us... well... interesting news: "Me and Marie are the only real people in the video. We have a puppet band looking like The Ramones." Sweet or not, that was the first bit of news we got about the Real Sugar video. http://www.dailyroxette.com/real-sugar-video-features-puppet-band/


"Real Sugar" video features puppet band

HELSINKI - The next single from "Room Service" will be "Real Sugar." Per told The Daily Roxette today that the video for the single has already been shot and that it will be something totally new - at least for Roxette. "We're using puppets," Per said. "

#TDRCCOA Day 10: Professor von Lundquist, anyone? This is how it began: "He was able to walk out from the studios without being surrounded by autograph hunters. 'That's the way it is,' he said laconically." How times have changed! http://www.dailyroxette.com/lundquist-there-will-be-a-tour-and-im-in-the-band/


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#TDRCCOA Day 9: Are you a Roxette collector? If so, you've certainly heard of this book, to be published 3 years after this article. http://www.dailyroxette.com/discography-book-still-waiting-to-be-published/


Discography book still waiting to be published

The long-awaited Roxette discography book is still on hold. Robert Thorselius, the author of the book, told The Daily Roxette that the publishing has been delayed for editorial reasons, e.g. proof reading. "We are now in the final stages of producing the book and we expect to release the book b

#TDRCCOA Day 8: Vinyls, CDs, singles, cassettes, VHS and DVDs and now: a book! "Full access to Per's archives!" sounded promising and so it turned out to be... http://www.dailyroxette.com/gessle-to-write-book-about-his-life/


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"The Look" goes Xmas with KappAhl! Check it out!


KappAhl your X-mas store - All you need for xmas

Soon it will be xmas and Kappahl bring you the best ideas for gifts for all your loved ones. Welcome to KappAhl, your xmas store. MUSIC: Roxette (The Look)

#TDRCCOA Day 7: This article was written in May 2001, the album with this Gessle-co-penned song was released on Oct 8, 2001 and made it to #53 in Swedish Topplistan. Have you heard this song before? http://www.dailyroxette.com/per-gessle-writes-dance-band-song/


Per Gessle writes dance band song

Per Gessle has, together with Niklas Strömstedt and Meja, written a song for the dance band BlackJack, reported the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet today. "This is our best song we've ever recorded," said lead singer Tony Ljungström. The song is called "Sundown" a

#TDRCCOA Day 6: It's 2004 and Per is about to write a song for the Eurovision song contest? We double-checked the date, it's not one of our famous April fools jokes. Then there are news about two upcoming GT DVDs and why Per had to enhance his door in Stockholm. http://www.dailyroxette.com/gessle-at-melodifestivalen/ (published in 2004)


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Cool nostalgia! 24 years ago! The 1991 Sydney "Join the Joyride" TV promo. Ignore the YouTube title, it was 1991 NOT 1992 ;) Fun bit of nostalgia for a lazy Sunday!


Roxette Sydney 1992 concert PROMO (1992)

Roxette Sydney 1992 concert PROMO Roxette "Joyride" 1991-1992 world tour Sydney Entertainment Center (Darling Harbor), Sydney, Australia December 05, 1991 De...

Catch a very happy looking Marie on TV4 from earlier this morning. Talking about her new book.


Möte med Marie Fredriksson och Helena von Zweigbergk

Författaren Helena von Zweigbergk har skrivit boken om Marie Fredrikssons liv. Jesper Börjesson har träffat de två som under arbetet gång blivit goda vänner.

#TDRCCOA Day 5: Marie on solo tour? Hadn't happened for the first time when Marie actually did this in 2000. It's news that fans demanded a live album and even a DVD for their pleasure. Would they succeed? Well, we all know! When did you watch Marie's tour DVD "Äntligen" recently? http://www.dailyroxette.com/ask-marie-for-a-live-album/


Ask Marie for a live album

Judith, the organizer of the successful campaign to get Marie on tour, has together with James (of Gun-Marie Guys and Gals fame) started a new petition. This time fans can leave messages to Marie for a live compilation, either on CD or on video/DVD. This new campaign has already been mentioned in ma