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June Afternoon

Breaking the actual release order, as we just had to start on 1st June with June Afternoon! "It's a bright June Afternoon, wah wah..." Read the full story...


The First Girl On The Moon + Place Your Love

Double AA side single time again, something Roxette could have done more often? It's acoustic time folks... Read the full story...


Vulnerable

The fifth and final OFFICIAL single from the epic 'Crash! Boom! Bang! era, but, it's not over just yet...there's still more entries to come from the album! Read the full story...


Run To You

The fourth official single release from 'Crash! Boom! Bang!', a big radio hit. Read the full story...


Fireworks

'Fireworks'...one of those songs that might just change your life? Read the full story...


Crash! Boom! Bang! (Single)

A misleading title, who'd have thought it would be an emotional heart-wrenching ballad? Cos' every time... Read the full story...


Sleeping In My Car

Crash!Boom!Bang! an explosive start to a new era... and it's a goodie! Read the full story...


♥ Monthly Mock-Ups! ♥ Happy Birthday Marie ♥

Next up in our 'Monthly Mock-Ups!' series, we return to and open up another BAG OF TRIX from The Roxette Vault... this time, in honour of Marie on what would have been her birthday, we're posting early...this one is for you Marie ♥ Read the full story...


★ Monthly Mock-Ups! ★ May ★

We're entering that "shoulda woulda coulda" imaginary space again. Only this time, Roxette are hitting the road with a World Tour that alas, didn't happen...boo hiss boo! "Dream on, yesterday is gone..." Read the full story...


Almost Unreal

It's all just a bunch of "Hocus Pocus", well, it was almost...but it's still Almost Unreal... Read the full story...


Silver Blue

Second of our 'TOURISM' era 'imaginary' singles, a firm fan favourite, 'Silver Blue'... Read the full story...


The Heart Shaped Sea

First of the imaginary singles from 'TOURISM', with a personal favourite, 'The Heart Shaped Sea'... Read the full story...


TDR x PG ROX40 ★ THE INTERVIEW

TDR sat down with Per on a rather stormy day to discuss everything 'ROX40', the 40th Anniversary of Roxette. It's been one long joyride... Read the full story...


Hotblooded ★ (Do You Get) Excited?

The second of our imaginary single releases, and final for the 'Joyride' era, this time the Double AA Side Single that was also our 'Monthly Mock-Up' for April, "get on up and kick it!" ... Excited? Read the full story...


CINNAMON STREET :: A ROXETTE x IKEA Collaboration

IKEA has announced the launch of a new cultural collaboration platform, beginning with a Café concept developed in close partnership with PER GESSLE of ROXETTE. The concept combines Scandinavian interior design, curated music and contemporary Swedish cuisine. Read the full story...


It Must Have Been… One Billion Streams ♥

Congratulations to Roxette on 'It Must Have Been Love' reaching over One Billion Streams on Spotify! The song has had quite the journey, from Christmas to Hollywood, to Pop Ballad Royalty. Read the full story...


BALADAS EN ESPAÑOL

The first official #ROX40 release date has been confirmed: 'BALADAS EN ESPAÑOL' coming 17 April 2026. Let's revisit the album. Read the full story...


★ Monthly Mock-Ups! ★ March ★

Next up in our 'Monthly Mock-Ups!' series, we're re-imagining an amazing solo album from Per, but this time as a Roxette album. A big 'what if...' moment, and spooky as only last week Per posted from a 1996 notebook introducing us all to Roxette's "Up!" that alas, never came to be... Read the full story...


Happy Birthday Per!

Today it's the big man's 67th Birthday. As per his annual tradition, we've been treated to a streaming release. Pop-Up Dynamo Demos have, well, Popped-Up! Read the full story...


“Speak to me with gracefulness…”

The 2025 Tour has been a great success. As it concludes, we take a moment to reflect and cut through the noise by addressing some unfounded myths with the facts. Read the full story...


BAG OF TRIX Turns 5!

Can you believe it?  It’s been 5 years since the amazing ‘BAG OF TRIX - Music from the Roxette Archives’ was released in its various formats, 11th December 2020. Read the full story...


Don’t Bore Us…Get to the Vinyl!

Believe it or not, we’re fast approaching the 30th Anniversary of Roxette’s first Greatest Hits package – Don’t Bore Us…Get to the Chorus! Over six million copies sold worldwide, some of which were on a now rather rare vinyl, and this got us thinking about vinyl… Read the full story...


Roxette in Halmstad 2025:1

HALMSTAD - Back at the crime scene again, Brottet in Halmstad. And with top notch weather at that, it’s like Halmstad hasn’t realized I was there! Roxette to perform again. Amazing! Or…? To be short and sweet: yes it was really really good. If I could change two things it would be – add 5 more tracks to the set list and change Per’s jeans. Apart from that – terribly great! Read the full story...


Roxette unveils lost concert footage: Look Sharp Live! – Borgholm Castle

HELLO YOU (APRIL) FOOLS… A big THANK YOU to all who joined in with the spirit of what is essentially an annual tradition of a little FUN and LEVITY taking us all away for a moment. It’s a CRAZY WORLD OUT THERE. Peace ✌🏻 For the First Time Ever – The Full Concert to be Released on Blu-ray, CD/DVD, Vinyl & Streaming Read the full story...



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