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An archive of information about the Norwegian artist, musician and poet, Magne Furuholmen.

past site updates - 2010



january

01/31/2010-newsletter from magnef.org about Magne's art talk in Edinburgh on February 17 added to the newsletters page
01/28/2010-media coverage about Apparatjik's debut album begins with a post on coldplaying.com and a blog on twentyfourbit.com)
01/26/2010-newsletter from magnef.org about Apparatjik's February 1 performance in Berlin added to the newsletters page
01/24/2010-Apparatjik's debut album to be released on February 1 (via martinterefe.com)
01/20/2010-the Apparatjik website is taken over by pupparatjiks - check out their creations and leave comments here
01/18/2010-Magne and Ute Meta Bauer will be conducting a workshop called 'Pupparatjik' at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art on January 20-21
01/16/2010-Alpha Beta exhibition opens at Edinburgh Printmakers and runs through March 6

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past site updates - 2009



december

12/26/2009-Apparatjik announced a limited edition vinyl 7" single of 'Electric Eye' available via their new webshop
12/24/2009-VG's paper edition presented a list of the 10 most well-dressed men in Norway in 2009, and Magne is number 9 on the list (see the list here) [thanks to Jakob S].
12/21/2009-new blog on the Club Transmediale website about the Apparatjik performance in Berlin
12/20/2009-new event on Last.fm - Apparatjik will perform in Berlin on February 1 (confirmed by @aspirelondon)
12/16/2009-updated the newsletters page with an update from the magnef.org mailing list about shipping of the Alpha Beta prints
12/14/2009-according to this event listing, an exhibition of prints from 'Alpha Beta' will be at Edinburgh Printmakers beginning in January
12/13/2009-Just discovered: Magne was featured in the September issue of Keyboard Player Magazine; order a download or physical copy of the magazine here
12/05/2009-'Alpha Beta' exhibition opens in Lillehammer
12/05/2009-new Magne F fan site/blog launched here

november

11/30/2009-updated the newsletters page with mailings from October and November
11/30/2009-new Apparatjik single 'Electric Eye' available for free download here
11/28/2009-'Alpha Beta' exhibition opens at Galleri Trafo in Asker, Norway and runs through December 23
11/24/2009-lots of media in the last two days about the new single - check out the media page for a list of articles
11/16/2009-new Apparatjik track sent to those who submitted a story connecting these videos; extended track will be available for free download on November 30 on apparatjik.com
11/01/2009-happy birthday to Magne from the apparatchicks

october

10/27/2009-new blog on myspace about the 'Alpha Beta' project
10/27/2009-interview with Magne in the paper edition of Dagbladet, translated on a-ha-live.com
10/27/2009-interview with Magne on newsshopper.co.uk about a-ha's album and final tour
10/25/2009-post and pictures on a-ha.com about the 'Alpha Beta' opening in London
10/05/2009-new blog on myspace about the 'Alpha Beta' project
10/02/2009-'Alpha Beta' magnef newsletter | paul stolper | a-ha.com

september

09/28/2009-interview with Magne in 4thegame.com about football and the new a-ha single
09/09/2009-"you are all apparatjiks"
09/08/2009-new blog from Magne on MySpace
09/05/2009-article in the Daily Mail (UK) about Magne's health & heart condition

august

08/25/2009-updated the past updates page and removed the Twitter feed from the home page due to technical issues
08/14/2009-'Camera' exhibition will move to Hugo Opdal's gallery at Flo, where it will open on August 30
08/10/2009-new myspace blog added
08/09/2009-Updates on apparatjik.com, twitter and facebook: "Start. Journey. No Prior Records. 09.09.09"

july

07/12/2009-'Alpha Beta' mentioned in The Independent (UK)
07/06/2009-picture of Magne with Guy Berryman at Roskilde
07/02/2009-picture of one of the 'Alpha Beta' works from the upcoming fall exhibition

june

06/23/2009-picture of 'Confusion' in real life here and 'Alpha Beta' announced
06/19/2009-article 'Multi-Magne' about his art at Bolgen & Moi in Oslo

may

05/03/2009-pictures from the 'Camera' exhibition added to magnef.org

april

04/14/2009-short songlet added to apparatjik.com
04/02/2009-two new MySpace blogs from Magne [blog 1] | [blog 2]
04/02/2009-video for the song '4 can keep a secret if 3 of them are dead' added to MySpace (later deleted)
04/01/2009-new MySpace blog from Magne

march

03/23/2009-pictures from 'Confusion' added to magnef.org on the projects page
03/13/2009-new blog about Apparatjik on BeatCrave.com
03/10/2009-new myspace blog added and new Apparatjik track called 'Snow Crystals' added to MySpace
03/03/2009-New Apparatjik track called 'Flum' on MySpace
03/01/2009-press about 'Camera' exhibition at Galleri Trafo [link 1] | [link 2]

february

02/23/2009-new Apparatjik group on Last.fm
02/22/2009-Magne in by:Larm press - video interview | article about the winner
02/22/2009-Apparatjik track called 'Frozen Fingers' added to MySpace
02/12/2009-Apparatjik has a new Facebook page
02/10/2009-Apparatjik is now on MySpace
02/09/2009-a list of datascroll texts from apparatjik.com have been added to livejournal
02/09/2009-newsletter from magnef.org about the 'Camera' exhibition added to the words page
02/07/2009-pictures of mf/Apparatjik in the studio posted on livejournal
02/07/2009-new myspace blog added
02/03/2009-some updates have been made to apparatjik.com, and a new fan blog posted on livejournal
02/03/2009-check out the Magne F Flickr page to see new pics added by dalenabruji from a-ha's last visit to Chile

january

01/31/2009-Magne will lead the By:Larm Festival jury & announce the winner of the StatoilHydro talent grant on Feb 21
01/16/2009-created an account on Twitter for sending out updates about Magne and his projects
01/14/2009-updated the downloads page with a sample of 'Ferreting' by Apparatjik

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past site updates - 2008



december

12/17/2008-pictures from the Nobel Peace Prize Concert added to martinterefe.com
12/12/2008-a fun slideshow added to the images page, courtesy of Morgann'
12/11/2008-Magne performed with Jason Mraz at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway watch | photo
12/09/2008-two Apparatjik websites have quietly appeared, and seem to be 'official' Facebook | Apparatjik.com

november

11/03/2008-another mention of a future release for Apparatjik on Martin Terefe's website

october

10/20/2008-blog on Rock and Review about a possible Apparatjik album in 2009

september

09/29/2008-Paul Stolper will have a table at E|AB Art Fair in NYC from October 31-November 2 (see magnef.org)
09/28/2008-new unofficial band page for Magne F on Facebook
09/26/2008-be sure to go watch the video of Magne on stage with Chris Martin here (works best in Firefox)
09/24/2008-interview with Guy on coldplay.com that mentions his recent collaboration with Magne
09/23/2008-three new blogs posted on myspace; new blog on coldplay.com about Magne @ the Oslo gig
09/19/2008-Magne joined Coldplay on stage tonight in Oslo; read more Dagsavisen | a-ha.com
09/15/2008-you can now download and/or pre-order the Songs for Survival album; also check out Survival International
09/08/2008-Magne has contributed some of his ceramic works to an exhibition called "Vakre bord - design i tiden"
09/04/2008-Magne was here today at 4:00pm Norway time

august

08/30/2008-three new myspace blogs after quite a long silence: first, second, third
08/26/2008-two links to articles about the Amazon series added to the media page
08/25/2008-Magne has contributed to the Amazon series music and album (more info)
08/19/2008-added a new wallpaper, some new avatars and the last song samples to the downloads page
08/06/2008-added new song samples to the downloads page

july

07/31/2008-new article about the upcoming exhibit at the Norwegian Forest Museum on August 2
07/30/2008-wondering where past updates have gone? now there is an updates archive
07/23/2008-five new video links added to the images page (courtesy of Enrica)
07/16/2008-new Magne F Flickr Group created and added to the websites page
07/15/2008-new background image added to the site (courtesy of Caterina, taken at Palace Grill, June 24, 2008)
07/03/2008-a temporary media page is up while the SQL database is being updated/improved
07/02/2008-new links page launched, downloads page updated with new song clips, websites page updated with new social networking sites, words page updated with lyrics from a-ha songs written/co-written by Magne

june

06/26/2008-some updates have been delayed due to technical issues and will be online soon!

may

05/09/2008-new quote added to the words page, from an article in Aftenposten today
05/07/2008-check out this article about Magne's gig last night (with pictures)
05/06/2008-Magne will perform three free concerts at Palace Grill in Oslo this week, check out Oslopuls
05/05/2008 - another Magne-esque teaser posted on a-ha.com

april

04/18/2008-click here to hear a sample of the song 'Watch this space'
04/12/2008-if you live in Norway, be sure to pick up the April copy of ELLE Mann
04/11/2008-new myspace blog posted
04/11/2008-'A dot of black in the blue of your bliss' available for pre-order from Genepool Records (UK)
04/09/2008-new and recent works by Magne will be available at the London Original Print Fair from April 23-27
04/09/2008-Magne to participate at MaiJazz Festivalutstilling 2008 from May 8-29
04/03/2008-new 2008 media links added

march

3/31/2008-new blog posted by Magne on MySpace about the UK release of 'A dot of black in the blue of your bliss'
3/29/2008-another concert on May 21 at Rockefeller announced on a-ha.com
3/26/2008-added a new video link to the images page from the Porsgrunn exhibit
3/20/2008-concert announced at Rockefeller, Oslo on May 20
3/17/2008-stumbled on this review of 'A dot of black in the blue of your bliss' and added a quote to the words page
3/14/2008-new links added to magne-f.net sometime this week
3/13/2008-according to Budstikka, 'A dot of black in the blue of your bliss' will be released in the UK on May 19!

february

02/25/2008-some updates made to the websites and words pages
02/14/2008-are you one of the 300?
02/09/2008-live stream from the 'Anticlimax' igloo in Flo, Norway -> HugoOpdal.no then click 'here' in the right column
02/08/2008-need a Magne fix? why not watch this?
02/01/2008-new myspace blog posted

january

01/28/2008-'anticlimax' art exhibition at Studio Hugo Opdal February 10-March 30
01/28/2008-another live gig announced via myspace, this time at Notting Hill Arts Club on May 23
01/27/2008-Magne F live at the Royal Albert Hall May 24! (see a-ha.com)
01/26/2008-'A dot of black' album song samples added to the downloads page
01/26/2008-new myspace blog posted - concert teaser!
01/26/2008-a great new image slideshow by Qouda added to the images page
01/25/2008-link to new fan youtube montage video by Shapes added to the images page
01/25/2008-not sure when, but Magne added new pics from the performance painting to his myspace page
01/24/2008-added a new performance painting avatar to the downloads page (image courtesy of Jakob S.)
01/24/2008-new myspace blog posted
01/24/2008-more spam on Magne's myspace blog today, but with a purpose this time!
01/23/2008-new post from the magnef.org mailing list added to the words page
01/23/2008-several new myspace blogs added; read these first, second, third
01/23/2008-information posted on a-ha.com about the performance painting today
01/22/2008-lyrics for 'a dot of black in the blue of your bliss' added to the words page
01/22/2008-six new songs added to the player on Magne's myspace site - a day earlier than expected!
01/21/2008-new myspace blog posted
01/20/2008-'A dot of black in the blue of your bliss' sold out! (see a-ha.com)
01/16/2008-new myspace blog posted
01/15/2008-another small teaser posted on a-ha.com, this time about the upcoming art performance
01/15/2008-newsletter from magnef.org mailing list added to the words page
01/15/2008-Magne will participate in an exhibition in connection with Festspillene i Elverum this August
01/08/2008-new links added to magnef.net - happy hunting, some links from yesterday have already changed!
01/07/2008-Magne has launched a re-vamped but very familiar magnef.net to support the release of his new album
01/06/2008-small teaser on a-ha.com about '10 picturesque inches of Magne F'
01/06/2008-new myspace blog posted
01/06/2008-exhibition in Porsgrunn in March announced [link 1] | [link 2]
01/04/2008-new images added to magnef.org, you can find them under works -> prints
01/02/2008-new myspace blog posted

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