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Click here to check out Ida's latest blog, written from her hometown of Nesna, where she's helping her dad build a new garage...
]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=41 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=40 NME's review of Ida's storming Glasto set. And see her MySpace for pics.



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If you feel suitably inspired to purchase said work of riotous punk-pop, we thought you'd like to know that you can pre-order the single right now, ahead of its July 21st release (which is a week before Ida's album comes out).

To pre-order the CD click here and for the 7-inch click here.]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=39 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=38
Following yesterday's blog on a train, Ida has now posted a blog from a boat. Click here to check it out.

]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=38 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=37 MySpace blog to see pics from her journey to play at Hove festival in Norway. Clearly it's nice to let the train take the strain...]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=37 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=36 Click here to check out Ida's latest blog on her MySpace page. This one's about house-cleaning hippies, tasty meatballs and Norwegian radio shows.


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I Like You So Much Better When Youre Naked]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=35 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=34 Radio 1 show from 10am tomorrow to hear the debut radio play of Ida Maria's new single, 'Better When You're Naked'. ]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=34 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=33 Ida's Myspace for a brand new blog about yesterday's kids festival show in Norway.]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=33 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=32 5-star review of her Manchester show from the Manchester Evening News. Sounds like a belter.]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=32 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=30
]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=30 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=31
21/6 Sandane / Glopperock
18/7 Tønsberg / Slottsfjellfestivalen
1/8 Bergen / Lost Weekend
2/8 Åndalsnes / Raumarock
7/8 Hamarøy / Hamsundagene
]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=31 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=29 here. ]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=29 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=28 click here. Or, to get the CD or 7-inch, click here. Finally, to read a rather nice review of the track, click here.


]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=28 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=27 here.

Consequently, the Newcastle Cluny gig, originally scheduled for 2nd June, has also now been moved - to 22nd July.]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=27 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=26 Click here to check out a short film showing the making of the video for Ida's new single, 'Queen Of The World', which is out on May 12th. It features singing, dancing and Ida giving her make-up gal a massage.]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=26 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=25 Click here to check out Ida's brand new blog, written on the band's current trip to the US of A to play a few shows. ]]> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=25 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=24 here to enter the draw to win a pair of tickets to the venue closest to you!
]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=24 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=21 Isle Of Wight – 14th June www.isleofwightfestival.co.uk
ZOO8 – 6th July www.zoothousand.com
Oxegen – 12th July www.oxegen.ie
T in the Park – 13th July www.tinthepark.com
Bestival – 6th September www.bestival.net

See you there!]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=21 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=20 here to check out Ida's terrific new video blog, filmed when she and the band went on a day-trip to the wilds of the North York Moors.

It features, among other things, caves, helmets and ducks. We think you'll like it.]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=20 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=23 here
]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=23 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=18 follows:

18 Apr - Camden Crawl 2008, London
19 Apr - Camden Crawl 2008, London
9 May - Brick Yard, Carlisle (headline)
10 May - Metropolis @ The Empire, Middlesbrough (headline)
11 May - The Tunnels, Aberdeen (headline)
15 May - The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
16 May - The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
19 May - The Cockpit, Leeds (headline)
20 May - Jericho Tavern, Oxford (headline)
21 May - Kings College, London (headline)
24 May - Dot-To-Dot Festival, Bristol
25 May - Dot-To-Dot Festival, Nottingham
27 May - Glee Club, Birmingham (headline)
29 May - Fuzz Club @ The Foundry (University), Sheffield (headline)
31 May - Academy 3, Manchester (headline)
1 Jun - King Tuts, Glasgow
2 Jun - Cluny, Newcastle]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=18 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=19 here.]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=19 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=11 ]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=11 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=10 here to check out a brand new video interview on Channel 4's website where Ida Maria interviews herself about moustaches and squirrels...
]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=10 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=9 here. At that same link, you can order both formats, plus a limited badge set, for just £4. Everyone loves badges.
]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=9 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=12 here to read the full piece. ]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=12 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=22 here to check out a new Earwig TV video featuring Ida chatting to Radio 1's Steve Lamacq about growing up in Norway, how she got her band together and writing 'Stella', all interspersed with footage of Ida and the guys blasting through that song at London's Borderline.
]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=22 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=13 ]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=13 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=14 here to see pictures of the gory injury she sustained at last night's gig. As she puts it, "Astoria got the best of me knee".
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It features snow, an old man with a beard, a prostitute and Ida in a rather fetching woolly hat. Also, listen out for the single on 6 Music, Radio 1 and Xfm, who've all been playing it.
]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=15 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=16 here to check out an excellent interview with Ida in today's Sunday Times Culture section. She's "a breath of fresh air for pop" they say - and who are we to argue?
]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=16 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=17 here to check out an interview she filmed on set.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.idamaria.co.uk/index.php?id=17