The Milestone Corporation - Official Homepage

<center> <h1>The Milestone Corporation</h1><br> <h2>- Official Homepage</h2> </center> <hr> <h3>The Band</h3> <p> Petter Uvesten (vocals)<br> Carl Leskinen (piano/organ)<br> Olof Bjarnason (drums) <br> Jonas Karlsson (guitar)<br> Tobias Sjšgreen (bass guitar)<br> <p> <hr> <h3>Biography<h3> <p> The Milestone Corporation was founded a misty night at the Hultsfred festival in the summer of '03 by Petter Uvesten, Carl Leskinen and Jonas Karlsson (vocals, organ/piano and guitar). The original name of the band was Sparris. Soon the members Olof Bjarnason and Linda Ehrlenhov (drums and bass) were added to complete the line-up. In addition to the musicians in the band, Gustav Markkula, Hanna Syrén and Marcus "Püngen" Gustavsson were recruited to handle assorted duties.<br><br> The first few months the band rehearsed in a tiny room on Aschebergsgatan in Göteborg, together with a number of other bands. Unfortunately, Linda was forced to leave the band, and Tobias Sjögreen took her place as bass player. During the autumn of '03 the first Sparris songs were developed and later documented at a quick recording session in March '04. This recording was followed by a legendary gig in a crowded basement on Gibraltargatan in Göteborg.<br><br> As Olofs side project was disbanded in the late spring of '04, Sparris was given the opportunity to take over their rehearsal room in Gårda. This became the start of a new phase for the band. <br><br> The first demo was recorded in the last months of 2004. The three track demo was titled "Drifting". After its release, the spring of '05 was mostly spent in the rehearsal room, improving the songs. Finally in early june, the band had their first big concert, and it was a big success. Photos from the gig can be found in the gallery. <br><br> After the gig the band took a summer break. When autumn came, the process of recording a new demo began. With a busy schedule, it took the band until december before the recording, mixing and mastering was completed. Also this demo had three tracks, and it was titled "Big Night Out". For the release of this EP the band felt it was time for a name change. From now on, Sparris would be known as "The Milestone Corporation". <p> <hr> <h3>Music</h3> <p> <table align="center" width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" valign="middle"> <tr> <td width="200"> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Milestone+Corporation" target="_blank"> <img src="bno_cd.jpg" alt="The Milestone Corporation - Big Night Out EP" alt="The Milestone Corporation - Big Night Out" name="The Milestone Corporation - Big Night Out CD" id="The Milestone Corporation - Big Night Out EP" width="150" height="150" border="0" align="middle"> </a> </td> <td> <font color="#C39402"> <div align="left"><strong> <font size="+2">Big Night Out EP</font><br> <font color="#E86A6A" size="-1"> Released January 2006<br><br></font> <font color="#E3E3E3"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The%20Milestone%20Corporation/Big%20Night%20Out" target="_blank"> <strong>Visit our page at last.fm to listen to our EP!</strong></a> </font> <br><br> <font size="-1">...or download the mp3s here: <br> <a href="http://www.themilestonecorporation.com/Music/Big_Night_Out/TMC_Big_Night_Out_01_Suburban_Boredom.mp3"> 1. Suburban Boredom</a><br> </a> <a href="http://www.themilestonecorporation.com/Music/Big_Night_Out/TMC_Big_Night_Out_02_Losers_Way_Out.mp3"> 2. Loser's Way Out</a><br> </a> <a href="http://www.themilestonecorporation.com/Music/Big_Night_Out/TMC_Big_Night_Out_03_Caught_Up.mp3"> 3. Caught Up</a><br> </a> </font> </strong></div></font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </frameset>