I was having a cup of coffee this afternoon with Andres, one of the members of Bullfrog Brown, the most internationally recognized Estonian blues band. Andres belongs to that selected […]
The Princess Bride and other tales
In any case, watching the Princess Bride took me into the old habit of making a top ten about some aspect of cinema (something we did during the printed […]
That forgotten album
When writing for FREE! I often suffer of nostalgic moments looking back to my younger years when living in a suburb near Madrid. And I remember, in 1996, to have […]
From rainy Tartu with love!
I assisted to Tuska festival in Helsinki at the beginning of June; the streets of the capital were literally taken by an army of metal fans dressed in black. There […]
Summer of music
{mosimage} I look back in time and remember my summer times in Spain. Temperatures of 40 degrees, ventilators trying to suffocate the baking hot, the excursions to the beach (not […]
FREE! goes to Eurovision
Actually, our “Euro-week” started last Sunday, early in the morning when both editors appeared on Subtv thanks to the invitation of Markku from Finland, this special and genuine ambassador of […]
Say with a song
Dozens of events, concerts and street parties (let’s pray for good weather so everybody will be able to enjoy the outdoors happenings) that will export the image of Finland to […]
Discovering Bukowski
And after it, I just can say that I love it. I love his raw style. I love how he expresses so frankly his disconformities with the world where he […]
Cheap, crazy and yellow
“It all started twenty years ago – tells mr Karl Stockmann, director of Stockmann's department stores in Finland – we’re member of a department stores association and at the […]
And with the spring…the 3rd issue of FREE!
I still have the feeling that many people don´t know about the existance of FREE! Well, for those who are missing the fun, now it is about to know about […]
FREE! Porn
Our cover story aims at giving a glimpse into the porn industry in Finland. Even when being a relatively small market, there are several native stars with interesting opinions to […]
February is gone… and my blog misses me
For those readers who expect that I have changed my mind and become a serious keeper of a blog in Internet…well…maybe they expect too much… By the way, are there […]
And they say students hate them
The guy was sharp on the phone and not very eager to do much, even when I gave him freedom of speech (as we always do, having a magazine called […]
Between guerrilla and rock stars
I was introduced to Edén Pastora a couple of days ago during the party held by the Finnish Film Foundation, where they had an overview of the Finnish films that […]
Will you take me?
FREE! Magazine offers a new look at Finnish culture. But hey, it’s in English. That’s right! There is already a good bunch of immigrants in Finland. Maybe you are even […]