{mosimage}I really had to ask. What was the name again? Talking music over coffee on a grumpy afternoon of the apologetic Finnish spring, the name was dropped like a coin […]
Provinssirock 2007
{mosimage}Provinssirock 2007 was supposed to be the festival of the three queens, but one of them didn’t show up. Amy Winehouse, the last diva on top of the charts, canceled […]
Low: Drums and Guns
That I mention Jack and Meg White's influential duo here is not by accident. Certainly, most of the slow, gentle and angst-ridden songs of Low doesn't sound anything even remotely […]
Natasha Bedingfield: N.B.
The best attempts on her second album, N.B., come close: “I wanna have your babies” is a similarly joy- and tuneful confession of feelings, and the opening track “How do […]
Gruff Rhys: Candylion
Main roles are cast to the acostic guitars, Beatles-esque drums and Rhys' distinctively nasal and always low-key vocals, but the essence of Candylion lies in the details, the carefully placed […]
Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
The prasising reviews and the soaring sales are hardly a surprise, and the Monkeys were indeed aware of the positive prejudice that was to welcome their next move. „We knew […]
Another shot on the rocks
The second coming of rockers Hanoi Rocks has lasted already six years. That’s as long as the classic period of the band lasted in the eighties. Obviously, these last six […]
Sounds good! Get your earplugs in!
Appropriately in this metal-mad country, the first events are loud and proud of it. Sauna Open Air Metal (7-9 June) in Tampere’s Eteläpuisto kicks the season off with a big […]
A piece of Arctic Metal music
FREE! Magazine had a relaxed talk in a central hotel of Helsinki with Toni Kakko (vocals) and Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg (keyboards), who kindly explained the story behind the band’s origins: […]
Sitar lady
Although she is only 25, she has had a long career and has long since stopped being just Ravi Shankar’s daughter. Born in London, she is a sitar player and […]
They Might Be Giants (On Stage)
If Rubik were merely preceded by their reputation it would be almost impossible to live up to the expectations, but in their case it's also a matter of word-of-mouth, a […]
It’s our song!
The contest started in January. Depending on their roots, participates were divided in four different groups: Afrovision, Arabvision, Latinvision and Asiavision. The winners of each group went to the final […]
Resistance was futile
Ladytron pioneered during the early 21st century electroclash boom, but has prevailed while many others have given up. The Liverpudlian foursome is fronted by two cutting edge entertainment units, Mira […]
Mors Principium Est – Liberation=Termination
The initial song is one of the most powerful on the album and goes direct to your brain, fast drums and a powerful voice from singer Ville (who joined the […]
Tusks, Trunk and Ghetto Grooves
Upon arrival we were informed the opening act, arctic afro-beat posse Rhythm Funk Masters had just finished their set. Luckily they had left the crowd warmed up for DJ pair […]