The competition is open until 23rd of April and the lyrics of the entries may be written from young people’s personal or global perspective in Finnish, English or Swedish. The […]
Neighbours coming over for a good vibe
Luckily there is a guy named Tusovka. Loosely translated from St. Petersburg slang meaning "good vibe" and "a creative get-together of free people", the Helsinki-based promoter has been active since […]
The 69 Eyes – Angels
Which is ironic, because it is not the biker-gang outfits, tattoos, the black nail polish and make-up, and the 80s B-movie vampire paraphernalia that will make you remember this band. […]
Releasing a violent storm of music
Tell us about your new project, Violent Storm. What is the story behind it? I have been writing music all my life, since I was a kid and lived in […]
The Good, The Bad and the Queen
The result is a laid back album of pleasant listening. Music floods like calm ocean waves and pop song structure is exceeded. The songs are moody, even cinematic. Allen and […]
Grinderman – Grinderman
Cave sounds revitalized, trying to be dark and noisy as he hasn’t been since Henry’s Dream. Grinderman is an incorrect band, even naughty with a low-fi punk blues approach. The […]
The teddy bear sings freakfolk
Your father is British and your mother is Finnish, but it seems that you strongly identify with your Finnish side (your band’s name is Nalle – Finnish […]
Metal God’s predictions
“I love Finland. I was there recently, a couple of weeks ago. I visited to some Finnish friends who are helping me to put my future website together,“ KK says. […]
Iskelmä hero travels to Memphis
Traveling to Memphis and Graceland is a pilgrimage. It is the same trip he did many years ago before he joined the army to complete his military service and now […]
That weird guy and his noise
{mosimage}Although born in Vilppula and educated in art in Lahti, Anssi lives and works in the remote village of Sahalahti, where he finds strange stories and inspiration from which to […]
The seed is fertilized
{mosimage}Toni and Antti, in a telltale sign of the band's do-it-yourself attitude, convinced Sipe to join them on drums. It didn't exactly matter that Sipe had never actually played the […]
Apulanta breaking the law
We have an animated talk with Toni (vocals and guitar) and Sipe (drums) about their history and their new album that was released that same day. Why the name Apulanta […]
Open your ears
Since its first edition in 1981 – at the time it was called Helsinki Biennale – Musica Nova has focused on introducing contemporary music from all over the world to […]
A tsunami of Japanese Rock
Japanese rock (J-rock), or rather a particularly flamboyant subgenre called visual kei, is hitting it big all over Europe. Visual kei stands simply for “visual style”, and refers to a […]
On the pursuit of the perfect plate
{mosimage}Reggae music and sound systems The reggae scene in Finland is currently doing better than ever. Over the years there has been a strong underground movement, but only recently it […]