Pohjonen started his career at a very early age: at 8 he was already playing folk music. After classical and folk music studies at the Sibelius Academy, he spent time […]
…And justice for all
Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Federico Fellini, Robert Altman and Cecil B. DeMille are some of the film directors who never won the Best Director Academy Award, and it seemed Martin […]
The camera keeps on rolling
Born in Lithuania, but exiled to America in 1949 after spending some time in a displaced persons camp, the life of Jonas Mekas is all about films. He is considered […]
Casino Royale
Casino Royale is based on the novel of the same name by the father of Bond, Ian Fleming, and presents the first adventure of Bond just after getting the status […]
Porn is in the air
Maybe names such as Laura, Mr Lothar, Eve X, Rakel Leikki, Mariah or Henry Saari do not ring a bell to you… or maybe they do. Undoubtedly, porn and sex […]
Like Alice in Wonderland wearing a new pair of shoes
Is success coming too fast, Minna? All kind of attention is good and it is nice. I enjoy it and it is good for my business, but my goal has […]
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 […]
Peer Günt – Guts and Glory
In spite of the changes, Guts and Glory should not disappoint the fans. It’s the same old Peer Günt. Indeed, this hard rocking machine is at full speed. “No guts, […]
New York City’s rock radio saviour
Eddie Trunk is host of Friday Night Rocks with Eddie Trunk, a hard rock/metal radio show from New York City that can be heard across the U.S. and on the […]
Electro + Pop + Sweetness = Regina
What was the evolution of Regina? How/where did the three of you meet and how/when did the band form? It all started when we (Iisa & Mikko P.) did a […]
Pop out of joint
Rooted in eastern Finland, Rubik found its current line-up in Helsinki at the turn of the century, when vocalist Artturi Taira and drummer Sampsa Väätäinen, joined by guitarist Samuli Pöyhönen […]
The line of democracy
The red line is a symbol of democracy. On the 15th and 16th of March of 1907, every citizen in Finland aged 24 and over was able to go to […]
Sleeping beauty and other stories
There couldn’t be better words to describe the pictures in the Sleeping Beauty section of Jaana Partanen’s exhibition Arjen alkemiaa (Everyday Alchemy) currently at the Finnish Museum of Photography. A […]
Young people rap for children’s rights
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 […]