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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Letters from Finland
The 31 letters can be read like short stories. Some tell of fatal incidents, like the "Faisan of Malmi" ending up as a delicious French dish in the casserole of […]
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 […]
Summer of ’84
{mosimage}Kid is a confused girl trying to find her place in this world, between being Swedish and Finnish, and being a child and an adult. Not knowing where she belongs, […]
Finnish gigolo
Juha’s friend agrees to help him to sell his body. Soon their business is booming and Juha is making more money in an hour than in two days at his […]
The King of the Minimoys
{mosimage}There is nothing astonishing new in Besson’s movie, but it outstands due to its innocence, simplicity and the friendly fairy-like characters, the Minimoys, who borrow the voices of Madonna, Snoop […]
Eight Below
If Bambi has cruel moments, what to say about a movie where the dogs, which cope wonderfully with the leading roles of the film, face the toughest challenges that turn […]
An open source adventure from outer space
“It started as a hobby,” Samuli Torssonen, the man behind the Star Wreck saga and the face of Captain Pirk, the ultimate emperor of the Universe, explains. “I’m a huge […]
The Replacement Killers
Teaming up with him is Mira Sorvino, with a convincing interpretation of Meg Coburn, a tough woman forged by a hard destiny, who employees herself faking different kind of documents […]
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 […]
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Riding Alone for Thousand of Miles is a movie that flows peacefully and is well-balanced, just as the main character Gou-ichi Takata (played by Ken Takakura) faces the problems of […]
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 […]