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 […]
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 […]
Participating youth – A risk or an opportunity?
Annantalo Arts Centre is a member of the European Network of Art Organisations for Children and Young People (EUnetART) and will be hosting the event in Finland, along with EUnetART […]
The Siida Museum
{mosimage}The Triangle of Life Theoretically, at least, Sami artist Tuula-Maija Magga-Hetta’s exhibition is thought-provoking. Almost all of the exhibits in the Sami Museum’s gallery are based around the triangle: […]
The demon crush – Interview with Kristian Huitula
In 1999 you moved to Japan, why did you choose this country? I've always been interested in Japan. I started training ninjutsu in 1990 and since then it has had […]
Dance, dance, dance
Since the late-eighties an association of artists have worked for the production of modern dance performances and activities. In 1997 that association was established in a permanent place at Kaapeli […]
Commander Zero
Around the streets of Manugua, Edén Pastora carries a gun while driving a car brought from Mexico and speaks to the camera. It is the first sequence of the documentary […]
Tender melodies
Sister Flo released their first album in 2001, through their own label. Since then the band has been one of Finland's pop secrets, continuously praised by critics. Their new album, […]
The circus is in town
The Eurovision Song Contest enjoys a healthy popularity and it is more kitsch than ever. Last year there were more than eight million votes (either by phone call or SMS) […]
Play your part!
Making films inside videogames has been a growing trend since the advent of 3D games in the '90s. Quake was the first videogame to give freedom and powerful resources to […]
One big family!
But we are animals after all and have a strong need to belong to a group. Luckily there’s a solution to this. The communities and families have been replaced by […]
A postindustrial fairytale
By the end of the eighties the industrial production had moved out of the area. Ruoholahti was rebuilt into a residential area and City of Helsinki planned to demolish the […]
Ambassador of the Blues
First of all, what influence did Robert Johnson have on you as a musician? I think the Robert Johnson influence on me has taken on the aspect that it made […]