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 […]
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 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. […]
Interview with Eko Nugroho
Your home city Yogyakarta is said to have a thriving contemporary art scene beyond any other city in Indonesia. What makes it so special? A number of reasons. The Indonesian […]
Running to the limit
Where were you born? In Oulu. I moved to the capital some years ago to study. Do you like living here in Helsinki? Yeah. The first months I missed my […]
Pedro Juan’s dirty Havana
FREE! Magazine had the honour to get an exclusive interview with one of the hottest contemporary authors in Latin American: Pedro Juan Gutierrez. A writer whose style, full of passion, […]
Tales of love, sex and solitude
Surrounded by old projectors and film star photos at the Motion Picture museum in Helsinki, Aku Louhimies speaks calmly, even when discussing his latest movie Man Exposed (Rissuuttu Mies, 2006) […]
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 […]
Mikael Niemi: A warm writer from the North
We have the good luck to meet him in the offices of his Finnish publishing house, few minutes before flying back to his home in the Swedish Artic Pole. A […]
Kristina Schulgin’s candidates
{mosimage}The series of Mexican films came about through one such happy coincidence. The organizers of Mexican DOCSDF contacted DocPoint to ask for help in setting up their first documentary film […]
22-Pistepirkko
You always kept a very clear principle: make it your own way. In the early days, did you expect to get this far, to reach the 25th anniversary? Asko: Yes […]
Burnside picks
Burnside’s picks Worldwide Evil Reverse That’s an evil one. Count me out. It makes your hip move Slow down The closest thing to country music we’ve done. It even has […]