Leo Christer Friman, aka Freeman, is a legend in the Finnish music scene. Starting his music career in a band called Waterloo, he reached his peak of fame in the […]
Interview with Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen is undoubtedly one of the most popular Finnish singers worldwide. This current year 2011 has been very special for her, with the release of her second official solo […]
Rihanna – On the Beach Helsinki 15.08.2011
American super star Rihanna visited Helsinki for the joy of thousands of fans, many of who had already enjoyed a long weekend of good music at Flow festival in the […]
Review: Foo Fighters concert. Helsinki. Kalasatama. 26/06/2011
The first and only time I had seen Foo Fighters in concert, I was not pleased. It happened at Provinssirock in 2008. We had had a few too many beers […]
Interview with Michael Gira – Swans
Musical resurrections are possible, and if you do not believe it, just ask Michael Gira. After 14 years having parked the cult rock band Swans, he announced months ago in […]
Napoleon Skullfukk contest – Get autographed Cds for FREE!!!
FREE! Magazine and Dynamic Arts Records bring you the best of the land of heavy metal: Suomi Perkele Finland!!! Now you have the chance to get 1 of the 3 […]
Ladytron contest – Get a CD for FREE!!!
FREE! Magazine and EA Music want to celebrate with you the 10th anniversary of the legendary electronic music band Ladytron! So just send us the correct answer to the question […]
Interview with Steafán Hanvey
Irish musician Steafán Hanvey feels in Finland like being at his second home. Nevertheless, during his bohemian life, he has spent a few years in the Scandinavian country making friends, […]
L.R. PHOENIX & MR. MO’ HELL: JUMPER ON THE LINE – REVIEW
British L.R. Phoenix on the vocals/harmonica/guitar and his partner Mo’ Hell are not born in some neighborhood near Missisippi where rednecks would carry guns like children would carry lollipops, but […]
Review Gogol Bordello concert in Helsinki at Kulttuuritalo. 12/06/2010
There is no doubt that Gogol Bordello has been able to gather a good legion of fans during last years, due in great part to the charisma of their vocalist […]
Review Tuska festival 2010
Text by Maila-Kaarina The first day of the biggest metal festival of Finland came out and all those who attended had to be ready for something really big: 34 bands, […]
Swallow The Sun – Interview with Juha Raivio and Matti Honkonen
Swallow The Sun is a Finnish melodic death/doom metal band formed in 2000 by guitarist Juha Raivio. So far they have released 4 albums, 2 singles, 3 music videos and […]
Interview with Satyricon
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band that was formed in 1990. Mainly the band consists of two members – Satyr and Frost. Satyricon are in a way an exception […]
Interview with Megadeth’s drummer Shawn Drover
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson following Mustaine’s departure from Metallica. The band has released 12 studio albums, […]