Popedia (formed in 1977) has announced a new line-up which, in addition to founding member Pate Mustajärvi (vocals) and long-time members Costello Hautamäki (guitar) and Jyrki Melartin (bass), consists of Lahtinen and keyboard player Iso-Pate Kivinen. A new album by the group Tampere-based group is scheduled to be released this autumn.
Lacu Lahtinen has played with Hanoi Rocks since lead singer Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy
reformed the band in 2002. Before that, he worked with Monroe on his
solo projects.
Hanoi Rocks
will announce the name of a new drummer soon.
Lacu Lahtinen: MySpace
Hanoi Rocks: official website | MySpace
Popeda: official website (in Finnish) | Last.fm
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Another shot on the rocks – FREE!'s interview with Hanoi Rocks (May 2007)
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