{mosimage}Samettivallankumous (”velvet revolution” in English) is essentially, as far as the line-up and the style of music go, Ville Härkönen & Velvet with a new name. They make alternative country […]
Tales from Denmark
{mosimage}This autumn’s main exhibition at Ateneum museum travels to Denmark and brings an overview of Danish 19th-century art. Starting from the Golden Age, it presents 90 works from major Danish […]
Serj Tankian – Elect the Dead
{mosimage}Singer Serj Tankian launches his solo debut album, free of System of a Down's guitarist's Daron Malakian's influences. He is also touring and promoting the album with a new backing […]
Pooma – Persuader
{mosimage}Pooma are definitely an interesting band, quite unlike any other band in Finland at the moment. Their lush, atmospheric and ethereal pop music could be compared to such bands as […]
H.O.G. is in the game
{mosimage}There is heavy metal at the other side of the Baltic Sea! House of Games has many bonds with Finland: they have toured with The Rasmus, recorded with famous producer […]
Viikate – Marraskuun Lauluja
{mosimage}If Marraskuun lauluja I was released on last January, it was normal that the second part would not find any other better month to hit the market than November. Viikate's […]
Mika Kaurismäki opens Brazilian restaurant
The restaurant will have a capacity of about 300 people and will offer Brazilian food, wine, beer and other drinks. There will also be live music on offer at Bossa, […]
A helluva life
{mosimage}For the last couple of weeks I have been hooked with the autobiography of the American writer and filmmaker Samuel Fuller. It reads like a novel. A Third Face: My […]
McQueen – Break the Silence
{mosimage}The female rockers from Brighton release their debut studio; a good dose of punk/grunge/rock. Named after their idol, actor Steve McQueen, the British McQueen can feel proud of having toured, […]
Next Bond theme by Ville Valo?
According to Daily Star columnist Kim Dawson, long-time Bond soundtrack writers Don Black and David Arnold have dumped British singer Amy Winehouse as their favourite to record the next 007 […]
José González – In Our Nature
{mosimage}For all those who still don’t know, José González is not from Spain or South America and he’s music is nothing similar to the typical Latin pop star. As a […]
The Hives – The Black and White album
{mosimage}The smartest rock band on Earth are back. Swedish The Hives know how to wear a suit on stage while make the people shake their assess with their direct rock […]
Steve Earle – Washington Square Serenade
{mosimage}In his long career, Steve Earle has never played safe. Every new album adds a risky and unexpected element, either if that is the punk rock of the Supersuckers, the […]
Neil Young – Chrome Dreams II
{mosimage}Neil Young releases the follow up of an album that never saw the light. In 1976 in a fire at his house, the Canadian songwriter lost the tapes of his […]
New Finlandia prize for comics
The prize is partially funded by the City of Tampere‘s Luova Tampere (Creative Tampere) programme. The winner of the prize is chosen in the same way as the receiver of […]