Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • 26-08-2007 Deadline

    Support: Black Cloud Halo;, Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser   There were four bands playing today, but I only had the time to see two bands.   Which meant I missed out on Angel Crew and Madball.

  • 25-08-2007 The Jade

    Date: 25-08-2007, Semifinal Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren

  • 25-08-2007 Sexydeath

    25-08-2007 Sexydeath

    Date: 25-08-2007, Gloria Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende

  • Michigan – Pulse of Pain

    Release date: 24-08-2007, Label: Memento License / infacted recordings By: Nina Mende   I have seen Michigan live twice now, both times as they were touring with De/Vision.   The first time I just didn’t know what to think of them, and the second time   I totally fell in love with their music so…

  • 24-08-2007 Velcra

    24-08-2007 Velcra

    Date: 24-08-2007, venue: Gloria, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren During the week, some inhabitants from Helsinki told me that seeing Velcra on a bigger stage would be more interesting then seeing them on a small stage as Lux, where they did their album release gig. Tonight Velcra was about to play in Gloria, which…

  • 22-08-2007 Uniklubi

    Date: 22-08-2007, Lux nightclub Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende After a short accoustic set and a signing session at Anttila (a Finnish record store) Uniklubi had their album release gig for “Luotisade” at LUX. LUX is a very fancy nightclub in the upper two floors of the kamppi shopping center. Tonight were not only the Uniklubi fans there, but…

  • Uniklubi – Luotisade

    Release date: 22-08-2007, Label: Universal Finland Oy By: Nina Mende   Now do I really need to tell you about Uniklubi again??   Well, for everybody who missed the last two Uniklubi reviews, here’s a short   summary of the band history:   Uniklubi is a band from Tampere/Finland that sings in Finnish. The five…

  • 16,17,18,19-08-2007 Summerbreeze

    16,17,18-08-2007 (Germany) By: Wouter van de Kamp Day 1 A very last minute idea led me and my friend to Summer Breeze 2007 in the south of Germany (about 80 km southwest of Nurnberg). We both hadn’t been there before but the line-up was very promising. Getting there was a hell, but the weather was…

  • 15-08-2007 Technicolour

    Date: 15-08-2007, venue: Espan lava Helsinki(Finland) By: Nina Mende   Tonight Technicolour played at the open-air stage Espan Lava in the middle of   Helsinki. Technicolour makes rock music with a huge crossover appeal, but actually it sounds more like pop. Having released three albums in the same amount of years they are one of the biggest…

  • Saunawest – Kawasaki Helvete

    Release date: 2007 By: Elvira Visser   Although they are compared with Frans Ferdinand and Gruppo Sportivo to name   a few, they are original. This first full album from this band from the Dutch   city Rotterdam has 8 songs, but take you on a journey passing different styles   of music. Danceable tunes,…

  • RobinCosmos – Pathfinder

    Label: Andur Industrial By: Elvira Visser   RobinCosmos is a Finnish band formed back in 2003. They play some rock music   with a jazzy groove. You can hear some jazzy piano tunes appearing, melody leading   guitars and the voice of singer Mikko Laitinen takes you with him.   RobinCosmos put some great effort…

  • 18-08-2007 Private Line

    Supports: Sleazy dream, Vanity Beach; Venue: Gloria Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende   Gloria is a venue that looks like a town theater with balcony and a stage. The   sound there is not the best, but better for theater than concerts.   But that didn’t stop Vanity Beach, Sleazy Dream and Private Line from…