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Category: Interviews
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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15-08-2007 Velcra
Supports: Unklejam; venue: Lux nightclub, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren Since I wrote the review of velcra’s new album, I was dying to see them live. Actually, already quite longer, but with the release “Hadal” they seemed to have made a step into a new direction. The release party was taking place in Nightclub…
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16-08-2007 Lapko
Date: 16-08-2007, virgin oil Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende And here we go again: Virgin Oil for the 3rd time this month. But this time for Lapko. The three members of Lapko: Malja (guitar and vocals), Nordberg (bass) and Heikkonen (drums), have been friends since childhood in the small town of…
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Naked – Superstate
Release date: 15-08-2007, Label: Megamania By: Nina Mende Naked is inspired by bands such as KISS, Beatles, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Queen, Led Zeppelin and Motown classics, NAKED was founded in Helsinki at the break of the new millennium. With two albums (‘This One Goes To Eleven’, 2004 and ‘Let’s Get…
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17-08-2007 Neljä Ruusua
Venue: Virgin Oil, Helsinki(Finland) By: Nina Mende And again, but for the last time this month, I went to Virgin Oil. This time because Neljä Ruusua played their last gig before they take a break. Virgin Oil was full like never before since I have been there, it was probably sold…
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Feiled – Testify
Release date: March 2007, Label: Poko Records Oy / EMI By: Nina Mende Feiled is a band from Finland founded in 2002 by Anton (vocals). But just now they finally released their debut album “Testify”. And here is what it sounds like: The beginning of the first song “Requiem” is slightly…
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Amiina – Kurr
Release date: 19-06-2007, Label: Ever records By: Elvira Visser Amiina is an all girl sting-quartet from Iceland. All four have classical backgrounds but like to experiment with not only their sting instruments. When you listen to the songs on this album you hear very weird instruments like singing saws, clarinet, trombone,…
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Danny Lips – Freefall
Release date: august 2007 By: Nina Mende Let me introduce to you these four enthusiastic boys; Vesku, Arska, Otto and Stixx (Tikku in finnish). They are Danny Lips and they come from the land of the ice and snow, Helsinki, Finland.
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Lapko – 12/08/2007
Malja & Nordberg – 12/08/2007 By: Sabine van Gameren Lapko… true followers of our website have seen this interesting band already a few times hitting our frontpage. Time to get to know them a little better now!
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12-08-2007 Lapko
Supports: Dia, Väärät Vierat; venue: Klubi, Tampere (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren This night started with a Finnish band from the city Tampere. Although there were not that much people in this beautiful club called Klubi, only a few who found their selves a seat on the floor in front of the stage while waiting for headliner…