FREAK KITCHEN SUOMEEN TÄLLÄ VIIKOLLA (13.7.2010)
Ruotsalainen Freak Kitchen saapuu tällä viikolla Suomeen esiintymään kolmen keikan verran. Edellinen vierailu tapahtui Land of the Freaks -levyn julkaisun myötä viime lokakuussa. Yhtye hurmasi tuolloin yleisönsä ja paluu takaisin oli selvä. Maailmanlaajuisesti arvostettu kitarataituri-laulaja Mattias, vankan rytmisen pohjan luova rumpali Björn ja kypärä päässä esiintyvä bassoeläin Christer tarjoilevat takuuvarmasti shown, jota todistamaan saapuneet saavat täyttymyksen. "Odotamme innolla pääsevämme Suomeen soittamaan friikkiviisuja hurmioituneella vimmalla!", sanoo Mattias IA Eklundh.
Turussa ja Tampereella toisena bändinä esiintyy Tampereelta ponnistava Dogsafe. Walesista kotoisin olevan laulaja Garethin johtaman yhtyeen debyyttialbumi julkaistaan 18. elokuuta. Levyn teossa ovat olleet mukana mm. Arto Järvinen (Teräsbetoni), Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, The 69 Eyes, Apocalyptica) ja Mikko Raita (Sunrise Avenue, Ismo Alanko Teholla). to 15.7. Klubi, Turku (+ Dogsafe)pe 16.7. Tammerfest @ Yo-talo, Tampere (+ Dogsafe)
la 17.7. Tavastia, Helsinki
| www.freakkitchen.com |
| www.dogsafe.net |
| www.rockweilermusic.com |
MESSER CHUPS (RUS) TO VISIT TAMPERE (24.6.2010)
Russian experimental horror-surf act MESSER CHUPS will be visiting Tampere during their Finnish tour. Along with the Tampere show, Messer Chups will also visit Helsinki, Turku and Muurame. Tampere's show is organised in conjunction with Fullsteam Agency, who are promoting the other dates.
Messer Chups last visited Finland in February, when they sold out the esteemed "Bar Loose" in Helsinki. Formed late in the 1990's Messer Chups was founded by Oleg Gitarkin who had previously performed with Oleg Kostrow under the name of Messer für Frau Müller. Messer Chups is often considered a "spin-off" band of Messer für Frau Müller.
Messer Chups' music often features a fundament of surf drums on which they build collages of samples from odd sources, like circus music, jazz, east European animation soundtracks, and American B-pictures. On top of that they lay solos from guitar and theremin. The overall effect is one of loving parody and good fun.
Messer Chups (RUS)
Wed, 21.07.2010 Tampere, Klubi
Tickets: 10 euros (Presale Tiketti)
| www.messerchups.ru |
| www.myspace.com/messerchups |
THEM BIRD THINGS (10.6.2010)
new single, "Underground," is out today! Listen at
| www.myspace.com/thembirdthings |
| www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYtSHQp3unA |
LOVEX GEARS UP FOR THE STUDIO (31.5.2010)
Lovex has started the recording process for the long awaited 3rd
studio album. The album will be recorded at the Inkfish -studios in
Helsinki during June 2010.
The album should be recorded and ready at the end of the summer. The
forthcoming album will be recorded and produced by our keyboard
player, Christian. The band is really in to the new material and
believes that people will be positively surprised. More news will
follow. You can also follow the studio working from our Royal Artist
Club page www.royalartistclub.com/lovex
| www.lovex.fi |
| www.myspace.com/lovexmusicfinland |
THANK YOU FOR THE UKULELE'S (27.4.2010)
Nem-Booking successfully hosted The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Tampere-Talo on Sunday. All in all the venue had almost 1000 guests.
Nem-Booking would like to thank everyone involved including the band, Marko and everybody else at Tampere-Talo. If you couldn't make it, view the video by Ilta-Sanomat below.
| www.iltasanomat.fi/videot/viihde/2112799 |
| www.ukuleleorchestra.com |
| www.myspace.com/nembooking |
HERRA YLPPÖ MAKES OWN MUSIC VIDEO (20.4.2010)
One of Finland's undeniably hottest acts at present, HERRA YLPPÖ & IHMISET front man, Herra Ylppö has directed his first music video for their single "Pojat Ei Tanssi". The video may be viewed on the band's webpage.
Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset have toured hard all through the spring and will have played well over 50 shows once the summer finally hits Finland. They are scheduled to play almost all of Finland's top rock festivals. Their second album, Pojat Ei Tanssi was released in January and shot straight to #1 on the Finnish album sales chart. To date, the album has been on the Top 50 chart for over three months and still going strong.
| www.ihmiset.fi |
| www.myspace.com/ihmiset |
DIE SO FLUID (UK) BACK IN FINLAND IN JUNE (16.4.2010)
London goth-rock trio Die So Fluid are returning to Finland to showcase new songs off the third and upcoming album "The World Is Too Big For One Lifetime" which will be released in July. A single from the upcoming album will be released in mid-May.
The tour is part of the promotional tour that will first see the band playing a three week headline tour of the United Kingdom, after which the band will fly to Finland and also visit Tallinn in Estonia. Singer Grog has expressed her great love towards their Finnish fans: "Back in 2006 when Die So Fluid were practically breaking up, when we were frustrated and felt that our band was not going anywhere, we did a short tour of Finland and were welcomed with open arms. There were people at our shows loving what we were doing, buying our debut album and asking for autographs. After that tour we knew that we have to keep going. Look how far we've come since then...."
The Finnish shows will be supported by Tampere-based Day Eleven, who released their third album "Matador" to great acclaim.
DIE SO FLUID Tour of Finland and Estonia:
Tue 01.06.2010 Helsinki, Tavastia (Tickets 11e presale, 12e from the door, presale Tiketti)
Wed 02.06.2010 Tampere, Klubi (Tickets 8e, presale Tiketti)
Thu 03.06.2010 (EST) Tallinn, Tapper (Tickets EEK 150)
| www.diesofluid.net |
| www.myspace.com/diesofluid |
| www.dayeleven.com |
FREAK KITCHEN (SWE) - TOINEN KATTAUS SUOMESSA (9.3.2010)
Ruotsalainen Freak Kitchen esiintyy heinäkuussa Turussa, Tampereella ja Helsingissä. Bändi vieraili ensimmäisen kerran Suomessa lokakuussa 2009, jolloin julkaistiin bändin seitsemäs levy Land of the Freaks. Päällikkökitaristi Mattias IA Eklundhin johtaman trion monen mausteen metallisoppa porisi täydellä teholla ja lokakuussa antia maisteli salien täydeltä väkeä neljän keikan verran. Freak Kitchen kiinnitettiin Tammerfestin esiintyjäkaartiin heti vakuuttavan Tampereen keikan jälkeen. Lisäksi mm. Kuopion Henry's Pubin henkilökunta valitsi vuonna 2009 vierailleen 334 bändin joukosta Freak Kitchenin keikan timanttisimmaksi.
Keikkojen lisäksi myös albumi Land of the Freaks keräsi kiitoksia Suomenkin kamaralla. "Vastaanotto edellisellä kerralla Suomessa oli tyrmäävän upea, joten on ilo tulla kesällä toiselle visiitille", juuri laajan Ranskan kiertueen päättäneen Freak Kitchenin pääkokki Mattias toteaa. "Tiedossa on biisejä, jotka viimeksi jäivät kuulematta ja lavailmekin on muokattu aitoon Land of the Freaks -kuosiin", lupaa suvereenina seremoniamestarina ja lavahuumoristaankin tunnettu Mattias. "Odotamme todella, että pääsemme sekoilemaan jälleen yhdessä suomalaisten friikkien kanssa. Nähdään heinäkuussa!" Lisää Mattiaksen ajatuksia voi lukea 10.3. ilmestyvän Riffi-lehden haastattelusta. Suomen keikat:15.7. Klubi, Turku
16.7. Tammerfest @ Yo-talo, Tampere
17.7. Tavastia, Helsinki Land of the Freaks -arvioita:
Inferno ****
Savon Sanomat ****
Rumba ***
Desibeli.net ***
| www.freakkitchen.com |
| www.myspace.com/freakkitchenmusic |
| www.nem-booking.fi |
| www.rockweilermusic.com |
PAPRIKA KORPS (POL) RETURNS TO FINLAND IN APRIL (22.2.2010)
Poland's most loved reggae band PAPRIKA KORPS is returning to Finland in April for nine shows. The tour is in support of their upcoming album, Metalchem which will be released in support of the April tour.
Paprika Korps have released four previous studio albums as well as a live concert "Live in Tampere" album, which was recorded in honor of the band's Finnish fans - whom they claim are the best in the world. Paprika Korps definitely know the world, as they have played shows in over 25 countries - including the rain stricken United Kingdom and the -40C weather of Novisibirsk in Russia.
Paprika Korps have visited Finland on many, many occasions including festivals like Ilosaarirock, Indie-Iltamat and Jurassic Rock. Renowned for their amazing live shows, Paprika Korps also has numerous sold out club shows to their name in Finland.
As Paprika Korps have said: "We are a Heavy Reggae band from Poland... That's it!"
PAPRIKA KORPS (POL) Finnish tour:
to 15.4.2010 - 45-Special, Oulu
pe 16.4.2010 - Tivoli, Rovaniemi
la 17.4.2010 - West Coast Bar, Kokkola
su 18.4.2010 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä
ti 20.4.2010 - Henry's Pub, Kuopio
ke 21.4.2010 - Bar Loose, Helsinki
to 22.4.2010 - Klubi, Turku
pe 23.4.2010 - Klubi, Tampere
la 24.4.2010 - Vaakuna, Mikkeli
| www.paprikakorps.pl |
| www.myspace.com/paprikakorps |
TV SMITH (UK) FINNISH TOUR STARTS TOMORROW! (8.2.2010)
TV SMITH, vocalist for the legendary punk band The Adverts is returning to Finland for a five date tour, visiting Helsinki, Virrat, Tampere, Pori and Seinäjoki.
TV SMITH rose to prominence as the singer and songwriter of the punk band The Adverts, who are best known for their 1977 single "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". When The Adverts split up in November 1979, Smith formed a new band, T.V. Smith's Explorers. They released a single called "Tomahawk Cruise" (a reference to the BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise missiles) on the independent record label, Chiswick Records.
Smith next went solo and continues to perform as a solo artist today, recording and performing his own songs, often with the backing of a variety of other bands from around the world. This includes members of Germany's Die Toten Hosen, Finland's Punk Lurex OK, The United States' Midnight Creeps, and Spain's Suzy & Los Quattro. His album Misinformation Overload was released in Germany, the UK, Spain and Japan in 2006.
In 2005, he joined the American punk band Amen on their UK tour. As well as supporting, he joined the band on stage for several covers of songs by the Adverts, such as "One Chord Wonders", and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". Casey Chaos, lead singer of Amen, is a life-long fan of The Adverts, and has even referenced them in a song title on the latest Amen album, Death Before Musick. The song is called "Hello (One Chord Lovers)".
TV SMITH (UK) IN FINLAND:
Tue 09.02.2010 HELSINKI, Semifinal
Wed 10.02.2010 VIRRAT, Pub 66
Thu 11.02.2010 PORI, Bar Kino
Fri 12.02.2010 TAMPERE, Dog's Home
Sat 13.02.2010 SEINÄJOKI, Bar 15
| www.tvsmith.com |
HERRA YLPPÖ & IHMISET #1 (27.1.2010)
Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset's second album, "Pojat Ei Tanssi" has debuted on the official Finnish album charts at #1!
| www.ihmiset.fi |
| www.myspace.com/ihmiset |
Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset: Pojat Ei Tanssi (18.1.2010)
Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset julkaisee toisen albuminsa, Pojat ei tanssi, tammikuun 20. päivä. Ylppö kuvailee albumiaan seuraavanlaisesti; "Kutsuisin tätä suomenkieliseksi indierockiksi, jota ei juuri ole aiemmin tehty. Tarkoitan siis musiikkisuuntausta, joka on jo pitkään inspiroinut minua. Onhan indien alkuperäinen merkitys vähän toinen. Jo edellisellä Sata Vuotta -levyllä minua kiinnosti jonkun tuoreen musiikillisen kulman tuominen suomenkieliseen rockiin. Tämä ajatus jatkuu edelleen. Toki mukana on ripaus 70-lukuista groovea. Luonnollinen bändisointi on tärkeä. Olen erittäin tyytyväinen yhtyeen svengaavuuteen je sen soundiin. Sanoituksissa olen palannut omalle alueelleni eli yksilön tuntojen kuvaajaksi."
"Eihän se ole mies eikä mikään, joka ei keksi omaa musiikin alalajia. Ville Valo keksi Love Metalin. Minä jatkan Reality Rockin lanseeraamista", Ylppö toteaa.
Useiden kappaleiden sävellystyössä on ollut mukana Herra Ylpön lisäksi Hamid Moeini ja Jami Westergård. Sanoituksista vastaa Ylppö.
Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset julkaisi debyyttilevyn Sata vuotta helmikuussa 2008. Albumi meni tuolloin suoraan virallisen albumilistan ykköseksi ja myi saman vuoden syksynä kultaa. Debyytti oli niin arvostelu- kuin myyntimenestyskin. Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset voittivat Vuoden debyyttialbumin Emma-patsaan.
Pojat Ei Tanssi ke 20.01.2010
| www.ihmiset.fi |
| www.myspace.com/ihmiset |
DAY ELEVEN MATADOR 20.01.2010 (5.1.2010)
Finnish alternative rock band DAY ELEVEN are due to release their third album, Matador on the 20.01.2010. Day Eleven have previously released two albums, "Almost Over Everything" (2005) and "Sleepwalkers" (2007).
Singer, Janne Pajari comments: "Musically, Matador is a return to our roots. Each song is unique and we feel like we have been able to bring out the acoustic side of our band, which we were unable to achieve in our previous albums."
What makes Matador even more unique and special than the previous two albums is that the band recorded the album themselves. Day Eleven spent three of Finland's darkest, gloomiest and wet autumn weeks in the middle of a forest in a small cottage in northern Finland. The album has been mixed by Australian Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Helmet).
MATADOR 20.01.2010
| www.dayeleven.net |
| www.myspace.com/dayeleven |
AMORAL YLEX'S MOST WANTED OF 2009 (4.1.2010)
AMORAL's "Year of the Suckerpunch" was the most requested song of 2009 on the Finland's largest national radio station YLEX, with thousands more votes than second placed Uniklubi.
2009 was a good year for Amoral. "Show Your Colours" album was released in May, debuting at #19 on the Finnish album charts. Amoral played numerous large Finnish rock festivals and also did a four week tour of Europe with Amorphis.
More info about YLEX Himotuimmat (YLEX most requested) from the link below.
| www.amoralweb.com |
| www.myspace.com/amoralweb |
| ylex.yle.fi/radio/ohjelmat/himotuimmat/chart |
ONE MORNING LEFT TO SUPPORT ADEPT (SWE) (22.12.2009)
Post Hardcore band, One Morning Left are due to support Swedish "The Adept" on their short tour of Finland in February 2010.
The Adept's fanbase has grown steadily during the last year. The Finnish tour is part of The Adepts first headline European tour.
One Morning Left has gained fans throughout the world through "new age" promotion on the internet. Over 500.000 MySpace views, almost 1.000.000 MySpace song listens and close to 100.000 MySpace fans over the last year and a half make One Morning Left Finland's most popular unsigned band on MySpace. One Morning Left are due to tour Europe in April / May 2010. More on this after the New Year.
One Morning Left has released their first music video. The video for the song BD_L3ftOverZ can be viewed on YouTube from the link below.
Thu 18.02.2010 Helsinki, Gloria Kulttuuriareena
Fri 19.02.2010 Jyväskylä, Lutakko
Sat 20.02.2010 Vaasa, Club 25
Sun 21.02.2010 Tampere, Klubi
| www.myspace.com/onemorningleft |
| www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRZwdQ4QEz8&feature=player_embedded |