Tag: alternative rock
SONG OF THE DAY: Icon for Hire – Seeds
ICON FOR HIRE. What can we say? This is such an interesting band with such an interesting history. The band has been through a...
REVIEW: Rioghan – EP: Blackened Sky
Finnish artist Rioghan is a charming and off-the-beaten-path presence on the country’s ever-expanding metal scene. This solo project was founded in 2019 in Lapua,...
REVIEW: Tindersticks – Distractions
Now, here's a word that is indeed burdened with a load of negative connotations: distraction. Every self-help guru on the market is more than...
(2000) The Smashing Pumpkins – Machina/The Machines of Gods: Anniversary Special
At the turn of the millennia, the star of the undisputed heroes of 1990s teenage-angsty alt-rock, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, had started to dim. The...
(2000) Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory: Anniversary Special
There is no album, in recent times, that is more influential but also more polarizing than LINKIN PARK’s classic “Hybrid Theory” (2000). Love it...
REVIEW: Crippled Black Phoenix – Ellengæst
First, there is the lamenting trumpet, reminiscent of certain unforgettable soundtrack moments composed by Ennio Morricone, almost as if you'd just entered the spaghetti...
(2000) Radiohead – Kid A: Anniversary Special
In 1997, the angst-riddled bunch, RADIOHEAD, released ”OK Computer,” the first in a series of landmark albums, which has later been tagged as the...
FEATURED SINGLE: Red Eleven – Handled with Chaos (Musicalypse Archive)
If you've kept your eyes and ears open to the Finnish alternative metal scene, you may already be familiar with RED ELEVEN. Lead by frontman...
(1990) Depeche Mode – Violator: Anniversary Special
In the summer of 2017, I had the pleasure of attending a DEPECHE MODE concert during their Global Spirit Tour stop in Cluj-Napoca, Romania....
REVIEW: Lonely Robot – Feelings Are Good
LONELY ROBOT is the solo project of English singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer John Mitchell, best known as member of ARENA, IT BITES, KINO, and...
FEATURED SINGLE: Flat Earth – Draining by Your Flame
About a week ago, Finnish rock band FLAT EARTH released a lyric video for the single “Draining by Your Flame” from their yet-untitled upcoming...
Moon Shot: new rock band with members of Children Of Bodom,...
CHILDREN OF BODOM's bass player Henkka Seppälä breaks the silence on the band's Facebook page by announcing his new musical endeavor: MOON SHOT, an alternative rock...
30.7.2019 Demob Happy & Royal Blood @ Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki
The first time when ROYAL BLOOD made an appearance in Finland was at Ilosaarirock, and I have heard it was amazing. So, when I heard that...
