Markus L.

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Heaven, God and the Galaxies.

Markus L. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 4:20 am
A while back we got to experience a whirlwind of fantastic line up of post-metal and post-rock shows in Finland. First we hosted visitors from Ireland, only to be succeeded by a group of amazing Ameri...
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Oink oink.

Markus L. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 2:52 am
So last week we saw Isis in Finland and this week we’re in Milan and London. It’s been all scrambled eggs and not a lot of bacon. But with this gloomy year and all it’s viral threats...
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Rise Against in Helsinki

Markus L. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 7:56 am
Tuesday saw the debut of punk band Rise Against in Finland, which gathered so much interest that it actually sold out in a matter of days, faster than pop rivals Air, who will use up the same.. air.. ...
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Massive Attack (on) Finland

Markus L. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 6:33 am
Trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack visited us again last Friday, after a six year long pause. Even though the last show in 2003 was probably a little more ambient in surroundings, due to its being held ...
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Finlands Musical Superheroes.

Markus L. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 6:19 am
Yesterday Rumba and YleX, two domestic music medias, released a dozen of Finnish artists merited with being the most talked about things to come in the future (see Rumba 15/09:33 or YleX homepage). Th...
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Chromeo + SKREAM?

Markus L. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 6:10 pm
Okay. So we’ve heard the new Chromeo tune right? Comment - Like

Dubstep - that menace

Markus L. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 1:54 am
During the last couple of years, dubstep has become quite the phenomena worldwide and has since even stranded to Finland. In fact, its rise has been so great, that it has even grown an interest outsid...
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Jesse causing trouble even in Germany

Markus L. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 8:38 am
Jesse, jesse.. jesse. The electronic duo Jesse has been causing controversy, yet again, but this time all the way in Germany. It seems that their “Slurps” -cover is prohibited by law, sin...
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Save us Petteri Sariola

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 10:46 am
Previously hyped and critically awesome! Check out the fresh, new song “Distorted Love” by Petteri Sariola and see what it’s all about. PHASES comes out 7.10 and that means, just o...
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Interview: Portugal. the Man

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 8:58 am
Portugal. the Man started their European tour in June and it has long since come to an end, and a lot sure has happened since then. The new album “The Satanic Satanist” had got it’s spontaneous(...
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Review: Sleep Thieves

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 5:58 am
Dubliners Sleep Thieves is among those bands, that you just wish could reach out to more people. The EP: “It Was Only a Satellite” reveals that the band is matured enough to be found, desp...
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JESSE! 2nd round ladies and gentle men…

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 8:24 am
All you non-finnish lovers are probably not that familiar with the world of JESSE but these are new and exciting times, my friends and we here at Fresh Tunes Finland are about to educate you, hardcore...
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Monsters of Pop

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 2:19 am
Tampere is a great place to live with fall just around the corner. As the evenings cool down, the citys nightlife lightens up and the city hosts several urban festivals during the weekends in septembe...
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Raised Fist Commander..

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 9:45 am
Not to get all sentimental and repetitive, but it’s like being a little kid in a candy store where mama told us not to touch anything. And we didn’t want to eat all the pretty little pink ...
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Top Billin at Redrum

Markus L. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 6:48 am
Top Billin, known from the Helsinki night club scene and somewhat spread abroad as well, gathered a top notch Friday party, which also served as a celebratory event for Helsinki 78 - 82’s EP rel...
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Happy-Go-Lucky coming through!

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 6:42 am
One of ‘em Finland’s finest, nu-soul-electro-smooth-pop train Happy-Go-Lucky had a kick ass show last week at Kuudes linja’s patio and despite the randomly heavy rain, we here at Fr...
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A Flowing sensation (Flow 09)

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 3:40 am
Flow Festival has acquired quite the reputation, even though it is amongst the younger festivals held in Finland. The crowd at Flow has always been a tad more considerate than those up North in Finlan...
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Flow (Collage)

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 3:12 am
While we finish our rapport on the whole event, we figured we’d give you a feel good sneak at the atmosphere during the many feverishly awesome sets. Fever Ray by Sami Heiskanen Fever Ray by J...
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Flow Festival 09

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 1:52 am
The final of the many Finnish summer festivals, Flow Festival is about to kick off in the capitol Helsinki. The line up features some internationally acclaimed artists as well as some national perform...
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Flow Festival coming up!

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 6:38 am
Just wanted you guys to know that one of the coolest festivals in Scandinavia “Flow Festival” is held next weekend and our crew will be there. Expect a full story (including behind the sce...
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Duck Festival 2009

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 7, 2009, 8:44 am
Ankkarock, rigidly translated as the Duck Festival, has been organized many a year now, but still it remains one of the duller festivals in Finland, largely due to it’s stale and boring location...
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The Fist will be raised

Markus L. posted an article on - Aug 5, 2009, 5:38 am
We know, we are Soooo late with this. but still. Raised Fist’s new album Veil Of Ignorance will be in stores on 7th of Sept! And here’s a free download of the single Friends and Traitors...
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A heap of love - a pinch of hatred

Markus L. posted an article on - Jul 31, 2009, 3:35 am
Fullsteam Agency has brought a lot of there and beyond - artists to Finland the past summers and this summer is no different. This summer, one can credit Fullsteam for artists like Mogwain, Crystal Ca...
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Shameless self-promotion

Markus L. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 1:45 am
You haven’t heard from us in a couple of days, you say? Aaaah, what have we been up to lately, you ask? We’ve been pulled aside the last couple of days and the world has stopped, becaus...
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Melt! Festival - German Heroin

Markus L. posted an article on - Jul 24, 2009, 3:01 am
Melt! Festival 2009 The Music Festival Melt! is a discrete festival, that is still a well-held secret for many, located in Gräfenhainichen (roughly 1,5 hours by train from Berlin) in Germany. The e...
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Million Stylez - Love We Deal With

Markus L. posted an article on - Jul 21, 2009, 5:12 pm
Just in case you guys haven’t heard this one… Million Stylez - Love We Deal With Sorry for the link instead of embedding ‘n all but youtube link is not working at the moment so you...
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