Tribe.net. Local Connections Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/6b4af5fa-c1a8-4e6f-82ab-9b91040693cf 2006-05-24T19:07:07Z 2006-05-24T19:07:07Z

<div>Here is the article written by a very enthusiastic (and quit drunk at the time, I suppose) Finnish correspondent for Helsingin Sanomat: <br/> <br/>LORDI, LORDI, LORDI, what HAVE you done? <br/> <br/>Finland finally wins Eurovision Song Contest with monster-rockers' "Hard Rock Halleluja" <br/> <br/>Now we have seen it all! <br/> As the television commentators cracked halfway through the voting, intelligent life will be found on Mars before Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest. <br/> Wrong. Sooooo wrong! <br/> <br/>Amid scenes that can only be described as completely indescribable, Finland’s monster rockers Lordi actually went and DID it! <br/> Years of humiliation, frustration, and “zero points” were wiped away as the Finnish entry blew everyone off the stage in Athens and collected serious votes - and not the usual scraps - across the board from practically every televoting jury. <br/> It was clear well before halfway that the Finnish tidal wave had arrived, and when the United Kingdom voters gave Finland 12 points, one knew somehow that nothing would ever be quite the same again. As if this was not earth-shattering enough, the French voters gave us eight points. When was the last time Finland got anything but charity points from the land of the chanson? <br/> <br/>The final scores left no room for iffing and butting: Lordi not only won by a street, they also set a new points-record for the competition. Lordi and Hard Rock Hallelujah collected 292 points, more than forty points ahead of the Russian entry, with Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina in third place. <br/> The result means that Finland will have to host the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, a monstrous challenge in itself, and that there will be a joyful homecoming celebration in Helsinki on Monday night. <br/> We shall naturally return to this subject in our Monday edition. <br/> Meanwhile, there is nothing to say but... <br/> <br/>Finland rocks! Hallelujah! <br/> <br/>http://www.hs.fi/english/article/SATURDAY+NIGHT+AT+EUROVISION+LORDI+LORDI+LORDI+what+HAVE+you+ <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2006-05-24T19:07:07Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/f10baa95-92d3-4804-a0ae-b301bc92aff9 2005-06-13T08:49:07Z 2005-06-13T08:49:07Z

<div> <br/>CROSS BORDERS – 18 June 2005 <br/> <br/>Special guest Vishnu Sanju Sahai – Indian Tabla <br/> <br/>Caisa multi-cultural centre, Mikonkatu 17C, Helsinki <br/> <br/>Tickets €5 <br/> <br/>An evening of cross-cultural delight, featuring 3 unique and outstanding artists from around the world, plus DJ Soma playing world grooves, and Lenin’s Godson blowing your mind with his state-of-the-art visuals. <br/> <br/>Vishnu Sanju Sahai – Indian Tabla . <br/> <br/>Jason Carter – Classical Guitar <br/> <br/>Robin DeWan - Didjeridoo <br/> <br/>http://www.robindewan.com/cross_borders.html <br/> <br/>Be there or be rectangular.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2005-06-13T08:49:07Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/942df59f-1c21-4c0d-b84f-1ee869394cb5 2005-03-04T12:18:25Z 2005-03-04T12:18:25Z

<div>Tonight, March 4, at Caisa in Helsinki. <br/>Artists: Eclectic Voices <br/> djs: Genki, Mekaanikko <br/> vj: Lenin's Godson <br/> <br/>Check it out! <br/>www.robindewan.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2005-03-04T12:18:25Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/bc41809a-0e54-4435-b3a4-eea2f2cad461 2005-01-02T12:29:13Z 2005-01-02T12:29:13Z

<div>Greetings Finnish music scene tribe! Happy 2005. <br/>My new website is now online at www.robindewan.com featuring music, links, a page with info about Cross Borders club, and lots of other fun stuff. Feedback is definately welcome. Happy surfing!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2005-01-02T12:29:13Z Chilli5 http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/939945f1-6c8c-470f-978a-df2c4b48673f 2004-12-31T13:18:11Z 2004-12-31T13:18:11Z

<div>Hey! <br/> <br/>have anyone here heard The Valkyrians?? A great finnish ska-band, which I'm going to see tonight, on new years eve! <br/>Happy New Year to everyone!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Chilli5 2004-12-31T13:18:11Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/0a7e2348-4c94-431d-aea9-d8e113eea1b2 2004-12-30T09:57:45Z 2004-12-29T22:42:25Z

<div> They say it never really touches you until it hits close to home. Well, it hit close enough for me - Sami Kuoppamaki, a legendary drummer on the Finnish music scene, was swept away with his family off the coast of Thailand. It's hard to describe what his music meant to a lot of us. Try to imagine the day Hendrix died and you wil have an idea. The band he was in, Kingston Wall, was one of the greatest rock bands I have ever heard and very spiritual in lyrics and sound. They never gained international fame as is the fate of most bands coming from small countries, but few were as good and profound IMO. I look at his smile on the album sleeve and I cry... <br/> <br/>Sami Kuoppamaki RIP <br/>www.aural-innovations.com/issue...sue6/kingwall.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 1 reply </div>

Robin_D 2004-12-29T22:42:25Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/34187938-fe28-43aa-9839-1aa9a2cde85f 2004-12-12T16:46:51Z 2004-01-27T22:57:53Z

<div>They got a groove....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 1 reply </div>

Robin_D 2004-01-27T22:57:53Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/957208c0-b175-4e9c-873f-eedb44c1e043 2004-12-12T16:45:12Z 2004-12-12T16:45:12Z

<div>OK, not a Finnish band but they will be rockin' da house tomorrow at Tavastia, which the lead singer has claimed is the best rock venue in Europe. Be there!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2004-12-12T16:45:12Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/d5422a3c-b181-4213-8bec-c4f63fea0bc4 2004-07-25T12:45:14Z 2004-07-25T12:45:14Z

<div>Finland's best event for world music, workshops, dancing and doing all the other stuff we do at festivals. Always a great vibe there. Billnäs, this weekend. My band will be playing on Sat, on the Riverside stage. Stop by and say hi. www.faces.fi</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2004-07-25T12:45:14Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/cdddbd49-3bda-479d-ab9f-2b951da52ed6 2004-07-14T09:45:46Z 2004-07-14T09:45:46Z

<div>New album due early next year. Check out their side project, The Others. It's a cover band featuring songs of the Kinks, Sonics, Link Wray and other early garage stuff.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2004-07-14T09:45:46Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/7855a008-082b-48e7-a0e3-6c4d627ca18a 2004-06-07T10:08:40Z 2004-06-07T10:08:40Z

<div>Greetings those interested in the music here in Finland. Well, I'll give my take on the scene so far this year. I'd have to say it's pretty stagnant. Nothing fresh has hit my ears this year. Locally, a lot of the good bands of years past seem to have dispersed or are swimming the murky, moribund waters. Sad to say it. The summer festival calander draws little appeal (except, of course, for the Faces Ethnofestival which is constantly good). Each major festival seems to have one or two bands I'd like to see but not enough to make it worth the trouble. I think we have a problem with poor promoters, for one thing. A lot of the club touring bands go as far as Stockholm and then turn back west. It shouldn't be that hard to get them to extend a leg of their tour across the Baltic sea, especially since Finns now have the money and the willingness to pay 30-40 to catch a good gig. The variety of quality international acts that play in Stockholm has just exploded in the last 5 years and I can only hope that the same will happen in Helsinki soon so I don't have to make as many trips over to Sweden to see shows. The next one I will make the crossing for is Patti Smith in July. Here's hoping Finland gets a hit of inspiration soon, from global as well as local sources.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2004-06-07T10:08:40Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/ef9e975e-8de9-48eb-a80e-4519a02cf7bb 2004-05-16T11:46:23Z 2004-05-16T11:46:23Z

<div>We had a gig last night at Caisa. It went so-so. Come to Faces festival this summer and check it out. Hopefully we'll have our shit together by then.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 0 replies </div>

Robin_D 2004-05-16T11:46:23Z Robin_D http://finnishmusic.tribe.net/thread/f7f0a1f9-2862-416d-a5a9-dc5d771368a6 2004-03-15T11:19:58Z 2004-02-25T14:50:11Z

<div>Their new album is excellent IMHO. Finland's answer to Krautrock. The vocalist has an exceptional style. Catch them live at Tavastia March 4.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://finnishmusic.tribe.net">Finnish Music Scene</a> - 1 reply </div>

Robin_D 2004-02-25T14:50:11Z