 When and how was your band created?
We formed in November 1990 as our old band Mutilation split-up. Mutilation was not getting anywhere and there were other Mutilations popping up everywhere so me and my brother decided to carry on with a new band name and new members.
Where the name of your band is coming from?
To make long, boring story short: I kinda took it from Ellen Datlow book of vampire tales. Basically the idea was that Jesus was not crucified but impaled because he was a vampire.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Sodom, Venom, Kreator, Violent Force, Exciter, Extreme Noise Terror, Suicidal tendencies, D.R.I., S.O.D., Driller Kller etc etc
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician / singer (in Finland)?
The most negative aspect is definitely taxation of musicians, it is ridiculous to say the least. Secondly, we do not get any support from goverment at all, only popular “music” gets loads of money…and the biggest joke is that they are all signed with major labels who already have money!!! If you are an underground band, you have to survive by your own!! As for positive things…I don´t know what could be positive to be a musician here.
How could you qualify your style of music?
Nuclear metal. You take black, death, thrash metal and mix it with crust punk and hc = nuclear metal.
Have you ever considered the possibilty to change totally your style of music? If so, what style of music would you choose?
Never. If we would want to change our style, we would split-up and start a new band. I just wanna play metal, nothing else.
What are stories/topics you tell/treat in your songs?
Sexual perversions, Satan, violence, hatred against religions/people, alcohol, you name it, we got it!
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
There are lots of them actually. If you need one, I would say Wrath Of The Goat, lyrically!!! It sums up my life in 1998-2000 perfectly. It was shit.
Do you tour regularly? Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Both are nice but I prefer touring/playing shows. You got to meet people, see new places, eat/drink local food/booze. We do nowdays more one-off shows, thanks to the fact that most of us are working “normal” jobs beside the band. We are finally having a real European tour in December, 15 shows in 7 countries, including 3 shows in France. See www.impnaz.com for details.
During the process of making an album, what is the moment that you prefer?
When you have the master cd burned!!
Why?
Because the fucker is ready and you know that all the hard work has paid off.
What kind of music / What artists do you currently listen?
I am very much into new Driller Killer cd, it is absolutely brilliant crust/metal shit!!! Apart from that, new Halford and new Nile has been on my stereos lately.
What are your actual and future projects?
I am also member of Obscene Eulogy, two Canadian blokes and me. It is extreme black/death metal, our debut album is out on 31st of October on Baphomet records. I am heading for studio on November to lay down the vox on the 2nd album. As for Impaled Nazarene, we are rehearsing new shit (and rehearsing for the tour as well). We are heading for thye Astia studio on March 2003!!!
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song? Why?
It is definitely Venom´s Witching Hour. It changed my life!!!
Internet is something interesting for musicians because it gives them the opportunity to touch a larger audience but it is also a threat for them (regarding the copyrights). What is your opinion regarding this medium?
I am not really fond of the fact that you can download our album three months before its street date on the net, that is just utter bullshit. But, it hepls booking the shows, staying in touch with fans/promoters etc etc. It is love/hate relationship!
Do you use computers or home studios during the process of making an album or a song?
We sometimes demo our songs in home studios (none of us have them but we have some friends who own them) and therefore use computers mainly for drums (ie program drums on the demo versions). On the actual recording of the albums, computers are used for editing/mixing stages. Everything you hear on our albums is real, played live!!
January 17th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
It’s the same classic story you have heard thousand times before. You are at bar with your buddies and after few drinks you have the idea of a very special band… This time it happened at early 90’s at Imaamin Keinutuoli, Helsinki.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
VJ Katja Giglinger had this cool surname. At least it’s certainly better name for band than Elvis in Hollywood, Coyboys vs. Indians or any other clever candidates we had.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Biafra, Lydon, Thåström
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
Don’t know ‘cos we haven’t met one.
How could you qualify your style of music?
Punk’n'breaks. Chaos and distortion with modern flavours.
During the years how has your musical style evolved?
More hooks, better sounds… ie. nothing have changed fundamentally.
How do explain these changes?
Long hours of hard work and after ten years we have finally found out what kind of music we want and can do.
What are stories/topics you tell/treat in your songs?
All against system but with no sense.
Have you ever considered the possibilty to change totally your style of music? If so, what style of music would you choose?
A big part of our style is based on our limited musical talent. So this kind of issues are irrelevant and absurd for us.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
These are without doubt Big Muff and Top Alcohol. Big Muff ‘cos it’s the first song that have came out the studio as their all should come. Top Alcohol ‘cos it’s just over the top.
Do you tour regularly? Do you prefer performing your music live or in a
studio?
We don’t tour. We don’t make gigs. We prefer studio perfection.
During the process of making an album, what is the moment that you prefer?
Giglinger is single (/ep) band. Well, maybe few Best of … albums will see the light.
What kind of music / What artists do you currently listen?
Punk, HC, Garage, Surf, Big Beat …
A stupid question but… what is, among all the songs you’ve been listening in
your life, the BEST song? Why?
Holiday in Campodia and Holidays in the Sun ‘cos they changed the world as we knew it.
What is your opnion, as a musician, regarding internet?
Well, we have nothing but good to say about internet. You can find so much valuable stuff from the net. It’s amazing and we are not even talking about the pirate stuff here, but a big bonus is that those Big Five haven’t get it.
What are your actual and future projects?
The search of the perfect recording goes on.
January 18th, 2007
 When and how did you decide to become a musician?
I always wanted to become a musician but I really didn’t decide that. Everything just happend.
First I just played guitar. After that I got into computers and made some tracks with it just for me. Then I started to copy tracks for my friends. Then one day I got change to make a remix for Giant Robot (they were signed on hawaii sounds / spinefarm back then). Now I’m producing for biggest hip hop -names in Finland and made also some tracks with Rza from Wu-Tang Clan, Tha Liks, Freestyle and so on. Everything just happend step by step. I also got my own Silver Club Studio now.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Three biggest got to be: Liam Howlett (from Prodigy), DJ Shadow and The Rza. Then comes DJ Krush, DJ Muggs, OutKast, Fatboy Slim and so on..
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician / singer (in Finland)?
Positive is the music itself. Negative is that Finland is so small country that you gotta be almost the biggest star if you wanna eat and get paid. That’s why I gonna go abroad with my shit. Sad thing is also those jelous mafuckas who don’t even listen music. They just talk shit of you and your music.
How could you qualify your style of music?
Nah.. I don’t do that. I just do what I do and let people decide. But I think if you ask people they would say it got to do something with hip hop.
Have you ever considered the possibilty to change totally your style of music? If so, what style of music would you choose?
I change my style all the time. Not that big changes tho but you always gotta go forward with your music. Otherwise you and listeners get bored. It’s nothing to me to make a punk record. Actually that’s one things that I wanna do someday.
What are stories/topics you tell/treat in your songs?
With my own solo shit it’s mainly istrumental but when I’m rapping with my crew “Urbaanilegenda” it’s all wordplay combined with real life experiences and imagenary world.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
You can’t pick your favourite child. Others get pissed, ya know  And if would pick one it is definetly some track of my yet unreleased album.
Do you tour regularly? Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Yeah I got gigs all the time with different people. I’m doing my own gigs, Ezkimo gigs, Skandaali gigs, Urbaanilegenda gigs etc.. Right now we’re goin to RDN-Tour in Finland. Over 14 gigs.
During the process of making an album or a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
It’s the moment when the whole world fades from your mind and only thing you got there is that track you’re working with. That is a beautiful thing.
What kind of music / What artists do you currently listen?
Recently I’ve listened “Muggs - Dust”, “Dido - No angel”, “DJ Krush - The message at the depth”, “Gravediggaz - 6 feet deep” and “Adam F - Colours”. I would love to have more time to listen music but that’s what you get when you try to make living out of music.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song? Why?
Can’t say the best. I would sit right here straight 24 hours listening dope songs and still I couldn’t decide. But one song that moved me a lot recently is “The Last Emperor featuring Too Poetic & Esthero - One Life”. That’s one of the last songs Too Poetic did before he succumb to cancer.
Rest in peace, Too Poetic.
“Staying healthy comes first, look at me, things could be worst”.
That really got me drop some of my deadly habits.
Internet is something interesting for musicians because it gives them the opportunity to touch a larger audience but it is also a threat for them (regarding the copyrights). What is your opinion regarding this medium?
It’s all good as long it’s for promoting artists. If you download something from internet and like it, make sure you buy it also!
What are your actual and future projects?
Right now we’re making Urbaanilegenda’s debut album. I also got my solo album basicly ready to be released. Actually it’s been ready for couple of years. I just haven’t find a right label to release it. If you right there who’s reading this are working on some label and got intrested, hit me with an e-mail: jonny.bro@nic.fi Peace!
January 17th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
The band was a result of many years playing music together in different forms. Tigerbombs was finally born on July 2001 during extremely hot studio-jamming sessions. The band was formed by Pepe Trouble and Kido Retro.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
Well, there’s no official explanation for that. We thought it would be cool to have a different story each time this was asked, but we failed. Haha. At least there’s a Swedish firecracker called Tigerskott. Actually the name Tigerbombs just created itself during the hot studio day.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Well, there’s too many to be listed. From the Beatles to Entombed. We love
especially 60’s and 70’s cheesy pop music.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
The positive aspects are that there’s not too much bands around, so there’s room for everyone. There’s also a very good vibe between musicians in general.
The negative side is that there’s a very small audience for indie type bands. The mainstream music is the only way to get attention in Finland.
How could you define your style of music?
It’s some kind of mixture of Japanese glam, 60’s garage rock and 80’s cheesy pop. The defining thing in our music would be the Farfisa organ and sing-along melodies.
During the years how has your musical style changed?
Not that much, I think. We have sharpened the melodies a bit and tried to widen the sound palette, but the basic building blocks still exist. Of course there are always new bits and pieces added when we get excited by some cool band or sound.
How do explain these changes?
It’s important to give moving on to retain the freshness. It would be dull to remake same thing year after year. And then again, it’s important for us to not move too far from where we started.
What are topics you treat in your songs?
Most of all there’s very basic stuff found in our lyrics. Love in different forms is the most important thing. It’s an issue you can write forever and there are always things that everyone can relate to. The lyrics might seem shallow at the first look, but there are always deeper meanings underneath.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
It keeps changing but at this time it’s a song called Subtle Shaking for it is so much fun playing it live.
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
There are good sides in both. In studio you can really get the creative juices going and it tends to get really exciting sometimes. You have all the options in the world. Playing live is so overwhelming adventure that when we get on stage, it’s the best thing in the world. There are also neat things regarding the exploring the world in a tour bus with bunch of guys. It’s always fun to get on the road.
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
It’s the first glimpse of new melody, rhythm or whatever. The first moment when you know that something special is on it’s way. Of course it is superfun to get a song finished with lyrics and all and then record it.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening
in your life the BEST song?
That’s an impossible one to answer to. It changes daily depending on your mood. Today, for me the BEST song would be “Everlong” by Foo Fighters. Yesterday it was “Hard to explain” by the Strokes.
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
I think it’s a great thing. You can get the word spreading fast as lightning. There are these new neat things like Myspace that I really like a lot. There’s also negative sides regarding illegal file sharing and stuff, but I hope that people start to understand the harm they are doing to artists when using these p2p networks.
What are your projects?
We have an ongoing plan to record an album of some kind of metal. What it would be, only time will tell. But what comes to basic Tigerbombs, Pepe Trouble and Kido Retro, this is the thing for us now. There’s really no time to concentrate on anything else. There’s also three additional live-members in Tigerbombs and they have some other projects going on ie. Tapes and Laurila. Check the links from our website.
What “image” do you have of French music?
To be honest with you, I’ve just started to learn more European music dwelling under the surface, so I don’t know much about French music that much. When I think French music in general I think of high quality. And an accordion. Haha. But hey, I really love the band called Phoenix.
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
Well, that would be “Too Young” by Phoenix.
January 18th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
Well, Kevin started foolin’ around together some time in the late 1990’s in our former hometown of Tampere. For quite some time we only had a great idea about what we could eventually do coz we all had priorities in other bands..but then it all changed. After our first gig we dumped ALL songs that we had and started writing new ones. Talk about healthy self-criticism… We basically forced our bassist Finn to join the band. Bands can be formed that way, too.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
It’s nobody in particular. But somehow at the start the name really looked and sounded like the music we were playing. Now it’s just a name. It’s funny though that in a lot of tv shows, if there’s a character called Kevin he’s bound to be somehow seedy… not so nice.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Oh boy…at the start we were inspired by The Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Spacemen 3, Stereolab, Sebadoh, Ride, The Stone Roses…those names will never disappear but we have since evolved such a great deal that a book could be written about our current influences.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
Positive: a pretty good vibe within the music circles, I should say. No crippling rivalry between anybody. Somehow over here people develop original ways of doing stuff coz there’s no pressure from record industry’s side to become another Kent or Franz Ferdinand. People have the courage to do crazy stuff. Like ZZ Top meets Kraftwerk-like boogie electro! Also, the government are slowly getting a grasp of rock music as something to export.
Negative: Basically all the aforementioned have a downside to them as well. It’s really hard to get record execs from abroad to come and see your gig. It basically never happens. And big record companies here are very conservative. They’re rarely bold enough to sign anybody really special. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. And radio’s crap like anywhere else. They’re so afraid of doing anything that might cause a bump in the listener rates.
How could you define your style of music?
Kevin play passionate 60-70’s style rock with a strong psychedelic edge. Actually now that we’re just finishing the making of our second album I’ve realized there’s one band I feel certain kinship with: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. I’m not ashamed to admit that.
During the years how has your musical style changed?
It’s become a lot more robust in a way. Bigger, bolder, in a way more arrogant. Today there isn’t much that we could not do, whereas before, say, guitar solos were pretty much off limits. Not only because we didn’t have the skills but because we were a little bit strained by a certain style. We’re much more free to express ourselves.
How do explain these changes?
Well, I partly answered this one in the last question. But of course the music you listen to affects you as well. If you’re willing to accept it.
What are topics you treat in your songs?
Failure. Trying to be a better human being. Passion. Among other things.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
Now that we’re in the studio it seems to change each day. The new ones are faves, naturally. There’s a song called The World Outside The Window that has a dark and merciless vibe. It’s also some of the heaviest stuff we’ve ever done. And most psychedelic…
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
We enjoy both very much. Gigs are good coz we get to - pardon my French - kick some serious ass. And seeing people enjoy the music in flesh is most rewarding. Studio work has a lot of advantages as well: We enjoy arranging and playing with sounds, taking each particular sound as far as possible. And I just love singing in the studio. But the overall performance feels better live coz you can just let go and rock. In the studio you’re always under a certain amount of pressure.
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
Well, I tend to write songs with a pretty clear idea of the sound and feeling I want to achieve. And getting it just right together with the band is nice. Also, when we play a song live for the first time and it goes right and people dig it, that’s one of the key moments.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song?
Come on, you can’t ask that! But I can mention some songs that I recall listening to over and over and over again during the past year: Couldn’t I Just Tell You by Todd Rundgren, Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell, Care Of Cell 44 by The Zombies, September Gurls by Big Star, Edith And The Kingpin by Joni Mitchell…also Waiting For The Man by The Velvet Underground coz we did a couple of gigs playing V.U.
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
We’ve definitely profitted from the net. For bands based in such far-flung places as Finland it works really well if you wanna make friends with other bands. Regarding the newer, negative side of the internet, I have to say I’m still in the place of my career that I haven’t suffered from folks taking advantage of my music and not paying. Not yet. And as a consumer, to be honest, I’m such a music addict that I need my daily dose of new stuff. If you know what I mean…
What are your projects ?
When I get some time off Kevin I’ll make a solo album. I already have a few songs recorded and quite a few waiting in the drawer.
What “image” do you have of French music?
Great image! I’m lucky that my mom lived in France for a while before I was born. She took home records by Brel, Piaf, Aznavour and Brassens. And she taught me the language which I’m most grateful of. I adore Gainsbourg, he’s the one and only pop star whose pictures I have on the walls at home. He was such a genius. I used to have a band called Serge & Destroy that played Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy etc. Apart from Gainsbourg, there’s something funny about the French kinda romanticism. Last night I was watching this film on tv5. In between dialogue these girls would burst into these really cheesy romantic modern ballads, singing together in what looked like a music video but wasn’t. Bertrand Burgalat is a Parisian who carries the Gainsbourg torch nicely. About the cliché that the French can’t rock…they rock in their own way. Also, Erik Satie made beautiful music.
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
It’s got to be Bonnie & Clyde by Gainsbourg, the duet between Serge and B.B.
January 18th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
It was founded at the fall of 2004 in Jyväskylä. Few friends decided to put up a project band but soon it became much more important and we quit our main bands.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
It’s an abtract name which sounds good but later we have heard that red number two also means certain color lipstick!
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
We all have our own favourites, but everyone in our band likes Tool, Oceansize, Mew and Faith No More.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
Nowadays it is positive that everybody knows that being a musician can be regarded as a “real” job and musicians are more appreciated than before.
Negative aspects is that being so far away from the other world makes it more expensive to make gigs abroad.
How could you define your style of music?
Progressive mainstream alternative rock.
During the years how has your musical style changed?
Towrds bigger and bigger sound. There’s no rules anymore.
How do explain these changes?
We realised how we want to sound and learned some tehniques for that.
What are topics you treat in your songs?
A finnish man in the cosmic eternity =)
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
Few new songs under the working titles of “Makyoh” and “Old Grinder”
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Both have good sides. It has to be a wonderful gig to have such a good vibes that you can get in the studio when you record something new and fantastic.
A good gig still beats up lazy and complicated studio work.
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
At the rehearsal, everybody gives their best shot and finally we create something out of everybodys reach.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song?
I don’t know the best song, but there was a time when I couldn’t listen Tori Amos’ song called “The Cooling” without crying.
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
Excellent tool doing things - good and bad.
Do you have a website?
Yes, http://www.rednumbertwo.com
What are your projects for the band?
Recording the first full-lenght album this year.
What “image” do you have of French music?
Air and Phoenix are excellent…I don’t know any other bands from there…
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
Air : Vagabond (excellent, excellent song!)
March 20th, 2007
When and how was your band created?
It was originally started 1999 in Riihimäki - which is a small town about 60 kilometres up north from Helsinki - when our singer-guitarist Okko asked Tomi, guitarist as well, to kick out some jams with him. Okko had previously played in a punk band and wanted to do something different, to create beautiful pop music instead of noisy punk rock
There were some difficulties in finding a right guy to play drums and it wasn’t until late 2002 when the band really came together once the drummer Sampo joined the group. Anyway, the final spice to the soup was added in late 2004 when a tall engineer named Matti Olavi Töyli joined the band to play clarinet, saxophone and a little synth named “Nautilus”.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
It’s a bit boring answer, but it doesn’t really have any special meaning, I suppose it just sounds fascinating. Apparently it was Okko who came up with. There were some bad suggestions before, like “Justin’s Case” and “Purple Sunday” for instance.
As one can imagine, over the years many people have said that it’s too long, but we think that the name actually describes the band’s sound quite well. And who cares about people’s opinions anyway. Look how well Creedence Clearwater Revival has done ! And if you really really like to, you can always use the shorter version of our name (our CCR version) UwSSoc.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life /work?
Apparently there are only three bands that we all like: Pink Floyd, The Flaming Lips and 22-Pistepirkko, but since there’s no easy way to do this, I’ll just name a bunch of good ones that most of us enjoy: The Beatles, Radiohead, The Doors, Sonic Youth, Björk, Deus, Air, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Primal Scream, Johnny Cash, Talking Heads, Magenta Skycode, Rubik, Kastor, Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, Sigur Ros, David Bowie, The Cure.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
Positive: There are not too many bands, at least good ones, in Finland, so it might be comparatively easy to receive attention once things start happening. Another nice thing about the small circle is that you get to know a lot of new cool people easily when you tour with other bands etc.
Negative: There are only very few good places to play gigs. And this is important: people listen way too much heavy music, which means: 1) that there must be something wrong in our collective unconsciousness 2) summer festivals are filled with bands all dressed in black 3) people end up picking the wrong records from the record stores: instead of buying one of ours
How could you define your style of music?
Progressive pop. Art punk. Prog-rock. Folk pop. Ambient heavy indie! Emotional chill-out music. Underwater sleeping sounds. Whatever you like! We’re not indie puritans, we make music for everybody.
During the years how has your musical style changed?
It has changed a lot. I would say there have been at least 4-5 different phases:
1) straight American influenced pop/rock guitar music, a bit melancholy
2) acoustic phase, stripped down folk music
3) prog-rock phase, that’s when the weird c-parts started to appear!
4) indie-rock phase, everything combined
5) NOW, underwater-indie-progressive-folk-ambient-art-punk-pop
How do you explain these changes?
Listening to too much David Bowie can do that I guess.
What are topics you treat in your songs?
That should be a question for Okko to answer, but I remember that a journalist asked this same thing once, very cleverly. He asked Okko that which word would describe his lyrics the best: underwater, sleeping or society. The obvious answer was sleeping. There’s actually a song called “Dream Song” in our first ep.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
My personal favourite is perhaps “-P” at the moment, it’s a long progressive song that evolves very slowly and once it explodes it’s almost like religious experience.
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Definitely live. If you play rock music and you don’t enjoy your presence on the stage, you’re in the wrong business.
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
It’s the first time when everyone gets that kind of “THAT’S IT!” -feeling. It might come after 20 minutes or it might take 4 months. Some songs never get to that phase. But they are the bad ones, so they’re meaningless anyway.
A stupid question but. what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song?
Life On Mars by David Bowie. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles. I Was Made To Love Magic by Nick Drake. Those three came to my mind first.
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
I absolutely love it. It has helped us a lot. Myspace is the best forum to get to know new, totally unknown bands from all over the world.
Do you have a website?
Sure. It’s www.uwssoc.net
Our Myspace is www.myspace.com/uwssoc
What are your projects for the band?
Do you mean goals? To make good music. Make people happy. See new places.
But first of all, make good and timeless records that sound good even when you’re 80.
What “image” do you have of French music?
It´s a shame to admit, the image I have is kind of stereotypical. It’s sort of like this. “Edith Piaf singing about her unlucky love in the 1950s”. But surely there are many great contemporary French bands as well, Air being the most obvious one to mention. I should get to know Phoenix as well.
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
It has got to be Je Ne Regrette Rien by Edith Piaf.
March 20th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
Zack and I (The Muff) founded the band about 4-5 years ago, but we did’nt get serious about it untill Mr.Tikka, who is my brother joined on drums in 2003.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
Well we wanted a name like KISS, a name that you remember and like, and everyone wants to get naked…right?
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Here it comes…..aaahhhh: KISS, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Blues Brothers, Van Halen, Black Crows, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Isaac Hayes, Rush, Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls, Thin Lizzy, Billy Joel, Cheap Trick, Stevie Wonder, The Hellacopters, Alice Cooper, Backyard Babies, T.Rex, Queen, Mötley Crüe, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Hanoi Rocks, Sam & Dave, Def Leppard, Police, The Who, DLR, James Brown.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
Well…hmmm let me ponder………The crowds are nuts and everyone is crazy, but I guess that’s the case everywere. Ok I’ll try again, It’s great!!! The negative side: narow minded people!
How could you define your style of music?
We call it Broadway rock, and I’m proud to anounce that we are the only Broadwayrock band in the world!!! Big guitars, bigger drums, confetti, a little smoke, ripped t-shirts, lights, sweat, choir robes, megaphones and a positive mind, hip hip hurraaa!!!
During the years how has your musical style changed?
YES! we’ve found the Naked sound with this album(Let’s Get Naked… And Start A Revolution)
How do explain these changes?
Well at a point we stopped sounding Crap! and became something unexplainable!!! Now how’s that for an awnser.DAN WEEKS?
What are topics you treat in your songs?
Life basiclly and everything that comes with it, the good and the ugly.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
Well I like them all obviously, but I have special place in my heart for “High On Blue Love” I wrote it on my sofa when I woke up hung over from beer and viagra:) without a guitar, the melody just popped into my head.It whent to #5 in the single chart in Finland. Then I like doing Revolution live, that’s great. It whent to #4 in the charts.We shot a cool video in london for it and got arrested!
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Live, that’s what a band should do.But I don’t mind the studio!
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
The moment? writing a good song dude! I hate forsing them out of me for hours and hours, the best ones come easily.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song?
The list is endless and changes all the time but on of the best is bohemian rhapsody by Queen, I like dancing in the moonlight by Thin Lizzy as well:)
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
It’s great! I’m all for it!!! go go go! check out www.nakedonline.net and www.myspace.com/nakedofficial
What are your projects ?
NAKED!!! that’s all I do 
What “image” do you have of French music?
Slim to none, I know that K Maro rapper dude ha haaa. But nothing else comes to mind right now!
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
Edit phiaf???? She sounded awsome
January 18th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
We had a group called Maximum Liver Explosion that already included 4/6 Moses. It kinda worked as the Big Bang to creation of the whole new world of Moses Hazy…Well that was pompous.. But anyway the band was formed in Tornio, a smalltown in Northern Finland, `bout two years ago. It just happened to be the place where the brains of this six-headed dog met.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
Well that`s a long & old story. And we actually made a promise that we’d never ever tell it to anybody. But let`s just say that “Moses” alludes to lust we`re creating on our gigs and “Hazy” is for.. I guess it`s for whatever you want it to be for.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
There are plenty of ´em. Just to mention a few of my own..mmphh.. Pink Floyd, the band that made my life, and Neil Young, the man that made my life! You want a list? You got it: Wesley Willis, Roky Erickson, Bruce Springsteen, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Hellacopters, Iggy Pop, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Kingston Wall, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, MC5, Neil Young, Rolling stones, The Clash, The Doors, The Stooges, the Who, Wigwam……..There`s no end coming for that and doesn`t everything effect on everything..? So forget about it. -The greatest thing in music, from the view of a listener, is that you never stop finding good music..That´s why it`s the best hobby,I mean lifestyle, ever. And Moses Hazy is all about music diggers, Rock&Roll&Blues&Jazz&Soul&Funk&Progressive®gae&Ska&Psychedelic…. ..So let`s just say I/we dig good music.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
I`d like to answer on this one as a musician from NORTHERN Finland.
Positive: You haven`t got many choices, there is nothing to do here but to get high with the music. And you find easily beautiful landscapes and peace & quiet `round here. Well not for long, I think, thanks for Eurocitys, IKEAS and all the others satans little helpers…
Negative: The lack of places to rock. In Northern Finland there ain`t too many bars nor other places to arrange gigs. And it`s quit long way to drive to southern cities and back, expecially for one bloody concert which you don`t even get paid, goddam.
But generally there is a lot of great music in Finland and there are many people with good responsive attitude on all that weird shit there`s made.
How could you define your style of music?
Rock. I usually leave the defining for you journalists.. But it`s a kinda Rock´n´Roll without any limits. You can hear a lot of different styles of music in it..Check out the list above!
During the years how has your musical style changed?
Well we started playing Kiss and when we wrote our first own songs for M.L.E. it was all about actionrock, but it sure has changed a lot. and here we are now.
How do explain these changes?
I usually don`t. No, One reason for sure is the instruments we have, like saxophone, trumpet & piano. The other is that we`re listening so many kinds of music. And I guess we knew from the beginning that you can´t draw any limits for this group of maniacs.
What are topics you treat in your songs?
Life. Stuff. You may find some opinions ´bout things in´em because there are opinions, `bout things. But there are also lots of meaningless stories and from each song you get on the average 15% of your daily humdrum-psychedely needed.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
It changes often depending on the last gig or if we´ve just recorded something. ´Guess right now my favourit song is..mbgh.. Play That Damn Guitar from our soon-to-be-released album The Incredible Flow Of Life Show. And the reason is that I was yesterday in studio with a couple of beauties recording female backing vocals on that one.
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
Absolutely Live! I think that rock`and´roll albums should be mostly promotion to invite people to the gigs. And our studiowork haven`t started working as good as the liveperformances.
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
Of course the moment when you for the first time think that the song is done now; And you see that it`s good. It could be alone with guitar as you finish the lyrics or with the whole band when everything just clicks. And when ever the basic form of the song changes to something totally different.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song?
I really can`t answer seriously to this one.. So I just say Wesley Willis´ Arnold Swartcgchzenegger (how do you spell it anyway?).. Which is actually a great song. And there ain`t no stupid questions, just stupid answers. And you can bet your testicles I`m full of ´em.
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
It`s a great thing for young unknown bands like us to spread their music all around the world. Of course in some cases it takes away the support from the artist but it`s the blues of today, isn`t it? `Cause in the end Internet is not half as bad thief compered to what record companies have been and still are. And it`s gigs you should get paid for…And I really can`t feel too bad for Metallica.
What are your projects ?
Like I told we´re now finnishing our debyt album and before the summer we`re about to start recording our next album which is kind of a re-recorded collection from our EP´s. And we´ve been planning a summer holiday by the Kuivajoki (Dry River) after June filled with gigs. The holiday includes the recording sessions of our third album, a country/roots-stylish LP, in an old countryhouse. and for sure, gigs gigs gigs and more gigs. So we`re a bit busy with the “Mo´s Trilogy 2006″, as you see.
What “image” do you have of French music?
Few years ago I was spending some time in some smalltown near Brest and cruising `round western parts of France with my local friends. they had a great reggae-band Makaks Mekaniks, don`t know if I spell it right. And I also heard many great funky ska-bands there, I guess it`s quite popular in France..? Ceux Qui Marchent Debut (?) was also great band live and on record. I saw so many great gigs but remember not as many names of bands.. But of course Edith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Francois Corneloup and Bela Fleck & Flecktones etc..etc.. Also we`ve had one great half frenchman playing with us, Marc “fast finger”
Gondallier De Tugny, who played banjo in one of our EP´s.
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
Makas Mekaniks: Aualpe tout la nére (?)
C´est bon, comme ça.
January 18th, 2007
 When and how was your band created?
We started Dive in 2003. We did two demos shortly after that and now we are working on an ep and an album, which will hopefully be released later this year.
Where is the name of the band coming from?
Dive is about looking inside of ourselves, about the things we’re keeping under the surface.
What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work?
Joy Division, Depeche Mode, The Smiths and Kate Bush are main influences for myself. The boys are into Ride, Swervedriver and other noisy indie hulabaloo.
What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician in Finland?
We are in the great position because we have found the right people to work with. They are hard working and they believe in the same things that we do. It took time but now we are mainly happy.
How could you define your style of music?
Today I would call it sophisticated new wave. Tomorrow something else.
During the years how has your musical style changed?
When we starded, our music was more or less punk music. I still love the attitude that punk bands have and it?s good to see them live. But I like to do more melodic stuff and songs that touches our audience. In the beginning it was just rage.
How do explain these changes?
It’s the way we always wanted to go, but we didn?t first know how. Now it’s all here. It feels very nice.
What are topics you treat in your songs?
They are mostly sad love songs. We are now working on new tunes that are much happier. But even in our darkest songs there is a glow of light somewhere.
What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why?
Probably some of the new ones; Apart or Shiver. They just work so well. Songs you can dance to.
Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio?
I’ll choose gigs. We are blessed to have such a lovely audience every night. I can’t see doing this without playing gigs to our fans. I love to talk with them after the shows as well.
During the process of making a song, what is the moment that you prefer?
I prefer the beginning and the end. In the beginning I?m alone with the song and it takes me to another places. I’ll always try to cacht a certain mood to each song. Then we try the song with the boys and if and when it starts to work, it is incredibly touching.
A stupid question but… what is among all the songs you’ve been listening in your life the BEST song?
It must be Kate Bush with Hounds Of Love. I love the mood and the intensity on Kate’s vocals.
What is your opinion, as a musician, regarding internet?
As we are an indieband from Finland it?s a nice way to promote our music. That’s why we have fans in the States and UK. And who knows maybe in France too!
What are your projects ?
I’ll try to make Dive as good as I can. That’s my project.
What “image” do you have of French music?
I’ll have to admit that I don?t know french music that much. I read sometime ago the biography of Edith Piaf.
Is there one French song that you prefer? If so, what song is it?
Any of Edith Piaf’s songs. Perhaps “L’hymne à l’Amour”. We used to listen to it with my father when I was a kid.
January 18th, 2007
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