Bring me the horizon

Sheffield metalcore act Bring me the horizon have created a big buzz in the internet and by terrorizing around the world with their brutal live shows. The band just released a new remix album called "Suicide Season: Cut Up." The band's guitarists Jona Weinhofen and Lee Malia had the time to hang with us.

Chimaira

Frontman Mark Hunter and lead guitar player Rob Arnold talk about their latest album "The Infection" and share their thoughts about their previous show in Finland at Provinssirock 2007.

White Lies

British rock band White Lies performed at this year's Flow Festival. Frontman Harry McVeigh had the time to talk with us about their album "To Lose a Life.." and their sudden success.

More info at: http://www.whitelies.com/

Porcupine Tree

Steven Wilson, frontman of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, visited Helsinki in August to promote their latest album "The Incident". CityVice investigated what is new in the PT camp.

Porcupine Tree will perform in Helsinki's Ice Arena next wednesday on the 21st of October.

Visit their site for more info! www.porcupinetree.com/

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost from the UK has been around over 20 years now. Last month they released a new album titled "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us." The band's frontman Nick Holmes and guitarist Greg Macintosh gave CityVice an insight to their new album.

Unearth butchered Nosturi, Helsinki!

American metalcore band Unearth has toured with bands such as: Slipknot, Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God. Their first show in Finland was held on the 22nd of September in Nosturi, Helsinki. On the same evening there also played bands like: Dååth, Throwdown and Chimaira. Unearth guitarist Buz McGrath tells us about the latest news in the band and about a bonfire they made after a show in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Misery Signals

Progressive metalcore band Misery Signals was formed in Wisconsin, USA in 2002. In seven years the band has released one EP and three albums. CityVice met the band's vocalist Karl Schubach before their show in Nosturi, Helsinki. Karl told about the Misery Signals new album and his thoughts about him replacing the band's ex-vocalist Jesse Zaraska.

Protest the Hero

Canadian progressive metal rockers Protest the Hero visited Finland for the very first time last August. Vocalist Rody Walker was in a good mood and he shared his thoughts about the band's new DVD and upcoming album.

Parkway Drive @ Tuska 2009

Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive released their first DVD last May. They also played a bunch of shows during the summer in Europe. Check out the interview we did with the band's vocalist Winston McCall at Tuska Open Air.

http://www.myspace.com/parkwaydrive

Roots Manuva live at Flow 2009

Rodney Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a rapper from Stockwell, South London. He performed at this year's Flow Festival on the 14th of August.

Just before Roots Manuva's show we sat down at the backstage area with mr. Smith to talk about the London rap scene and Roots Manuva's music.

Wetterhoff Blanco Fashion Show '09

The annual Wetterhoff Blanco Fashion Show was held at Club Gloria in Helsinki last May. The fashion show exhibits the works of graduating fashion designers who study at Wetterhoff Blanco school in the city of Hämeenlinna.

You can get more info about Wetterhoff Blanco here:

http://www.wetterhoffblanco.com/

Medeia @ Tuska Open Air 2009

Tampere based alternative/death metal band Medeia has gained a good reputation as an energetic and fierce live band. They have played with bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Entombed and As I Lay Dying.

CityVice met with Medeia's guitar player Samuli and drummer Janne at the backstage area of Tuska Open Air metal festival.

More info about Medeia at: http://www.myspace.com/medeiaband

Deep Insight!

Finnish rock band Deep Insight released it's newest album "Sucker for Love" last April. CityVice got the chance the talk with the band before their show at NRJ in the City. Let's see what the band's frontman Jukka Nikunen and guitar player Johannes Ylinen got to say. Check the band's website at: http://www.deepinsight.net/

Introducing fashion designer Minna Parikka!

Last December we met with fashion designer Minna Parikka at her lovely boutique in Helsinki. She is well - known for her beautiful shoes, but nowadays she also makes handbags and next August you can check out her new knitwear and glove collection! So stay tuned! But now let's go back in time and check out what was life like in last December.

Ben Klock vs. Samuli Kemppi

Berlin, Berghain resident DJ Ben Klock talks about his debut album and about the best club in Berlin...guess which one it is? Also (in Finnish thou), DJ Samuli Kemppi talks about what inspired him to DJ and what is the best club in Helsinki

British electro band Delphic supported Bloc Party in Helsinki

Manchester based Delphic are gathering a lot of hype around the world. They have been existing over a year now and already they have been supporting Bloc Party on their European tour and soon they will be releasing their debut full-lenght album.

Delphic mix electro with indie type of music making it sound fresh and interesting. They have been said to be the missing link between the Chemical Brothers and New Order, between Underworld and Muse.

Last February CityVice met three members of the band before their Bloc Party support show in Helsinki's Ice Arena. Matt, Richard and James turned out to be really nice blokes and even organized us six free tickets to that evening's show. So lots of love and respect from CityVice to the guys from Delphic. <3 

http://delphic.cc/
http://www.myspace.com/delphic

Lumi on 14 - concept store for fashion designer brands

Lumi on 14 is a concept store located in Punavuori, Helsinki. The store is devoted to bringing the best of designer brands worldwide. You can find brands such as: MHANN, Lumi, Blanc, Nunc, Piia Hänninen, Tracy Matthews and Yaz. The owners of the Lumi on 14 - store are fashion designers Sanna Kantola and Bruno Beaugrand who are well-known for their own fashion brand, LUMI.

The CityVice crew went down to the Lumi on 14 - store to meet up with designer Sanna Kantola. Let's see how the interview went.

For more info visit:
http://www.lumion14.com/
http://www.lumiaccessories.com/

The Hard-Ons from Australia!

The Hard-Ons are a punk rock band from Sydney, Australia that originally was formed in 1981. They have been called Australia's most commercially successful independent band with over 250,000 total record sales. Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra and Dave Grohl are big fans of the band. 

On the 19th of March the Hard-Ons played in Club Tavastia, Helsinki. The band's bassplayer Ray Ahn gave CityVice an inside peek to the history of the band and also discussed about the internet revolution. 

The Hard-Ons official website: http://www.hard-ons.net/ 

Helsinki Vintage

The first ever Helsinki Vintage - event was held at Helsinki's Valkoinen sali on the 8th of February 2009. The place was packed with people interested in vintage clothes and culture. 

Helsinki Vintage's program included a burlusque show, a band performing (The Atomic Blast), lots of vintage shops selling their products and all kinds of other fun activities. 

CityVice met with the event's producer Lotta Nyqvist, to talk about Helsinki Vintage and the vintage culture overall. 

More info about Helsinki Vintage can be found here: http://www.helsinkivintage.fi/

 

Popot Sneaker Store

Popot is the best sneaker store you can find in Helsinki. They have a wide selection of different kinds of sneakers. Everyone can find something to their taste: old school basketball sneakers, really colourful trendy street style sneakers and for more sophisticated taste you can find more basic models that you can check out. 

Visit their website for more info: http://www.popot.fi/en/

The owners of Popot: Joel Sallinen, Matti Ihalainen and Niko Clarence Pesonen showed us around their store and told about their passion for sneakers. 

Stam1na releases a DVD!

Today Finnish metal rockers Stam1na released their first DVD called K13V which contains 2 dvd's and it has over 5 hours of material. The name K13V comes from the words "Kadonneet 13 Vuotta" (Lost 13 Years) which means that Stam1na turns 13 years this year.

CityVice met with Stam1na's frontman Antti "Hyrde" Hyyrynen to talk about the new DVD.

Comeback Kid destroyed Helsinki

Comeback Kid is a hardcore punk band from Winnipeg, Canada. They are well known from their energetic and aggressive live shows. The band is also constantly touring around the world. This spring CBK toured Europe with Misery Signals and the Architects. Their last show on this tour was held in Nosturi, Helsinki where we got the chance to talk with the band's frontman Andrew Neufeld.

Comeback Kid was doing a soundcheck, when Andrew came to see us to share his thoughts about the band, touring and about living the dream.

Pornstars Lisa Ann & Julia Ann at Helsinki sEXHIBITION '09

Pornstars Lisa Ann (best known for her role as Sarah Palin in the movie "Who's Nailin' Paylin?" and Julia Ann (former Penthouse Pet) were the main stars at this year's sEXHIBITION erotic fair held in the Helsinki Ice Hall on the 24th and 25th of April. 

The girls were really excited to be in Finland: they couldn't wait to get onstage and perform. CityVice got a chance to talk with the girls about their life, careers and dreams. What are these pornstars biggest fantasies? Check out the video and find out!

 

Architects in Nosturi, Helsinki

The young UK metallers, Architects, supported Comeback Kid in Helsinki's Nosturi on the 20th of April. This really aggressive and talented young band released it's new album "Hollow Crown" last January through Century Media Records. We interviewed the band's vocalist Sam Carter and drummer Dan Searle just before their soundcheck. The boys were a little bit tired, because of an early flight from Holland to Finland and lack of sleep. But, they were really happy to be in Finland for the very first time and play their last show on this tour with Comeback Kid. 

CityVice blog launch

Hey Everyone!

We decided to open a blog for CityVice, because we wanna share the great video content we are making with everyone.

So from now on, we are gonna post here some selected videos and write about behind the scenes and making of the videos.

So stay tuned!