APOCALYPTICA DOMINATES US RADIO CHARTS

Hot on the heels of Ercola's no. 1 song on the US Hot Dance Airplay Chart, "Every Word", comes another Finnish radio smash - from, erm, a little different kind of artist: cello-metal band Apocalyptica's new single, "I Don't Care" has topped the BDS- and Mediabase Active Rock radiocharts in the US.

And that's not all, folks: "I Don't Care" is also in the top ten of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks & Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts. Other top ten artists on these charts include names as Metallica, Coldplay, AC/DC and Slipknot.

Check out "I Don't Care" feat. Adam Gontier at www.myspace.com/apocalyptica

Congrats from Helsinki, fellas!

Thank you Ville

Music Export Finland's dear longtime producer and director 2007-2008, Ville Kilpeläinen, will move on his career. Ville (pictured) is having his last day in our office today, so what can we say? Thank you for the years, and the flight miles! May the force be with you.
Ville's new home will be at Fullsteam Records, so please enjoy this goodbye-song from Steam:

Jonathan Poneman - interview in YouTube

Jonathan Poneman of Sub Pop interviewed by Saku Tuominen in Musiikki & Media two weeks ago:

Pitchfork loves LUOMO

One of Finland's finest, LUOMO, is back.... and strong! The new album, "Convivial", is a masterpiece, and also PITCHFORK knows it. Check out the review here. 8,5 points, great tracks, great vocalists, including Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters.

Ercola number 1 on Billboard!

All hands up for Mr. Ercola! 20 weeks on Billboard's US Hot Dance Airplay chart, and now he's on top! #1 with the song "Every Word" with Daniella. Congratulations, man!!!

TAMPERE: MANCHESTER OF FINLAND

Greetings from Musiikki & Media in Tampere, Finland! The Finnish music industry works hard so they have to party hard as well - Friday night was like a scene from Blues Brothers, and Sunday morning like a scene from an Aki Kaurismäki film.

Big thanks to our international guests for coming, we had a blast! Hope you had as much fun as Jonathan Poneman of Sub Pop did (see pic below)...

BERLIN STATE OF MIND

Howdy ho!

If you missed the Finnish action last week in Berlin, check out the pics below:

Le Corps Mince De Francoise at Cookies

Top Billin' at Cookies

Lordi

Jesse at the Nordic Drinks Party, Popkomm

LCMDF METRO MAGAZINE'S "ONE TO WATCH"

Metro UK:

"If you were disappointed by CSS's mainstream rock follow-up to the brilliantly all-over-the-place Cansei De Ser Sexy, then Le Corps Mince de Françoise are the perfect pick-me-up ... they may say they're Cool And Bored but Le Corps Mince de Françoise sound too infectious to submit to indie posturing."

Check out the full article here

LCMDF Myspace: www.myspace.com/lecorpsmincedefrancoise

LCDMF live:

09 OCT Secret Show, Berlin
10 OCT Vice Party at Scala, Berlin
11 OCT Sweat Club, Leipzig
13 OCT Secret Show, Paris
15 OCT Social Club, Paris
18 OCT Proud Galleries, London
22 OCT Barfly Camden, London
23 OCT Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
24 OCT Notting Hill Arts Club, London
21 NOV Klubbscenen, Oslo
22 NOV Blaest, Trodheim
05 DEC Les Transmusicales De Rennes, Rennes

Juha Kyyrö of Fullsteam - one of 10 New Bosses in the live music industry

Juha Kyyrö, president of Fullsteam, has been voted to the list of ten 'new bosses' in the live music industry, voted for this year by its current bosses, in the IQ Magazine. Congratulations from Music Export Finland!

JONATHAN PONEMAN FROM SUB POP TO JOIN THE MUSIIKKI & MEDIA EVENT IN FINLAND

Jonathan Poneman, the man who founded the legendary label Sub Pop with Bruce Pavitt in the late 80's, will join the Musiikki & Media conference in Finland on October 23-25. Music Export Finland will organize a celebrity interview with Poneman, and go through the 20 years of amazing records.

Today's favorite from Sub Pop's history in our office? BEACHWOOD SPARKS! Or Wolf Parade ? No, THIS IS IT!!!



Viva la Sub Pop!

LORDI TO HEADLINE POPKOMM IN OCTOBER

The ultimate monster rock band Lordi will be headlining this year's edition of Popkomm, taking place in Berlin on October 8-10.

Other confirmed Finnish acts in Popkomm's official program include Sturm und Drang, Ismo Alanko & Teho, Rubik, Underwater Sleeping Society, April, Damn Seagulls and Astrid Swan.

Check out the schedules and venues at www.myspace.com/helsinkiinberlin

Watch this space and the Helsinki in Berlin MySpace site for more additions to the line-up.

Bis bald!

TOMMY RAMONE TO JOIN THE MUSIIKKI & MEDIA EVENT IN FINLAND

Tommy Ramone, the drummer and only surviving original member of the highly influential punk rock band The Ramones, is confirmed to attend the Musiikki & Media conference in Finland on October 23-25.

The legendary drummer and producer can be seen in discussion with Seymour Stein, the head of trailblazer label Sire Records and Vice President of Warner Bros Records.

More info on Tommy Ramone here
More info on Seymour Stein & Sire here and here

Check out The Ramones in their heyday performing the Tommy-penned "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" in 1976 at the legendary Max's Kansas City in New York:

HELSINKI IN BERLIN IN ONE AND A HALF MINUTES

Here's a little something to those of you who missed the first part of Helsinki in Berlin in April:

Helsinki in Berlin flashback

CSS LOVES HELSINKI

The latest single from Brazillian electro party band CSS is out and they say it was all inspired by a surreal night out in Helsinki.

"The story is the Helsinki story, it really happened, like people dancing on top of tables! It wasn’t like dancing on the table OC style - it was like Lemmy from Motorhead-style, if he ever danced on a table...", says singer Lovefoxx.

Well, let's see what happens when the band plays the Flow Festival (w/ Cut Copy, Crystal Castles, The Five Corners Quintet etc.) in Helsinki on August 16.

Check out the video for "Left Behind" below.

HELSINKI IN BERLIN RETURNS!

Helsinki in Berlin will return in October with a bang! Get ready for the party of the year during Popkomm, October 8-10.

Further info will be posted on this page as well as on the Helsinki in Berlin MySpace site and the Helsinki in Berlin Facebook group.

Stay tuned!