Friday Feature: White Arrows

It feels surreal to realize when you've seen a band play to a small audience somewhere unexpectedly and the next thing they're supporting some huge indie acts. This happened with LA-based quintet White Arrows. I saw them perform right after our company's band in London. Pretty soon after that they were opening for The Naked and Famous and this December for Santigold.

Usually, the music they play is way more popular in Europe than on the other side, but with them it seems to be the opposite. They can easily be called the American Miike Snow. Their music is full of great electronic pop hooks, and front man Mickey has a voice you can distinguish anywhere. I remember him being a nice guy too, after all he did say my Doors shirt was cool and had Lykke Li on his playlist.

It's interesting to watch the whole band play, they're literally colorful in a psychedelic way. One thing, which stands out though, is the fact that Mickey was born blind, but gained sight when he was 11. His world came alive in a burst of Technicolor light. Perhaps, that works as the base for the band's music.

A £2 million show

Having perhaps one of the most boring New Year's fireworks here in Finland, I was gutted to have missed out on this one in London. The buildings and trees were too high, but at least we heard the music.

When you watch the video below, you'll see why it took so much money to put it up. Or was it just the royalties, which took the most funding? The enormous spending has been questioned by sum due to England's high poverty rate. Perhaps, one day in a year this could be left out of the discussion, or even more by politicians.




Let's see what will happen this year in Manila. I'm guessing a war zone.

Touristic London Pt.3: Fun Fun Fun

If you plan to visit London around Christmas time, head to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. I recommend to do it in the evening, even though it's more crowded then, but the lights are beautiful. Have to warn you though that the place is more Bavarian than English, and for some reason it also has a "Halloween" area in it. See more pictures of the place here.

The M & Ms' world consists of four floors of fun and joy. And delicious expensiveness.

Those who prefer shopping, should check out Westfield. There are two of these huge shopping malls, of which the other is just located next to the Olympic park.

then you lose many customers

a mixture of the eiffel tower and a roller coaster

The equally crowded, but way more intriguing and unique, Camden Market is the place of bohemians and hipsters. And drug addicts, at least some time back. There you can find exciting clothing, pubs and most importantly exotic cuisines. This time though we chose home food, which I recommend to all of you.

tasty food, extremely friendly owner. if you go there, say hi from me!

Touristic London Pt. 2: Museums

The great thing about London is that almost every museum has free entrance. Almost every museum in London is huge and informative. They really differ from each other, and are simply one of the best places to spend your day off.

The Science Museum consists of 4-5 floors. You can find everything from space food to old cars and information on human and animal genetics.

guess how many pics were taken of this guy

little boys mesmerized by the ball too

didn't know how handsome gagarin was

looks like my american friend's food...

a piece of the moon

finnish formula legend's car

The Natural History Museum has loads of old farts, I mean fossils. Those interested in animals and dinosaurs, head here!

reminds me of alien

Visiting Greenwich is like entering a village far away from London. It's so green! There you have the Maritime Museum, which I didn't visit though. But the prime meridian at the Royal Observatory, now that's a must.

like in central europe

walk the line to test how drunk you are

the o2 arena

see the green line? that's the laser version of the meridian