The Useless Critic 2.0

I had the chance to conduct a brief email interview with the popular Finnish singer, Sansa, recently. She was a gem, and it was an honor to talk to her. I implore you to listen to her if her name has never run by your ears before, esp. if you consider yourself a fan of chill Europop as I do.  After a hiatus from making music, Sansa has been on a roll lately! She just released the single, "Half the World." Here, I talk to Sansa about making music, Finland, and dream collaborators. Read below and check her out! Also, you have a friend if you ever find yourself in Tampere. Britt: I see you just released a new song, "Half the World." What's inspiring you to create art lately? Also, I saw on your Facebook that you said this song "meant the world" to you. What makes it so special? Sansa: When I wrote "Half The World," I was living in London and I missed a person who I didn’t wanna let go at the time. You know how those situ...

We interviewed this band last year; they are a very upbeat indie rock band a la Oulu, Finland. And today is a huge day for these talented guys as it is a release of a new single andddd a load of free mp3s! Check out " Sirens :" or And here are remixes of said track! Slow Magic remix Soundcloud & mp3 http://soundcloud.com/ slowmagic/satellite-stories- sirens-slow http://tinyurl.com/bqb4k3u Christian Strobe remix Soundcloud & mp3: http://soundcloud.com/ christianstrobe/satellite- stories-sirens Somepoe remix Soundcloud & mp3: http://soundcloud.com/somepoe/ satellite-stories-sirens Either way enjoy! the album will be out September 21st. 

Lucie Niemela found me; I did not find her. She was on my last.fm page one day. And I was like cool! Some person from Finland! Which isn't Scandinavia. Sometimes singers and bands harass me on last.fm and they kind of suck. For example, I've had a few requests from bands/singers I think are terrible and I don't know how to gently dance around the subject that if I post something about them, it's just going to be me being like "wah wah wah 'Call Me Maybe' is like 'Purple Rain' compared to this!" But Lucie's pretty good- and in a week where I want to post about nothing that isn't Fiona Apple-related, this post will be an exception to that golden rule. She's a very amicable presence and her music is quite relaxing. And her answers were prompt! Kudos, Lucie. Here's a little insight into her inspiring Czech-Finnish psyche: UC:  What are up to right at the moment? Lucie:   I’m busy with my concerts in June. The...