Smack, Raitsikka and Los Angeles

Helsingin sanomat (Sat 7 2009) published an interview with Rane Raitsikka, the guitarist of the 80's Finnish rock bands Smack. The band was one of the early pioneers of Finnish rock export, who tried their wings in the city of angels, reportedly caught the attention Kurt Cobain and GN'R members, missed a promising record deal at the time when Appetite for Destruction shook the world with alike street rock, and quickly vanished into the sea of lost hopes... After gone through a true survival story, Rane is currently playing in several small groups in Los Angeles, ranging from rock to blues to country.