No homework in Finland. Apparently.
 
Via On-line Classes
 
More homework, after the jump…
 

Toivelauluja star Pirkko Mannola astride Die Antwoord’s Renault. Zef timewarp.
 
This sparkly little clip from 1961 Finnish movie Toivelauluja is just all kinds of groovy. A blend of teen flick, Hollywood musical and old fashioned melodrama, Toivelauluja (Songs After The Heart’s Desire ) was one of the first Finnish movies to be shot in color…and what delicious color it is!  Interesting to note, this was made two years before Bye Bye Birdie.

The song is a cover of Cliff Richard’s “Living Doll.”
 

Alice Cooper
 
Here is some more of that excellent “cassette art” (as used on the Aphex Twin post just below) by the Finnish artist Sami Havia. Sami’s website is here, but these are the only other examples I could find of this style, and they’re taken from the Today And Tomorrow blog. Maybe if we ask nicely he will start making more?
 

DJ Shadow
 

2 Unlimited
 

Public Enemy
 

Like holy crap, you guys. The Internet just told me there’s actually such a thing as dinosaur metal for kids. Apparently the band’s called “Hevisaurus,” a lot of the members used to be in Dio (!?!?!?) and their songs are in Finnish—although I would say the concept carries in any language, wouldn’t you?

Hevisaurus was a band made up of members from legendary band Dio and Sonata Arctica. Their goal was to recrod heavy metal for children. After an intense brainstorming session, someone thought of buying a bunch of dinosaur suits and the idea stuck. The music itself is in Finnish, but the lyrics usually deal with popular children’s stories and, you know, dinosaurs. Because that’s the heart of metal.

And now I can’t get their song, linked below, out of my head. Damn you Hevisaurus!

(World Oddities: Hevisaurus)

(Hevisaurus)

(Previously on Dangerous Minds: Ganymed! What is it this week?!)