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of Rick K. and The Allnighters performing at the 111th Annual Versailles Pumpkin Show
www.rickkandtheallnighters.com/
www.facebook.com/rickkandtheallnighters
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Ken Scott, songwriter/frontman of Wasted Youth.
wastedyouth4.bandcamp.com/music
www.facebook.com/Wasted.Youth.1979/
The original Wasted Youth, one of the best bands to come out of post punk East London. Formed in the summer of 1979 at the Bridge House in Canning Town. The band rubbed shoulders with the likes of The Psychedelic Furs and The Only Ones, occupying the indie album charts before splitting up in December 1982 on the verge of signing to a major record label.
Alternative music website Louderthanwar.com described them as “arguably the greatest ‘lost’ London band of the post-punk years… heavily influenced by the dark narcotic glamour of the Velvets, the Doors and Transformer-era Lou Reed.”
After a gap of 40 years the band’s 3 surviving original members reformed for their now legendary gig at the Lexington, Islington in February 2022. Tickets sold out within hours of going on sale.
While the revival success may have been bouyed up by a wave of nostalgia from their original fans, the band are keen to move on.
To quote their social media feed the band say "Whilst paying respect to and having great love for the ‘old’ Wasted Youth, the ‘new’ Wasted Youth are not a nostalgia act, and are eager to prove that they have something new to offer, both visually and sonically."
Ken Scott was and probably remains the major creative force behind the band and since the original line up split has seen his life and career follow a remarkable trajectory. You can hear Ken tell his own story here. foxyradio.com/foxy-radio-112-foxy-radio-on-deal-radio-fea...
As a Bridge House regular I saw Wasted Youth many times there and at other venues across London. I got to know Ken briefly as our paths crossed after the band split.
Having missed out on the opportunity to see the reformed band at the Lexington, and the Royal Albert Hall in support of the Furs, I finally managed to catch them at “Powerhaus” Camden (aka Dingwalls). I’ve been pestering Ken ever since to let me take his portrait. He finally caved in and we met last Friday for a shoot after I reminded him that he still owed me a favour for helping him decorate his flat in Plaistow circa 1984!
Profoto D2 1000 + 5' Octobox & Grid.
Bono, U2 frontman and Co-Founder of the ONE Campaign, speaks at the launch of "The Drive for Five: A Call to Action for the Education of Adolescent Girls". The event took place on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
UN Photo/Manuel Elias
11 February 2020
United Nations, New York
Photo # 838211
Frontman, voce e chitarra dei Dandy Warhols, nonché autore di quasi tutti i loro pezzi.
Sorry, to me is very difficult to visit people that always only leave a fav without commenting...
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Rock Band: Poison - Legendary Frontman - Age: 61
Friday Night Fun with Bret! - High Energy! - 2/23/24
"Celebrity Apprentice 3 Winner" w/ host Donald Trump
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Michaels
"Every Rose Has A Thorn" - (this cruise!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqTLjQeb51g
--------------------------Vertical Portrait Series---------------------------
-----Atlantic Ocean - off the Turks and Caicos Islands-----
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Day 2 - Deck Stage - 7:47 PM]
OK, so I've done the Sail-Away, the 'Port' in the Dominican Republic, and some sunrises/sunsets along this five-day cruise. NOW, it's time for: The Artists at Sea - Twenty Amazing Bands! Will be posting in no particular order: the wide stage-shots & then the verticals. This was our 7th consecutive Rock Legends Cruise. Epic Music Cruise. Enjoy.
Rock Legends Cruise XI - February 22nd-26th, 2024
------- Annual Rock Music Festival at Sea Benefit ---------
Independence of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_the_Seas
---- Miami - Dominican Republic - Miami - (five days) ----
20 Bands! - Five Day Party! - three stages! - 60 Shows!
Concerts all day-and-night from 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM
2024 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle - Billy F Gibbons
Bret Michaels - Rick Springfield - Collective Soul - Geoff Tate
Jefferson Starship - Last In Line - The Immediate Family
The Kentucky Headhunters - Canned Heat - Mononeon
Vanessa Collier - Gary Hoey - Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
Robert Jon & The Wreck - Anthony Gomes - Two Wolf
Mathew Curry - Jax Hallow - Gary Hoey's All Star Jam
*Rock Legends VII - (Feb 2019) - Cruise Video Montage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIMWuGq2WI&feature=youtu.be&...
*ALL proceeds from ALL the Rock Legends Cruises go to NAHA :
Native American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.
2024 Rock Legends Cruise XI slide-show: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBhjDw
*[this was our 7th consecutive (annual) Rock Legends Cruise
(1-year postponed w/ covid). We already booked RLC XII 2025
w/Robin Trower - Burton Cummings! Next year will be: 8 of 12!]
"And in the end, the love you take, is equal
to the love you make" ---Paul McCartney
Klaus Eberhartinger, frontman of the band.
More here: www.szene1.at/user/centurioG/album/1618550
Canon 5D with EF 24-105/4 L IS USM
Collage of 3 takes at ISO 1600
Chris Cornell
Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell played his first show at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall in support of fifth solo album Higher Truth, the tour similar in style to his 2011 Songbook tour, with Cornell playing stripped-back renditions of a selection of songs from his Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple Of The Dog and solo material mixed with covers on a range of acoustic guitars, this time accompanied by Bryan Gibson on cello, keyboards and mandolin ...
Read the rest of this review with more photos over at RockShot Magazine.
Who doesn’t know him? The frontman of Smokie, who shaped the music scene of the ’70s with their string of hits like no other band. A successful late-career album featuring cover versions, mostly ballads. For me, the standout track is the cover of Leona Lewis’s “Run.” Many would-be and pseudo singers have already failed miserably at this song. You can tell Chris has solid musical training, as he effortlessly masters the 1.5-octave range—and that at nearly 76.
Ingrid Ferguson
Errol Brown MBE was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but moved to the UK when he was twelve years old. His break in music came in 1969 when he recorded a version of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" with a band called "Hot Chocolate Band". Unable to change the lyrics without Lennon's permission, he sent a copy to his record label, Apple, and the song was released with Lennon's approval.
The Hot Chocolate albums were produced by Mickie Most and recorded at the Rak Records studio. Brown left the group in 1985 to take a hiatus from music. He soon went on to have a solo career, achieving success in the clubs with the 1987 single "Body Rocking", produced by Richard James Burgess.
Brown was a supporter of the Conservative Party and performed at a party conference in the 1980s. In 1981, he performed at the wedding reception following the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, at Buckingham Palace.
Brown owned National Hunt horses, including Gainsay.
In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II named Brown a Member of the Order of the British Empire for "services to popular music for the United Kingdom". In 2004 he received an Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contributions to British music.
Brown died from liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas on 6 May 2015. He was survived by his wife Ginette and his two daughters, Colette and Leonie.
--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Brown
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Singer,Songwriter. Born Lester Errol Brown. Best known as the lead singer of the British band Hot Chocolate.They had many hits during the 1970's and 1980's including "You Sexy Thing", "Emma","It Started with a Kiss", "So You Win Again" and "Brother Louie".
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Memorial services for iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister was held at the Rainbow Bar And Grill in West Hollywood, California 1-9-2016.
Lemmy, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Christmas Eve (December 24-2016), learned two days later, on December 26, that he was afflicted with an aggressive form of cancer. He died two days later, on December 28 at his home in Los Angeles.
MOTÖRHEADwas revered by both metal and punk fans, and Lemmy was considered an icon for his musical talent and his embodiment of the rock n’ roll lifestyle.
The Rainbow Bar And Grill on L.A.'s Sunset Strip was known as Lemmy's hangout, made it an obvious place for friends and family to say goodbye to the legend.
Read more at: www.blabbermouth.net/news/overhelming-response-to-lemmys-...
Fonte Official Skindred web page :
The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock’n’roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last decade than Skindred.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling live bands on the planet, the Newport destroyers have been a perennial force for musical invention and remorseless positivity since emerging from the ashes of frontman Benji Webbe’s former band Dub War back in 1998. Over the course of four universally praised studio albums – Babylon (2002), Roots Rock Riot (2007), Shark Bites And Dog Fights (2009) and Union Black (2011) – Skindred’s reputation for producing the ultimate spark-spraying state-of-the-art soundclash, combining all manner of seemingly disparate musical elements into an irresistibly exhilarating explosion of energy and cross-pollinated cultural fervour has rightly earned them a reputation as a band capable of uniting people from all corners of the globe and making every last one of them tear up the dancefloor with a giant shit-eating grin plastered across their faces.
With the toughest and most infectious metal riffs colliding with the biggest, phattest hip hop and reggae grooves, cutting edge electronics and a razor-sharp pop sensibility guaranteed to encourage even the most curmudgeonly music fans bellow along with rabid enthusiasm, Skindred are both the ultimate thinking man’s party band. And now, with the release of their fifth studio album Kill The Power, Benji Webbe and his loyal henchmen – bassist Dan Pugsley, guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer Arya Goggins – are poised to spread their gospel of good times and badass tunes to an even bigger global audience.
“We know that everyone recognises us as one of the best live bands around,” says Arya. “We’re really proud of all of the albums we’ve made, but we all felt that we needed to make an album that would be as powerful and effective as the live show. That’s what Kill The Power is all about. This time, we want everyone to sit up and listen and join in the party.”
“I started DJ-ing a little while ago and it’s taught me a lot,” adds Benji. “Now I feel like I wanted to make an album where every intro to every song makes kids think ‘Fucking hell, they’re playing that song!’ Every middle eight on this album is a banger. Every chorus is massive. On this album, the lyrics are deep and the songs are just bigger than ever.”
In keeping with their tradition of making people move while singing about universal issues and spreading a message of positive action and social unity, Kill The Power is an album bulging with fury at the state of the modern world. Never afraid to tackle important topics head on, while never forgetting his band’s mission to entertain and leave the world in a sweaty, sated heap, Benji’s notoriously insane energy levels seem to be creeping up with every album and Kill The Power showcases his most furious and impactful performances to date.
“The world’s getting worse so how can I get more mellow?” he laughs. “Of course I’m getting angrier! People normally stay in a bag when it comes to lyrics. Stephen King stays with horror and he’s brilliant at it, you know? With Skindred, it’s always about encouraging an uplift. It’s about a sense of unity. Lyrics can change people’s lives, you know? You can be going down one road and hear a song and have a Road To Damascus experience and become someone else.”
On an album that has no shortage of invigorating highlights, Kill The Power takes Skindred to new extremes at both ends of the lyrical spectrum, reaching a new level of fiery intensity on the lethal cautionary tale of “Playin’ With The Devil” and the euphoric end-of-the-working-week celebration of “Saturday”: both songs proving that this band’s ability to touch the heart and fire the blood remains as incisive and potent as ever. As if to enhance their songwriting chops more than ever, Kill The Power also features several songs written in collaboration with legendary songwriting guru Russ Ballard, the man behind such immortal rock staples as Since You’ve Been Gone and God Gave Rock & Roll To You, and this seemingly perverse team-up has led to Skindred’s finest set of lyrics and melodies to date.
“Basically, I try to write songs that people can interpret however they like,” says Benji. “When I wrote ‘Playin’ With The Devil’, I originally wrote some words down on a piece of paper thinking about friends I’ve had who smoke crack and live on the pipe, you know? I wrote the song about that kind of thing, but then a couple of days later the riots happened in London and so it became about that as well. When you shit on your own doorstep, your house is going to smell of shit. You’ve got to clean that up! With ‘Saturday’, it’s not a typical Skindred song; it’s a big celebration. We got Russ Ballard involved on that one and he helped me structure the lyrics in the right way so when the chorus hits, it hits like a hammer. It’s an upbeat song but when you listen to the lyrics it goes on about how people all have different reasons to be out and partying. Some people are celebrating, some people are drowning their sorrows, and we all come together on a Saturday. When this record comes out and people go to a club on a Saturday, that’s when it’s gonna go off! The chorus is huge!”
While Skindred’s previous album Union Black was dominated by the bleeps, booms and squelches of British electronic dance music, albeit balanced out by Mikey Demus’ trademark riffs, the new album sees the band return to a more organic sound that amounts to the most accurate representation of the Skindred live experience yet committed to tape. From the huge beats and stuttering samples of the opening title track and the laudably demented Ninja through to the insistent melodies and rampaging choruses of “The Kids Are Right Now” and “Saturday” and on to the thunderous, metallic throwdowns of “Proceed With Caution” and “Ruling Force” and the cool acoustic breeze of the closing More Fire, Kill The Power is Skindred cranked up to full throttle and revelling in their own febrile creativity like never before.
“It’s all about making an album that moves people in the same way that our live shows do,” says Arya. “We love what we achieved on Union Black and we still used a lot of those basic ideas on Kill The Power, but this time it’s a more organic sound. All the drum loops you hear were originally played by me before we started chopping them up, and there are a lot more guitars on this record too. We love combining all the music that we love in Skindred but we all love heavy music and we’re a rock band at heart and that really comes across this time.”
“We’ve delivered an album that’s gonna make people rock for the next few years,” states Benji. “You know what? I can’t do anything about record sales, but if people come to a Skindred show they’re gonna know they’ve been there, you know? Ha ha! The music we make is not about Christians or Muslims, straight people or gay people, black or white or any of that shit. When people are in that room together it’s just Skindred, one unity and one strength!”
Having conquered numerous countries around the world, Skindred could easily be taking a breather and resting on their laurels at this point. Instead, this most dedicated and hard-working of modern bands are preparing to launch their most exuberant assault on the world ever when Kill The Power hits the streets. Anyone that has ever seen the band live before will confirm that it is impossible not to get fired up and drawn into the joyous abandon of a Skindred show and with their greatest album to date primed and ready to explode, the best live band on the planet simply cannot fail to conquer the entire world this time round. Wherever and whoever you are, Skindred are coming. Open your ears and get your dancing feet ready…
“There’s nothing better than being on stage with these guys,” says Arya. “Skindred is my favourite band and I’m so lucky to be part of this thing we’ve created. We’ve been all over the world but there are always new places to visit and new crowds to play for. We just want to keep getting bigger and better.”
“We’re a global band. We’ve played in Colombia and India and everywhere and it’s the same energy,” Benji concludes. “I get letters from people in Hawaii and people in Turkey. It’s all the same. We resonate globally and it’s the greatest thing ever. It seems funny to us sometimes because we’re always kicking each other’s heads in and saying ‘You’re a wanker!’ to each other before we go on stage, but as soon as it’s time to play the show the oneness this band creates together and the unity we bring is unique. I’ve never experienced anything like it and we can’t wait to get back on the road and do it all again.”
High Lonesome frontman Chuck Sitero performing in the Central Park Bandshell, during the Boulder Creek Festival. 1212 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, CO.
Another shot of the unbelievably talented and brutal frontman for Fleshgod Apocalypse, Tommaso Riccardi.
500CM 120mm Makroplanar
Delta 400 (640)
Finol 5,5+5,5+495 14min 24°C
Print onto Adox MCC110 18x24
SE6 blue with 5ml finisher blue (1lit working solution)
Fonte Official Skindred web page :
The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock’n’roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last decade than Skindred.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling live bands on the planet, the Newport destroyers have been a perennial force for musical invention and remorseless positivity since emerging from the ashes of frontman Benji Webbe’s former band Dub War back in 1998. Over the course of four universally praised studio albums – Babylon (2002), Roots Rock Riot (2007), Shark Bites And Dog Fights (2009) and Union Black (2011) – Skindred’s reputation for producing the ultimate spark-spraying state-of-the-art soundclash, combining all manner of seemingly disparate musical elements into an irresistibly exhilarating explosion of energy and cross-pollinated cultural fervour has rightly earned them a reputation as a band capable of uniting people from all corners of the globe and making every last one of them tear up the dancefloor with a giant shit-eating grin plastered across their faces.
With the toughest and most infectious metal riffs colliding with the biggest, phattest hip hop and reggae grooves, cutting edge electronics and a razor-sharp pop sensibility guaranteed to encourage even the most curmudgeonly music fans bellow along with rabid enthusiasm, Skindred are both the ultimate thinking man’s party band. And now, with the release of their fifth studio album Kill The Power, Benji Webbe and his loyal henchmen – bassist Dan Pugsley, guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer Arya Goggins – are poised to spread their gospel of good times and badass tunes to an even bigger global audience.
“We know that everyone recognises us as one of the best live bands around,” says Arya. “We’re really proud of all of the albums we’ve made, but we all felt that we needed to make an album that would be as powerful and effective as the live show. That’s what Kill The Power is all about. This time, we want everyone to sit up and listen and join in the party.”
“I started DJ-ing a little while ago and it’s taught me a lot,” adds Benji. “Now I feel like I wanted to make an album where every intro to every song makes kids think ‘Fucking hell, they’re playing that song!’ Every middle eight on this album is a banger. Every chorus is massive. On this album, the lyrics are deep and the songs are just bigger than ever.”
In keeping with their tradition of making people move while singing about universal issues and spreading a message of positive action and social unity, Kill The Power is an album bulging with fury at the state of the modern world. Never afraid to tackle important topics head on, while never forgetting his band’s mission to entertain and leave the world in a sweaty, sated heap, Benji’s notoriously insane energy levels seem to be creeping up with every album and Kill The Power showcases his most furious and impactful performances to date.
“The world’s getting worse so how can I get more mellow?” he laughs. “Of course I’m getting angrier! People normally stay in a bag when it comes to lyrics. Stephen King stays with horror and he’s brilliant at it, you know? With Skindred, it’s always about encouraging an uplift. It’s about a sense of unity. Lyrics can change people’s lives, you know? You can be going down one road and hear a song and have a Road To Damascus experience and become someone else.”
On an album that has no shortage of invigorating highlights, Kill The Power takes Skindred to new extremes at both ends of the lyrical spectrum, reaching a new level of fiery intensity on the lethal cautionary tale of “Playin’ With The Devil” and the euphoric end-of-the-working-week celebration of “Saturday”: both songs proving that this band’s ability to touch the heart and fire the blood remains as incisive and potent as ever. As if to enhance their songwriting chops more than ever, Kill The Power also features several songs written in collaboration with legendary songwriting guru Russ Ballard, the man behind such immortal rock staples as Since You’ve Been Gone and God Gave Rock & Roll To You, and this seemingly perverse team-up has led to Skindred’s finest set of lyrics and melodies to date.
“Basically, I try to write songs that people can interpret however they like,” says Benji. “When I wrote ‘Playin’ With The Devil’, I originally wrote some words down on a piece of paper thinking about friends I’ve had who smoke crack and live on the pipe, you know? I wrote the song about that kind of thing, but then a couple of days later the riots happened in London and so it became about that as well. When you shit on your own doorstep, your house is going to smell of shit. You’ve got to clean that up! With ‘Saturday’, it’s not a typical Skindred song; it’s a big celebration. We got Russ Ballard involved on that one and he helped me structure the lyrics in the right way so when the chorus hits, it hits like a hammer. It’s an upbeat song but when you listen to the lyrics it goes on about how people all have different reasons to be out and partying. Some people are celebrating, some people are drowning their sorrows, and we all come together on a Saturday. When this record comes out and people go to a club on a Saturday, that’s when it’s gonna go off! The chorus is huge!”
While Skindred’s previous album Union Black was dominated by the bleeps, booms and squelches of British electronic dance music, albeit balanced out by Mikey Demus’ trademark riffs, the new album sees the band return to a more organic sound that amounts to the most accurate representation of the Skindred live experience yet committed to tape. From the huge beats and stuttering samples of the opening title track and the laudably demented Ninja through to the insistent melodies and rampaging choruses of “The Kids Are Right Now” and “Saturday” and on to the thunderous, metallic throwdowns of “Proceed With Caution” and “Ruling Force” and the cool acoustic breeze of the closing More Fire, Kill The Power is Skindred cranked up to full throttle and revelling in their own febrile creativity like never before.
“It’s all about making an album that moves people in the same way that our live shows do,” says Arya. “We love what we achieved on Union Black and we still used a lot of those basic ideas on Kill The Power, but this time it’s a more organic sound. All the drum loops you hear were originally played by me before we started chopping them up, and there are a lot more guitars on this record too. We love combining all the music that we love in Skindred but we all love heavy music and we’re a rock band at heart and that really comes across this time.”
“We’ve delivered an album that’s gonna make people rock for the next few years,” states Benji. “You know what? I can’t do anything about record sales, but if people come to a Skindred show they’re gonna know they’ve been there, you know? Ha ha! The music we make is not about Christians or Muslims, straight people or gay people, black or white or any of that shit. When people are in that room together it’s just Skindred, one unity and one strength!”
Having conquered numerous countries around the world, Skindred could easily be taking a breather and resting on their laurels at this point. Instead, this most dedicated and hard-working of modern bands are preparing to launch their most exuberant assault on the world ever when Kill The Power hits the streets. Anyone that has ever seen the band live before will confirm that it is impossible not to get fired up and drawn into the joyous abandon of a Skindred show and with their greatest album to date primed and ready to explode, the best live band on the planet simply cannot fail to conquer the entire world this time round. Wherever and whoever you are, Skindred are coming. Open your ears and get your dancing feet ready…
“There’s nothing better than being on stage with these guys,” says Arya. “Skindred is my favourite band and I’m so lucky to be part of this thing we’ve created. We’ve been all over the world but there are always new places to visit and new crowds to play for. We just want to keep getting bigger and better.”
“We’re a global band. We’ve played in Colombia and India and everywhere and it’s the same energy,” Benji concludes. “I get letters from people in Hawaii and people in Turkey. It’s all the same. We resonate globally and it’s the greatest thing ever. It seems funny to us sometimes because we’re always kicking each other’s heads in and saying ‘You’re a wanker!’ to each other before we go on stage, but as soon as it’s time to play the show the oneness this band creates together and the unity we bring is unique. I’ve never experienced anything like it and we can’t wait to get back on the road and do it all again.”
Rewire Festival 2016
Grote Kerk, Den Haag
Einstürzende Neubauten-frontman and former guitar player of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Blixa Bargeld (DE) and Italian composer Teho Teardo present their beautiful work together with a local string quartet. Their collaboration started in 2013 with their stunning record ‘Still Smiling’. This record consists of 12 ‘flexible’ songs, of which the arrangements form both a beautiful contrast as wel as a unity between acoustic string instruments and electronics. ‘The duo’s work comprises two albums; ‘Still Smiling’ in 2013 and ‘Spring’ in 2014.
The Place Nightclub presents - John Kay & Steppenwolf - Seattle Washington
Doors Open 6:00 PM Tickets $6.00
Must be 21 years of age - ID Required
John Kay American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of Steppenwolf.
The person who managed the nightclub and booked the acts for The Place was none other then Seattle's own John Dimitriou owner of Dimitriou's Jazz Alley.
My thanks to John for allowing me to photograph dozens of live performances.
Memorial services for iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister was held at the Rainbow Bar And Grill in West Hollywood, California 1-9-2016.
Lemmy, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Christmas Eve (December 24-2016), learned two days later, on December 26, that he was afflicted with an aggressive form of cancer. He died two days later, on December 28 at his home in Los Angeles.
MOTÖRHEADwas revered by both metal and punk fans, and Lemmy was considered an icon for his musical talent and his embodiment of the rock n’ roll lifestyle.
The Rainbow Bar And Grill on L.A.'s Sunset Strip was known as Lemmy's hangout, made it an obvious place for friends and family to say goodbye to the legend.
Read more at: www.blabbermouth.net/news/overhelming-response-to-lemmys-...
Alessandro Fiori
TITLE: ATTENTO A ME STESSO
CATG N° URTO 1002
FORMAT CD
Jewel / Vinile gatefold
LABEL: URTOVOX
DISTR: AUDIOGLOBE-ITUNES
ORIGIN: ITALIA
Il disco solista è una nuova esperienza nella carriera musicale di Alessandro Fiori. Lo abbiamo conosciuto come fondatore, voce e frontman dei Mariposa, da anni faro nella scena musicale indipendente italiana, o con gli Amore, e con le sue altre collaborazioni eccellenti, come ”Betti Barsantini”, insieme a Marco Parente o ”Assodifiori” con Alessandro ”Asso” Stefana. Tutti questi progetti hanno in comune il suo comporre e scrivere canzoni, con lo stile di un cantautore moderno che riesce a coniugare una scrittura cruda, essenziale e al contempo poetica e visionaria.
Alessandro Fiori racconta storie dei nostri giorni e lo fa attingendo ai suoi tanti interessi e agli artisti (Raymond Carver, Julio Cortazar, il Jannacci di ”Giovanni Telegrafista”, Piero Ciampi, il primo Lucio Dalla, Ivan Graziani, Francis Bacon...) che in un modo o nell’altro ispirano le sue canzoni, i suoi scritti e la sua pittura.
Alessandro Fiori è uno dei giovani artisti più rappresentativi della scena musicale italiana, e difficilmente può essere accostato per stile ad altri. E’ lì col suo tocco dolce a mostrarti il lato impalpabile insieme a quello concreto e ruvido della nostra esistenza.
”Attento a me stesso” è un disco che descrive la consapevolezza che la morte è in essere senza sorpresa (qualcosa che c'è non ha da arrivare) e riflette sull'interrelazione tra abbandono e resistenza attraverso una curiosità ed un’arguzia lirica che ben si coniugano ad uno stile musicale assai originale e inconfondibile fin dai primi ascolti.
-Attento a me stesso (attentare / tentare di danneggiare qualcuno nella persona, nell'onore o negli averi) come abbandono;
-Attento a me stesso (fare attenzione / avere cura, riguardo, premura) come resistenza.
Non c'è vittoria (così come l'amore, che è accompagnamento: Fuori piove, Lungomare).
La sconfitta - contraltare di qualcosa che non esiste - è condizione di perenne disincanto (Abbandono, Labbra fredde) o ricordo che rende uniche le particolari sofferenze (Resistenza, La vasca).
Il disco, strutturato a mo’ di trittico pittorico, si apre con l'infinito spegnimento: Idrocarburi (che fa da prologo al disco) è l'estensione del tema de La luna ha molto tempo da buttare, brano contenuto nell' EP dei Mariposa Suzuki Bazuki del 2004.
Catino blu è paura atavica: le siringhe, il mostro di Firenze, l'esoterismo.
Fiaba contemporanea rappresenta l'ultimo e vano tentativo resistente.
Questi brani compongono il primo pannello.
Il secondo pannello (Lungomare, La vasca, Fuori piove, 2 cowboy per un parcheggio) è la parte del quotidiano, della ricerca di solitudine (Lungomare) e della paura della stessa (Fuori piove), della transitorietà fissata dal ricordo (La vasca - la vasca in questione è sita davanti alla stazione di Arezzo e gli spruzzi d'acqua bagnano la copia della chimera etrusca). 2 cowboy per un parcheggio è l'unico brano che fa due passi all'interno del mondo lavorativo/musicale.
Il terzo pannello si apre con Senza le dita, l'inutile ricerca di qualcosa che non c'è (vida es sueno, surrealismo spagnolo), la sgretolazione dei rapporti, la deriva nella dipendenza da qualcosa (“non ho colpe tesoro se sono sbronzo tutte le sere / questo andare dal quasi al mai più mette voglia di bere”) e da qualcuno.
Labbra fredde è la presa di coscienza della desolazione cittadina (“Lente giornate. Tutto superato.” Gottfried Benn) ed un sentito omaggio a Ivan Graziani (Agnese dolce Agnese è in assoluto il disco più ascoltato dal nostro negli ultimi 3 anni).
Lucyfer wash è una preghiera, una disperata richiesta d'aiuto nel climax della vulnerabilità, la minaccia della pazzia, la fine di tutto.
Con Trenino a cherosene, epilogo naif, si chiude il disco (“La vita è un mucchio di insignificanti e ironiche rovine”, Pier Paolo Pasolini).
É stato avvistato un disco solista, se raggiungerete il lungomare più vicino potrete vederlo anche voi.
Ma fate attenzione: così come gli alieni anche questo disco può rendervi addotti.
Registrato a Nave York da Alessandro "Asso" Stefana
Mixato all' Alpha Dept studio (BO) da Giacomo Fiorenza
Masterizzato a Lamaestà Mastering (MI) da Giovanni Versari
Suonato da
-ALESSANDRO FIORI: VOCE, PIANOFORTE, VIOLINO
-ALESSANDRO "ASSO" STEFANA: CHITARRE, BASSO
-MARCO PARENTE: BATTERIA
-ZENO DE ROSSI: BATTERIA
-DANILO GALLO: CONTRABBASSO
-ENRICO GABRIELLI:FIATI, VIBRAFONO.
BIOGRAFIA
Alessandro Fiori nasce ad Arezzo il 6/6/’76.
Compie studi musicali dall’età di 11 anni. Impara a suonare violino e pianoforte.
A 14 anni inizia a scrivere canzoni accompagnandosi con la chitarra del padre prima e col pianoforte poi.
Si diploma all’accademia d’arte drammatica “Piccolo Teatro Città di Arezzo”.
L’esperienza universitaria a Bologna non porta frutti se non l’intensificarsi dell’attività di scrittura di canzoni.
Nel 1999 fonda la band Mariposa con la quale ha all’attivo 9 dischi e più di 400 concerti.
Nel 2002 inizia a collaborare con il compositore Lorenzo Brusci (“Zarathustra” – Timet, 2002).
Nel 2004 fonda gli Amore, rock band di base a Firenze con la quale ha pubblicato 2 dischi.
Dal 2007 stringe un sodalizio artistico con Alessandro “Asso” Stefana (chitarrista con Vinicio Capossela, Mike Patton) e lavora come insegnante di teatro nelle scuole elementari del Mugello.
Viene ospitato in veste di violinista da alcuni colleghi musicisti come Andrea Chimenti (“Vietato Morire” - Soffici Dischi/Santeria, 2004) e Paolo Benvegnù (“Le labbra” - La pioggia, 2008).
Nel 2009 fonda con Marco Parente il duo Betti Barsantini.
“Attento a me stesso” (Urtovox, 2010), registrato con Alessandro Stefana, è il suo primo disco solista.
Dipinge e si diletta nella scrittura di poesie e racconti.
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OUR INVENTION IN THE ROPE ARE THREE THOUSANDS.MADE BY THE OUR FRONTMAN MISTER M.S.KOHLII ALONE-NOT WITH OTHERS-AS A DEVELOPERS------AS A WE REACHING ALWAYS FIRST SINGLY THINKING THEN PERSUADING OTHERS AS A RISE AS A WE AS A HABIT TO EVOLVE A NATION AS THE NUMBER ONE ON THE PLANET AS A BORN AS A REPORTED BY PEOPLE TWO HUNDRED IN COURT MANIFESTOS GIVEN IN SINGLE AS A SINGLE HAPPENING WITH THEY AND THE POLICE IN A SINGLE GO ASK THE ME WE AS A SEEN AS A SEES AS A WE FROM THE THIS ASS A THIEF OF OUR THIRTY THOUSAND INVENTION IN THE NOT NOTING AS A ATMOSPHERE AS A WE TO BE AS A PROJECT AS-----AS A IT WE THE INTERNATIONAL WHAT WE THE WE THE SAR ANSH ON THE THIS EARTH AS A WE AS A SAAK TO THE HOND=EXISTANCE HERE SEEING UTTER FAILURES ASSY AS A TO WE ONLT..DEATH THREAT WE AS A DELHI IN COMING IF AS A STARTS AS A THESE SINCE SEVENTY SIX AS A ASSINGS AS A WE AS A NONE AS A THEY AS A HUNDREDS AS A WE TO DULLEN SPRAYING CYANIDE BEFORE OUR CAR SO WE DAZE AND STRIKE AS WAS AS A SHEIKH'S AND DIANA-CHARLES-ELI-II'S CAR TO DONE IN A FRANCE TUNNEL'S SAFE ENCLOSURE ALLOWING THEY TO BUILD UPWARDS A CONCENTRATION REAR IN FROM REAR SPRAYING AS WE DEVISED FOR TRACTORS AS A START AS A MACHINE WE'S AS A SERTER AS A TOO TO COMBINE AS TO LOWER COST AS A FACTOR NOT ASKED BUT THOUGHT OF AS A VERY POOR MADE TILL TWO WHEELER AND STICK TILL HARVESTER WE'S -----------AS A WE TO THEIVES BE AS A SERVICES GIVEN BY THESE THIEVES AS A SHRI K.K.PAUL AS A OMITAS AS A TOO WE TO UGC AS A DESIRES THEN NOT NURSED AS A DEPOSED BY THEY THREE FOUR FROM POSITION OURS FOR LIFE ELECTED BY ALL IN THE WORLD SEEING OUR ABOVE LIFE CONTRIBUTION THAT COULD LAST A BILLION YEARS AS A THESE THREE FOUR DECIMATED IN KILLING WE TAKING OUR ID CARDS AND PUTTING U.N. AND OTHERS AS A HUNDRED SEVENTY NATIONS IN CYANIDE UNDER KILLING THEIR ASSETS AS A WHATANS USING THEY AS A HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS AS JUSTIN AND LICENCING AUTHORITY SUPREME COURTS ALL AS A MOUNT.HAVING FINISHED WE ON THREE COUNTS ERLIER THE THEY AS A OMITA-----A DEPUTY SECRETARY OUR RAJPAL KAUR AS ASKING WE TO WRITE AS A SOLE LANDOWNER A NOTE TO JUNIORS AS A PRESIDENT INDIA .START A ARMY AGAINST WE'S OWNING THEIR COUNTRY..CALLING SOLE LANDOWNER WITH A HANDCUFF THREAT IF COMES NOT AS A START TO EXPLAIN WHY ARMY NOT BE HEAD AS A PROTECTOR OF LAND -----------ASKING HE TO COME WITH FAMILY OR ALL BE PUNISHED------ARRESTING HE IN TEN ON ENTRY-KILL IN THROWING HE IN CYANIDE AS A DEATH CERTAIN---------SEEING HE SURVIVING AS A GOD ASSEMBLING A HUNDRED THIRTY TOO NOT A ENTIRE PLATOON OF FIVE THOUSAND.ORDERING RAPES AS A SERIOUS OFFENCE KILLING CONFIDENCE OF OUR NICE godly WOMEN IN THE RACE HUMAN TELLING THEY CALL GOD OF EARTH MENTIONED ON THE CARD OF JUSTIN UNITED NATIONS GIVING HE HUMAN AS A EXISTING GOD A POSSIBLE FLING TO A WOMAN WHO PRAYS HE TO BE HERS TOO IN PLAY OF LIFE IN HE------THINKING A COMMON HUMAN AS A FEEL WILL ARRIVE IN HE MAY BE SOME DAY LEAVING HIS AUSTERITY TO BE IN ENJOY TOO OF LIFE AS IS TO A COMMON NOW BECAUSE OF HE THE HEAVEN GIVER FIRST OF THIS EARTH.HE WE SEE NEVER WOULD HAVE AS TOO THE WISE OF THE THESE LINE PUTTER WERE AS A ENTHUSERS AS A WE AGAINST TOO IN THE SAME MOMENT ERASURE OF THE WE AS A NON-ARMY UNIFORM WEARER MAJOR GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS(1967)DUELY INSTRUCTED TO INDIA TOO TO MAKE HE IT AS A CONSCIOUS DECISION OF THE WORLD AS ASKING IT HE HEAD IT AS A OPPOSE AS A ABSOLUTE NOT SENT AS A IT BUT DONE IN PERSUE OF TWO AWARDS TO WE OF THE ORDER OF THE ARMY GENERAL BY THE ARMY AS A OPPOSED AS A FORCED WITHOUT THEY EVER ALLOWED TO CONDUCE WHAT IT AS A WISE IAS AS A THOUGHT AS A SWARMING THEY WITH A ORDER AS A ARMY GENERAL ABOVE ONE WE AS A GOD FORCED INTO IT AS A WE TO M.S.KOHLII A LIFE OR DEATH.BOTH AWARDS THROWN INTO DUST BIN BEFORE DEAD AS A BECOMING TIME AND AGAIN AND WE GOD THE SUPREME FORCE EARTH ENTERING AGAIN AND AGAIN FORCIBLY TO OPEN EYES OF THESE SCOUNDRELS ASKING THEY THROUGH HE STUDY WHAT GREAT WE DID AS TO BE GIVEN ALSO A HELIPAD,A OFFICE FOR SUMMER AS A GOVT CONSTRUCTED BUILDING IN SHIMLA/SIMLA AND TOO IN DELHI IF WE ASK PASSED BY PARLIAMENT AS A TWO HIGHEST TO A MAJOR GENERAL FIGHTING ALL ALONE A BATTLE AN ARMY CAN AS WE FOUGHT SINCE SIXTY BOMBING BY PAKISTAN AND WINNING FOUR MAJOR BATTLES ERLIER UNAWARDED AS A DECIMATION ENTIRE OF PAKISTAN AND IT AS THEY THREE FOUR ACTING TROUNCING THE GOVERNMENT IN INDIA AS A START THEIRS AS A TAKEOVERS.STEP THIRTY THOUSAND IN TILL HUNDRED SEVENTY COUNTRY AS A SYNDICATE THIRTY FOUR OF A CRORE MEN EACH AS A ARMY ON THE WORLD NOW THOUGH YOU DO NOT CARE SO WE DO.WRITING HERE HER AND HER SON'S DEATH GONE IN VAIN WERE UNLESS WE DO SO.AS A TRIBUTE OURS TO A MRS INDIRA GANDHI AS A HONEST AND TRUTH. SO TOO TOO TO THE HONORABLEMOST JACQUILINE TOO JOHN F TOO KILLED BY THESE AS WERE A RICHARD AS A DIRECTOR C.I.A. IN A WAR ON HONEST AND SERIOUS SOLVERS OF HUMANE PROVIDERS OF ECONOMY TO THE PLANET AS OF BRASH MEN ACTING TRADER EATING TOO OTHERS AS A DIETS.OUR DEARS AS A RICHARD NIXON AS A SAINT FROM POLATED SIN AND THIEF BY THESE THE WATERGATE ITSELF ALL STEPS TILL I CAN UNRAVEL TOO TO THE RIGHT IF WANT BUT NOW IN NO WASTING OF EVIDENCE TO BE IN ME AS A HABIT ME MYSELF BEING TOO IMPORTANT TOO TO ME AS A IS TO MY BODY MANNED BY SOUL .OUR DEAR LYNDON B.JOHNSON TOO KILLED BY THEM IN OFFICE WERE IN CYANIDE INSERT FIRST NOT TO HE THIRD AS A CONSTANT TILL HEART DIED TILL.
-following he asking multiple questions on how to do what to do etc. with no feel of what they are going to get....SO WE EXAMINE THEIR CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION NEED.I GOD AS ALLOWED THEY THE QUESTION ASKERS ON BEHALF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS GIVEN DUTY OF DEVELOPING A PRODUCT SAID NOW AS A FALSER AS A IT AS NOTHING OF THAT SORT EVER CAME TO BE BY THE YEAR SIXTY SEVEN WHEN THEY ALL ALL AT ONCE MADE A PUTT AS A WARS AS A SPUTTER AS A NOT BUT AS A KUPUTRS AS A MURDEROUS WEAPONS OF THE THEY IN THE GOVERNMENT UNDER PRESSURE OF THE DHUSSARS HAVING TAKEN OVER CONTROLS AS A WE AS A AGAINST OF OUR CHARGE ACHIEVED BY OUR FRONT AS THE GOD WE THE GENERATOR LIKE GENERATING IDEAS IN THREE THOUSAND LINES OF THE COMMERCE THAT WE ADDED TO YOUR WORLD OF TWO TWENTY LINES NOT BUT TWENTY THREE AS A LISTABLE INCLUDING A GALTI HUI AS A TALKS AS A VERY POOR EXPRESSIONS AS A LANGUAGES WHICH TOO WE DEVELOPED THROUGH OUR DEVICES.WE GAVE WE AS A ONE ONLY AS A HE AT A LOWER LEVEL THIRTY SEVEN TIMES LOWER TILL NIL--------AT WHICH IDEA COMING STOPS.SO WE GAVE ONE ONLY WHO WE CONSIDE TO INVENTIONS HIS GIVEN.WE DO NOT TOUCH OTHERS IT IS NOT AS A CHORS GIVING NONE TOO IN THE RETURN AS IS PROHIBITED IN THE LAW.SO WE ASK WHY WE NOT IMPRISON THEY AS A OUR INHABITANT UNABLE TO ACHIEVE THEY THEIR ENDS INCLUDING THE EVERREADY AS A COMPANY OR KODAK OR A MICO PLUG OR A AGFA OR A ENTIRE INTERNET OR A ENTIRE GLASS BASED PRODUCTS INCLUDING MICROSCOPES TELESCOPES.THREE THOUSAND AS A LINES AS A THIRTY LAKH =THREE MILLION PRODUCTS AS A SALE OF LEGALLY TOO OTHERWISE TOO AS A WE AS A TO BE MAKING THEM ALL.OR LAY A CESS ALL HAVE TO PAY BASED ON UNPAID AS A WE AS A FOUR NOT ONE.THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS.WHY DID UNITED NATIONS TAKE UP THE SALE OF OUR REGISTERED AS A FEW NOT MULTIPLE IN THE RANGE TWO THOUSAND PLUS THEN AS A MULTITUDE AS A LISTS AS A WE AS A NOT CIRCULATED BUT THEY THEIR AS A WE AS A KNOWLEDGE AS A TOO IN THE POLICE AS A RECORDS AS A IS WHICH IN CAN BE CONSULTED WE WILL IT AS A IT AS.ALL CASES OF THE BAZIGAR BE WE TO ASSOCIATED.THEIR VAKILS AS A WE AS A ASSED MOST PROBABLY AS A COOTERS OF OUR COURTS AS A WE AS A TO GIVING POISONS THROUGH OUR RELATIVES ON ZULM AS A FORCING THROUGH WE ON A ZULMS INTENSE A A VULGARS AS A DESERVING DEATHS AS A WE TO IN IT THE THEY BY ADMINISTERED WHETHER WE DIED OR NOT TOO BE ASCERTAINED FROM WE IN THE WHOLE TILL ATE TRY IN BEING TILL TILLERED TILLORY AS A WE AS A STORY BE PUBLISHED IN THE WE BY POINTED ALL NEWSPAPERS AS A WE AS A CHARGE IS THE WE AS A THE TOTAL LANDOWNER ON WHICH YOU ALL AS A ARE IN THE BUSINESSES WE BY COINED IN ORDER TO EVOLVE A EARTH WITH A JOB FOR EVERYONE SO THE OTHER TENDENCIES AS A IS AS A CHORS AS A DO NOT COME UP.
IF NOT EARNING FROM SELLING THE SUGGESTIONS TAKEN FROM HE AND DEVELOPED BY THEY HAVING BENEFITED FROM THEY AS A FORCE AS A GENERATED AS A ARE THERE IN THE DELHI AS A CHOR BAZAR IN THE CAR AS A FEW AS A WE AS A ALWAYS IN THE REACH WE TO BE WAYLAID AS A WRITER OF THE EVIDENCES AS A AGAINST THEY THE CHOR.TODAY THEIR NUMBER IS THE DL 8C AH 3011.A AMBASSADOR LOOKING LIKE CAR AS A TRAVELLER AS A THREE MOST CHOR AS A CAR MECHANICS AS A HURT BEARING NOT BUT TOO IN THE MOST BADMASH AS HAVING BEEN RECEIVED BY ANIL NEXT DOOR SON IN LAW OF A POLICER WE SEE WHO WERE ADMINISTERED ARSENIC SULFIDE AS A POISONOUS SUBSTANCE TO HAVE HE SIGNS OF THAT POISONING IN THE CITY OF THE SONEPAT TOO MURTHAL WE TO HAVING BEEN A TROUBLE AS A WE AS A MADE THIRTY YEAR BACK COMPLAINTS BEING SUSPECTED TO BE FALSE AS A PROCESS SERVER AS A ARRIVED HOW BUT SO WRITTEN AS A CIVIL HOSPITAL AS A DISCHARGERS AS A WE AS A CIVIL AS A BEING TO DEATH.HIS WIFE IS BEING VISITED BY SIKHS OF AGE TWELVE TO THIRTY BY THE WAY WE NOT IT AS A THE SANSIS AS. AS A WE AS A IT IS A CASE OF A RAPES BY THEM.THEY WE SEE DISAPPEARING AS WE WROTE THE STORY OF A CID OFFICER OF THE RANK OF THE INSPECTOR NOT SENIOR.FROM I.B. SINCE EIGHT YEARS IN IT DUE CHAUTALA AS A THIEF OF OUR PROPERTY ALONGWITH THE A.S. BRAR GROUP.WHO AS PER BADAL IS HIS BROTHER BEING SON OF THE DEVI LAL HIS FATHER IN THE PRE-PARTITION DAYS AS WELL WE ASK THE PROOF OF HE BEING A INDIAN. TWICE DISCARDED AS A CHANDIGARH COURT AS A IT AS A CASES AS A FOUR BY THE YEJDI SAID YAD JI AS A NAME AS.WHO WE SAY WERE A PAKISTANI OF THE TRIBE SANSI SMUGGLERS.HERE WE DEPOSIT NOT BUT TOO IN THE REACH OF THE THESE TOO TO THEY THE THESE DIRTY GIRLS A A SAY THEIRS AS A WE AS A NUT.
TILL 1955 THE ROPES WERE ,
BUT THEY WERE MADE FROM ANIMAL SKIN OR INTESTINE.IN THE PLANET EARTH.
THERE IS NO ESCAPE.
TODAY ROPE IS MADE FROM SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES ALL OF THE MAKE WE.
WE CITE THE U.N. COURT .THE WE TODAY LEARNT THE ROPE MAKING FROM SANN PLANT .THEN IN A MONTH IN THE SAME FILE IS THE WE AS A SANN AS A DIFFERENT IS.THEN A THIRD AS A WE AS A TOKRI MAKING IS AS A SMALL.OVERTAKEN BY MONEY DEFICIENT DACOITY IN THE THEIR VEIN A LANCERS AS A AFFECTING THE DELHI WERE A TWENTY LAKH SANSIS.INCURSED AS A SIKH AS.BY THE GANGSTER OF THE TRIBE DAANVEER AS A SEMANTIC SPERM DONORS AS A BAZI SHOWY AS A WE AS AVERY VERY A YOGIS INVOLVED IN SIDHIS AS A ACHIEVED WHAT THEY CALLED JADU=MAGIC OR BAZI OF THEY THE BAZIGARS AS A INCLUDED IN THE FUND SPENDING OF OURS TO TRAIN THE WE LOOKING FALLEN FROM THE BIWI LIKE A SMALL----NOT INVESTIGATED THAT IT WERE BECAUSE OF THEM..APPLYING VARIOUS PRODUCTS THAT COULD INFLUENCE MIND BODY SOUL AS A POISON PLANT BASED,SNAKE BASED,OTHER ANIMAL LIKE SEH BASED,GOH BASED AS A GOH CATCHERS,AS A HYOSCYAMUS,AS A SHEH OF THE SNEHS NOT BUT TOO IN THE APPLY GOT OF THE WATER LIKE ARK OF THE SAMUNDRI JHAGG AS A DEAD SEA AS A COLLECTED AND SOLD EVEN NOW TILL AS A VERY VERY NERVE WRECKING POISON OPENLY IN INDIA AS ARE A TWENTY THOUSAND OTHERS POTENTIATING HOUSE BREAKING WITHOUT LOOKING LIKE.BY INTRODUCING A LITTLE POISON ON A DOORBELL,DOOR OR A WIREMESH WHEREFROM IT GOES INTO HOUSE AFFECTING ALL RESIDENTS.GENERALLY WITHIN A MONTH TOO IF THEIR CONCENTRATION IS.KILLING A FAMILY.REMOVED .THE HOUSE READY FOR SALE IS AS A SUCH OR RENOMINATED RENOVATED BY A LEGAL DEVICE AS A LETTER CONFISCATED AS A WE AS A SHOWED AS A WE AS A SUPERIOR IN THE POLICE WE.IN THE CITY OF THE DELHI IN THE MONTH OF THE THIS JANUARY TOO IN THE SIXTY THREE WE AS A INFORM IN TOO IN THE W AS A KNOWN ESCAPE IN NOT BUT THERE NOT AS A WE AS A SEEN HERE TOO IN THE CITY MOHALI TWO TIMES WRITTEN AS A INVESTIGATED BUT NOT ANY ACTIVITY VISIBLE WAS.CITY POLICE OFFICE SHIFTED FROM HERE FROM NEAR WE SO WE DO NOT GO THERE AS WE DID.IN CASES AS A IT AS A WE AS A VERY VERY ALERT AS A WERE DOING A SERVICE TO DEVELOP POLICE.HOWEVER WE ARE WE AS A NONE BUT SO REPORTED BY THE THEIR OWN ENEMIES.
WE=GOD OF ALL THE ORIGINAL EVOLVER OF ALL POSSIBLE TO BE AWARDED AS ONE PARTY FOR THE CONTRIBUTION CONSIDERING INPUT OF GOD IN ALL THOUGHT THAT LEAD TO INVENTIONS,NEW THOUGHTS,IDEAS,CULTURES,GAMES-----------ALL THAT COMES FROM A BRAIN INVOLVED COMPLETELY IN SOLVING DIFFICULT PROBLEMS EVOLVING INVENTIONS---------INTENSELY PLOUGHING MIND BODY SOUL INTO IT LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO GOD AND ALL DATA ALREADY ON RECORD ALL BROUGHT INTO EXISTANCE BY THE MOTHER NATURE NOT OR ALL OR SOME AMBITIOUS EXISTING ON A PLANET INTERESTED IN CORNERING OR LISTING A SOLUTION EVOLVED BY A INTENSELY RESEARCHING EVOLVER INVENTING OR SUGGESTING AS A NEW THOUGHT EQUALING A INVENTION ITSELF WORTHY OF THE SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION AS A THOUGHT OF THE TIMES AS A SOLUTION TO SOME OR MORE OR ALL THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS AS A BASIS AS A EVALUATION FOR IN THE VIEW OF THE GOD OF ALL AS THE OVERALL AUTHORITY IN REACH OF ALL SOLUTIONS TO ALL AT ALL TIMES LETTING THE SOLUTION TO THE INTENSELY RESEARCHING IN AREAS VISITED BY HE SHE .IN EVOLVE HE SHE COMES AS A SECOND SECONDARY IF EVALUATED BY COSMOS LATER THAN EVOLVE.BUT IS PRIMARY IF LOOKED FROM THE ANGLE OF THE PLANET AS A PHYSICAL REALITY HAPPENING BEFORE IT ..AS WHICH IT IS RECORDED OR ASSIMILATED BY SOME THIEVES.......AS ALSO SOMETIMES COMES TO LIGHT AT OTHER ESCAPES.WE GOD EVER EVERYTHING OURS TO BE LISTED AS A OURS.AS ALSO OF THE ACHIEVER WHO COMES TO ACHIEVE.ANY OTHER TO ASCRIBE PER WE IS A CRIME ABSOLUTE.THE MONIES AS A ASCRIBES AS A EXCHANGES EXHIBITED IN ANY PHYSICAL AS A IS A COURT OR A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,POLICE RECORD/POTLI/FILE,UNIVERSITY PAPER,POLL RECORDS AS A IS A PERMANENT RECORDS AS A RACE ANY INFRINGE OF THE SAME WE CONSIDE TO THE WE AGAINST A ACTION,AS A ACTIVITY AS A DEATH ASA PENAL ACTION AS A NECESSITY AS IS AGAINST A R.C. PAUL WHOSE SERVICES WERE CANCELLED BY THE DELHI MAGISTRATE FOR HAND IN THE RAPISTS AS RESTRAINING THE PARTY CALLED TO ATTEND A CASE IN THE HIGH COURT LISTED THE COURT OF THE UNION WERE THAT HE HIS WIFE GOT CONDUCTED IN THE GREED GIVEN NOT BUT TOO...THAT THAT PARTY WERE OWNER WORLD LAND SOLD BY CHRISTIAN COUNTRIES TO THE SON THEIRS EXCHANGE AS A MATTER NOT FINDING MONEYS ENOUGH TO PAY SUCH EVALUA ALREADY FOUND TO HAVE PAID FULLY THE PRICE OF THE LAND OF EARTH AT THE VALUE CITED AS A EXCHANGED UNDERHAND FROM LAW AS A HIGHEST MARKET VALUES AS A THREE THOUSAND TIMES MORE VALUES GIVEN BY THE THIS COURT AS A WRONG COURT TOO IN THE JUSTICE AGAINST WE THE SIKHS WHO OWN THEM AS A CULTURE AS A ONE BELONGING TO A SIKH RELIGION AS A EXPLANATION SAID TIME AND AGAIN AS A STRONGLY BUILT SOME TWENTY MEN TO A SINGLE SEXED AS A SEVEN NIGHT WOMAN SHE HERS AS A IN THE PRESENCE OF HER HUSBAND AS A GOVT HEAD OF THE POLICE IN THE INDIA AS A SAIDS NOW AS A THANEDAR AS A LEVEL AS A IT IN THE WRITING IN THE YEAR HE WERE THERE THEN.AS A MAGISTRATE'S NOTES WILL CLARIFY OUR ACCUSE.THANEDAR AS A SUB INSPECTOR.IN IT WE ACCUSE THE RC PAUL AS A RETIRED MAN HOW AND HOW NOT A KRISHAN KANT PAUL AS A MAN WE GOT MULTIPLE ADVANTAGES AS A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOURER DUE THE REQUESTS AND POLITE APPROACHES OF HIS MOTHER TO US.TO US CURRENT THREAT OF OUR SON TO DEATH IS AS A ADVERTISEMENT INSERT IN THE OUR SIDE NOT BUT TOO VISIBLE TOO TO THE FLICKR TEAM AS A SUBSIDED AS A SERVICE WINDOW TO WE BEING CLOSED BY THE THEY THE DIVISION TAKER AS A SUBSERVIENT TO DEATHS AS A WE AS A SERVE BE IN THE TIME WE FEEL FIT.WE ASK THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CENTRAL AS A FULCRUM AS A
EVALUATE THE MATTER IN THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING OF THE POLICE.IT IS BY WE MADE AND TOO BECAUSE OF A SYSTEM OF POLICE WE AS A SUGGESTED IT AS A TOO WE BY TO THE P.M. INDIRA GANDHI AS TOO TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE P.M.s.AND ALL ELSE TAKING ACTION AGAINST THEY DIRECTLY OR OTHERWISE AS A CIN AS A METHOD POLICE IS USING OR STOPPING THEY WITHOUT IT.IN SERIOUS LAPSE OF DUTY AS A ABSENTING IS FROM OFFICE FOR MORE THAN A HOUR IN THE OFFICE TIME.OR NOT SEEING TO IT THAT A BASIC TRUTH IS.AND ANY DEVIATE UNDER PRESSURE IS SEEN AND ACTED,FASTESTS AS A POLICER JAMES BONDS..GIVEN THE AUTHORITY OVERALL.GIVEN A NAME RESEARCH ANALYSIS BY WE ON RECORDS ALL DIRECTLY TO THE PRIME MINISTER IN NEED OF A SUPREME COURT AS A LICENCE FROM WE THE LICENCING AUTHORITY PUT INTERNATIONALLY BY THE UNITED NATIONS.
IN OUR CONSIDERATION THE ACTUAL OWNER ALL IS THE PLANET NOT PEOPLE OR OTHER LIVING ON IT NOT BUT THE GOD.HE IS THE FIRST TO BE ASCRIBED ANY EVOLVE.IN ANY LINE OF SCIENTIFIC OR OTHER RESEARCH.LOGICAL OR NOT REACHED THROUGH CLEAR LINES OF LOGIC NOT EVEN-COMING AS A FLASH FROM THE GOD AS IS THE HUNDRED PERCENT.
THIS WAS CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE OF THE PLANET TILL A FEW UNINTELLIGENTS CAME UPON A SCHEME TO TAKEOVER ALL OF ALL IN THE PLANET INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.
POLICE IS AT FAULT FOR OVERLOOKING.
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THE SECOND
Playing host to the rescheduled Foo Fighters concert at Wembley (that was cancelled after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg falling off stage at a show in Gothenburg, Sweden), the National Bowl in Milton Keynes came alive on Sunday, September 6, 2015 with the sound of 65,000 screaming fans. Following sets from rock duo Royal Blood and the eclectic propo-punk icon Iggy Pop, the Foos knew they had to deliver. From the moment the curtain sucked into a black hole vortex to the end of the show, it was obvious it was going to be one hell of a night to remember. Debra, Karl and I had arrived relatively early for the show and, being among the first to enter the MK Bowl, were offered "Inner Pit" passes. Issued on a first-come-first-serve basis, these gave fenced-off access to the stage and were an excellent surprise. We had a great view of the day's action and I was well positioned for photographs. "All My Life" opened the two and a half hour set, with Grohl spending the entire show seated on a most gloriously over-the-top throne, designed by Grohl himself and adorned by guitar necks. It transported the front-man up and down the runway, and was in itself a crowd pleaser! I have wanted to see the Foo Fighters for about two decades - and desperate to do so since "Wasting Light"- and they did not disappoint. A shredding version of "White Limo" alone justified the ticket price, and the rest was a wonderful (and sometimes nostalgic) tour through their back-catalogue. All in all, it was a triumphant, heart-warming singalong set that showed why, for so many, the Foo Fighters have been the soundtrack to the last two decades. Here's the Foo Fighters' set list for the Milton Keynes "Broken Leg" concert.
If I was desperate to see the Foo Fighters, I was absolutely aching to see 69 year old rock legend, Iggy Pop. I narrowly missed one of his gigs in Amsterdam at the end of 1978 and, after this initial disappointment, Iggy stayed on my Bucket List through the late-80's in London, the 90's in Prague and the naughties in the UK. When he was in town, I was always travelling, had other commitments or just had bad luck (i.e. the cancellation of the Foo's concert at Wembley in June where Iggy was on the supporting bill). Well, I finally got to see James Newell Osterberg, Jr. in full, topless, action in Milton Keynes on a fine evening in September 2015! Iggy brought his old school punk snarl to the party, prompting mass singalongs to classic tunes, some of which he penned with his old mate David Bowie in Berlin in the 70's. If I'm still as active as Iggy when I'm almost 70, I'll be more than happy! He made fine use of the runway before him, skipping, kicking, twisting and turning as only Iggy can. He took a breather every now and then, but Iggy still has more energy than any new breed act you care to mention. Fucking hell - he's the man that wrote "Lust for Life"! The snot-noses in the audience didn't know what hit them :-) FYI, here's the Iggy Pop's set list for the night.
A wonderful, sunny day and balmy evening with my family, and a fine way to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of my first date with my future-wife on September 7, 1983.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released as a double album on 18 November 1974 by Charisma Records and is their last to feature original frontman Peter Gabriel. It peaked at No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 41 on the Billboard 200 in the US.
While the band worked on new material at Hedley Grange for three months, they decided to produce a concept album with a story devised by Gabriel about Rael, a Puerto Rican youth from New York City who is suddenly taken on a journey of self-discovery and encounters bizarre incidents and characters along the way. The album was marked by increased tensions within the band as Gabriel, who insisted on writing all of the lyrics, temporarily left to work with filmmaker William Friedkin and needed time to be with his family. Most of the songs were developed by the rest of the band through jam sessions and were put down at Glaspant Manor in Wales using a mobile studio.
The album received a mixed critical reaction at first, but it gained acclaim in subsequent years and has a cult following. The songs "Counting Out Time" and "The Carpet Crawlers" were released as singles in the UK in 1974 and 1975, respectively; both failed to chart. A single of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" was released in the US. Genesis promoted the album with their 1974–75 tour across North America and Europe, playing the album in its entirety. The album reached Gold certification in the UK and the US. The album was remastered in 1994 and 2007, the latter as part of the Genesis 1970–1975 box set which contains a 5.1 surround sound mix and bonus material.
Before discussions were held regarding the album's contents, the band decided to record a double album, for the extended format would give them the opportunity to improvise and put down more of their musical ideas ] A single album with songs telling "bits" of a story was an option that did not appeal to them.Banks thought Genesis had gained a strong enough following by this point to put out two albums' worth of material that their fans would be willing to listen to. They had wanted to produce a concept album that told a story for some time, and Rutherford pitched an idea based on the fantasy novel The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, but Gabriel disagreed as he thought it was "too twee" and believed "prancing around in fairyland was rapidly becoming obsolete".
Gabriel presented the group with a more complicated and surreal story about Rael, a Puerto Rican youth in New York City, and his spiritual journey of self-discovery and identity as he encounters several bizarre incidents and characters along the way. Gabriel had first thought of the story while touring North America in the previous year, and pitched a synopsis to the group "until they agreed to do the whole thing". It was more detailed and obscure in its initial form, until Gabriel refined it and made Rael the central character. Seeking a name that had "no traceable ethnic origins", he chose the name 'Rael', but later realised the Who had previously used that on The Who Sell Out (1967); this annoyed him at first, but he stuck to the choice.
As the band searched for a name they realised that "Ra" was common in male names in various nationalities. Gabriel was inspired by a variety of sources for the story, including the novel and musical West Side Story, "a kind of punk" twist to the Christian allegory Pilgrim's Progress (1678), the works of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, and the surreal Western film El Topo (1971) by Alejandro Jodorowsky.[18] In contrast to Selling England by the Pound, which contained strong English themes, Gabriel made a conscious effort to avoid repetition by portraying American imagery, with references to Caryl Chessman, Lenny Bruce, Groucho Marx, Marshall McLuhan, Howard Hughes, Evel Knievel and the Ku Klux Klan. He also expressed some concern over the album's title, but noted that the lamb itself is purely symbolic and a catalyst for the peculiar events that occur.[14]
Much of the album was written at Headley Grange.
During the writing sessions at Headley Grange, Gabriel found himself separated from the rest of the band, which caused some friction. He insisted that having devised the concept he should write the lyrics, leaving the majority of the music in the charge of his bandmates. This was a departure from the band's usual method of songwriting; lyrical contributions on previous albums had always involved the other members.
This situation left Gabriel often secluded in one room writing the lyrics, and the remaining four rehearsing in another. In one instance Gabriel was unable to meet a scheduled deadline to have the lyrics finished, leaving Rutherford and Banks to write words for "The Light Dies Down on Broadway". At other times, Banks and Hackett suggested lyrics they thought would fit their songs better, "The Lamia" and "Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist" respectively, which Gabriel rebuffed.
Further disagreements arose during the writing period when Gabriel accepted an invitation from film producer William Friedkin to write a screenplay; Friedkin had taken a liking to the surreal story by Gabriel that had been printed on the sleeve of Genesis Live (1973). Collins then pitched the idea of having the new studio album be purely instrumental, thinking it would favour the other members as Gabriel had made some of their earlier songs too lyrically dense, but the idea was rejected by the rest of the group. However, Gabriel's offer from Friedkin soon came to nothing and he resumed working on the album. Matters were complicated further when Gabriel spent additional time away in London when his first wife Jill underwent a risky and difficult birth of their first child in July 1974, leaving Gabriel often travelling back and forth. Rutherford later admitted that he and Banks were "horribly unsupportive" of Gabriel during this time,and Gabriel saw this as the beginning of his eventual departure from Genesis
Playing host to the rescheduled Foo Fighters concert at Wembley (that was cancelled after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg falling off stage at a show in Gothenburg, Sweden), the National Bowl in Milton Keynes came alive on Sunday, September 6, 2015 with the sound of 65,000 screaming fans. Following sets from rock duo Royal Blood and the eclectic propo-punk icon Iggy Pop, the Foos knew they had to deliver. From the moment the curtain sucked into a black hole vortex to the end of the show, it was obvious it was going to be one hell of a night to remember. Debra, Karl and I had arrived relatively early for the show and, being among the first to enter the MK Bowl, were offered "Inner Pit" passes. Issued on a first-come-first-serve basis, these gave fenced-off access to the stage and were an excellent surprise. We had a great view of the day's action and I was well positioned for photographs. "All My Life" opened the two and a half hour set, with Grohl spending the entire show seated on a most gloriously over-the-top throne, designed by Grohl himself and adorned by guitar necks. It transported the front-man up and down the runway, and was in itself a crowd pleaser! I have wanted to see the Foo Fighters for about two decades - and desperate to do so since "Wasting Light"- and they did not disappoint. A shredding version of "White Limo" alone justified the ticket price, and the rest was a wonderful (and sometimes nostalgic) tour through their back-catalogue. All in all, it was a triumphant, heart-warming singalong set that showed why, for so many, the Foo Fighters have been the soundtrack to the last two decades. Here's the Foo Fighters' set list for the Milton Keynes "Broken Leg" concert.
If I was desperate to see the Foo Fighters, I was absolutely aching to see 69 year old rock legend, Iggy Pop. I narrowly missed one of his gigs in Amsterdam at the end of 1978 and, after this initial disappointment, Iggy stayed on my Bucket List through the late-80's in London, the 90's in Prague and the naughties in the UK. When he was in town, I was always travelling, had other commitments or just had bad luck (i.e. the cancellation of the Foo's concert at Wembley in June where Iggy was on the supporting bill). Well, I finally got to see James Newell Osterberg, Jr. in full, topless, action in Milton Keynes on a fine evening in September 2015! Iggy brought his old school punk snarl to the party, prompting mass singalongs to classic tunes, some of which he penned with his old mate David Bowie in Berlin in the 70's. If I'm still as active as Iggy when I'm almost 70, I'll be more than happy! He made fine use of the runway before him, skipping, kicking, twisting and turning as only Iggy can. He took a breather every now and then, but Iggy still has more energy than any new breed act you care to mention. Fucking hell - he's the man that wrote "Lust for Life"! The snot-noses in the audience didn't know what hit them :-) FYI, here's the Iggy Pop's set list for the night.
A wonderful, sunny day and balmy evening with my family, and a fine way to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of my first date with my future-wife on September 7, 1983.
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Hardcore Superstar
Alcatraz - Milano
17 Novembre 2013
Jocke Berg - vocals
Vic Zino - guitar
Martin Sandvik - bass
Magnus "ADDE" Andreasson - drums
ph © Mairo Cinquetti
Many bands play it safe – Hardcore Superstar doesn't.
The Swedish four-piece had the balls to marry two styles that grew up hating each other. We're talking about thrash metal and sleaze rock. The former hard, aggressive and ugly, the latter catchy, melodic and decadent.
The bastard child's name?
– We play street metal, offers drummer Magnus "Adde" Andreasson. Thrash and sleaze both come from the gutter. They wear big sneakers, they are a bit stupid and they both read pulp fiction. I can't believe that nobody brought them together before.
Hardcore Superstar did just that with the band's fourth and eponymous album, released in 2005. But the quartet didn't arrive overnight, rather paying its dues during a rocky but rewarding ride.
The roots can be traced back to the late eighties, when Adde was talked into playing the drums by older friend and neighbour Jocke Berg.
– I played the guitar and we tried our best with songs such as "Paranoid" and King Diamond's "Shrine", Jocke remembers.
The young teenagers, hailing from a small town just outside of Gothenburg, ended up in different bands, who in turn chose different routes from their Iron Maiden inspired beginnings. Adde opted for heavier stuff in Dorian Gray whereas the Jocke fronted Glamoury Foxx went in a glammier direction. Incidentally, Jocke took up singing thanks to one Thomas Silver, fellow guitar slinger in Glamoury Foxx.
Eventually, Jocke and Adde ended up together again. This time in Link, a classic rock oriented outfit with grunge leanings. They were joined by guitar player Fredrik "Fidde" Johansson and bass player Martin Sandvik, the latter having originally tried to lure Jocke away to his own band, Wanted. Link did the occasional gig and recorded a couple of demos before Adde headed west to pursue his dream.
– I kind of grew tired of Link, he confesses. I moved to Los Angeles to study at the Musicians Institute.
Link recruited drummer Mika Vainio and kept going until parting ways with Fredrik Johansson in the fall of 1997. The guitar player wanted to take the band in a psychedelic and arty direction – the other three just wanted to rock.
– I remember showing Fidde the riff to "Hello/goodbye", Martin says. He turned his back on me and started to play scales on the guitar. He obviously thought the riff sucked.
The remaining members couldn't be bothered, forging ahead and adopting the name Hardcore Superstar. Well, there was one little problem. Jocke already was quite a frontman, but being the sole guitar player? Naaah. As luck would have it, Thomas Silver had just left local rockers Green Jesus Saviours. Hardcore Superstar had a club gig lined up in Gothenburg, so Jocke asked his old bandmate to help out. Things clicked immediately and Thomas signed up as a permanent member.
His connection with Gain Productions helped Hardcore Superstar get "Hello/goodbye" and
"Someone special" onto a compilation album. The response was phenomenal and Gain duly offered the band a contract. And so in early 1998 the boys set out to record their debut album.
– We were influenced by the LA metal scene of the eighties, says Martin. You know, LA Guns and Faster Pussycat and the likes. But we also dug Oasis, as can be heard in "Someone special".
The result, "It's only rock'n'roll", was released in October 1998.
– Putting out an album was awesome, Jocke gushes. I felt like a rock star. And then we got to support Motörhead in Scandinavia. It was like "wow, we've made it!".
The initial 1000 copies of the album sold like hot cakes, and the second pressing sold out as well. Legendary UK label Music For Nations took notice, but Mika Vainio's interest was waning. The drummer jumped ship in late 1998. The band was bummed out but quickly decided that this might've been a blessing in disguise. There was this guy in LA with a bit of skill behind the drums, remember. Thomas called Adde, suggesting he'd get his ass back to Sweden to play some proper rock'n'roll.
– I said yes on the spot, Adde remembers. I felt done with LA, especially after being in a pub brawl that sent me to the hospital. I was back in Sweden in less than a month after Thomas' call.
Everything gelled as soon as the prodigal son returned. Hardcore Superstar signed to MFN but instead of having "It's only rock'n'roll" re-released – as the label was pushing for – the band insisted on re-recording its best tracks plus a few new songs.
– We wanted Adde to be on the album, Martin says. Plus we'd written "Liberation", "Have you been around" and some other great stuff.
The choice proved to be a wise one as soon as "Bad sneakers and a piña colada” was unleashed unto a wider audience in the spring of year 2000. The old songs benefitted from better playing and better production and "Liberation" and "Have you been around" both became successful singles. Together with lead-off single "Someone special", they climbed the domestic charts and made Hardcore Superstar the first Swedish rock band to make it big in the new millennium. Pretty much the rest of the year was spent on the road. Hardcore Superstar played 169 gigs, including a European tour and visits to Japan and Canada.
– Those were our first proper tours, Martin says. Being in a tour bus for six weeks straight and getting to experience Japan was incredible.
Still on an adrenaline high, the band didn't waste any time making a new album. This time, the objective was to explore the possiblities of the recording studio to the max. If "Bad sneakers..." was a case of "wham bam, thank you, ma'm", the follow up "Thank you (for letting us be ourselves)" – released in September 2001 – was a meticulous piece of work. Hardcore Superstar's American seventies' classic rock record, if you will.
– That was our Aerosmith phase, Adde offers. "Thank you..." might not have been what people were expecting or wanting, but we wanted to stick our necks out. We really enjoyed taking our time and using all those expensive, vintage instruments. We even had a string quartet on there.
The album was recorded with producer Roberto Laghi at the helm. Halfway through the project, Hardcore Superstar got the chance to open for AC/DC at a sold-out show (more than 50 000 people) at Gothenburg's Ullevi Stadium. The band shared the stage with friends and fellow local heavy hitters Lok, with whom they'd recorded the single "Staden Göteborg" earlier in the year. The reworked punk rock song – written by the Troublemakers – was the theme song for the music event Popstad Göteborg and had received lots of air play. Supporting Angus Young & Co remains a career high point.
– AC/DC is the ultimate party band, Adde gushes. The music is about pure energy. That's exactly what we're trying to achieve with Hardcore Superstar.
As a huge bonus and ditto honour, the guys were invited to open for AC/DC in Turin, Italy, again a few days later. "Thank you (for letting us be ourselves)" spawned the singles "Shame" and "Mother's love/Significant other" ( a double A-side). The album and the singles all went top 20 in Sweden and Hardcore Superstar once again toured Europe and Japan.
A familiar pattern ensued. The band went straight to work – and the record turned out to be a very different beast to its predecessor. Released in the summer of 2003, "No regrets" was a sonically raw and decidedly more Britsih sounding affair. Misfits had always been a big influence, but spurred on by Roberto Laghi the quartet discovered, or rediscovered, bands like Buzzcocks, The Ruts and The Stranglers. The album was preceded by the single "Honey tongue" and "Still I'm glad" followed. Both made an impact on the domestic charts, but the latter's title was not a good description of the mood in the Hardcore Superstar camp. Quite the opposite.
The heavy touring and heavy partying had taken its toll and spirits were low. After yet another European tour, things became ugly when the band went to the US for selected shows. Hardcore Superstar attended a party thrown at the Swedish consulate in New York City, and Thomas Silver got into a fist fight with a journalist from Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet. The short tour was completed, but the members knew they needed time apart.
– We were so tired of each other, Adde sighs. Tired of everything that had to do with Hardcore Superstar. It could've been two of us getting into a fight.
Back in Sweden, Hardcore Superstar went on a hiatus. The decision was made easier due to the demise of Music For Nations. The future was looking very uncertain, but there would be a twist of fate. Adde inherited an old house and spent the summer of 2004 refurbishing it with help from Martin. When at work, the guys blasted classic albums such as "Appetite for destruction", "Dr Feelgood" and "Among the living" and found themselves smiling again.
– It was like a revelation, Adde remembers fondly.
– We just went "this is what Hardcore Superstar should be about!". We had drifted away from our roots, in a way. It was time to write music from the heart and not listen to anyone but ourselves.
Adde and Martin had a new album mentally mapped out from the word go, and the writing process that followed was smooth and enjoyable. When all four members reconvened after more than six months apart, the chemistry was there again. Sparks were flying at rehearsals and everyone was pleased with the new and heavier direction, the self-proclaimed street metal.
Hardcore Superstar knew they had come up with their strongest material to date. In order to keep the vision pure, the band enlisted friends Johan Reivén (ex-Lok) and Christian "Rizsa" Isaksson to co-produce the record (with Adde and Martin) that was to put Hardcore Superstar back on the map. No-one outside that inner circle was allowed to listen until the album was wrapped. As a teaser, the single "Wild boys" was released in June. But even such a strong song couldn't fully prepare the media and the audience for what was to come.
When "Hardcore Superstar" finally arrived on the Gain label – yes, the band was back "home" – in November 2005, jaws dropped. The album was given excellent reviews worldwide and songs like "We don't celebrate Sundays", "My good reputation" and "Bag on your head" – all three eventually picked as singles – became anthems.
The tour was a runaway success, with not just old fans turning out to celebrate the comeback.
– At last we appealed to the old school metal fans. It was so cool to have those long-haired and bearded dudes with denim jackets playing air guitar in front of us, Martin says with a smile.
The live power of Hardcore Superstar was captured on the dvd "Live at Sticky Fingers", recorded in Gothenburg in March. The band toured Europe, made two triumphant trips to Japan (including an appearance at the prestigious Loud Park Festival) and played a number of European festivals, including a rousing performance in a jam-packed tent at the Sweden Rock Festival.
Having found a musical style and "modus operandi" that worked, the band was eager to start working on its a new album. It was decided that Adde and Martin should once again handle production duties, with old conspirator Roberto Laghi engineering.
The single "Bastards", recorded as a one-off and released in the summer of 2007, proved this was a good idea. It went gold in Sweden and showed that Hardcore Superstar were still on a creative roll. Before going into IF Studio – the Gothenburg studio previously known as Studio Fredman but now owned by In Flames – to record the album, Hardcore Superstar played some festivals. The most remarkable thing was the return to Sweden Rock Festival, this time as support act to Aerosmith on the main stage. Filled with confidence, the guys didn't have a problem immortalizing their new songs. The idea was to build on the strengts of "the black album".
– We knew exactly what we wanted to do, Adde says.
The recording process was more enjoyable than ever, and you can really hear that we were super confident. Musically, we went for diversity. You know, making the hard stuff even harder and the choruses even grander.
"Dreamin' in a casket" came out in November of 2007 and showed that "Hardcore Superstar" was no fluke. The album became another big-seller and the band went on tour to support it.
However, all was not hunky dory. Thomas Silver had lost a bit of his fire and found it hard to be on the road.
At the end of the first leg of the tour, he announced that he was quitting the band. Losing a long-standing member was a heavy blow, but Hardcore Superstar came up with a solution pretty much on the spot. The young and talanted Swede Vic Zino – whose band Crazy Lixx had been the support act on the tour – was chosen to fill the vacant spot for the Australian and Japanese dates that were just around the corner.
The Bosnia-born guitar player did a great job and was asked to join the band on a permanent basis. After some serious thinking, he accepted.
– I co-formed Crazy Lixx, so parting with my childhood friends was a tough thing to do, Vic confesses. But I just couldn't turn down an offer to join Hardcore Superstar. Since the black album, I've been a big fan of the band.
With Vic properly on board, Hardcore Superstar played several European dates as well as some high profile Swedish shows. Selling out Lisebergshallen, the second biggest indoor venue in Gothenburg, was a high point.
There have been many in the ten-year history of the band – and there are many more to come.
Frontman Kyle Wilson of the band Milagres performing in the pop venue Paard van Troje in The Hague at the Walk the Line festival 2012. Walk the Line is a annual two-day music event with national and international acts at different locations throughout the city centre of The Hague, the Netherlands. The festival has a wide ranging line-up from singer-songwriters to electronic music, as well as cross over styles such as rock, blues, Americana and soul. It’s a festival for alternative pop, rock and dance fanatics.
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Walk the Line festival is een tweedaags indoor muziekevenement van de makers van Crossing Border met hoogstaande alternatieve muziek voor breed georiënteerde, muzikale avonturiers. Het festival presenteerde op 11 en 12 mei rond de Grote Markt in Den Haag tientallen optredens door veelbelovende (inter)nationale bands, acts en dj's: beloftes van morgen, giganten van de underground, singer-songwriters, poppy rockmuziek, rockende indie, uptempo folk-'n'-roll, dance-acts en vuige electro.
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The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock’n’roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last decade than Skindred.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling live bands on the planet, the Newport destroyers have been a perennial force for musical invention and remorseless positivity since emerging from the ashes of frontman Benji Webbe’s former band Dub War back in 1998. Over the course of four universally praised studio albums – Babylon (2002), Roots Rock Riot (2007), Shark Bites And Dog Fights (2009) and Union Black (2011) – Skindred’s reputation for producing the ultimate spark-spraying state-of-the-art soundclash, combining all manner of seemingly disparate musical elements into an irresistibly exhilarating explosion of energy and cross-pollinated cultural fervour has rightly earned them a reputation as a band capable of uniting people from all corners of the globe and making every last one of them tear up the dancefloor with a giant shit-eating grin plastered across their faces.
With the toughest and most infectious metal riffs colliding with the biggest, phattest hip hop and reggae grooves, cutting edge electronics and a razor-sharp pop sensibility guaranteed to encourage even the most curmudgeonly music fans bellow along with rabid enthusiasm, Skindred are both the ultimate thinking man’s party band. And now, with the release of their fifth studio album Kill The Power, Benji Webbe and his loyal henchmen – bassist Dan Pugsley, guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer Arya Goggins – are poised to spread their gospel of good times and badass tunes to an even bigger global audience.
“We know that everyone recognises us as one of the best live bands around,” says Arya. “We’re really proud of all of the albums we’ve made, but we all felt that we needed to make an album that would be as powerful and effective as the live show. That’s what Kill The Power is all about. This time, we want everyone to sit up and listen and join in the party.”
“I started DJ-ing a little while ago and it’s taught me a lot,” adds Benji. “Now I feel like I wanted to make an album where every intro to every song makes kids think ‘Fucking hell, they’re playing that song!’ Every middle eight on this album is a banger. Every chorus is massive. On this album, the lyrics are deep and the songs are just bigger than ever.”
In keeping with their tradition of making people move while singing about universal issues and spreading a message of positive action and social unity, Kill The Power is an album bulging with fury at the state of the modern world. Never afraid to tackle important topics head on, while never forgetting his band’s mission to entertain and leave the world in a sweaty, sated heap, Benji’s notoriously insane energy levels seem to be creeping up with every album and Kill The Power showcases his most furious and impactful performances to date.
“The world’s getting worse so how can I get more mellow?” he laughs. “Of course I’m getting angrier! People normally stay in a bag when it comes to lyrics. Stephen King stays with horror and he’s brilliant at it, you know? With Skindred, it’s always about encouraging an uplift. It’s about a sense of unity. Lyrics can change people’s lives, you know? You can be going down one road and hear a song and have a Road To Damascus experience and become someone else.”
On an album that has no shortage of invigorating highlights, Kill The Power takes Skindred to new extremes at both ends of the lyrical spectrum, reaching a new level of fiery intensity on the lethal cautionary tale of “Playin’ With The Devil” and the euphoric end-of-the-working-week celebration of “Saturday”: both songs proving that this band’s ability to touch the heart and fire the blood remains as incisive and potent as ever. As if to enhance their songwriting chops more than ever, Kill The Power also features several songs written in collaboration with legendary songwriting guru Russ Ballard, the man behind such immortal rock staples as Since You’ve Been Gone and God Gave Rock & Roll To You, and this seemingly perverse team-up has led to Skindred’s finest set of lyrics and melodies to date.
“Basically, I try to write songs that people can interpret however they like,” says Benji. “When I wrote ‘Playin’ With The Devil’, I originally wrote some words down on a piece of paper thinking about friends I’ve had who smoke crack and live on the pipe, you know? I wrote the song about that kind of thing, but then a couple of days later the riots happened in London and so it became about that as well. When you shit on your own doorstep, your house is going to smell of shit. You’ve got to clean that up! With ‘Saturday’, it’s not a typical Skindred song; it’s a big celebration. We got Russ Ballard involved on that one and he helped me structure the lyrics in the right way so when the chorus hits, it hits like a hammer. It’s an upbeat song but when you listen to the lyrics it goes on about how people all have different reasons to be out and partying. Some people are celebrating, some people are drowning their sorrows, and we all come together on a Saturday. When this record comes out and people go to a club on a Saturday, that’s when it’s gonna go off! The chorus is huge!”
While Skindred’s previous album Union Black was dominated by the bleeps, booms and squelches of British electronic dance music, albeit balanced out by Mikey Demus’ trademark riffs, the new album sees the band return to a more organic sound that amounts to the most accurate representation of the Skindred live experience yet committed to tape. From the huge beats and stuttering samples of the opening title track and the laudably demented Ninja through to the insistent melodies and rampaging choruses of “The Kids Are Right Now” and “Saturday” and on to the thunderous, metallic throwdowns of “Proceed With Caution” and “Ruling Force” and the cool acoustic breeze of the closing More Fire, Kill The Power is Skindred cranked up to full throttle and revelling in their own febrile creativity like never before.
“It’s all about making an album that moves people in the same way that our live shows do,” says Arya. “We love what we achieved on Union Black and we still used a lot of those basic ideas on Kill The Power, but this time it’s a more organic sound. All the drum loops you hear were originally played by me before we started chopping them up, and there are a lot more guitars on this record too. We love combining all the music that we love in Skindred but we all love heavy music and we’re a rock band at heart and that really comes across this time.”
“We’ve delivered an album that’s gonna make people rock for the next few years,” states Benji. “You know what? I can’t do anything about record sales, but if people come to a Skindred show they’re gonna know they’ve been there, you know? Ha ha! The music we make is not about Christians or Muslims, straight people or gay people, black or white or any of that shit. When people are in that room together it’s just Skindred, one unity and one strength!”
Having conquered numerous countries around the world, Skindred could easily be taking a breather and resting on their laurels at this point. Instead, this most dedicated and hard-working of modern bands are preparing to launch their most exuberant assault on the world ever when Kill The Power hits the streets. Anyone that has ever seen the band live before will confirm that it is impossible not to get fired up and drawn into the joyous abandon of a Skindred show and with their greatest album to date primed and ready to explode, the best live band on the planet simply cannot fail to conquer the entire world this time round. Wherever and whoever you are, Skindred are coming. Open your ears and get your dancing feet ready…
“There’s nothing better than being on stage with these guys,” says Arya. “Skindred is my favourite band and I’m so lucky to be part of this thing we’ve created. We’ve been all over the world but there are always new places to visit and new crowds to play for. We just want to keep getting bigger and better.”
“We’re a global band. We’ve played in Colombia and India and everywhere and it’s the same energy,” Benji concludes. “I get letters from people in Hawaii and people in Turkey. It’s all the same. We resonate globally and it’s the greatest thing ever. It seems funny to us sometimes because we’re always kicking each other’s heads in and saying ‘You’re a wanker!’ to each other before we go on stage, but as soon as it’s time to play the show the oneness this band creates together and the unity we bring is unique. I’ve never experienced anything like it and we can’t wait to get back on the road and do it all again.”
Rewire Festival 2016
Grote Kerk, Den Haag
Einstürzende Neubauten-frontman and former guitar player of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Blixa Bargeld (DE) and Italian composer Teho Teardo present their beautiful work together with a local string quartet. Their collaboration started in 2013 with their stunning record ‘Still Smiling’. This record consists of 12 ‘flexible’ songs, of which the arrangements form both a beautiful contrast as wel as a unity between acoustic string instruments and electronics. ‘The duo’s work comprises two albums; ‘Still Smiling’ in 2013 and ‘Spring’ in 2014.
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he is known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.
Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Indian parents from the Parsi community, Mercury attended British boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In 1964, his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution, moving to Middlesex, England. Having previously studied and written music, he formed Queen in 1970 with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions", "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". His charismatic stage performances often saw him interact with the audience, as displayed at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He also led a solo career and was a producer and guest musician for other artists.
Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987. He continued to record with Queen, and was posthumously featured on their final album, Made in Heaven (1995). In 1991, the day after publicly announcing his diagnosis, he died from complications of the disease at the age of 45. In 1992, a concert in tribute to him was held at Wembley Stadium, in benefit of AIDS awareness.
As a member of Queen, Mercury was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1990, he and the other Queen members received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. One year after his death, Mercury received the same award individually. In 2005, Queen were awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In 2002, Mercury was voted number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
Early life
Zanzibar and India
Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town in the British protectorate of Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), in East Africa on 5 September 1946.[2][3] He was born with four extra incisors, to which he later attributed his enhanced vocal range.[4][5] His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were Indian Gujarati Parsi, from western India.[a] He had a younger sister, Kashmira (b. 1952).[7][8][9]
The house in Zanzibar where Mercury lived in his early years
Mercury's stamp album at the Postal Museum in London
The family had moved to Zanzibar so that Bomi could continue his job as a cashier at the British Colonial Office. As Parsis, the Bulsaras practised Zoroastrianism.[10] As Zanzibar was a British protectorate until 1963, Mercury was born a British subject, and on 2 June 1969 was registered a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies after the family had emigrated to England.[11]
Mercury spent most of his childhood in India, where he began taking piano lessons at the age of seven while living with relatives.[12] In 1954, at the age of eight, Mercury was sent to study at St. Peter's School, a British-style boarding school for boys, in Panchgani near Bombay.[13] Inheriting his father's interest in philately, between 9 and 12 years old Mercury collected stamps, many of which were from the British Commonwealth.[14] One of the rare personal possessions of Mercury in museum ownership, his stamp album, is displayed in the collection of the Postal Museum in London.[14] At the age of 12, he formed a school band, the Hectics, and covered rock and roll artists such as Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley and Little Richard.[15][16] One of Mercury's former bandmates from the Hectics has said "the only music he listened to, and played, was Western pop music".[17] A friend recalls that he had "an uncanny ability to listen to the radio and replay what he heard on piano".[18] It was also at St. Peter's where he began to call himself "Freddie". In February 1963, he moved back to Zanzibar where he joined his parents at their flat.[19]
Fleeing to England
In the spring of 1964, Mercury and his family fled to England from Zanzibar to escape the violence of the revolution against the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government,[20] in which thousands of ethnic Arabs and Indians were killed.[21] They moved to 19 Hamilton Close, Feltham, Middlesex, a town 13 miles (21 km) west of central London. The Bulsaras briefly relocated to 122 Hamilton Road, before settling into a small house at 22 Gladstone Avenue in late October.[22] After first studying art at Isleworth Polytechnic in West London, Mercury studied graphic art and design at Ealing Art College, graduating with a diploma in 1969.[23] He later used these skills to design heraldic arms for his band Queen...Wikipedia
Memorial services for iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister was held at the Rainbow Bar And Grill in West Hollywood, California 1-9-2016.
Lemmy, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Christmas Eve (December 24-2016), learned two days later, on December 26, that he was afflicted with an aggressive form of cancer. He died two days later, on December 28 at his home in Los Angeles.
MOTÖRHEADwas revered by both metal and punk fans, and Lemmy was considered an icon for his musical talent and his embodiment of the rock n’ roll lifestyle.
The Rainbow Bar And Grill on L.A.'s Sunset Strip was known as Lemmy's hangout, made it an obvious place for friends and family to say goodbye to the legend.
Read more at: www.blabbermouth.net/news/overhelming-response-to-lemmys-...
Flogging Molly frontman Dave King, presiding over his subjects. King is a phenomenal subject on stage. I think he threw his hands up like this on three separate occasions during as many songs while we shot.
What I wouldn't give for some big, bad arena lights blowing up in the background, though. Come on LD, sometimes you gotta hit it from the back, too.
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