EMMY ROSSUM

Emmanuelle Grey “Emmy” Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has starred in films such as The Day After Tomorrow along side Jake Gyllenhaal who plays her secret admirer, Poseidon, The Phantom of the Opera and Dragonball Evolution.

Rossum is a 1996 graduate of the Spence School, a private school in Manhattan. She received her high school diploma at 15 years old via online extension courses offered by Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY). She currently attends Columbia University.

Rossum is a YouthAIDS ambassador. She is also the official spokesperson for “PiNKiTUDE” – a campaign to help raise breast cancer awareness.

Rossum is gluten-intolerant. She revealed to MTV News that she is allergic to wheat after MTV News gave her a cupcake on-camera to celebrate her 22nd birthday; she was only able to eat the frosting.

MAKSIM MRVICA

Maksim Mrvica (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈmaksim ˈmr.ʋitsa]; born May 3, 1975) is a popular pianist from Croatia. In 2003, Maksim released one of his first albums, The Piano Player.

Mrvica took up piano lessons from the age of nine from Marija Sekso and gave his first public performance in the same year. Just three years later he gave his first concert performance of Haydn’s Piano Concerto in C major. When war broke out in 1991, both Mrvica and his professor were determined that this would not disrupt his music studies. In spite of the war and surrounding turbulence, Mrvica entered in, and won, his first major competition in Zagreb in 1993.

Mrvica went on to study at the Music Academy in Zagreb where he spent five years under Professor Vladimir Krpan, who himself was a pupil of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. He then spent a year at the Franz Liszt Conservatoire in Budapest and during this year he won first prize at the Nikolai Rubinstein International Piano Competition. In 2000, he moved to Paris to study with Igor Lazko and gained first prize in the Pontoise Piano Competition in 2001.

When he returned to Croatia he found himself to be the focus of intense media interest and he made frequent television appearances as well as giving a great number of interviews. He soon found himself recording his first CD, Gestures, an album of contemporary Croatian piano pieces. Gestures became one of the fastest-selling classical recordings to be released in Croatia, and Mrvica was even invited to officiate the Porin award ceremony, an honour not usually granted to a classical artist.

http://ecards.emiclassics.co.uk/maksim2/index.htm

* I  am so glad to have being blessed with the gift and passion for good Music and Art.

ALICE IN CHAINS

We knew Alice in Chains would be putting out their long-awaited comeback album some time in September, but now we know what the record will be called and when exactly it’s coming. Black Gives Way to Blue, the group’s first studio effort since 1995’s Alice in Chains and the first with new co-lead singer William DuVall, hits stores September 29 through EMI/Virgin.

“We were just hoping to make the best record we possibly could, and we did that. Sean and I talk a lot about (how) when you do a record, you’ve been working on it a long time and you’re pretty sick of it by the time somebody else hears it. You’re already thinking of the next thing. And we’re still listening to this. It’s still like really exciting to listen to, and that’s really good.”

* A picture of my Poster! I have to get the signature’s .Frame it for my son.The Party started at 7 pm. Started with the release of the Album. All the songs recorded on a Cd were played along some visual images from the Album on the screens. The band performed 3 songs on stage.And finito.Was fun.The release was at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood.Located at 1615Vine st, CA.

BAUHAUS & MUSIC

The Bauhaus was initially supported and funded by the Weimar Government, but in 1925, the support was withdrawn and the School moved to Dessau. In Dessau, the Bauhaus used many of its ‘modernist’ principles to design functional housing for the Government. In 1932, the Bauhaus moved to Berlin. The Nazis had opposed the Bauhaus (particularly Rosenberg) since the 1920s because they considered the philosophies and designs modernist and ‘unGerman’, or “Entarte Kunst”: Degenerate Art. The Third Reich declared that the Bauhaus was a front for Bolshevik activity due to the numbers of Russian artists, including Kandinsky, who were a part of the Bauhaus. In 1933, in accordance with other acts to shut down all non-Aryan forms of artistic expression, the Bauhaus was closed. This was the same year than many Jewish Professors and Directors were removed from University Positions and Government appointments in the arts, including the Opera and Symphony houses and Museums.

The Bauhaus, though closed by Nazi tyranny against the Arts, flourished, and its influence in design and building are still felt: it was a major moving force behind design and concept in ‘pop’ art of the 1950s and ’60s, and influenced the design of furniture and even utensils in the ‘modern’ styles which are designed to be aesthetically pleasing and utterly streamlined in function. (the computer lingo of ‘user-friendly’ would be appropriate.) Those who founded and influenced the Bauhaus continued in their own right. Kandinsky greatly influenced a form of expressionism called, “Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)” , Klee went onto become an internationally respected painter and muralist, and Gropius’s influence in architecture was felt into the 60s in the United States. Hitler was able to stop the ‘institution’ of the Bauhaus, but his censorship probably only served to further the Bauhaus Concept and Influence, as many rallied to its cause, in support of Artistic Freedom.

 REFERENCES & LINKS

The Bauhaus Museum
The Bauhaus
Der Blaue-Reiter: The Blue Rider School
Kandinsky GermanCulture.com: Bauhaus

When Gropius founded the Bauhaus, a School for Art, Design, and Architecture, he wanted to create an environment of experimentation and synthesis. The Bauhaus represented both a school and place, where Art, Form, Music and Design were to be seen in juxtaposition to one another, in what we now refer to as a ‘holistic’ approach. The Bauhaus gave free reign also to the school of Expressionism and others such as Dadaism and Cubism. Artists such as Klee, Dix and Klindinsky sought to incorporate in new art forms, classical and contemporary music, mysticism and religious beliefs and for some like Klindinsky, occultism in the form of Theosophy; which while the School was declared “Entarte Kunst and closed by the Nazis in 1933, influenced Nazi thinking, art policy, and propaganda. The Bauhaus offered one common unique agenda: that form in art was not fixed, and that ideas were as central to art as technique: this central principle encompassed the arts in their fullness and was applied to every discipline from architecture to sculpture, although the combination of craftsman and artist particulary in Architecture remained its central focus. 

 The Bauhaus was initially supported and funded by the Weimar Government, but in 1925, the support was withdrawn and the School moved to Dessau. In Dessau, the Bauhaus used many of its ‘modernist’ principles to design functional housing for the Government. In 1932, the Bauhaus moved to Berlin. The Nazis had opposed the Bauhaus (particularly Rosenberg) since the 1920s because they considered the philosophies and designs modernist and ‘unGerman’, or “Entarte Kunst”: Degenerate Art. The Third Reich declared that the Bauhaus was a front for Bolshevik activity due to the numbers of Russian artists, including Klandinsky, who were a part of the Bauhaus. In 1933, in accordance with other acts to shut down all non-Aryan forms of artistic expression, the Bauhaus was closed. This was the same year than many Jewish Professors and Directors were removed from University Positions and Government appointments in the arts, including the Opera and Symphony houses and Museums.

The Bauhaus, though closed by Nazi tyranny against the Arts, flourished, and its influence in design and building are still felt: it was a major moving force behind design and concept in ‘pop’ art of the 1950s and ’60s, and influenced the design of furniture and even utensils in the ‘modern’ styles which are designed to be aesthetically pleasing and utterly streamlined in function. (the computer lingo of ‘user-friendly’ would be appropriate.) Those who founded and influenced the Bauhaus continued in their own right. Kandinsky greatly influenced a form of expressionism called, “Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)” , Klee went onto become an internationally respected painter and muralist, and Gropius’s influence in architecture was felt into the 60s in the United States. Hitler was able to stop the ‘institution’ of the Bauhaus, but his censorship probably only served to further the Bauhaus Concept and Influence, as many rallied to its cause, in support of Artistic Freedom.

www.musicara.de

THIRD EYE BLIND

BRAD HARGREAVES lives in the Hollywood Hills, enjoys learning new things, and has a powerful Dachshund named Shelby. They are both secretly slipping off the world.

Shelby

The Band

Beginnings (1993–1996)

Third Eye Blind recorded their first demo in 1993. The band gained major label attention after their second demo was released in 1995, including that of Clive Davis, who invited the band to perform a showcase for Arista Records in New York City. During Third Eye Blind concerts at the time, it was customary for the band to have a piñata release candy above their mosh pits, yet at the showcase for the record executives, lead singer Stephan Jenkins released live crickets from the piñata instead.With regard to the name of the band, Jenkins indicated during a radio interview that the name came from the metaphysical idea of a mind’s eye, a topic of a book he had read. The other group members liked it and chose it as the official name. In the past, Stephan Jenkins has also joked about a Ouija board and vodka being the sources of the name. In April 1996, after Jenkins had challenged Epic Records executive Dave Massey in a meeting, the band landed an opening gig for Oasis at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium. In an unlikely scenario for an opening act, the band was invited back for an encore after playing their initial set and was paid double by the concert promoter.In addition, Stephan Jenkins’ production of The Braids’ cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” gained major-label attention. Afterwards, the band found themselves in a bidding war among record labels, and after a showcase in Los Angeles, signed with Sylvia Rhone of Elektra Records because they believed it offered the most artistic freedom.

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (2009)

Third Eye Blind has announced a fourth studio album titled Ursa Major. The album has been anticipated since mid-2007 and was previously expected to be named The Hideous Strength.  The current scheduled date as given by Stephan Jenkins is June 2009.  The album will be produced under the Sony label. Jenkins has stated that this album will be “more political” than previous Third Eye Blind works.Jenkins said the fourth album has taken so long to complete because he experienced difficulty finishing the lyrics.

Also announced recently is a possible fifth album titled Ursa Minor, that may be released following Ursa Major. Jenkins said that Ursa Minor will consist of tracks that did not make the cut for Ursa Major. Leo Kremer, who has been filling in for Arion Salazar during recent shows is going to be playing his last time with the band after they tour Japan this Summer. Ari Ingber, from band The Upwelling, co-wrote “Break Like a Fever” with Jenkins, a new track from Ursa Major. John Evans (Vanessa Carlton) and Juan Alderette (The Mars Volta) will reportedly take over bass duties for the recording of this next album, according to Tony Fredianelli.

The first single from the album, “Non-Dairy Creamer”, was released in November 2008. This song was released as an Internet exclusive track on the digital EP Red Star.

A number of previously unreleased recordings were made available on Facebook and MySpace, including “Persephone”, “Carnival Barker” (an instrumental), and numerous instrumental sessions declined by Jenkins for inclusion on the fourth album.

For the 10th anniversary of the release of Third Eye Blind’s debut album, the band performed at the Fillmore on March 13 and 14. The shows were filmed for broadcast on HDNet on December 2, as well as normal broadcast and release on DVD and as a live album tentatively to be released in early 2008, as announced by Jenkins on November 9, 2007, on DC101’s “Elliot In The Morning”. However, at a concert in Newport, Kentucky in February, Jenkins announced a live cd was being recorded that evening.

Between April and November 2007, Third Eye Blind toured extensively throughout the US, playing dozens of sold-out shows as a build-up for the release of their new album. They played 2 shows with 1990s acts Counting Crows and Collective Soul during the summer of 2007. Their Fall 2007 tour consisted of nine shows, beginning on November 9, at the University of Maryland College Park (which sold out the presale and general sale in a matter of hours), and ending on November 18 at the University of Rhode Island Ryan Center. The band also toured in the winter of 2007, and played numerous shows in 2008. Several performances on the tour were recorded for possible use on a future live album.

Towards the end of September 2008, Third Eye Blind released the song “Non-Dairy Creamer” to fans. It was released as six individual tracks (lead vocal, background vocal, drums and clap, bass, guitars, and violin) as a competition for fans to remix the song for Third Eye Blind. On October 16th, the day that the “Non-Dairy Creamer” contest ended, another song “Don’t Believe a Word”, was released in stem format, again for the purpose of remixing the song. On November 6th the stems for “Red Star” were released to Indaba users. The winner for “Don’t Believe a Word” was chosen on the 23rd of November and the voting for “Red Star” started shortly after that on the 27th of November. The voting ended sometime in December after getting pushed back a few times. Ultimately, the band Third Eye Blind will pick their favorite submissions for each song and a grand prize winner will get the opportunity to perform live on stage with Third Eye Blind. The winner of each song will have their version released on an alternate mix album, which will be included as a companion digital album to the band’s own release of Ursa Major. Contestants get to vote for their favorite submissions and the top 3 of each contest will receive an autographed copy of the album when it is released.

An EP titled Symphony of Decay has also been completed. The band reportedly has a contractual obligation to deliver the EP.

www.3eb.com

SHINEDOWN

 Shinedown at the House of Blues Boston , was a great experience! I had a lot of fun.Thank you guys!Hope to see you soon……….

 Eric Bass &  Adriana Sassoon

 Zach Myers &  Adriana Sassoon

Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch. The band has released three albums on Atlantic Records. They have released popular singles such as “45“, “Save Me“, “Devour“, and “Second Chance.” Every single they have released has reached the Top 5 of the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

To date, Shinedown has sold over six million albums worldwide

Formation (2001–2002)

In May 2004, Brad Stewart shed significant light on the formation of the band during an interview with Metal-Rules.com:

The band started with Brent Smith, our lead singer. He had a development deal with a different band on Atlantic and the label decided to move forward with Brent and not with the rest of his band. They allowed him to write with other people, develop his songwriting craft, and find the musicians that he wanted to work with. This led him to Jacksonville where he met Brad, the bass player, through a mutual friend of Brent’s A&R guy, local Jacksonville producer Pete Thornton. The two hit it off and guitarist Jasin Todd would join the band next. Jasin was in another band and wanted to concentrate on his guitar playing and didn’t want to sing and play any more in his other band. Jasin’s fiancé owned the studio where Brad and Brent were making the demos and Jasin got the chance to play with us. We just fit together. His attitude, style, and personality were exactly what we were looking for. Barry was our lucky #7 drummer. The 7th drummer we tried out. He blew us away. He was confident, powerful and had mad chops. We finally had a working band. We continued to make demos in Jacksonville and Orlando and Atlantic gave the green light to record our record. This was about 3 years ago.

Leave a Whisper (2003–2004)

Leave a Whisper was released on July 15, 2003 and received a warm critical reception on the back of successful singles such as “Fly from the Inside” and the emotionally-charged, MTV-banned “45“. The album quickly gained momentum and was certified platinum by the RIAA in October 2005. A year after the album’s initial release, it was re-released to capitalize on the strength of a new single, a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic “Simple Man“. The band dedicated the song to their late friend, Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who died in 2004. This new edition also featured an acoustic version of “45″ and a new mix of nothing “Burning Bright“.

The band’s rigorous touring earned them much respect in the hard rock community, especially after the band opened for Van Halen in 2004. The band also released a live DVD called Live From The Inside in 2005 that documented a full-length concert held at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Us and Them (2005–2007)

After the hugely successful Leave a Whisper and accompanying tour, the band went back into the studio in 2005 to record their second album. On October 4, 2005, the band released Us and Them, which went on to produce three singles; “Save Me“, “I Dare You“, and “Heroes“. The lead single, “Save Me”, maintained the #1 position of the Active Rock Charts for twelve weeks straight, setting a record for the band. The two other singles had similar success – “I Dare You” was notably performed on American Idol by Chris Daughtry. Us and Them was certified Gold by the RIAA in November 2006.

The album has three versions for release; the regular thirteen-track version, a limited edition with three bonus acoustic tracks, and a store-specific version with two bonus tracks: “Break” and “Carried Away”. After the album’s release the band took part in 2006’s SnoCore Tour with Seether, Flyleaf, and Halestorm. After the tour, the band joined Trapt for the Equinox Tour. The band then proceeded to play their first overseas concert at the London Astoria on June 6, 2006, supporting Alter Bridge. In the summer of 2006, the band then opened for Godsmack and Rob Zombie on their tour of North America, effectively ending their rigorous touring schedule.

On December 12, 2006, Shinedown played a concert in Knoxville, Tennessee at The Tennessee Theatre which was filmed for a DVD the band was expected release later in 2007. However, after a show in Waukesha, WI on July 21, 2007, the band made it known that the DVD was scrapped by Atlantic Records. “We don’t want to put anything out if the band is gonna be presented in the wrong way,” Smith said. “I might be able to bootleg it later on … but as of now I don’t see it coming out.” In late 2007 after taking some time off, the band returned to studio to record a new album.

The Sound of Madness (2007–present)

The band began recording their new album in Los Angeles on September 20th, 2007. Their first single, “Devour“, was released on May 6, 2008, and has proven a successful single, with it becoming their second #1 on the active rock chart. “Devour” was also the theme song for the WWE pay-per-view Night of Champions 2008 The video for the song was released in June 25, 2008. On June 17, 2008, the album in its entirety was put up on their MySpace page for listening. Shinedown’s third album, The Sound of Madness, was released on June 24, 2008. “The sound of madness” is based on 13 songs Smith submitted plus a bonus song – “Son Of Sam”- that were written in the studio during the recording process. The band played various festivals across North America before embarking on a tour in support of the new album.

Regarding the album, lead singer Brent Smith was quoted in an interview with Billboard.com as saying; “It’s time to just go over the top, literally go above and beyond what a human being thinks they’re capable of recording. We want to do a huge hard rock record that has a lot of crossover potential, but also some of the most insanely intense and heavy material that this band has ever tried – and see if we can pull it off.” Smith noted that the group had more than forty songs to consider after writing sessions in Atlanta, Nashville and Los Angeles, but this was narrowed down to eleven songs for the standard album, and 14 songs for the deluxe edition.

During the fall of 2008 the band went on a tour of Europe, supporting Disturbed, but have since returned and are now preparing for the next U.S. leg of touring for The Sound of Madness.

On December 18, 2008 it was announced via the band’s website that lead guitarist Nick Perri would leave the band after that night’s show after less then a year with the group. Statements released from Smith and Perri both cited personal reasons as the main factors in Perri’s departure with Perri’s statement highlighting that his decision had “nothing to do with the band.”

In January 2009, the band embarked on a European tour to promote their “Sound of Madness” album. Support came from Brighton rock four-piece The Crave. The dates that Shinedown played in the UK were the first time the band has played as a headlining act in Europe.

http://www.shinedown.com/

KISS IN BRAZIL

The Samba school called ‘Salgueiro’ from Rio de Janeiro honored the band KISS…as seen in the image below. The ‘Salgueiro’ was the second school in the Rio parade on Monday 02/23.

2009 RIO CARNIVAL CLIPCheck out this clip of the 2009 Rio Carnival featuring school ‘Salgueiro’ from Rio de Janeiro honoring KISS with their Gene inspired costumes.

http://www.tribunaribeirao.com.br/jornal/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=980

A comemoração dos 35 anos do grupo promete ser de muita alegria para os fãs brasileiros. Com datas em São Paulo no dia 07/04 e no Rio de Janeiro no dia 08/04, os ingressos para os shows variam de R$ 170 à R$ 350,00.

A pista para o show de São Paulo está R$ 170, 00, mas haverá uma área VIP que custará R$ 350,00. Estudantes pagam meia entrada.

Os preços dos ingressos para o show do Rio de Janeiro ainda não foram divulgados, mas clientes do Citibank podem adquirir os ingressos pela pré-venda que será realizada na próxima semana, dia 05 de fevereiro. O público carioca, no geral, pode comprar os ingressos a partir do dia 12 de fevereiro.

Da formação original, sobraram o baixista e vocalista Gene Simmons, e o guitarrista e vocalista Paul Stanley.

Junto com os dois membros fundadores estão; o guitarrista Tommy Thayer e o baterista Eric Singer. Segundo informações, todos os quatro se apresentarão devidamente maquiados.

O último concerto do Kiss no Brasil com maquiagem foi em 1983, no estádio do Morumbi.

Logo após a apresentação em 1983, a banda voltou ao Brasil em 1998 para um show em Porto Alegre e São Paulo.

Paul Stanley diz que “fãs não querem novo álbum”

Josh B. Wardrop, da revista Panorama, entrevistou o guitarrista e vocalista dos KISS, Paul Stanley, que explicou a posição da banda sobre um possível novo álbum.

Panorama: O que o levou a experimentar a pintura?

Stanley: “Quando era adolescente, estudei na Escola de Arte e Música de Nova Yorke, mas não pintava na altura. Há uns oito anos atrás, quando estava a passar por um dificil divórcio, um amigo sugeriu que eu pintasse, como uma forma de terapia. E realmente vivi as minhas emoções e quis continuar a fazer isso”.

Panorama: Como você descreveria o seu estilo artístico?

Stanley: “É muito pessoal, introspectivo, espontâneo. Eu comparo-o a uma viagem sem mapa. Eu gosto de arte abstracta porque ela atinge as pessoas mais a nível emocional do que analítico”.

Panorama: Existem planos para outras tours dos KISS ou um novo álbum a caminho?

Stanley: “Acabamos de fazer alguns concertos na Austrália e Nova Zelândia, e em três semanas estaremos a caminho da Europa. Os KISS estão vivos e prontos para para cegar e arrasar com vocês!. Um novo álbum? Perguntaram-nos sobre isso, mas sabemos que os fãs não querem novo material. Eu poderia fazer um ‘Let It Be’ e as pessoas diriam: ‘Fixe! Mas toca ‘Love Gun”. E estamos felizes assim”.

Panorama: Por que os KISS não entraram para o Hall da Fama do Rock?

Stanley: “Porque os responsáveis fazem parte do que chamamos de ‘Máfia da Música’ e as opiniões deles não refletem as opiniões dos fãs de rock em geral. Infelizmente, é uma coisa vergonhosa que tem um nome oficial”.

60′S MUSIC ICONS

                                      Jimi Hendrix

The rock revolution of the 1960’s seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix.

The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. Hendrix was the influence of rhythm & blues on a generation of British musicians such as The Rolling Stones, Cream and The Who, and how the song-writing of Bob Dylan and studio developments of The Beatles transformed the possibilities and ambitions of rock.

It’s essential to remember that his career in the spotlight lasted only four years and three studio albums; dead at 27, an artist whose potential was so massive, it’s hard not to reflect on his unrealised projects without a profound sense of loss.

                                   Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley, in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953.

  Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture.

He starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles, far more than any other artist. Among his many awards and accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges his celebrity status might have afforded him, he honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.

His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.

                           The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are a globally popular English musical group that was part of the ‘British Invasion’ popularization of British pop & rock music in the early 1960s. The band was formed in London in 1962 by Brian Jones, and eventually was led by the songwriting partnership of singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. The group began playing American Blues, R&B and Rock n’ Roll, and later ventured into other genres including country, psychedelia, Reggae, and disco.

The Stones’ image of unkempt and surly youth is one many musicians still emulate…

                                             Lennon & McCarthney

The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are among the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. Their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s.

The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, which certified them as the highest selling band of all time based on American sales of singles and albums…

                                             The Who

The Who is an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of songwriter/guitarist Pete Townshend, singer Roger Daltrey, bassist/songwriter John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. The Who came to prominence in the 1960s and grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of all time, in addition to being ‘possibly the greatest live band ever.’

Keith Moon died in 1978, after which the band released two more studio albums, Face Dances and It’s Hard, with drummer Kenney Jones, before officially disbanding in 1983.

Cream

Cream was a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. Celebrated as one of the first great power trios and supergroups of rock, their sound was characterised by a melange of blues and psychedelia. Cream combined Clapton’s blues guitar playing with the airy voice and intense basslines of Jack Bruce and the jazz-influenced drumming of Ginger Baker.

Cream’s music included songs based on traditional blues such as ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Spoonful’, and modern blues such as ‘Born Under a Bad Sign’, as well as more eccentric songs such as ‘Strange Brew’, ‘Tales of Brave Ulysses’ and ‘Toad’. Cream’s biggest hits were ‘I Feel Free’, ‘Sunshine of Your Love’, ‘White Room’, ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Badge’.

TONI GARRIDO

 TONI GARRIDO

Antônio Bento da Silva Filho, conhecido como Toni Garrido, (Rio de Janeiro, 7 de setembro de 1967) é cantor brasileiro, natural de Realengo. Signo de virgem, formado em Fisioterapia e Educação Física, casado com a produtora de moda Regina Coelho com quem teve duas filhas (Vitória e Isadora).

É o ex-vocalista da banda de reggae Cidade Negra desde 1994 e, antes, participava da Banda Bel.

Filho de mãe negra e pai branco, descendente de índios, caçula de três irmãs, sua mãe biológica Teresa trabalhava de empregada doméstica na casa de Ofélia, mulher que vendo às dificuldades de sua família, acabou o “criando” . A família “Garrido” pertencia a classe média de Copacabana, sua mãe Ofélia o matriculou numa escola onde deu a oportunidade de Toni estudar e correr atrás de seus sonhos.

Toni iniciou no mundo da música como vocalista da extinta Banda Bel, onde chegou a emplacar o sucesso “Romário”, também em homenagem ao artilheiro. Em 1994, durante o período em que o então vocalista do Cidade Negra, Rás Bernardo, saiu do grupo, foi convocado para substituí-lo. A partir de sua entrada, o Cidade encaminhou para um perfil melodicamente mais pop e de igual maneira dançante, mas sem fugir ao universo do reggae. Conclusão: fez do Cd “Sobre Todas as Forças” campeão de vendas, atingindo 800 000 cópias, estourando músicas como “Aonde Você Mora”, “Pensamento” e “Doutor”.

Toni continuou se destacando a frente do grupo Cidade Negra e no disco “O Erê”, lançado em 1996, emplacou o Cd Duplo de Platina, onde o público descobriu pérolas como a música “Firmamento”, “Realidade Virtual” e “O Erê”.

Dois anos depois foi lançado o CD Quanto Mais Curtido Melhor e Toni começou a se dedicar também ao cinema, sua segunda paixão. Já em 1999 atuou como ator no filme de Cacá Diegues, “Orfeu do Carnaval”, além de ter cantado na trilha. Outra canção que, claro merece destaque é “Solteiro no Rio de Janeiro”, da trilha sonora do filme “Como ser Solteiro”, sua primeira aparição solo.

Em 2000, foi à Europa para o lançamento de “Dubs”, o primeiro lançado no Brasil, um acontecimento histórico na nossa música que, juntamente com o álbum “Hits”, vendeu mais de 300 mil cópias. No ano de 2002, comemorando 15 anos de carreira, lançaram o Acústico MTV, com participação de Gilberto Gil na releitura de “Extra” tendo duas inéditas, “Berlim” e “Girassol”. Além disso, apresentou ao lado de Angélica o programa FAMA na Rede Globo. Após esse periodo, além de cantor, ator e apresentador, ele também trabalha para aventurar-se na direção de um filme.

Em julho de 2008 Toni Garrido deixou o Cidade Negra para se dedicar à carreira solo.

        Adriana , Toni & Nancy

http://www.tonigarrido.com.br/

BROTHERS OF BRAZIL

 SUPLA

We Are The Brothers Of Brazil

Idioma original: ING

We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
I’m from São Paulo
And I live  in Rio

And hey hello
How are you doing
My name is Supla
And ain’t fooling
And I’m his brother
My name is João
Bossa … his rock guitar

We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil

It’s a big country
With different races
Different accents
Different faces
Country jungles
Lots of … beaches
We have a lot of .. . people on the top

We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil

We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil
We Are The Brothers Of Brazil

And we are going to the top of the hill

 JOAO &  SUPLA

Era para ser só um encontro informal entre Supla e João, que estavam fazendo shows pela Europa na mesma época. Mas a parceria inusitada entre o punk rocker e o apaixonado por música brasileira acabou consolidada no momento em que Bernard Rhodes, ex-empresário do The Clash, batizou a dupla de “Brothers of Brazil”. Aí, não tinha mais como voltar atrás: Supla voltou a tocar bateria e dar atenção à MPB e João resgatou o roqueiro que tinha dentro de si com seu violão em punho. Antes, os dois só tinham trabalhado juntos no disco “Bossa furiosa”, que o segundo lançou em 2003. Mas o caçula apenas emprestou seu violão ao disco do irmão.

Fizemos o primeiro show no Made in Brazil, que fica ao lado do pub mais punk de Camden Town (Londres), um que Amy Winehouse freqüenta. Depois, tocamos no Guanabara, no Buffalo, que é onde bandas que já estão no circuito se apresentam. Todos os dias foram bem cheios. Também fomos a Bruxelas, Paris, Los Angeles, Santa Mônica, Nova York. Fizemos show no Rock in Rio Lisboa… Vamos agora ao Rio, depois tem Bahia, Curitiba, Porto Alegre…