Veliki rock and roll party u Domu mladih, Koprivnica. Nastupaju - Rockin' Neno & The Cadillac + VIS Lutke. Walter Neno Neugebauer jedan je iz prve generacije zagrebackog rock and rolla 60-tih koji je odrastao uz Radio Luxembourg. 1962. godine osniva svoj prvi satav - VIS Kristali, a 1963. godine prelazi u VIS Mladi sa kojima profesionalno nastupa u rock and roll klubovima Zapadnog Berlina pod imenom The Mladis. Nastupao je i u Star Clubu u Hamburgu, gdje su karijeru započeli i The Beatles. 1970. godine osniva Pink Elefant Set, band sa kojim nastupa u americkim klubovima diljem Njemacke svirajuci iskljucivo rock and roll. 1979. godine osniva The Cadillac. Tokom karijere dijelio je stage sa poznatim rock zvijezdama kao sto su Roy Orbison, Everly Brothers, Showwaddywaddy, Bobby Bare, Suzy Quatro, te Eric Burdon & The Animals. Na jedinstvenom rock and roll partyju koji ce se odrzati u subotu, 11.11.2006. godine u Koprivnici, uz Walter Nenu Neugebauera & The Cadillac nastupiti ce i VIS Lutke - prvi autenticni zenski rock and roll VIS iz Hrvatske i ex YU. VIS Lutke su osnovane davne 1965. godine, a stage su dijelile sa grupama Bee Gees, The Hollies i The Rockets. 1969. godine su prestale sa radom, da bi se krajem 90-tih ponovo okupile u gotovo originalnom sastavu koji i danas predvodi jedna od osnivacica, Mirjana Vukelic - Nguyen.

The band Leaf-Fat (SLO) was formed in June 2001. They took off as a high-school punk-rock band, trying to have fun and play some music. After fooling around and changing a few members at the beginning, they finally found the winning combination with the current line-up in February 2002 and hit the stage with it in April 2002 for the first time. Punk-rock is what they were sworn to in the beginning, but after a few turning points, the music took a shift in direction towards screamo, which is what their first album "Underworld Kingdom" sounds like (punk - rock / screamo), and post hardcore. However, it is hard to label this band with a certain genre, as their music is quite versatile. All in all, Leaf-fat are the kind of live act that won’t leave you indifferent. Their energy and power, devotion and self-confidence on stage will convince anyone who is willing to see them play, lend them an ear and give them a listen. Currently they are promoting on concerts their debut album "Underworld Kingdom". For more info go here: www.leaf-fat.com . (...JG 125).

Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co. has been awarded the 2006 BBC Radio 3 Jazz Award in the Jazz Line Up 'Best Band' category. Dennis has also been awarded the 'best trombone' prize by the Marstons' Pedigree British Jazz Awards 2006. Badbone & Co. tours the UK throughout the year promoting new album Big Night Out! – Dennis’ funkiest to date. "Big Night Out!" is released in September 2006. Dennis - hailed by Jazzwise magazine as 'the most exciting British trombonist for decades...' brings his unique and exciting approach to the trombone in a repertoire of groove-based, funky music with jazz overtones. With his excellent musicians, Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co. performs music that appeals to both dancers and listeners. From the blues to hip hop, funk to soul, the popularity of Badbone & Co. just grows and grows. Last year's debut performance on the prestigious Jazz / World Stage at Glastonbury Music Festival cemented the band's reputation as 'one of the most popular fusion bands on the UK circuit'. Alongside Dennis' mighty trombone sound and electronics you can hear former Tomorrow's Warriors star Jay Phelps on trumpet and flugelhorn, Johnny Heyes on guitar, Zoltan Dekany on acoustic bass, Alex Morgan on keys and Vidal Juba on drums. Badbone & Co. has released three critically acclaimed albums - "Badbone", "Make Your Move" and "Big Night Out!". For more info go here: www.dennisrollins.com . (...JG 125).

Overflow najavljuje koncert u zagrebackom KSET-u. Nakon povratka na scenu i izlaska novog hvaljenog albuma "Live at…parties", Overflow su od svibnja 2006. godine odrľali dvadeset i dva koncerta u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji praceni ovacijama mnogobrojne publike i kritike. U Zagrebu su zadnji puta nastupili ljetos (2006.) na Salati, kao predgrupa legendarnim Pixiesima, a da su jednako dobri i u klupskim prostorima, zagrebacka publika ce se imati prilike uvjeriti u utorak, 07.11.2006. godine u KSET-u. Kao predgrupa nastupiti ce nova zagrebacka kontroverzna atrakcija Casne Sestre. Ulaznice za koncert po pretprodajnoj cijeni od 35 kn mogu se kupiti u CD shopu Dancing Bear i u KSET-u. Na ulazu ce kostati 40 kn. Klub se otvara u 20 sati, a koncert pocinje u 21 i 30 sati.

Back in the early 1980s in the north-east of England four young men joined forces to embark on a heroic quest - to be one of the best heavy metal bands around. In 1980 when Dave King (vocals) Brian Smith (bass), Steve Hardy (guitar) and Ian Thompson (drums) went into Durham's Guardian studios to record the single, "Burn This Town", they wanted to be one of the best good-time rock bands. With a deal from Roadrunner Records, the resulting album sold well, bringing them to the attention of Kerrang who said: "These boys wield a mean blade which scythes through the small label production smog and scratches some genuine excitement into the grooves." Now in 2005, Dave King has blown the dust off the original albums, bringing Battleaxe triumphantly into the 21st Century. Delving into the archives, Dave has rediscovered a sonic treasure chest of pure gold, providing Battleaxe fans old and new with the hard hitting sound they want. Remastered and revamped, Battleaxe proves their licence to rock remains as relevant as it ever was. For more information visit web site of the band: www.battleaxeheavymetalband.com . (...JG 125).

Od 01. do 05. novembra 2006. godine u Sarajevu ce se odrzati Deseti medjunarodni muzicki festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2006. U toku pet dana festivala, bit ce odrzano 14 koncerata na 4 festivalske scene, a predstavit ce se muzicari iz 17 zemalja. Nastupaju: Dejan Terzic i ansambl Underground, Cristin Branco, Richard Bona Group, Xenophonia - trio Bojana Zulfikarpasica, Joao Bosco Group, Gonzalo Rubalcaba i Dhafer Youssef, The Grande Mothers Re:Invented, Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co., Nils Petter Molvaer i Markus Stockhausen. Pored koncerata u okviru pratecih programa bit ce odrzana i radionica za djecu predskolskog uzrasta. Ulaznice za 10. Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2006. mogu se rezervirati od 02. oktobra 2006. godine putem Interneta na zvanicnoj stranici festivala www.jazzfest.ba na kojoj mozete pronaci vise informacija o programu i ucesnicima festivala. Za vise informacija obavezno pogledati: www.jazzfest.ba .

Zagreb ce pocetkom 11. mjeseca 2006. godine, tocnije od 02.11.2006. do 05.11.2006. godine ponovno biti veliki svjetski centar jazz scene, ponovnim odrzavanjem Zagreb Jazz Festivala (JazZG 06). Mjesto odrzavanja biti ce Kino dvorana Studentskog centra u Zagrebu, a u goste nam stizu nitko drugi do Joe Lovano Nonet, James Blood Ulmer & Memphis Blood Blues Band sa Vernon Reidom (ex - Living Colour!), Pee Wee Ellis Assembly i velicanstveni Wayne Shorter sa svojim kvartetom! Mozete li zamisliti jazz specificniji od ovog? U narednom periodu ovaj vas omiljeni web-site ce vas na vrijeme obavijestiti o svim ostalim vaznim, vaznijim i manje (ali i ne toliko manje) vaznim pojedinostima ovog festivala. Vazno je znati - ulaznice su vec u predprodaji i variraju od 150 do 200 kuna (na dan koncerta za nekih 50 kuna vise). I sigurno je - prema ogranicenom kapacitetu dvorane - trazit ce se karta vise. Zato pozurite!

U Puli se od 02.11.2006. do 04.11.2006. godine odrzava 3. Anti-Fa Fest. Taj festival pokrenut je 25.12.2004. godine kao jasan otpor nacionalizmu, naci-fasizmu, rasizmu i svim ostalim diskriminirajucim idejama na koje danas mozemo naici. Nastao prvenstveno kao reakcija na brutalne pokusaje ubojstva dvoje posjetitelja MMC-a Rojc, u studenom 2004. godine, od strane desno orijentiranih radikala, sa vremenom prerasta svoje okvire hc / punk koncerta i nastoji se ustaliti kao zimski festival edukacije svih koje to zanima u svrhu objektivnog prikazivanja problematike koja se veze uz prije navedene "tumore" drustva. Sve iscrpnije informacije o ovogodisnjem izdanju festivala (opisi programa, kontakti bendova, ostale korisne informacije...) slobodno potrazite na sluzbenom web siteu festivala koji se nalazi na adresi www.antifa-fest.20m.com, a sve upite u vezi festivala slobodno posaljite na e-mail antifa-pula@net.hr .

Disciplin A Kitschme - uzivo u Sarajevu !!! Petak 04.11.2006. godine SA Club, Sarajevo organizuje koncert beogradskog benda Disciplin A Kitschme. Ulaz - 10 KM u pretprodaji, 13 KM - na vratima kluba. Posle 23 godine postojanja, raznolikih postava i oblika grupe, pa cak i promene teritorije delovanja, lider i osnivac sastava Disciplin A Kitschme, basista i vokalista Koja, prosle (2005.) godine je u Beogradu reaktivirao grupu u novoj postavi, u kojoj su, osim njega, Buca - bubanj, vokal i Manja - vokal. Grupa je u maju 2005. godine snimila novi singl "Politicari + virusi" (kao najavu svog buduceg albuma cije snimanje uskoro zapocinje) i drzala koncerte po teritoriji bivse Jugoslavije, od kojih je energicni, 75-minutni nastup na Main Stageu 4-tog dana Festivala Exit 2005 (odrzanog 10.07.2005. u Novom Sadu), objavljen u DVD formatu marta 2006. godine (Disciplin A Kitschme: Uzivo sa Egzita / Live at Exit, PGP RTS, 2006). Danasnju Disciplin A Kitschme, prema Kojinim recima, karakterise sublimacija svih iskustava prethodnih postava, kao i nova energija koju grupa nestedimice isporucuje na koncertima. Kojin povratak na mesto glavnog vokala u grupi, kao I brizljivo probrana set-lista, sastavljena od novih, starih i najstarijih hitova grupe, bez obzira na jezik na kome se peva, garantuju dobar provod.

Lijepe novosti stizu iz tabora splitske metal grupe Vega! Novi materijal je snimljen i u fazi je miksanja. Materijal je sniman tokom ljeta 2006. godine i to uglavnom u kasnim nocnim satima. Snimanje je vrseno u Splitu tako da je samo snimanje bilo pod vecom kontrolom nego za vrijeme snimanja ranijih materijala, a i bilo je mnogo vise mjesta eksperimentiranju. Na albumu se, takodjer, pojavljuju i razliciti gostujuci vokalisti i glazbenici. Sam album je neusporedivo zesci i mracniji od prethodnika i vise ce nego opravdati ove zadnje dvije godine ulozene u njegovo stvaranje. Koliko je namjenjen fanovima metala s uhom naklonjenijem modernom metalu, tako je i usmjeren ka opravdavanju vjere i podrske koju su clanovima grupe Vega stari fanovi konstantno pruzali. Jos malo i grmljavina se nastavlja... Vise informacija ima na web adresi: www.vega-metal.com (Foto: Ivana Kragic).

"30th Anniversary Tour 2006" naziv je velike povratnicke turneje, za neke i najveceg benda s prostora ex-YU prostora, Leb i Sol, koji su svoj posljednji koncert odrzali u solunskom klubu Mylos, 13.12.1995. godine. Sad, nakon 11 godina mirovanja, originalna postava, koju cine: Vlatko Stefanovski - gitara (na slici), Bodan Arsovski - bas gitara, Kokan Nikola Dimusevski - klavijature i Garo Tavitjan - bubnjevi, predstavila je plan svoje predstojece turneju koja ce se sastojati od deset koncerata u devet gradova Hrvatske, Makedonije, BiH, Srbije i Slovenije: 18.11.2006. - Spens, Novi Sad; 19.11.2006. - Sava centar, Beograd; 20.11.2006. - Sava centar, Beograd; 24.11.2006. - Borik, Banja Luka; 26.11.2006. - Dvorana Gripe, Split; 28.11.2006. - Dom sportova, Zagreb; 29.11.2006. - Dom mladosti, Rijeka; 02.12.2006. - Zetra, Sarajevo; 09.12.2006. - Hala Skopskog sajma, Skopje i 12.12.2006. - Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana. Tokom priprema za slavljenicku turneju, bend je snimio i novu pjesmu - "Raspukala Sarplanina". Snimka koncerta benda Leb i Sol nastala u Ohridu, 02.08.2006. godine, na drugom od njihova prva dva povratnicka koncerta vec odrzana u Makedoniji, trebala bi uskoro biti obljavljena u CD i DVD formatu, a Croatia Records najavila je i reizdanje njihovih pet albuma, izdanih za nekadasnji Jugoton, upakiranih u box set. (...JG 124).

Tvrtka "Nova Glazbala" iz Zagreba, 09.11.2006. godine organizirati ce gostovanje grupe The Grande Mothers (Re:Invented), grupe s kojom se proslavio Frank Zappa, a sastavljena je redom od sjajnih glazbenika - Napoleon Murphy Brock, Roy Estrada, Don Preston, Christopher Garcia + Miroslav Tadic. Urednici casopisa "Guitar Player", 1997. godine, proglasili su Miroslava Tadica jednim od 30 svjetskih, najradikalnijih individualnih gitarista. Tadicevi nastupi i snimke, izmedju ostalih, ukljucuju suradnje i projekte sa imanima kao sto su: Placido Domingo, Howard Levy, Vlatko Stefanovski, L. Shankar, David Thorn... Koncert banda The Grande Mothers (Re:Invented) odrzati ce se 09.11.2006. godine u zagrebackom Klubu Aquarius. Za akreditacije, interviewe, fotografije i ostale informacije javite se na e-mail: info@novaglazbala.hr .

Born 1982 in Skopje, Garo Tavitjan started playing drums and piano at early age. His first contact with drums was through his father Garabet Tavitjan, one of the best drummers on Balkans. He attended music school in Skopje and studied drums, percussions and piano. After finishing music school, he received a fellowship from the prestigious American musical college Berklee College of music in Boston. From early years he was noticed like extraordinary talent and hi-potential musician. He has recorded and appearing and performing at numerous concerts organized within the Skopje music high school by its orchestra, Jazz ensembles, Pop bands etc. At the moment Tavitian is working as composer and performer with Garo & Paramecium band, also with the new Jazz trio "Tavitjan Brothers" featuring his brother Diran Tavitjan (Piano) and Dragan Trajkovski (Bass). They released their first CD called "Tavitjan Brothers Trio" which is also on international jazz competition organized by SONY in London UK. Tavitjan Brothers entered among 12 finalist who will have their track released on SONYJAZZ label. With such an extensive background, future sure looks well for this extraordinary musician. His actual album is called "Personal View" (see photos). For more info go here: www.paramecium.com.mk (...JG 124).

Blues fans from Macedonia had a nice chance to enjoy 10th Anniversary of celebrated festival that took place in Skopje on July 3rd and 6th. Participants from USA, Great Britain, France and Serbia gave inspired performances and proved their status on contemporary blues scene. The organizers used the premises of an ancient inn, Kurshumli An for the festival, stage, lightning and sound were first class which was recognized by all artists and public as well. Participants were: Point Blank (Serbia) - see photo, Jimmy D. Lane & The Blue Earth (USA), Jean-Jacques Milteau Band (F), Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co. (UK). Weather was not in the favor of the blues on the opening night, rain stopped only half of hour before the start, so the expected attendance was not fulfilled, but those who came (real blues fans) were in for a treat of great blues! (...JG 124, ...JG 125).

Eurosmith (Rome, Italy) is existing since 1997. They identify themselves as an Aerosmith Tribute Band, ranging in the old and new hits by the five bad guys from Boston, paying attention to every scenic and musical detail of the show. Since 1999 Eurosmith have got widely recognized even by specialized reviews. "We got in touch with the Aerosmith Italian Fan Club that showed its interest and availability and was willing to help. This brought to a mutual relationship and we got the chance to meet Aerosmith in person. The 12th of July 1999 a dream came true!!! On the occasion of the Aeromsmith's Meet and greet in Munich, Germany, on March 2001, Luca gets in touch with Mr. Tyler. The poster Of Eurosmith in the hands of Mr. Tyler's was testimonial in various specialized Rock magazines... For more information feel free to go here: www.eurosmith.net (...JG 124).