"S
ljubavlju, Janis" (Love, Janis), autora Randal Mylera,
prema istoimenoj knjizi sestre Janis Joplin, Laure Joplin,
od listopada 2008. godine puni dvoranu Zagrebackog gradskog
kazalista "Komedija", u Zagrebu. Predstava prikazuje
presjek zivota i karijere jedne od najboljih pjevacica 20-tog
stoljeca, koja je umrla s nepunih 28 godina, postigavsi veliki
uspjeh sa svojim pjesmama, a isto tako i svojim ogromnim
glasovnim mogucnostima, pjevajuci blues inspirirana mozda
najboljom blues pjevacicom, Bessie Smith. Pod redateljskom
palicom Lawrenc Kiirua, svoje glumacko i pjevacko umijece
predstavile su nam Zdenka Kovacicek i Marija Boric. Predstavu
prate nezaboravni hitovi kao sto su: "Try (just a little
bit harder)", "Me and Bobby McGee", "Piece
of my heart", "Down on me", "Mercedes
Benz" i druge. Prateci band sastavljen je od vrhunskih
glazbenika: Branko Bogunovic - Pif (el. gitara, ak. gitara
i vokal); Tomas Krkac (bas gitara i vokal); Neven Mijac (usna
harmonika, gitara i vokal); Kreso Randic (bubnjevi) i Danko
Krznaric (klavir, orgulje i vokal).
Autor: Damir Tomic, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
Nathan
Mahl (CAN) - Exodus
Nathan
Mahl (Canada) unleash their first studio album in over 5
years. Inspired by events depicted in the second book of
the Old Testament (and Torah), "Exodus" focuses
on the emotional and physical struggles of those who wish
to escape the bonds of slavery. Musically, the band has approached
the subject as a Rock Opera, having as central characters
Moses, Pharaoh, and God, further expanding their vocabulary
of Symphonic / Fusion / Canterbury progressive-rock to include
elements of HardRock and Metal. The band's lineup for this
new work have all contributed heavily, making this a true
collective effort. Formed in 1981, Nathan Mahl are a Canadian
Progressive rock band with Jazz fusion elements. Throughout
a constantly evolving lineup of possibly some of the finest
rock and fusion musicians from the Ottawa and Gatineau regions,
keyboardist Guy LeBlanc is widely regarded as the essence
and constant of the band. Guy appears to be more widely known
as the keyboardist for Progressive Rock Legends, Camel, from
2000 to 2003. Recording and touring resulted in a "Nod" and
a "Wink and The Paris Collection (Live)". They
have released numerous concept-based CDs to critical acclaim,
including "Shadows Unbound", and the "Heretik
Trilogy". Furthermore, they have played several prestigious
music festivals including NEARfest, and FMPM. Nathan Mahl's
web site: http://nathan-mahl.com/ .
Web link: www.unicorndigital.com .
Autor: Michel St-Pere, Lorraine, Quebec, Canada.
Emir & Frozen
Camels (BiH) - Aktivnosti
Dugo,
i do sada uspjesno cuvanu tajnu, o specijalnim gostima na
novom albumu grupe Emir & Frozen Camels, otkrio je upravo
jedan od tih gostiju na albumu - Zvonimir Djukic-Djule, lider
najpopularnijeg rock sastava u Srbiji, Van Gogh. Na zvanicnoj
web stranici ovih beogradskih rockera obznanjena je vijest
da ce Djule biti specijalni gost Emira i njegovih "smrznutih
kamila / deva" u pjesmi "Nacrtaj mi ljubav".
Dugogodisnje prijateljstvo Emira i Djuleta konacno okrunjeno
i ovim zestokim rock duetom koji ce, gotovo sigurno, biti
veliki ovogodisnji hit u regiji. Najavljeni su i zajednicki
nastupi, a novi albumi ovih rock grupa u prodaji bi se trebali
naci pocetkom aprila / travnja 2009. godine. Web linkovi: www.emir-frozencamels.com i www.myspace.com/frozencamels .
Autor: Jasmina Vranjes, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
BAR
Promotion (AUS) - Downunder (Blues & Roots) Volume 6
BAR
Promotions is blues and roots related agency from Western
Australia, Australia, led by Ms. Jillian Jake. BAR Promotion
is promoting Australian blues & roots music globally.
Their the newest release, Compilation No. 6, BAR CD 0609
- Aus$ 25.00 + p&h, is presenting these extraordinary
artists / bands: Indiana Phoenix, Andy Cowan, Glen Terry,
Trez Gregory (John Mayer), The Ninth Chapter, The Others,
Kontraband, Mississippi Shakedown, Alex Legg, Suzannah Espie & Big
Boy Lemonade, Danny Burton, Todd Cook, Richie Pavledis, Jo
Kelly Stephenson, Des Kennedy "Blues Utopia". For
much more information / ordering purposes about this issue
send e-mail or
visit these web sites: www.myspace.com/bluesandrootspromotions and bluesandrootspromotions.com .
Autor: Jillian Jake, Western Australia, Australia.
Croatia
Records (HR) - Najveci hitovi hrvatske diskografije
Kako
ne bismo zaboravili na sve one hitove koji su u obiljezili
hrvatsku glazbenu scenu posljednjih 6 desetljeca, Croatia
Records je samo za vas izdala ediciju od 6 dvostrukih CD-a
("Najveci hitovi 50e, 60e, 70e, 80e, 90e, 2000-08").
Na svakom od tih 6 dvostrukih albuma nalazi se 40 hitova
koji su vladali radijskim eterom pojedinog razdoblja u nezaboravnim
izvedbama ponajboljih hrvatskih izvodjaca. Sigurni smo da
su mnoge od ovih pjesama bile dio Vasih zivota i da Vam poput
Proustova kolacica evociraju najljepse uspomene. Ne propustite
obogatiti svoju vlastitu fonoteku sa 240 nezaboravnih pjesama
izabranih kroz svih 6 desetljeca hrvatske diskografije. Web
link: www.crorec.hr
Autor: Ivana Curman, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
Rob
Scallon (USA) - Portrait
Rob
Scallon is musician from Arlington Heights, Illinois, United
States of America. "I started playing music with the
drums in 7th grade, then later to bass, then to my now main
instrument guitar, then later to various other instruments.
I have been obsessed with music ever since. In Sophomore
year in high school I joined a band called Squirrel in a
Spacesuit as the drummer. Are main accomplishment as a band
was getting on the Dr. Demento Show with the song "The
Most Annoying Song Ever Made" and this was also the
first band I was in that actually had fans. I have been in
many bands, but no one in the band ever wanted to work as
hard as I did. More then not I ended up writing / recording
most of the music for the bands, it got very frustrating
to rely on unproductive members. But starting a solo project
was never really apealing to me until I started to get a
small amount of recognition through Youtube with my song "Summer" about
a year ago. Later I started to pursue a solo project. I had
never sang before, and the track "Friend" was the
first track I had ever sang on. And since then I have been
working on my solo music as my main project. I am also the
drummer in my band Gas Mask Catalogue, which was started
by a group of good friends. So far I have gotten on local
radio at 98.3 WRLR, helped to score the documentary "The
Poster Kids", released my first CD "Summer" primarily
on iTunes, and acquired a loyal fanbase mostly through internet.
I'm just going into my second year with this project, I plan
within the next year to release a second album, and working
even harder then last year", said Rob Scallon. Web link
for more info: www.myspace.com/robscallon .
Autor: Dragutin Matosevic, Tuzla, BiH.
The
Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra (SRB) - Daska za pranje vesa
Ovo
na slici je (sve je vise onih koji to ne znaju) - starinska
daska za pranje vesa - washung board - koja je sluzila za
pranje vesa, a koju su siromasni zacetnici tradicionlnog
jazza u New Orleansu koristili umesto bubnja! U zelji da
unapredi autenticnost svog umetnickog izraza, The
Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra pokusava, za sada bezuspesno,
da dodje do jednog ovakvog komada. Ukoliko isti bespotrebno
zauzima cosak neke ostave, ili se krije na nekom tavanu kod
Vasih rodjaka na selu, i ako ne predstavlja neku vaznu uspomenu,
mi bismo bili presrecni da dodjemo do ove "analogne
ves masine" i pomocu nje svim nasim slusaocima sto vernije
docaramo zvuk koji je bio direktna preteca jazzu - najvaznijoj
stvari u kulturi koja se dogodila u 20. veku. Svima unapred
hvala na bilo kakvoj informaciji u vezi sa cudnom spravom
sa slike! Vas The Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra. Kontakt:
Vladimir Rackovic, e-mail: info@BelgradeDixielandOrchestra.com .
Autor: Vladimir Rackovic, Beograd, Srbija.
Jazzy
Blef (HR) - Komercijala
"Komercijala" -
naziv je treceg albuma zagrebacke grupe Jazzy Blef. Objavljen
je za zagrebacki Dancing Bear, a njihov specifican glazbeni
izricaj najblizi je autorskoj jazz sansoni. Na albumu su
suradjivali ugledni hrvatski jazz glazbenici koji ce kao
septet nastupiti i na promotivnom koncertu: Darko Francic
- glas, el. gitara; Matija Dedic - klavijature; Nenad Jura
Vrandecic - kontrabas, Sasa Nestorovic - tenor saksofon i
sopran saksofon, Mario Igrec - elektricna gitara, Hrvoje
Rupcic - udaraljke, Borna Sercer - bubnjevi. Video spot za
skladbu "Noc" biti ce premijerno emitiran na CMC
televiziji, 21.01.2009., oko 19h. Rezirao ga je u naturalistickom
stilu Kosta Ipse. A zatim, srijeda, 04. veljace 2009. godine,
u Klubu hrvatskih glazbenika Sax! (Zagreb, Palmoticeva 22),
od 21:00h, Jazzy Blef ce odrzati promotivni koncert povodom
objavljivanja svog novog albuma, "Komercijala".
Sigurni smo da ce poklonici jazza, sansone i, uopce, urbane
glazbe, uzivati u ovom sjajnom koncertu. Ulaz je slobodan!
Web link: www.jazzyblef.com .
Autor: Ana Skarica-Lesic, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
Franko
Krajcar (HR) - Promocija albuma "Pensieri" (24.01.2009.)
Pulski
umjetnik, Franko Krajcar, koji se nedavno oglasio prvim solistickim
albumom, "Pensieri" (izdavac: Croatia Records,
podetiketa: Croatian
Roots Music), zakazao je njegovu promociju koncertom
koji ce se 24.01.2009. godine odrzati u Sportskoj dvorani
u Balama, kraj Rovinja. Koncert pocinje u 20h. Album "Pensieri" autorov
je pokusaj da na originalan nacin predstavi svoju sjetnu
ethno-ambijentalnu pricu i u tome je potpuno uspio. Franko
Krajcar ce nastupiti sa svojim sastavom, kao i sa ponekim
gostom. Web link: www.frankokrajcar.com .
Autor: Amir Bahtijarevic, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
Zabranjeno
pusenje (BiH / HR) - Aktivnosti
Grupa
Zabranjeno pusenje planira pocetkom proljeca 2009. godine
objaviti single, "Modni guru", kao najavu svog
novog albuma koji bi trebao biti objavljen tokom 2009. godine.
Radni naslov albuma je "Muzej revolucije". "'Modni
guru' je pjesma o ovim nasim modnim guruima, o ljudima sto
vole diktirati modu", kaze Sejo Sexon (Davor Sucic),
frontmen grupe Zabranjeno pusenje. Novi album, koji nasljedjuje
regionalno uspjesno dvostruko CD izdanje, "Hodi da ti
ciko nesto da" (2006), trebao bi sadrzavati 12 pjesama,
a Sexon kaze da vise nece toliko biti izrazena ratna tematika
kao do sada. "Ne kazem da nece biti politike, vec da
nece biti ratnih tema, nece biti poslijeratne izgradnje.
Ne moze kod Pusenja proci bez politike. Ne moze covjek nikad
biti amnestiran od politike, pogotovo kad zivis na Balkanu.
Bit ce na albumu svega, ali vise nije sve toliko vezano za
ratno Sarajevo, nego za danasnje vrijeme", istice Sejo.
Demo snimke sest novih pjesama, Zabranjeno pusenje je premijerno
predstavilo na koncertu za fanove i prijatelje benda 14.12.2008.
godine u zagrebackom Klubu "KSET". Rad na devetom
studijskom albumu poceo je mjesec dana prije toga, a nastavlja
se ovih dana. "Naslov, 'Muzej revolucije', nastao je
po jednoj pjesmi koja ce biti na CD-u. To je jos uvijek radni
naslov, jos uvijek nije sluzbeni, ali eto, moguce je da bude
taj. Nije los, svima se svidja", zakljucuje Sejo Sexon.
Web link: www.zabranjeno-pusenje.com .
Autor: Dario Vitez, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
Dado
Topic (HR) - Oprosti mi
"Oprosti
mi", najavni je single novog dvostrukog CD-a, "Dado
Live in Kerempuh", koji je nedavno izasao u izdanju
zagrebackog Croatia Recordsa. Ovu prekrasnu baladu autorski
potpisuje Damir Farkas koji se pobrinuo i za vecinu pjesama
na novom albumu. Novi album donosi nam 18 odlicnih pjesama
medju kojima su i dva prekrasna dueta sa Ivanom Husar Mlinac
- "Ti" i "Princeza" - ali i nezaobilazne
hitove: "Makedonija", "Da li znas da te volim", "Apsolutno
sve"... Prekrasnim izvedbama na ovom live albumu, Dado
Topic nam je pokazao svoje kvalitete i jos jednom nam potvrdio
status pravog rock glazbenika koji ostaje dosljedan svom
stilu. Poslusajte i uzivajte i u prekrasnim stihovima pjesme "Oprosti
mi". Web link: www.myspace.com/dadotopic .
Autor: Ivana Curman, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
Ivana
Marija Vidovic (HR) - Turneja u USA
Dubrovacka
pijanistica Ivana Marija Vidovic odrzati ce nisku koncerata,
tecajeva i predavanja na temu "Dora Pejacevic - Croatian
female composer" na istaknutim univerzitetima: "University
of North Carolina" u Chapel Hillu, te " Millersville
University" u Pennsylvaniji. Osim recitala 15. i 21.
sijecnja 2009. godine, te predavanja, odrzati ce i tecaj
odabranim studentima klavira dvaju spomenutih univerziteta.
Na programu recitala uvrstila je djela Mozarta, Albéniza,
Liszta, Denhoffa, kao i Dore Pejacevic. Na koncertu u Millersvillu
pridruziti ce joj se u Mozartovoj sonati cetverorucno, kanadska
pijanistica africkog porijekla, Maria Corley. Napominjemo
da dvije umjetnice suradjuju kao pijanisticki duo "Black & White".
Nastupe Ivane Marije Vidovic prenositi ce TV Cable, Channel
8. Web linkovi za vise informacija: www.music.unc.edu , www.millersville.edu , www.croatia.org/crown .
Autor: Ivana Marija Vidovic, Dubrovnik, Hrvatska.
Michael
K. Burke (USA) - Portrait
Michael
K. Burke is Americana / rockabilly / roots music artist from
Sheridan, California, United States of America. He is one
of those lucky people that was raised in a household full
of live music. His Dad played the guitar, the banjo and had
a great voice. He grew up listening to all kinds of music
performed by his father and all their hillbilly relatives.
It was great for him living in L.A. during the 1950's and
60's, being able to watch TV shows such as Town Hall Party,
and Home Town Jamboree, which was California's answer to
the Grand Ole Opry. He grew up listening to artists such
as Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzel, Tennesee Ernie Ford, Wanda
Jackson, and of course the Collins Kids. He remembers how
great it was seeing a young kid like Larry Collins jumping
around, dancing, and playing a double-neck guitar. This type
of music really caught his attention. Of course, when the
60's finally kicked in, artists such as Buffalo Springfield,
Poco, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jethro Tull, Merle Haggard,
Joe South, Johnny Winters, and Roger Miller really widened
his musical horizons; However it was a corny movie about
Hank Williams that really got him thinking about who writes
the songs, not just who sings them. His Dad showed him his
first three chords on the guitar, and almost immediately
he began writing music. Around the age of 17, he had written
quite a few songs and realized that it was something he had
a knack for. When he was finally old enough to go to the
bars and hear live music, he was surprised to find, that
for a lot of the people, the music was only background noise.
To him it was the song, it was the singer, and he just didnt
get it. As he was driving home one night, he made a solemn
vow to never ever allow his music to be treated in such a
way. (He now thinks that was a noble response but somewhat
naive). So instead of pursuing a life of music, he gave all
his time and energy to being a family man, working nine to
five, mowing the lawn, and feeding the dog. But just like
his dad, when he got home from the job, he would pull out
his guitar and write another song. So now here we are, 2008,
and Michael knows that even though some people are assholes,
there a those who are always looking for a good song, not
just background noise. Web link for more information: www.myspace.com/michaelkennethburke .
Autor: Dragutin Matosevic, Tuzla, BiH.
Super
s karamelom (SRB) - Prazne price
Tokom
avgusta i septembra 2008. godine, becejski pop-punk sastav,
Super s karamelom, snimio je svoj drugi album u legendarnom
Studiju "Komandant Adam" u Sremskoj Kamenici. Album
pod nazivom "Prazne price" u prodaji se pojavio
januara 2009. godine i sadrzi jedanaest pesama, od kojih
su deset autorskih, dok je poslednja stvar na CD-u, "Becej
nocu", obrada pjesme sada vec kultnog becejskog sastava,
Eva Braun. Novi album, kao i njegov prethodnik, donosi gomilu
leprsavih pop-punk melodija, zacinjenih svima razumljivim,
ali ne i plitkim tekstovima. Kroz tekstove se provlaci kriticki
osvrt na trenutno vladajuce drustvene vrednosti i medjuljudske,
uglavnom, musko-zenske odnose. Kao prvi singl, glasovima
fanova benda na njihovoj My space stranici, izabrana je pesma "Nervozna" za
koju se u narednom periodu planira snimanje spota. Album
je objavljen kao samostalno izdanje i iskljucivo se moze
nabaviti preko web sitea benda ili putem njegove My space
prezentacije, a uskoro ce biti dosupan i na bendovim svirkama.
Izdavanje albuma pratice brojne promotivne aktivnosti, da
bi od februara 2009. godine bend krenuo i sa koncertnim predstavljanjem
svog novog izdanja. Web linkovi: www.myspace.com/superskaramelom ili www.superskaramelom.tk .