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Música do novo cd do Huaska que será lançado em Janeiro de 2012.

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Music from Huaska new album that will be release in January 2012.

2012年1月にリリースとなるHuaska新しいアルバムからの曲。

Huaska is an alternative rock band from brazil formed in 2003. The band plays a unique kind of music, that mixtures samba and bossa nova with alternative rock and metal. Due to the difficulty to fit the sound of the band in a style of music, most of the fans referes to it as “Bossa Metal”.

The band has releasead a demo in 2003 (Mimosa Hostilis), the first album in 2006 (e cha de erva doce), and most recently the second album called Bossa Nenhuma – 2009.

The notoriety of the last album has resulted in two videoclips playing daily on MTV Brazil. Both of them are also on the current election of the Mtv Brazil TOP 10.

The Best Toronto Band. Ever. Round 1: Rush vs. The Four Lads

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All this month, we’re asking you to vote for the best band in Toronto’s history, March Madness-style. Each day, you’ll get a chance to choose between two bands. The winner moves on, the loser goes home. Today’s choice:
Rush: Only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones have sold more gold and platinum albums than this legendary prog-rock trio from the 905, thanks to a rabid fan base that’s been faithful for nearly 40 years. Rush created a sound all its own, driven by their famously complex arrangements and Neil Peart’s semi-literary lyrics. If musicianship alone isn’t enough, the enduring, brotherly friendship of Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson — who formed the band as teenagers in Willowdale and have since survived decades of ups and downs with their relationship in much better shape than, say, Jagger and Richards — is a feat in itself.

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The Four Lads: Originally named “The Otnorots” (that’s Toronto, backwards), the original lineup of The Four Lads were bass singer Corrado “Connie” Codarini, tenor John Bernard “Bernie” Toorish, lead James F. “Jimmy” Arnold and baritone Frank Busseri. The lads met at St. Michael’s Choir School and were swiftly signed to Columbia’s Okeh label. Known for smooth four-part harmonies that included quirky takes on geography (“Istanbul (Not Constantinople”)) and melodramatic ballads (“Moments To Remember”), The Four Lads were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1984.
Rush or The Four Lads? Please, vote in the original blog, Thanks! http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/684856–the-best-toronto-band-ever-round-1-rush-vs-the-four-lads

And about the second? Pat Metheny

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Pat Metheny’s day.

Another magnificent work of PX that gleamed!

That musical sensibility…

 

Pat Metheny Summer Music Workshop

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THE PAT METHENY SUMMER MUSIC WORKSHOP - August 22-26, 2011

The National Guitar Workshop is proud to announce an exclusive workshop with world- renowned guitarist/composer Pat Metheny. This special event is a rare opportunity to study in an intimate setting with Pat and his trio featuring Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez. The workshop is open to intermediate to advanced jazz instrumentalists, whether you play guitar, drums, bass, keyboard, brass or woodwinds.The day does not end with workshops, special ensemble programs or master classes. Each evening will feature a private concert including Pat and his trio and a special night that will include guitarist/educator Mick Goodrick. You will also get the opportunity to perform during an evening concert.The special five-day event will take place at the Spa of Norwich Inn, located in picturesque Norwich, Connecticut. This location is the perfect place to bring a spouse or friend and turn the incredible week into something you will never forget.

Jimmie Vaughan Talks About Stevie Ray

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In a recent interview, Jimmie Vaughan discussed teaching his brother Stevie Ray how to play the guitar, and how much he misses him. Jimmie said, “You know most people talk about and miss Stevie Ray Vaughan the guitarist. Not me, man. He was my little brother. Older brothers carry a chip on their shoulder trying to protect their younger siblings. I miss my little brother, man. That’s who I miss.” You can read more of the interview at Seacoastonline.com.

Rush’s Neil Peart Releasing New Book on May 1st

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Rush fans are likely to think of Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson as the public faces of the group since they are the guys that always seem to show up for the awards shows, interviews and various publicity events. Their easy-going demeanor, quick wit and sense of humor serve the two long-time friends well as the default spokesmen for the band, but every so often we hear more than usual from the third and most reclusive member of the group.

It’s been explained a number of times through the years for the benefit of fans who wonder why Peart isn’t quite as visible as his band mates. Referring to Peart as “reclusive” should not be interpreted in a negative way. I can relate to the man. I’m no celebrity by any stretch, but the fact that I live in the woods with virtually no view of any other homes is no accident. I simply like my privacy.

Even so, I do enjoy a visit to the city now and again to enjoy a good meal or take in other attractions that are found there. As an author who is about to release a brand-new book, Neil Peart may soon find himself a lot closer to his fans than he normally would. Then again, perhaps not. It’s pretty common for authors launching new titles to embark on a book tour and arrange the customary book signings at various retail locations around the country, but with Rush in the middle of yet another leg of their Time Machine tour that will take them to Europe for the month of May, it seems unlikely that we’ll see any Neil Peart book signing posters in the windows of our local book stores.

Frankly, I’m not sure if Peart has ever done a book signing. Although he has already authored four books, I ‘m not able to find any evidence that he ever has, but maybe it eluded me. He’s not the kind of guy that’s known for casual banter with random fans, so my search for any reference to a book signing was probably a wild goose chase. I think most fans are content to appreciate the man for who he is and what he gives us as part of Rush.

Beyond that, his book and online writings often reveal more personal details about his life than we know about the affable Lee and Lifeson. Peart’s medium is the pen, or perhaps the laptop, depending on his preference I suppose, and there’s much to be learned from his work beyond the basics of BMW motorcycle maintenance.

Peart’s new book, Far and Away: A Prize Every Time, is another travel diary which chronicles his motorcycle journeys through North America, South America and Europe, much, if not all of them experienced as he traveled from venue to venue while on tour with Rush. Rather than opting for the tour bus, Peart is well-known for his motorcycle adventures which he has written about on his personal website as well as in his previous book, Roadshow: Landscape With Drums, A Concert Tour By Motorcycle.

“When I write about history or nature or geology, it’s from a first-person point of view. It’s me riding past a town and figuring out why something is the way it is,” Peart said in a recent discussion with Canada’s National Post. It’s clear that he views the world through lenses of a different color than most people. He’s obviously not content in the role of casual observer. Peart wants to know why.

That intense curiosity might best be confirmed by his comment to the Post when he said: “Not to be a spoiler, but in this book I really do come across what I think is the reason for living, and why we all live the way we do. I worked on this for two years, and by that point I couldn’t find anything wrong with it.”

Spoiler? Ha! This is one book that’s suddenly landed at the very top of my reading list. source: realrocknews.com

This Week in Rock History: The Rolling Stones Record ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’

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April 20th, 1968 – The Rolling Stones Record “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

It’s crazy to imagine now, but in early 1968 the Rolling Stones were beginning to seem passé. Their most recent LP, the psychedelic Her Satanic Majesties Request, was a misfire on most every level, and for a very short while it seemed like the group might fade away. The Stones were way too smart and ambitious, however, to let one disappointing album sink them. And just four months after the LP hit stores, they returned to the studio to begin cutting a track that would completely restore their reputation and begin the second great era of their career.

“The lyrics [for 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'] came from a red gray dawn at Redlands,” Keith Richards wrote in his memoir Life, referring to his estate. “Mick and I had been up all night, it was raining outside and there was the sound of these heavy stomping rubber boots near the window, belonging to my gardener, Jack Dyer, a real country man from Sussex. It woke Mick up. He said, ‘What’s that?’ I said, ‘Oh, that’s Jack. That’s Jumping Jack.” The song was recorded on April 20th, 1968 and rushed into stores just four weeks later. It became a hit all over the world, and provided the perfect setup for their next album, Beggars Banquet — which came out later that year. by RollingStone

Visiting the Museum

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Your visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum helps fund our efforts to educate the world on the social significance of rock and roll. Like the music we celebrate, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is alive with the energy, passion and spirit of music. The 150,000 square-foot museum features seven floors, five theaters for films, special events and free public programs and ever-changing exhibits.

The origin of the word Rock and Roll

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Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ‘n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s,[1][2] primarily from a combination of the blues, country music, jazz[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s,[3] and in blues records from the 1920s,[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] An early form of rock and roll was rockabilly,[8] which combined country and jazz with influences from traditional Appalachian folk music and gospel.[9]
The term “rock and roll” now has at least two different meanings, both in common usage. The American Heritage Dictionary[10] and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary[11] both define rock and roll as synonymous with rock music. Encyclopaedia Britannica, on the other hand, regards it as the music that originated in the mid-1950s and later evolved “into the more encompassing international style known as rock music.”[12] For the purpose of differentiation, this article uses the latter definition, while the broader musical genre is discussed in the rock music article.
In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s.[13] The beat is essentially a boogie woogie blues rhythm with an accentuated backbeat, the latter almost always provided by a snare drum.[14] Classic rock and roll is usually played with one or two electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm), a string bass or (after the mid-1950s) an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit.[13]
Rock and roll began achieving wide popularity in the 1960s.[15] The massive popularity and eventual worldwide view of rock and roll gave it a widespread social impact. Bobby Gillespie writes that “When Chuck Berry sang ‘Hail, hail, rock and roll, deliver me from the days of old,’ that’s exactly what the music was doing. Chuck Berry started the global psychic jailbreak that is rock’n'roll.”[16]
Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll, as seen in movies and on television, influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. It went on to spawn various sub-genres, often without the initially characteristic backbeat, that are now more commonly called simply “rock music” or “rock.” by Wikipedia