catatan dari myspace HOMICIDE

About HOMICIDE (R.I.P, 1994-2007)
PENTING: KAMI TAK PUNYA ACCOUNT FRIENDSTER, FACEBOOK, MULTIPLY ATAU APAPUN SELAIN MYSPACE INI DAN WEBSITE RESMI KAMI. STOP ASKING ABOUT IT.

Dear Friends, Seperti yang kita ketahui, situs layanan gratis MySpace ini adalah salah satu entitas bisnis yang dimiliki oleh Rupert Murdoch, pemilik jaringan korporasi media internasional bernama Fox. Memerlukan waktu yang cukup lama bagi kami untuk memutuskan selayak apakah memanfaatkan layanan gratis ini atau tidak dengan pertimbangan tadi. Satu sisi, tak dapat disangkal, layanan ini adalah salah satu situs di jejaring maya yang banyak diakses orang dengan beragam latar belakang budaya, ras, kebangsaan, bahkan ideologi, sedemikian rupa sehingga menjadikannya sebagai salah satu media paling murah dan efektif untuk mendistribusikan informasi. Namun di sisi lain, MySpace merupakan alat marketing korporasi raksasa, terutama industri musik dalam mengontrol pasar. Sangat menyebalkan mendengar motivasi sebuah band meminta 'add as friend' hanya untuk usaha penambahan statistik agar dilirik para investor talenta yang memiliki kriteria 'band populer' dengan 5000 teman. Dan sisi lain yang paling penting dicatat disini; Fox (sebagai bagian dari The News Corporation Limited) adalah salah satu aktor global yang berperan penting dalam menciptakan ketidakadilan global, mengeksploitasi sumber daya, memanipulasi informasi dan melakukan kebohongan publik, membangun kerajaan media raksasa dengan aset milyaran dolar diatas penderitaan orang lain dan yang paling memuakkan adalah bagaimana mereka berinvestasi besar-besaran di wilayah terjajah di Palestina dan secara terang-terangan mendukung kebijakan negara apartheid Israel. Ini semua tentu saja menjadi pertimbangan kami mengingat, di alam globalisasi hari ini, tak ada fenomena global di satu teritori yang tak ada hubungannya dengan hal lain di sudut planet lainnya. Di titik seperti ini, sejujurnya, sulit bagi kami untuk melenggang begitu saja seraya mengatakan "Peduli setan", paling tidak setelah melihat foto dan rekaman video anak-anak seumuran anak-anak kami yang menjadi korban pemiskinan global di pelosok-pelosok negara dunia ketiga dan korban pembantaian semena-mena seperti di Lebanon baru-baru ini. Oleh karena itu, tanpa bermaksud menggurui atau atau mengintimidasi kawan-kawan, kami menyarankan untuk memperlakukan halaman ini seperti layaknya surat kabar beriklan yang tak harus kalian pedulikan. Kami sarankan untuk tidak mengklik layanan komersial apapun yang ada di halaman ini. Jika harus mengklik sesuatu, klik link ke website kami. Juga bagian 'Friends' (selain kawan-kawan yang meminta di add) sengaja saya fungsikan sebagai link kepada beratus-ratus bahkan beribu jaringan informasi lainnya yang kami pikir berguna bagi kawan-kawan. Sebagian besar merupakan band-band yang kami pikir cukup inspiratif dan relevan juga kami pikir layak untuk kawan lainnya mengetahui dan mengeksplorasinya. Beberapa lainnya merupakan link kepada beberapa forum yang kami pikir akan sangat membantu untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai isu-isu yang kami ingin kawan-kawan ketahui. Misalnya FREEPALESTINA adalah satu sumber yang akan membantu menemukan lagi banyak sumber multi-perspektif lainnya untuk mengetahui, mempelajari, berdiskusi dan berdebat untuk kemudian memutuskan keterlibatan aksi, baik personal ataupun kolektif, dalam isu Palestina, Lebanon dan kezaliman Israel. Kemudian CRIMETHINC, akan mengantarkan kalian pada sumber-sumber wacana tak terhitung di seputar isu anti-otoritarian, politik akar rumput, penguatan komunitas, emansipasi masyarakat sipil dan tentunya pengorganisiran lokal dan perlawanan global terhadap dominasi neo-liberalisme. Saat ini memang belum lengkap namun akan kami lengkapi link-link lainnya sesegera mungkin. Pada akhirnya memang we give this a try, sampai pada satu saat kita bisa memperhitungkan mana yang lebih banyak, manfaat atau keruagiannya. Namun agar usaha kami tidak terlalu sia-sia disini, kami ingin mengatakan sekali lagi bahwa halaman MySpace ini tak lebih hanya sebagai alat penghubung. Seperti halnya media lainnya ia adalah sarana bukan tujuan. Jadi sedikit saja harapan kami agar kawan-kawan tidak berhenti disini. Terima kasih telah membaca ini. Jika mencari the-so-called bio, kalian bisa menemukan ditempat lain.

Inspirational Joni

Yeah, we are Inspirational Joni. It all started when 3 bestfriends, Danny, Ivan, and Shera, agrees to start a band. Then, they asked Ayas and Ino to fill the position as a drummer and a guitarist. In this era our first line up of music such as Berdansa Sampai Mati, No More, Tell the DJ, and a single who got released in an Original Soundtrack of Catatan Akhir Sekolah, We’re Gonna.

Due to certain differences, Shera going through on a different path with the rest of the band. Later on, Hangga joined the band and we started to produce new music without a vocalist. Until Nadia came along.

With Nadia as a new vocalist, the band released their first self titled E.P with the single Frekuensi Tinggi. We had our great moments with her, and on June 2007, we go to Malaysia and have a show and interviews on local tv’s. Sadly, not long after the show, Nadia had to go on a different path as well, she decided to pursue her own goal as a solo vocalist.

Thankfully not long after that we met Kenny. A great vocalist with great style and attitude. But due to her activity she had to resign on December 07.

Three times changing vocalist didn't stop us to make new music, but after Kenny left we think it's time to finish our study first. On June 08 after all of us finished our study we meet again with Shera and decided to try jamming with her in the studio. Felt the chemistry still there so we keep jamming and jamming to create new songs and the rest are history.

So we are back and dangerous as ever! WATCHOUT!

PS: If you can't add us as your friend, our email is newy0rkd0lls@yahoo.com

The Adams

Berawal dari sebuah band yang bernama lonely band tahun 2001, sebuah band dengan konsep membuat lagu saja.
Setelah proses panjang menjadi the adams pada tahun 2002 yang selalu membawakan lagu dari the adams. panggung pertama yang menjadi tonggak awal setelah mendapatkan respon yang cukup baik.
Akhirnya pada panggung ketiga mendapatkan tawaran untuk kompilasi JKT:SKRG membawakan lagu the upstairs dengan aransemen ulang dari the adams.

DISCOGRAPHY :
SELFTITLED
2004, aksara records
V2.05
2006, aksararecords COMPILATION KAMPUS 24 JAM HITS
2002, kampus 24 jam records JKT:SKRG
2003,aksara records
OST:JANJI JONI
2005,aksara records AWARD
ANUGERAH VIDEO MUSIK 2006
video musik indie terbaik

contact :
THE ADAMS MANAGEMENT
Jl. Brawijaya 12 no. 1
Jakarta Selatan - Indonesia
Phone : +62 818 66 777 1
officialadams@yahoo.com

the changcuters

The Changcuters is a Smashing Rock n' Roll band that formed in Bandung, Indonesia in 2004, 19th September. We Offers you a different taste of Rock n' Roll, and we're Proudly say that we are The Next Big Things..

The Changcuters Are :

- Tria Changcut (Lead Vocal, Harmonica And Tamborine)

- Qibil Changcut (Lead Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals )

- Dipa Changcut (Bass And Strange Voices)

- Alda Changcut (Guitars)

- Erick Changcut (Drum and Percussions)

TRIA is phsycotic singer with an extremely strong voice, looks and sounds like Mick Jagger, Jim Morrisson And Steven Taylor Mixed it all together,he has polite attitude but still you can feel Strong Vibration of Rock And Roll Surrounding him And you'll be amazed when you see him perform on stage!!

QIBIL is a good guitar player he got the looks and he got the moves to be a great guitarist..influenced by Noel Gallagher and John Squier, he fills the songs with dinamic sounds and melodies that give you the creeps!!

DIPA has the strongest character in Band..he is the decission maker and always come up with weird idea and hilarious lyrics..He also has strange style for a bassist

ALDA is a very good guitarist, he plays perfectly..he is a good looking shy guy and he doesnt speak very often..And the important thing is, he's the genuine heartbreaker..So Girls!! you better watchout...

ERICK..hhhmmm...not much to say about this guy, except..He's GODDAMN GOOD with Drums..Bloody Marvelous!!

THE CHANGCUTERS NEWEST ALBUM'S COMING SOON!!

Come and See Us Darlin' and Hear The Album Bangin' On Your Stereo ...Wo'...Maaa'!!!

c'mon lennon

Dear friends of C'mon Lennon,

We would like to announce that C'mon Lennon is officially disbanded and no longer existed. Due to personnel changes and managerial decisions and other reasons including creative visions, we decided not to make any further music project under C'mon Lennon's name. Thank you for all supports through out those wonderful years. But no need for you all to sad and worry because our music still continues as we form a new band called "CITIZEN" with fresh new musical ideas to entertain you all and keep making contribution to Indonesia's music scene. We hope you still support us just the way it used to be and kept those wonderful memories alive!!!

CITIZEN is planning to release its first official release near end of this year. We are currently in the studio burning joints and making great music. We’re gonna put some upcoming materials in Myspace for preview and sheer enjoyment.

for further information please do contact us @

CITIZEN management

Aldi "aBg" 08159662601

Uga, Hans, dan Ihwan adalah sedikit dari remaja2x yang aktif dalam kegiatan2x masjid di lingkungan mereka.

Suatu ketika mereka tak sengaja bertemu di sebuah masjid, ketika adzan hendak dikumandangkan, mereka berebutan mic untuk melakukan adzan. Dari situlah akhirnya mereka berkenalan dan kemudian diketahui bahwa mereka mempunyai interest yang sama.

Setelah sering hang out bareng dan melakukan shalat berjama'ah dari mesjid ke mesjid, akhirnya mereka sepakat untuk membuat suatu band. Karena bertiga mungkin bisa dianggap terlalu punk, dihubungilah Bin dan Angga, teman2x yang aktif di karang taruna di rumah mereka, dan Sulung, ketua choir paduan suara gereja di daerah bintaro. karena mereka sudah cukup lama berkutat dalam hal rohani, mereka lalu sepakat membuat band bernuansakan duniawi. Kemudian terbentuklah C'mon Lennon,yang tadinya cukup panjang namanya, C'mon Lennon Light My Fire, tapi kemudian disingkat menjadi C'mon Lennon saja.

Setelah mencoba manggung di berbagai acara, C'mon Lennon lalu mencoba membuat album mereka sendiri. Memakan waktu cukup lama memang, dikarenakan kesibukan di mesjid, gereja, dan karang taruna tentunya(dan mereka sudah berjanji bahwa C'mon Lennon jangan sampai mengganggu kegiatan utama mereka itu). Lalu akhirnya keluarlah album "Ketika Lalala". hmm.....udah ah...capek mikirnyah!! kalo ada ide diterusin lagi deh yah nek!!!

jangan lupa untuk join milis C'mon Lennon di www.groups.yahoo.com/group/cmonlennon yaaaa!!!

UNTUK SEGALA SESUATU YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN C'MON LENNON KINI DIPEGANG OLEH

ALDI 'ABG'....MUAAAAAAHH!!!!

http://cmonlennon.multiply.com

http://www.myspace.com/cmonlennon

Lomba Poster di KICKFEST JOGJA 2009

KICK FEST JOGJA 2009 - LOMBA DESIGN POSTER

KICK FEST JOGJA 2009 - LOMBA DESIGN POSTER PELAJAR 

Detil Kegiatan 
• Tema Besar : Tahun Indonesia Kreatif 2009
• Tema Khusus : Generasi Kreatif
• Jenis Kegiatan : Lomba Disain dan Pameran Poster
• Peserta : Pelajar SMU se-DIY
• Sifat Lomba : Free (tidak dipungut biaya apapun)
• Hadiah Utama : Rp 1.000.000 (1 pemenang), diserahkan pada saat
seremoni pembukaan Kickfest 2009
• Hadiah Pembinaan : Masing-masing Rp 200.000 (10 peserta pameran)
• Deskripsi Kegiatan : Lomba Disain Poster untuk pelajar SMA merupakan pra
event dari Kickfest 2009. Karya-karya yang terkumpul kemudian akan diseleksi untuk kemudian dipamerkan pada saat acara Kickfest 2009 berlangsung.

Syarat-syarat Peserta Lomba
• Peserta lomba adalah pelajar SMU di DIY, dibuktikan dengan fotocopy Kartu Pelajar.
• Mencantumkan Nama, Asal Sekolah, Kelas, No. HP
• Karya diprint 300 dpi di kertas Art Paper 210-260 gr berukuran A3
• Menyertakan Surat Pernyataan yang menyataan bahwa ”karya yang dikirimkan adalah bikinan peserta sendiri (original, bukan plagiat, bukan bikinan orang lain), dan jika terbukti nantinya kalau karya yang dikirimkan tidak original, maka peserta bersedia menerima segala konsekuensinya”
• Karya dikumpulkan dalam amplop tertutup. Tulis : Lomba Disain Poster SMU pada bagian depan amplop. karya diterima panitia paling lambat tanggal 12 April 2009
• Karya dikirim ke House of BRAIN (Komp. Taman Kenari No.A3, jl. Perumnas, Mundusaren, Depok, Sleman, DIY, 0274-4333304) atau It’s Your Niche (jl. Langensari 23 Yogyakarta, 0274-585071) atau Slackers (jl. Ring Road Utara KM 1,5 Maguwoharjo, Sleman, DIY, 0274-4332222)
• Pemenang akan dihubungi langsung oleh panitia Kickfest 2009
• Lomba ini bersifat ”Free”, sehingga tidak dipungut biaya apapun
• Setiap peserta boleh mengirimkan lebih dari 1 karya

New Album The UPSTAIRS

THE UPSTAIRS NEW ALBUM.. MAGNET! MAGNET!

Setelah 15 maret lalu The Upstairs telah merilis album baru mereka di bawah bendera Magnet Music/Demajors yang di beri judul Magnet! Magnet! di Malaysia. Kini kita telah bisa mendapatkan album The Upstairs terbaru yang akan di jual pada hari Sabtu, 28 Maret di CFD FEST 2009 yang bertempat di Hanggar Teras, Pancoran. CFD FEST sendiri adalah acara musik rock tahunan yang di gelar oleh Crooz Clothing & Distro. Album The Upstairs akan di jual secara terbatas dan dijual sendiri oleh para personil The Upstairs. Bagi yang penasaran, single jagoan mereka, Kami Datang Untuk Musik yang penggarapan klip-nya di buat sendiri oleh Andre ‘Kubil’ (gitaris The Upstairs) sudah bisa kalian dengarkan di radio-radio kesayangan kalian. 

Tour America Superman is dead

Superman is Dead Mengkonfirmasi Tur Amerika Mereka

Superman is Dead baru saja mengkonfirmasi keikutsertaan mereka di Vans Warped Tour tahun 2009. Vans Warped Tour adalah salah satu tur khusus band-band punk rock yang sangat berpengaruh di Amerika Serikat.

Superman is Dead dijadwalkan bermain di sebelas panggung Kevin Says Stage yang ada di Vans Warped Tour tahun ini. Tur ini sendiri berlangsung sampai bulan Agustus 2009 mendatang, berkeliling ke hampir seluruh penjuru Amerika Serikat dengan total sekitar 30an panggung.

Selain itu, Superman is Dead juga akan melangsungkan sejumlah pertunjukan di luar rangkaian Vans Warped Tour.

Di bawah ini adalah detail turnya:

Superman Is Dead from Bali with Rock USA Tour 2009
Jun 5th From Bali With Rock USA Tour New York
Jun 6th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Philadelphia
Jun 7th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Washington DC, Washington
Jun 13rd From Bali With Rock USA Tour Los Angeles, California
Jun 19th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Seattle, Washington
Jun 20th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Seattle, Washington

Superman is Dead Vans Warped Tour 2009
Jun 26th Vans Warped Tour Pomona, California
Jun 27th Vans Warped Tour San Francisco, California
Jun 28th Vans Warped Tour Ventura, California
Jun 30th Vans Warped Tour Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 1st Vans Warped Tour Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jul 2nd Vans Warped Tour San Antonio, Texas
Jul 3rd Vans Warped Tour Houston, Texas
Jul 5th Vans Warped Tour Dallas, Texas
Jul 7th Vans Warped Tour Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 8th Vans Warped Tour Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 9th Vans Warped Tour Cleveland, Ohio

Untuk Superman is Dead, ini adalah tur internasional kedua mereka setelah beberapa tahun yang lalu tanpa henti mereka memainkan tur sebulan penuh di Australia.

Tur ini juga merupakan satu lagi ukiran sejarah yang dicatat oleh band punk rock asal Bali ini. Superman is Dead merupakan band lokal pertama yang bisa ikut serta dalam Vans Warped Tour. Congrats! (pelukislangit)

Informasi lebih lanjut:
www.supermanisdead.net

Tiga Pagi

The name “Tigapagi” was taken from such a view or also called paradigms of one single point of time, when everything is about to begin in the moment when everything come to an end. The darkest hour is waiting for a seed of clearness. In the beginning, Tigapagi is just a naming from many collection of artwork, taking from a song tracks, which is successfully pirated with satisfying outcome in East Bandung region as an unordinary pop song tracks in last 2004. The artworks of the fleshless ghost named Tigapagi filled with many reproach, resentments, and other personal grumbles belong to a tumbled wandering college student with no fame and fortune at all (he doing all the recording jobs with just a PC, his best-friend’s PC, not even his own), let’s just call him “Sigit”. Eventually, his artworks was listened by one of his best-friends, who in the end, suggests Sigit to pack his works better and presents it more properly. With a long contemplated thoughts taken, Sigit finally decided to invite two brothers “Eko” and ”Prima”, which is his best-friends too (before time, the three of them joined in a same other band), to take part into a new journey a head. In The beginning of 2006, involving along process, the trio’s was taking a complete form. And now, ultimately, Tigapagi have found its vessel into the physical realm of reality, wich is from now on, every eye can witness the pilgrimage of Tigapagi. Starting from the heart, ends with the unrevealed. Tigapagi wants to share the anguish lullaby. Socializing The Band : -Ganesha/Eca(08562132122) -Dwie(08562359135) -Opur(081321321990)

http://www.myspace.com/tigapagi

Morning Blue

This local band has gained a great reputation, due in no small way to their excellent songs. Don..t be deterred by the Country tag....this is classic stripped-down honest songwriting with not a rhinestone in sight. GRAPEVINE

These guys are brilliant, if you like acoustic music then this band is a must see, they are definitely one of the best acoustic based bands we have in the city!! THE BRICKMAKERS

http://www.myspace.com/morningblue

C.U.T.S

Hello

We’re The cuts, and we’re about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.

The Essentials:
Two axes, One low-end and some Pots n pans


sounds a bit like the thundercats theme tune


when your on 10 grams of meth.


We’re always looking for support slots so give us a message if you’ve got a meaty one

http://www.myspace.com/thecutsmusic

nemesis

Started from the band's childhood fantasy, Nemesis always dreamed about being some crunchy rockstar. The five of them are highschool student with the same liking in music. They always been motivated with previous success bands in their glory times. For that cause, they set out a band called Tears Came Falling, mostly playing influental incisive metal style, combining Caliban, As I Lay Dying, It Dies Today, etc. Their past line up are Rangga on vocal, Sahid and Sendi playing guitars, Regha on bass, and Dei on drums.

Along their good ol times and journey, Nemesis have to realize what is coming in their daily life activity. Sahid, one of the guitar player, must resign from Tears Came Falling for pursuing his academic routine. Immediately that empty guitar spot is replaced by Rangga.

In the middle of 2007, the band spend a lot of time in one place to discuss about music or taken down the new material. And fortunately they are destined to meet their new aggressive guitar player, Jody. With the current line up, Nemesis came with new idea and exploratif influence such as All That Remains, Trivium, Lamb Of God, In Flames, Soilwork, Unearth, Sylosis, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Arch Enemy. All the mix influence gave Nemesis so much new dynamic nuance in the next level of metal.

http://www.myspace.com/nemesisdeathall

the S.I.G.I.T.

1994-2002
Period of formation. In this period, they met each other, played and hung up together, fought each other, rehearsed a lot, and wrote their song.

2002-2004
In 2004, The S.I.G.I.T. signed to Spills Records and released their self titled debut mini album (EP) and performed many bar gigs and venue. Their first single, Soul Sister soon became a local radio hits in Bandung and Jakarta, made reputated on MTV Trax Magazine as "The Hottest Rock N Roll Band".

By contributing on movie soundtrack for Catatan Akhir Sekolah (CAS), their fanbase grow rapidly. Did I Ask Your Opinion, which appeared as OST on former movie, finally became their first single to be broadcasted on MTV-I.

After leaving Spills Records, they begun to spread their stage performance to bigger venue and region...

2005-...
Their name appeared on NME's Stereo (30 July)
See and read the scanned page Here

"The S.I.G.I.T. - Black Amplifier.
Scorching, gonzo Zep Rock from our hot new Indonesian Friend"

2006
Signed to FFWD and released "Visible Idea of Perfection" in December under FFWD's sister label FFCUTS

2007
Signed to Australian Caveman! and released "Visible.." which distributed by Reverberation. They toured Australia in June to coincide the release date

http://www.myspace.com/thesigit

the brandals

About The Brandals ( Writing New Material !! ) Formed in late 2001 as The Motives in urban polluted Jakarta, with Edo Wallad on vocal, Bayu on Lead guitar, Tonny on Rythm guitar, Doddy on Bass and Rully Annash on Drums. Spent most of 2002 rehearsing and performing their own materials, as well as classic Rock n’ Roll standards from The Who, The Stones, Hendrix, Kinks, some Pistols and The Clash. Early 2003, Edo left due to day job commitment as magazine editor. Enter Eka Annash (Rully's older brother), who intensified the whole song writing and performing activities, and changed the band's name to The Brandals.

Throughout 2003 The Brandals been thru fire and high water, performing their string of original materials such as 100 km/jam, Lingkar Labirin, Marching Menuju Maut, Moonlight Chid, etc. Recording process started on March to October 2003 in The Doors (East Jakarta) recording studio, which resulted in the released of their DIY debut album 'The Brandals'. The album, which distributed nation wide by a small indie label Sirkus Record, sold 7500 copies. It is an impressive number for an indie release. The Band continued their guerilla promo strategy, performed on underground gigs and uni/highschool music events. Promoting their album to various medias, and gain national highlight as one of the most notorious rock n roll band from the capital state of Indonesia, thanks to their lewd, provoking, disorderly act. Despite the disturbing image, The Brandals won critical approval from the medias and fans throughout the nation. Touring Java, Bali and Sumatera in 2004.

Recording for the second album commenced on November 2004 at Studio 18 Jakarta. 14 new materials were recorded under Flystation label. Gruelling working hours were paid off when the album's finished in May 2005. After few months of distribution search, the band hooked up with Warner Music for a distribution deal nation wide and presented what would be their best release yet, the eclectic 'Audio Imperialist', released on August 17th 2005. The album infused punk's ferocious attack, rockabilly's rhythm with country tinged rock n roll. Fuelled with lyrical contents that speaks urban life obsession on decadence, social injustice and rejected romance gone bad. Touring for Audio Imperialist from ‘05 to ‘06 proven to be another success for the band as they’ve exposed themselves to a bigger audience in bigger venues, included overseas tour to Singapore and Malaysia in early 2007. As the band gained more new fans, album sales rose up to dramatic numbers of 35.000 copies nation wide.

2007 saw the band back in the studio recorded their 3rd output ‘Brandalisme’. Trying to break the standard rock n’ roll platform, the new album became an experimental ground for the band to expanding their musical palette. ‘Brandalisme’ managed to dilute the new experiment sound of The Brandals with their rough and reverb trademark. The result was a refreshing and challenging new territory for the band as well for the fans. Still holds their DIY ethic flags high, ‘Brandalisme’ released by Aksara Records, another respected Jakarta’s independent label.
http://www.myspace.com/audioimperialist

what is GLAM ROCK?

Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a sub-genre of rock music that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots."^[1] The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a campy, theatrical blend of nostalgic references to science fiction and old movies, all over a guitar-driven hard rock sound.

Largely a British phenomenon, glam rock peaked during the mid 1970s. The most famous exponents of the movement were Marc Bolan and T.Rex, Gary Glitter, and Slade. Other influential performers include Elton John, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Sweet, Wizzard, Roxy Music, Mud, Mott the Hoople, Queen, The Glitter Band, The New York Dolls, Sparks, The Tubesand Suzi Quatro.

what is NEW WAVE MUSIC?

New Wave is a rock genre that originated in the late 1970s and continued in the 1980s. It emerged from punk rock as a reaction against the popular music of the 1970s. New Wave was basically the reinvention of rock 'n' roll of the 1960s but it also incorporated various influences as well as aspects of mod subculture, electronic music, disco, and funk.

The term New Wave itself is a source of much confusion. It was introduced in 1976 in Great Britain by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren as an alternative label for what was also being called "punk". The term referenced the avant-garde, stylish French New Wave film movement of the 1960s. The label was soon picked up by British punk fanzines such as Sniffin' Glue and then the professional music press. For a period of time in 1976 and 1977 the two terms were interchangeable. By the end of 1977, "New Wave" had replaced "Punk" as the definition for new underground music in the United Kingdom.

In the United States, Sire Records needed a term by which it could market its newly signed bands, who had frequently played the club CBGB. Because radio consultants in the U.S. had advised their clients that punk rock was a fad (and because many stations that had embraceddisco had been hurt by the backlash), they settled on the term "New Wave". Like those film makers, its new artists, such as The Ramones and Talking Heads, were anti-corporate, experimental, and from a generation that had grown up as critical consumers of the art they now practiced. At first most American writers exclusively used the term "New Wave" to describe British Punk acts. Starting in December 1976 The New York Rocker which was suspicious of the term "Punk" became the first American journal to enthusiastically use the term starting with British acts, and later appropriating it to acts associated with the CBGB scene.

Soon, listeners began to differentiate some of these musicians from "true punks". The music journalist Charles Shaar Murray, in writing aboutthe Boomtown Rats, has indicated that the term New Wave became an industry catch-all for musicians affiliated with the punk movement, but in some way different from it:

^{The Rats didn’t conform precisely to the notional orthodoxies of punk, but then neither did many other bands at the forefront of what those who were scared of the uncompromising term 'punk' later bowdlerized to New Wave. You weren’t allowed to have long hair! The Ramones did. Guitar solos verboten! The defence calls Television. Facial hair a capital offence! Two members of The Stranglers are in mortal danger. Age police on the prowl for wrinklies on the run! Cells await Ian Dury, Knox from The Vibrators and most of The Stranglers. Pedal steel guitars and country music too inextricably linked with Laurel Canyon coke-hippies and snooze-inducing Mellow Mafia singer/songwriterismo. Elvis Costello, you’re busted.}

Music that followed the anarchic garage band ethos of the Sex Pistols was distinguished as "punk", while music that tended toward experimentation, lyrical complexity, or more polished production, was categorized as "New Wave". This came to include musicians who had come to prominence in the British pub rock scene of the mid-1970s, such as Ian Dury, Nick Lowe, Eddie and the Hot Rods and Dr Feelgood; acts associated with the New York club CBGBs, such as Television, Patti Smith, Mink DeVille^[5] and Blondie; and singer-songwriters who were noted for their barbed lyrical wit, such as Elvis Costello, Tom Robinson and Joe Jackson. Furthermore, many artists who would have originally been classified as punk were also termed New Wave. A 1977 Phonogram Records compilation album of the same name (New Wave) features US artists including the Dead Boys, Ramones, Talking Heads and The Runaways.

Later still, "New Wave" came to imply a less noisy, more pop sound, and to include acts manufactured by record labels, while the term post-punk was coined to describe the darker, less pop-influenced groups, such as Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cure, and The Psychedelic Furs. Although distinct, punk, New Wave, and post-punk all shared common ground: an energetic reaction to the supposedly overproduced, uninspired popular music of the 1970s.

The term fell out of favour in The United Kingdom during the early 1980s because its usage had become too general

what is ROCK n'ROLL

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues,country, folk, gospel, and jazz. The style quickly spread to the rest of the world and developed further, leading ultimately to modern rock music.

The term "rock and roll" now covers at least two different meanings, both in common usage. The American Heritage Dictionary^[1] and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary^[2] both define rock and roll as synonymous with rock music. Conversely, Allwords.com defines the term to refer specifically to the music of the 1950s.^[3] For the purpose of differentiation, this article uses the latter definition, while the broader musical genre is discussed in the rock music article.

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. 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. The beat is essentially a boogie woogie blues rhythm with an accentuated backbeat, the latter almost always provided by a snare drum.

The massive popularity and eventual worldwide view of rock and roll gave it a unique social impact. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll, as seen in movies and in the new medium of 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".

PUNK ROCK

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY (do it yourself) ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings and distributing them through informal channels.

By late 1976, bands such as the Ramones, in New York City, and the Sex Pistols and The Clash, in London, were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world. Punk quickly, though briefly, became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associatedpunk subculture emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctiveclothing styles and a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies.

By the beginning of the 1980s, faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore and Oi!had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a broad range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk and thealternative rock movement. By the turn of the century, pop punk had been adopted by the mainstream, with bands such as Green Day and The Offspring bringing the genre widespread popularity.

what is SCREAMO?

Screamo is a genre of music which predominantly evolved from hardcore punk, among other genres, in the early 1990s. The term "screamo" was initially applied to a more aggressive offshoot of emo that developed in San Diego in 1991, which used short, chaotically executed songs which grafted "spastic intensity to willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics,"^[4] often with a political message. In the early 2000s, the genre name began to describe a different, slower and less dissonant style that borrowed from alternative rock. The term's application to the "second wave" is controversial among fans and practitioners of the earlier style.^[5] One musician observed that the term "has been kind of tainted in a way, especially in the States"

the used

The Used thrives on friction. You can hear it on the band's combustible self-titled debut. You can hear it on the tension-filled follow-up, In Love And Death. It's what makes a Used album or performance such an exhilarating ride. Throughout In Love And Death, you can make out a faint ticking sound, but you never know until the very last second whether it's attached to an alarm clock or a time bomb.

Both options are just as likely. The Orem, Utah-based quartet is made up of four distinct personalities, each with individual musical tastes that don't always overlap and strong ideals that are often diametrically opposed. The chemistry might have combusted a lesser band before it even started, but the equally passionate friendships and shared hardships that make up The Used have held it together.

"There was pretty much some drama going on during the whole making of the new album," drummer Branden Steineckert says with a laugh. "There's no such thing as a perfect working environment, and I think the music is better because it didn't come easy."

And what friction the band doesn't create within its own ranks, the members can easily find in the world surrounding them. To an outsider, the church-based culture of Orem might seem like the perfect incubator for a new rock revolution. But ask singer Bert McCracken what he's rebelling against, and in time-honored tradition he'll respond, "whattaya got?"

"I've rebelled against all types of conformity throughout my life, not just Utah's conservative culture," he says. "I rebelled against the Mormon Church by going to other churches. I rebelled against my parents by not eating meat. I rebelled against my friends and myself by doing drugs. And I rebelled against everything that was holding me down by playing music with these guys."

"That was my way of rebelling, too," says guitarist Quinn Allman. "Believing in something real and powerful like music. God is just a concept, but music is tangible."

The band's faith in music ultimately provided an escape from their sleepy hometown, as well as an escape from a combined band history that included poverty, homelessness and, for Bert, drug addiction. The Used documented its own history with surprising candor on the Maybe Memories CD-plus-DVD title, presciently capturing its rise from bedroom to enormodome on digital video.

The band's faith in music ultimately provided an escape from their sleepy hometown, as well as an escape from a combined band history that included poverty, homelessness and, for Bert, drug addiction. The Used documented its own history with surprising candor on the Maybe Memories CD-plus-DVD title, presciently capturing its rise from bedroom to enormodome on digital video.

"If you hear a rumor that there's a big party on the other side of the fence, you just want to peek over so bad," Quinn says of the band's desire to flee Orem, to which they've since returned following their success. "We just kept repeating to ourselves, 'We can get out of here. We can do this.'"

"In our minds, it wasn't an option to fail," says bassist Jeph Howard. "We didn't have anything to fall back on."

In many ways, The Used is a completely different band than the one that recorded its debut (the disc has since sold in excess of a million copies). Prior to the release of that album in June 2002, the band had only performed twenty shows in and around Orem. Since then, they've logged a superhuman 600 dates around the world, including successful stints on Ozzfest, Vans Warped Tour and, most recently, Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour. Not surprisingly, In Love And Death reflects that accelerated growth cycle.

"I don't think we could have written the first album again because we're all such different people now," says Branden. "Before, we were just writing alone in our house and we were hungry and we were trying to work jobs and we couldn't afford drum sticks and strings. Those things were easier to come by this time, but we had new challenges and new pressures weighing upon us."

The band worked once again with producer John Feldmann. As with the first album, Feldmann enthusiastically facilitated the band's experimental flights and fought alongside--and occasionally with (that friction again)--the band to make the best possible album, one built to weather fickle trends.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Branden says of the in-studio chemistry. "We enjoyed working with Feldmann so much the first time, plus he knows each of us so well as people. He watched us grow from being kids from nowhere who knew nothing to the musicians we are today. It seemed very necessary to do the album with him again. He complements us really well."

"We all knew that the final product we created together last time was totally sick," says Jeph. "And we were confident this time that none of us would stop until we were all happy with the results. We all got what we wanted and I think we impressed each other even though we'd butt heads. Everyone was really pushing themselves and trying new things."

As such, the album has incredible range. On one extreme, there's "Listening," a bullet-shaped juggernaut of syncopated guitar-bass-drums over which Bert alternately caterwauls and croons, simultaneously singing about and approximating a communication breakdown. On the other extreme, there's "Lunacy Fringe," a jaunty, Bacharach-esque pop number arranged for brushed snare, stand-up bass and pizzicato strings.

With a long-term career beckoning, you have to wonder if Bert has decided to rein in the pace and run this heat more like a marathon than a sprint. "That's a good question," he says. "Sometimes things just seem out of my control, but they really never are. That's what 'Take It Away' is about. I just need to take small steps every day."