Lima paguyuban dendang paling bersinar di Bali saat sekarang. Selain tangguh-tawakal, genre puspawarna, mereka juga mencengangkan secara musikal.
The oaken baritone singer of The National, one of my most admired singers from this era, a Cary Grant interpretation of Leonard Cohen, the Neil Diamond of indie rock, hit the big 5-0 today.
Eleven years ago today, "the hooligan of British fashion", Aexander McQueen, CBE, one of the most celebrated designers of our time, committed suicide. However, his work and vision still inspire the fashion world to create revolutionary, avant-garde, out of this world creations.
Today is the 62nd deathiversary of The Day the Music Died.
26 years ago today, Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers vanished leaving no clues to his whereabouts. He left The Embassy Hotel in London, England, at 7am. Edwards & James Dean Bradfield (lead singer and lead guitarist of Manics) were due to fly to the United States on a promotional tour. His car was found on the Severn Bridgeâa notorious suicide spotâ16 days later.
Great art comes from great pain. Mungkin inilah fenomena yang sedang terjadi di skena musik Pulau Bali. Para seniman malah menjadi kian kreatif kala digencet nestapa. Musisi, terutama beberapa bulan belakangan ini, kembali meramaikan belantika. Entah merilis karya, entah konser virtual dan di jagat nyata. Faktor signifikan lain yang membuat kancah musik di Bali tetap tegar tentu saja karena ekosistem musik di Bali yang kokoh dan terbilang komprehensif, semua syarat telah komplet. Hantaman Covid-19 cuma menggoyahkan fondasi sementara. Cuma gegar sebentar, bukan ambruk.
Ten years ago today, one of the biggest moments in my life, the very day I changed my title from âwriterâ to âauthorâ, I officially launched my first book: BLANTIKA â LINIMASA.
Suicidal Sinatra, the pioneer of pyschobilly in Indonesia, still alive and well. They just released a tight af, high-energy tune, the soundtrack for Kustomfest called âPsycho Locoâ.
41 years ago today, The Sugarhill Gangâs âRapperâs Delightâ became the first hip hop single ever to reach the Billboard top 40.
Beth Gibbons turned 56 today! Happy birthday, Bristol Joplin!
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, today in 1987, became the first female to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.
No need to be ecstatic in welcoming 2021. Letâs keep it quietly. We, human being are fragile and vulnerable. Covid has almost killed us all. So, yeah, just stay calm. And embrace the music.
Syarikat para hulubalang, pejuang, penjaga menara, dan penegak marwah Rockabilly di Nusantara: RockaBali Marauders.
Rod Stewart married New Zealand model Rachel Hunter in Beverly Hills, this week in 1990. After the wedding Stewart was quoted as saying âI Found the Girl that I Want, I wonât be putting my banana in anybodyâs fruit bowl from now on.â They split in 1999. Four years later, still in December, Stewart played in front of 3.5 million people on Copacabana beach in Rio De Janeiro, and made into the Guinness Book of World Records for staging the largest free rock concert attendance in history.
Ryan Adams shows his weird and wonderful sensitivity through "Sylvia Plath".
A wonderful love/hate/weak/drunk/wishful moment composition.
A breakup song and record with a happy ending: it has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
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