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The concert “U2 3D” is a film of the band’s 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with new 3-D technology.

“I was really hoping we weren’t crap after all these years. Luckily we weren’t,” guitarist The Edge told The Associated Press before the band donned plastic glasses to watch the movie’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night.

The Edge, joined by singer Bono, drummer Larry Mullen and bassist Adam Clayton, joked about the absurdity of seeing themselves perform after playing together for more than 30 years.

“It’s kind of horrific,” to see himself on stage in 3-D, said Bono. “It’s bad enough on a small screen. Now you get to see the lard arse 40-foot tall.”

The Edge said the 3-D technology allowed “the songs to shine through,” though he was surprised to see the chemistry of the band in the details on screen, and how far apart his bandmates were on stage.

“Are you saying you felt lonely up there?” said Bono, smiling. “No, I felt lonely for Larry,” The Edge replied. “He likes being on his own,” said Bono. “Didn’t you bring him back a bottle of water?”

Bono said he loved playing to the enthusiastic audiences of Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro.

“Irish people are essentially Latin people who don’t know how to dance,” he said. “When people are screaming and roaring and shouting, the humbling thing is to realize it’s not really for the band or artist on the stage. It’s for their connection with the songs. A song just can own you … . I think that’s why concerts are so powerful. If that song is such a part of your life, and you hear it, it’s too much almost.”

Bono also expressed hope that the film would allow more people to experience their music, especially teenagers and college students who might not be able to afford the pricey tickets to their sold-out shows.

The band is working with longtime producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on a new album that will merge Lanois’ respect for traditional music and Eno’s futuristic sound.

“Music like the band had formed on Venus, and somewhere between that is our next album,” Bono said. “Where they join, where something feels always existing but you never heard it before, that seems to be what the two of them bring out in us.”

History of the most popular Birthday song and absolutely indispensable part of any birthday celebration is over a hundred years old but till now it is still not certain who did write the lyrics of this world-wide known song.

Happy Birthday song is considered to be a joint work of two American sisters, Mildred J. Hill who were schoolteachers in Louisville Kentucky Experimental Kindergarten and Dr Patty Smith Hill who was a Principal in the same school. The song that was originally composed by two sisters was entitled ‘Good Morning to All’ but bore the recognizable melody. The tune of the song was first published in 1893 in the book, ‘Song Stories for the Kindergarten’. It credited Patty Hill for the lyrics and Mildred Hill for the music. Over the years the song became extremely popular in schools across US. The melody of this song is passed into the public domain and it is therefore safe to hum in public without permission.
Here you can see the most famouse perfoming of the song by Marilyn Monroe.

Also it is said that some forty years later, Patty Hill came up with the words, ‘Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Dear name, Happy Birthday to You’. She also fit those words into the melody of ‘Good Morning to All’ song. The entire song was published in 1935. Anyway we sing thissplendid song every bithday, reforming it several times in every year for our friends and loved ones. Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday dear Julia! Happy Birthday to You!

Here you can be easily convinced of the truth of these words! I love the Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers

As it is reported the husband of Grammy-nominated British singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead. Police say Jason Rae was found in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.

A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying him with drugs but has been released on bail, officials said. Thirty-one-year-old Jason Rae was a saxophonist with a funk band, the Haggis Horns.

Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S. after its release in 2006. She was nominated for song of the year at the Grammy Awards in both 2007 and 2008.

R.E.M. is formed in 1980, they are from Athens, Georgia. The band consists of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass), and Bill Berry (drums). Originally Stipe and Buck began playing music together as Mills and Berry were doing the same. After being introduced together by a friend, the 4 men teamed up to play at a friend’s party, calling themselves the “Twisted Kites.” Soon after, the named themselves R.E.M. and began touring small, southern gigs playing cover tunes. In the meantime, the band started to refine their sound, write their own tunes, and develop a following. R.E.M. began their career with a large following with college audiences in the early 80s and were regarded as one of the pioneers to the alternative music sound. As alternative music moved beyond college radio and into other music platforms, R.E.M. kept the pace and grew in universal popularity as well. When punk rock faded and synthesized alternative music grew in the early 80s, R.E.M. maintained a pure, un-synthesized rock/alternative sound.

Receiving department, 3 a.m.
Staff cuts have socked up the overage
Directives are posted
No callbacks, complaints
Everywhere is calm

Hong Kong is present
Taipei awakes
All talk of circadian rhythm

I see today with a newsprint fray
My night is colored headache grey
Daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper

The bull and the bear are marking
Their territories
They’re leading the blind with
Their international glories

I’m the screen, the blinding light
I’m the screen, I work at night

I see today with a newsprint fray
My night is colored headache grey
Don’t wake me with so much
Daysleeper

They cried the other night
I can’t even say why
Fluorescent flat caffeine lights
Its furious balancing

I’m the screen, the blinding light
I’m the screen, I work at night

I see today with a newsprint fray
My night is colored headache grey
Don’t wake me with so much
Don’t wake me with so much. The
Ocean machine is set to 9
I’ll squeeze into heaven and valentine
My bed is pulling me,
Gravity
Daysleeper, daysleeper
Daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper
(sourse - www.rockonthenet.com)

It was Elvis Presley night on American Idol the other night, and I got to thinking, was Elvis a winner or a looser? With all the buzz around American Idol recently, it is easy to think about American music as a game of winners and losers. It is certainly true in top 40 music today. One-hit-wonders come and go. Sometimes they resurface (winners) and sometimes they don’t (losers). Elvis Aaron Presley is still around us every day. Entire books have been written about the history of Elvis Presley. His music still plays on the radio, and his influence on today’s music is enormous.

Elvis Presley collectibles are in every store, and the life of Elvis Presley is well documented on the internet. Music is a lot like life. Almost everyone is categorized as a winner of a loser, to be admired or despised; to be befriended or to be ostracised; and to be emulated or avoided.
Frequently, there have been cases where people who have been labeled successful businessmen have lost their families through divorce; or have lost their health through over working or drug addiction. Can we call such people winners? The best example of such a conflicted person is Elvis Presley. In the world of pop music he was ‘The King of Rock and Roll’ and definite winner. Elvis’ personal life was a train wreck. He lost his family, his health and died miserably from a drug overdose. His end was pitiful, yet he has vast wealth at his disposal. One is sure that the ‘King’ would have gladly traded all his wealth for a loving family life.
So, was Elvis Presley, the undisputed King of Rock and Roll a winner or a loser? Your comments (votes) are invited.

The interesting article- thoughts about modern state of music by Alan Wilder, well kmown British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode had been published yesterday on the side-line.com. As regards Alan Wilder there can be no doubt that he is recognized authority in the music world and one should consider his opinion. I quote here just an extract of the article with wich I’m agree very much.

“We live in a world of technology - exponentially increasing breakthroughs in all things scientific. So fast that we can’t even keep up with it. So why is it that the audio quality of music is degenerating? Music ’sounds’ worse. We have stopped listening, we don’t have time. We only have time to be smacked in the face by the loudest, most attention-grabbing blast of souped-up noise imaginable until ear fatigue sets in and the desire to ‘change the record’ takes over. Why are the adverts on TV twice the volume of the regular broadcasts?
It’s the only way to get our attention in the VOLUME WAR.

In recent years, a revolution in processing technology has instigated a change in the way albums are mastered. In order to compete, A&R men, producers, even the artists are demanding that mastering engineers, via digital compression, crank up the level so high that all dynamic range is callously sacrificed.

(Compression essentially increases the volume of the quieter elements within a mix while holding steady the peaks of the louder parts)

The effect of excessive compression is to obscure sonic detail and rob music of its emotional power leaving listeners strangely unmoved. In fact, the ear naturally compresses high volume blasts to protect itself - this is why we associate compression with level. Our sophisticated human brains have evolved to pay particular attention to any loud noise, so initially, compressed sounds seem more exciting. It is short lived. After a few minutes, research shows, constant volume grows tiresome and fatiguing.

True excitement comes from variation in rhythm, tone, pitch and a wide range of dynamics which in turn provides space and warmth - something you’re unlikely to find in much of today’s rock/pop music. If you want a good example, listen to The Arctic Monkeys ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor’ for a bombardment of the most unsubtle, one-dimensional noise”

Born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Columbia, Shakira is a well-known Latin pop singer was born into a large family with a mother of Spanish and Catalan descent and a father of Lebanese and Macedonian descent.

At the age of 15, Shakira’s first album, Magia, did not do well and less than a thousand
copies were purchased. This was mostly due to the fact that the recording and production of the album was not coordinated. However, since Shakira’s success, this album is now considered to be sought-after by many collectors. The second album, Peligro, did better, however, at this point Shakira took a break and decided to put her time into high school
and graduation. Five more albums would come through before Shakira became the star she is today. In 2001, she was back in and working on an album that was a crossover
to English. Working with Gloria Estafan, she worked on Dónde Están los Ladrones and another album, Laundry Service. Laundry Service was a hit and selling over 13 million, Shakira became a household word with her hit, “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes”.

Since Laundry Service, Shakira has put out another six more albums and continues to shine. She is noted for her belly dancing skills, which many claim it to be natural to her
as she comes from a Lebanese heritage. The fact is Shakira can dance like no other
and watching a video of her, you’ll see why she wrote the song, “

The Latin Grammy Award winning Colombian, Shakira has decided to tie knots with her beau, Antonio De La Rua, in September this year.

The two well known figures were going around from last seven years. Shakira is a singer, musician, songwriter etc. whereas Antonio is a lawyer and the first son of the Argentine former President Fernando de la Rua, yet the two gel up very well. It is also heard that the big wedding will “be taking place at Shakira’s luxury mansion in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.”
Hips Don’t Lie”.