Lostprophets dan Simple plan manggung di Jakarta

Bakalan tampil di Jakarta grup-grup band dunia, di nya Lostprophets dan Simple Plan. Mereka sudah siap-siap ngadepin crowd Jakarta yang menurut mereka hidup banget. Ini hasil ngobrol-ngobrol MuDA dengan Mike Lewis, gitarisnya Lostprophets, dan Chuck Comeau, drumernya Simple Plan.Mike yang belum pernah ke Indonesia bercerita, dia penasaran banget sama Indonesia. Apalagi, beberapa keluarganya sudah pernah ke Tanah Air. Aku dengar-dengar kalian tuh heboh banget ya, dan suasananya asyik berat, kata Mike, yang bernama lengkap Michael Richard Lewis.Khusus untuk para penggemar, ini bocoran dari Mike: Lostprophets bakal bawain lagu-lagu di album keempat mereka yang lagi dibikin. Menurut Mike, beberapa lagu lebih berat dan gelap dari Liberation Transmission (2006), album ketiga mereka yang sempat seminggu menduduki tangga pertama Top UK Album Charts.Di album yang lagi dibikin ini, kita kayak berdialog dengan album itu sendiri, cerita Mike.Waks? Apaan tuh? Maksudnya, dalam proses pembuatan album tersebut, kadang kala mereka ngerasa lagu-lagu yang mereka buat agak keberatan. Kalau udah kayak gitu, mereka langsung menarik lagi lagu-lagu yang mereka bikin biar menjadi lebih nge-pop. Ohhh, pantesan ya lama....Iya nih, lama. Sudah beberapa tahun kami bikin album ini. Rencananya sih tahun depan selesai, kata Mike.Untuk konser mereka di Jakarta, 1 Agutus nanti, mereka bakal mainin di nya satu lagu di album yang belum dirilis itu: Its Not The End Of The World But I Can See It From Here.Alternatif metalLostprophets yang mengusung musik alternatif metal ini menurut Mike dalam lirik-liriknya bercerita tentang pertarungan dalam hidup.Hidup kita selalu berisi pertarungan. Sementara susah kan kalau kita mau nyuruh-nyuruh orang untuk begini dan begitu. Makanya kami ngasih inspirasi orang lewat cerita dan pengalaman kami. Biar mereka bisa belajar dari situ, cerita Mike.Simak lirik di salah satu lagunya, A Town Called Hypocrisy: Can you take this broken boy?/And put the pieces back as one?/Though he has all of his toys.../He is never having fun.Gue enggak pengin kita jadi kayak domba yang bisa dibawa ke mana saja, kata Mike.Cerita tentang bagaimana dia masuk ke musik alternatif-rock nunjukin gimana Mike yakin sama pilihannya. Tadinya, dia sempat kuliah di jurusan sipil. Setahun kemudian, dia keluar dan total di band.Gue jujur sama diri sendiri. Gue enggak mau bikin jembatan, gue mau main musik. Memang sih itu waktu yang berat dalam hidup gue. Akan tetapi, ya kita memang harus berani memilih, katanya.Menurut Mike, apa pun pilihan kita dalam hidup ini, anggap saja itu sebagai waktu kita untuk mengambil keputusan, dari deretan kesempatan yang ada. Lebih penting adalah kita memilih sesuatu yang kita yakini suka melakukannya, kata Mike yang waktu diwawancara baru pulang nonton film Batman Dark Night.Di tengah-tengah tur, latihan, dan masuk studio rekaman, cowok yang lahir 17 Agustus 1979 ini mengisi waktu luang dengan hal-hal yang dia suka. Mulai dari dengerin lagu-lagu pop tahun 1980-an kayak Duran Duran, duduk sendiri di rumah, sampai main lagu apa saja yang dia pengin.Simple PlanChuck Comeau, drumer Simple Plan yang diwawancara MuDA, orangnya juga asyik. Dia yang paling banyak nulis lirik lagu buat bandnya. Enggak banyak kan drumer yang jadi penulis lirik. Kita ngerjain lagu sama-sama, kebetulan anak-anak Simple Plan yang lain orangnya pada melodik. Kebetulan cuma aku yang sense ritmenya tinggi, dan bisa menuangkan itu dalam lirik, kata cowok Kanada yang lahir 17 September 1979 ini mengomentari tentang hal itu.Dalam obrolan, Chuck juga sempat cerita soal Simple Plan Foundation yang sudah menyalurkan bantuan untuk anak-anak kurang mampu. Juni 2008 mereka mendonorkan 100.000 dollar AS untuk anak-anak kurang mampu yang menderita sakit keras atau cacat. Tiap anggota Simple Plan memantau apakah uang itu sampai ke tangan yang benar. Mereka benar-benar pengin tujuan itu tercapai.Kita merasa sedih kalau melihat anak-anak yang tidak beruntung di sekitar kita. Makanya kita pengin berbuat sesuatu biarpun kecil, kayak setetes air di tengah laut. Tetapi, yang jelas, kita bisa ikut membuat hidup satu orang saja menjadi lebih baik lagi, kata Chuck. (MDS)

From your screen to your video

Setelah sukses meluncurkan album EP bagian pertamanya yaitu From the Screen to Your Stereo pada tahun 2000, New Found Glory kembali merilis album bagian keduanya yaitu From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II yang akan dirilis secara resmi pada 18 september 2007 (lagi2 sebelum release saya udah punya albumnya )
Album ini dan sebelumnya berisikan lagu cover yaitu lagu yang sudah terkenal dan dinyanyikan lagi oleh new found glory dengan irama melodic punk dan dengan beat yang cepat. Satu kata dari saya tentang album ini Kereeennnn !! . Dari lagu yang sebelumnya saya tidak tahu dan tidak suka, manjadi lagu favorit sekarang karena dibawakan kembali oleh new found glory.
Track listing
“Kiss Me” - 2:57
“It Ain’t Me Babe” - 2:50
“The Promise” - 3:42
“The King of Wishful Thinking” - 3:42
“Stay” - 2:44
“Lovefool” - 2:58
“Iris” - 3:15
“Don’t You Forget About Me” - 4:04
“J’y Suis Jamais Allé” - 1:34
“Crazy for You” - 3:20
“Head Over Heels” - 3:31
“Hungry Eyes”

New Found Glory
Jordan Pundik – (Vocals)
Chad Gilbert – (Guitar)
Steve Klein – (Guitar)
Ian Grushka – (Bass)
Cyrus Bolooki – (Drums)

Green day

Green Day is an American rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of three core members: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, lead vocals), Mike Dirnt (Back-up vocals, bass), and Tré Cool (drums).

Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Its early releases for independent label Lookout! Records earned them a grassroots fanbase, some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label. Nevertheless, its major label debut Dookie became a breakout success in 1994 and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone. As a result, Green Day was widely credited, along with fellow California punk bands The Offspring and Rancid, with reviving mainstream interest in and popularizing punk rock in the United States. Green Day's three follow-up albums, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, but they were still successful, reaching double platinum, double platinum and gold status respectively. Its 2004 rock opera American Idiot reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling 5 million copies in the U.S.

The band has sold over 60 million records worldwide, including 22 million in the United States alone. They also have three Grammy Awards, Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, and Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."

They are currently working on their new studio album estimated to be released in 2008. (mds)

Audioslave

Audioslave was an American hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine; Tom Morello (lead guitar), Tim Commerford (bass and backing vocals) and Brad Wilk (drums). Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden,[1] but by the band's second album, Out of Exile, noted that it had established a separate identity.
The band's trademark sound was created by blending 1970s hard rock influences (their music was often compared to Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath) with the 1990s grunge sound of Nirvana and Soundgarden. Moreover, Morello incorporated his well-known, unconventional guitar solos into this mix. As with Rage Against the Machine, the band prided themselves on the fact that all sounds on their albums were produced using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals, and no samples were ever used.
After Audioslave released three highly successful albums, received three Grammy nominations, sold more than eight million records worldwide, and became the first American rock band to perform an open-air concert in Cuba, Chris Cornell issued a statement that he was permanently leaving the band "due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences". The announcement came less than a month after Morello, Commerford and Wilk announced that they would be reuniting with their former vocalist Zack de la Rocha to reform Rage Against the Machine. As the three were busy with reunion performances and Morello and Cornell both released solo albums in 2007. (mds)

(H.e.d) p.e

(hed) p.e. (also known as Hed PE or (hed) Planet Earth) is a rapcore band from Huntington Beach. California.
They fuse punk energy with hip hop lyrics and instrumentation to form a sound they call "G-punk" (a combination of G-funk and punk). They have also been known to experiment with various other musical genres, such as reggae and funk.

(hed) p.e. was formed in 1994 by African-American / Brazilian-American MC Jahred Shane (aka M.C.U.D.) and lead guitarist Wesstyle, both of whom saw each other in attendance at many of the same shows in the Los Angeles and Southern Californian underground scene. They began writing songs together and teamed up with Mawk (bass guitar, who had previously been in a California-based funk band with Jahred), Chizad (guitar), B.C. (drums), and DJ Product 1969 (turntables) to form (hed) pe on New Year's Day. The same year (1994), they released their first 8-track demo, containing Stitches (available only on this tape), Hill (the same version later released on Church of Realities) and Epilogue (also released on the Serpent Boy single). Few copies were made, but on rare occasions fans put them up for auction; one copy was reportedly sold for $280.

In a recent interview in Circus Magazine, frontman Jahred Shane discussed about touring and their seventh record. When asked about influences for the record Jahred stated that: "on our last album I was listening to a lot of stuff that came out in the seventies like punk, classic rock and some funk. On this record I am listening to more metal stuff like Slayer and Pantera. With Tiny aboard, I think as band we have grown in a sense heavier as far goes music." The interview also stated that the band has recorded demos while on tour. Jahred was quoted saying, "we have a small little work station in the back of our bus. Mostly its my bassist [Mawk] and guitarist [Jackson] coming up with ideas and bits and pieces for the next album. We do have some demo's for the next album recorded. But like I said, myself and the rest of the members still have to add our input." Jahred also said he hopes to finish the album by late spring.

Biohazard

The band formed in 1987 in an intense Brooklyn atmosphere, resulting in their writing of equally intense music. The original lineup consisted of bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel, and drummer Anthony Meo. Guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei joined the band soon after. Their first demo tape, released in 1988, caused a stir with journalists who felt that the band's lyrics displayed certain fascist and white supremacist views, despite the fact that Seinfeld himself was Jewish. Accusations of racism in their music were strenuously denied by the band, but in later interviews, Seinfeld and Graziadei explained that it had all been a publicity stunt to win over the band Carnivore and their fans. Eventually, the songs in question were no longer played or even mentioned, and the band began preaching message of tolerance and anti-racism. After the release of their demo, Anthony Meo left the band and drummer Danny Schuler stepped in to replace him. A second demo tape followed in 1989.

Maze Records
In 1990, Biohazard signed a recording contract with Maze Records. The band's self-titled debut album was poorly promoted by the label yet still managed to sell over 40,000 copies. Subject-matter of the album was Brooklyn, the gang-wars, drugs, and violence. The band went on their first European tour and, when they returned, realized that the problems they sang about on their first record were not limited to their Brooklyn hometown.

Roadrunner Records
In 1992, Biohazard signed with Roadrunner Records and released Urban Discipline, which gave the band national and worldwide attention in both the heavy metal and hardcore communities. The video for the song "Punishment" became the most played video in the history of MTV's Headbanger's Ball, and the album sold over 1,000,000 copies. The band also began opening for larger acts such as House of Pain, Sick Of It All, Fishbone, and Kyuss.

Warner Bros.
Months later, the band left Roadrunner Records in order to sign with Warner Brothers Records Inc. and released their third studio LP, State of the World Address. The album was produced by Ed Stasium in Los Angeles and contained the single "How It Is" featuring Sen-Dog from Cypress Hill, for which a video was also shot. During their 1994 tour, the band made an appearance on the second stage at the Monsters of Rock festival held at Castle Donington. State of the World Address went on to sell over 1,000,000 copies, and Rolling Stone magazine selected the Biohazard logo as the best logo of the year. This was the last Biohazard album with Bobby Hambel, who left due to differences with the rest of the band. Hambel spent time in White Devil, also featuring members of the Cro-Mags, before seemingly leaving the music business entirely. (mds)

The Truth - Limp Bizkit-

You can't sleep, you're restless
and slightly obsessed with falling too deep
and malfunction, you're a virus
whose intention is fucking up something
You're a crateron the face of a problem much greater
It's the violence, or lack thereof control
Body and soul, digging a hole
Is the blood stainless?
Enjoy the pain with accepting your grief
Are you finished?
Dumb fucking question, don't let yourself fall asleep
Ressurect the intention
Once your vision is now mass-produced,
Imagine the insults a blessing
imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Just imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
The pendulum swinging
Hypnosis has taken control,
now you lingeron a shadow of a doubt
Have you really figured what you're all about?
Don't trust your instincts
Just open the chamber where you keep those darkest regrets
All the things you've done wrong
Rebellious at heart all along
Is your leader a voice?
Somehow you replaced all your game with a debt
Now the payback's a bitch
Why owe your life to a bitch?
Absolutely patheticand regret it when told you are made of mistakes
Imagine the insults a blessing
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Now speak to your leader!
Now speak to your leader!
Your father who are in heaven
Hallowed be thy name, deliver us from evil, deliver us from evil
Your father who are in heaven
Hallowed be thy name, deliver us from evil, deliver us from evil
Our father who are in heaven
Hallowed be thy name, deliver me from evil, deliver me from evil
Our father who are in heaven
Hallowed be thy name, deliver me from evil, deliver me from evil
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth