Katkano Interview 2016
Katkano is a new anonymous project from an international touring DJ, who has several successful aliases. Katkano has previously collaborated with rapper/producer Dashius Clay (Kendrick Lamar/Chief Keef/MMG) & UK rapper JMC (Cassidy/Sheek Louch) & has just remixed the debut single from Skyler feat. Snoop Dogg. The first Katkano releases have picked up over 4.5 million streams, DJ support from Steve Aoki, DJ Snake, Zedd, Annie Nightingale…Read this exclusive interview below!
1 – When did you start this music project?
I've been DJing & producing music professionally for many years, under several different aliases. I began experimenting with bass music styles in late 2014 & Katkano began in early 2015 & decided to keep this as an anonymous project.
2 – Who were your early passions or influences?
My early influences were legendary artists like Michael Jackson. My father was a big music fan & had a good collection of records, such as: The Rolling Stones, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Yazoo as well as the odd recorded musical, interviews, sound effects and similar. His hi-fi was in many ways his prized possession when I was growing up.
3 – How would you describe your own music style?
These days, my musical style is very diverse. I've always been eclectic, yet in my other projects, I felt I got dragged into having a sound & concentrating on just that. As Katkano, I've been adamant that the project will be very musically diverse. That may be; trap, future bass, moombahton, hip hop, house or something totally different. Sometimes it may be hard to pin down, but experimentation is the key, I think especially in this time of Internet saturation. You gotta keep the surprises coming! I feel only doing one sound would bore me at this point.
4 – For most artists, originality is first preceded by a phase of learning. What was this like for you?
I spent my teenage years in & out of recording studios, working on various projects. This was back in the time where you needed a room full of equipment to make a good track. Slowly, as technology permitted, I began producing at home, making awful demos, to be honest. Over time, my production improved. My biggest tip for new producers would be to A/B your tracks all the time with some of the biggest tracks around. Don't feel you have to copy them musically, but use this comparison to gain knowledge on why your tracks may not be hitting the mark.
5 – Have you remixed the debut single from Skyler feat. Snoop Dogg? How did it happen?
Skyler is a cool new pop artist coming out of LA. Snoop is on her debut single. Before that, I've done Katkano remixes for rapper producer Dashius Clay (Kendrick Lamar/Chief Keef/MMG) & also for UK rapper JMC (Cassidy/Sheek Louch), plus some original tracks which have picked up awesome DJ & international radio support. I've now been approached to remix several very famous acts, which I'm currently working on, plus I'm working on new songs with a couple of them too.
6 – Do you have a musical vision that you haven't been able to realise for technical or financial reasons?
I definitely would say I have a vision for Katkano. I've been lucky in the respect that my other projects have been successful & I've toured the world with those. With Katkano, it all feels fresh, new & exciting. I have a totally different vision for this & it's a lot of fun.
7 – What's the best advice you've ever received from a popular artist?
I think the best piece of advice I've had with regards music, actually came from a very well known manager, who said "If you feel your development has hit a glass ceiling, change something major such as your musical style, your image or even your production knowledge until you are moving forward again". Very good advice!
8 – What's your creative process to remix a track?
When remixing a track, I always listen to the original mix to hear the artists intention. Then it depends on what individual parts my team have been sent. If it's a remix for a major label act, we'll tend to have the full studio mix, that's everything individually from a single kick drum, to the recordings of different microphones on a choir. If it's an act on an indie label or smaller, more often than not, we'll be sent an acapella (just the vocals) and sometimes a few other musical parts. I'll just decide what to use from there, then start building my own vision for another direction the track can take.
9 – Are you open to collaborations with other DJs? How can they contact you?
I'm always open to collaboration with other producers & DJ's. I'm actually about to collaborate with a couple of really awesome bass music artists. Best thing to do is get in contact with my manager.
10 – What are your future plans?
We are taking Katkano out on a full US/European tour this year. As this is an anonymous project, I will be in costume. We found an amazing designer, who works on lots of Hollywood movies. He has built a bespoke cat head, with moving jaw & in built fan system, which we're taking out on tour. Studio wise, I'm producing remixes for some well known acts & I'm in the studio with a World famous pop star working on songs for her new album. Unfortunately, I'm contractually obligated to stay silent on this until it's officially announced. Should be a busy year. Looking forward to see what else 2016 has in store!
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Following the release of his latest single "Rise Like The Sun" along with its proper EP, Dar.Ra also plans to drop a new album in 2021. 'Ballads For The Down-Trodden' has been confirmed to be out by the end of January. In this exclusive interview, the British artist talks about the recent single, the most important details on the upcoming album, but also his various side projects, which include his own radio show.
1 – Can you reveal to us the name of your upcoming album?
I have two new projects out, a single called "Rise Like The Sun" with 6 killer remixes. One from Columbia and one from Sri Lanka from a killer Producer called Vidula who did the "Lights" remix from the new kinda normal album.
I did the other mixes which have a tribal House feel and an Ambient 6 am Chill Out mix. All mixes have a Sunshine title, from UK Sunshine mix, Indian Sun mix to Australian, Indonesian, USA, and Columbian mix. It's all about not being dictated too in your time here and "Rising Like The Sun" every day of your life.
The other project is more of an alias back vibe and is a compilation of slower more Ballad type songs that I have had released over the years. I am doing a radio show called The Kusha Deep Radio show which is going out around the world through various Radio outlets and I did this show which featured some of the laid-back tracks I've done and I thought it would make a great album of torchlight songs. The album is 12 tracks long and is titled 'Ballads For The Down-Trodden' and is out later this month.
I am also working on a new album of songs for the spring with a new single planned for the first quarter of the year release.
2 – Were there specific things that helped you get creative?
I'm always inspired by life, it's hard not to be unless you shut off from what's going on around you. Even in the middle of a global pandemic, I had two singles out "Stand Up For The Heroes", "Rise Like The Sun" and the 'Whisky n Honey' EP plus two remixes out. I also started doing a new project which is now syndicated around the world called The Kusha Deep Radio Show, which started off playing tracks that I had out over the past 25 years.
I also started doing a TV show with a Washington DC-based journalist MJ Godfrey which is a cultural review show looking at things happening in the UK and the USA. I've also written the next album to follow up on 2019's 'New Kinda Normal'. If you stay open to ideas and let them flow it's a natural vibe for staying creative.
3 – Are you discovering new sounds on this new record?
I explore different sounds all the time, I'm getting known for merging styles and creating new hybrids like Rock Step a vibe that featured on the 'New Kinda Normal' album which mixed the elements of Rock and EDM together which you can feel on tracks like "Nightstepper," "The Beat" and "Heart Shape Pill." There's also a genre called Gothic Soul which you can hear on tracks like "The Lights" and "Whisky n Honey." I was feeling the Latin vibe on "Rise Like The Sun."
I wanted something uplifting that holds no allegiance to what's happening in the charts but has a classic Santana vibe mixed with that Gothic style vocal.
The actual record itself is truly global, the mixes and mastering were done all over the world, the drums recorded in Italy, the Horns in Portugal, the rest in the UK. I love that about the technology vibe that you can work with people everywhere now.
4 – How many tracks will there be on the album?
The album 'Ballads For The Down-Trodden' has 12 tracks and "Rise Like The Sun" single has 6 mixes on it. The new album will have around 12 tracks on it as well, value for money I say!
5 – What themes will the new album explore?
The new album has some wide themes such as loyalty on a track called "No Time For Tears" which has a cool Rock vibe about it. There's a track about power struggles with relationships on "Don't Make Me Beg." There's a track about migrants looking for a safe place to call home on "Renegade Serenade." At the moment, it's looking very love-oriented in one way or another.
6 – Did you collaborate with other artists?
I do work with other artists when the vibe is right. I'm doing a track with a producer called KDX in the UK, a Deep House kinda groove.
7 – What makes your latest single "Rise Like The Sun" special to listeners?
It's honest, it's real and it's played with passion.
8 – What exciting projects can we expect from your label Kusha Deep Records?
All the above and more.
9 – Can you tell us more about your 2021 tour?
We were supposed to be doing a US tour last year, not sure how things will pan out this year but would be good to get out on the road again for a bit.
10 – The global pandemic forced the music industry to try innovative things. What do you think about private live zoom concerts?
I played Rock the Lockdown back in May and we had a few thousand people all rocking out to the set. I also did a US online tour in the summer which broadcast shows into the venues from my studio. I've been doing lots of interviews from Brazil to America, Australia, and the UK online which is ace as you don't have to drive anywhere. Less hit on the climate and you can hit so many more people with a live stream if it's set up properly.
Nothing will take the place of a jam in front of people, but I think the live stream is here to say alongside the live gig. I love technology though so it's all good in my book. Be safe out there and looking forward to partying with you all soon!
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Hailing from Krakow, the cultural capital of Poland, Kuba Kubica aka SOUNDQ carries the flag of innovation when it comes to producing electronic music. The interview below is very clear and gives you a deep insight into his art. Scroll down to read his answers.
1 – You've been composing songs since…
Year 2000. The year when computer records got screwed by the two 0s was the year when I started programming a dodgy Korg workstation.
2 – You got involved in the music realm because…
I found it liberating not to have to depict anything. To be able to express what I feel without saying or drawing what it was.
3 – Your sound is…
As incomplete as I am. There's always at least one element causing some imbalance. You're never quite sure if it all won't fall apart.
4 – Your biggest inspiration is…
I am most creative when I'm deadbeat and stressed out. So, in a way, pressure inspires me – or rather makes my creative juices flow faster.
5 – People should listen to your new track "Bad Lot" because…
It offers a glimpse into a complete world – fatalistic, sexy, and dangerous.
6 – If you want to know who SOUNDQ is, listen to the track…
"Bad Lot." And if you've heard it already, give "This Heart" a spin.
7 –Your most memorable career moment so far has been…
Crossing the Ural Mountains in -30 degrees Celsius to play a death metal gig in Jekaterynburg.
8 – Your dream is…
Long forgotten the moment I wake up.
9 – Your next release is called…
"Disco Turista Antifascista."
10 – Your all-time favourite track is…
That's a tough one. I'll go with "My Kingdom" by Future Sound of London.
11 – Your favourite place to write songs is…
I love coming up with ideas when I'm traveling. Not a lot of occasions for that in 2020 though.
12 – If you weren't an artist, you'd probably be…
An Instagram influencer pretending he's a XIXth Century French flaneur. All dressed in epoch clothes doing product placement for travel gear and shit.
13 – You'll only stop making music if…
I don't think I have it in me to stop.
14 – In a few years, you want to be…
Able to go out without a mask, play gigs, laugh together with large groups of people. Travel to big cities and get lost wandering through them.
15 – What are you doing for the rest of the day?
It's evening already, so I'm going to be busy writing music till late.
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On March 1st, 2021, IRMIX Radio will be your new alternative to find out the hottest music and your favorite talk-shows. Best of all, it will be in operation 24 hours a day and 7 days per week. The CEO behind this online broadcasting station is singer and songwriter Martone who opens up about this project in the following interview.
1 – What should people know about IRMIX Radio, and can listeners expect to hear when listening to the station?
What people should know about IRMIX Radio is that it is not a hobby and that we have a top-notch staff willing and able to conduct serious, fun, and enlightening interviews, plus, shows. Listeners can expect to hear their favorite artists when it comes to RnB, Hip-Hop, Dance, Indie, and Gospel.
2 – How many radio shows will you broadcast?
Possibly ten to twelve in total. We have a stellar show host roster, some of the shows require hosts. While others do not. I am so looking forward to telling you about them.
3 – Have you already interviewed artists in advance of its official premiere?
No, I have not interviewed artists in advance of the premiere date. That will happen around February for prerecorded interviews for the shows. Lately, I have been interviewing strictly for the website at the moment, and those interviews have been extraordinary, not because I did them, but because of the people that I interviewed and their responses to my questions.
4 – Please tell us more about your collaborators or the staff behind IRMIX radio.
The staff is amazing, we have Donia Collier, Arricca Oberlin, and LA Jackson who are the account executives for the station. They are in charge of bringing revenue into the station from the banner, and commercial ad sales. They are excellent at what they do.
Lamont Hicks is in a league of his own when it comes to video editing, there is no other that can do what he does, the way that he does it. He created The Legends Panel and Madonna Dearest for VH1. We worked together prior when I did my show Industry Revue in the Mix, so I am proud to welcome him back.
So, I will be hosting a show called Spotlight, where I give an in-depth interview with celebrities about their careers, career longevity sort of like the interviews that I post on www.irmixradio.net/interviews, I will play a few of their songs.
The Bridge with Cory George
Cory George is a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, he has appeared on Iyanla Fix My Life on OWN. "The Bridge with Cory George" was created by the author, mental health practitioner, producer, and award-winning television host Cory George and is the vehicle that showcases what he describes as his "purpose work". On-the-air "soul-work sessions" with those that have been negatively affected by various forms of trauma, crisis, and other negative circumstances combined with conversations with compelling guests whose stories are compelling and riveting yet also motivational and inspiring are the heart of the show. He believes that every conversation is a conversation that is worth having. It's time to take an honest look at salvageable situations and how information and compassion can lead to remarkable breakthroughs.
Common Sense Required
Common Sense Required is designed around two girlfriends who have a passion for discussing provocative topics including relationships, pop culture, lifestyle, networking, and more. Throughout their conversations, common sense always comes to the forefront. What happened to good old Common Sense? People are always searching and seeking answers from a variety of sources when Common Sense is readily available, and it is FREE! Olivia Pope says it best…"What does your gut tell you?" Where education, intelligence, and street smarts are not necessarily, required, but common sense, definitely is! Stacey and Wanda will be the judge if you have it or not.
Time Tuesdays with Tee
Tina Spence is a former model and Hollywood actress. She hosts Tea Time Tuesdays with Tina. She will be interviewing actors, singers-songwriters about their latest projects, delving deep into their careers.
Friday Night Jamz
Friday Night Jamz with DJ Suspence, DJ Extreme Detroit, and DJ Cos – they have rotating schedules. Their styles vary when it comes to playing music, generally, it is House music in all of its variations. I am talking about traditional House music, the kind of House music that you would hear walking into clubs in Detroit, Chicago, New York, and LA. DJ Cos has been known to play club mixes of RnB songs which is always appreciated.
Some shows are host free, like The Drive which will put you in the mind of The Move on XM Radio station back in the day. The Billboard weekly Top 20 countdown from the hot 100 charts.
I am currently in negotiations with bringing on some syndicated shows, that I really cannot talk about at the moment until the deal is done. I will say that all of these shows are exciting, my team from the administrative staff to the radio show hosts bring the experience and skills to make IRMIX Radio a success. I am very proud of the team I have assembled and their abilities.
5 – What challenges did you face since the start of this project?
Man, I have been working around the clock since the beginning of November, when I decided that I was going to bring the station back. Some of the challenges were building the website on my own, designing the look for the ROKU Channel, writing all of the content that you see on the website, aside from the bios of our show hosts and staff they did that themselves, scheduling interviews for content, listening to the artist's music, then coming up with the questions for the interview.
Finding the right people who can and will bring revenue to the station, coordinating show schedules, contracts, writing contracts, interviewing potential staff, writing policies and procedures for the staff, and more writing, a lot of writing. Sometimes, I felt that there are not enough hours in the day, but I did all of those things because I believe in what I am doing, I believe in what we are all doing. The funny thing is, I found the time to finish up on my personal development by completing my Life Coaching certification, all within the last 30 days.
6 – Will IRMIX Radio be available globally or locally?
IRMIX Radio is global with a local feel if you can imagine that. We are based out of Detroit, MI but the show hosts are scattered throughout the United States.
7 – Are you working exclusively with the ROKU app?
For now, yes. But I do have plans to expand to other platforms by summer 2021.
8 – Is IRMIX radio a platform for unsigned artists, and being an artist yourself and making the switch back to the interviewer, have you given up on your recording career?
We are certainly an unsigned artist-friendly radio station, but we do also play artists that have established careers in music. For what I have in mind in the way that the programming will go, it will blend seamlessly. To answer your question, no, I have not given up on my recording career, I am just on hiatus at the moment, as you know that this is due to COVID. I do not see the need for me to release any new music right now especially since all of my music is performance-based music, if I cannot perform it the way I want to, then it can wait.
9 – What type of experience do you have when it comes to interviewing guests? What are some things that artists should expect when being interviewed by you, and how can artists submit their music?
A lot of people do not know this, but I was 13 years old when my entertainment career started. I started out interviewing guests for a music video show called Video Control, that I produced, directed, and hosted, in Lansing, MI, on cable access channel 37.
My guests can expect 100% professionalism, as for indie artists, I will be speaking with them from artist to artist point of view. I have first-hand knowledge of the challenges that artists face when it comes to being heard and having their music supported, so they can expect an in-depth interview. When it comes to submitting music, they must submit their broadcast quality, no more than 4-minute tracks to submissions@irmixradio.net with that, they must also submit high-resolution photos through Google Drive, along with the photo credits so we can post their info on www.irmixradio.net.
10 – Finally, what's your ultimate goal with IRMIX radio?
It is two-fold, we have a vision and a mission. The vision is To be the number one source for music, news, talk radio, and entertainment worldwide. The mission It is IRMIX Radio's mission to create responsible radio programming that will provoke thought and inspire our listeners through music and conversation.
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The use of Jersey special purpose vehicles in structured finance transactions
As a politically stable jurisdiction in the same time zone as London, Jersey is a leading jurisdiction in which to incorporate a special purpose vehicle (a "Jersey SPV") for use in structured finance transactions. This briefing sets out some of most commonly cited benefits of using Jersey SPVs in structured finance transactions.
A variety of legal vehicles are available for use as a Jersey SPV, including cell companies, various forms of partnership and trusts. On the basis that Jersey SPVs most commonly take the form of a Jersey-incorporated company, the remaining references to "Jersey SPV" in this briefing should be read as referring to a Jersey-incorporated company.
Jersey has been at the forefront of the global finance industry for over 50 years. It is acknowledged as one of the world's leading international finance centres for banking, capital markets, structured finance and securitisation and has robust and mature legal, financial, corporate and administration sectors.
Jersey SPVs familiar to many investors
Jersey SPVs are common in many international transactions (including, among others, debt capital markets, equity capital markets and private equity transactions) and have been used in a wide variety of structured finance and securitisation transactions including securitisations involving a range of asset classes (such as residential mortgages, consumer loans and credit cards), synthetic securitisations and other structures for the repackaging of financial instruments and off-balance sheet investments. They also remain an extremely popular choice as listing vehicles for global businesses, with many Jersey SPVs being listed on markets in the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Asia. Jersey SPVs are, therefore, familiar to many investors.
Compliance with international standards
Jersey meets international standards on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, tax transparency, fair taxation, anti-BEPS measures, legal substance requirements and information exchange. In particular, Jersey has been cleared by the European Union Code of Conduct Group on Business Taxation, which has confirmed Jersey as a cooperative tax jurisdiction, and has been placed on the ECOFIN "whitelist".
Tax environment
Tax neutrality: Jersey provides a stable, tax-neutral environment in which to establish and maintain SPV structures. Generally, no tax should be levied on a Jersey SPV established in connection with a structured finance transaction. The majority of Jersey SPVs are subject to a zero corporate tax rate. Jersey SPVs may also be managed so as to be regarded as not resident in Jersey for tax purposes (subject to meeting certain requirements), avoiding difficulties that may arise in connection with companies having dual tax residence. Material tax filings will not be required, and economic substance requirements will not apply (irrespective of activities carried on and income received) in respect of a Jersey SPV that is regarded as not resident in Jersey for tax purposes.
No withholding: payments in respect of debt securities may be paid by a Jersey SPV without withholding or deduction for or on account of Jersey income tax.
No stamp duty: no stamp duty is levied on the issue or transfer of shares or debt securities issued by a Jersey SPV.
Capital: Jersey does not levy taxes upon capital gains or impose capital duty.
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Ease of establishment
Timing: a Jersey SPV can ordinarily be incorporated very quickly provided all required information has been supplied (e.g. within two hours of filing the incorporation paperwork) and statutory incorporation fees are not significant.
Capital: there are no minimum capital requirements for a Jersey SPV.
Flexible and familiar corporate law
Jersey corporate law is based on United Kingdom corporate law but with certain enhancements that allow for a more flexible and practical regime. Businesses can, therefore, operate within a familiar legal landscape but with greater freedom or, if preferred, substantially in accordance with normal United Kingdom practice. Some key highlights include:
Flexible capital maintenance regime: Jersey has a solvency-based distribution and capital maintenance regime, meaning there is no need to have "distributable reserves" or "profits available for distribution". Instead, directors must make a prescribed form solvency statement. Most capital accounts (including the share premium account but not the nominal capital account) can be used to fund distributions and it can be possible to run a deficit in the profit and loss account. Redemptions and repurchases may be funded from any source and Jersey operates a dual regime with respect to formal reductions of capital which can either be sanctioned by the court or effected without any court input.
Flexible constitution: Jersey allows for significant flexibility in the constitutional documents of Jersey SPVs. For example, thresholds for special resolutions can be set at any level greater than two thirds (the default position) and there can be different thresholds for different types of special resolution. It is also possible to "hardwire" relevant investor protections as required. Shareholder agreements can be governed by English (or other) law and are usually drafted in a way that does not require them to be filed publicly. A Jersey SPV also has full corporate capacity without the need for a long form memorandum of association or other objects provision.
Pre-emption rights: there are no statutory pre-emption rights on share issuances or transfers.
Financial assistance: there are no statutory financial assistance rules in Jersey.
Choice of GAAP: a Jersey SPV, other than a "market traded company", may choose any generally accepted accounting principles for the preparation of its accounts. "Market traded companies" must choose from the prescribed generally accepted accounting principles which include, among others, the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Audit and filing of accounts: a Jersey SPV that is a private company is not required to audit or file its accounts.
Flexible reorganisations: Jersey allows many options with respect to corporate reorganisations, including true legal mergers, demergers and migrations/continuances.
Debt issuances: A Jersey SPV will require regulatory consent from the Jersey Financial Services Commission to issue debt securities. Where a prospectus is issued, (and where, therefore, the SPV will be, or be treated as, a public company under Jersey law) consent of the Registrar of Companies will also be required. Jersey has a simple approval regime for debt capital markets issuances and consents can be obtained in good time.
Directors: a Jersey SPV's directors need not be resident in Jersey and directors' duties are similar to those in the United Kingdom. Corporate directors are permitted provided certain conditions are met.
Bankruptcy remoteness and security
Orphan structures: off-balance sheet structures are available, typically by way of the entire issued share capital of a Jersey SPV being held by a trustee on charitable trust. Non-charitable purpose trusts are also available. Only a small profit needs to be generated at the Jersey SPV level.
Contractual provisions: subordination, limited recourse and non-petition provisions are recognised and enforced by the Jersey courts.
Security: Jersey has a simplified, modern and efficient legal regime for the creation, perfection, priority and enforcement of security interests in intangible movable property.
Robust court system
Jersey has a robust court system that is experienced in complex high-value matters and that leads international developments in certain key areas of corporate law. The ultimate appellate court is the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, which is comprised of senior United Kingdom judges.
Securities issued by Jersey SPVs have been accepted for listing on securities exchanges worldwide. The International Stock Exchange ("TISE") is, understandably, very familiar with listing securities issued by Jersey SPVs and is a recognised stock exchange under United Kingdom tax legislation. TISE has streamlined listing rules for specialist securities, including asset backed securities and variable funding notes, and is committed to fast document turnaround with the Listing and Membership Committee meeting daily.
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Carey Olsen is a market leader in structured finance and securitisation in Jersey. Our specialised structured finance and securitisation team advises on all types of structured finance and securitisation transactions including master trusts, synthetic securitisations and whole business securitisations.
We are the leading listing agent on TISE (both by new issuers and number of new securities issued) having acted as listing agent on more TISE listings than any other listing agent.
We are accustomed to working with the structured finance and securitisation teams of major international law firms and we maintain a commitment to the highest standards of service that are expected. Our ability to advise on all areas of law relating to structured finance and securitisation enables us to provide an overall level of service which is unmatched by competitors.
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Thousands of Georgia Power Customers Stand Up Against Proposed Fee Hike
Thousands of Georgians are calling on the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to deny Georgia Power's proposed fee hike.
Chris Carnevale | December 12, 2019 | Energy Justice, Georgia, Utilities
Photo Credit: Brionté McCorkle, Georgia Conservation Voters
Over the course of the last few months, thousands of Georgia Power customers have turned out to public hearings and town halls and submitted written comments to the PSC asking them to deny Georgia Power's over-the-top request for a huge hike in the Company's monthly fee. One municipality even passed an official resolution opposing the increase in this fee Georgia Power customers must pay before using any electricity.
What's at Stake?
At issue is Georgia Power's proposal to nearly double the monthly fee to $17.95 per month (and actually $23.69 after tacked on charges), which would make it the third-highest fee in the nation among peer investor-owned utilities. As multiple third-party experts have pointed out, the proposed hike is massive compared to peer utilities around the nation; and furthermore, the proposal is based on faulty calculations. Georgia Power is essentially attempting to significantly overcharge customers for basic access to power — before even flipping the light switch.
The impacts would be severe: the steep fee hike would take away customers' ability to control their bills. It would most heavily harm customers who are least able to afford the costly changes, as the fixed charge comprises a relatively larger part of their bills. Similarly, such an increase would disincentivize using energy efficiency methods to reduce energy use, or going solar.
Customers have been steadily speaking up in opposition – their personal stories attest to these looming impact and just how wrong it is for Georgia Power to charge so much money for simple access to electricity.
The PSC has held three public hearings about the rate case over the past ten weeks. These hearings have allowed not only parties in the formal process to participate, but the PSC has also taken public comments. Despite the distance and time required to get to these inconvenient, workday-scheduled holiday-season hearings, more than 30 Georgians from Atlanta and Savannah and in between have shown up to make their impassioned pleas to the PSC to deny the fee hike. These comments, although they only show a sliver of the millions of Georgians who would be impacted by Georgia Power's egregious fee hike, have made a strong case to the PSC why they should deny it.
Georgia Power customers speak out a town hall in Savannah this past October. PSC Commissioners Echols and Pridemore attended the event. Photo Credit: Chris Carnevale, SACE Staff
Townhall events with PSC Commissioners took place in Savannah, Athens, Atlanta, Kennesaw, and Carrollton, where Commissioners heard directly from Georgia Power customers who are concerned about the impacts of the proposed fee hike. At these events, dozens of customers spoke in opposition to the fee hike, citing difficulty paying power bills already, the unfair nature of hiking the monthly fee, and how customers are already getting nailed with the costs of Georgia Power's bad decisions on Plant Vogtle.
See video of the Athens town hall here and the Kennesaw town hall here and a live-tweet thread plus photos of the Savannah event here.
Dozens of Georgia Power customers hit the streets — specifically across the street from the PSC building — at the conclusion of the PSC hearings on Sept. 30 and Nov. 4. They held signs, spoke on the bullhorn and showed that voters are counting on the PSC to side with the consumers over corporate greed.
See video of the Sept. 30 rally here and the Nov. 4 rally here on the Georgia Beyond Coal Facebook page.
Written Comments
According to a tally by SACE and our partner groups (see list of partner groups below) that have worked with their members to engage in the rate case, more than 3,000 Georgians have submitted comments to the PSC in opposition to the fee hike. You can read a sample of some of the comments that SACE helped deliver in our recent blog post, "Georgia Power Customers Speak Out Against Fee Hike to the Georgia PSC," showing comment after comment from Georgians describing how the fee hike would exacerbate existing affordability issues with power bills of families earning lower incomes, especially seniors; impede customers' abilities to control their bills; and take away a good chunk of the payback that customers with solar panels would otherwise have.
See more information about the rate case and many news stories that have come out as a result of customers' engagement in the matter here.
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What Do You Know About Piano Conservatoires? The characteristics of folk music are given below: 1. The first major composer of this protest music, Woody Guthrie, was said to have composed more than 1,000 folk songs (including "This Land Is Your Land" and "Union Maid," the latter set to a traditional German tune); they are identified as folk songs because they voice the concerns of the rural and working-class "folk," are stylistically similar to older folk songs, and were performed with acoustic guitar accompaniment. Characteristics of Country Music. When it is first composed, each song is the work of one composer; as others learn and sing it, it is re-created constantly. Indie bands do heavily influence one another which produces similar sounds. NOW 50% OFF! A familiar song that is sung to welcome in the New Year in England is the Scottish tune called 'Auld Lang Syne' which serves as a fine example of a pentatonic melody. In the course of the 20th century, as the importance of folk music in rural cultures declined in the Western world, folk songs were taken up by political and social movements of many sorts. Nevertheless, a degree of musical professionalism must have obtained; instrumentalists, though not formally educated, were specialists, as were singers of epic narratives (in the Balkans and Finland, for example) and singers of occupational songs such as sea shanties. Folk cultures seem to vary greatly in the internal relationships of their repertoires. The enduring popularity of Jazz may in some part be attributed to the nature of the music … Jazz in all its various forms has its roots firmly planted in the Blues. The songs and variation belonged to the whole community and were not associated with specific individuals. This makes the structure of many pieces of folk music relatively simple when compared to complexities that exist in classical music. Characteristics of Indie music. Characteristics of Jazz. There are also a number of musicians who dabble in both styles. The repertory of a folk community probably always included songs of very diverse origins. It's simple, acoustic-based music that spins everyday events and common people into mythic status. Prior to Dylan, most folk performers interpreted classic folk songs or wrote broad-based, topical songs. There are also a number of musicians who dabble in both styles. Here's a lovely traditional folk song called The Bold Grenadier. Contemporary Folk refers to post-Bob Dylan folk singer/songwriters of the 70s and beyond. Here's my list in order of importance; 1. Love songs, murder ballads, pagan carols, rebel songs, songs of struggle and tales of the supernatural, all with enough passion, power, transgression and violence to fuel a thousand contemporary dramas, sit alongside rich and strange tune traditions from across the British Isles. Britannica Kids Holiday Bundle! Folk musicians often have no formal musical training. March 11, 2015 Jeremiah Craig 0 Comments. and conventions. In the United States, the phenomenon began in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Folk music is music that is played or sung by ordinary people (not professional musicians).It is traditional music that people learn by listening to other people playing it and then copying them. There are several characteristics, but they're not agreed upon. 5) Canto de Oregano, simple polyphonic settings You may ask: Why is folk song important to Philippine music? For example, the composer may create new songs by drawing together lines, phrases, and musical motifs from extant songs, possibly combined with entirely new ones and with standard opening or closing formulas. Each country has their own folk music, but the genre usually refers to American and British music that has been passed through the generations by oral tradition. Several versions, not so similar to each other, would constitute a variant. Since there are so many genre of music, we may be a little bit confused of what kind of music we are listening to. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The names of great classical composers were transmitted in the written tradition along with their compositions, but traditional folk songs are anonymous. La folk music désignait d'abord dans les pays où la langue anglaise domine (États-Unis, Angleterre, Irlande, Écosse, Canada), la musique populaire plus ou moins traditionnelle. Instrumental folk music is most frequently an accompaniment to dance. A German variant, for example, may exhibit characteristics of German folk music, while its variant in the Czech Republic, although recognizably related, will assume the stylistic traits of Czech folk music. These four members cooperate and unite to perform a harmonious melody. In spite of its dependence on oral tradition, folk music has tended to be closely related to music in written tradition, and this relationship has intensified in periods of urbanization and revival. On Saturday, I played a show down in Bisbee, AZ at The Quarry with The Upper Strata. And the majority of English folk songs appear to be members of only seven such tune families. The Seven Types of Ballads in Folk Music. Folk rock, hybrid musical style that emerged in the United States and Britain in the mid-1960s. The Seven Types of Ballads in Folk Music. Tips And Techniques On How To Learn Piano Fast. Folk music from across the British Isles has some musical forms in common, but each country has distinct characteristics. Characteristics of Folk Music: An Introduction, How Hard Is It to Learn Banjo? Further, by the 18th century a tradition had become established in urban working-class districts of composing songs, especially ballads, that narrated or commented on current events such as crimes and accidents. Characteristics of Folk Music. Generally those in pastoral areas are floating and wide-ranging. History Early song. Historically speaking, when something happens in our world, musicians are often there to write about it and reflect on it. The Seven Types of Ballads in Folk Music. Many traditional folksongs have no known author, they have simply evolved over the years. Not all of the improvisations you will hear involve extended or extensive solos but could be a subtle melodic or rhythmic variation that is the musical signature of that player or singer. Following the success of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in the US in 1959, Irish folk music became fashionable again. This is often reflected in the instrumental pieces too as both instrumental and vocal ranges can be limited. A folk-music tradition is the characteristic expression of a group or community of people. Folk music - Folk music - Performance characteristics of folk music: Although each culture has its distinct style, folk music across Europe has important common features. Folk music - Folk music - Folk music in historical context: Since folk music lives in oral tradition, its history can best be understood through a study of its relationship to other musics. Performance characteristics of folk music, South Asian arts: Folk, classical, and popular music, Japanese music: Biwa, vocal, and folk music, Latin American music: Folk and popular music, Latin American music: Early influences on folk music. Drums and Cymbals. Not all folk songs are written about specific events or issues, but many certainly are, and we think this has been a characteristic of folk music since the beginning. The scale. 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Prince Charles won't be making an appearance at the Diana statue's unveiling
Of course, more royal drama...
It's no secret that there are tensions and endless drama within the royal family, but the latest is not what anyone expected.
With the unveiling of the Princess Diana statue coming up to mark her 60th birthday, we thought the only drama we'd be seeing would be between Prince Harry and Prince William.
But it turns out there's more as it's been revealed that Prince Charles won't be making an appearance at his late wife's memorial statue's reveal.
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The Sun reports that the Prince of Wales won't be in attendance as he's already planned a trip to Scotland.
An anonymous source said: "Charles will leave the boys to it. Harry will need to quarantine for at least five days when he lands in England, most likely at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
"Charles has made it quite clear he will not be around beyond that because he is going to Scotland. There is no planned meeting between the three of them."
As he heads off and avoids a meeting with his two sons, another source who says they're a close friend of Charles's told The Times that being there might bring back sad memories.
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They said: "He does find it terribly difficult. These moments have the potential to resurface old wounds, and it brings back memories for him; happy, sad, regretful."
The ceremony is set to take place tomorrow, July 1st to commemorate the late Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday.
Due to take place at Kensington Palace, Prince Harry is making his way back to the UK to remember his mother, and also undoubtedly have a run in with his older brother.
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A woman wearing a niqab walks near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Photograph
France denies citizenship to Muslim man
Man failed to assimilate into French society: authorities
PARIS (AFP)
A Moroccan man who refused to shake hands with a French female official and whose wife wears the full Islamic veil has been denied French citizenship, the immigration ministry said Friday.
The man, who has been living in France since 1999 and married a French woman in 2004, failed to "assimilate into French society" and displayed a "discriminatory attitude toward women," said the ministry.
He "refused to shake the hand of a female official whom he met at the state prefecture because it was 'against his religion'", said a statement.
The man's wife wore the full veil and only agreed to uncover herself in a room where no men would be present, the statement added.
The decision was announced a few days before the National Assembly is to vote on a bill banning the full-face Islamic veil as part of what the government has described as an effort to assert French values.
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FolkWorld #57 07/2015
CD & DVD Reviews
www.aidanandtheastronauts.com
Aidan and the Astronauts "Young but Growing" (CD, Own label, 2013). "Young But Growing" is the debut album of an ever changing line up of musicians based mostly in Kenmare in the South West of Ireland. Their style is eclectic, encompassing everything from folk to blues to jazz to rock'n'roll, including a song in sean nos style about the life of Jesus Christ, an adaptation of a W.B. Yeats poem, and a poem by William Wordsworth put to music. Check out "War" by Aidan And The Astronauts @ YouTube!
Algambra "Algambra" (CD, Sketis Music, 2014). The Moscow-based world music band Algambra creates minimalistic fusion music from Middle-Eastern, Indian and Mediterranean influences, centred around Yuri Rubin's steelpan-like hang drum. Check Algambra out @ Bandcamp!
www.liahalonso.com
Liah Alonso "Around the World in 80 Songs" (Video, 2015). Former New York subway busker turned folk-rock gypsy-cowgirl, Liah Alonso, believes that music can overcome every cultural gap because music is a universal language. She will be travelling with a guitar only to immerse herself into new cultures (80 to be exact!) and create a band and a song that is true to each region in each destination. The subscription-based web series "Around the World in 80 Songs" will debut on June 30th, 2015. Watch the "Around the World in 80 Songs" teaser @ YouTube!
www.adamandrewsmusic.com
Adam Andrews "A Thousand Springs" (CD, Own label, 2015). After returning from the "Road to Ambo",[55] Colorado pianist and former folk-pop artist Adam Andrews has created solo piano music that captures his experience of a 24-h retreat into the wilderness. He hopes listeners will enjoy the music as part of their own personal healing and growing process.
www.annaandelizabeth.com
Anna & Elizabeth "Tiny Desk Concert" (Video, 2015). A few months back, Appalachian roots duo Anna & Elizabeth[56] toured NPR Music HQ and did a Tiny Desk Concert. "Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle are story-gatherers and storytellers," says NPR's Bob Boilen, "They brought many of us to tears with some of the most yearning harmonies I've heard. If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, take a deep breath and soak it all in." Check it out @ NPR Music!
www.bellowhead.co.uk
Bellowhead "Roll Alabama" (Single/Video, 2015). Bellowhead[49] had received their 3rd Best Group nomination from the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015, ahead of a major UK tour and single release from their Top 20 album "Revival". Watch the traditional halyard shanty, telling the true story of the sinking of the Mersey-built sloop-of-war CSS Alabama during the American Civil War, @ YouTube!
www.blazinfiddles.com
Blazin' Fiddles "Pat the Budgie" (Video, 2015). 2015 started pretty well for Blazin' Fiddles[36] at BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live Show. Watch the "Pat the Budgie" set @ YouTube! The next band album, ft. new recruits Kristan "Harve" Harvey and Rua Macmillan,[42] will be released at the band's week-long fiddle school and festival Blazin' in Beauly in October 2015.
www.ryanboldt.com
Ryan Boldt "Broadside Ballads" (CD, Dahl Street Records, 2014). American folk singer inspired by the likes of Shirley Collins, Ian and Sylvia Tyson, Bob Dylan, and The Stanley Brothers. On this album, he sings songs mostly of English and Irish traditions, primarily accompanied by guitars.
Philip Bradatsch "Folk Singer" (CD, Off Label Records, 2015). The singer of The Dinosaur Truckers is diving deep into the melancholy of Folk Music. Life how it is: Dreadful, pretty, sad, enchanting! Music: Dark, vulnerable, angry - and tender!
www.grantdermody.org
Grant Dermody "Sun Might Shine On Me" (CD, Own label, 2015). Seattle's Buddhist blues harmonica master Grant Dermody shows the ties that bind the blues - from their Appalachian roots in old-time string-band music to Louisiana's Cajun. As he says, "Whatever emotion you have, you can get it out through the harmonica as long as you're willing to go there. It's the closest thing to the human voice."
www.tinadico.com
Tina Dico "Spark" (Video, 2015). Danish singer/songwriter Tina Dico wanted to created a fuller sound at her solo concerts: "For a long time I've wanted to be able to make more noise when I play solo and that's why I started playing around with drumming with my feet. And then the banjo guitar was standing right there in the studio. And this song just happened!" Watch the result at her "Spark" video @ Vimeo!
www.dublhandimusic.com
Dubl Handi "Morning In A New Machine" (CD, Own label, 2015). At the center of NYC's "unexpected contemporary folk revival" is banjoist Hilary Hawke and percussionist Brian Geltner, a.k.a. old-time duo Dubl Handi (pronounced "double-handy") named after an old washboard company, setting rhythmic grooves to traditional songs. Check out Dubl Handi performing "Red Rocking Chair" @ Vimeo!
www.anaegge.com
Ana Egge "Bright Shadow" (CD, Own label, 2015). "We were always the outsiders," says folk songwriter Ana Egge of her hippie roots in a small North Dakota town. Egge has since traded the American Plains for New York City, but some childhood spirit of freedom has matured on her latest album, backed up by roots trioThe Stray Birds.[51] "Wildflowers don't care where they grow," she sings on her cover of Dolly Parton's song.
www.cacamba.be
Elles s'y promènent "C'est la voix de la terre" (CD, Home Records, 2015); Caçamba "Batendo Cancelas" (CD, Home Records, 2015). Brazilian-born percussionist Osvaldo Hernandez-Napoles[51] is at the rhythmical heart of many ensembles in his adopted Belgian home. Elles s'y promènent's "C'est la voix de la terre" (ft. fiddler Luc Pilartz)[43] touch your soul with traditional songs from both Belgium, France and Quebec. Then close your eyes and take a trip with Caçamba's "Batendo Cancelas" throughout the Brazilian musical landscapes!
Ensemble Labyrinthus "Carmina de morte" (CD, Bestiarium/Sketis Music, 2014). The popular Russian ensemble Labyrinthus specializes in medieval and early music of the 12th to 14th centuries. Check them out @ Bandcamp, watch them live in Paris @ YouTube!
www.eplemoya.no
Eplemöya Songlag "Möya Og Myten" (CD, Nordic Notes, 2015). Three female voices, and not a iota more, simple as that. Wenche Losnegard, Liv Ulvik and Anja Eline Skybakmoen - one folk singer and two jazz vocalists - fascinate and inspire with their mix of Norwegian folk music and weird improvisation, based on the traditional kveding style. Check out the Eplemöya short docu @ YouTube!
www.fiddlebanjo.ca
Fiddle & Banjo "Tunes from the North, Songs from the South" (CD, Kos Green Music, 2015). The name that Canadian fiddler Karrnnel Sawitsky (The Fretless)[55] and clawhammer banjo player Daniel Koulack chose for themselves is simple and straightforward: FIDDLE & BANJO! On their new album, their goal is to unite the instrumental dance music of the Canadian North (drawing from Métis, Quebecois and Canadian old time fiddling) with the songs and tunes of the American South. In this they're helped by folk singer Joey Landreth, creating beautiful versions of classic Appalachian folk songs.
www.davidfranklin.com
David Franklin "Playing with Shadows" (CD, Own label, 2015). Californian guitarist and pianist (and therapist) David Franklin believes that music is one of humanity's most powerful tools for healing. After several singer-songwriter folk-pop albums his 8th recording is purely instrumental ft. new age bass player Michael Manring: I played with silence a lot. I specifically wrote and arranged these pieces to feature space, openness and simplicity because I felt it gave the music more emotional resonance.
www.frazeyford.com
Frazey Ford "Done" (Video, 2015). Don't be fooled by the glittery jumpsuit. Frazey Ford is out for blood ... Watch this break-up anthem with Frazey Ford[56] dancing her rage away @ YouTube!
www.finndersandyoungberg.com
FY5 "Eat the Moon" (CD, Own label, 2015). FY5 – Mike Finders, Aaron Youngberg, Erin Youngberg, Rich Zimmermann, Ryan Drickey –[52] represent the pioneering spirit of Colorado, bridging the gap between the Smokies and the Rockies, old-time and honkytonk of the east and the wide open West, Bluegrass harmonies, virtuosic picking and fiddling.
www.bitterapricot.com
"Bitter Apricot" (Documentary, Molly Aida Film GmbH, 2015). Molly Aida Film GmbH is producing a feature documentary called "Bitter Apricot" about the legendary Armenian musician Djivan Gasparyan and his unique instrument - the Duduk. The film tells the challenge of how the 86-years old man passes his legacy to his grandson Djivan Junior. To finish the film they started a crowdfunding campaign @ Kickstarter, you can already watch the film trailer @ YouTube!
www.lluisgomez.com
Grazztrio "Rocky Mountains", "Flowin' Fee Blues" (Video, 2015). Lluís Gómez's Grazztrio[56] has some new singles on CD Baby and iTunes. Listen to "Rocky Mountains" and "Flowin' Fee Blues"!
www.toddgrebe.com
Todd Grebe & Cold Country "Citizen" (CD, Own label, 2015). A little bit sad, a little bit weary, a little bit wise, and the hint of a smile at the edges. This is the kind of voice you hear from country singer Todd Grebe in his is hard-driving, electrified honky-tonk out of the Alaskan wilderness.
www.ironmountain.bandcamp.com
Iron Mountain "Unum" (CD, Own label, 2015). Not the usual stuff from Ireland: Iron Mountain are a group from Limerick adding synths and strings to their core sound of flutes and pipes to create a unique melange of folk, psychedelia, rock and even metal. Please have a listen to "Enthralldom" and "Opium"!
www.jodymoon.com
Jodymoon "All Is Waiting" (CD, Rich Lady Records, 2015). After 3 years of intensive writing, Belgian singer-songwriters Digna Janssen and Johan Smeets, a.k.a. Jodymoon,[56] are releasing their new album with very intimate to big, almost orchestral arrangements. The common theme is the long term process of doing what you love most, thanks to and in spite of everything. Watch "Hitchhike Overdrive" and "The Long Way Round"!
www.kaiakater.com
Kaia Kater "Sorrow Bound" (CD, Kingswood Records, 2015). Born in Quebec, based in Toronto and studying balladry and traditional dance in West Virginia, just as the Appalachian Mountains run from Canada down to Alabama, 21 years old singer-songwriter Kaia Kater of mixed Afro-Caribbean ancestry traces the connections between Canada and the USA, and between past and present. Check out the title song "When Sorrows Encompass Me Round" and the story of its inspiration @ The Bluegrass Situation and the video for "Southern Girl" @ YouTube!
www.kerani.nl
Kerani "Equilibrium" (CD, Own label, 2015). Hypatia, the Greek philosopher, Bouddica, the Celtic warrior queen, Hildegard von Bingen, the Christian abbess and mystic ... Belgian-born pianist Kerani with German-Hungarian roots is honouring the Sacred Feminine with a selection of compositions and orchestral arrangements in the neo-classical and new age music genre. Watch the official album trailer @ YouTube!
www.gjermundlarsen.com
Gjermund Larsen "Reise" (CD, Galileo MC, 2014). The third album of Gjermund Larsen[35][49] (violin), Andreas Utnem (piano, harmonium) and Sondre Meisfjord (double bass) introduces the novice to the unique world of Larsen's music and its particular blend of Baroque music, jazz and folk. Watch them live @ YouTube!
www.stevieraylatham.com
StevieRay Latham "Modern Attitudes" (CD, At The Helm Records, 2015). London based folk singer and BBC Young Folk Award nominee StevieRay Latham grew up in Devon singing self-penned folk songs. Singer/Songwriter Peter Bruntnell recorded StevieRay in his basement one night and eleven of these tracks became his debut album. Watch "Modern Attitudes" single @ YouTube!
www.eliselebec.com
Elise Lebec "Heart Song" (CD, Own label, 2014). The self-taught Californian pianist raised on new age and world music compares her musical journey of life with sailing vessels and their voyages. Centred around Lebec's piano playing (some solo) "Heart Song" is about the concept that life is a gift and a journey, both internal and external, full of adventures -- good, bad, beautiful, sad, uplifting and often incredibly heart-touching.
www.laraleliane.be
Lara Leliane "Free" (CD, Home Records, 2015). Lara Leliane sings about her close encounter with her demons and desires. The ordinary world seems to convert into a magical place. Watch it @ YouTube!
www.petermulvey.com
Peter Mulvey "Take Down Your Flag" (Video/Download, 2015). On June 17, 2015, a mass shooting took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed. Peter Mulvey wrote "Take Down Your Flag" two days after and put out an open invitation for other artists to contribute their own verses (YouTube). You can download Ani DiFranco's[55] version @ RighteousBabe, all proceeds will be donated to the Emanuel Hope Fund; you can watch Jess Klein's verse @ YouTube!
www.robbmurphy.com
Robb Murphy "The Darker Side" (Video, 2015). The singer-songwriter from Belfast performed "The Darker Side" from his second album "Sleep Tonight" on The Arts Show (BBC). Here's the link to the video @ YouTube. Robb Murphy received much feedback and decided to record an acoustic version of the song, available as a digital download on all online music stores.
www.encore.nyckelharpa.eu
Nyckelharpa Orchestra "Encore live" (CD, European Nyckelharpa Cooperation, 2013). 24 nyckelharpa players from 10 European countries, ft. Didier François,[47] Vicki Swan[55] and Ana Alcaide,[55] met at Bertinoro Cathedral in August 2013 and presented 15 new pieces for the keyed fiddle. Check out Lorenzo Ruggiero's "Foglie al vento" for example @ YouTube!
www.antunopic.com
Antun Opic "Shovel My Coal" (EP, Own label, 2015). I don't feel home anywhere, says German-Croatian singer-songwriter Antun Opic,[52] and this sense of rootlessness and not Balkan music feed into his work. He rather plays a blend of world music, blues and pop; Django Reinhardt meets Paco de Lucia meets Paul Simon!
Seán Ó Riada "Port na bPúcaí" (CD, Gael Linn, 1971/2014). Through his film scores "Mise Éire" and "Saoirse?"[34] and recordings with his group Ceoltóirí Chualann, Seán Ó Riada[28] played an important role in the renaissance of traditional Irish music in the 20th century. "Port na bPúcaí" features Riada's favourite Irish airs performed on piano and harpsichord at his final concert in 1971, just half a year before his untimely death at the age of 40.
www.aidanorourke.net
Aidan O'Rourke "Music for Exhibition & Film" (EP Series 1.0)" (EP, Reveal Records, 2015). This builds upon the foundations of the industrial, folk-jazz influenced "Hotline" album.[56] In his most uncompromising musical statement yet - one piece commissioned for an installation by Dalziel & Scullion, two inspired by David Abram's "Becoming Animal" -, Aidan O'Rourke[39] introduces electronics and filmic structures to his trademark melancholic strings.
www.woodypines.org
Woody Pines "Woody Pines" (CD, Muddy Roots Recordings, 2015). It was on the streets as a busker that Woody Pines[51] first cut his teeth, drawing liberally from old American country blues and jugband music. Hillbilly Boogie - that old country dancehall sound that used to be banging out of juke joints in the late 1940s before the birth of rock 'n' roll is dripping out of his new self-titled release. Check out Woody's "Black Rat Swing" video @ Vimeo!
www.RodGab.com
Rodrigo y Gabriela with Øystein Greni "Nature's Way" (Single/Video, 2015). Originally released exclusively for Record Store Day in France, Britain and Ireland Rodrigo y Gabriela[54] and Bigbang frontman Øystein Greni have a small number of 7" singles of their recording of the 1960s Spirit song "Nature's Way" left. Watch the video @ YouTube!
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Saor Patrol "Outlander" (LP, ARC Music, 2015); "XV - 15 Year Anniversary Edition - Total Reworx Vol 1" (CD, ARC Music, 2015). Scottish medieval rockers Saor Patrol started when Charlie Allan purchased his first set of bagpipes 15 years ago and, on picking up a drum at a car boot sale, innocently asked his friends 'Who can play the drums?' Saor Patrol are celebrating their 15th anniversary with ARC Music's first LP in 20+ years for their 2015 charting album "Outlander",[55] and a compilation of some of the band's favourite tracks and brand new recordings.
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Dana Sipos "Roll Up The Night Sky" (CD, Muddy Roots Recordings, 2015). Spending her formative years in the Canadian subarctic city of Yellowknife, Dana Sipos' songwriting is infused with a real sense of surrealism influenced by the supernatural experiences of Canada's Northern Territories. Dana Sipos draws from a range of musical inspirations - from Appalachian music re-inventors Gillian Welch and Sam Amidon to trip-hop band Portishead.
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Skiltron "The Clans Have United" (CD, Trollzorn, 2006/2015); "Beheading The Liars" (CD, Trollzorn, 2008/2015); "The Highland Way" (CD, Trollzorn, 2010/2015). The TrollZorn label is proud to announce the reissue of the first three Skiltron albums with several bonus tracks. Founded in 2004 in Argentina, Skiltron is the leading folk metal band from South America. 2015 will be a milestone for the band as they will be playing at Wacken Open air, some more European festivals and a UK tour in September.
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Southern Tenant Folk Union "The Chuck Norris Project" (CD, Johnny Rock Records, 2015). All tracks of British folk/bluegrass band Southern Tenant Folk Union's[38][51] 6th album are named after different movies from Chuck Norris's career (though have nothing to do with the plots and contain no reference to car chases, explosions or karate chops) with each song taking the title as a starting point to discuss issues such as the gun laws in the USA and school shootings. Check out "Slaughter in San Francisco" live on BBC Radio 4 'Loose Ends' @ SoundCloud!
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Russell Suereth "Spiritual Haven" (CD, Haven Tone Records, 2015). E-keyboardist Russell Suereth blends new age sounds and world fusion rhythms, the sounds of Western acoustic instruments augmented by a variety of traditional ancient instrumentation from around the world, to find a spiritual haven. Watch his Music of Spiritual Places video series @ YouTube!
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Tron Syversen "Piano Meditations" (CD, TK Music, 2015). The Norwegian keyboardist Tron Syversen is regarded as a pioneer in the European relaxation music community, his albums being popular with spa managers, yoga teachers etc. "Piano Meditations" features four lengthy tunes aimed as a sanctuary for relaxation, rejuvenation and well-being.
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Jack Tempchin "Room to Run" (EP, Blue Elan Records, 2015). Jack Tempchin[50] is known for penning songs performed by Emmylou Harris and Jackson Browne, and, of course, some Eagles classics of the early 1970s. This 4-song EP is the initial offering for what's to come on the full-length LP "Learning to Dance" in August 2015.
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This is How We Fly "This is How We Fly" (CD, Own label, 2013). This is a Irish/Swedish folk band consisting of Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle, Norwegian hardanger fiddle), Seán Mac Erlaine (clarinets, electronics), Nic Gareiss (percussive dance) and Petter Berndalen (drums, percussion) drawing on Irish, Swedish and Appalachian music and dance traditions and thus crossing the borders between folk music and contemporary jazz and ambient electronica. Check it out @ YouTube!
www.tillersfolly.com
Tiller's Folly "Stirring Up Ghosts, Vol. 1 & 2" (CD, Raincoast Records, 2015). Tiller's Folly perform a blend of Celtic, folk and Country&Western music that captures the spirit of British Columbia. "Stirring Up Ghosts, Vol. 1 & 2" is an expanded, 2 CD set featuring 24 historically-based songs, originally released in 2008 to commemorate British Columbia's 150th anniversary. Watch videos @ Tillersfolly.com, or YouTube!
www.tradarr.com
Trad Arr "Cautionary Tales" (CD, Own label, 2014). As the name of this English band suggests, Trad Arr arranges (primarily) traditional songs, from the British Isles, and turn them into folk rock/pop numbers. The core band consists of electric and acoustic guitars, fiddles, drums, keyboards, cornet etc., and their sound is more steeped in pop/rock than in trad.
www.troutsteak.com
Trout Steak Revival "Brighter Every Day" (CD, Own label, 2015). Trout Steak Revival's new album comes on the heels of their breakout win at the 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Festival and showcases their post-modern approach to American roots music and original songwriting. Check out the Colorado band's Gondola's Session in Elmore Magazine!
www.the-unthanks.com
The Unthanks "Mount the Air", "Flutter" (Video, 2015). The response to the "Mount the Air" album has been quite phenomenal,[56] and The Unthanks kick off their 10th year with a once in a lifetime performance at Glastonbury. Watch Nick Murray Willis's animated film to the title track and the video to the second single "Flutter"!
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Valkyrien Allstars "Farvel Slekt Og Venner" (CD, Galileo MC, 2014). The Allstars were and are pioneers of the contemporary Norwegian folk and roots scene.[43] Their 4th album again is proof of their unique sound, spur of innovation and uncompromising attraction. Check out "Kom Hjem" @ YouTube!
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New Member: Welcome in our cluster to Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
We are happy to welcome in our cluster Max Planck Institute for Medical Research one of 84 institutes of the Max Planck Society and one of four institutes in Heidelberg.
Research at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research has, ever since its founding in 1927 benefited from the work of notable scientists and excellent science on the border between physiology, physics, chemistry and biology. The current central topic of research is to observe in real time and manipulate the complex dynamics of the interactions between macromolecules in the living cell, in health and disease. The four departments contribute their unique expertise in complementary areas: the determination of atomic structures (Ilme Schlichting), optical nanoscopy (Stefan W. Hell), design of new reporter molecules (Kai Johnsson) and cellular material research and biophysics (Joachim Spatz). This involves developing tools for biomedical research, which could lead to new knowledge, insights and medical advances.
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You Are Not Alone says Deepika Padukone on depression
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After coming out in the open about her fight with depression last year, Deepika Padukone now is taking her awareness campaign a step further. 'You are not alone' is the new initiative launched by the actor's NGO The Live Love Laugh Foundation(TLLF), which will turns its focus on educational institutions. Through awareness programs in schools, students as well as teachers will be educated on subjects of stress, anxiety and depression in order to raise the level of understanding of mental health issues. [Feature Image: Udayavani ]
"Our aim is to bring the issue of mental health from the shadows and include this discussion in drawing room conversations from being spoken of in hushed tones," cited Deepika as being one of the reasons for such an initiative.
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The awareness campaign is set to begin in schools today with the first session being held at her own school- Sofia's High School, Bangalore. The program aims to cover over 200 schools across the country with a the two-fold program, where there will be one session with the students and the other with teachers separately.
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"We believe that schools can be the first line of defence for emotional and mental health disorders in our youth and we look forward to working closely with school management's to enhancing mental health awareness in these institutions. The launch of You Are Not Alone is our humble attempt to equip school students and teachers to deal with mental health challenges that they, their friends or their family members may confront," said the actress during the launch of the campaign.
The Bajirao Mastani actress, who is poised to make her Hollywood debut with actor Vin Diesel in XxX , made headlines a few months back after she admitted to having struggled with depression inspite of her successful career. Since then she has been actively advocating talking about the issue on social platforms so as to remove the taboo associated with mental health issues.
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Altruism, the Gaza War and the Law of Causality
By Peter Schwartz / Media-Mind, The Tyranny of Need / August 29, 2014 September 11, 2018
When someone is killed because, say, a hurricane made his roof cave in, journalists understand the need to explain that occurrence. They don't simply report that Mr. Jones died when a heavy beam fell on his skull. Rather, they report that a hurricane blew in the roof, thereby making the beam fall. Perhaps they tell us about previous deaths, as well as expected future ones, resulting from the storm. That is, the news reports focus on the primary cause of Mr. Jones' death.
In reporting on the current Gaza War, however, many journalists have abandoned this logical approach. Instead, they present effects without the real cause. They show the bombed houses and the wounded children, and attribute it all to the most proximate, perceptually observable "cause": Israeli firepower. What is being ignored, of course, is the primary cause of the carnage: the aggression initiated by Hamas.
When police confront an armed robber and gunfire ensues, the cause is the robber. The existence of a police officer does not cause a need for the existence of criminals. The reverse, though, is true—the existence of criminals gives rise to the need for police. Aggression is the cause, self-defense is the resulting response. The Gaza story, if it were based on the principle of causality, would not be "Gazan Children Are Killed by Israeli Bombs," but "Deaths of Gazan Children Are Byproducts of Hamas Attacks."
And if we want to probe further—to find the deeper cause of the cause—we would look at the respective philosophies of Hamas and Israel. Hamas runs a theocratic state, a little fiefdom of Islamic totalitarianism, with a charter that demands the extermination of all Jews. Rape and "honor killings" are common and regularly go unpunished, while affronts to the Koran, from apostasy to homosexuality, are punishable by death. The news media in Gaza are controlled by the government and no public criticism of Hamas is tolerated.
Israel, by contrast, is an oasis of freedom in that part of the world. It has a free, critical press and an independent judiciary. Religions are freely practiced, as evidenced by the hundreds of mosques in Israel. Pro-Palestinian political parties abound (with some even having been elected to the Knesset). An Arab in Israel enjoys far greater rights than he would living in Gaza, or in any other Middle East nation today.
A tyrannical government is as hostile toward the rights of its own citizens as toward the rights of people in other countries. In the current conflict, Hamas wants to maximize the number of Israeli casualties, even at the expense of its own citizens. So it showers rockets on Israeli populations centers—and deploys those rockets near or in schools and homes, so that civilians are killed when Israel retaliates. It keeps Gazans from entering bomb shelters (which are reserved for the Hamas military), and it tells its citizens not to leave areas that are being targeted by Israeli missiles—even after they have received advance warnings to evacuate by the Israeli Defense Force. The more dead bodies Hamas can display to the world, the more it believes it can win the propaganda war.
A criminal has no right to demand to be left free to conduct his illicit activities—and neither does a criminal government (nor does it even have a right to govern). When a free country is threatened or attacked by an authoritarian one, the latter is the cause of the ensuing suffering. In the Gaza War, Hamas is the cause—its rockets are the cause, its threat of terrorism is the cause, its brutal disregard for human rights and human life is the cause. (See "Israel Has a Moral Right to its Life.")
Why, then, does the world express such compassion toward Gaza and condemnation toward Israel? Why do people ignore this obvious cause-and-effect relationship? Because they are being guided by the code of altruism—a code that disavows the law of causality.
Altruism does not mean benevolence; it does not mean respecting the rights of your neighbor. Rather, it means servitude. It means that you must subordinate yourself to the needs of your neighbor. It means that you must suffer in order that someone else might benefit. It means that if anyone lacks something you have, you must sacrifice for his sake, because his need constitutes a moral claim against you.
Thus, if you encounter a homeless man who is panhandling on the streets, the doctrine of altruism declares that you have a duty to give him your money. It doesn't matter why he is homeless, it doesn't matter that he is a drug addict unwilling to cure his habit, it doesn't matter that any money you give him will be used for his next fix, it doesn't matter that he is the cause of his own misery. All that matters, according to altruism, is that you have money and he doesn't. All that matters is the sheer fact of his need, regardless of its cause.
Similarly, in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, altruism declares that it does not matter which party is the cause; all that matters is that the Palestinians have needs and the Israelis can alleviate them. If sacrifice is a virtue, then the strong must give themselves up for the sake of the weak, the productive for the sake of the non-productive, the free for the sake of the unfree. That's what sacrifice means. (That's why in the early years of its existence, Israel was solidly supported by liberals; back then it was the Arabs who were seen as strong, and the Israelis as outnumbered underdogs.)
The same devastating code underlies the accusations about "innocent" civilian casualties. Inasmuch as the Gaza population largely supports Hamas and endorses the destruction of Israel, it would be hard to find many innocent civilians there. But let's grant that there are some—at the very least, young children qualify. Nonetheless, when one side in a war is fighting in self-defense, every innocent killed is the responsibility of the aggressor—is entirely the responsibility of the aggressor.
Israel's problem is not that it is too militant, but too conciliatory. It is needlessly restricting the scope of its military activities, for fear of being blamed for civilian casualties. It is refraining from wiping out Hamas and its complete arsenal, while placing its own soldiers in greater jeopardy (and if protecting the innocent is one's concern, those soldiers belong in that category). In doing so, Israel is capitulating to the unjust imperatives of altruism. All such casualties are in fact being caused by Hamas. It's as if some gunman knocks on your door and says to you: "If you don't let me shoot you, I will target some innocent passerby." Should you have to sacrifice your life to his demands? Wouldn't the proper response be to repudiate the doctrine of self-sacrifice? Wouldn't the proper response be, not to give in or to negotiate some "compromise," but to annihilate this enemy and prevent him from threatening you, or any other passerby, ever again? Wouldn't the proper response be to uphold the principle that your life is your own, that you have a right to live it and to defend it, and that allowing the terms of your existence to be set by the demands of others—particularly by the demands of vicious thugs—is a perversion of morality?
Hamas knows it can't win militarily. The only victory it can achieve is in the "propaganda war," which actually means: the morality war—the war over which side is morally right. And as long as the doctrine of altruism is the standard, Hamas will continue to draw sympathy instead of unequivocal denunciation.♦♦
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