Meet the Band: Broken River Prophet

The band: Adam Brilla (guitar, voice), Eric Provonsil (mandolin, lap steel, bass), Deborah Warfield (guitar, voice), Dennis Noble (bass), Marty Rex (drums)

The hometowns: Brilla grew up in Hopkinton; Noble hails from Holliston. The rest of the band is not local but has settled in Allston.

The sound: Americana sprouting from the sidewalk cracks of Allston Rock City.

The key: It all goes back to when Brilla had to do a book report alternative on Flannery O�Connor�s �Wild Blood� in heights school.

�We had to derive up with some kind of propose based on the book,� Brilla said, �but it couldn�t be an essay or report. It was one of those thinking remote of the box exercises. I found my father�s banjo in a cupboard when I was looking for for my snow bloomers to go sledding. I took it out and it was all out of tune, but I started plunking around on it and came up with a really creepy waltz.�

Brilla recorded the persistent tune on a boombox, and it became his report.

�When I tried to come up with a name, (Broken River Prophet) just came out.�

The history: Brilla started the band in the mid-�90s as a side project.

�It was something to do when my bands went on hiatus,� Brilla said. �I�d use the name and grab whoever was around. I�d perpetually joke that it was never the same batting order twice.�

After age of teaching and acting the like songs to friends, Brilla decided to formalize the band. Well, sort of.

�Now we experience various combinations of consistent lineups,� Brilla explained.

The addictions: The members of Broken River Prophet admit to a arduous dependency on chai, caffein and dough. Maybe that last 1 is a byproduct of practicing in a Roxbury building that was erst a whoopie pie factory.

The show: Broken River Prophet celebrates its CD release tomorrow night, with Plus/ Minus, Animal Hospital and BA-NA-NAS, at the Middle East, Cambridge. Don�t miss Kickass Cupcakes� cupcake happy minute from 9-10 p.m. (We told you they were addicted to sugar!)

The music: Listen to �Burned in Place� and �The Black Lashes� from the Broken River Prophets� new CD �With Infinite Arms to Cradle the Flames� at bostonherald.com/entertainment.

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Download Los Gusanos

Artist: Los Gusanos: mp3 download    Genre(s):  Rock: Punk-Rock     Discography:      Los Gusanos    Year: 1998    Tracks: 12 Los Gusanos crataegus oxycantha sound like the key of a Latin radical, simply it's really the New York-based quartet that C.J. Ward of Ramones fame founded when he was inactive with the pioneering Queens hood outfit in 1992. Ward had linked The Ramones in 1989, when he replaced creation member and bassist Dee Dee Ramone. Ward started Los Gusanos as a english project iII age later, and at first, he had no idea that his band would develop into his chief gig. Not very Ramones-sounding, Los Gusanos isn't actually a punk band just does have a punk-influenced vim and attitude. While Ward was strictly a bassist in The Ramones, Los Gusanos has set up him singing trail and playing rhythm guitar. When The Ramones officially called it quits later on existence together for about 20 geezerhood, Los Gusanos became a full-time spare-time activity for Ward. With Ward united by "Sordid" Ed Lynch on lead guitar, "Big" John Chadwick on basso and Bo "Left-hander" Matheson on drums, the band place verboten a few singles (including a cover of Ten Years After's "I'd Love To Change The World") before transcription its self-titled debut album in 1997. Los Gusanos came out in Europe that year, and was released in the U.S. by Mayhem in 1998.

John & Jen's 4-Star Reunion!

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Artist: Stop

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Korn Guitarist Returns With Solo Album

Korn’s former guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch is set to return with his first solo album on September 9.



‘Save Me From Myself’ will see Welch return to the music scene following his surprise exit from the Californian outfit in 2005.



Welch left to take care of his daughter and commit to his faith after he became a born again Christian.



The new record features Tony Levin, the session musician of David Bowie and Peter Gabriel, as well as A Perfect Circle star Josh Freese.



Welch explained his enthusiasm for his new album: “I’m really excited about getting my music out there to my fans. I literally poured everything I had into ‘Save Me From Myself’, and I know it’s gonna inspire a lot of people.”



The guitarist released an autobiography of the same name back in 2007 to much critical acclaim and is keen to get back into music once again.



He said: “It's been a long time since I've connected with people musically, and now that the wounds have healed from my past addictions, I'm ready to feel the

magic again.”

 

The tracklisting is set to be the following:



L.O.V.E.

Flush

Loyalty

Re-Bel

Home

Save Me From Myself

Die Religion Die

Adonai

Money

Shake

Washed By Blood

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Marcelo D2

   
Artist: Marcelo D2

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Rap: Hip-Hop
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   Year: 2007   
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 A Procura da Batida Perfeita

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 11


   
 Eu Tiro E Onda

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 13

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Marcelo D2 was born on November 5, 1967, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Living in the hapless suburbs, he grew up 'tween the "favelas" and the streets of Andarai, far from mailing-card Rio and its rich seaboard districts. The hardships of his life required him to take up working at 13, and ahead decent a star topology, Marcelo worked as a doorman, a paper boy, a cleanser, a trafficker, and an office boy, among other things. Contrary to expectations, going away home young gave him the opportunity to pull through. His childhood friends world Health Organization remained in the territorial dominion were consumed by the traffickers, and one by 1, D2 lost his best friends in armed confrontations. By the time he reached 19, he had served in the Army and was matrimonial.


Planet Hemp, the band that protruding Marcelo to fame, had its roots in the streets of Catete. Marcelo's Dead Kennedys T-shirt sparked conversation at a casual meeting between D2 and Skunk in the early '90s, and apt their shared admiration for the skatepunk, stone, and underground movements, and their common admiration for marihuana refinement, Planet Hemp (a denotation to High Times magazine) were formed. Eventually, D2 and Skunk were joined by Rafael (guitar), Formigão (bass voice), and Bacalhau (drums), and the radical creatively intertwined strike vocals with psychedelic guitars. Feeling disillusioned by Skunk's death in 1994, D2 invited his friends Black Alien and B Negão to part the vocals with him. In 1995 they released their number one album, Usuario (Exploiter), which sold more than 5,000 copies nationally. In 1997, they released Os Cães Ladram Mas a Caravana Não Para (The Dogs Bark But the Caravan Doesn't Stop). Three age subsequently came A Invasão do Sagaz Homem Fumaça (The Invasion of the Shrewd Smoking Man), followed by the live album MTV ao Vivo: Planet Hemp in 2001.


D2 felt it was time to find his own direction and flesh out his musical horizons. He had released a solo album in 1998, with a hip-hop/samba influence and lyrics about his life experiences. The album was identical well standard by critics and sold cl,000 copies. His succeeding solo try, A Procura da Batida Perfeita (Looking at for the Perfect Beat), was released in 2003. With this record album, D2 became a gravid name in the Brazilian panorama, winning the assorted awards he was nominative for. The record album was released in Europe, the United States, and Asia, thereby porta the doors to international touring. D2 made basketball team European tours, playing in the most notable festivals, including Womex, Montreux, Roskilde, and Reading, as well as such traditional venues as Cité de la Musique in Paris. The tremendous success of the album was also creditworthy for the spill of a objective DVD around its creation.


In 2004, D2 reinvented himself over again. Using his possess music as a template and deconstructing the beat and the batucada, he put a isthmus of 23 musicians onstage, efficaciously transcription an orchestra to "disconnect" the rap music and create acoustic versions of his songs for a Brazilian MTV Unplugged see. Performed bouncy with laboured percussion and an splendid load-bearing isthmus, there was a contagious sound and depth to his music. D2 and the band afterwards embarked on respective earth tours, and he collected substantial during his travels for the 15-track acquittance Meu Samba É Assim (My Samba Is Like This). Marcelo D2 has revolutionized the Brazilian hip-hop scene, incorporating Latin influences, ingenious lyrics, and a set of attitude. Critics and fans likewise regularly await his new releases with anticipation.

Reverend Run Helps Build Childrens Playground

Former RUN-DMC star REVEREND RUN has hit the streets of Los Angeles to help build playgrounds for the city's underprivileged children.

The star and his wife Justine, who both appear in U.S. reality TV show Run's House, spent Friday (06Jun08) helping to build the play area at the L.A. County Teen Challenge Centre in Lynwood, California.

The pair worked alongside workers from non-profit organisation KaBoom! and beverage manufacturer Kool-Aid to install the play area.

The rapper, real name Joseph Simmons, tells People.com, "I'm personally committed to bringing families together - at the dinner table, in communities and on playgrounds."

Later in the year (08), Simmons will help with similar projects across the U.S. - moving on to Houston, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia and Cleveland, Ohio.

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Heath Ledger post-mortem results inconclusive

Results of a post-mortem on Hollywood star Heath Ledger are inconclusive, US authorities said today.
The 28-year-old actor was found dead at his New York apartment yesterday.
Police are treating his death as possibly drug-related and said sleeping pills were found close to his body.
But a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office said an autopsy had proved inconclusive and further tests were needed - which could take around 10 days.
There were unconfirmed reports today that the 'Brokeback Mountain' star was suffering from pneumonia at the time of his death.
The actor's family have said that his death was a tragic accident.
Reading a statement outside the family home in Perth, his father Kim said: "We, Heath's family, can confirm the very tragic, untimely and accidental passing of our dearly loved son, brother and doting father of Matilda."
New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said: "We are investigating the possibility of an overdose... There were pills within the vicinity of the bed." He added that the prescription medicine included sleeping pills.
The star's housekeeper found him at 3:26pm (US time) yesterday, and tried to wake him for his appointment with a masseuse.
Paying tribute to Heath Ledger, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said: "Heath Ledger's diverse and challenging roles will be remembered as some of the great performances by an Australian actor."
The actor's compatriot and 'The Patriot' co-star Mel Gibson said: "I had such great hope for him. He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss."
Australian actress Nicole Kidman said: "What a terrible tragedy. My heart goes out to his family."
The bosses of Warner Bros, Alan Horn and Jeff Robinov, said: "The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news. The entertainment community has lost an enormous talent. Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person. Our hearts go out to his family and friends."
Ledger was nominated for an Oscar for his part in the film 'Brokeback Mountain' and had recently finished work on the Warner Bros blockbuster 'The Dark Knight'.
Last year he broke up with actress Michelle Williams, who played his wife in 'Brokeback Mountain' and was the mother of their two-year-old daughter.
The actor had recently been working on 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' with director Terry Gilliam; they previously collaborated on 'The Brothers Grimm'.
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