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Bastille

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Today we are going to bring you a rock band founded in London, England. Welcome to the crazy world of Bastille: when people listen to everything, we disrupt.

Bastille (Bastille rock band) is led by lead singer Dan Smith, combining Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons two versatile, proficient guitar, bass, piano, keyboard members, plus Chris Wood responsible for percussion and electronic synthesizers, diverse styles with ingenious music, he was even selected as the opening guest of the tour by the British rock group MUSE.

After the band released their debut single and EP, they signed with Virgin Records. They released their debut album Bad Embryo in March 2013. The album topped the UK Albums Chart after its release, with its hit single “Pompeii” reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. The orchestra was nominated for four awards at the 2014 Brit Awards and won the Best Breakthrough Artist award.

To say that Bastille is a walk between indie and pop, perhaps we can see it more clearly: Bastille rose from the indie band to the top of the major charts, then went on to perform in major music festivals, and then went on a world tour, and even reached After passing Taiwan, it is still conducting a new tour in the United States and Canada; stepping on the line with an independent attitude has drowned out the mainstream or non-mainstream positioning.

In the past, Bastille had a sad song “Oblivion”, and it also impressed you with the vast and heroic “Pompeii”. Bastille, who is good at filling the album with various styles of songs, is definitely not suitable for being defined.

Bastille has never been easy to judge the genre, they are a rock band, but they subvert your rock rules.

 

Jack White

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Today we are going to bring you a man who, in less than two weeks, just played, sang, wrote, and recorded in the garage, and produced a piece that was praised by the Los Angeles Times as comparable to Music creator for the new album of Rubber Soul, the Beatles’ classic 1966 recording.

Jack White, whose real name is John Anthony Gillis, is an American musician, record producer, and occasional filmmaker. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist of The White Stripe until the band disbanded in February 2011. He was ranked 17th in Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time“.

The mysterious Jack White just turned 40 years old. Looking back on the 40 years, Jack opened a furniture store, formed several bands (including the blockbuster two-person band The White Stripes), made movies, and released several solo albums. Albums, married a supermodel, became a dad, launched a massive restoration project for old records, and all the other projects at hand!

The White Stripes frontman, guitarist and keyboardist Jack White is releasing two new albums in a row in 2022, “Fear of the Dawn” in April, and late last year’s hot rock song “Taking Me Back” For the lead; and July’s “Entering Heaven Alive” album, which released its first single on January 14, “Love Is Selfish” sounds rather simple, acoustic, and reminiscent of a very typical White Stripes sound.

Jack White also directed the music video for “Love Is Selfish,” in which he performs the song on stage in an empty American Legion outpost east of Nashville and wanders around the venue, looking for a way out , but always in vain. It ends with someone reaching out and throwing a dollar into his tip jar. At last he walked to a door that opened suddenly and stared at the harsh white light shining outside.

Foo Fighters

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When we talk about rock, it is actually divided into many different types.

Today we are going to bring you one of five different rock styles, grunge, alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, and pop rock. Orchestra. Foo Fighters are a rock band from Seattle, Washington, USA, founded in 1994 by Dave Grohl, former drummer of the Detachment Band (The Detachment Band). Foo Fighters have seven Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album, including five Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album.

Foo Fighters came out of a tragic situation. Following the band’s subsequent disbandment following the suicide of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in 1994, drummer Dave Grohl decided to focus on recording songs he’d been developing over the years. Grohl, who handles all the vocals and nearly all the instruments himself, calls his 1995 debut Foo Fighters, which is also the name of his new band, a reference to the WWII UFO term.

It may not be news that the American rock group Foo Fighters is very persistent in performing. The lead singer Dave Grohl once broke his leg during a performance, but simply returned to the stage after a cast to complete the concert; then he took the “guitar throne” attitude Appeared in successive tour performances, not afraid of the hurricane, but was forced to terminate the concert after performing four songs on stage in the rain. 2015 is of great significance to the Foo Fighters, because a decision made by Grohl in 1995 deeply affected the development of Western rock music in the next two decades; and now, twenty years later, they have become the influence on the surface. The most powerful rock band. Most importantly, his decision saved himself, who had just turned 27 at the time.

Imagine Dragons

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Have you ever heard of a band that successfully combined rock and roll with multiple elements such as pop, alternative, electronic, etc., to construct an avant-garde style that touches the visual sense of hearing, and creates the most unique variety of music?

Many people will know which band it is when they hear these keywords, they are Imagine Dragons. Imagine Dragons, founded by vocalist and guitarist Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman, released two albums less than 10 years after their debut in 2018, setting a global record of more than 10 years. 30 million singles + 9 million album sales, a diamond sales (10 million copies) of the divine song “Radioactive”, the total YouTube traffic exceeded 2 billion times, the best rock group at the American Music Awards, and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Amazing achievements such as the highest glory of the performance!

For the release of their second album, Evolve, the band had their best partner label producer, Alex da Kid, on the line again; the album included the Super Bowl debut, the theme song from the Nintendo Switch ad, watched by billions of people around the world “Believer”, a dazzling blend of pounding beats and beating melody, once broke the highest on-demand radio record in the past 13 years, and fully occupied the top five charts in the Billboard Rock category; subverted the “Thunder” imagined by all music fans, the lead singer Dan Shi sings Like Rao’s singing style, it broke through the previous framework and easily entered the top 4 of the Billboard Singles Chart; “Whatever It Takes”, which is laid out in a high and low undulating structure.

Franz Ferdinand

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Do you like listening to indie rock music?

Then you must not miss the band introduction we will bring you today.

Franz Ferdinand is a British indie rock group. Formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001. The band is named after Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. From their debut album of the same name, they set off a retro indie rock trend in the UK and around the world.

In addition to being recognized by the Mercury Award, NME Magazine used them on the cover. The band consists of Alex Kapranos (vocals, guitar), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and Paul Thomson (drums and backing vocals). New members for the fifth album are Dino Bardot (guitar, chords) and Julian Corrie (keyboards, synths and chords)

In addition to their musical achievements, the band is also famous for the use of portraits of the Russian avant-garde on singles and album covers. Taking the album You Could Have It So Much Better as an example, the band cites a 1924 portrait of Lilya Brik by Alexander Rodchenko.

Their new and independent style of music made their album Franz Ferdinand one of the iconic works of British rock in 2004. The album of the same name was widely praised in the United Kingdom and the United States, and also brought the band many honors: inclusion in the BBC Collective Rookie 2004, URB Magazine’s Next 100, North American rock magazine Alternative Press’ “The First Great Rock Album of 2004”, Mercury Awards 2004, “Best British Band” at the 5th Brit Awards and “Best Rock Group” and the 47th Grammy Awards for Best Rock Group.

 

 

Scotty Hills’ from Saskatoon

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Have you ever been drawn to a singer’s vocals and listened to the entire song without necessarily reading the lyrics? When I was looking for singers on Vancouver Island, one singer came up. The gentle voice and soft melody are my first impression of him. When I first came into contact with his songs, I was attracted by his singing and immersed in the beautiful music world he created.

He is the singer who I want to introduce to everyone today, Scotty Hills’ , who was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was doing his best to sing like Aretha Franklin or Diana Ross on the radio when he was two years old. By the age of four, Hills was working in the studio with his mother, a live singer who recorded radio commercials. His country blues sound is mixed with mature soul, an accurate reflection of his early days shared between the city and the farm.

Scotty started his career as a drummer, most famously touring with alt-blues band The Perpetrators, co-writing/producing the 2006 Juno Award-nominated album The Gas and the Clutch. After touring Europe in 2008 with his self-produced debut solo album Wonderland Urgency, Scotty moved to Calgary, Alberta, before producing his genre-hopping sophomore album Year of Septembers on the West Coast. This 2013 release caught the attention of Ole Indie Publishing, where Scotty signed a three-year contract to split his time at famed Hollywood studio Westlake touring, recording and writing for R n’B icon Rihanna. This allowed Scotty to explore his long-standing love of R n’B music.

He is about to perform live in Vancouver this May. I am looking forward to seeing his performance. I hope he can continue to release more albums and continue to use simple melodies and infectious rhythms to perform more songs. Let more people hear this wonderful song.

 

Roxanne Nesbitt Moon Bells Symbiotic

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I like to listen to percussion and enjoy the sound of different objects being struck. I have heard many special performances, such as bands that use common kitchen pots and pans as objects to strike, bands that use trash cans and different sizes ‘s buckets create a unique and melodious sound, and today I’m going to bring you information about a percussion show in Vancouver that also uses unique objects to create a beautiful and amazing sound.

The performs percussion through handcrafted ceramic instruments. For part of the performance, they will lead the audience into a space shaped by suspended ceramic sculptures. The visual cues of weightlessness and levity merge with the sonic layers of the sculptural instruments, creating a subtly changing sound and the translucency of the material that the viewer feels.

The performance installation features two different new bodies of ceramic instruments created by sound artist Nesbitt. Suspended from rotating translucent resonant panels, the moon bell is designed using proportions from just the tones and bent through a ceramic process in a kiln. Below is an introduction to the three musical artists who performed the show.

Roxanne Nesbitt

She is a designer and sound artist of Indo-Caribbean and European ancestry. Her research explores radical instrument design, the hinge between composition and improvisation, and participatory sound installation.

Parmela Attariwala

She was born in Calgary pursued this passion through an undergraduate degree in performance and a graduate degree in ethnomusicology (specializing in Sikh Devotional Music and Canadian Cultural Policy, respectively).

Parmela moved to Vancouver in 2019. Since then, she has continued to engage in music production that pushes traditional boundaries and advocates for fairness in the Canadian music industry

Ben Brown

He is a mover and shaker. As a drummer, he has received a Juno Award with his group, Pugs and Crows. He is the founder of Music and Movement Mondays (MAMM) and the Conundrum percussion series.

Myc Sharratt from Nanaimo

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Today I’d like to introduce you to a singer born on Victoria Island, Myc Sharratt from Nanaimo is an award-winning singer-songwriter in the tradition of Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer. Over the past 20 years, Sharatt has honed his eclectic live performances by touring in Canada, the US, Germany and Ireland. He is known for his memorable and soulful live performances. His 2010 live album “Six Feet Above” earned a VIMA Songwriter of the Year nomination and a top 20 nomination in the “Sounds of Summer” competition at 104.3 FM The Shore

He is good at combining popular folk songs with funny and humorous stories to give people a novel listening experience. He released his latest album “Hide in the Light” in 2018, and the songs bring people a kind of suitable for late summer. The feeling of a happy trip home. It also showcases the intimate, more nuanced side of Sharratt’s voice, rarely seen on the Vancouver Island product’s first four indie albums, and is very impressive to listen to. The lead single “Celestial” has been streamed more than 2 million times on YouTube and Spotify.

His songs give people a very warm feeling. When listening to his song, it seems to feel his life story. Follow his songs to experience various things, and also can feel the beautiful natural environment of his hometown. Makes me want to go there and see it. His songs also give me a feeling of strength and hope. It seem to be leading some directions, so that I can be motivated to face difficulties and follow him to break through difficulties and reverse bad situations. I am very happy that I can find his music, so that I have more new experiences and feelings about music, and can face the world from more different angles.

Dan Mangana a folk rock singer in Vancouver

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I have introduced folk singers in Vancouver in the previous articles. Today I want to introduce a folk rock singer in Vancouver. He is Dan Mangan. He was born in 1983 and lives in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. He first released the first song When the song was 20 years old, it was called All At Once, and he made a total of 500 copies to sell or give away in the Vancouver area.

His first album was sold online or promoted at live performances until July 2007, when Vancouver independent record label File Under: Musi helped him re-release the album with new artwork and Additional track “Ash Babe”.

He has won two Juno Awards and toured extensively in North America, Europe and Australia, releasing 5 studio LPs as well as numerous EPs and singles. He has composed feature films as well as TV scores for Netflix and AMC. He is also the co-founder of Side Door, a marketplace platform that connects artists with alternative venue spaces for live and online performances.

When watching his live performances, it is natural to be attracted by his unique voice. It is a very comfortable voice, which makes people indulge in it. The lyrics he wrote are simple and close to people’s hearts. It is easy to understand Let people sing along with him, and his signature smile when he performs is even more unforgettable. When he performs on stage, he is like a very good friend. He can easily exchange various moods and stories with him, that is A very special feeling, one must go to the scene and listen to his performance in person to feel it. His rock songs sound very relaxed, soft and not heavy metal. Listening to his song will make you want to start learning how to play guitar and sing like him

The Rifflandia festival on Victoria Island

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Victoria Island

The Rifflandia festival on Victoria Island is back this fall after a four-year hiatus, and if you’ve ever missed it, here’s your chance.

The Rifflandia festival first held on August 29, 2008. It is a four-day music festival held on Victoria Island. The festival has no fixed dates and takes place within a month from the last weekend of August to the last weekend of September.

In 2022 it is from September 15th to 18th, festival goers can immerse themselves in the ultimate live music experience with over 75 artists at Rifflandia’s two main venues: The Park and Electric Avenue. Located in Victoria’s Royal Sports Park, the park is a licensed venue for all ages, featuring festive headlines, all-day events and programming.

Electric Avenue is a licensed 19+ venue including Discovery Street, Pembroke Street and Store Street, located at the northern end of the Arts and Innovation District Downtown Core. Electric Avenue is the late-night hub of the festival, featuring six different stages.

The interesting story about the Rifflandia Music Festival is that during this Covid – 19 pandemic, they did not go online to continue the music festival because they wanted to work on promoting better live music that everyone can listen to in person. When performing music, there is a better experience and enjoyment. They do not want the audience to enjoy the music by staring at the screen for a long time. They hope that everyone can share their favorite music face-to-face with friends and family. And this year will be starring two strong women who know how to please a crowd: Lorde and Charli XCX. Artists performing at the event span popular genres such as hip-hop, electronica, bass, pop, modern rock and even folk—everyone has a fun live performance. More than a hundred musical artists are ready to perform.