1982
Buying habits with smaller and cheaper electronic gadgets appearing including the first CD player seems to be really remarkable for 1982. Despite the fact that Argentina and the UK go to war over a small island thousands of miles away, this year Italy wins the football Worldcup and Jean-Loup Chretien is the first French man in Space (I’m not french). 
Something quite remarkable this year was the use of Smiley or emoticon as a way of expression emotion in an email 
, the person responsible for that was Scott Fahlman from Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon. No less important than technology, in 1992 critics give ET the Extra-Terrestrial a score of 3.9289 out of 4 starts, a true blockbuster and a pop culture phenomenon in its time.
I must mention that this article is about music, therefore according to my wisdom archive the co-starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Crease, Olivia Newton-John hits the chart with Physical, written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick and banned in Utah and South Africa because its suggestive lyrics.
Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor
Written at the request of Sylvester Stallone “Rocky III”, Eye Of The Tiger was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six weeks beginning July 24, 1982. Currently Survivor continues to play regular concerts in North America, and Europe and It’s back into the studio to record new material this year. Do not blame me about the video quality, It’s classic.
An American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress best known as Joan Jett recorded in 1981 “I Love Rock ‘n Roll”, song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of The Arrows, was number one on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 1, 1982. This the third of the top 100 hits of 1982.
Deckard: “Sushi. That’s what my ex-wife called me – cold fish.” Blade Runner (1982)
JC ( Back to the 80’s)
ACDC News
From “Acca Dacca” or “alternating current/direct current” ( AD/DC), Angus and George Young both from Glasgow, Scotland, will be playing alongside with Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd and Brian Johnson @ the Wembley Stadium on 26th of June.
With more than 200 million albums sold worldwide, including 71 million albums only in the United States, the Aussie rockers will stage a third Melbourne concert as well after 110,000 tickets to their first two shows, which were sold out in only 45 minutes last Monday.
Probably knowing how good this band is and you really want to attend this concert in London just like me, click Here , otherwise for further details about the world Tour, check their Myspace page.
For more probably you will find their official Website really helpful, they’ve got a really cool intro.
The single “Let there be rock” released in March 1977, provides an encapsulated, fictionalised version of the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Build from a line of the Chuck Berry song “Roll Over Beethoven” according to Wikipedia, the song has been included on three of the band’s five official live albums: If You Want Blood You’ve Got It” (sung by Bon Scott), Live: 2 CD Collector’s Edition (sung by Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson, 1992), Let There Be Rock: The Movie (Scott, 1979), released in 1997 as part of the Bonfire (album) box set, and Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition (Johnson, “2001″ ) with the last recorded from Plaza de Toros in Madrid from 1996. I have found this Video which is an unedited version of “Let there be rock”…. I hope you like it!
Bye
JC
Fuji Festival
Niigata-shi (新潟市,) is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city is sometimes called the “City of Water”(水の都 Mizu-no-miyako) because of the two rivers that flow through it. Probably you’re wondering why I’m writing about a city located in a region called Chūbu (which means “central region”) in the middle of Japan. Well Fuji Rock Festival, an annual rock festival, will be held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the 24th, 25th, 26th of July. This 3 days event features about 250 Japanese and international musicians every year, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan. What I like about this annual festival It’s the fact that the organizers proudly calls the event as “the cleanest festival in the world, promising clean toilets and showers, and no litter” Nice
Really well organized, they asking you to remember: Independence’, ‘Cooperation’ and ‘Respect of nature’ are the keys to fully enjoy this festival. Let’s do it together! ( Their Slogan).
This year the festival is featuring Oasis, Franz Ferdinand and Weezer. The Per-date lineup announced Dove, ASA-CHANG & JUNREI, BRAHMAN, DJ TIM HEALEY. For further details about the Fuji festival, line up and Various tour packages click Here .
This is the official Poster for the festival:
As you may know by now, Red Hot Chilly Pepper have disbanded for at least a year according Anthony Kiedis’s declaration to Rollins Stone last week, so It’s a good moment to show here this short Intro at the Fuji Rock 2006, hope you like it.
Peace Out and Sayonara
JC
Isle of Wight Festival 2009 (summer festival)
It was held from 1968 to 1970 and by far the largest and famous of these early festivals. Acts at the 1970 festival played to a crowd of around half a million people and indeed it was said to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, Ten Years After, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Melanie, Donovan, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull and more. Probably we need to mention that the unexpectedly high attendance levels was consequence mostly of non-tickets holders and a price tickets for the four days of £3 only ( 4,70$ Today), but that It’s another story. Today the Isle of Wight Festival 2009 is in just 20 days and It’s gathering more than 60 bands this year. This is the line-up for this year :
This is the line-up for the Big Top:
For further details just visit Here, and yes…. they have got a twitter account as well ..
The mix of legendary names and new talent for which the festival has become renowned since it’s resurrection in 2001 makes me love It. I don’t have enough time to review all these amazing bands, therefore I have decided to dedicate part of this post to PIXIES. Ohh Wait .. Where is my mind???.
Although Pixies produced relatively few albums, they had a great influence on the alternative rock boom of the 1990s and won several awards from music publications and local music awards. My favorite album is Surfer Rosa, released on May 21, 1988 and recorded at Q-Division in Boston, Massachusetts in 1987. The single from this album called “Where Is My Mind?” was prominently featured during the final scene and ending credits of the 1999 film Fight Club, which I love as well. This song was written by Black Francis (front-man) and inspired by his experiences scuba diving in the Caribbean.
I have found this footage from the David Fincher Film Fight Club on YouTube, courtesy of DarkSkanner … I hope you like it. 
See you later
JC
Summerfest 2009 “The Big Gig”
Following the tradition of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, with a similar ethnic-themed festival, Milwaukee is celebrating its yearly music festival held at the 75-acre Henry Maier Festival Park, called “Summerfest 2009″, also known as The Big Gig. Summerfest 2009 will take place on June 25 until July 5 from noon to midnight daily. Certified by the Guinness World Records in 1999 as “The World’s Largest Music Festival”, this great event lasts 11 days with 11 stages and over 700 bands in just one place: The Marcus Amphitheater.
If you’re ’70s rock fans, you’re going to love this. Yesterday Summerfest announced that Original members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will be joined by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer in full makeup and costumes for the show at 7:30 p.m. June 27, the first Saturday of Summerfest. Yes KISS booked for June 27 at Summerfest 2009, of course if you don’t really like Kiss as a Band, here there’s a small list about some performers for this massive event – Anthony Hamilton, BoDeans, Bon Jovi, Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band, Earth, Wind & Fire, Flogging Molly, George Strait, Jack’s Mannequin, John Mellencamp, Kenny Chesney, No Doubt, The Fray, The Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers and many others.
For more information just visit the official website or follow their twitter account summerfest for Updates
So .. Kiss traces its roots
Kiss: Love Gun
Soon I’ll be reviewing the top 10 music festivals in Europe.
for now… So Long…
JC