Monday May 14, 2012
Love and Death -
with
Brian Welch formerly of KORN
There are very few artists, athletes (except soccer, of course, duh!), or others of prominence who earn the right to become known by one name, not that it would seem to be a goal to pursue. Our opinion, however, is it is a title to be bestowed upon someone, not something awarded by self-decree. There are plenty of those who have decided to give it a go as one-name-wonders, but for most the clock is ticking and runs out around, oh say, fifteen minutes. What we're really saying is we, the audience or fans, are usually the ones to bestow, or shorten, names like Elton and Ringo. Sometimes friends or band mates do the deed by coming up with an unusual nickname like, "Head". Maybe we'll ask Brian Welch, formerly of Korn, exactly how he got that moniker as he's the only man we know who goes by Head.
Head last joined us in 2008, (4 years ago, really?) with his then current project, "Save Me From Myself" and now returns with a 5 song EP called "Chemicals" released on April 24th with the intent to release a full length album later in the year with his new project Love and Death. The song "Paralyzed" from the forthcoming EP first surfaced late last year and it was revealed Head was working with songwriting wizard Jasen Rauch and had become associated with Union Entertainment whose client roster includes Nickelback, Hinder, Candlebox and the band Jasen Rauch was in, RED. BrianHeadWelch.net is the approved website for the artist with the somewhat unusual nickname and an unmistakable sound. Head made a cameo appearance with Korn only days ago in Charlotte, NC which made major HEADlines.
Last time Brian was on the show he totally torched the phones, time for you to ensure that happens again. Join us for HEAD and Love and Death on the next ROCKLINE!
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Carlos Santana
Shape Shifter
Not only has the term shape-shifter become quite popular in recent years, turbo-charged by the world of animation and the speed of the Internet, it also describes Carlos Santana to a "T". No other guitarist, or perhaps musician, has changed, morphed, grown and evolved like the Mexican-American, World Citizen guitarist. It therefore makes perfect sense that the brand new album from Carlos is titled "Shape Shifter". To drive the point home, after a series of albums with various vocalists from all forms and styles of music to accompany Santana's unmistakable, singular sound, the masterful new album features thirteen groundbreaking forays into the untapped musical universe and twelve of the songs are instrumentals. That's right, only one vocal appears in the new collection of songs, although Carlos doesn't refer to them as songs per se, they're more like sonic journeys. CarlosSantana.com will direct you to information about his music, his Milagro Foundation, women's shoes, tequila and all that comprises the genius that is Carlos .
"Shape Shifter" will mean as many things as there are people on this planet to interpret them, but Santana has directed his focus to the Native Americans who inhabited our land long before we even knew it existed, dedicating the release to them, to those whom he thinks we have so much to learn and not algebra, or literature, as much of Native American history is passed down through stories, through music and through the gleam of an eye. What would we do without Carlos? After every (numerous) show we have done with him we feel cleansed, invigorated and recharged. He's not just a guitarist, or philanthropist, or shaman, he's a Shape Shifter.
Join us for Carlos Santana on the next ROCKLINE!
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