Soundrenaline Batam Antisipasi Badai Kiriman Cina

Jakarta Soundrenaline 2008 sampai ke Batam, tiket sudah terjual ribuan. Namun badai Elnino kiriman dari Cina diramalkan akan menghambat event terbesar di Batam yang akan berlangsung esok (27/7) itu.Informasi yang didapatkan detikhot dari beberapa media lokal Batam, hujan deras mengguyur kota Batam minggu ini. Puncaknya adalah kemarin (25/7) hingga menyebabkan banjir di beberapa ruas jalan di kota Batam.Mendengar akan datangnya hujan badai, panitia acara langsung sigap mengantisipasi jauh-jauh hari. Misalnya dengan milih tempat pegelaran dengan dataran tinggi di Stadion Tumenggung Abdul Jamal. Tak hanya itu di area acara telah disiapkan 50 tenda besar yang khusus diberangkatkan dari Jakarta."Tapi ya siapa yang bisa melawan alam, kalau hujan deras banget, terpaksa akan kita hentikan dulu sementara jalannya acara. Tapi kalau hujan rintik-rintik, masih berani lah kita," ujar Harry 'Koko' Santoso bos Deteksi saat berbincang dengan detikhot seusai konfrensi pers di Galaxy Ballroom Hotel Planet Hollyday, Pulau Batam, Sabtu (26/7/2008)Meski perkiraan cuaca buruk, 20 musisi papan atas tak gentar menghiburmasyarakat Batam. Kapasitas 250 ribu watt sound system dan 750 ribu watt pencahayaan akan mendukung penampilan Dewa, Ari Lasso, Ungu, Mulan Jameela, Samsons, Afgan dan lain-lain. Tidak hanya musisi dalam negeri yang tampil di Batam, grup band Dearest dari Kanada pun akan menggemparkan Batam.Soundrenaline 2008 batam akan dimulai esok dari pukul 11 siang hingga 11 malam. Selain hiburam musik dari musisi papan atas, mereka juga akan ditawarkan sejumlah permainan yang menguji adrenalin.Jadi tunggu apa lagi, keluarkan suaramu di Soundrenaline 2008 Batam 'Free Your Voice'. Jangan lupa bawa payung ya!(ebi/yla)

Andi '/rif' Mendadak Nyanyi Jazz

Jakarta Belasan tahun vokalis /rif, Andi, menyanyi rock. Namun kini ia jadi penyanyi jazz dadakan. Andi akan tampil dalam acara Urban Jazz Crossover bersama Glenn Fredly.Dalam acara yang digelar di Kamasutra, Crown Hotel Plaza, 26 Juli besok, ia akan menyanyikan dua buah lagu berirama jazz. Pertama adalah lagu /rif, Raja yang diubah aransemennya menjadi jazz. Sedangkan yang kedua, ia menyanyikan lagu 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' milik Nirvana dengan irama swing.Bagaimana rasanya menyanyi jazz? "Nggak seperti musik rock gue harus teriak-teriakan sampai kecapkean. Tahu gini, dari dulu gue nyanyi jazz aja ya, nggak usah capek-capek teriak di rock," aku Andy saat ditemui di acara Dji Sam Soe Urban Jazz Crossover di Kamasutra, Crown Hotel Plaza, Jakarta, Jumat (25/7/2008).Andi kini rupanya merasa nyaman menyanyi lagu selain rock. Apakah ia berminat pindah aliran musik?"Nggak lah itu cuma sambilan aja. Selain itu mau ngerasain nyanyi lagu jazz," pungkasnya.Selain Andi dan Glenn Fredly, Urban Jazz Crossover juga diramaikan Audy, Dj cream, dan Maliq & D'essentials.(ebi/eny)

Tour Preview : Nine Inch Nails Power Up the "light"

The Forum used to be the home arena of the Los Angeles Lakers, but last Saturday, it hosted a very different type of drama: 500 invited guests in a largely empty building got to see the dress rehearsal for Nine Inch Nails’ “Lights in the Sky” tour debuting tonight at the Pemberton Festival in British Columbia, and having its full opening show tomorrow in Seattle at the Key Arena. (Rock Daily will be live at both shows, so stay tuned for coverage).
Before the show, Trent Reznor came out in a gray hooded sweatshirt and addressed the crowd, explaining that they were trying out various material, so some parts of the show might not ultimately make it on tour, and that there might be some technical glitches: “Lots of things are going to happen that aren’t, let’s say, intentional.” He concluded, “I’m going to go backstage and throw up, and then I’ll see you guys.”
The two-hour show was astonishing, covering a wide range of Nine Inch Nails’ material, from “Head Like a Hole” through new songs from The Slip and instrumental pieces from Ghosts, which Reznor had never planned to play live. About a third of the way through the concert, Reznor deployed some video screens, but not to enlarge his face for the cheap seats: sometimes the band played in front of a desert backdrop, sometimes the screens responded to the music with colored bubbles (like Guitar Hero in reverse), sometimes the musicians vanished behind a wall of static.
“On stage, it’s very easy to tell when you lose people’s attention,” Reznor told RS later. “Generally at a rock show, the sound is not that great, and the guy next to me is an asshole and I have to pee and okay, that’s what these guys look like and that’s what’s going to happen for the next couple of hours. The world has gotten pretty lazy. It’s easy to go out and do a safe show that is all about guys just rocking. I say, ‘Fuck all that.’”
Check out the set list from the July 19 rehearsal below, which will probably change. As Reznor put it, “I think too much about this shit.”
Nine Inch Nails rehearsal setlist:“1,000,000″“Letting You”“Discipline”“March of the Pigs”“Head Down”“The Frail/The Wretched”“Closer”“Gave Up”“The Warning”“The Great Destroyer”“Ghosts 1″“Ghosts 25″“Ghosts 19″“Piggy”“Wish”“Terrible Lie”“Survivalism”“The Big Come Down”“Ghosts 31″“Only”“The Hand That Feeds”“Head Like A Hole”
Encore:“Echoplex”“The Beginning Of The End”“The Good Soldier”“Hurt”
Gavin Edwards

Kid Rock Sentenced to Probation, Slayer Quits, and More!

By News Desk Russia To Outlaw Emo The term "emo" isn't exactly the most flattering thing to call someone, but Russia has taken things one step further. The Russian government is considering a law to outlaw emo, making it illegal to dress in goth clothing while in schools and government buildings. They also plan to heavily regulate emo websites. Legislators have said that emo is a negative influence and promotes anti-social behaviour and suicide. Slayer Calling It Quits? Is one of the most influential bands in metal about to hang up their guitar straps? Slayer frontman Tom Araya has hinted in an interview that the band's next album might just be their last. Slayer is currently writing material for said record, and will decide their future after that. Araya also added that old age and metal don't mix, and watching a 50-year old headbanging on stage makes him cringe. I'm sure metal fans out there beg to differ, so do keep your fingers crossed. Updates On Kele's AssaultA few days ago, we reported that Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke accused Johnny Rotten of assaulting him, which the Sex Pistol man denied. However, other artists who were witnesses to the incident have come fprward to vouch for Okereke. Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, and Neon Neon have both said that every thing Okereke said was true. Metallica Track List After an internet leak, Metallica has officially released the track listing of their upcoming album, and it certainly contains an interesting song. The album, Death Magnetic, will contain "The Unforgiven III." It follows 1991's "The Unforgiven" and 1998's "The Unforgiven II." This might be an indication that Metallica Is returning to their old sound. That should certainly be something to look for. Kid Rock Sentenced To A Year's ProbationKid Rock has been sentenced to one year's probation for his involvement in a fight at a Waffle House. The incident occurred last year when Kid Rock and his entourage were involved in a scuffle with a man who got into an argument with one of Rock's group. As part of his sentence, Kid Rock was fined $1000 and will have to undergo anger management therapy.