The newly opened Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany is a
visually stunning structure from a design perspective, with its gorgeous
wave-shaped facade, curved elevators, and its seemingly endless stairs.
However, the focal point of the $843 million building is its one of a
kind central auditorium designed specifically for a balanced sound
throughout the concert hall.
As reported by Wired,
Swiss architectural firm Herzog and De Meuron worked alongside One to
One studio to painstakingly build the coral reef-like structure
from 10,000 unique acoustic panels lining the ceiling, walls, and
balustrades.
Ronnie James Dio
passed away in 2010 after battling stomach cancer. On Saturday, Germany
held their heavy metal Wacken Open Air music festival and fans were
stunned when they saw what appeared on the stage. They saw Dio, in
hologram form, perform as it yelled out the heavy metal anthem “We
Rock.” The Dio hologram also flashed the famous “devil horns” hand
gesture that Ronnie made famous.
Sound by definition, are the vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear. What constitutes those sounds and to what we hear and discern from them are all based upon our own preference.
What makes one band better than another? What gives a guitar a certain warm tone? Many of these elements come into play with the materials that make up the instrument or the way an individual uses a certain skill set create the soundscape with the tool at hand. Tyrolean's off to these orchestral craftsmen who use a simple and effective sheet metal tool box to create a cacophony of sound that is pure rhythm and absolute utilitarian. Next time you blame your gear for acting up, maybe you should just get back to the basics.
Rory Kelly - vocals, guitar Mike Kelly - drums Billy Miller - bass http://rorykellymusic.com
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Order your copy of the Album now Link to original post "RoryKellyand his bandwere probablypreviouslyin NorthCarolinamore likelocal patriots, viaa few detours, the band isthenadvisedonafew gigsin Europe andisnowherein Junehavesome performances. The matchingbandnowalso advertisesherthird albumproducedin-houseKingsNever Sleepin our latitudes.
KingsNever Sleepcomeswitheleven songs, whichare locatedat the Hard Rock, but RoryKelly hasthisquite stronglyperfumedwith the scentofSouthern Rock. "Molly HatchetLight"itis probably truequite good,but this ismeantmoreappreciativebecausedisrespectfully.
In contrast toother actsof this genrethe songs sound, despite all theroughness, but quiteairy andarealsoeasily accessible.Kelly'svoicesounds likepurewhiskeyand thusfits well withtheblue-based guitar riffs.
"Reno Divorcepublishwith"Lover's Leap" their new album.Itcontains13 tracks, has a playing timeof 38 minutesandwill appearunder the labelRustyKnuckles.
The fourmusicians arenot,as one mightjudgeby name,from Reno-butfrom Denverand the sound isabsolutely superb! Punk rock, can be comparedwithoutflinchingwithSocial Distortionandalsomust: one thinksfor a moment, that thisis yet anotherbandof mastermindMike Ness, butwhichis not so.The vocals offrontmanBrentLovedayis almost identicalto100%withMr.Ness. Not exactly theworstcomparisonandnot the worstgiftto have sucha voice.With the title track"Lover's Leap" and"Sunsets & Corvettes" albumstartswell, butthe longer itgoes,the more thetitle. Then there's"I'll Always Be Your Slave", "Every Second Counts"and"GED Sweetheart"towards the endagainextremelysuccessfulsongs. The album was recordedat the legendarystudioTheBlastingRoom(Rise Against, The Descendents) andthis result canbe more than excellent.
Reno Divorceputoutan absolutelygreat album, whichscores withfirst-classpunk rock songsat any time.No failure, great melodies, great vocalsandexcellentlyproduced.Clearfive stars!"
This is a rough translation below from German, which isn't exactly our every day speaking tongue so bare with us. There are a lot of great comments though, once again proving that music needs very little translation. Reno Divorce is the band that will be breaking through to big stages in 2013. Check out Smash-Mag.com "Reno
Divorce from Denver, Colorado to bring the punk not necessarily with
new sounds, but create quite a spectacular panorama with "Lover's Leap".
Imagine
about a mix of punk lebensbejahendem brand Blink 182, which has a
relationship with the street coolness of Social Distortion is received. This is in most places pretty earthy smells of sweat, but always the right amount of pop on board. This is the title song is a wallowing matter that is also not too far from the nostalgic storytelling of Bruce Springsteen. The
songs of "Lover's Leap" unite the urgency of punk rock with the
narrative tradition of folk and Americana that is truly an original
American version of this genre. Reno Divorce created so although nothing genuinely new or Independent, they plow through it but still fertile field. So
"Sunsets" also acts more like a holding in sepia tones road movie,
stylish, presented without undue haste, a song that succeeds so only a
band that sits firmly in the saddle. And
even such a mood number like "Time Flies When You're Having Fun" is
somehow put forward leaning back, so Reno Divorce act like the adult
brothers of Orange County punk scene. In the song manifests a soul quiet confidence that the individual pieces gives a solid foundation unagitated. So
then does a very grown so coming saxophone in "Make Sure You're Sure"
not like a foreign body, but as a welcome addition to the soundscape. What this album certainly lacks is a revolutionary component of punk music, this is not a society turned upside down. One
can even state that this music is a little convenient, not the last of
energy from the pieces brings out but this is what is somehow pleasing. Here the big boys, juvenile bustle and excitement must stay outside. Reno
Divorce go quite so well protected on the middle of the road, and in
this case must not be criticized, because the artistic execution was
carried convincingly and authentically."
Reno Divorce review of Lover's Leap on Smash-Mag.com out of Germany
Did the AMD 2012 Motorcycle build winner, get styling cues from Shinya Kimura? After looking at various photos I can see a lot of similar vibes. Not that it is bad to emulate such a standout bike, but Shinya's bike is the Samurai warrior compared to Thunderbike of Germany's Steampunk. Each has amazing lines and a distinct personality but the grit and assymetrical lines of Shinya's ups the ante beyond another build. The Spike is pure soul.
Shinya Kimura's - Spike, custom Knucklehead
AMD 2012 Winner, Thunderbike of Germany's - PainTTLess
The fellas are playing stages far and wide for their three week trek across the pond. One of the big highlights was playing to over 2000 folks in downtown Berlin. Here is some info coming in from the fellas over on their news section of RenoDivorceBand.com
5.3.12
"It's hard at times to truly be able to
give fans and family a good perspective of life on the road unless you
have been out here with us. I know that most of you live from a
perspective of, those guys are just on one big long vacation of endless
parties countless adoring fans and an imaginary road crew that travels
with us so that we just walk out on to the stage.....as good as that
sounds it is very far from the norm...we work extremely hard out here
with no days off most of the time, all in the hope that more than 25
people will show up to the club that night to enjoy the show along with
buying up some merch so that we will have enough gas to get down the
road to the next city. The shows in the Czech Republic were ones that I
thought would be some of the biggest, but in the end turned out a
little light, which manly has to do with promotion and the fact that we
played on the same night as one of their favorite holidays, but a HUGE
thanks goes out to all the adoring CZ fans that came out those nights to
watch us. Now please, do not take from this that i'm complaining at
all, as a band we have done things that most bands back home would beg
to do, but at times I fill my head with doubt and wonder if the hours
and hours that I have spent away from my, our, families and friends is
paying off.....then we are treated to the show we had in BERLIN!!!
Reno Divorce at Kuz Kreuz in Germany
Strolling through Dresden, Germany
We did not expect this show to be as big as it was. A few years
ago we were fortunate enough to be asked to play at the With Full Force
Festival, which a band at our level was very lucky to play, we performed
in front of more than 3000 out of control german fans, which thus far
has been the highlight of our careers. Now the show in Berlin I
predicted at best would be a small festival where we played on the grass
underneath a tent....I couldn't have been more wrong. We were set up
on a mobile stage right in the middle of downtown Berlin where I'm
guessing at least 2000 watched and more than 6 to 8000 people passed by
as we played. "Mayday" in Berlin in like nothing I have experienced.
We saw at least 60 to 80 police vans and 500 or more cops dressed in
full riot gear....it was fucking insane. See what I mean....the turn
around.
The gig
that was played here in Zlotow, PL at the Generator club was rad!! This
is a town that we have never played before and had no idea how it would
turn out....Thank you to all the new fans that came out and to the
hospitality of the promoter and his crew. I can only hope that the
pictures come out showing the crowd at different times during the show
lifting Brent and I up to crowd surf while we were still playing come
out, that was a first for both of us. Now, I'm not saying that while
this was happening my guitar playing was any good but I did give it my
all and was praying that they weren't going to drop me on my head. This
is an area without a doubt that we want and will come back to.
So tonight we are off to Warsaw and without jinxing anything I only see blue skies ahead"
Timmy giving the horns on some downtime backstage on the road in Europe
Reno Divorce catching up on all things promotions and email on the road in Europe
Timmy, Brent, Reuben and Tye of Reno Divorce
4.27.12
"So the first time we were in Italy was
over 2 1/2 years ago, when we played only one date while on tour with
the US Bombs...So the first 5 dates of the tour (aside from the first
one in Timelkam) started in Italy.
The first question I had was answered extremely quickly, "Will the
Italian's coffee reputation hold up?" Oh my GOD, it surpassed all my
expectations and the best part was the price. It was much cheaper than
we normally pay at home. Now the bad news is that I'm going to have to
go back on regular coffee which before was very enjoyable but now fails
in comparison to it's Italian counterpart.
Reuben, Timmy and Tye of Reno Divorce at the Coliseum in ancient Rome
Tye, Reuben and Timmy of Reno Divorce at the Coliseum in ancient Rome
We want to give a huge thank you to all the fans that came out to
these first 5 shows. Playing during the week is usually hit and miss
anyway, but everything ran very smooth and being able to have a little
bit of time to visit the Colosseum in Rome was also a huge treat. There
are so many things that the band would like to have time to stop and
check out but when you have 5 and 6 hour drives everyday it normally
just isn't possible.
The first gig was in Kaltern which is actually a german speaking
region, day 2 in Massa, day 3 in Rome, day 4 in Montecchio, and the
final day in Rho/ Milan. All of the promoters treated us with tons of
respect and are looking forward to the next time we come back. We also
were very fortunate to make friends with a band that has been touring
Europe for a while....THE MAHONES!! This is a great band and just a
wonderful group of people to hang out with. At last years Sjock
festival in Holland we only talked with them briefly before they hit the
stage, so this was a cool opportunity to be able to play a few shows
with them. I know that from our end, we would be more than happy to be
able to do more shows with Finny, his wife Katie and the rest of the
boys!!! Thanks guys
Food to go in Italy, small salad of Mozzarella and tomatoes
Fans in Italy were stoked to see the band
Italy brought an amazing welcome reception to Reno Divorce
Another great highlight of these shows was the gig in Montecchio in
which we played a show with the legendary punk band 7 Seconds. Kevin
and the guys could not have been nicer to us and we are really looking
forward to our gig with them tomorrow in Fulda. Most of their set
consists of their earlier music from the first two albums....Lots of
energy and a pleasure to watch..
To close out, our close friend Doug who is here with us to help out
with the merch is still here and the good news is that he made it past
the first week without taking the first plane back to the States. We
win....anyway look for another tour update in a few days......L8R
Reno Divorce at Kutna Hora
Reno Divorce after their show in the Czech republic
The legacy of Porsche lost one of its greatest innovators today in Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed a legendary ride, in the Porsche 911. With a purity of vision in clean lines and rounded shapes, matched with a robust powertrain, the 911 would become iconic in the innovations in compared to the American auto market.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and his famous car design
For a rich kid kicked out of design school, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche created one of the greatest legacies in automotive design with the Porsche 911 — one that will survive far beyond Porsche's death today at the age of 76.
The son of company founder Ferry Porsche, F.A. or "Butzi" as he was known spent most of his career at his eponymous firm Porsche Design, where he oversaw the styling of thousands of products from watches to yachts, many with the tag "Designed by F.A. Porsche."
But it's the 911's emergence in 1964, when Butzi Porsche was just 25 years old, that made him a historic figure. While his father and grandfather had been famous German engineers — the original Ferdinand Porsche engineered the first Volkswagen Beetle — F.A. Porsche chose to study design. A year after enrolling in a prestigious school, Porsche was in his own words "kicked out," and took at job at his father's fledging car business in 1957.
At the time, Ferry Porsche had created the successful Porsche 356, but needed a follow-up model. He set the car's basic layout —a rear engine, a short wheelbase for agile handing — but pushed the designers and engineers to fashion a more sporting look than the men who built the Beetle had produced so far.
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, photo by Nino Batista
Prowling the auto shows of Europe, F.A. Porsche formed an idea of how the car should look as a smooth, curving fastback, rejecting the flat angles popular in American cars of the era. "I just think you start creating edges when the body of a car is bad…they are lines that support something that ties the designer down," Porsche would say years later.
The new car's design spurred a dispute with the older designers in Ferry Porsche's shop, to such a degree Ferry went around them, taking his son's blueprints to the body fabricator. The first production-ready model, called the 901, appeared at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September 1964, and after Peugeot objected to the name, Porsche changed it to 911. Despite the timelessness of the 911's shape, F.A. Porsche believed his greatest design came a few years later, with the Porsche 904 race car.
When the company went public in 1971, the Porsche family withdrew from management roles — although F.A. Porsche would remain a presence on the company's board and in its design studios. "He established a design culture in our company that has shaped our sports cars to this very day," said Matthias Müller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche AG. "His philosophy of good design is a legacy to us that we will honor for all time."
Been digging around to find more info about these dudes over in Germany making replica Pan and Knuckle motors but can't find too much more about them. Anyone got more info detailing their pricing or if their motors are any good? Looks like they have the casting and machining dialed in, but that is just one piece to the puzzle.
