Este trend puede darse por el acelerado aceptación y conocimiento de la música electrónica, especialmente en Estados Unidos, dónde éste amplio género ha crecido rápidamente. En nuestro país ya se puede ver cómo crece el género y van llegando cada vez más y mejor reconocidos DJs/productores. Este año ya están por venir David Guetta y Fatboy Slim. Aparte de eventos con nombres grandes, se ven cada vez más eventos nacionales dónde el enfoque principal es la música electrónica.

Aparte de venderse completamente, Tomorrowland también anunció este año que se hará un festival global, llamado TomorrowWorld. Este nuevo festival se dará del 27 al 29 de setiembre. Todavía no se sabe dónde será, aun que se rumora que va a ser en Estados Unidos.

Norman Cook, o Fatboy Slim como muchos lo conocen, estará llegando al país entre sus shows en Ultra, que caen justo antes y después del show en Costa Rica. El evento será el 20 de marzo. Les estaremos informando más apenas sepamos.

Fatboy Slim sacó su último disco, Big Beach Boutique 5 en noviembre del año pasado que incluye su set entero y el DVD.

Acá los dejamos con un video de Fatboy Slim del DVD de Big Beach Boutique 5!

All Photography By: Fridae Mattas

LAWSON

LIVE @ THE VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB

2013

FEATURE EDITORIAL REVIEW

By: Fridae Mattas

Saturday February 2nd I checked out UK band Lawson who were here in Toronto for the first time to play the Virgin Mobile Mod club with Toronto’s own Neverest warming up the stage with an acoustic set. No idea who they were until I was told about them and I do recall hearing their name before but I have not had the time to listen to any of their music. If it wasn’t for Neverest opening, I would not have requested the show and unfortunately I was given the wrong set times missing Neverest’s set. I was annoyed but there will be other gigs of theirs to cover and who knows maybe a new interview!

On with the show! I had no idea Lawson already had a following of fans, teenage girls that is! Well, there were a few males here and there but they were rare. The bartender thought I was one of the teenage girls, she didn’t believe I was old enough to drink and refused to serve me a beer until I showed her my ID! Right now it’s 4:20 am, I’m rewriting this review because the snow storm knocked out the power and the original did not save.

It was not a sold out show but there were more than enough shrill screams to last a lifetime. I could not get anywhere near the front of the stage or the right corner (stage left) where I usually shoot from at this venue. As I scoped out the venue for a good area to capture some stills I thought about how hostile some fans are. One adventure in NYC I will never forget, I was smoking and jibbering with a friend outside of the hotel where many industry folk were shacked up. After my friend migrated to do an interview, a plump female removed herself from behind the barricade and came up to me just to say, ”If you get in the way of me getting an autograph or photo of anyone again I will kill you.” Yeah…Pretty special moment but that is not the scariest teenie encounter! Don’t get me wrong, not all fans are psycho, I have met some amazingly beautiful people, it’s just that from my personal experiences the crazies outnumber the normals. A lot of these girls were no different, they wanted to get as close to the Larries of Lawson as they could and nobody was about to get in their way, including me! Thank you to the Woman who attempted to help me get to the front but it was a lost cause, I was already getting dirty looks for taking up arm waving space with my camera, I didn’t want to anger them anymore.

I really should have brought some ear plugs because the minute those lights went low, the fog emerged and intro began, the fans went off the charts on the sound levels. Regardless of how loud they were during the intro, the moment the band hit the stage it was over, my ears deafened. They were the loudest crowd this year so far and absolutely thrilled to be there! I could barely hear the band at times but its not like that mattered because the fans sang the songs for them, I even saw the classic hand hearts waving in the air. The band played about fifteen tracks, the first one being a song called ”Learn To Love Again” which is their fourth single in the UK off of their début record “Chapman Square” released in October of last year. The tune is a mid-tempo track that has a catchy chorus, in fact most of the songs they played were memorable enough for me to figure out the titles. Lawson is: Andy Brown – Vox/Guitar, Joel Peat – Axe/Backup vocals, Ryan Fletcher – Bass/ Backup Vocals, Adam Pitts – Drums. They put on a commendable performance, vocals were impressive he just needs to work on breathing other than that Brown has a great tone with plenty of range that allows him to pull off many tunes. 

They mixed in a few covers like Maroon 5′s “Move Like Jagger” where Brown introduced the whole band. The tune was sung well, this gave Brown a chance to put down his guitar and interact with the fans freely. My ears were liking Brown’s voice more than the original because he didn’t have that annoying nasal sound Adam Levine has in his voice when singing. They also threw in Call Me Maybe (I hate that song), The A Team, Teenage Dream and Adele’s Hometown Glory to close the set. The rest of the band did well playing their instruments but they could move around a bit more especially Joel Peat, he was the shyest most nervous guitarist I have seen in a while, Bassist Ryan Fletcher was out performing him like he was the lead guitarist. When Peat got into the music that is when you saw the passion but he needs to relax and get comfortable to work the crowd and stage seamlessly. Fletcher could do with a little more migration and cohesiveness with the band otherwise he looked more comfortable on stage than Peat. At one point during the set Adam Pitts stepped out from behind the drum kit and sang a little. Pitts kept the beat tight consistently throughout the set and his voice isn’t so bad either. I always try my best to get shots of all the band members but the drummer is almost always the hardest to shoot and this set was no different. Shooting from the crowd has its many obstacles but I managed. 

I need to see this band again live when I have a little more familiarity with the music. From what I can recall the songs that stood out other than the opening track were “Taking Over Me”, “Stolen” and “Standing In The Dark”. I hope those are right, I guess I’ll have a few correction comments if they are not. Boys with accents who play instuments and sing are always a weakness for most females even in their forties (I saw a few cougars lingering). The whole British Musician combo is most definitely working for Lawson with the Canadian girls! If this band ends up in your neighbourhood go check the lads out, I’m sure the rest of the world will catch up with Britains latest export soon enough.

COPYRIGHT © 2013 FRIDAE MATTAS. All Rights Reserved

www.LAWSONOFFICIAL.com

All Photography By: Fridae Mattas

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Monday, 04th of February

The Soft Pack
What: Indie rock, Garage rock
Venue: Comet Club at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 14,50 € at Koka36

Tremonti + Malrun
What: Alternative metal, Post-grunge
Venue: Lido at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 30,45 € at Koka36

Tuesday, 05th of February

Tweak Bird
What: Sludge Metal, Stoner
Venue: West Germany at 22.00 o’clock
Price: Pay at the door

Wednesday, 06th of February

The Somnambulist + This could be yours + Jakob Faurholt
What: Western Art Punk, Arabic music
Venue: Schokoladen at 19.00 o’clock
Price: Pay at the door (6-8€ ca.)

Killer Mike + The Beatevolutioners
What: Hip hop, Hardcore rap
Venue: Cassiopeia at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 15,50 € at Koka36

O.Children + Scarlet Soho
What: New Wave, Gothic rock
Venue: Monarch at 20.30
Price: 12,00 € at Koka36

Paul Banks + Pascal Finkenauer
What: Alternative rock, Post-punk
Venue: Kesselhaus at 21.00 o´clock
Price: 28,15 € at Koka36

Thursday, 07st of February

Karma to Burn + Android Empire
What: Stoner, Instrumental rock
Venue: White Trash Fast Food at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 12,50 € ca. at Koka36

Tamaryn
What: Dream pop
Venue: Comet club at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 10,50 € ca. at Koka36

The Datsuns
What: Hard rock, Garage rock
Venue: Magnet club at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 16,60 € ca. at Koka36

Friday, 08st of February

Grand Magus + Angel Witch + Enforcer
What: Doom metal, Power metal
Venue: C-Club at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 21,60 € at Trinity Music

Indians + Mighty Oaks
What: Indie rock, Alternativ
Venue: Privatclub at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 14,40 € at Koka36

Angus Stone
What: Folk, Blues, Acoustic rock
Venue: Astra at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 23,80 € at Trinity Music

Banda Bassotti + Boikot + Erode + Banda Rude
What: Punk, Politic rock
Venue: SO36 at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 13,50 € at Koka36

Foxygen
What: Indie rock, Pop
Venue: rosi´s at 23.00 o’clock
Price: 6,00 € at the door

Schnaak + OPA
What: Instrumental noise jazz
Venue: West Germany at 22.00 o’clock
Price: Pay at the door

Unknow Mortal Orchestra
What: Indie pop, Indie electronic
Venue: Prince Charles at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 13,00 € at Trinity Music

Saturday, 09th of February

The Joy Formidable
What: Indie rock, Alternative
Venue: Lido at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 17,20€ at Trinity Music

Hurts + Say Lou Lou
What: Synthpop, New Wave
Venue: Postbahnhof at 20.00 o’clock
Price: / € at Koka36

Have another two weeks already come and gone?  Well, I guess that means it’s time for another entry in our Lost City Winter Series!  Tonight is the fourth show in the series, and it appeals to the lighter side of things.  Come on down to the Dragonfly Lounge for four great acoustic-inspired performances.  Read on below to see exactly what you’ll be getting for a measly $5 cover.

$5 Cover, 21+, Music at 9:00PM.
The Dragonfly Lounge
401 E. Washington

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The Sweetness of Gone describe themselves as “a trio of queer singer-songwriters based in Madison, WI, whose music explores the subtle complexities found in the human experience.”  Their tunes seem to focus on the core of the piece – simple, but not overly sweet, acoustics with a deliberately straight-forward vocal execution.  They’ve got something to say, and they say it.  My personal favorite tune is “White Cedars,” which I’ve embedded above.  The dulcimer/guitar combo works perfectly with the vocals.  Hopefully they’ll play it tonight!

I’ve mentioned SNOUTS a few times in the past, and it’s great to have them back at the Dragonfly Lounge.  SNOUTS is the project of Martin Potter and Sarah Nelson.  Since there’s nothing online to show you, I usually end up saying “It’s easy-going folk music. For the most part.”  Those are Martin’s words, not mine, but the description fits.  Martin has a habit of taking ideas and making them awesome in the most honest and humble way possible.  With Sarah as his counterpart, it’s a strong duo that never fails to please their dedicated friends and random concert goers alike.  While you wait to hear SNOUTS tonight, you can listen to the track above, which is taken from a previous project Martin helped head, Dirty Jive (R.I.P.).

Sleep Lesbos (aka Karsten Osterby of Sister Crystals & William Z. Villain) is making the trip back to Madison after a recent move to Chicago, and we’re glad that he is.  While his recorded material is often focused on verbed-out electronics and a focus on beats, his live performance tends to vary.  Word is that he’ll be playing acoustic tonight.  That’s welcome news, because the electronics are great at hiding Karsten’s skill on the guitar.  If it’s like past sets, you can expect something strictly awesome tonight.

Boob Dylan started as a talent show band and just kept rolling.  After parading around under names like Tammy Baldwin Tambourine, Al-Pal and the Gals, and The Beanie Babes (my favorite), they’ve settled back into a the spirit of “boob-folk.”  The name Boob Dylan calls for a smirk the first time you hear it, and their music does the same.  Expect catchy tunes like the one above.  Don’t miss it!

When did you start hooping?
I first started hooping the summer of 09. I took a road trip to Michigan for the ROTHBURY music festival with The Dead, The String Cheese Incident and many other amazing bands. And for the first time in my life, I saw LED hula hoop performers during String Cheese’s set. It was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. From that day forward I came home, got a hoop and taught myself how to hoop dance. I’ve been enjoying the journey ever since.

What made you decide to start your own hoop-based business?
It just kind of happened… When Wavy and I got together, He saw how much love I had for hooping. So he wanted to build me my own LED Hula hoop. When we starting to look into getting things to make the hoop, we realized it would be cheaper to get bulk material. After we had one hoop built, we figured why not build a whole bunch…. the business just took off by itself from there. It has continued to grow with the love and support from friends and family. It has blossomed into something more than I could ever have imagined. It’s a magical trip, and the two of us are really just enjoying the ride.

What products do you make?
We hand build all of our own Led hula hoops. We also put together our LED dog collars, Led gloves, & Led poi. We also sell many other Led products.

How do you juggle running Viola Lee hoops with your other full-time job?
HA! Its not easy. I work a full-time job at Healing Hands Massage, doing everything from answering phones, to all the booking, to managing and tending to therapist and client needs, the list goes on and on. I run four locations at once and work 11 hours shifts, on top of my Viola Lee Hoop business. It is a lot of hard work, and a huge commitment but I enjoy both of my jobs. Massage and Hula Hooping are both extremely beneficial to ones health mentally and physically. It would be really hard to manage all of this if I did not strongly believe in both being so good for you. Having both jobs consume my life isn’t so bad, ONLY because I do love them both. I am completely satisfied in life by making people feel good and happy which I can accomplish through my massage office job and my own hoop business. On top of my full-time job, and my hoop business I also am a volunteer for Strangers Helping Strangers. Strangers Helping Strangers is a nonprofit organization collecting food and clothing at music festivals. So I guess you could say I am a very busy lady.

Where are you located? Do you ship your products or just for locals?
We are currently parked around Philadelphia, Pa. Wavy and I live in an RV and travel a lot. We ship most of our hoops, but we also do a lot of local and long distance vending at music festivals. I tend to get a lot more orders online after we vend a gig. I’ve shipped our hoops all over the country, to places such as Florida, New York, Louisiana, Maryland, Hawaii, almost every city in PA and the list keeps growing.

How did you grow your costumer and fan base?
I am huge lover of music. I have met a lot of wonderful people through the local live music scene. Which has turned into a huge music loving family. I’ve met a lot of other vendors, dancers, hoopers, musicians, and producers who have been nothing but supportive of my business. People allowing me to vend at gigs, bands who promote us on stage, and also so many others who share information of my business to people all over. The support I’ve receive just within my local music scene has sky rocketed my business into this wonderful place. I never thought I would be so busy with hoop orders, and getting such amazing feedback. It all brings so much joy to my life. I’d also like to give credit to facebook.com because having such an awesome social network that allows us to connect and spread information has helped me be able to keep my small business growing.

I couldn’t agree more. Gotta love Facebook for keeping us all connected.

What advice can you give to hoopers wanting to start their own business?
My advice to anyone wanting to start their own business is… make sure its truly doing something you love. If you are starting a business to just make a lot of money, in my opinion your business will never succeed…

Slow claps to that.

…I say that because I put a lot of time, love and energy into building my hoops, into my customer service, into every aspect of my business. And I really don’t make a lot of money, mostly just to cover cost. I love hooping and I am very crafty. I really enjoy doing this as a hobby, nothing more. I feel that’s why my business succeeds. Its not about profit or making it big, its about enjoying what I do, believing in myself which magically for me has allowed it to all come together. I spend hours and hours of my free time building, fixing, fighting with myself on whats right, whats wrong, how to handle mess ups and broken hoops and things that just seem to never work right….but because I truly love hooping, I truly love the hoop community, and I love to build & create… all the hassle doesn’t seem to phase me that much. Again its more of a hobby than a money maker, that’s why I feel that my business is succeeding.

Right on, Viola. I agree. If you focus on perfecting your products and making people happy, the customers will come. Thanks for the interview and for being so sweet.

To connect with Viola Lee Hoops, check them out on Facebook

Ziggy was so impressed with our Viola Lee Hoops dog collar, that he begged me and Chad to make a commercial for Viola Lee Hoops…

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD

LIVE @ THE MOD CLUB

FEATURE EDITORIAL REVIEW  

2013

All Photography By: Fridae Mattas

By: Fridae Mattas

It has been a few years since I first saw Hollywood Undead live at the Sound Academy, they have recently dropped a new record ”Notes From The Underground” released January 8th 2013, a review for that album will be published in the near future. This was the first official show of 2013 for Fridae TV, I chose to cover this band once again last Wednesday January 23rd because the people love them! From the day I published the 2011 editorial HU has been searched every day and the review is still one of the top viewed on Fridae TV. What the people want, I try my best to give. It was a sold out show and the people were already hype and ready to see Hollywood Undead in action. Too funny it was, the scalpers were asking everyone if they had extra tickets for them to buy. One scalper was so mad that this woman wouldn’t give him her extra tickets, I was laughing as he bitched about it to some chick.Once they let me in I wandered the venue to find a spot to shoot from, no pit for this one. The venue was the Virgin Mobile Mod Club which usually never has a pit. I brought different size lenses for that reason, there was no way I was going to shoot from the front of the crowd. The HU set in 2011 was insane, bodies were flying before they even hit the stage! This show was a little calmer but that didn’t stop the crowd from moshing and surfing, sometimes even a few of the band Larries dove in. As the crowd waited for the band, I was trying to find the perfect camera settings but that didn’t matter because majority of the lighting was red, I hate red lighting. Anyway, the crowd started to chant and the band eventually hit the stage kicking off the set with their hit tune ”Undead” after an instrumental intro.

They mixed the tunes well in their eighteen track set with a variety  of new and older material. The crowd was mostly males but I did see quite a few females and people of all ages, at the last show it was a much younger crowd. I loved the boys who were near me, so polite and helpful. They also rocked out hard and knew every word to majority of the tunes. It’s always fun seeing the fans reactions as they watch their favorite band live in the flesh. There were moments when the whole crowd started chanting the song that they were to play before they even played it! Yes, the venue was smaller but the band and the fans tore it up like they were at the ACC. Vocals by the whole band were pretty good considering this was the last show of the tour. I heard a few pitchy notes and some cracklies from Danny but that is understandable. He did throw it down with plenty of energy, truly engaging the crowd as every frontman should. All of the MC’s were on point but I wish a few would have a little more conviction. However, I must say, they all have  improved vastly and I noticed they are looking healthier and have more stamina.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    George Ragan ”Johnny 3 Tears/J3T” who I thought is the most improved wasn’t so out of breath,  his  flow is getting pretty slick and he  interacted with the crowd a lot more. Charlie Scene - Jordon Terrel held it together by rocking that axe and rhyming! He does need to be a little tighter and give a little more attention to the fans even with the axe in hand. They had two fantastic drummers Daren Pfeifer who is always behind the kit while Matthew St. Claire “Da Kurlzz” floated around and rapped when he wasn’t drumming. I wish there was more visibility from Funny Man he was lingering in the background while the others took command of the stage, I noticed the same thing last time. He needs to gain more confidence and come out of his shell. They all have some phenomenal masks, the coolest ones being those that light up like J-Dog’s mask “Jorel Decker”. My favorite part of the set was when Danny pointed out a fan in the front who was decked out from head to toe like Charlie Scene and brought him up on stage to rap with the band. I’m sure it was the highlight of his life so far and for a little white boy he wasn’t half bad. Like all of the fans, he knew every word to the track. I love it when bands randomly do things for their fans because they are the most important part of the show and so many artists and bands forget that.The newer tracks sound pretty solid but one track they played ”Another Way Out” totally reminded me of a Backstreet Boys tune and I’m scratching my brain trying to figure out which one, my fourteen year old self would have known! The last track of the set before the encores was “Hear Me Now”, the crowd was so loud I wasn’t expecting those high decibels. I watched the set from every angle of the room and once I reached the back there was  one man who stood out, he looked about fifty or so and was rocking out hardcore joining the teens and twenty somethings head banging to the beats! They closed the set with their first single off of their new album  “We Are”, another crowd favorite. Hollywood Undead did it again, their fans love them and I’m sure people that went to the show not knowing who they were are now guaranteed fans. They finally stopped talking about their dicks every five minutes and now can be taken seriously as legit musical powerhouses in the making. Thanks to the fabulous folks at Live Nation for being so amazing! If you can and haven’t yet, I recommend you go see Hollywood Undead live and grab their latest record here.

www.HOLLYWOODUNDEAD.com

COPYRIGHT © 2013 FRIDAE MATTAS. All Rights Reserved

Hey Guys, B.A.P has released their newest MV called “빗소리” or “Rain Sound”. The boys recently released for their upcoming comeback. The Members, Yong Guk, Zelo, Himchan,  Daehyun, Youngjae, Jong Up are back! The MV itself is beautifully filmed, I really enjoyed watching it. The video towards the end shows the boys getting splattered with green paint which if you think of it its like “rain” in a sense, like their song title. It’s a different side of B.A.P, it’s got a ballad feel, but is mellow for B.A.P usual songs like “Power” or their debut song. I really like this song, along with their other songs from last year. I like their rapping, their songs are catchy and are entertaining to listen to. Lots of great fashion in this music video, I loved all the snapback hats, earrings, fur and leather. I really liked all their clothing it looked great on the boys, they’ve really matured and look great. Personally, towards the scene where they’re raining green dye on the boys, i would have been furious at all those gorgeous suits getting ruined, at least they can use them for live concerts and shows lol. They’re always fearless and fierce, but this video shows the sorrow through tears that they have and them smashing various objects in frustration. Overall, I think this is an amazing comeback for B.A.P. Hwaiting B.A.P support the boys by subscribing to their youtube channel TSENT2008  please like and follow my blog!

MV here:

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In a Blog post I published on October 6, 2012, which you can see when you click here, I mentioned that I am going to launch a series of contests to create Alive with Clive SuperStars.

I’m excited to announce that I have just set up the infrastructure on the Internet to determine The FIRST Alive with Clive SuperStar.

With this Blog post, I am announcing the names of the 16 singer/songwriters who will be competing in The FIRST Alive with Clive SuperStar Contest, as well as The Draw for the Contest.

To see The Draw for The FIRST Alive with Clive Contest and to find out more about the singer/songwriters who will be competing to win it, click here.

Jon Paul and Alicia Lemke, who will compete against one another in Match # 3 of The FIRST Alive with Clive SuperStar Contest

While modifications are likely to be implemented over time, at the outset I envisage that the Contest will work like this:

1. As you will notice when you see The Draw, in the First Round there will be eight Matches.
2. In each Match, if you want to vote you will need to watch the show on Alive with Clive featuring each contestant and answer five questions from each show.  You will also be asked to indicate the contestant for whom you are voting, and nominate a charity.
3. To vote, you must be a Bronze, Silver or Gold Member of The Alive with Clive Global Community.  To become a Bronze Member for free if you are not already a Member, click here.
4. The contestant with the most votes in each Match will proceed to the next round.  The Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals follow the First Round.
5. No more than one Match will take place during any one week, and it is likely that voting will be permissible on only five of the seven days of any particular week.
6. Everyone who answers the 12 questions in accordance with the procedures specified for voting will be entered in a contest to win prizes.
7. There will be two kinds of prizes:  Weekly Prizes and Grand Prizes.
8. Bronze, Silver and Gold Members of The Alive with Clive Global Community will be eligible to win Weekly prizes.
9. Only Silver and Gold Members who have been Silver or Gold Members for at least eight weeks before the Final will be eligible to win the Grand Prizes.
10. The singer/songwriter who wins the Contest will be designated an Alive with Clive SuperStar and will also win a prize.
11. Prizes will also be awarded to the singer/songwriter who is the Runner-Up, as well as to the two other singer-songwriters who are Semi-Finalists.
12. The three charities that receive the most nominations will receive contributions of funds provided by sponsors.
13. The charity that receives the most nominations will receive the highest contribution, the charity with the second highest number of nominations will receive the second highest amount, and the charity with the third highest number of nominations will receive the remainder of the amount allocated to the three winning charities.
14. Charities will therefore be motivated to encourage their supporters to vote in the Contest, and the supporters in turn will thus become acquainted with singer/songwriters in the Contest.
15. To determine which Match of the eight Matches in the First Round will occur first, eight concealed scraps of paper numbered 1 through 8 will be placed in a hat and the Match that corresponds to the number that is pulled first will be the Match that occurs first.  The same procedure will be repeated to determine the order of the remaining Matches.
16. After eight weeks, all of the eight Matches in the First Round will have been completed, and the same procedure will be used to determine which Quarter-Final and Semi-Final Match will occur first.
17. The order in which a Match occurs will not alter the position of any of the contestants in the Draw.
18. While the specific start date for the first Match of the contest has not yet been set, the 16 contestants are thus well advised at this stage to let their fans know that they will be asking them to vote for them to become The FIRST Alive with Clive SuperStar, and refer them to this Blog post so their fans can begin to enjoy the benefits of being a Member of The Alive with Clive Global Community for free now.
19. While no one will be able to vote more than once in any Match, everyone will be able to vote once in each Match.
20. The prizes in the contest have not yet been determined.

In light of the popularity of such song-contest shows as American Idol, The X Factor and The Voice, the Contests to determine Alive with Clive SuperStars are likely to prove popular to, and in due course engage the participation of, millions of music lovers all over the world.

What makes these Contests unique, among other factors, is that only original songs written by the singer/songwriters who are interviewed on Alive with Clive have been performed by them on the show.

With this Blog post, I am announcing that I am seeking prizes and sponsorship from individuals and companies who would like extensive free exposure by providing prizes or funds for the Contest.

As soon as I have prizes and sponsorship in place, the Contest will begin.

While I hope to have all the Matches occur in consecutive weeks, for this first Contest, I might start the first Match to see what happens and make necessary adjustments to procedures in place to improve the process before drawing a second number out of the hat to determine which Match will occur next.

This Contest represents the first of a series of contests involving the singer/songwriters who have been interviewed on Alive with Clive starting in July of 2011.

In due course, I plan to arrange live concerts for singer/songwriters who become Alive with Clive SuperStars in these Contests.

Stay tuned for more exciting news about The FIRST and subsequent Alive with Clive SuperStar Contests.

And in the meantime, to be sure you don’t miss your chance to vote and win prizes in these Contests, if you are not already a Member of The Alive with Clive Global Community, to become a Member for free click here now.

In addition, if you have not yet been to The Alive with Clive TV Show Page on Facebook to “Like” it, to do so click here now.

Also, if you would like to offer a prize or sponsorship for the Contest, please send an email to clive at alivewithclive.tv (use @ instead of at and no spaces) with the words: “SuperStar Contest Prize or Sponsorship” on the subject line as soon as possible.

I look forward to seeing how The FIRST Alive with Clive SuperStar Contest unfolds with you!

Best regards.

Clive

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Tuesday, 15th January

The Sword + Lonely Kamel + Zodiac
What: Stoner, Hard rock, Blues
Venue: Magnet club at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 24,90 € at Koka36

Trust + Anika + Zebra Katz
What: Electro pop, Indie
Venue: Berghain at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 20,70 € at Koka36

Lindsey Stirling
What: Hip hop, Classical
Venue: Lido at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 28,00 € at Koka36
Listen to her music here

Thursday, 17th January

Sea+Air
What: Indie pop
Venue: Frannz Club at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 15,50 € at Koka36

King Khan & The Shrines
What: Garage punk, Rock’n'roll
Venue: Festsaal Kreuzberg at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 12,60 € at Koka36

Vader / Aborted + Bonded By Blood + Flayed Disciple + Fhobi
What: Grind, Death metal, Brutal
Venue: K17 at 18.00 o’clock
Price: 17,50 € at K17 Website

Friday, 18th January

Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat + An:idea
What: Folk, New Wave, Gothic
Venue: Naherholung Sternchen at 22.30 o’clock
Price: 8,49 € at Death#Disco

Cold Specks
What: Soul, Goth rock
Venue: Postbahnhof at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 15,40 € at Tickets.de

Lubomyr Melnyk 
What: Minimalism, Avantgarde, Experimental
Venue: HBC at 20.00 o´clock
Price: 11,50 € at Koka36
Listen to his music here

Flume + others
What: Electronic, Chillout, Hip hop
Venue: Gretchen at 23.30
Price: Pay at the door

Sunday, 20th January
Solange
What: Soul, R&B, Hip hop
Venue: Prince Charles at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 21,90 € at Koka36

Enter Shikari + Cancer Bats
What: Metalcore, Post hardcore, Electronic
Venue: Kesselhaus at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 29,95 € at Koka36

Aimee Mann
What: Rock, Folk
Venue: C-Club at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 36,25 € at Koka36

Eleni Manndell + Silvie Lewis
What: Folk, Pop, Country
Venue: Volksbuehne-Gruener Salon at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 14,80 € at Volksbuehne Website

9 January, Wednesday

Introducing: Young Dreams / The 1975 / The Royal Concept
What: Dream pop, Indie, Electro pop
Venue: Lido at 21.00 o’clock
Price: free with guest list at www.introducing.de

10 January, Thursday

Persistence Tour 2013
- Hatebreed /Agnostic Front / H2O / The Acacia Strain / Neaera -
What: Hardcore, Punk metal, Metalcore
Venue: Huxley´s neue Welt at 18.30
Price: 28,00 € at Koka36

11 January, Friday

Betontod / The Other/ Null Db
What: German punk, Rock, Horror punk
Venue: SO36 at 21.00 o’clock
Price: 21,00 € at Koka36

Mushy + Black Tar Jesus + Mystical Communication Service
What: Dream pop, Electro gothic
Venue: Madame Claude at 21.00 o’clock
Price: ca. 5,00 € at the door (offer)

13 January,  Sunday

The Cavern Beatles (Tribute Band)
What: Pop, Beat, Rock
Venue: Fritz Club at 20.00 o’clock
Price: 30,00 € at Koka36

TOP 10 LIVE

OF

2012

By: Fridae Mattas

 Here we are again! Another Entertainment filled year of FridaeTV coverage ends and a new year of fun journeys begins! The year of 2012 had many incredible live moments and just as many failed attempts by bands new and old. Below is the list of the top ten best live artists I have had the pleasure of covering this year, they all have that something special that transcends on stage. You can find the reviews in the archives as well as videos on Fridae TV Youtube and photos not in the galleries on Fridae TV Facebook. I am very excited as to what the new year will bring! Wishing everyone an amazing 2013, thank you for all the love and support!

Much Love xo Fridae

TOP TEN LIVE OF 2012

#1 – DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

#2 – SALT-N-PEPA

#3 – THRICE

#4 – COLLIE BUDDZ

#5 – DEFTONES

#6 – EMELI SANDÉ

#7 – REFUSED

#8 – SYSTEM OF A DOWN

#9 – THE WALLFLOWERS

#10- BILLY TALENT

HONORABLE MENTIONS

SLIPKNOT

DIE MANNEQUIN

THE TEA PARTY

SIX SIDE DIE

ENTER SHIKARI

BREACHED

NICK CARTER

THE WANTED

BANDS TO WATCH!

THE PACK A.D.

THE JOY ARSON

NEVEREST

THE SUBURBIANS

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