Happy Birthday MICHAEL STIPE (video)

#michaelstipe #rem #rockfile

John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, lyricist, film producer and visual artist. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011.

Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image, often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos. Outside the music industry, he runs his own film production companies: C-00 and Single Cell Pictures.

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Happy Birthday STEPHEN STILLS (video)

#stephenstills #csn #csnandy #buffalospringfield #rockfile

Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time. Stills was ranked #28 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 in the 2011 list. Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with CSN and Buffalo Springfield.

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My Favorite Games of 2017 (video)

I find it hard to judge art as "best". We can discuss how it was technically executed but how much you enjoy the art doesn't have to correlate to its quality of construction. Art resonates with you or it doesn't, whether it's music, movies, painting, sculpture, etc. Therefore my lists are my favorites of the year. In this case, the games I spent the most time on and will probably return to. I play mostly single player games, just don't have the kind of time needed to play multiplayer.
These are my favorite games of 2017:

Horizon Zero Dawn-  PS4

Persona 5 - PS4

Assassin's Creed Origins - PS4

South Park Fractured But Whole - PS4

Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War - PS4

Cuphead - PC

My Favorite Albums of 2017 (video)

I find it hard to judge art as "best". We can discuss how it was executed technically but how much you enjoy the art doesn't always correlate to it's quality of construction. Art resonates with you or it doesn't, whether it's music, movies, painting, sculpture, books, etc. Therefore my lists are my favorites of the year. In this case, albums I have gone back to and will re-visit in the future, these are my favorite albums of 2017. #rockfile

Steven Wilson - To The Bone

Leprous - Malina

Anubis Gate - Covered In Black

Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand

Von Hertzen Brothers - War Is Over

Soen - Lykaia

Voyager - Ghost Mile

Anathema - The Optimist

Caligula's Horse - In Contact

Nothing More - The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Lunatic Soul - Fractured

Drifting Sun - Twilight

In Search Of Sun - Virgin Funk Mother

He Is Legend - few

Blackfield - V

Reissues and Live Sets:

David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii Deluxe Edition

RUSH - A Farewell To Kings 40th Anniversary

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood 4CD+Blu-Ray

The Pineapple Thief - Where We Stood

DGM - Passing Stages Live in Milan and Atlanta

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Happy Birthday RICK NIELSEN (video)

#ricknielsen #cheaptrick #rockfile

Richard Alan "Rick" Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. For the band's first few albums, Nielsen wrote the majority of the material himself. He is well known for having many custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.

Nielsen formed Cheap Trick in 1972 with drummer Brad M. Carlson (Bun E. Carlos), a Rockford, Illinois native. Before Cheap Trick, he was in a number of bands, including Nazz (replacing Todd Rundgren on guitar), Grim Reapers, and Fuse. The latter recorded a one-off debut album released on Epic Records which sold poorly. After the record failed to gain any attention, the band moved to Philadelphia and the band changed their name to Sick Man Of Europe.

The group toured Europe unsuccessfully in 1972 and returned to Illinois in late 1972. Upon their return to Rockford, Nielsen and Carlos added bassist Thomas J Petersson and vocalist Randy "Xeno" Hogan. In 1974, Hogan left the band and lead singer Robin Zander joined after his contract with a Wisconsin resort was completed. The band then was renamed Cheap Trick.

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. As of 2010, the band currently consists of Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar), Tom Petersson (bass guitar) and Daxx Nielsen (drums), who replaced founding member Bun E. Carlos on drums. Their biggest hits include "Surrender", "I Want You to Want Me", "Dream Police" and "The Flame".

They have often been referred to in the Japanese press as the "American Beatles". In October 2007, the Illinois Senate passed a resolution designating April 1 as Cheap Trick Day in the state. The band was also ranked No. 25 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

On October 17, 2014, Neilsen appeared on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, playing with the rock band Foo Fighters. Neilsen made a guest appearance on the Foo Fighters' eighth studio album Sonic Highways.

source: wikipedia

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