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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Vanessa Kachadurian, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden for Armenian music school
Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Whitesnake form supergroup for charity.
http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Deep-Purple,-Black-Sabbath,-Iron-Maiden,-Metallica-and-Whitesnake-form-supergroup-for-charity&nItemID=40580
Normally, if someone says who cares, you don't pay a lot of attention but the new hard rock/metal supergroup calling themselves WhoCares won't let themselves go unnoticed.
Built around Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell), the group also features bassist Jason Newsted (Metallica), keyboard player Jon Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake), drummer Nicko McBain (Iron Maiden) and Linde Lindstrom (HIM).
The artists have come together to record a single, Out of My Mind/Holy Water, which will be released on May 6 and will benefit the rebuilding of a music school in Gyumri, Armenia which was destroyed by an earthquake back in 1988. Gillan and Iommi were part of a fundraising effort in 1989 called Rock Aid Armenia that released an album and a cover version of Smoke on the Water.
Jump ahead twenty years and Gillan and Iommi are given the Armenian Medal of Honor for their work. Iommi said in a statement "Some twenty years ago when the call came, I thought, well at least I've helped but it was going to Armenia and seeing the actual devastation caused by the earthquake that really made me realize that funds were still needed. Despite all the money that was raised last time, here was a music school doing their best, forgotten, in basic tin sheds. After the warmth and honor bestowed upon us during our visit, we just had to help make a difference and get the school re-built. And what better way than to hook up with some of rock's greatest players and my old mate Ian, both an honor and a pleasure."
Gillan added "The idea came as Tony and I flew back from Yerevan together after being inspired by the enthusiasm of everyone there to get this thing done. It was brilliant working with Tony again after all these years; he makes life easy for a singer. The other guys need no introduction do they."
The new tracks will be released via digital sources along with on CD with a 40-minute documentary on the pairs involvement with Armenia. A 7" vinyl version, limited to 1,000 copies, will also be released.
http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Deep-Purple,-Black-Sabbath,-Iron-Maiden,-Metallica-and-Whitesnake-form-supergroup-for-charity&nItemID=40580
Normally, if someone says who cares, you don't pay a lot of attention but the new hard rock/metal supergroup calling themselves WhoCares won't let themselves go unnoticed.
Built around Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell), the group also features bassist Jason Newsted (Metallica), keyboard player Jon Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake), drummer Nicko McBain (Iron Maiden) and Linde Lindstrom (HIM).
The artists have come together to record a single, Out of My Mind/Holy Water, which will be released on May 6 and will benefit the rebuilding of a music school in Gyumri, Armenia which was destroyed by an earthquake back in 1988. Gillan and Iommi were part of a fundraising effort in 1989 called Rock Aid Armenia that released an album and a cover version of Smoke on the Water.
Jump ahead twenty years and Gillan and Iommi are given the Armenian Medal of Honor for their work. Iommi said in a statement "Some twenty years ago when the call came, I thought, well at least I've helped but it was going to Armenia and seeing the actual devastation caused by the earthquake that really made me realize that funds were still needed. Despite all the money that was raised last time, here was a music school doing their best, forgotten, in basic tin sheds. After the warmth and honor bestowed upon us during our visit, we just had to help make a difference and get the school re-built. And what better way than to hook up with some of rock's greatest players and my old mate Ian, both an honor and a pleasure."
Gillan added "The idea came as Tony and I flew back from Yerevan together after being inspired by the enthusiasm of everyone there to get this thing done. It was brilliant working with Tony again after all these years; he makes life easy for a singer. The other guys need no introduction do they."
The new tracks will be released via digital sources along with on CD with a 40-minute documentary on the pairs involvement with Armenia. A 7" vinyl version, limited to 1,000 copies, will also be released.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Vanessa Kachadurian-Armenian and Turkish statue gets court stay
Turkish court stays demolition of Kars statue
ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
An administrative court in the eastern province of Erzurum has granted a stay of execution against the demolition of Kars’ Monument to Humanity, a peace sculpture described as “freakish” by the prime minister in January.
“The Erzurum 1st Administrative Court granted a motion for a stay of execution of the Kars Municipal Assembly’s decision to demolish the ‘Monument to Humanity’ in order to avoid any [possible] irrevocable damage that could be done to the statue,” said lawyer Aslı Kazan, who is acting on behalf of the sculpture’s creator, Mehmet Aksoy.
The sculpture cannot be demolished until the court case is finalized, Kazan told Anatolia news agency on Monday.
Aksoy brought court action against a decision by the eastern province of Kars to demolish the sculpture after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the monument looked “freakish” and vowed to take it down.
The court decision came on the same day an auction was to be held in the eastern province to select the company that would demolish the statue. Six companies presented their proposals to the tendering authority Monday.
If the Erzurum court eventually chooses to permit the demolition of the sculpture, the company that wins the auction will be given 60 days by the local municipality to remove the Monument to Humanity. The sculpture will reportedly be dismantled before being carted away.
Erdoğan sparked controversy on the monument during his visit earlier this year when he said the monument, which is placed on a high hill overlooking the city, was both “freakish” and threatened to overshadow historical locations such as the Seyyid Hasal El Harakani tomb and mosque.
After the prime minister ordered the sculpture’s demolition, Kars’ municipal assembly passed a motion to tear down the monument, saying it had been illegally erected in a protected area.
The unfinished monument, which depicts two figures meeting, is 35 meters tall, weighs 300 tons and is meant to represent efforts to foster friendship between the Turkish and Armenian peoples. Aksoy has planned for one of the figures to shed a tear in regret while the other extends its hand in reconciliation if permission is granted for the completion of the monument.
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