The Desert Rock Festival 2007

Firstly, this is who came :

Day 1 -

1. Iron Maiden
2. The Prodigy
3. Stone Sour
4. In Flames
5. Mastadon
6. Lauren Harris
7. Junkyard Groove

Day 2-

1. Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
2. Incubus
3. Prime Circle
4. The Bravery
5. Junkyard Groove

And who conquered...me & my mates.

Definately one of the most awaited gigs of the year, this was the first time Desert Rock Fest was a 2 day event. Who the hell wasnt excited. To experiance somethin like this is exactly what young musicians and critics, fans and 'regular people' should do to gain more knowledge about the metal culture or rock culture of todays day and age.

No its not about the noise, the overflow of black tees, the gothic make up or even the heavey chanting......its all about the lifestyle. Theres no boundaries, theres no racism, there isnt even a peck of traditional differences. Everyones there to share one passion, music.

To watch legends like Bruce Dickenson and Robert Plant was like a dream come true. Never in my life did I imagine I'd be seeing Maiden live or even the sole surviving performer of Led Zepplin. Robert Plant is one of the reasons I got into singing. This is the kinda stuff dreams are made of. Newbies liks Prime Circle, Junkyard groove, In Flames were amazing to listen to, its amazing how many bands are out there unheard of but are still selling records like cakes. The one that took everyone by surprise was Prodigy. Everyone was like "WHAT!! and electro group in a rock fest!!....but Im proud to say that they did justice. A lil jumping and tubthumping was exactly what everyone needed after hours of head banging. Rock on Prodigy.

Above all, I made a great freind who flew down from California, Mark LeVine. An author and teacher for political and cultural & religious sciences. He's writing a book titled "HEAVEY METAL ISLAM", which is due at the end of the year, infact you can google his name and find out more about him. I was glad to be a part of his project and even got him on my tv show 'Rock On'. Look out for that in the end of March or early April.

Lastly, I wanna thank my freinds and bandmates who shared the passion with me at the fest. even though we were spectators, we rocked together. Love you guys.

Peace.

sitting naked burning thoughts in my head...

sometimes you want to forget, sometimes you need to
if you dont, they dwell within your mind only discouraging you
to attain happiness, to attain freedom, basically they lock you up.
you have to be careful which to remember and which to overlook
if you end up saving the wrong ones, you'll find that life can sometimes really be a bitch.
but hey, thats not what you want to end up thinking all your life
you could end up being a loner or simply leap of a building without a parachute
yeh, i know some who've done that so its easy to imagine
we have to alter our imagination sometimes to selfish mode just to feel content
whats wrong with it? nothing, absolutely not. whats wrong with being a lil self-cautious?

Im talking about memories, dont hang on to the sad,angry, whiny ones. learn from them and let go.
Keep the happy ones to remember when in times of distress. they make you smile once in a while.

peace.

Blogword of the day : void

You know that feeling when everything seems to be goin right and then suddenly you instincts go like "waitaminute, things cant be perfect for this guy", yeh thats the feeling,ever been through one. Nah, I aint gonna whine about life or anything, just that its pretty ironic how convieniantly people get frustrated at their own account but never seem to realize it. As youngsters we thing that if our relationships dont work out we're gonna be miserable for the rest of our lives, then we get into another one and think 'hey this could be the one', but what makes us so damn sure. Is it holding hands at the movies, late night diners, early morning wake up calls...what?!?!
The funny part is that some people actually run away from what they cant face and think that 'time will heal it all' and they'll get over it. Well yeh in some cases time does heal in others you just have to face the facts and live a little. What do i mean by that? well live a little, do things youve missed out on, things you've always wanted to do, spend time with people whom you havent been with, cook, eat, jump, run.....simple stuff. Ive got two dudes here who're like my childhood pals, one just finished a 10 year relationship with his school-time girl and the other is about to finish his relationship for about an year. They both seem equally devasted about it, why?? how can one compare 10 years to 1 year, because the end result is the same. They both didnt know how to handle their relationship, they couldnt recognize the signs when they had the chance. Sometimes the simplest of issues could be the problem, in the case of us traditional people...the DESI human, its usually our parents, simply because they believe they know whats best for us, and you cant blame them, they brought us up, we have to credit them for knowing some part of us. I remember when I was in a relationship, everyone I knew was against it, it still lasted 3 years, probably the best break up a guy can go through, ofcourse I was messed up but the beautiful part was that I learnt alot....I probably learnt more from this girl than most girls out there, why? because she was practical, she took risks, she had the guts to face life in the face. Not find an alternative, not run away, not ignore whats ahead of us....thats what I learnt. I mean lets face it, we've all been through heart breaks and sleepless nights....its not gonna prove anything, it'll just keep you in Void. You wanna prove something, get compatible, literally understand, compromise very little, trust what you can feel & under no circumstance use the phrase 'I love you' every second of your relationship, it looses its meaning if overused. Be casual, dont get too personal, dont ever freakin' assume, youre probably wrong about it, believe me, Ive been assumed about a GAZILLION times, god knows what the girl would end up thinking. Anyway, just something that crossed my mind today so I thought i'd leave my thoughts here. No offense to anyone...btw, I know you guys are reading this so go ahead and leave your thoughts on it too.

Peace.