13-th Anniversary Concert of Sheila on 7

Sheila On 7's 13-th anniversary Concert
Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 10:00pm

Republic Cafe (Hotel Inna Garuda)
Jl. Malioboro no. 60 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Other Performers:
DJ Arie, DJ DVKA, DJ Mahest, etc

Here's the invitation from their official website:

"Sheila On 7 is thirteen on this May. That is 'mature age' for a journey of a band which has released 6 albums. There will be a special concert on May 09-th. We hope all Sheila Gank from Indonesia come and gather in our beloved city, Jogjakarta."

Sang Juara: Champion's Mentality of Maia ?

After watching a basketball match between Satria Muda Britama and Garuda Flexi Bandung, Maia wrote a song Sang Juara (The Champion). She thought, "Why don’t we have an Indonesian song for championship?". So Maia wrote the song. Then The Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs agreed and accepted 'Sang Juara' to be used widely in Indonesian Championship events.

Maia also said that Sang Juara was written for all Indonesian citizens, not only for the athletes. The message in the song is, despite our troubles, we must go forward. “We must have the mentality of champions. Don’t be pessimistic or apathetic. As human beings, we should be strong. If there is a problem, don't whine, get back on our feet, show people that we are not a nation with a weak mentality. We are the champions," she said.

It is also her champion’s mentality that kept Maia sane during her divorce problem with Ahmad Dhani. Maia said that the marriage law protects the necessities of women as it gives custody to mothers. However, as the case is still being processed, Ahmad Dhani was given custody of the children now..

“Most House members are male; the public still don’t trust women to be representatives and leaders. Under the marriage law, men still become the leader, but women should not see themselves as number two. Men should be good leaders and behave. If the men behave badly, why should the women follow them? Men and women are equal. Why should women be treated differently?”

(Based on Jakarta Post interview with Maia. Photo by KapanLagi.com)

NOFX : Coaster Album Review

NOFX is back with their 12-th album, Coaster. 12 mature tracks which sound ‘bold’, ‘neat’ and strong.
Working, drinking and shouting in punk music ground for more than 20 years, sure they know what they did. All songs in Coaster are deserved to get worldwide attention and rate.

NOFX is talking about drugs, religion and politic in this album. ‘I am an Alcoholic’ is a perfect blend of ska-punk and swing-jazz… flavored with sweet 90’s backing vocal by Karina Denike. (She was the vocalist for Dance Hall Crashers, who released some ska-based songs in the late 90's). ‘Blasphemy’ and ‘Best God in Show’ talks about Christianity in Fat Mike’s point of view.

‘One Million Coasters’ is the last song with a genius fade-out ending... That song is also a great ending for the entire album. It’s hanging, giving a feeling of going to somewhere; I don’t know… the next album perhaps.

This album is good if we judge it by popular songwriting skill perspective. The compositions are good in repetition, structure and dynamism. They’re drunk and unconscious but they still play music awesome and know exactly how punk-things should be done. I bet all the melodic and skate-punk kids out there will stop playing to listen to the veteran’s words in this album. Let’s say, NOFX album places one million coasters under the punk scene glasses, so we won’t spoil anything spilled from our glasses while we drunk.

Track List:

1. We Called It America
2. Quitter
3. First Call
4. My Orphan Year
5. Blasphemy (The Victimless Crime)
6. Creeping out Sara
7. Eddie, Bruce and Paul
8. Best God in Show
9. Suits and Ladders
10. Agony of Victory
11. I Am an Alcoholic
12. One Million Coasters

Reviewed by: 'Melody Grind'
NOFX - Coaster
Record Label: Fat Wreck
Release Date: April 28, 2009

Superman is Dead: going to America!

Superman is Dead (SID) is going to performed at Kevin Says Stage on Vans Warped Tour. Although the stage isn't the main stage at Vans Warped Tour, but still... this is a great news for Indonesian music scene. As we know, for the last few years Kevin Says Stage has featured mostly-unsigned line-up artists... But this year, the stage will promote new bands which have just signed with labels (from many recording companies around the world). Superman is Dead was picked as one of the newcomers bands. So, in this June, these Balinese punk-rockers will perform in USA.

In addition, SID is going to make their additional tour called "From Bali with Rock USA Tour" also. Here is the tours complete agenda:

From Bali with Rock USA Tour:
Jun 5th, New York
Jun 6th, Philadelphia
Jun 7th, Washington DC, Washington
Jun 13rd, Los Angeles, California
Jun 19th, Seattle, Washington
Jun 20th, Seattle, Washington

Vans Warped Tour:
Jun 26th, Pomona, California
Jun 27th, San Francisco, California
Jun 28th, Ventura, California
Jun 30th, Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 1st, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jul 2nd, San Antonio, Texas
Jul 3rd, Houston, Texas
Jul 5th, Dallas, Texas
Jul 7th, Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 8th, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 9th, Cleveland, Ohio

Click here to go to Superman is Dead's account on MySpace.

(* Picture / graphic illustration from www.warpedtour.com)

PL4T, AOP, Anita Hara, Olga and Caffeine (Nagaswara Record)

Here are five new releases from Nagaswara Record Indonesia this month:

• PL4T Band

Iis, Eno and their friend have just released 5 tracks album titled 'Masamu'. The first single is 'Mendua'

'Masamu' track listing:
• Mendua
• C.L.B.K
• Akhir Cinta
• Jauh
• Malam

• AOP

What a name.. A.O.P. stands for 'Asterix, Obelix and Panoramic'. Mans from Ghalia are singing songs 'Tentang Cinta'.

• Anita Hara

She's a pop singer... A newcomer singing some popular love-songs in 'Dasar Cowoq' debut album.

'Dasar Cowoq' track listing:
• Cuma Kamu
• Stay Away From Me
• Dasar Cowoq (Reff Version)
• Dasar Cowoq
• Rugi Mencintaimu
• DKC (Dikacangin)
• Cintaku Tak Pernah Berubah
• Cintaku Tak Pernah Berubah (Reff Version)
• Sama Siapa
• Logika
• Kusayang Kamu
• Rindu

• Caffeine

Whatch out, Ladies.. They're back! Pop band Caffeine just released their 'Trilogy'. As we all know, these 'veteran musicians' already have three albums at the middle of 90's.

'Trilogi' Track Listing:
• Hubungan Tanpa Ikatan (HTI)
• Yang Terpendam
• Demi Cintaku
• Tak Kan Pernah Mati
• Pengagummu
• Cinta Matiku
• Sekali Saja
• Takkan Hilang
• Dari Hatiku Dari Cintaku
• Selamanya

• Olga Syahputra

This famous comedian (and TV announcer) starts his new career in pop music with hits single Hantu (stands for 'Hancur Hatiku'). Yes... sure you know, the song's already published widely on a Indonesian television program called 'Dahsyat'.

Visit nagaswara.co.id to read further artists news, see pictures, hear previews and watch some videos.

Easy Chords: Free Winamp Plugin

Easy Chords is a free Winamp plugin. It's a chords generator for musician. If you like to play guitar, keyboard or other music instruments, then you'll love this freeware. Easy chords recognizes chord automatically. It shows chords and guitar tabs for every song played inside Winamp. You don't have to search the Net for chords and tabs anymore.

All Winamp skins are supported. But there's one weakness: we have to wait for a moment, giving Easy-Chords time to analyze the 'now-playing' song. But I believe it's not a big deal because once a song is analyzed, you don't have to wait for the chord analyzing process next time you play the song.

Easy Chords is a freeware. All rights for this music application are belong to the developer, CBMS Networks, Inc.
(Please note that 75cm do NOT provide cracks, serials or any form of pirated software downloads).

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Easy Chords - 0.95
Size: 1.51 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: CBMS Networks, Inc.
License: Freeware
>> download (Clean / No virus detected)

(* Graphic Illustration's taken from download32.com)

Indonesian Record Labels Information

If you are a band or artist searching for a record label to develop your career in music, please be wise in sending your demo. Frankly said, terms indie label and major label in Indonesia is having such a blurry meaning recently. Don't be confused. Our suggestion is choose a label with a national-wide distribution network. Judge a label by its record. How many years has the label doing the bussiness? See their artists... Further more; see their policy in 'shaping' and promoting them.

75 cm has compiled the information for you. We have compiled some trusted recording companies which have good reputations in Indonesia. Look at the list below... You can address your demo to:

• Aksara Record

Aksara's artists: Sore, The Adams, White Shoes & the Couples Company, Tika, Goodnight Electric, The Brandals, Ape on the Roof, Stereomantic, VOX, Efek Rumah Kaca, etc.

Record Label contact: +62 21 725 1006

• Aquarius Musikindo

Aquarius is a company which has many activities in music industry such as record label, distributor/ manufacturer, music studio, publisher, retail shop. They're business in music industry ranging from wholesale to retail business, from production to distribution.

Aquarius artists: Dewa19, Lobow, EdanE, PAS Band, Potret, Bunga Citra Lestari, Tere, Agnes Monica, Ari Lasso, J-Rocks, Prisa Rianzi, YIN-YANG, Memez, Nugie, Reza, The Doctor's, D'Cinnamons, Sabian, etc.

Publishing address:
Aquarius Pondok Indah
Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda No.7 - Jakarta
Ph. 021-7238759

• EMI Music Publishing Indonesia

EMI Artists: Dewa 19, ADA Band, Mulan Jameela, Radja, The Rock, The Titans, Dewi Dewi, etc.

address:
Graha Aktiva, 5th Floor
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Blok X-1 Kav.3 Jakarta 12950
Indonesia
Tel: +6221.522.1010
Fax: +6221.522.1001
Email: indonesia@emimusicpub.com

• Fast Forward Record (Ffwd)
  

FFwd's artists: Mocca, The S.I.G.I.T, Teenage Death Star, Homogenic, etc.

• Lil'Fish Record

Lil'Fish Artists: Pure Saturday, The Morning After, Homicide, etc.

address :
Lil'Fish Records
Jl. Raya Pejaten No. 4 Pasar Minggu
Jakarta Selatan 12510

info@lilfishrecs.com
records.lilfish@gmail.com

European Branch:
Villerslei 168
2900 Schoten (Antwerp)
Belgium

Office Belgium
Londenstraat 8
2000 Antwerp
Belgium
Phone : 0032 3 294 02 03
Fax : 0032 3 294 02 05

• Musica Studio

Musica Studio's Artists: Iwan Fals, Vina Panduwinata, Java Jive, Peter Pan, D'Massiv, Nidji, Vierra, Sultan, Letto, Geisha, Chrisye, d.o.t, Project Pop, Serieus, etc.

address:
PT MUSICA STUDIO'S
Jl. Pancoran Timur No.3 Pancoran - Pasar Minggu
Jakarta Selatan 12780

Telp. +6221 797 4985

• Nagaswara

Nagaswara's Artists: Wali, Olga, Hello, Baim, Tahta, Kerispatih, T2, Souljah, Seventeen, Melanie Subono, Merpati, Bintang, Caramel, Bos, After, etc.

address:
NAGASWARA MUSIC & PUBLISHING
Jl. Johar 4U - Menteng
Jakarta 10350, Indonesia.
Telp : +62 (21) 31927138, 31927139, 31902560
Fax : +62 (21) 39899077

• NuBuzz

As a record label, NuBuzz is unique due to its historical connection with Prambors, a big FM radio network in Indonesia. So far Nubuzz releases compilation album. Sind3ntosca with their hits single 'Kepompong' is one of their phenomenal 'newcomers' in various Indonesian music charts. If this new label focuses and stays on its track, it could be big and popular in the future.

address :
Ratu Plaza Office Tower Lantai 19
Jl. Jend. Sudirman kav 9 Jakarta 10270
Tel/Fax : 021-5710805
Email : info@nubuzz.net

• Sony Music Indonesia (Sony BMG)
  

Sony's Artists: Derby, Ello, Rio Febrian, Nindy, Anggun, Padi, /Rif, Sheila On 7, Gita Gutawa, Boomerang, Burgerkill, St Loco, Superman Is Dead, Hijau Daun, The Changcuters, Maia, Numata, SHE, Glen Fredly, Vagetoz, EdanE, etc.

address:
JL. Johar No. 26 Menteng Jakarta
Telp. (021) 3150106 / (021) 3150107

• Warner Music Indonesia

Warner Music's Artists: Sabila (Denny Chasmala), Kotak, Maliq and the Essential, Kangen Band, Irwansyah, Haikal, Element, etc.

address :
Warner Music Indonesia
Alia Building 6th floor
MI Ridwan Rais 10-18
T. 3867626
F. 3867607