Kamis, 08 April 2010

"THE HIDRASI"

"Tak ada moment jelas atau alasan yang basi sehingga band ini terbentuk, yang saya ingat hanya keluh kesah dan unek-unek yang ingin kami muntahkan lewat musik yang kami anggap sebagai penawar jika kami bernyanyi bersama dimalam hari serta di temani alcohol yang bening dan beberapa batang rokok, namun kami rasa semua itu tak cukup. akhirnya di awal 2004, THE HIDRASI mencoba berdiri di tengah kesenjangan sosial dan keharusan mengikuti aturan yang tak jelas, dan di malam itu, ONE-DEE, EMMANK, DHYEE dan INDRA menjadi formasi awal THE HIDRASI. setahun berlalu pergantian personil pun terjadi, ONE- DEE angkat kaki tanpa alasan yang jelas. dan akhirnya tinggal kami bertiga. akhir 2006 setelah pengerjaan tek lagu di salah satu studio di kota ini, INDRA akhirnya menyerah dengan kebingungan yang tak jelas. so...f##ck.... tanpa harus menunggu lama, kami meminta EDJONK, THE GAMEOVER untuk membantu kami menyelesaikan materi yang belum kelar dan NANDY WINE kami panggil untuk melengkapi formasi THE HIDRASI yang sekarang"




My Inspiration... "Timothy Lockwood Armstrong"

Personal life

Tim was born in Oakland, November 25 in 1966, son to an alcoholic father, hardworking mother and the youngest of three brothers.

As a young kid, Tim met his future mate and one of his best friends, Matt Freeman (current bass player for Rancid) playing Little League Baseball in California at age 6. Tim and Matt grew up together in Albany, California and as a young punk in high school, Tim's favorite band was the Ramones. Tim quotes in Maximum Rancid - The Unauthorized Biography Of Rancid, that if it wasn't for the Ramones, Rancid would have never become a band. He was in the punk/ska band Operation Ivy from their beginning in 1987 under the nickname "Lint". Operation Ivy continued until its demise in 1989. He then founded two relatively unsuccessful bands called the Dance Hall Crashers and Downfall but later went on to greater fame with the very successful Rancid, founded in 1991. For a long time, Tim was very active in the Berkeley scene that grew up around 924 Gilman Street. He showcased his other artistic talents and created artwork for the INSAINTS logo. Tim married Brody Dalle of The Distillers in 1997. They divorced in 2003.

In 2003, photographs of Armstrong's ex-wife Brody Dalle kissing Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme were published in Rolling Stone Magazine. Armstrong claims he knew nothing of Dalle's relationship with Homme said he broke down when he saw the photos. Dalle and Homme married after the birth of their daughter, Camille Harley Homme in 2006. Armstrong has accused Dalle and Homme of adultery, and Homme received a series of death threats from Armstrong's fans. The conflict has divided L.A.'s punk rock microcosm.

Musical history


One of the first bands that Tim played in was Basic Radio. After Basic Radio disbanded, he performed in the ska punk band Operation Ivy under the nickname "Lint" from their beginning in 1987, until they disbanded in 1989. Soon thereafter, Armstrong helped found the Dance Hall Crashers, but left the band after a brief period of time. He was also in Downfall with Matt Freeman. In 1991 Armstrong went on to greater fame with the very successful Rancid with bassist Matt Freeman (who had previously played with Tim in Operation Ivy, Downfall, and Dancehall Crashers). Brett Reed was only a local skate punk who had been playing drums for six months when Tim and Matt asked him to be in the band.

In 1999 Tim invited Rob Aston ("Skinhead Rob") around to work on some music he had been creating by himself in his basebent, the two worked together writing and recording music, later Travis Barker (of blink-182 fame) formed the band Transplants and released their self-titled debut album, Transplants on October 22, 2002. Also in 2002, Armstrong contributed vocals to Tom Delonge's (also of blink-182 fame) side project entitled Boxcar Racer, on the track "Cat Like Thief". A second Transplants album, Haunted Cities, was released on June 21, 2005. The band's demise was confirmed by Rob Aston on January 16, 2006, when he told a reporter that the band had split.

Tim co-wrote 8 songs with Pink for her 2003 album Try This, he has also collaborated with Gwen Stefani on her debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

In addition to his projects, Armstrong has also been known to pop up on others' albums in various roles. He's contributed vocals/guitar to tracks by bands including The Lordz, Box Car Racer, Bad Religion, Stubborn All-Stars, Head Automatica, Fefe Dobson, The Matches, NOFX, Time Again and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, which is a side-project of his Rancid bandmate Lars Frederiksen. He's collaborated with P!nk, the Aggrolites, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Osbourne. He has also produced several albums, including the first album by AFI, Answer That and Stay Fashionable (1995), Viking by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and a few tracks from Decomposer by the Matches.

Recent history


Armstrong is still very active in the Berkeley scene that grew up around 924 Gilman Street. He has showcased his other artistic talents and created artwork for the INSAINTS logo. A new album by Rancid is set for an early 2007 release. He has also done a solo album entitled A Poet's Life, of which fans can download a few tracks for free on the internet. He has released two songs, and has so far released 3 music videos. In late December 2006, The Aggrolites issued a bulletin from their myspace page that the album would be available in March 2007, but this did not come to pass. After much airplay of the song "Into Action" (featuring Skye Sweetnam on guest vocals), it was decided to release A Poet's Life as a CD with a bonus DVD containing video clips for each song from the 22th May. Rancid's song "Sidekick" was also featured in a pornographic film entitled "Fuck the System".

Tim Armstrong also has a spiderweb tattoo covering his whole head.

An extract taken from hell-cat record's website about the solo album -

Punk legend Tim Armstrong has announced plans to give his debut solo album, A Poet's Life, away for free on the internet beginning April 17th. Each Tuesday fans are encouraged to hunt down new songs and videos that will be made available for download on various blogs, sites and social networks. Additionally the album will also be available for sale on May 22nd with a bonus DVD containing 10 new videos. Never a stranger to having his music suddenly and widely embraced, as evidenced by the hit songs Armstrong has created for both Rancid and his side-project the Transplants, by March it was clear that the iconic singer/songwriter had another bona fide hit with the track "Into Action." The undeniably catchy dance song became a instant favorite of fans and critics alike, with support from everyone from Myspace users to the influential LA radio stations KROQ and Indie 103.1. Continuing to sweep the nation with its infectious groove, "Into Action" is guaranteed to be blasting from every car stereo and beach boom box this summer. Be the first one to find hot new songs and videos each Tuesday! Track Listing: 1. "Wake Up" 2. "Hold On" 3. "Into Action" 4. "Translator" 5. "Take This City" 6. "Inner City Violence" 7. "Oh No" 8. "Lady Demeter" 9. "Among The Dead" 10. "Cold Blooded"

Senin, 05 April 2010

"ME AND LADY ROCK"

"Berawal dari pertemuan di dunia maya dan berlangsung hingga ke dunia yang sangat nyata"

tukaran nomor ponsel dan saling menanyakan, siapa nama mu, dimana kamu tinggal, apa kegiatanmu dan masih banyak lagi basa-basi busuk hingga kami bertemu di sore hari...

indah, memang sangat indah jika sedang jatuh cinta. serasa dunia milik berdua.

tapi tidak real jika tidak ada masalah...

orang ketiga atau mungkin ketidak setujuan keluarga masing-masing....

si "ladyrock" tidak perduli apa yang terjadi saat itu, tidak berfikir panjang dan terus mengajak melangkah...

hari berlalu, bulanpun berganti dan kami semakin tidak terkontrol...

"KAMI TIDAK PACARAN TAPI KAMI SUAMI ISTRI"

itulah kata-kata si "ladyrock" ketika aku dan dia waktu seatap beberapa minggu lamanya...

tak lama kami pun kembali ke rumah masing-masing...

dan dari sinilah semua mulai berubah, tidak seperti dulu lagi dan semakin berubah...

hinggu suatu hari dia berkata "SAYA HAMIL, TAPI BUKAN DENGAN KAU"

ohh.. shit....

serasa petir menyambar, tidak tahu harus bagaimana saat itu....

antara ingin membunuh dan rasa sangat memiliki berkecamuk saat itu...

tapi siapa yang harus saya bunuh dan siapa yang harus saya miliki...

si "ladyrock"pun kembali berkata "TOLONG SAYA, SAYA INGIN GUGURKAN KANDUNGAN INI"

hey nona... "bukan binatang yang menghamilimu, kenapa kau tidak meminta pertanggung jawaban sama lelaki itu". "BODOH".

si "ladyrock" "MAAFKAN SAYA, SAYA MEMANG SALAH... TETAPI DIA HILANG ENTAH KEMANA... KEPADA SIAPA LAGI SAYA MEMINTA PERTOLONGAN JIKA BUKAN SAMA KAMU"...

ohh... "it's so simple you think"

haruskah aku menangisi keadaanmu.?
haruskah aku berada di antara kesulitanmu.?
haruskah aku tampak seperti pahlawanmu.?
haruskah aku berjalan dengan bayang-bayang dirimu.?


kau yang aku sayang dan kau yang aku cinta, tidak perduli kau seperti apa dan tak perduli apa kata mereka....

"forever there's only you in my wet lungs and my story tomorrow"...




Minggu, 04 April 2010

i'm illegitimate, but I'm proud ... because I did not become another person

Why is my birth should be hidden ?
Why should anyone else who loves me ?
Why do you have abandoned me in a ditch is narrow and the smell ?
Why did you leave me alone here ?


Mungkin tulisan yang diatas menjadi pertanyaan setiap anak yang tidak mengetahui siapa ibu bapaknya yang sebenarnya atau baru mengetahui saat si anak sudah beranjak dewasa tentang latar belakangnya yang sesungguhnya.

Anak Haram... seperti itulah saya dan kalian menyebutnya.

Lahir tanpa seorang ayah memang sangat menyakitkan, tapi lebih menyakitkan jika kebohongan itu tersimpan rapat-rapat hingga puluhan tahun dan lebih sangat sangat menyakitkan jika tak sekalipun melihat batang hidungnya si ayah itu, sudah meninggalkah atau masih hidup. shit.

tidak ada seorang anak yang ingin lahir kedunia dengan cara seperti ini ( haram). mungkin jika bisa memilih, kami lebih memilih untuk tidak di lahirkan. tapi kalau sudah seperti ini apa kami harus bunuh diri dan menyerah...??? tidak... saya pribadi akan tetap hidup walaupun tanpa kedua orang tua yang telah membuang dan menyia-nyiakan ku. saya punya banyak teman dan kaya akan sahabat, itu yang membuat ku untuk terus bertahan dan menjauh dari yang berlalu.
"SAYA HARAM... TAPI SAYA BANGGA, KARENA TIDAK MENJADI ORANG LAIN"


kita tidak boleh cerita tentang anak halal atau anak haram karena anak itu ya sama saja. yang beda hanya nasib saja yang tidak bisa ditolak sama itu anak. ibu dari seorang anak yang dibilang haram itu bisa saja karena "wanita nakal" atau akibat korban pemerkosaan. anak haram itu adalah anak yatim dan ibunya itu jadi single parent alias orangtua tunggal.

Sabtu, 03 April 2010

Ibu Dan Sebuah Tungku/Tembikar ( Alat Masak Tradisional)

Di pagi yang buta dan hanya terdengar suara adzan subuh menggema dibelakang rumah. Hanya sesosok wanita bertubuh tidak ramping lagi, mungkin sudah termakan usia, yaa seperti itulah dia. terbangun dari tidur yang tidak terlalu lama, perlahan menuju ke dapur setelah membasuh wajahnya dengan air. serambi menikmati segelas kopi dan sebatang rokok dia bergegas mencari kayu bakar yang di selipkan di bawah meja, dengan lincah mengatur satu persatu kayu bakar itu kedalam tungku/tembikar yang sudah terlihat tua. sedikit demi sedikit api pun mulai manjalar dan membesar di dalam tungku/tembikar tersebut dan satu persatu semua matang, mulai dari air, nasi dan lain sebagainya.
Tak terasa matahari mulai meninggi, kopi yang sudah tidak hangat lagi tinggal setengah dan kembali si ibu menyelipkan dibibirnya yang mengering sebatang rokok berfilter coklat. Mungkin ini salah satu penyemangat si ibu untuk tetap berada di dapur. hhe...
Kenapa si ibu tidak menggunakan minyak tanah atau kompor gas...?
Kenapa si ibu ingin repot-repot memasak dan menanak di atas tungku/tembikar tersebut...?
Kenapa..?

Mungkin karena minyak tanah yang sudah menghilang di pasaran dan tabung gas yang sering meledakkan dapur kesayangan si ibu, hahaa...

it's simple... yang saya tahu karena faktor ekonomi yang harus mendorong si ibu untuk berhemat, dengan modal kayu bakar yang didapatkan dari sebelah rumah sangat menguntungkan si ibu untuk tidak mencari dan membeli minyak tanah dan tabung gas, lagian tungku/tembikar yang berbahan bakar kayu tersebut tidak kalah bagusnya dengan kompor gas atau kompor biasa dalam hal memasak atau menanak.

so... kenapa harus mahal kalau ada yang murah.

tetap semangat buat si ibu walau minyak tanah menghilang dan tabung gas melambung tinggi, tidak selamanya kita seperti ini.

love you mam... :)



"Konversi minyak tanah ke elpiji membuat warga semakin menderita karena minyak tanah menghilang sementara harga elpiji terus naik. Akibatnya, warga terpaksa mulai memakai kayu bakar untuk memasak. Di pasaran, harga elpiji tabung isi 12 kg mencapai antara Rp 77.000 - Rp 90.000 per tabung"