UČLANITE SE U UDRUGU ULTRA RETRO i sudjelujte u očuvanju, razvoju i promicanju kulture 50-ih i 60-ih godina XX. stoljeća! Kako postati član, saznajte ---> ovdje <--- , a za bilo kakva pitanja, prijedloge kritike i slično pišite nam na info@ultraretro.hr !
Posjetite UltraRetro i na MySpace-u!!!
R.I.P. Etta James Sunday, January 22 @ 22:47:32 CET od Ana (10 puta procitano)
Born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles. As a child, Etta was a gospel prodigy, singing in her church choir and on the radio at the age of 5. When she turned 12, she moved north to San Francisco where she formed a trio and was soon working for bandleader Johnny Otis.
R.I.P. Johnny Otis Sunday, January 22 @ 22:43:12 CET od Ana (5 puta procitano)
Johnny Otis was born December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California. He grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood in Berkeley, California, where his father owned and operated a neighborhood grocery store. He began his musical career in 1939 as Johnny Otisa drummer with Count Otis Matthew's West Oakland House Rockers. In 1943, at the recommendation of Nat "King" Cole and Jimmy Witherspoon, he moved to Los Angeles to join Harlan Leonard's Kansas City Rockets at the Club Alabam. By 1945 he was leading his own band, and had his first big hit that year with "Harlem Nocturne". In 1948 he joined with Bardu and Tila Ali, and Johnny Miller to open The Barrelhouse in Los Angeles, which was the first nightclub to feature Rhythm & Blues exclusively. In 1950 he had ten songs that made the Top 10 on Billboard Magazine's Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records list. With this success, he went on the road with his California Rhythm & Blues Caravan, and became the hottest musical attraction in black America. In the early 1950's, remaining active as a writer, performer, and producer, Johnny began a radio career and became one of the most popular disc jockeys in southern California. His career in radio spanned almost 50 years. His early radio broadcast success led to a weekly variety show on television. "The Johnny Otis Show" was on TV in Los Angeles for eight years.
Mississippi Queen Sunday, January 22 @ 22:29:52 CET od Ana (6 puta procitano)
juanes piše "Mississippi Queen, hrvatski rockabilly bend dobio je službenu web stranicu koju možete naći na ovoj adresi. Također su "izbacili" na net dva domaća singla "Oprosti mu" koji je u rockabilly žanru, te "Popi` i budi netko" koji vuče na country i u orginalu tu pjesmu pjeva M.Haggard (Drink Up and be somebody).
Elvis Tuesday, January 03 @ 22:10:45 CET od Ana (12 puta procitano)
I ove godine pridružite nam se na proslavi Elvisovog rođendana. Zagrebačka skupina Rockabilly Cats, Dj Charlie, Dj Ivan - Goran + gosti iznenađenja i ovaj će put za Vas napraviti tulum za pamćenje.
Proslava Elvisovog 77-og rođendana održat će se u zagrebačkom klubu Hard Place!
Blue moon party @ IN BAR - 23.03.2011. Saturday, March 26 @ 21:36:32 CET od Ana (59 puta procitano)
Retro je u modi...vrati se na početke rock'n'rolla u In baru u srijedu 23.03.2011. uz bend koji će vas uvesti u čaroban svijet glazbe 50-tih i 60-tih godina prošlog stoljeća kada je rock'n'roll pravio svoje prve korake i rasplesao cijeli svijet.
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U prošlost vas vraća svojom svirkom band BOOM PACHA BOOM.
Boom Pacha Boom je jedan od onih bendova u koje se zaljubite na prvo slušanje. Njihova glazba je vesela i tjera na ples, a poneka obrada zvuči i bolje od originala.
Čine ga Dora, Vida i Ziz (vokali) te Sven (bubnjevi i vokal), Borko (electric bass), Jura (akustična gitara i vokal) i Grigor (električna gitara).
Poznati su kao jedan od onih bendova čije svirke uživo ljude ostavljaju bez daha.
Uz vrhunsku svirku uživaj u piću po popularnim cijenama:
- COCTAIL BLUE MOON..... 15 kn
- Whisky + Coca-cola........ 10 kn
- Pivo 0,5l..................... 12 kn
ULAZ SLOBODAN!
Organizator:Studentska udruga Pro bono
OPENYOURLEGS-PSYCHOBILLY FESTIVAL 2010-ZAGREB Wednesday, November 24 @ 00:08:42 CET od Ana (105 puta procitano)
OPENYOURLEGS #2 psychobilly weekend
The biggest and the greatest Zagreb DIY OPENYOURLEGS project in cooperation with ATTACK! proudly presents 2nd psychobilly festival, that will take place here in this sin city on 03. and 04.of December 2010. This year festival will last for 2 days, in 2 venues and we'll again have great bands playing for all of you sickos, psychos, weirdos, punks, trouble makers, everyday and non-stop on-line wankers, monster lovers, zombie fuckers, grave robbers, mutants, humanoids, pervs, nasties, kinks, boot lickers, slutty pin-ups, badass shakers, maddadies, bad boys with big quiffs, devil whores, sex crazed bitches, rich bitches, wretched housewives, creeps, freaks, ugly & tattooed motherfuckers, handsome motherfuckers, dead elvises, elvis expectators and r'n'r preachers and blow-your-fuckin-mind party people and all of ya present, past and future primitive, raw and down to the bone r'n'r lovers! So, there you have it - openyourlegs...and join us in our misadventure
Petak (Fri), 03.12.2010. Klub KSET, Unska 3
ATI EDGE AND THE SHADOWBIRDS
GENERATION MONGOLOID
MOJO MAN FROM MARS
Afterpartying till drop @ AKC Medika with DJs: Sweet Irma, Gin Fitz, Ed, Bronco, Gyros, Morbilly etc.
Subota (Sat), 04.12.2010. AKC Medika, Pierottijeva 11
HOLA GHOST
NUCLEARS
EIGHT BOMB
NIGHTSHIFT CREW
Afterpartying till drop @ AKC Medika with DJs: Sweet Irma, Gin Fitz, Ed, Bronco, Gyros, Morbilly etc.
Drugo izdanje regionalnog psychobilly festivala OPENYOURLEGS održat će se na dvije lokacije u Zagrebu, i trajat će ukupno dva dana. Prvi dan je u petak, 03. prosinca, u KSETu u Unskoj 3, a drugi dan u subotu 04. prosinca u AKC Medika, Pierottijeva 11. Afteri prepuni iznenađenja i seksi DJima su oba dana u Mediki.
Cijena ulaznice iznosi 45 kuna po danu na ulazima klubova, bez pretprodaje. Ukoliko dolazite izvan Zagreba / Hrvatske, možete rezervirati ulaznice na myspace stranici festivala, a preporučujemo odsjesti u izvrsnom omladinskom hostelu Ravnice ( www.ravnice-youth-hostel.hr, +385 1 233 23 25), na Ravnicama 38d, cijena boravka po jednoj noći kreće se od 15 - 20 Eura, ovisno o broju kreveta, a između ostalog uključuje i doručak.
Poslušajte neke od bandova i doznajte više o festivalu: www.myspace.com/openyerlegz
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