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** SUMMER 2006 NEWS! **




Melanie Silos 2006 (photo by Marisa Silos) Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my friends and Rock for Learning readers! Here's some good pickins for the after-Christmas and New Year's sales! Warmest wishes and good music to all!

Check out the new Rock for Learning headline feature article: "Making It Matter with ARMY OF ANYONE" Former STP + FILTER bandmates = ARMY OF ANYONE with new great music on their self-titled debut CD. www.RockforLearning.com/armyofanyone

Melanie xo

Read and learn more at the Rock for Learning Publisher's Journal



***** LEARNING WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR A BETTER WORLD! *****

army of anyone - photo use by permission "Making It Matter with ARMY OF ANYONE" What matters to you that is worth the pain and effort of battle? Today I thank the presence of the ARMY OF ANYONE, former members of Stone Temple Pilots and Filter, whose efforts of self-expression affirmed and reminded me of the worthiness of some important battles. It is only through the effort of battle to overcome complacency and indifference that we can actively learn and make a better world. Read the complete article here

Foo Fighters - photo use by permissionNew FOO FIGHTERS first ever Live CD "SKIN & BONES" is now available in DVD! The FOOS encourage support for the Campus Progress national campaign to make college more affordable. As the cost of college skyrockets and financial aid shrinks, increasing numbers of students and families face greater and greater debt, limiting opportunity and mobility for millions of Americans. Visit DebtHitsHard.org to watch the videos, learn more, and take action now! campusprogress.org

Francis Dummery with Melanie Silos - On a Happy Birthday - circa Welcome to the Wild Country **** FRANCIS DUNNERY **** - "Welcome to the Wild Country" Catching up with old times that I never had before... This rocks me out! This record has all the guitar work that puts Francis Dunnery right up there with Jimmy Page on my list of favorite guitarists! I love it! "The Possiblities of Loving You" & "Kiss Me" - what better way to spread the love than with some brilliant music! (And here's a photo of me and Dunnery on my birthday celebration circa "Welcome to the Wild Country" original release.) Get it at www.FrancisDunnery.com and support the CKDCF Children's Hospital Fund in Cumbria, UK to benefit children's health and education.



*** GREAT MUSIC ***

Congratulations to the Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Gorillaz, Keane and Thom Yorke on their Grammy nominations!

arctic monkeys - photo use by permission **** THE ARCTIC MONKEYS **** I finally got this Grammy nominated CD! "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" - They make me dance - I love them! And you bet I look good on the dance floor! Let's see what happens on February 11th at the Grammy Awards. Arctic Monkeys are presently working on their new record for 2007. Here's looking forward.

Top o' the gift list:
* OASIS "STOP THE CLOCKS" the definitive Oasis song collection as selected by the bandmates on DOUBLE CD, SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE CD WITH BONUS DVD including a brand new interview with Noel & Liam and/or the TRIPLE VINYL BOX SET with deluxe booklet. See www.Oasisinet.com for details.

* ROBERT PLANT "NINE LIVES" box set definitive collection of Robert Plant's solo work from 1982-2006.

elizabeth carthew - phot use by permission *** Independent Artist Spotlight: ***
ELIZABETH CARTHEW
from Sydney Australia - visiting USA here at the Karma Coffee House in Hollywood and all it takes is two brilliant songs as she sings and plays trumpet and piano all at once. Her sound affects the brain like a cup of chamomile tea and honey and a hearty piece of chocolate cake causing endorphins of peace and love. She is Nora Jones & Chris Botti all at once with dynamic vocals like the dawn and midday! Please have a listen at http://www.myspace.com/elizabethcarthew



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******** FALL 2006 NEWS ******

It's time we face the truth, our world is troubled, conflict, wars, global warming, natural disasters, dirty politics, poverty, rampant diseases, lack of educational support and healthcare, crimes, deceptions, heartbreaks, and domestic disputes, people making their own terrible mistakes from which to recover, Jerry Springer TV realities, and really, most good people just want to live and enjoy life together... most good people do.

Topaz's Groove Church suggests "LOVE IS THE ANSWER". Maybe learning some of these Rock for Learning keynotes will help make a better world:

  • KEYNOTE 1016a: "Love is not lost when or where it was never found to begin with, and where it truly exists it always will be. Love is only in unity and requires consistent focus and attention to experience its effects." Like a musician never loses talent, but must make that focus of time and effort to play a song. The song is always there, but requires effort to be expressed and experienced. A musician in love with his craft is one with his instrument in unity.

  • KEYNOTE 1016b: "Where is love in the heart or in the head, without unity of all, mind, body, heart, and soul, true love is dead. Reincarnation of love begins with the blooming truth! Sincerity of complete honesty and openness of love from the source of where love desires to grow. One must be true to one's self and love yourself before one can share that truth and love with others."

  • READ & LEARN MORE Rock for Learning keynotes at the PUBLISHER'S JOURNAL
    Plus, more "Learning whatever it takes for a better world!" see notes on
    * Willingness + Intention + Effort = Making a difference
    * Learn to love & express yourself



    ***** ROCKIN w/ JET FIRST CLASS! *****
    Congratulations to the boys from Manchester UK, Andrew Rawson and Tom Beech for signing up with Rock for Learning while in line for JET at the Fonda, and having and answering the winning code "Nice Chesthair!" woo wooo! ...and rather spelling it "N-i-c C-e-s-t-e-r," that is Nic Cester, vocalist/frontman and brother of drummer Chris Cester of Melbourne's rockers JET the band. Good for Tom and Andrew for spelling it out! They won the opportunity to join Rock for Learning to see JET perform live at the JIMMY KIMMEL show in Hollywood CA. Andrew and friends are of the Manchester UK rock group HIGH ROLLER look for them performing soon in the UK! JET is truly rockin with influences from AC/DC and Oasis in their new record "Shine On" with new songs including, "Stand Up" a nice one about moving forward with strength; yeah moving full speed ahead boys, this one's inspiring - we got the soul! Plus, "Bring It All Back", "Shine On" and more. I highly recommend it! BUY THE RECORD they're great!!! [Listen Here].

    Thanks to the JIMMY KIMMEL people for having us at the Green Room afterwards; nice catering and drinks! And as a reminder to all you partying rockers, please don't drink and drive. Learning from the Mel Gibson and Paris Hilton experiences, after only a glass and 1/2 of wine, I rather went and shopped it off at the Virgin Megastore and bought a bunch of CDs and DVDs before driving home!

    ROCK FOR LEARNING KEYNOTE 108a: "Stand Up & Shine On! It takes only one to make all the difference!"



    ****** NEW MUSIC- Rock for Learning Recommends... ******

    Click in and have a listen! READ more at www.RockforLearning.com/journal
    The Feeling "Four Stops & Home" EP [Listen Here]

    Coming Soon!
    • Oasis "Stop the Clocks"
    • Robert Plant "Nine Lives" box set



    ****** SUPPORT GREAT MUSIC & GOOD CAUSES ********
    LEARN & HELP TO HEAL.

    • Please visit this site of my Cumbrian friend, talented musician FRANCIS DUNNERY and support the West Cumbria UK Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund for Children Hospitals and Schools [Visit CKDCF here] for details and to support with contributions.

      The Annual CKDCF charity weekend will take place on October 21st and October 22nd in Cumbria, England. Please join us for a Golf Competition at Seascale Golf Course, Concerts at Rosehill Theatre featuring performances of Cumbrian Folk duo JOHN & WAYNE and host FRANCIS DUNNERY on 10/21, and a Sponsored Walk around Ennerdale Lake to raise funds for children's health and education.

    • ****** EXCLUSIVE NEW MUSIC!!! ******
      Melanie Silos "Sagittarius Heart"
      Mp3 EP available only through RockforLearning.com [Listen here]

      And with LOVE as the answer, that reminds me of this great classic inspiring song from the New Radicals "You get What You Give" and their reminder "Don't let go - you've got the music in you!" have a listen it's a really inspiring song. [Listen Here]



      ******* Learning *******

      Learning is any experience of mind or matter that affects actions and behaviours. Please learn whatever it takes to make a better world. Affect actions and behaviours that make a better world, if not for yourself then at least for anyone or anything in the world that you care about... if nothing else really please do it for yourself coz you have the spirit of life in you.
      Music affects action.
      Learning affects action.
      Learning - affecting action - for whatever it takes to make a better world... that's what Rock for Learning is all about.



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