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Amidst the turbulent backdrop of Japan's 16th and 17th centuries‚ Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged as a legendary figure‚ blending martial prowess with strategic finesse. Born in 1543‚ his early years were marred by familial strife and political upheaval. Kidnapped at a tender age‚ he endured the complexities of hostage life‚ unknowingly forging alliances and rivalries. As he matured‚ Ieyasu navigated the treacherous currents of feudal politics‚ seizing opportunities and securing allegiances to become a powerful shogun. Tokugawa Ieyasu: Most Powerful Shogun and Great Unifier of Japan The Amazing Ascent of the Japanese Shoguns from 1192 to 1867 His journey was marked by pivotal moments‚ from reclaiming his ancestral seat to forging alliances with former foes like Oda Nobunaga. Harnessing the power of firearms and employing cunning tactics‚ he played a decisive role in shaping Japan's destiny. Battles like Okehazama showcased his battlefield prowess‚ while alliances with figures like Takeda Shingen demonstrated his diplomatic acumen. Read moreSection: NewsVideosRead Later 

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The legendary original Grand Funk Railroad guitarist‚ singer and songwriter Mark Farner is back on the road in 2024 and he has scheduled shows in Brazil‚ Chile and United States so far. The musician will perform in São Paulo‚ Rio de Janeiro‚ Belo Horizonte and Santiago next April and Yucaipa‚ California next May. Mark was a member of Grand Funk Railroad from 1969 to 1976‚ 1981 to 1983 and from 1996 to 1998. On his solo career Mark released six studio albums‚ the most recent one "For The People" (2006). During his career the musician simply had 14 top 40 hits‚ 5 top 10 hits‚ 2 number one hits‚ 30 million records sold worldwide and 16 gold and platinum records. All Mark Farner 2024 tour dates so far April 20 - Carioca Club - São Paulo‚ Brazil 23 - Teatro Vannucci - Rio De Janeiro‚ Brazil 25 - Mister Rock - Belo Horizonte‚ Brazil 27 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago‚ Chile May 04 - Yucaipa Music And Arts Festival - Yucaipa‚ CA As the musician says in his website‚ it's all about the fans. “I love playing live where I can connect with people of all backgrounds. It’s all about the fans…and all about love‚” Mark Farner said. Possible setlist We only will know the real setlist for Mark Farner's upcoming shows next April‚ but we can have an idea of the songs which might be featured on the show looking at the setlist of his show last year‚ on March 24‚ 2023 at the Ritz Theatre in Tiffin‚ OH. Are You Ready (Grand Funk Railroad song) Rock 'n Roll Soul (Grand Funk Railroad song) Footstompin' Music (Grand Funk Railroad song) Bad Time (Grand Funk Railroad song) Paranoid (Grand Funk Railroad song) Rain Keeps Fallin' (Grand Funk Railroad song) (opening riff only) We're an American Band (Grand Funk Railroad song) Shinin' On (Grand Funk Railroad song) Ohio (Crosby‚ Stills‚ Nash &; Young cover) In Need (Grand Funk Railroad song) Aimless Lady (Grand Funk Railroad song) Creepin' (Grand Funk Railroad song) The Loco-Motion (Carole King cover) Drum Solo (w/Mark on a side kit) Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six cover) I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) https://youtu.be/wZ0S4E7jjIEThe post All Mark Farner 2024 tour dates so far appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

Kiss was formed in 1973 by Gene Simmons‚ Paul Stanley‚ Ace Frehley and Peter Criss‚ quickly becoming in the following years one of the most successful American bands. They were heavily influenced by the Rock and Roll music made by the British groups in the late 60s and late 70s. One of them was of course‚ Led Zeppelin‚ which was a fundamental group for the evolution of Hard Rock. Although the United Kingdom was the birthplace of many legendary groups that changed the course of music‚ there were many groups in the United States that were also important and influential. Kiss bassist and singer Gene Simmons even mentioned once an American group that had many similarities with Led Zeppelin. The 70s American band that Gene Simmons compared to Led Zeppelin In the late 60s and early 70s Rock and Roll music was evolving quickly and there were many different and original groups especially in the United States and United Kingdom. According to Gene Simmons one of them was Montrose‚ band which was formed by the guitarist Ronnie Montrose in 1973‚ which had Sammy Hagar as the vocalist. He praised the band in an interview with The Quietus in 2013‚ saying they were a breath of fresh air. "Montrose was one of the really important American statements made at a time when the only rock that was credible was English. They had Led Zeppelin and Humble Pie‚ just anything that was credible was all English and‚ out of nowhere‚ this Montrose record comes out that just kills!" "The American bands were sloppy and fat and looked like the Grateful Dead‚ and it was just pathetic. But Montrose came from the same area‚ the San Francisco Bay Area. It was like a breath of fresh air. That first record‚ even Montrose couldn't equal it‚ it was just better than the other American bands of the time." He continued: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk52nGxF-jc&;pp=ygURYmFkIG1vdG9yIHNjb290ZXI%3D "If you ever listen to 'Kickstart My Heart' by Mötley Crüe‚ that intro was note-for-note‚ everything was taken from 'Bad Motor Scooter'. That sounds like a motorcycle going by. Clearly‚ Montrose was trying to do‚ with Sammy Hagar's vocals‚ a sort of American Led Zeppelin thing. But the songs were undeniable! Song after song‚ again: consistency. Unfortunately‚ after that Sammy Hagar left the band and everything changed. Ronnie Montrose never went back‚ never found his mojo again. Eventually he committed suicide‚" Gene Simmons said. The musician also revealed that before Kiss' concerts when he was putting on his makeup‚ he used to put on that classic Montrose debut album. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1973‚ same year Kiss was formed. It had classic songs like "Rock The Nation"‚ "Bad Motor Scooter"‚ "Space Station #5" and "Rock Candy". In 1974 the group released the album "Paper Money" which wasn't as successful as the first one. In 1975 Hagar was fired from the group and they still released three more albums. Two with Bob James on vocals: "Warner Bros. Presents Montrose!" (1975)‚ "Jump On It" (1976) and one with Johnny Edwards as the vocalist: "Mean" (1987). As pointed out by Simmons‚ Montrose tragically took his own life in 2012 at the age of 64. Sammy Hagar was Kiss' opening act Curiously‚ the singer and guitarist Sammy Hagar toured with Kiss as their opening act during their "Rock and Roll Over Tour" in 1976 and 1977. It was the beginning of his solo career and the musician had recently released his debut album "Nine On a Ten Scale" and the follow-up‚ known as "The Red Album". But as he recalled in the book No Encore!‚ where musicians revealed their weirdest‚ wildest and most embarrassing gigs‚ he wasn't really accepted by Kiss' fans at that time. “KISS was starting a tour‚ and it was their first headlining show in New York‚ their hometown. They sold out Madison Square Garden‚ and they asked me at the last minute to be the opening act for the ten-show‚ East Coast run. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were both fans of Montrose‚ and they liked my first solo record. I go on stage to open Madison Square Garden‚ but nobody knew who I was. Or even that I was on the bill‚ I was added last minute. I didn’t even have any fans yet anyway.” He continued: “'Ladies and gentlemen‚ please welcome Sammy Hagar!' The place immediately starts fucking booing. I was still green from Montrose. I didn’t feel like I was anywhere near famous. So I just tried kicking as much ass as I could. During the third song‚ which was a Donovan-balled cover called Catch The Wind‚ people started flipping me off and really losing their shit. I was looking out at the crowd‚ and I stopped the song. I yelled‚ 'You fucking assholes! You didn’t even give me a chance. You started booing me before hearing the music. Fuck you!'" “Everybody in the audience was dressed up like KISS. As far as I could see‚ they had all the makeup on too. Since it was New York‚ I said‚ 'I see they’ve flown in an audience from Los Angeles for this show.' That really pissed them off. They started throwing cups at me. I pulled down my pants‚ dropped my drawers‚ and pulled out my dick. I shook it at the crowd‚ then smashed my 1961 Stratocaster to pieces‚ and walked offstage‚” Sammy Hagar said. Gene and Paul were standing backstage and they wanted to know what was happening. “I unloaded on them‚ too‚ saying‚ 'Fuck you guys too!' (Gene‚ Paul‚ Bill Graham). And that was it. I didn’t do any more shows with KISS. I stomped away to my dressing room. Paul was saying‚ 'You can’t talk to people like that‚ man! You gotta go out and prove yourself. You can’t do it like that.' I’m still going‚ 'Fuck you and your makeup and your fans!' Bill Graham was in my face. But I was furious.” “That night almost made me want to quit the business. It was humiliating and disheartening‚ and my poor band didn’t know what to do. One of the guys‚ my rhythm guitarist who was the newest to the band‚ quit after that show‚” Sammy Hagar said. The post The 70s American band that Gene Simmons compared to Led Zeppelin appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

Directed by Mary Harron‚ the movie "American Psycho" (2000)‚ which had Christian Bale in the lead role‚ portraying a serial killer‚ became a cult-classic over the years. Many of its famous scenes contain Phil Collins' songs and the main character Patrick Bateman also mentions the British musician and his discography. There is even a scene where he plays the track "Sussudio" and says: “This is ‘Sussudio’‚ a great‚ great song. A personal favorite”. But what was Phil Collins' opinion on the use of his music in the movie? What Phil Collins said about his music in “American Psycho” Phil Collins was asked in an interview conducted by Action Bronson for Stereogum in 2016‚ if the assessment of his solo career and with Genesis was correctly mentioned in the movie American Psycho. The musician said that he actually doesn't know if it was right and that he enjoyed the film. "I don’t know. We were all sent the book. At the time I kind of thought‚ that’s just what we need‚ another serial killer movie. But I didn’t read the book. I was living in Switzerland‚ and someone said to me‚ 'Have you seen American Psycho? You’ve got to go see it because they do lots of things to your music.' So I watched it and I kind of enjoyed the film. I have to watch it again to see if I was offended or not‚" Phil Collins said. During a webchat conducted by The Guardian in 2016‚ Collins also praised the movie saying he was flattered by the use of his music. He also said he thought the movie was quite funny‚ although he wasn't sure if that was the intention. "Flattered! I'm easily flattered. I went to see the musical. First of all I was very surprised they made one. It was ok. If I was honest‚ if my music is being held as representative of an era‚ then that's more than I thought would happen to me when I was 13 or 14." "I thought the movie American Psycho was quite funny. I don't know if it was meant to be. (But) I don't think him being a psychopath and liking my music is linked. My music was just omnipresent in that era‚" Phil Collins said. Christian Bale said that Collins didn't want to meet him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWinLssDyqg&;pp=ygUcYW1lcmljYW4gcHN5Y2hvIHBoaWwgY29sbGlucw%3D%3D Although he said he was flattered by the use of his music in the movie‚ his daughter‚ the actress Lily Collins told Christian Bale he was really upset about it. The actor recalled that in an interview in 2016 with Rolling Stone. He also revealed that Phil declined the opportunity to meet him. He said that they were both guests on a TV show in Italy in 2010 but when the actor's publicist tried to arrange a meeting for the two he was told that Collins didn't want to meet Bale. Years later Bale met Lily Collins and told her that story. "Once I was on a TV show in Italy in 2010 and the only other guest was Phil Collins. One of my publicists said‚ 'Do you wanna meet him?' And I said‚ 'Sure.' I’m waiting around. My publicist comes back‚ and I say‚ 'What happened?' He goes‚ 'Oh nothing‚ nothing‚ nothing.' I say‚ 'What happened?' And he’s like‚ 'He doesn’t really want to meet you.'" "Then I ran into his daughter‚ Lily‚ at a party about a year or two ago. She had told me how she loved 'American Psycho'‚ and her dad had gotten upset about the Genesis­–Phil Collins stuff in it. But he’s actually a very cool guy and‚ you know. I told her that her dad didn’t want to meet me and she just laughed it off‚" Christian Bale said.The post What Phil Collins said about his music in “American Psycho” appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.