PASTOR RAY DIVORCES … AGAIN ….

January 30th, 2010 – 1438 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Pastor Ray McCauley’s wife Zelda is going to divorce him, the Rhema Bible Church said on Thursday.
“The executive board of Rhema Bible Church and the International Federation of Christian Churches (IFCC) are sad to announce that Pastor Ray McCauley has received from Zelda notice of her intention to file for divorce,” church administrator Giet Khoza [...]


SUGAR

July 29th, 2008 – 2002 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Loki
Guitar: Sizna
Bass: Shingo
Drums: Atsuto

Started: 2005
Status: Active
Profile
Sugar formed in 2005 consisting of Loki (ex-Vall’na Racill), Sizna, Koto and Atsuo.They officially began activity with a live at Urawa Narciss on February 1st of that year. Their first CD “ridicule/Dry Flower”, which was limited to 500 copies and consisted of two tracks, was distributed at this live.
During [...]


Moon-walker claims alien contact cover-up

July 24th, 2008 – 2055 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches, Scandals

We all know that landing on the moon was a great big hoax and it all was filmed in a hollywood studio. Dr Edgar Mitchell being a veteran of the Apollo program must know all about cover ups and hoaxes. Apparently he also attempted ESP experiments while orbiting the earth so maybe he is just [...]


D’ESPAIRSRAY

July 22nd, 2008 – 2007 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Hizumi
Guitar: Karyu
Bass: Zero
Drums: Tsukasa
Started: 1999
Status: Active
Profile
D’espairsRay was formed on September 9, 1999. They played their first concert on September 24, but waited until October to release their first single “Kumo”. It was such a successful single, that it was later re-released in 2001. The band continued to release new works and their fan base [...]


GLITTERTIND

July 16th, 2008 – 1939 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Glittertind was founded in 2001 by Torbjørn Sandvik (b-1985). He wanted to start a project inspired by Norwegian tales, traditions, history, art and culture. All these ingredients were mixed in a black pot together with punk, metal and folk, or like Metal Hammer put it: “A bizarre combination of folksy mellowness, hardcore punk riffing, Nordic [...]


X JAPAN

July 7th, 2008 – 1723 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Bass: Heath
Guitar: Pata
Vocals: Toshi
Piano/Drums: Yoshiki
Guitar/Vocal: Hide
Bass: Taiji
Started: 1980
Status: Disbanded
X Japan was a visual rock band that started their career in the 1980s. Yoshiki and Toshi were the first to start the band. More members were added and the band X was created. Their first singles were I’ll Kill you and Orgasm. Around this time, Pata [...]


ELEGACY

July 5th, 2008 – 1629 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Massimo La Russa: electric and acoustic guitars, bass,  keyboards and backing vocals.
Constantin Terzago: piano and keyboards, backing vocals.
Gianluigi Girardi: lead and backing vocals.
Danilo Bar: electric, acoustic and classical guitars.
Everything dates back to 1999, when second-year university students and former school-mates Massimo La Russa (guitar) and Constantin Terzago (keyboards), both from Turin, start up a project [...]


VIDOLL

July 2nd, 2008 – 1938 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Jui
Bass: Rame
Guitar: Shun
Drums: Tero
Guitar: Giru
Started: 2002
Status: Active
 Vidoll is a visual kei band that consists of five members, with three former members. The five current members would be Rame (Bass), Jui (Vocals), Shun (Guitar), Tero (Drums), and Giru (Guitar). Yukine (Guitar) and HIDE (Guitar) left earlier in 2005 and Ayano (Guitar) left back in 2003.

Sphere: [...]


VIOLE STOLZ

June 19th, 2008 – 2002 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Hiyame
Guitar: Shii
Bass: Juya
Drums: Ruimio
Started: 2004
Status: Disbanded
Profile:
Viole Stolz was formed April 2004 by Hiyame (roadie for Schwardix Marvally), Shii (ex-member of la fille male garder), Shuya, and Rumio. They have done 7 shows. On July 16th, the band performed their first live called Meguro. On July 20, 2004 they did another show called Ikebukuro CYBER. [...]


Robert McBride, aka Bomber McBride, a hero, a role model.

June 13th, 2008 – 1952 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

On this day, June 14th 1986,
ANC member Robert McBride planned, planted and participated in the bombing of Magoo’s Bar, a popular hangout for the South African Security Police forces in Durban. Three white women pedestrians were killed when the bomb exploded, and many bar patrons were wounded. No policemen were in the bar.
During 1993, McBride [...]