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Radiohead is a very famous alternative rock band (English) which is from Oxford shire. The members are Thom Yorke who is on the lead vocals, the piano, the rhythm guitar and beats, Jonny Greenwood on the lead guitar, the keyboards and other instruments too, Ed O’Brien on the guitar and the back up vocals, Colin Greenwood on the bass guitar and the keyboards and finally Phil Selway on the drums and the percussion.

Their first single was called “Creep” and it was released in the early 1992. Although initially when it was released it did not attain much success but after a few months it became a hit after this band released their debut album which was called Pablo Honey. After they released their second studio album which was called the Bends in 1995 their popularity started rising by an alarming rate in the UK.

Now they went international when they released album number three which was called OK Computer in 1997. This album was literally like a landmark for this band. The next albums which were called Kid A which was released in 2000 and Amnesiac which came out in 2001 made a mark for an evolution in the musical journey of this band.

They started experimenting their style to a certain extent in these albums. They used influences from electronic music, post punk, jazz and even Krautrock. Now critics had divided opinions on these two albums, on the experimentation.

But the band still held strong and they were still quite popular. Then they released the final album which was called Hail to thief, this was the last major album which was released by the band. This came out in 2003 and has mixes of rock, driven by guitars, lyrics which got an inspiration from headlines and electronics.

Now this band was basically formed when the boys were in school. There Thom and Colin were in the same year, Ed and Phil were one year higher and Jonny was two years below his brother.

Now the band they had first formed was named on Friday. After the band had gotten a deal with EMI records, the record label had asked them to change their name and hence Radiohead was formed as we know it now. Now over the years the band has managed to win three Grammys, an MTV music video award, 3 Q awards and a Plug award.

After the all-time hit and extremely popular singer Mr. Garth Brooks retired in the year 2000, nobody could have predicted that he would be coming out of retirement here in Las Vegas, in the year 2009. He has announced his decision to come out of retirement to sing in the Encore Theater of the Wynn Casino on weekends. He will be doing all his concerts solo, with just an acoustics guitar to accompany his own special voice that has made him the largest-selling solo artist of all time.

Although Mr. Brooks has expressed that he was unsure whether or not Mr. Wynn, the billionaire owner of the Wynn Casino was going to be able to afford him, the country music sensation was surprised to see that he could. Mr. Wynn has also provided Garth Brooks with a private jet to make the traveling from his home at Oklahoma to the casino in Las Vegas an easier trip. The prime reason for this arrangement being the same, for which he had retired nine years ago, that is to be with his three daughters and look after their schooling on the weekdays.

The shows will start from 11th December, 2009 but the tickets are already on sale from the 24th of October. Brooks will be playing in the Wynn Casino on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with each day hosting one show except on Saturdays, when there will be two performances from him. Regarding the time period of this contract, Mr. Brooks has been heard saying “My life is not going to change for the five years we are hoping to do this…”

American singer Britney Spears gave her first appearance in the year 1992 on a national television program ‘Star Search’ as a contestant. Later she starred in Disney’s ‘The New Mickey Mouse Club’. In the year 1997, Britney released her debut album ‘Baby one more time’. The album sold over twenty five million copies worldwide and also topped Billboard 200, giving her a pop icon status. The album included tracks such as ‘You drive me crazy’, ‘Baby one more time’, ‘sometimes’ and more.

After a successful release of her first album, she released her second ‘Oops…I did it again’ in 2000. The album was a great hit and sold more than 13, 00,000 units in its first week of release breaking the record of highest sales record by a solo artist. The album was rewarded with diamond certification by RIAA

Her third album ‘Britney’ was released in 2001 but the album did not prove to be successful as her previous albums. However, the album sold around 7, 00,000 units in its first week and reached at the first position on US charts.

She later launched her fourth album ‘In the Zone’ in the year 2003 and again topped US charts by selling more than six lacs copies. This made Britney, the first Female to have her first four albums at number one position on US charts after their debut.

In the year 2004, she launched her first album containing her greatest hits collection namely ‘Greatest Hits: My Prerogative’. In 2005, she released a remixed album ‘B In The Mix: The Remixes’ which sold one lac copies in US after four years of its release.

In 2007, another album ‘Blackout’ was released which gained a second position on Billboards 200 and UK album Charts. The album included tracks such as ‘Gimme More’, ‘Peace of me’ and more. And in 2009 she released her sixth album ‘Circus’ which is considered to be her come back album. With this album, Britney again soared to number one position on charts.

Britney, in 2005 won Best Dancing Recording award. She has also acted in various movies and also given live performances and conducted various concerts.

Rumors about the upcoming 40th year anniversary of Woodstock are proliferating in the Internet. The tentative schedule of this event is on October 25th 2009. However, there is news that reveals that this event might be cancelled due to financial issues. With the economic problems that are facing the world especially the United States of America, sponsors have not been giving their support with the upcoming Woodstock 2009.
Sponsors are needed in the events because there are many things that should be paid like the venue and sound equipments that are needed to push through with the event. If there would not be any sponsors, how can the Woodstock management pay the venue? If there is no venue, how can the event be made possible? These are but some of the problems surrounding the 40th year anniversary of Woodstock.

Since the Woodstock concert is free, many people will surely flock the event. The tradition of Woodstock is to give free concerts. However, with the economic problems that it is facing, will it still be possible that the concert will be given for free indeed? Fans then should need to choose: a free concert that has no assurance that will push through or a paid concert that is sure to rock and roll on the months to come. There some things that should be considered by the Woodstock administrators such as to have the fans pay the tickets then get more sponsors, construct booths for foods, drinks and souvenirs. In these ways, the Woodstock 2009 40th year anniversary will surely be made possible. Even a minimal pay will help Woodstock go a long way for the fulfillment of its 40th year anniversary. For now, we could only hope to see other there at the Woodstock 2009 concert.