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Filthy Rock’n'Roll, ‘Chainsaw Babies’ band, Velingrad, Bulgaria

Chainsaw BabiesChainsaw Babies is a rock band from Velingrad mainly making original music. The band was established at the beginning of 2014 and further with first rehearsals they create Filthy Rock’nRoll song. The band’s style has been strongly influenced by bands as AC/DC, Motorhead, Airbourne, Ramones, Bon Jovi и Aerosmith. The band is proud with their song ‘Fake‘(music – Kostadin Nikolov, Svetoslav Kepchelev; lyrics – Kostadin Nikolov, Georgi Kondev; arrangement – К. Nikolov, Stoyo Popov).

Chainsaw Babies are:

  • Kostadin Nikolov (20) – bass guitar
  • Georgi Kondev (17) –  vocal
  • Svetoslav Kepchelev (18) – guitar
  • Miroslav Nalbantov (20) –  guitar
  • Lazar Lazarov  (17) – drums

At Rock’n Pop the Borders they have presented their first original song ‘Filthy Rock’n'Roll’.

Music: Kostadin Nikolov, Svetoslav Kepchelev

Lyrics: Kostadin Nikolov

Arrangement: Kostadin Nikolov, Stoyo Popov

 

Total votes received: 513

 

 

Път към върха/ Way to the top, ‘Rebels’ band, Varshetz, Bulgaria

REBELSThe group was established on 05.03.2013 in Varshets. The group’s concept is they to be able to relax after long days at school and they also to have appearances in public. The initial membership has been set at school by Kalin Rangelov, Nikolay Ivanov, Pavlin Ivanov and Ivan Petrov. A month later the singer Nicoletta Dimitrova was join to. After 11 months group’s membership was changed as at the place of Ivan Petrov came Dimitar Toshev  - bass guitarist. Main style we play is rock / hard rock, but in a time we have fused within elements of heavy metal – example – “Pone za den/At least for a day” (music – Nikolay Ivanov and Pavlin Ivanov, lyrics – Nicoletta Dimitrova arrangement – Rebels)

Now, in the group are:

• Nikolay Ivanov – Rhythm Guitar – 17

• Pavlin Ivanov – Guitar Solo – 17

• Dimitar Toshev – Bass Guitar – 14

• Nicoletta Dimitrova – Vocal – 20

• Kalin Rangelov – 17

We can meet on: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebels/173509862852686?ref=hl

In Rock’n Pop the Borders we have presented our song ‘Road to the top’.

Music: Nikolai Ivanov and Pavlin Ivanov

Text: Nicoletta Dimitrova

Arrangement: Rebels

Total votes received: 450

 

Blade of Greed, SLIX band, Sofia, Bulgaria

SLIXWe have been playing together since the summer of 2012 as in the present membership we have been since September of 2013. We strive on writing new original songs as we fuse genres we love so to set our specific style. We feel significant for us our songs: “2013″ –(music – Е. Vulkov; lyrics – Е. Vulkov; arrangement – Slix), “You won’t be there” (music – N. Purlev; lyrics – Alx. Mladenov), “Infinite” (music – N. Genadiev, lyrics – Alx. Mladenov), “Изгубен” (music, lyrics, arrangement – Slix). You can listen and watch all them here.

 In the band we are:

  • Alexander Mladenov, 20 – vocal
  • Emanuil Vulkov, 18 – solo guitar
  • Nikola Purlev, 18 – bass guitar
  • Nikolay Genadiev, 20 – rhythm guitar
  • Denis Stefanov, 15 – drums

We can meet on: http://www.facebook.com/slixband

At Rock’n Pop the Borders we have presented our song  ‘Blade of Greed’.

Music: Nikola Purlev

Lyrics: Alexander Mladenov

Arrangement: SLIX

Total votes received: 238

 

Revelations, ‘Panic Station’ band, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

PANIC STATIONPanic Station is a band established by Todor Lichev and Yoan Bakov in 2013. Soon after that, Ivan Marinov and  George Zemiarski were joined to the band. We appeared with our first concert at Stage 51(Plovdiv), after 6 month of rehearsals and writing original works, on 03.05.2014. The band’s concept is creating and performing the music we love but in Western and modern manner. After our first concert, in short time, we have had some appearances:

Charity Concert for Carrie – part I –  31.05.2014 – Live at Orpheus Open-air Cinema
Panic Station, Tchuk, Bunch Of Assholes 07.05.2014 – Live at Stage 51
Charity Concert for Carrie – part I III 08.06.2014 – Live at Tsar’s Stables

In June we are to have 2 more appearances(first one at Polinero Club Plovdiv  and another at  Rock Fest in Pernik, Bulgaria).Gladly, in short time we have attracted remarkable audience and keep making new songs( soon it will be ready our 4th original song  -  Ignite). For more – see here. In the band are:

  • Yoan Bakov – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar (16)
  • Todor Lichev – Bass/Backup Vocals/Lyrics (16)
  • George Zemiarski – Guitar (16)
  • Ivan Marinov – Drums (18)

We can meet on: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Panic-Station/365852526887631?sk=timeline

At Rock’n Pop the Borders we have presented the song ‘Revelations’.

Music: Todor Lichev, Yoan Bakov

Lyrics: Todor Lichev

Arrangement: Todor Lichev, Yoan Bakov

Total votes received: 436

 

Лоша навика/ Bad habit, ’Problem Solved’ band, Skopje, Macedonia

Problem-SolvedProblem Solved is a rock band established at the end of 2010 by Kosta Binov (vocal), Viktor Zakhariev (guitar) and Viktor Georgievski (keyboards). They are school band in the beginning but soon they start making own original songs. They have 6 original songs issued so far as 3 of them („Ќе преживеам/I’ll survive“, „Поведи ме/Take me“and here presented „Лоша навика/Bad habit“) some weeks were at radio chart heads all over the Macedonia. You can listen and watch some our songs here.  In the band are:

  • Kosta Binov (19) – vocal
  • Viktor Zakhariev (18) – guitar and back vocals
  • Viktor Georgievski (18) – keyboards
  •  Mario Ristovski (19) – bass
  • Theodor Teodosievski  (17) – drums

At Rock’n Pop the Borders „Problem Solved” they have presented their original song „Лошa навикa/Bad habit”

Music, lyrics and arrangement: Viktor Zakhariev

Total votes received: 557

 

In between the time, TV Rage band, Kumanovo, Macedonia

TV RageTV Rage is a rock’n'roll band from Kumanovo, Macedonia formed somewhere around October 2012. It is a trio which gained it’s current line up about a year ago. We have one EP released on the 5th of June 2013 on Napravi Zaedno/Kran Records. It includes 5 songs. We have about 20 gigs in our pocket, the last one being the opening act for the band Dog Eat Dog in Skopje. We are now working on the material for our first album, which is about half way done. The sound for our album has progressed more towards longer songs, noisy solos and song parts and more energetic riffs. You can listen to all we do here. That’s about all we have to say about us. Cheers!

In the band we are:

  • Damjan Popovski (19) – Bass Guitar
  • Predrag Mitic (19) – Lead Guitar & Vocals
  • Andzelo Macura (18) – Drums

At Rock’nPop the Borders we have presented our song ‘In between the time’.

Music, lyrics and arrangement – TV Rage.

Total votes received: 734 

 

The Power of Love, Marmalad Banda, Struga, Macedonia

 

MarmaladbandaMarmalad Banda is a Macedonian rock band from Struga, formed in 2012. In the band are:

  • Andrey Nicheski (16) – guitar, vocal.
  • Vlatko Zatarakoski(17) – keyboards, vocal.
  • Stefan Bogatinoski (17) – drums.
  • Hristiyan Cavkoski(20) – бас.

We can meet on: https://www.facebook.com/MarmaladBanda

At Rock’n Pop the Borders we have presented the song ‘The Power of Love’.

Music, lyrics and arrangement: Andrey Nicheski.

Total votes received: 433

 

 

Slippin’, Paranormal band, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

PARANORMAL3Paranormal started in early 2011 and with a few rehearsals began working ambitiously on original material. The band has made a couple of live appearances over the year and is ready for a long time of performances, dedication and mainly ass kicking!  You can watch our original songs we have done so far here  or meet us on: https://www.facebook.com/paranormalbg/timeline

 

In the band all we are at 17:

Kristian Nikolov – vocal, guitar

Anastas Anastasov – bass

 Hristian Koev – drums

At Rock’n Pop the Borders we have presented the song ‘Slippin’

Music: Paranormal/Alternative

Lyrics and arrangement: Kristian Nikolov

Total votes received: 213

 

 

Трошка Љубов/ A crumb of love, Polemique band, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia

polemiqueWe established the band 4 years ago, when we went into high school. We are from Kriva Palanka. We started playing at the high school and after that – at clubs and fests. In the band are: David Nunev (vocal), Daniel Maximovski (guitar), Peter Stoyanovski (keyboards) and Denie Hristovski (bass). All we are at 18. ‘Трошка Љубов/A crumb of love’ is our first original song.

 

Music: Peter Stoyanovski and Daniel Maximovski

Lyrics: Дейвид David Zekirov  

Arrangement: Darko Mitovski

Total votes received: 329

Не вели ми здраво /Don’t say me Hi, Revenge band, Krushevo, Macedonia

RevengeRevenge was established in 2011 in Krushevo in membership of four persons:

  • Velko Nikoloski (24) – guitar and vocal
  • Mikhaylo Kurteski (19) – bass
  • Tosho Lyutsa (22) – solo guitar
  • Blagoyche Neneski (22) – drums

The band has appearances at Krushevo clubs and numbers of festivals. They haven’t made original songs so far and it is their first one which they present to the audience.

The song title is ‘Не вели ми здраво/ Don’t say me Hi!’

Music, lyrics and arrangement:  Velko Nikoloski.

Total votes received: 488 

 

25 bands will compete at Rock’n Pop the Borders

25 bands have been registered at Rock’n Pop the Borders online competition for young bands’ original rock and pop song. 7 by them are from Macedonia and the others 18 – from Bulgaria. The rock music is the genre that dominates at the first competition edition. All rock styles and interpretations, even of folklore, are played by the competitors.

Registered bands, you can vote to from 16 June 2014 on http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/en/category/competitors/ (by registering order), are:

1. Voltage, Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

2. Mneme, Sofia, Bulgaria

3. Lopatarka, Montana, Bulgaria

4. Simai, Sofia, Bulgaria

5. Vizia, Skopје, Macedonia

6.Angus&Kevin, Sofia, Bulgaria

7. Enkhaosment, Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

8. Bunch of Assholes, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

9. Рlug In, Skopје/Bitola, Makedonia

10. Power Enslave, Rousse, Bulgaria

11.Sunday, Sofia, Bulgaria

12. Feast of Insanity, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

13. After Midnight, Аsenovgrad/Plovdiv, Bulgaria

14. As Orchid Wither, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

15.Foretold Dead, Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

16.Chainsaw Babies, Velingrad, Bulgaria

17. Rebels, Vurshets, Bulgaria

18. Slix, Sofia, Bulgaria

19. Panic Station, Plovdiv,  Bulgaria

20. Problem Solved, Skopје,  Macedonia

21. TV Rage, Kumanovo, Macedonia

22. Мarmalad Banda, Struga, Macedonia

23. Paranormal, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

24. Polemique, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia

25. Revenge, Krushevo, Macedonia

The voting for songs uploaded will take time to 16 July 2014 – midnight. Together with online audience, an evaluation of each song performed will be given by the adjudicators. System makes available voting by one IP address for one song only.

At the final stage – the gig in Dupnitsa on 9 August 2014 – will be invited the 10 bands who have got the best range of audience and the adjudicators’ voting.

The competition Rock’n Pop the Borders is being implementing within the same named project financed by EU through IPA Cross Border Programme CCI Number 2007CB16IPO007

The successful implementation of this first stage of the project implementation wouldn’t be possible without media partnership of Young Rocks Bulgaria, NGO Information Portal in Bulgraia, Bulgarian Rock Z Rock Radio and Sky Radio – Skopje.

The Rock’n Pop the Borders project is been implementing by Partners Dupnitsa Association and Regional Center for sustainable development – Kratovo.

The Rock dominates (for now) the Pop at Rock’n Pop the Borders

All bands have been registered up to now for participating at Rock’n Pop the Borders international competition for original youth song are rock bands. Almost all rock styles are presented. At the end of May 2014, the following bands were registered:

1 . Mneme – Sofia, Bulgaria
2 . Voltage – Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
3 . Lopatarka – Montana, Bulgaria
4 . Simai – Sofia, Bulgaria
5 . Viziја – Skopje, Macedonia
6 . Angus & Kevin – Sofia, Bulgaria
7 . Enkhaosment – Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
8 . Bunch of Assholes – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

The Rock’n Pop the Borders promoters remember to all candidates that the dead line for registering on http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/en/registration/  is 12 June 2014 – midnight. They are impatient not only for original pop songs but for more Macedonian bands.

Enlisting into Rock’n Pop the Borders online competition starts

From midnight on 12 May – Monday – young music bands – creators of rock and pop songs from Bulgaria and Macedonia can enlist them into Rock’n Pop the Borders online competition. Their members have to be 13 to 25 years old and to fulfill the registration form available on http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/registration/. The promoters recommend to all candidates reading carefully Participation Rules for the competition available on
http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/participation-rules/, before they start the registration. Accepting the Participation Rules is mandatory for enlisting into the competition. The registration will be open till midnight on 12 June 2014. After this deadline, the promoters will upload registered information on http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/category/competitors/, so to give to the audience and adjudicators the opportunity to select by published rock and pop young people’s works. Rock’n pop the Borders competition for rock and pop young people’s works is implemented within the Rock’n Pop the Borders 2007CB16IPO007-2012-3-005 project with the financial
support of EC trough IPA Cross-Border Programme Bulgaria – FYRoM CCI Number 2007CB16IPO007.

Loud Rock’n Pop echo into Macedonian media!

Rock’n Pop the Borders 2007CB16IPO007-2012-3-005 project was promoted by the project management team on 7 May 2014 in Kratovo, Republic of Macedonia. Borjancho Micevski and Yasmina Davitkovska, members by Regional center for sustainable development in the management team, told to TV Protel (Probishtip), TV Cite 2 (Kratovo), MIA, Dnevnik and Aberdzhija newspapers about the objectives, main activities and expected results of the initiative. Rock’n Pop the Borders 2007CB16IPO007-2012-3-005 project is implemented jointly by Partners Dupnitsa Association and Regional center for sustainable development in Kratovo with the support of IPA Cross – Border Programme CCI Number 2007CB16IPO007. The Project management team’s action plan provides start up press conference for the media by both border sides. Project promotion for Bulgaria was on 17 April 2014.
The start of the competition for young creators of rock and pop songs by both partners countries, planned for 12 may this year, has attracted the interest of more than 10 specialized, local and national media in Republic of Macedonia. Yasmina Davitkovska guested at a morning show in Macedonian National Radio. The project leader – Georgi Iliev – comments for rocknpoptheborders.com: ‘I do hope this support we have been given and – I believe – will be given to us by our friend from all Macedonian media will do help us to rock’n pop the borders finding the most talented and motivated young bands from both friend countries’.  See the links below:

Канал 77 
ТВ Протел
ТВ Сител 2 – видео запис
Strumica Online
Бриф

МИА
ДВ
Радио МОФ
+ИНФО
Вечер
Аберџија
Дневник

Rock’n Pop the Borders – the launch countdown

At the midnight on 12 May 2014 – the registration for participating into online competition of young rock and pop young music makers Rock’n Pop the Borders starts. The project Rock’n Pop the Borders 2007CB16IPO007-2012-3-005 is co-financed by the European Union trough IPA Cross-border Programme Bulgaria – the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia CCI Number: 007CB16IPO007. Eligible are young music bands which members are 13 to 25 years old, from Bulgaria and Macedonia. Registration form is available on: http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/registration/
Each candidate must read carefully the Participation Rules before registration. The rules are available as a link down the registration form as well as individual article on http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/participation-rules/
Candiadates have only a month to do their registration to be enlisted into the competition. They can rely on the Promoters assistance upon any issues with the registration form as they email to: partners.dupnitsa.ngo@gmail.com or regionalencentar@gmail.com Please, note that registered songs and bands’ information will be available for voting from midnight of 16 June 2014 on: http://www.rocknpop.1oflads.com/category/competitors/ They will not be public available before this term.
We wish success to all of you!

Rock’n Pop the Borders presented in Dupnitsa

The project management team of Rock’n Pop the Borders 2007CB16IPO007-2012-3-005 project presented the initiative to the Dupnitsa community. The start up press conference held on 17.04.2014 interested the Dupnitsa municipality experts in the field of regional development, social and young people issues and the culture. As you know, Rock’n Pop the Borders Project 2007CB16IPO007-2012-3-005 is a joint partnership project of Partners Dupnitsa Association (Bulgaria) and Regional Center for sustainable development – Kratovo (Macedonia). The project is co-financed by the European Union trough IPA Cross-border Programme Bulgaria – the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia CCI Number: 007CB16IPO007.
The event was reported by Zapad TV and Darik radio – Kyustendil: