MACKLEMORE AND HIS MUSIC

So today, here, in my blog, I'm going to present you one of the biggest and latest artists that has appeared and who is a really singular person... WHO'S MACKLEMORE...?

Famous as : Singer, songwriter

Birth Name : Ben Haggerty

Birth Date : June 18, 1983

Birth Place : Seattle, Washington, USA

Claim to fame : Album "The Heist" (2012)

Though he came from a musical family, he had a strong passion as a musician. He started writing his own lyrics when he was fourteen during which his friends began calling him Mocklimore. Growing up in Seattle listening to West Coast underground hip-hip, he kicked-start his career as a performer with a self-produced mini album "Open Your Eyes" under the name of Professor Macklemore. 

His first full-length release was in 2005, "Language of My World". It featured production by Rhymesayer's Budo and was well-received by circles who loved his fresh perspective and a striking balance of insight and levity. His career went down from there as he battled substance issues. He went to rehab in 2008 and released "The Unplanned Mixtape" in September 2009. 

After several subsequent years of artistic stagnation and frustration, Macklemore made a commitment to ...

Though he came from a musical family, he had a strong passion as a musician. He started writing his own lyrics when he was fourteen during which his friends began calling him Mocklimore. Growing up in Seattle listening to West Coast underground hip-hip, he kicked-start his career as a performer with a self-produced mini album "Open Your Eyes" under the name of Professor Macklemore. 

His first full-length release was in 2005, "Language of My World". It featured production by Rhymesayer's Budo and was well-received by circles who loved his fresh perspective and a striking balance of insight and levity. His career went down from there as he battled substance issues. He went to rehab in 2008 and released "The Unplanned Mixtape" in September 2009. 

After several subsequent years of artistic stagnation and frustration, Macklemore made a commitment to ...

His first full-length release was in 2005, "Language of My World". It featured production by Rhymesayer's Budo and was well-received by circles who loved his fresh perspective and a striking balance of insight and levity. His career went down from there as he battled substance issues. He went to rehab in 2008 and released "The Unplanned Mixtape" in September 2009. 

After several subsequent years of artistic stagnation and frustration, Macklemore made a commitment to ...

After several subsequent years of artistic stagnation and frustration, Macklemore made a commitment to ...

On their first national headlining tour in the spring of 2011, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis packed houses and sold out a majority of their shows in major cities across the country. They were featured at a significant number of major festivals and showcases, including the 2011 Rock The Bells Tour, Soundset (MN) and Bumbershoot (Seattle). 

They released their debut album "The Heist" as a partnering duo in July 2012. The CD sent them to the runner-up position on Billboard Hot 200 and its single "Thrift Shop" reigned a number of charts including Hot 100. 

The song is the first independently-distributed title to top Billboard Digital Songs since "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" in February 2010. It is also the second independent song to achieve the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, nearly 20 years after Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)" in 1994. 

On their first national headlining tour in the spring of 2011, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis packed houses and sold out a majority of their shows in major cities across the country. They were featured at a significant number of major festivals and showcases, including the 2011 Rock The Bells Tour, Soundset (MN) and Bumbershoot (Seattle). 

They released their debut album "The Heist" as a partnering duo in July 2012. The CD sent them to the runner-up position on Billboard Hot 200 and its single "Thrift Shop" reigned a number of charts including Hot 100. 

The song is the first independently-distributed title to top Billboard Digital Songs since "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" in February 2010. It is also the second independent song to achieve the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, nearly 20 years after Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)" in 1994. 

They released their debut album "The Heist" as a partnering duo in July 2012. The CD sent them to the runner-up position on Billboard Hot 200 and its single "Thrift Shop" reigned a number of charts including Hot 100. 

The song is the first independently-distributed title to top Billboard Digital Songs since "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" in February 2010. It is also the second independent song to achieve the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, nearly 20 years after Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)" in 1994. 

The song is the first independently-distributed title to top Billboard Digital Songs since "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" in February 2010. It is also the second independent song to achieve the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, nearly 20 years after Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)" in 1994. 

Born Ben Haggerty on June 19, 1983, Macklemore was formerly known as Professor Macklemore. He held a prominent place across the country as he emerged as a premier national hip-hop artist with numerous career highlights to his name. Along with his DJ/production partner Ryan Lewis, he garnered critical acclaim, a devoted fan base, and a steadily growing anticipation for his upcoming work. 

sobriety with a newfound, more intrinsic dedication to his music. He met Ryan Lewis, an accomplished, consummate artist in design, photography, and production. They released the "VS" EP in 2009 and "VS Redux" in 2010, the latter peaking #7 on iTunes Hip Hop charts.

HERE YOU HAVE THE LATEST AND MOST FAMOUS SONG FROM HIM, JUST ARRIVED FROM SEATTLE :)

The Host

This is the film of a book by Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series. There are no vampires this time - Earth has been infiltrated by parasitic aliens called "souls", which possess humans. there's a love story, of couse, between a boy and a "soul". Twilight fans will be happy!

1D IN BARCELONA!

SO HERE I LEAVE YOU THE WHOLE ONE DIRECTION ALBUM: TAKE ME HOME! 

SO TODAY THE 22th OF MAY, THEY FINALLY CAME TO BARCELONA, SO TO CELEBRATE IT... HERE YOU GO! 

THE COURAGE OF TEACHERS

A couple of years ago, as state and local officials were looking for ways to cut spending, a study from the American Enterprise Institute emerged in 2011, asking a provocative question: Are teachers overpaid?

Using abbreviated metrics -- such as comparing private sector employees' SAT and GRE scores with those of teachers -- the study's co-author Jason Richwine said the findings suggested that "years of education could be an overestimate of cognitive skills."

A counterintuitive and insulting proposition. But in retrospect that shouldn't be too surprising considering Richwine's doctoral dissertation advocated keeping out immigrants with low IQs, which he maintained are lower than those of the "native white population." He also co-authored an attack on immigration reform for the Heritage Foundation. And he resigned as the group's senior policy analyst shortly afterward.

Nevertheless, as educators in Chicago voted to strike and benefits such as tenure came under scrutiny, the question that study proposed sparked a national conversation and helped turn 2012 into a year in which teacher-bashing became a popular past time.

But when I think of the importance of teaching in this country, when I think about the heroism demonstrated in Oklahoma, I find it impossible to overpay teachers.

We can certainly talk about the realities of the economy, debate the best method to evaluate effectiveness and discuss the drawbacks of unions. But anyone who characterizes teachers as overpaid is forgetting what we entrust them with each and every day.

Our children.

Inside a tornado-ravaged school

On a normal day, you don't think about that too much.

But on a not-so-normal day, that is all you can think about.

Anne Marie Murphy, a mother of four, died trying to protect 6-year-old Dylan Hockley as Adam Lanza terrorized the halls of Sandy Hook Elementary School in December. When police found the two victims, Murphy was still holding Hockley in her arms.

And five other educators did not run away from the threat but gave their lives trying to protect students, trying to protect children.

How do you overpay for that?

Obviously no parent or guardian drops their children off at school thinking tragedy is going to happen. But perhaps we should be grateful that if something terrible does happen, that there are these angels in the building who will do right by our kids. Who will give anything -- sometimes even their lives -- to protect them in our absence.

One of the Plaza Towers teachers reportedly was lying on top of six students in a school bathroom to shelter them from the horrific storm.

I'm sure that is not in the job description.

Snapshot of teacher heroics

So yes, it is fiscally responsible for a community to talk about loss of tax revenue and budget deficits. But we ought to be careful not to vilify this profession while doing so. Teachers are not glorified babysitters with summers off. Their profession fuels all others, and on a normal day that is amazing enough in and of itself.

But on a day that's not so normal, we hope and pray that they are willing to do much more. And time and time again, in the face of terrible tragedies, we have learned that many of them do.

MY OPINION

I really think that they are amazing, that they are truely a superhereos... I mean who would prefer to die and safe first their students before save themselves...? They would...

When we sometimes think of the hereos of our society we usually think about firemans and doctors (for example). But if you think about it, teachers are who spent more time with the little ones and teenagers (a part of their families of couse)... they are who form a big part of their education and they really care about them... If you don't believe me, CLICK TO THE VIDEO BELOW :)

VIDEO OF THE TEACHERS

Music

MUSE

After touring the USA and Canada, the English rock group, Muse, will arive in Europe in May. They will play in big stadiums in England, France, Spain and Italy and then go to japan and Brazil. After all that, Muse will need a holiday!

LADY GAGA

The rumour is that Lady Gaga has called her new album ARTPOP, which must be written in capitals. ARTPOP is "pop art" in reverse. Gaga is a big fan of pop art, a 1950s art movement which transformed ordinary objects, like a can of soup, into art. She is fascinated by pop artist Andy Warhol, who died in 1987. She says that he speaks to her in her dreams!

Unit 9: Explain and clarify a situation

Cris: Hi, Ivet. How was your weekend?

Ivet: Not bad, thanks. Why do you ask?

Cris: Because you told me that you had a piano audition on Saturday evening, but I hear that you were in Barcelona shopping.

Ivet: Who told you that?

Cris: Maria said that she'd seen you. How come you didn't tell me about it?

Ivet:  'Cause my piano audition was in a town near Barcelona around 10 pm, so I spent all day in Barcelona with my family shopping 'till the audition. 

Cris: Oh, I didn't know that your audition was there. Sorry, Ivet.

Ivet: That's OK.

Unit 8: Console and encourage

Ivet: Hey, Cris, you look a bit down. Whats the matter?  
Cris: Oh, I've just heard that my best friendis moving to the USA next month.  
Ivet: Oh, right. Sorry to hear that. But you have to think about the positive things.  
Cris: I know, but I'm really going to miss him.  
Ivet: Don't take it too badly- at least you can still keep in touch with her, because nowadays its easy to comunicate. And also you can go to visit her on holidays.  
Cris: That's true, I suppose.
Ivet: Look at this way.  
Cris: Yeah, maybe you're right.
Ivet: Cheer up! Come on - let's go to a café or something.
Cris: Ok. Thanks, Ivet. I feel a bit better now.