Rock United is an annual music festival founded by Johnny St Lethal. It was first held in 2001. In the past, it has been held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at The Rhythm House, Club Laga, Mr. Small's Theatre, South Park's Pavillion, and will be held in 2010 at The Rex Theater. The main attractions are the music acts performing, however, the fifth Rock United also featured film and art.
History
2001
In 2001, Johnny St Lethal, a prominent figure in the Pittsburgh Ungerground music scene, founded Rock United, a music festival for underground musicians to unite and rebel against corporate rock radio and other foes of independent artists. Lethal held Rock United at The Rhythm House, then called Pop Edward's, and artists such as Phewzen, Real Vision, and Brian Boyd.
2003
Rock United II was held at Club Laga in Oakland, Pittsburgh in 2003. The Peace, Zero Anthem, Nicole Reider, At Random, Once Nothing, and Johnny Swolltrain and the Messy Antics all performed.
Later in 2003, Rock United III was held at the same venue. It was then decided to be an annual event. Rock United III's performers included Inate, Once Nothing, Lemonade Stand, Daizy Cutter, and headliners 3 Car Garage, The Peace, and Code Green.
2004
Rock United IV was scheduled for 2004, but because of inconvenient scheduling with Lethal and his band, The Peace, it was not carried out
2005
Rock United IV was eventually held in 2005 at Mr. Small's Theatre in Millvale. The Known World, A Great Fall, Cali-AC, Clearview, and Inate performed.
2006
The theme of Rock United V was "Save Our Scene." It focused on the idea of the decline of the unsigned music scene, and the potential resurrection of it. Performances were by A Great Fall and Beejae, aka Johnny St Lethal. This was the first year that art and film were featured as well as music. The festival was held at South Park's Pavillion, and was sponsored by local radio station 105.9 "The X." This was also the first all-day concert.
2007
Rock United VI featured Terry Meyer Band, Anti-Hereo, Beejae, and Brandon Mitchell. The theme was "In The Clubs." It was held at The Rhythm House. It was here announced that Brandon Mitchell, Beejae, and Jeff Bets would be joining together to create .
2008-2009
The theme for Rock United VII was planned to be "Old School," but later was changed to "Bring Pittsburgh Rock Back" when it was postponed until 2009. The Show, T.J. Cornwall, Recession, Johnny & The Razorblades, and Words Not Spoken performed.
2010
Rock United VIII is scheduled for August 14, 2010 at The Rex Theatre. The confirmed headliner is The Show, with 12-14 bands expected to perform.
History
2001
In 2001, Johnny St Lethal, a prominent figure in the Pittsburgh Ungerground music scene, founded Rock United, a music festival for underground musicians to unite and rebel against corporate rock radio and other foes of independent artists. Lethal held Rock United at The Rhythm House, then called Pop Edward's, and artists such as Phewzen, Real Vision, and Brian Boyd.
2003
Rock United II was held at Club Laga in Oakland, Pittsburgh in 2003. The Peace, Zero Anthem, Nicole Reider, At Random, Once Nothing, and Johnny Swolltrain and the Messy Antics all performed.
Later in 2003, Rock United III was held at the same venue. It was then decided to be an annual event. Rock United III's performers included Inate, Once Nothing, Lemonade Stand, Daizy Cutter, and headliners 3 Car Garage, The Peace, and Code Green.
2004
Rock United IV was scheduled for 2004, but because of inconvenient scheduling with Lethal and his band, The Peace, it was not carried out
2005
Rock United IV was eventually held in 2005 at Mr. Small's Theatre in Millvale. The Known World, A Great Fall, Cali-AC, Clearview, and Inate performed.
2006
The theme of Rock United V was "Save Our Scene." It focused on the idea of the decline of the unsigned music scene, and the potential resurrection of it. Performances were by A Great Fall and Beejae, aka Johnny St Lethal. This was the first year that art and film were featured as well as music. The festival was held at South Park's Pavillion, and was sponsored by local radio station 105.9 "The X." This was also the first all-day concert.
2007
Rock United VI featured Terry Meyer Band, Anti-Hereo, Beejae, and Brandon Mitchell. The theme was "In The Clubs." It was held at The Rhythm House. It was here announced that Brandon Mitchell, Beejae, and Jeff Bets would be joining together to create .
2008-2009
The theme for Rock United VII was planned to be "Old School," but later was changed to "Bring Pittsburgh Rock Back" when it was postponed until 2009. The Show, T.J. Cornwall, Recession, Johnny & The Razorblades, and Words Not Spoken performed.
2010
Rock United VIII is scheduled for August 14, 2010 at The Rex Theatre. The confirmed headliner is The Show, with 12-14 bands expected to perform.
Frank Columb (born in Cavan, Ireland) is a historian and novelist, best known as the author of Chicago May, Queen of the Blackmailers, The Shooting of More O'Ferrall, and The Lough Gowna Valley, and of the novel The Last of the Lake.
Columb grew up in Lough Gowna, Cavan. His research on his books is known to have been exhaustive, particularly on Chicago May, due to the international nature of her life and her use of an estimated thirty-six pseudonyms.
Books
*The Lough Gowna Valley is a study of an Irish Midland region, from its geological formation to the present. Surrounded by controversy, this book provoked a local outcry upon its release in 2002 due to its somewhat brutal appraisal of country life.
*The Shooting of More O'Ferrall follows the illegal shooting by the IRA of Richard More O'Ferrall.
*Chicago May, Queen of the Blackmailers is a biography of the notorious May Duignan.
Columb grew up in Lough Gowna, Cavan. His research on his books is known to have been exhaustive, particularly on Chicago May, due to the international nature of her life and her use of an estimated thirty-six pseudonyms.
Books
*The Lough Gowna Valley is a study of an Irish Midland region, from its geological formation to the present. Surrounded by controversy, this book provoked a local outcry upon its release in 2002 due to its somewhat brutal appraisal of country life.
*The Shooting of More O'Ferrall follows the illegal shooting by the IRA of Richard More O'Ferrall.
*Chicago May, Queen of the Blackmailers is a biography of the notorious May Duignan.
Randy Boyd Thompson (born September 26, 1985) is an American dirt track race car driver. Thompson drives the K3 race car for RBT Motorsports. He was considered one of the top racers on the dirt track circuit from 2005-2009 before sustaining a traumatic shoulder injury that kept him off of the track until January 2010.
Early life
Randy Boyd was born in Meridian, Mississippi to Ms. Kim Boyd and Mr. Randy Earl Thompson. He grew up in nearby Enondale, Mississippi where he grew to love all things outdoors. In his youth Thompson showed an immediate propensity for athletics, especially soccer. He attended Calvary Christian School from K-4 to 6th grade before transferring to Lamar School. At Lamer School Randy Boyd excelled in football, soccer, and baseball (making the All-State teams in the latter two sports). Not only was Thompson an athletic phenom, he also excelled in academics. At Lamar School he was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, and a member of the high school fraternity Phi Kappa. However, nothing on a playing field or in a classroom could match Randy Boyd's passion for race car driving.
Early Adulthood
Following graduation from Lamar School Randy Boyd decided to seek higher education at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. Although Thompson began college with aspirations to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering these first few years of higher education proved to be the most trying time of his life. An immediate "natural" on the dirt tracks across the Southeastern United States Thompson met this adversity with some his most successful years on the dirt track. However, he continued to face obstructions that hindered his educational endeavors during this period. By his sophomore year of college Randy Boyd had lost interest in his schoolwork, and his passion for race car driving caused him to leave school and move back to Meridian to pursue it full-time.
During this period Randy Boyd won numerous races across the nation, including the: Hurricane 30, Budweiser 50, and James King Memorial Cup. Pressured by his parents and constantly reminded of his sole life failure, Randy Boyd finally decided to return to school in the Fall of 2007 at the University of Mississippi. Motivated by his success in the dirt track circuit, Thompson knew he could reconcile his past futility in the classroom. From 2007 to 2009 Randy Boyd pursued his education in mechanical engineering with vigor while remaining one of the most recognized drivers in the dirt track circuit. In early 2009 he sustained a shoulder injury that kept him off of the tracks until early 2010.
Early life
Randy Boyd was born in Meridian, Mississippi to Ms. Kim Boyd and Mr. Randy Earl Thompson. He grew up in nearby Enondale, Mississippi where he grew to love all things outdoors. In his youth Thompson showed an immediate propensity for athletics, especially soccer. He attended Calvary Christian School from K-4 to 6th grade before transferring to Lamar School. At Lamer School Randy Boyd excelled in football, soccer, and baseball (making the All-State teams in the latter two sports). Not only was Thompson an athletic phenom, he also excelled in academics. At Lamar School he was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, and a member of the high school fraternity Phi Kappa. However, nothing on a playing field or in a classroom could match Randy Boyd's passion for race car driving.
Early Adulthood
Following graduation from Lamar School Randy Boyd decided to seek higher education at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. Although Thompson began college with aspirations to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering these first few years of higher education proved to be the most trying time of his life. An immediate "natural" on the dirt tracks across the Southeastern United States Thompson met this adversity with some his most successful years on the dirt track. However, he continued to face obstructions that hindered his educational endeavors during this period. By his sophomore year of college Randy Boyd had lost interest in his schoolwork, and his passion for race car driving caused him to leave school and move back to Meridian to pursue it full-time.
During this period Randy Boyd won numerous races across the nation, including the: Hurricane 30, Budweiser 50, and James King Memorial Cup. Pressured by his parents and constantly reminded of his sole life failure, Randy Boyd finally decided to return to school in the Fall of 2007 at the University of Mississippi. Motivated by his success in the dirt track circuit, Thompson knew he could reconcile his past futility in the classroom. From 2007 to 2009 Randy Boyd pursued his education in mechanical engineering with vigor while remaining one of the most recognized drivers in the dirt track circuit. In early 2009 he sustained a shoulder injury that kept him off of the tracks until early 2010.
Goldie Harvey (born Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey on October 23, 1983) is a British-Nigerian pop artiste. Goldie is presently signed to Kennis Music who would release her second album later this year.
Early life
Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey was born and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria though she hails from Ekiti, Nigeria. She had her early education in Lagos, first Green Springs Montessori Primary School and and then St. John's College, Palm Grove, Lagos before studying Business Management (B.Arts) at the University of Sunderland.
Music career
Goldie began her career in 2006 releasing her debut album "Spin Me" with four tracks which include 'Komole', 'Nothing Has Changed', 'Shift' and 'Spin Me'.
Goldie now has two singles 'You Know It' featuring eldee da don which is on Nigerian top charts and 'DJ Play On'.
Early life
Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey was born and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria though she hails from Ekiti, Nigeria. She had her early education in Lagos, first Green Springs Montessori Primary School and and then St. John's College, Palm Grove, Lagos before studying Business Management (B.Arts) at the University of Sunderland.
Music career
Goldie began her career in 2006 releasing her debut album "Spin Me" with four tracks which include 'Komole', 'Nothing Has Changed', 'Shift' and 'Spin Me'.
Goldie now has two singles 'You Know It' featuring eldee da don which is on Nigerian top charts and 'DJ Play On'.