Musicians that nobody knows. Part II

David Gray
David Gray (born 13 June 1968) is an English indie rock singer-songwriter.Gray released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later. It was the first of three UK chart-toppers in six years for Gray, the latter two of which also made the Top 17 in the US. He has been nominated for four Brit Awards – twice for Best British Male.

Musicians that nobody knows. Part I.

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in 2002, and based in Glasgow. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar, keyboard), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). The band has been nominated for several Grammy Award. They have been nominated for several BRIT awards in the UK, and have won an NME Award. With their four studio albums, the band sold over three million albums worldwide in 2009.

To date, the band have released 4 studio albums: Franz Ferdinand (2004), You Could Have It So Much Better(2005), Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009) and Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013) as well as several extended plays, numerous singles, one remix album, of their third studio album, Blood, and one DVD titled Franz Ferdinand.

Black clay

Black clay pottery is a style of pottery from Oaxaca, Mexico distinguished by its color, sheen and unique designs. Oaxaca is one of few Mexican states which is characterized by the continuance of its ancestral crafts, which are still used in everyday life.

The origins of barro negro pottery extend over centuries, with examples of it found at a number of archeological sites, fashioned mostly into jars and other utilitarian items. It has remained a traditional crafts of the Zapotecs and Mixtecs of the Central Valleys area to the present day. Originally barro negro pottery was matte and grayish. In this form, the pottery is very sturdy, allowing it to be hit without breaking. In the 1950s, a woman by the name of Doña Rosa Real discovered that she could change the color and shine of the pieces by polishing the clay pieces and firing them at a slightly lower temperature. Just before the formed clay piece is completely dry, it is polished with a quartz stone to compress the surface. After firing, the piece emerges a shiny black instead of a dull gray. This innovation makes the pieces more breakable, but it has made the pottery far more popular with Mexican folk art collectors, including Nelson Rockefeller, who promoted it in the United States. The popularity stems from the look, rather than wearability, so many pieces are produced now for decorative purposes rather than utilitarian.Doña Rosa died in 1980, but the tradition of making the pottery is being carried on by Doña Rosa’s daughter and grandchildren who stage demonstrations for tourists in their local potters' workshop. The workshop is still in the family home, where shelves and shelves of shiny black pieces for sale line the inner courtyard.Despite being the origin of black polished clay, pieces at this workshop are much cheaper than in other parts of Mexico.

Breast cancer

Breast cancer

By definition breast cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the breast. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the lining of the milk ducts (thin tubes that carry milk from the lobules of the breast to the nipple). Another type of breast cancer is lobular carcinoma, which begins in the lobules (milk glands) of the breast. Invasive breast cancer is breast cancer that has spread from where it began in the breast ducts or lobules to surrounding normal tissue. Breast cancer occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.

We can detect it on time if we go to the revisions, and we should make some auto exploration constantly. Is a shame that some people are diagnosed when it’s late, and there’s nothing to do.

In the world there are campaigns to prevent it, to detect it, and to treat it.One of them is the I Love boobies campaign, in which you buy a bracelet with that legend, and the money goes to The Keep a Breast foundation. Is a great cause to donate some money, because you can help lots of people, most of them women to change their lives. 

Maybe.

Maybe.

The video “Maybe” is about a man who is stand at the bus stop next to an unknown girl. When he notices her, he start thinking in talking to her, sharing the bus, hanging out, and a wonderful life with her. But then everything turns out to gray, because he starts thinking things like that she has somebody in her life, or that they aren’t going to have that amazing life together. At the end of the video, he doesn’t talk to her, and they continue being just strangers at the stop bus.

A sad ending. He doesn’t know the girl, but that’s not the saddest part. What is sad in this video is that he passed away the opportunity of talking with her because of his fears and all the thoughts in his mind. He should have tried talking to her, maybe he would have a yes, or maybe a not, but nothing is written. Life is like this, you have chances and if you don’t take advantage at the moment, somebody else will do it, and you can’t complain because you had the same chance. We just have one life, made of a lot moments, but that moments don’t repeat, so you must live each moment in the best way.