Canadian powerhouse drummer Corky Laing is essentially associated with rock and roll folklore and as one of the elite drummers in the world. Laing is a longtime member for hard rock/heavy metal giant’s Mountain and the blues-rock power trio of West, Bruce & Laing. But Laing’s musical collaborations are seemingly endless. A list that includes alliances with John Lennon, Jack Bruce, Meat Loaf, Noel Redding, Mahogany Rush, Ten Years After, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, Bo Diddley and Gov’t Mule …to  name a few. Laing is also a producer and composer.

Corky Laing has recently added a brand new chapter to his illustrious musical career. Laing’s most recent project is a fascinating collaboration with two internationally acclaimed professors (Prof. Matti Häyry and Dr. Tuija Takala) intermingling the decree of genetic engineering with a rock opera music scheme. The concept album entitled … Playing God is performed by the Perfect Child, an incredible ensemble of musicians and singers. At the core of the rock opera is Corky Laing who astounds instrumentally, lyrically and vocally. The album concept is brilliant and the music is colossal. It’s an awe-inspiring rock musical production and a cross between … Welcome to my Nightmare, The Wall and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Corky Laing also records and performs live with his band Corky Lang & The Memory Thieves featuring Bonnie Parker & Denny Colt. Both bandmates also performed magnificently on the Perfect Child rock opera. The Memory Thieves released the album House of Thieves in 2012. 

Corky Laing studio and live albums with Mountain … Climbing! (1970), Nantucket Sleighride (1971), Flowers of Evil (1971), Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972).  Avalanche (1974), Go for Your Life (1985), Man’s World (1996), Mystic Fire (2002), Masters of War (2004).

Corky Laing studio and live albums with West, Bruce & Laing … Why Dontcha (1972), Whatever Turns You On (1973), Live ‘n’ Kickin’ (1974).

Other studio releases featuring Corky Laing … Corky Laing- Makin’ It on the Street (1977), The Secret Sessions (1999), Cork- Speed of Thought (1999), Cork- Out There (2003), Jason Hartless Jr. –First Division (2004), Stick It! (2004). 

Most Recently 'CORKY LAING PLAYS MOUNTAIN' is touring worldwide

Sitting in with K2 (Peter Baron, Ken Sidotti & Joe Venti), a band saluting Mountain’s music, for a couple of gigs during 2014 and 2015 reminded Corky how much he liked playing Mountain songs the way they were originally written. Now he is looking at touring both Europe and the US celebrating the Mountain legacy. On the European tours Corky is joined by Joe Venti (formerly e.g. Leslie West Band) on bass and vocals, and Phil Baker (e.g. Uriah Heep Legends & Pulse Echoes of Floyd) on guitar and vocals. In November 2015 they tour the UK and in February 2016 Germany, playing the immortal Mountain classics and throwing in some West, Bruce & Laing and Cream for good measure.

LIVE Dates ...More to come

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CORKY LAING plays MOUNTAIN – German Tour 2016 

2/9/2016 Meisenfrei, Bremen

2/10/2016 Markthalle, Hamburg

2/11/2016 Roxy, Flensburg

2/12/2016 Kulturwerksta, Melle-Buer

2/13/2016 Beavers, Miltenberg

2/14/2016 Rock Jungfer, Arnstadt

2/15/2016 Kofferfabrik, Fürth

2/16/2016 venue tbc, Bernau

2/17/2016 Harmonie, Bonn 

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CORKY LAING AND THE PERFCT CHILD – PLAYING GOD: THE ROCK OPERA

4/8/2016 Cultural Arena Gloria, Helsinki, Finland

4/9/2016 Cultural Arena Gloria, Helsinki, Finland

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Here’s my interview with legendary drummer, composer, producer, singer, and member of classic rock legend’s Mountain and West, Bruce & Laing … CORKY LAING.  

GRETA BERLIN (France/USA), Board Secretary Greta Berlin is one of the founders of the Free Gaza Movement. She has been an advocate for justice for the Palestinians since the early 60s. She is the mother of two Palestinian/American children whose father was born and raised in Safad, Palestine and is a 1948 refugee. She has a masters degree in Theatre and journalism and a bachelor’s in English and theatre.

She was on the first voyage in August, 2008 and helped run the next four voyages, all successful in entering Gaza in 2008. She was one of the major spokespersons for Freedom Flotilla I and has continued as the media contact for Free Gaza. She is the co-editor and co-author of the book, Freedom Sailors, the story of the first voyage to Gaza and how we succeeded in spite of ourselves.

ABOUT FREEDOM SAILORS by Greta Berlin

FREEDOM SAILORS is a much-needed account of how a small group of ordinary people conceived and executed what seemed like a grandiose and audacious plan to break Israel’s illegal military blockade of the Gaza Strip, a blockade that keeps more than 1.5 million people in an open-air prison. Knowing what we know now – that Israel Defense Forces would later murder nine people, including an unarmed American citizen, Furkan Dogan, executed at point-blank range during a later Freedom Flotilla – our chutzpah is astonishing.

In a little over two years, we raised the money to purchase two dilapidated fishing boats stored in secret ports in Greece, collected 44 passengers, crew and journalists, aged 22 to 81 and chose Cyprus as our embarkation point.

People who weren't there or weren't close to us may not realize just how isolated we were once we finally set sail to Gaza on the late morning of August 22, 2008; over 33 hours on the sea, no internet, and only a couple of satellite phones which were blocked by the Israelis after night set in.

That first voyage in 2008 achieved exactly what we hoped it would. We opened the door just a bit, proving it could be done. None of the later actions, by land or by sea, would have been possible or even attempted if we hadn't climbed into two ramshackle boats with nothing but our determination and our naiveté holding us together.

Our story of how we came together, raised the necessary money, and pulled off the successful voyage, despite the prying eyes of Israel’s intelligence service, the Mossad, is often riveting.

More to the point, it helps us understand the importance of taking a stand when you see an injustice rather than becoming complicit through silence.

"Freedom Sailors is a powerful record of the political and humanitarian activity of some of the best humans we are ever likely to meet, or learn about. These women and men leave us with the most wonderful of questions: Is human courage and sacrifice the same as love? And is it this love for ourselves collectively, as humans, that has a chance of saving us and our planet? To read this book is to see what we can be like, in the face of imminent danger."

~ Alice Walker, Earthling poet, writer and activist

'Love Shouldn't Hurt NY, Inc.' is a Domestic Violence Awareness and Support Group. LSH is comprised of victims, survivors and supporters.  After surviving two abusive relationships, I, Melissa Holmes, started LSH as a secret group on the social networking site, Facebook. I was looking for an arena to vent, post and provide support for people who have also suffered abuse. LSH started with about 30 members, we now have well over 1000 members worldwide.

LSH is giving a sense of purpose through daily prayers and supportive posts, motivating people to leave abusive situations and helping victims heal after abuse. There have also been occasions where LSH has assisted victims escape from their abusers.  For 4 years LSH has encouraged, enhanced, empowered and elevated Domestic Violence awareness.  Now we are campaigning against Domestic Violence in communities by paying forward what we receive inside LSH with combined acts of service and support.

I AM A SURVIVOR - and you can be too!

What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence is when one person does a variety of things to control another person in an intimate relationship. The shift in power can happen very slowly, over a period of time, so that the other person cannot even remember when it happened. Or it can happen very quickly after there is some sort of commitment or some change in the level of intimacy.

Many people wonder if what is happening to them is domestic violence because their partner has never hit them. Physical abuse is probably what most people think of when they think about domestic violence, but it is just one of the many ways that your partner might try to gain power and control in your relationship.

Ways a person might try to gain power and control over their partner include:

Isolation - making it hard for you to see your friends and family; telling you that your friends and family cause problems in the relationship or are trying to "come between you."

Economic abuse - having complete control over the money; making you account for every penny you spend; taking your money from you.

Verbal, emotional, psychological abuse - calling you names; putting you down or embarrassing you in front of other people; criticizing your abilities as a partner or parent.

Intimidation - making you afraid with a look, action, or gesture; getting you to do something by reminding you about "what happened last time."

Coercion and threats - showing you a weapon and threatening to use it on you; threatening to "out" you to family, friends, or employers if you are gay or lesbian; threatening to harm your family, friends, or anyone you might go to for help.

Physical abuse - pushing, grabbing, hitting, slapping, punching, or kicking you.

Sexual abuse - forcing you to have sex when you don't want to; making you engage in sexual acts that make you uncomfortable; forcing you to engage in prostitution.

Using children - undermining your authority with your children; threatening to take the children away from you by kidnapping or getting custody of them; "pumping" your children for information about you.

Minimizing, denying, blaming - making you think the abuse is your fault; saying the abuse was caused by stress, alcohol, or problems at work; denying that the abuse happened at all.

Abuse is not always physical.

These are some of the most common ways that abusers try to control their partners, but certainly not the only ones. If your partner does things that restrict your personal freedom or that make you afraid, you may be a victim of domestic violence.

You are not alone. Millions of people are abused by their partners every year. But it is important to know that more resources are available now than ever before to help women and their children be safe.

Why do Abused Women Feel Trapped?

Many people who are abused by their intimate partner just want the violence and abuse to stop, but they don't want the relationship to end. But even when they do want to get out of the relationship with the abuser, it's hard.

Under the best of circumstances, it is not easy to end a relationship with an intimate partner. Love, family, shared memories, and commitment are bonds that are hard to break. Cultural or religious beliefs may be barriers to ending a marriage. Immigration status may be another obstacle. While ending a relationship is hard for everyone, women who are abused face the added risks of physical, emotional and psychological harm. There are risks that come with every decision an abused woman makes.

Donations can go to:

Melissa Holmes

c/o Love Shouldn't Hurt

949 Ogden Ave #1D

Bronx, NY 10452

Adam Lankford is a criminal justice professor at The University of Alabama. 

He conducts research on many types of social deviance and criminal behavior, including mass murder, mass shootings, terrorism, and sexual assault. 

Dr. Lankford is the author of two books, and he has published articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He has also written for The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Wired, The Daily Beast, New Scientist, The Mail on Sunday, Scientific American, and The Huffington Post. 

Dr. Lankford's research has been featured by CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, BBC World News, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time, USA Today, NPR, BBC Radio, CBS Radio, and many other national and international outlets.

From 2003 to 2008, he helped coordinate Senior Executive Anti-Terrorism Forums for high-ranking foreign military and security personnel in conjunction with the U.S. State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance program. During this period, ATA hosted delegations from Armenia, Colombia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.



Dr. Lankford received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Justice, Law & Society from American University in Washington, DC and his B.A. in English from Haverford College outside Philadelphia, PA.

Dr Yasuyuki Nemoto received a Doctor of Science in Cellular & Molecular Biology from University of Tokyo in 1988. After working for several universities in Japan, Miami and Honolulu in the fields of biology and biotechnology, he started to work for the late Dr. Masaru Emoto in 2002 as his international secretary. Dr Nemoto joined Dr Emoto on  lecture tours in more than 25 different countries all over the world in the past 13 years.

He has been in charge of the scientific aspect of Dr. Emoto's work. His life theme is to integrate science and spirituality through the study of water. Very recently, Dr Nemoto has started lecturing worldwide about the possible relationship between “Message from Water” and the scientific theories about water proposed by the late Dr. Jacques Benveniste, as well as Dr. Gerald Pollack and Dr. Luc Montagnier.

From September to October, 2014, Dr Nemoto did a 4-week lecture tour in Germany, UK, Italy and Bulgaria on behalf of Dr. Emoto (who was ill at the time) and gave 13 lectures on “Message from Water and Science” very successfully including at the International Water Conference in Bulgaria, which was for professional scientists.

Dr Nemoto's current focus is the radioactive pollution of our environment due to the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011. He is currently working on a collaborative project between humanity and extraterrestrial intelligence to cleanse the pollution and revive the environment of this planet Earth.

Currently, Dr Nemoto is Director of IHM General Institute and President of Office Masaru Emoto, LLC.

Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba is a ritualistic, shamanistic painter of Mescalero Apache ancestry. His art is equal parts satanic, holistic, radical, political, and extremely personal. Utilizing various media, Leyba creates a celebration of the sacred and profane. Paint mixes with collage, beadwork, and DNA making bold statements about the world we live in, constantly questioning the very nature of Art.

Since 1989, Steven Leyba has produced 14 handmade books, huge volumes of bound works on canvas. Forms of these have been published by Last Gasp and Coyotel Press in books containing commentary by William S. Burroughs, H.R. Ginger, Poppy Z. Brite, Clive Barker, and Genesis P'Orridge. He has been the subject of media attention for his controversial approach and subject matter, and in 2002 a documentary was made about the artist titled, "Unspeakable: The Life & Art of Reverend Steven Johnson Leyba".

His works are multi-media explorations into the souls of both individuals and society as a whole. They are liberating, honest, and organic in experience, void of any censorship and defiant against those who would attempt it. Look for his own documentary, "What is Art? Inside the Mind of the Artist as They Speak the Truth".

Leyba's artwork has been collected by Vincent Price, William S. Burroughs, Stephen King, Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, H.R. Ginger, Cornell University, A.I.M. (American Indian Movement), Genesis P'Orridge, Lydia Lunch, and the Black Panther Party.

Leyba can be reached via email: leybaart@gmail.com

HEIDI HONG

Heidi’s sense of adventure is infectious; from the adrenaline of free fall skydiving to trekking Machu Pichu to scuba diving and exploring the depths of the ocean, she loves it all. With her BFA in Design and Marketing, she created a virtual communication design firm that specializes in branding, print, web, video, photography, and social media solutions. To create balance in her digital world, she studied Yoga Therapy at Loyola Marymount University where she received her 500-hr Yoga Teacher Certification.

Her wide spectrum of experience brings her to teach at Equnoix Sports Clubs to summer sessions of beach yoga to special needs kids at United Cerebral Palsy. Yoga has been her north star guiding her to live an authentic life truest to what she loves most while inspiring others to live out their passions and purpose. She believes that the development of the complete human being, physically, mentally, and spiritually, leads to happy well-rounded people. With that intention, Heidi co-created the magical island experience known as XANADU, as a platform to share inspiration, health & wellness, and outdoor adventure.

Laura Legere’s focus of service and purpose is assisting people with healthy living, personal growth and spiritual exploration through her private practice as a massage therapist and teacher of natural healing in essential oils. She has always been a gifted networker as well as a great storyteller and loves to point people in a purposeful positive direction.

Laura’s specialty is the art and science of using and applying therapeutic grade essential oils for emotional release, healing, detox and nutrition. since 1996 she has continuously studied Aromatherapy with Dr. Gary Young, ND, founder, president and CEO of Young Living Essential Oils. Laura teaches the practical use of essential oils for your everyday life and business in her Aromatherapy Seminar Level I & II: “Aromatherapy versus the Poison Personal Care Products Industry, Fast Junk Food & Pharmaceutical Drugs.”

Laura is also involved with the National Liberty Alliance which is all about the newly formed Common Law Grand Juries in all 50 states. This very recent exciting event is a very significant historical moment in human history and allows the people of Earth to participate in lawfully taking back our planet from the power elite/cabal. The Common Law Grand Juries will ultimately become a ‘planetary council’ connecting us to the Galactic Councils and helps us prepare for First Contact with our star families. The Common Law Grand Jury is outside of the corrupt corporate admiralty court system. The Jury is the fourth level of government and sits at the top, above the Supreme Court.

As of August 2014, all 50 states have been re-constituted for the administration of the Common Law Grand Jury in all counties. The people can bypass the corrupt admiralty court system and bring their issues to the Common Law Grand Jury. Yes, “really big things” are truly in the process of occurring. Join us at NationalLibertyAlliance.org and find the organizers in your state and find out about becoming a Jurist. It is the Duty of the Grand Jury, if anyone’s unalienable rights have been violated, or removed, without a legal sentence of their peers, from their lands, home, liberties or lawful right, we (the twenty-five) shall straightaway restore them. And if a dispute shall arise concerning this matter it shall be settled according to the judgment of the twenty-five Grand Jurors, the sureties of the peace.