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’80s rockers climb Mt. Fuji to fight cancerMusicians lending their time to charity has long been a staple of the rock pantheon. Since 1971’s Concert for Bangladesh, artists have continually given a hand when called upon. But it’s rare for rockers to get down and dirty in support of a cause the way Mike Peters of The Alarm has been doing the past few years.
Recovering from... Read More »
Rocking the WorldThe Love Hope Strength Foundation mixes music with adventure to improve cancer care all over the world – Kelly Carpenter couldn’t see more than two feet in front of her. A dense fog had rolled into the camp early that morning, adding a dangerous element to a trek that was already considered the crux of a Kilimanjaro summit attempt. If she and her team safely reached their final campsite, at the crater just below the summit, they’d... Read More »
Day in Rock ReportOver the last three days, Donavon Frankenreiter, Mike Peters of The Alarm, Glen Tillbrook of Squeeze have been hiking the long route to the top of Mt Fuji to raise money to bring bone marrow donor drives to an international level with the Love Hope Strength foundation. (side note: spit tests are easy and cheaper to administer, yet most... Read More »
Artists Hike Mt. Fuji to Raise Cancer AwarenessHow does one raise awareness for the battle against the world’s leading cause of death? If you’re Mike Peters, leader of legendary Welsh rockers The Alarm and two-time cancer survivor, the answer is an obvious one: Read More »
Love Hope Strength – The MissionThe Love Hope Strength foundation, which for the fourth year in a row has organized a musical pilgrimage to Mt. Fuji in order to ‘raise money and support for the international bone marrow donor registry and LHS’s efforts to help people everywhere – regardless of economic status or location – gain... Read More »
Donavon Frankenreiter to release GlowSinger/songwriter/pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter is set to release his fourth album, Glow, October 5th on his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group). Frankenreiter has been a busy man this summer; he just wrapped up a Verizon & Samsung sponsored two month tour of the East Coast, where he hit up nearly every surf town between Florida and Maine. Frankenreiter also played Mile... Read More »
Alarm frontman to trek up Mount Fuji for latest fundraiserJUST two weeks after tackling Snowdon, Mike Peters is embarking on an even bigger Read More »
What would you do to save a life? Introducing: Love, Hope, Strength. It is a charity hitting Nashville by storm thanks to dedicated volunteers such as Rob Rushing and his team of ‘Rock Stars’.
This Tuesday, they are launching the Nashville division of Love, Hope,... Read More »
Mike Peters and Glenn Tilbrook climb Mt. Fuji for rock n’ roll cancer charityMike Peters of ‘The Alarm,’ Donavon Frankenreiter and Matt Grundy, Glenn Tilbrook of ‘Squeeze,’ and Australian rocker Brien McVernon team with LoveHopeStrength.org
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Rockers embark on musical pilgrimage to Mt Fuji to fight cancerA collaboration of all-star musicians from around the globe are banding together for an epic musical pilgrimage to the summit of Mt Fuji in conjunction with the Love Hope Strength (LHS) foundation, the world’s largest rock n’ roll cancer charity.
Leading a group of 30 cancer survivors and supporters from four continents will be Mike Peters, front man for popular Welsh band, The Alarm, Glenn Tilbrook, lead singer of internationally... Read More »
Love, Hope, Strength Foundation helps save lives at LollapaloozaI stopped to get the scoop from Shannon Foley on how you and concert goers can help save lives while just attending your favorite festival.
Shannon Foley: We are a Rock n Roll based cancer foundation. We go to festivals around the country and try to swab the cheeks of festival attendees in order to find matches for patients that are in need of bone marrow transplants. This year alone we have registered about... Read More »
The Alarm’s Mike Peters and Epiphone Rock Rhuddlan Castle for CharityThe Alarm’s Mike Peters pulled off a remarkable weekend for his charity, Love Hope Strength, hosting a 6.00 a.m. hike up a very wet and windy Mt. Snowdon with 150 trekkers, followed by a sell-out concert at Rhuddlan Castle on the same day. Epiphone was one of the proud brand supporters of the Love Hope Strength Foundation Snowdon expedition and provided Mike Peters with an Read More »
The Alarm’s Mike Peters and Epiphone Scale Mountain Against CancerThe Alarm’s Mike Peters and Epiphone Scale Mountain Against Cancer was a top story. Here it is again: (Gibson) The Alarm’s Mike Peters pulled off a remarkable weekend for his charity, Love Hope Strength, hosting a 6.00 a.m. hike up a very wet and windy Mt. Snowdon with 150 trekkers, followed by a sell-out concert at Rhuddlan Castle on the same day. Epiphone was one of the proud brand supporters of the Love Hope Strength Foundation... Read More »
Mike Peters Rocks Rhuddlan Castle in Wales!The Alarm’s Mike Peters pulled off a remarkable weekend for his charity, Love Hope Strength, hosting a 6:00am hike up a very wet and windy Mt. Snowdon with 150 trekkers, followed by a sell out concert at Rhuddlan Castle on the same day. Epiphone was one of the proud brand supporters of the Love Hope Strength Foundation Snowdon expedition and provided Mike Peters with an Epiphone... Read More »
Mike Peters plays on Snowdon and at Rhuddlan Castle – on same day
THE Alarm’s Mike Peters completed a remarkable double by playing an acoustic set on the summit of Snowdon as well as a sell-out rock concert at Rhuddlan Castle – both on Saturday
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Mike Peters rocks RhuddlanMike Peters pulled off a double coup at the weekend with a live extravaganza at Rhuddlan Castle and a rain-sodden acoustic... Read More »
Lollapalooza: Green StreetGreen Street becomes a neighborhood at this year’s Lolla, with areas for shopping, eating, learning, and then the Prius Playground, in a class all its own. Stands from Bleeding Heart and Metropolis have you regretting that overpriced corn dog. Local farmers bring local flavor, too, including a Wisconsin cheese company selling, well, cheese on a stick (think saganaki). Perhaps the biggest difference, though, is the presence of more eco-conscious... Read More »
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Red Rocks AmphitheatreMichael Franti & Spearhead concert with Bret Dennen was the crowning of the Love Hope Strength Foundation’s two days of raising money and registrants for its bone marrow registry. (Friday and Saturday 200 cancer survivors and supporters hiked Pikes Peak to raise cash and get more folks on the international bone marrow registries). Saturday, the general-audience fun unveiled in a performance that found charismatic front man Franti... Read More »
Dashboard singer to headline concert atop PeakCOLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Dashboard Confessional lead singer Chris Carrabba will be headlining a charity concert at the top of Pikes Peak to benefit global cancer and bone marrow Saturday.
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The most unique concert in the world?This weekend, treat yourself to one of the most beautiful concerts you’ll ever see. Chris Carrabba, lead singer of Dashboard Confessional will be performing atop Pikes Peak on Saturday,... Read More »
Dashboard Confessional Singer to Play for CharityDashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba is about to get higher than he’s ever been before — at least with a guitar in his hands.
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Dashboard Confessional Frontman To Help Fight Cancer With Pikes Peak Rocks 2010The Love Hope Strength Foundation Read More »
Pikes Peak To Rock AgainPikes Peak is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and located about 10 miles west of Colorado Springs, Colo. On July 31 Cararabba will be joined by a group of more than a hundred cancer survivors and supporters who are climbing the mountain to raise money for global cancer care. Read More... Read More »
Honorary Fellowship for Mike Peters from Bangor UniversityRock star Mike Peters received an honorary fellowship from Bangor University yesterday – but not for writing a hit for his band, The Alarm in the library. Graduates were told the 51-year old from Dyserth... Read More »
Get on the List to Save a Life; Coming to a Concert Near YouArticle By Shannon Foley, executive director of the Love Hope Strength Foundation
Photography by Britt Nemeth
Here’s how it works. From Bonnaroo, Lallapalooza, Austin City Limits, and the Mile High Music Festival to every concert at Red Rocks Ampitheatre and other concerts and venues small and large – LHS is signing people up to the national bone marrow registry. Why? As you read this there are more than 6,000 Americans... Read More »
Alarm’s Gathering comes home to PrestatynPrestatyn will be rocking old-school style at the end of the month as The Alarm go home for their annual Gathering event. It will be the band’s first Prestatyn gig for 20 years.
The weekend of January 29 and 30 will see Mike Peters and his band head up a celebration of their life and work with thousands of their ardent fans.
It’s being held at Pontin’s Prestatyn Sands and will feature a multiple sets by... Read More »
Nick Harper at Exeter Phoenix01st April 2010
Nick Harper loves to ponder life, to talk about what he finds funny or the people who really matter to him – but most of all he loves to play the guitar, write songs and sing them.
Fortunately he is rather good at all of it, a natural and sensitive minstrel who engages easily with his audience in both speech and song, and loves to mix humour with more serious and heartfelt subjects.
As the son of... Read More »
Sensitive minstrel with a lighter sideNick Harper had a head start in the rock star stakes, and as Jackie Butler finds out, he has put it to good use
NICK Harper loves to ponder life, to talk about what he finds funny or the people who really matter to him – but most of all he loves to play the guitar, write songs and sing them. Fortunately he is rather good at all of it, a natural and sensitive minstrel who engages easily with his audience in both speech and song,... Read More »
Mike Peters and The Alarm ready to take direct actionThe Alarm’s new album Direct Action is a rallying cry for the disaffected and disenfranchised. Inspirational figurehead Mike Peters tells Dave Owens why it’s time to make a stand
A LONE voice rings out in the dim light of a partially darkened arena, all eyes are on the man walking into the crowd, a single spotlight reflecting light off a jet black acoustic guitar.
Fans are rapt in hushed reverie as the opening bars of... Read More »
The Alarm keep it in the family for new albumApr 10 2010 by David Owens, Western Mail
It’s hard to pigeonhole Mike Peters, but let’s try cancer survivor, devoted dad and charity fundraiser. But also don’t forget his rock star credentials, writes Dave Owens
SENTENCES you don’t expect rock stars to utter: “This morning I did a spinning class. And this afternoon we went to look at our new caravan.”
That’s unequivocally not the sort of normal practice... Read More »
Big Head Todd performs in conjunction with OutdoorRetailer showAlthough the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is industry-only, on Saturday, January 23, they will host an event that convention-goers and the public alike can attend with a concert at by Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Depot downtown.
The event is sponsored by The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), an international charity dedicated to fighting cancer through the power of music, and outdoor brands Suunto, Keen, Marmot,... Read More »
Out and about: Bellamy Brothers, a Neville brother and Big Head ToddBig Head Todd and the Monsters
The Colorado rock band and Utah fan favorites are teaming up with Suunto, Keen, Marmot andBackpacker magazine at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Show to help the Love Hope Strength Foundation raise money for global cancer care. Show attendees will be given the opportunity to purchase discounted concert tickets for a donation of $15 or more (tickets at the door are $25).
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America’s Biggest Snow Sports Industry Convention Rocks Fight Against CancerDenver - Love Hope Strength (LHS), an international rock and roll cancer foundation, will be at the premier snow sports industry tradeshow with one major goal; saving lives. The music and adventure focused non-profit will be perched at booth #216 with a mission of registering people to the national bone marrow database and providing unique and exciting ways for people to make a tangible difference in cancer care around the world. In... Read More »
Buchanan, Beck to wedMeghan Buchanan, of Denver, Colo., and Chris Beck, of Juneau are engaged to be married May 22, 2010, in Seattle, Wash.
The groom is a private banker for Wells Fargo in Juneau, and the bride is a spacecraft survivability engineer for Lockheed Martin.
After the wedding, the couple plans to reside in Juneau. For their honeymoon, they are going to climb Mount Fuji in Japan as part of a cancer awareness nonprofit group Love Hope... Read More »
Bowling event to help raise money for nursing studentsDo you like to bowl and help save lives? Bowling for Cookies is the first fundraising event for the Olivia Grace Armand Foundation, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping nurses and nursing students become pediatric nurses. The event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Greenacres Bowl, 6126 Lake Worth Road.
The... Read More »
Interview with Nick HarperAs the son of highly acclaimed and politically savvy British folk singer Roy, it is not surprising that Nick Harper champions a very unique musical approach, that is in many ways, indefinable. As a boy, Nick was influenced by his dad’s friends – Dave Gilmour, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant – and played guitar with the Magic Band at the age of ten. Nick still has a penchant for Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Zappa. He exerts... Read More »
Hope and HarmonyThe first “festival” I ever went to was Live Aid in 1985. The show raised $286 million for Ethiopian famine, while putting superstar artists on the stage including Black Sabbath, The Pretenders, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger and Led Zeppelin (with, odd as it may sound, Phil Collins playing drums). As someone who came of age under the shadow of Woodstock and all that ’60s potential of music being a force for social good,... Read More »
Love Hope StrengthAn interview with Love Hope Strength executive director Shannon Foley
A couple of weeks ago I got an email from my friend Maitri. A friend of hers was in serious trouble and she wanted my help.
“I’d seen her the day before and everything was fine. And she said, ‘I think my husband has leukemia‘.” Maitri said. “And they’ve checked him into the UW cancer ward.”
Here... Read More »
Who has a big head?Big Head Todd and the Monsters perform tonight.
The Colorado rock band and Utah fan favorites are teaming up with Suunto, Keen, Marmot, and Backpacker magazine at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Show to help the Love Hope Strength Foundation raise money for global cancer care. Show attendees will be given the opportunity to purchase discounted concert tickets for a donation of $15... Read More »
The Gin Blossoms – Coming ‘Round AgainArizona Alt Rockers Take Acoustic Approach in Church Setting
A Kweevak.com Rock Report by Rich and Laura Lynch The Gin Blossoms formed in Tempe, Arizona in 1987. The band’s fans soaked in their jangly pop rock sound and by 1993 the group’s infectious songs were all over the radio. It was the strength of their debut album titled New Miserable Experience
Ohne Klaus wäre James jetzt totDie Geschichte einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft: Ein Schlosser aus Sachsen-Anhalt rettete einem Top-Manager aus Dallas das Leben. Jetzt sind sie Blutsbrüder Von Annette Hörnig und Josefine Lietzau
Als der Texaner mit dem Zug in Burg (Sachsen-Anhalt) ankommt, reißt gerade die Wolkendecke auf, die Sonne kommt raus. Sekunden später liegen sich James Chippendale aus Dallas und Klaus Kaiserin... Read More »
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook will play two Merseyside datesNov 19 2009 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post
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HAVING just returned from a two-week expedition scaling the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the Love Hope Strength Foundation, you would think Glenn Tilbrook would be in need of a well-deserved rest.
Instead, he’s taking time off from his bands, The Fluffers and a reformed Squeeze, to plot a solo tour calling at two Merseyside... Read More »
Review: Glenn Tilbrook at Pacific Road Arts Centre, BirkenheadNov 26 2009 Chester Chronicle
GLENN TILBROOK/Pacific Road, Birkenhead, 25.11.09
REVIEW/by Grahame Rhodes
AS PART of the 21st International Guitar Festival of Great Britain, the ever popular Glenn Tilbrook stopped off at Pacific Road as part of a large solo tour – and showed why he remains one of these shores most popular singer/songwriters, with a vast body of work to draw from – back to the marvellous Squeeze songs,... Read More »
Starz Denver Film Festival features Mexican cinema, ‘Precious’The Starz Denver Film Festival is celebrating its 32nd year as Denver’s premier film festival, featuring more than 200 films from 40 countries, and presenting seven awards, six panels, three red carpet events and several other special presentations over the 11-day event. “It’s the biggest, most comprehensive film festival in the region,” said Festival Director, Britta Erickson.... Read More »
Gin Blossoms contest closedMetromix teams up with the Gin Blossoms and the Starz Denver Film Festival for a good cause
November 12, 2009
User Dustin Stern won a pair of tickets to see the Gin Blossoms at the Hard Rock Cafe2009 Starz Denver FIlm Festival! In addition to being one of the main events in this year’s film festival, the show is a benefit for the Love... Read More »
Ryan Garner of Union and Angie Devanney of Berkeley Heights climb Mount Kilimanjaro as part of Kiliimanjaro Rocks’ fight against cancer
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Published on November 11, 2009 at 1:00am
This year’s Starz Denver Film Festival, subtitled “Destination: Anywhere,” promises to generate the usual high level of excitement, from this evening’s opening-night red-carpet screening of Precious to official closing festivities with The Young Victoria on November 21, both at the Ellie... Read More »
Q&A: Music Lounge marries indie film and rockKristin Nolan’s series showcases Gin Blossoms and lots of local bands
Mike Martchant of Widowers is shown playing at the 2009 Denver Post Underground Music Showcase. (Mat Luschek, The Denver Post )
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Glenn Tillbrook (from Squeeze) Talks to Geoff Lloyd about Kilimanjaro Rocks and LHSGlenn Tillbrook (from the Squeeze) was on the Geoff Lloyd show on Absolute Radio last night in London. He talked about the recent trip to Kilimanjaro and the Love Hope Strength Foundation. Check it out at: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/djs_shows/shows/geoff/podcast.html?utm_source=left_nav
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The Gin Blossoms Head up Love Hope Strength Music Lounge(PR) Love Hope Strength (LHS), an international foundation that harnesses the power of music to make a difference in global cancer care, today announced a partnership with the Denver Film Society for the “Love Hope Strength Music Lounge”, a special music showcase taking place November 14-20th as part of the 32nd annual Starz Denver Read More »
Be a Superhero and Fight Bone Marrow Cancer at the First Annual Bone Marrow Drive and Bicycle CruiseDenver-based international cancer organization, the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), which recently set a Guiness record for highest music event held on land, is teaming up with DKMS, Oskar Blues Brewing and The Elm in Denver, Colorado to host the First Annual Bone Marrow Drive and Bicycle Cruise. All who attend are encouraged to dress in their most outrageous “Superhero”... Read More »
Red Rocks and Love Hope Strength Team up to Fight Cancer(PR) Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s summer concert calendar for 2009 will have one major difference from previous years – concert goers will have the opportunity to save someone’s life at every show this season. The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), an international charity dedicated to fighting cancer through the power of Read More »
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE—AND HOPE AND STRENGTHONE ORGANIZATION USES MUSIC TO FIGHT CANCER ON THE GLOBAL STAGE
Cancer. There, we said it. The World Health Organization predicts that cancer will be the
leading killer worldwide by 2010. Next year, that is. So then, just what are we doing about it on the global level? The founders of the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS) asked that very question before they set their sights on saving lives far and wide.... Read More »
DKMS, Love Hope Strength and Driving for Donors Team UpDenver,CO June 17, 2008 – The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), which recently set a Guinness record for the highest concert recorded on land, is teaming up with the world’s largest marrow donor center, DKMS and Driving for Donors, lead by the dynamic 12 year-old, Pat Pedraja, to set a world record for most bone... Read More »
Reggae Veterans Join Love Hope Strength Foundation in Global Fight against CancerDenver, CO, March 24, 2009—The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), an international cancer-fighting charity that provides support to cancer centers around the world and inspiration to those affected, recently joined forces with Mossberg Music to unleash “Love I Can Feel: A Groove For The Cure”. “Love I Can Feel-A Groove for The Cure” is a one riddim reggae compilation spearheaded by Contra Coup that is set to drop Today,... Read More »
Colorado Businesses Fighting Cancer This Holiday SeasonLove Hope Strength Foundation and DKMS Offering Free Bone Marrow Donor Registrations
December 17, 2008, Denver, CO – Every year roughly 30,000 people with cancer go in search of a bone marrow donor and only 3,000 will find a match. Part of the problem is the cost associated with bone marrow donor registration. As 2008 comes to a close, The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), a Denver-based global cancer-fighting... Read More »
Love Hope Strength Foundation Announces African Pilgrimage: Kilimanjaro RocksCancer Fighting Journey with Musicians, Survivors and Supporters to Benefit East Africa
December 3, 2008, Denver, CO- The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), an international foundation dedicated to fighting cancer with existing resources in countries around the world, today announced plans for another musical journey, this time in East Africa. Dubbed “Kilimanjaro Rocks”, the 12 day journey, slated for September and... Read More »
The Love Hope Strength Foundation Aims to Make Music and Cancer Fighting History Atop Machu Picchu with “Peru Rocks”Eighty Legendary Musicians, Devoted Cancer Survivors and Supporters from Four Countries Unite for Ten Day Musical Trek in Support of Cancer Care for Peru
September 23, 2008, Lima and Denver– On the heels of their record-breaking performance at 18,536 feet in the shadows of Mt. Everest, the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS) today announced details for “Peru Rocks” – a 10-day musical journey taking place... Read More »
Everest Rocks: Documentary of World’s Highest Concert to Premier on MTV Networks’ High-Def Channel PalladiaAlex Colletti captures the Stray Cats, The Alarm, The Fixx, Squeeze and Cancer Survivors’ Trek up Mount Everest as part of Love Hope Strength’s International Fight Against Cancer
September 6, 2008, Denver and New York City- Love Hope Strength, an international foundation dedicated to fighting cancer with existing resources in countries around the world, announced today that the 90-minute documentary Everest Rocks... Read More »
DKMS and the Love Hope Strength Foundation Take the Fight Against Cancer To College CampusesThe World’s Largest Marrow Donor Center and Music-Based Cancer Foundation join the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour in an Effort to Raise Awareness and Save Lives
August 27, 2008, Denver, CO- DKMS, the world’s largest marrow donor center and Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), which recently set a Guinness record for the highest concert recorded on land, are teaming up with the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour... Read More »
Be a Superhero and Fight Bone Marrow Cancer at the First Annual Bone Marrow Drive and Bicycle CruiseAugust 19, 2008, Denver, CO- Denver-based international cancer organization, the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), which recently set a Guinness record for highest music event held on land, is teaming up with DKMS, Oskar Blues Brewing, Jim Beam, Otherside Creative and The Elm Bar in Denver, Colorado to host the First Annual Bone Marrow Drive and Bicycle Cruise. All who attend are encouraged to dress in their... Read More »
Love Hope Strength Foundation Aims to Set World Record for Most Bone Marrow Donor Registrations at a Music EventMusic-based Cancer foundation and 12 year old hero are counting on the Mile High Music Festival to make Cancer fighting history
July 17, 2008, Denver, CO- The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS), which recently set a Guinness record for the highest concert recorded on land, is teaming up with the world’s largest marrow donor center, DKMS and Driving for Donors, lead by the dynamic 12 year-old, Pat Pedraja, to set a world... Read More »
World renowned mountaineer, Vern Tejas, stands atop the highest peak in Antarctica and shows his support of Love Hope Strength as we continue to take cancer care to new heights!!!
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