C~of~W which stands for "Cup of Wine" was first introduced in early 2009 by the band's leader and founder Elternative, the eight year old boy who had a dream to start his own band alongside his dad, mom and his aunt. Elternative has been playing guitar since the age of four courtesy of his mom, Charlie L.K., she forced him into playing the guitar and he hasn't been away from it since. Elternative began writing songs at an early age and his first written song was called "My Dream" based on a dream he had one night. He told his dad about it and he encouraged him to write as much as he remembered and hence began the revolution. Elternative has written all the songs the band sings, he is a great lyricist and guitarist. He makes up his own guitar riffs and finds influence from his favorite rock group, U2, especially they're guitarist, The Edge. Elternative has written songs about politics, the economy, the manipulation of television and its effect on today's society, along with the plain fact that television has been decreasing children's creativity tremendously. Elternative is home-schooled so he has alot of time in his hands to write and play music. His dad, Oggur P.C., was the first one to jump on board with his son when he wanted to create his own band. Elternative's dad has never taken a drum lesson in his life and has also created his own unique drum beats that no one can imitate. Oggur's name originates from the classic Disney fairytale "Shrek", where in the movie Shrek is portrayed as a vicious, mean ogre but in C~of~W's eyes Oggur is really a sweet, tenderhearted artist. Oggur plays the drums, is the band's lead vocalist, plays the keyboards and has co-written the band's hit songs along with Elternative. To balance the band they have Charlie L.K., a sweet and loving mother who happens to play the bass guitar and is the band's only photographer. Her passion for music serves as the band's musical expertise. Her true love is taking outstanding pictures that leave the world breathless, in her eyes the world shines forever. Lastly, we have La BesT-Tia which translates into "The Best Auntie" to Elternative not to be confused to being "The Beast" behind her drum throne. She came from a world where she wasn't allowed to play as hard as she wanted to, but in C~of~W Land, the harder you play, the harder you rock. She was the missing piece to their outrageously awesome band. C~of~W has been creating a huge buzz where they come from, every performance leaves the audience breathless and shocked. Elternative has been influencing other young children and teenagers and even adults to pursue their dreams and never give up. What keeps C~of~W together is not only the simple fact that they're family but also the very nature that they love what they are doing. Their passion and the effort they put into their work is astonishing, no one believes that a family band would have so much to say about today's world and prove that they're here for good. Nothing will get in their way, the sky is not even a limit to their "fairytale" ending, they have been fighting against a system that doesn't want to believe in them. They're here to prove the world wrong and to open the minds of those to ignorant to resist them. They have even started their very own foundation called "The Garage House Foundation" which they seek to help children and teenagers reach their potential and realize that the negativity of the world won't keep them down. They aspire to encourage children and award them with food, clothing, toys, and a place where they can truly be themselves. C~of~W is not a regular rock band, they actually have something to stand for and believe in, they're really what the music industry really needs. You can check out more about them at www.myspace.com/cofwrocks or visit their main web site at www.cofwrocks.com. They can also be found on ITunes with their first debut cd called "Shells on the Beach". C~of~W, a child's revolution has begun and there's no telling where it'll end up.
U2 live Chorzow 08/2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR1dXevahU0
u2 still rocks! don't really like this song as much but they're still cooooll.....
