Tyler Fiore - Rising from Phoenix

Tyler Fiore is an upcoming star from Phoenix, Arizona. His dance-pop sound has reached the shores of the UK and continues to go from strength to strength, thanks to social media.
"I tend to look at it is as pop music with a message" is Tyler's response to the classic question of 'How would you describe your music?'. ""If I can make someone forget about their problems for 3 minutes then I think it's just as good as writing some deep meaningful song". Although, Tyler is not adverse to writing songs that induce thought, "Songs of mine like 'Beautiful' are very dance orientated, but the lyrics are about losing my sister, she passed away at the age of 13....'Happy' is a heavy dance song, but I wrote it when I was going through a really rough time, asking myself if I was ever going to be happy. So songs like that are why I describe it as pop with a message".

Being 23, Tyler is only at the beginning of his music career and yet is already winning awards. In 2011, Tyler won the Producers Choice for Pop Artist of the Year at the Phoenix Music Awards, "It was kind of nuts!" Tyler says as he relives the night, "It was one of those things where I was kind of stuck in limbo musically, I had just started getting a fan base and I was in the studio recording, but nothing was happening on a professional level. It was shortly after I lost my sister and I was having a horrible day. I missed work that morning and I got a phone call from the producers from the award show, asking if I was available to collect the award. They had chosen me out of 500 other local artists. I was kind of shocked. I had always been told I wasn't good enough, so this was the ultimate 'Fuck you' to the people who had ever doubted me. It's not a Grammy, but it's the first step and I was extremely honoured to accept it."

Tyler started writing songs at the tender age of 10, "they were probably the dumbest songs ever written. I think I wrote a song about space and stars!"

http://www.reverbnation.com/tylerfiore

Burlesque Show

What better way to spend your Bank Holiday than watching 10 gorgeous girls Burlesque the night away?!

Sunday August 26th is the night Birmingham travels back to the more innocent times of the 1940s.

There will be various themes throughout the night, more than one is sure to tickle your fancy.

Tickets are just £5 and all proceeds go to charity. The beauties will be baring almost all for the Galactosaemia Support Group. Galactosaemia literally means 'galactose in the blood'. Galactosaemia is when the body cannot break down galactose. Galactose is a sugar which mainly comes from lactose, the sugar found in milk. The consequences of this illness mean that galactose builds up in the body. Galactosaemia is usually diagnosed within the first week after a baby has been born. The symptoms can include jaundice, lethargy, poor feeding and weight loss. Babies are also prone to infection.

Unfortunately, some children go on to develop speech and language problems, as well as some having learning difficulties. As a child grows older, the girls may experience difficulties during puberty and are monitored throughout to make sure everything is ok. As suffers enter adulthood and old age they may experience osteoporosis, which both male and female suffers may be prone to.

Thankfully, none of the problems associated with Galactosaemia are life threatening, but they do affect the sufferer's quality of life, if they are not monitored and controlled.

So, strip your pockets whilst the girls slip out of their clothes, and help raise awareness and support for the Galactosaemia Support Group.

For more information about the Bank Holiday Burlesque, visit their Facebook page and for help, support or information about Galactosaemia, visit the Galactosaemia Support Group website.

See you on Sunday 26th August, clothed or not ;)