500 words.
Plan for article
-feature
-artist based
-first person
-quoted artist
-angle of story
Introduction
- high impact start
-engage reader with quote
- descriptive introduction
Main body text
- first person
-constant quotes
-flowing pace
-suitable length
-pick a style of language
Presentation
- text of image heavy?
- one page or two?
“When
you witness something like that, it changes your whole perspective.
It affects you every second from then on. You question everything.
You question yourself. How am I going to change this? How will I make
a difference?”
Actions
speak louder than words. But can words give rise to action?
The
band “TYME” reveal the inspirational odysseys that impelled them
to create their newest album with the most striking lyrics of the
year - “As long as you care”.
Music
has always been intimately intertwined with society, it has played a
important part in our mundane (or not) lives. From reflecting
diversity of attitudes in generations, to voicing powerful
unforgettable revelations, music has withstood it all.
Travelling
their world tour “TME” had one last country to visit – Hungary.
The people of Hungary have immense passion for music, it is both
part of their traditions and culture. With bands like 'The puzzle'
and 'The moog' making huge waves in the Hungarian music industry.
Indie rock has never been so acclaimed.
“It
happened so suddenly, almost overnight!” Cleo from the band says,
“we went from having 200 listeners, to 5500 fans, worldwide! with
Hungary claiming first place” The band laugh and nod in agreement
“it was almost too good to be true” Almost.
How
did it start?
“While
travelling from the cities of Budapest to Debrecen we passed through
several poorer areas of the country. It was around 'Mezoszemere' when
our bus broke down, so we decided to do some exploring whilst we
waited for our reparations. When we came over this huddle of
children, playing ball. We tried to introduce ourselves, but because
of the language barrier we got no further than a greeting. But it
wasn't necessary anymore once we started playing, they understood
completely. I don't remember when the little huddle of children
became a crowd, but there were at least 2 classrooms of kids, of all
ages playing ball with us, it was crazy! I've never seen so many
children with such energy” Rae tells us.
The
band tells us how they were surprised to see the children in the
streets during school hours, they tried to ask the children but had
difficulty with the language yet again. However, a older child
managed to explain why these children do not go school - they cannot
afford to.
“It
was a shock, I mean, you've seen these children on the adverts on TV,
you've heard about them on the radio...the children that cannot
afford to attend school. But when these children are before you and
you can see their potential and energy that they have, its different.
Its overwhelming and all you want to do is help”
What
did you decide to do after this?
“We
had to act. You see, every person has a few opportunities in their
life to accomplish something major, something important. This was our
call.” Gladys states.
“We
created our own charity” the band tell us. The charity's purpose is
to educate children, from building schools to paying for class and
having mobile tutors. The schools will provide the skills needed in
life and in the work world. By educating a child, you benefit the
community. A ripple effect.
The
band aim to raise money through selling their songs and have even
produced a whole album dedicated to the cause “We hope that through
raising enough money we can give back to the world, its done so much
for us, its only natural to give back more. All the profit from the
music that we make will go to this charity, in hopes to give the
opportunity of education to all who ask, we want to make a change,
and through music is the way to do it, we would love for our fans and
listeners to benefit the cause by buying and streaming our album to
help us, to help them.”
