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Bryce Luckie Unveils Debut Album With Party Anthem “Levytate”

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Jan 7, 2023

Bryce Luckie Unveils Debut Album With Party Anthem “Levytate”

Bringing life to the adage “less is more,” Bryce Luckie master’s the concept of minimalism as he delivers perfect flow. Clean cut 808’s and driving trap cadence is the foundation of his newest single, “Levytate.”– and it’s available now.

Signaling the release of his debut album, Bryce Luckie unveils his prowess for musicianship through the release of H Y M.

However, choosing “Levytate” as the catalyst for success is no easy feat. One listen through Bryce’s inaugural album uncovers a well of sonic pleasure. Staying true to minimalist productions in order to remain in tune with his true feelings, Bryce chases the rawness that comes with simplicity.

“The album was recorded over the course of about a year and a half. I was beating myself up trying to conceptualize a cohesive project, scrapping idea after idea. All the while, I was continuously creating new stuff; some of the ideas came much more naturally than others. It wasn’t until the second week of October I realized that the cohesiveness that I was looking for was rooted in these nine songs that I had created.”

“Levytate” is the opening track on Bryce’s nine-track album, teasing what is to come at the starting point of this breakthrough artist’s story.

The clean production value adds to the natural abilities Bryce possesses when it comes to studio time. Emboding the spirit of a true party anthem, “Levytate” feels like something that would be featured in Euphoria’s classic party scenes. A humble fusion of The Weeknd and Frank Ocean brings us to Bryce’s signature style of bare-bones productions.
Bryce reflects on the production of “Levytate,”

“Up until this point, it had been quite some time since I had made a rap song. But being so directly inspired by a night of bottle service, heavy bass, and dancing on couches in the section, I felt it was too true to where I was to avoid. ‘Levytate” sets up the theme of the project perfectly. Every time we did a take, I was covered in goosebumps purely off the energy of the song. It’s raw, but it is an egocentric eruption that I am both proud and concerned about. It’s one of those things where I listen to it, I can’t believe it’s me. Especially when it is lined up to the rest of the songs…”

In his own words, Bryce describes his music as “I have no idea what the hell is going on anymore” type beats.

Tom Jackson’s The Huron Carole Virtual Available On Demand December 24 to January 19, 2023

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Tom Jackson’s The Huron Carole Virtual Available On Demand December 24 to January 19, 2023

The Huron Carole has joined forces once again with the Red Cross, this time to help raise funds for winterization needs across Ukraine. Right now, 4 million people in Ukraine urgently need winter relief items like stoves, fuel, and warm clothing to survive the winter as temperatures begin to plummet. Generators are also needed to give power to vital infrastructure like hospitals and train stations. Money raised will enable the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to respond to humanitarian needs generated by almost eight years of conflict, as well as preparedness and response efforts due to heightened tensions in Ukraine.

Featuring ‘best of’ performances from the 2020 and 2021 virtual programs, settle in to view this legendary variety show layered with Christmas classics and timeless stories from host, Huron Carole founder and Canadian Red Cross Ambassador, Tom Jackson. Enjoy toe-tapping, sing and play-along moments with unlimited viewing until the close of Ukrainian Christmas (January 19, 2023). Watch it here.

“We are encouraging donations to our campaign ‘Give the Gift of Warmth in Ukraine’. We chose to make the show available until the close of Ukrainian Christmas as a sign of solidarity and commitment to alleviate suffering. Compassion comes in many forms,” says Tom.

Produced by Joe Media Group and Tomali Pictures Ltd. Ukraine winterization footage courtesy Canadian Red Cross. Enormous gratitude to National Sponsor, Canada Life

Give the Gift of Warmth in Ukraine and make a secure donation to the Red Cross: http://www.redcross.ca/UkraineCrisis/HuronCarole

2022 marks 35 years of Tom’s storied steps into humanitarian efforts that have resulted in coordinating more than $250 million in funds and in-kind services to an abundance of charities and relief organizations including food banks, women’s shelters, mental health programs and other initiatives in the communities he visits coast to coast.

A playlist for all dog owners

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The EARPEACE PRO Hearing Protection Limited Edition Box is Out Now

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The EARPEACE PRO Hearing Protection Limited Edition Box is Out Now

The EARPEACE PRO Limited Edition box featuring their patented hearing protection is ideal for those who love live music and concerts, loud sporting events, traveling and any other activity where the noise exceeds safe levels. You can get it here and well worth your while.

According to the National Institute of Health, long or repeated exposure to sounds at, or above, 85 decibels (dBA) can cause hearing loss. The louder the sound, the shorter the amount of time it takes for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) to happen. Of note, some of the loudest football stadiums reach 100-130+ decibels.

EARPEACE reduces the decibels and NOT the experience. They allow people to hear clearly without damaging their hearing and are small enough to throw in your sweatshirt, pocket, or purse, EARPEACE is an everyday essential item that people can carry while on-the-go.

Offering a convenient, and easy solution that helps people prevent NIHL, the EARPEACE PRO Limited Edition includes the following:

● 1 set of 20dB PRO filters
● 1 set of 27dB PRO filters
● All 3 Plugs sizes: Small, Standard, Large
● Gold carrying case

On a mission to enhance the world’s experiences and prevent Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL), EARPEACE is the original high-fidelity earplug. Recently granted their second patent for the comfort design of their Contour Earplug©, EARPEACE is trusted by The House Institute, the leading institute on hearing health research, in addition to NPR Music, Red Bull, and more.

Available for $49.95, the EARPEACE PRO Limited Edition gift box offers a ten-dollar discount.

Bobby Weir Shares “Greatest Story Ever Told” Live From Radio City Music Hall Featuring Tyler Childers

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Jan 6, 2023

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Bobby Weir Shares “Greatest Story Ever Told” Live From Radio City Music Hall Featuring Tyler Childers

Today, Bobby Weir shares a live version of “Greatest Story Ever Told” featuring Tyler Childers, recorded at the very special Radio City Music Hall performances last year celebrating his beloved debut solo album, Ace. For two nights at the legendary venue, Weir and his band—Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack and Barry Sless on pedal steel—performed the entire album live and welcomed a number of special guests, including Childers and Brittney Spencer.

The song is featured on the upcoming Ace: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Set for release January 13 as a double CD and available from digital and streaming services, the album includes one of the Radio City performances in full and a remastered new mix of Ace. The newly remastered album will also be released on custom “high roller” pearl white vinyl exclusively from Dead.net—Pre-order HERE. A black vinyl version will be following on February 3.

When Weir started working on Ace at Wally Heider’s Studio in San Francisco in early 1972, he wasn’t planning for the Grateful Dead to be his backing band. It just happened. “I pretty much knew in the back of my mind what would happen,” Weir told Crawdaddy a few months after the sessions. “I go and get the time booked and start putting the material together. Everybody gets wind of the fact I got the time booked and I may be going into the studio. So, one by one, they start coming around…”

It made sense, the band was already familiar with most of the music, having road-tested six of the album’s eight songs, including “Greatest Story Ever Told,” “Mexicali Blues,” and “Playing In The Band,” destined to become one of Weir’s signature tunes. Ace also marked the beginning of Weir’s long-running collaboration with lyricist John Perry Barlow and includes early standouts “Cassidy” and “Looks Like Rain.”

The liner notes that accompany the new anniversary edition were written by Jesse Jarnow, co-host of The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast and author of Heads: A Biography Of Psychedelic America. He writes about Weir realizing his 50-year dream of touring with strings and horns in 2021 when the Wolfpack joined him and the Wolf Bros on the road.

Jarnow writes: “By the time they played a pair of nights at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in April 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ace, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack had found their flow at the thrilling, porous border of improvisation and arrangement. In the eternal present-tense of the Grateful Dead’s music, none of the songs had stopped evolving in the previous 50 years… At Radio City, everything was heard in its newest (and perhaps already outdated) incarnations, the evolutions acting as a progress report on the ensuing half-century of Weir’s life, musical and otherwise.”

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros are hitting the road this winter, kicking off February 2 in North Charleston, SC and concluding with two nights, March 11 and 12, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The tour also includes four nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, as well as three nights alongside the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

ACE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION CD TRACK LISTING

Disc One: Original Album (2023 Remaster)
1. Greatest Story Ever Told
2. Black-Throated Wind
3. Walk In The Sunshine
4. Playing In The Band
5. Looks Like Rain
6. Mexicali Blues
7. One More Saturday Night
8. Cassidy
Disc Two: Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York NY (4/3/22)
1. Greatest Story Ever Told (featuring Tyler Childers)
2. Black-Throated Wind
3. Walk In The Sunshine (featuring Brittney Spencer)
4. Playing In The Band
5. Looks Like Rain (featuring Brittney Spencer)
6. Mexicali Blues – Intro
7. Mexicali Blues
8. One More Saturday Night
9. Cassidy

A Band Of Robots Play Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

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Jan 6, 2023

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A Band Of Robots Play Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

Smells Like Teen.. Robots The all-robotic One Hacker Band performed a cover of Nirvana’s song Smells Like Teen Spirit.

World-class throat singer Qattuu releases first single as a solo artist

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Jan 4, 2023

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World-class throat singer Qattuu releases first single as a solo artist

Qattuu (pronounced “KAT-suu”) is a singer, throat singer, songwriter, performing artist, and experimental Indigenous expressionist, originally from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, currently living in Ottawa, Ontario.

On January 4, 2023, Qattuu will release her much-anticipated first single as a solo vocalist and throat singer.

The song’s title, Panikuluuk (pronounced “PAH-nee-kulu”) means “little daughter” in Inuktitut, and is an emotional, authentic musical expression of the experience of motherhood.

It begins with a mother’s heartbeat in an ultrasound, followed by gentle strums on the guitar. Qattuu’s throat singing and Inuit drumming grows as the song progresses, and she sings a simple melody, accompanied by audio clips of her young daughter, Aleah, to whom the song is dedicated.

In the song, Qattuu speaks in Inuktitut, roughly translated to: “My daughter, I love you; I want the best for you; I will take good care of you; I will lead you hand-in-hand, for one day you will also lead my hand when I need you.”

In addition to being a tribute to Qattuu’s daughter – her panik (“PAH-nik”), as young girls are called in Inuktitut – the song is also an expression of gratitude towards her own mother, and the song’s release date was planned to coincide with her Mom’s birthday.

Panikuluuk was produced by Grammy-, Juno-, and Polaris Prize-winning music producer Chris Birkett, whose previous work includes Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sinéad O’Connor, Sting, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, and many others.

The album’s creative process was guided by fellow Juno-nominated Inuk artist, Looee Arreak (who also provided some of the Inuktitut lyrics) and released on the Nunavut-based record label, Hitmakerz. The album was made possible with financial support from Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.

Qattuu has long been part of the Nunavut and Ottawa music scene. Her passion began at the tender young age of 6, after her mother showed her a cassette tape of an Inuk singer performing throat singing.

Largely self-taught, Qattuu honed her craft over many years. As a child, she was motivated to succeed, and remembers crying from the physical pain in her throat. Despite the pain, she never regretted a single moment, as she was determined to learn the ancient art of katajjaq.

From 2020 to 2022, Qattuu formed part of the Juno-nominated group, Silla & Rise, and co-wrote their 2021 album Silarjuaq. Qattuu has also been a featured artist on popular songs by fellow Nunavut artists, such as Joey Nowyuk and Angela Amarualik.

As a soloist, Qattuu has performed internationally many times, and represented Inuit culture on stages around the world, including in France, Belgium, and the Philippines.

For many years, Qattuu has also delivered cultural workshops and helped others learn about Inuit throat singing. She is considered by many to be an experienced throat singer and leading performer.

Panikuluuk is the first single by Qattuu ahead of her highly anticipated debut album, Midnight Sun, planned for release in 2023.

The song is available now on all streaming platforms. Click here to listen on Spotify. To learn more about Qattuu, follow her on social media or check out her website at http://qattuu.com/

Ohio State’s University Marching Band Performs “Grease” Medley At Their Half-Time Show

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Jan 3, 2023

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Ohio State’s University Marching Band Performs “Grease” Medley At Their Half-Time Show

Join The Ohio State University Marching Band for its “Grease at 50” halftime show dedicated to the 1971 musical and the 1978 movie! The band performed “Summer Nights,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” “We Go Together,” plus a few more classics from Grease! This performance took place at the College Football Playoff Semifinal game between Ohio State and Georgia at the Peach Bowl in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 31, 2022.