From Sinéad O’Connor’s debut album, The Lion and the Cobra, Troy is an scathing metaphor of her hometown of Dublin and her mother who died in a car crash in 1985 when Sinead was 18.
Gervais + Elmo = Hilarity on Sesame Street
Add Ricky Gervais to the set of ‘Sesame Street’ and you come up with outrageous comedy. Check out outtakes from his interview with Muppet Elmo.
John Mulaney on What Made Robin Williams So Special
The biggest comedians of today honoring the greatest of all time. Honoring George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Joan Rivers, and Robin Williams. Presented by Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler, and Jeff Ross. In partnership with the National Comedy Center, which will be the permanent home of The Hall.
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with Dave Letterman
Disney+ greenlights feature-length music docu-special “Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with Dave Letterman,” streaming March 17, in which Academy Award winning filmmaker Morgan Neville captures Dave Letterman on his first visit to Dublin to hang out with Bono and The Edge in their hometown, experience Dublin, and join the two U2 musicians for a concert performance unlike any they’ve done before.
Watch Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck Perform “Superstition” at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary
Watch Stevie Wonder and the late, great Jeff Beck perform “Superstition” at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary show.
Blue Note Records Announces New 2023 Line-Up For The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
Blue Note Records has announced the upcoming 2023 line-up for the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. The acclaimed series is produced by the “Tone Poet” Joe Harley and features all-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. Tone Poet vinyl is manufactured at RTI in Camarillo, California, and packaged in deluxe gatefold tip-on jackets. The titles were once again handpicked by Harley and include acknowledged treasures of the Blue Note catalog as well as underrated classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Pacific Jazz.
Newly announced titles begin March 3 with the release of two under-recognized albums that are available for pre-order now on the Blue Note Store. Pianist Andrew Hill’s excellent 1968 session Dance With Death featured his singular compositions performed by a versatile quintet with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, saxophonist Joe Farrell, bassist Victor Sproles, and drummer Billy Higgins. The Remarkable Carmell Jones is a rare gem from the Pacific Jazz catalog recorded in 1961 with the trumpeter Carmell Jones joined by tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Frank Strazzeri, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Leon Pettis. The Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of The Remarkable Carmell Jones will include a new essay by Thomas Conrad that elucidates the story behind the album.
“What a supreme pleasure to present the 2023 Tone Poet lineup! Some you’ll be familiar with, some you won’t,” says Harley. “Each one has special meaning for me. These are some of my absolute favorites from the Blue Note family of labels. And every one of these was cut directly from the original analog master tapes.”
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series – 2023 Release Schedule:
January 6, 2023
ScoLoHoFo (Scofield-Lovano-Holland-Foster) – Oh! (Blue Note, 2002)
February 3, 2023
Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Cafe, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1960)
March 3, 2023
Carmell Jones – The Remarkable Carmell Jones (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
Andrew Hill – Dance With Death (Blue Note, 1968)
April 7, 2023
Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings and Plays (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
Stanley Turrentine – Mr. Natural (Blue Note, 1964)
May 5, 2023
Gil Evans Orchestra – Great Jazz Standards (Pacific Jazz, 1959)
Freddie Hubbard – Blue Spirits (Blue Note, 1965)
June 2, 2023
Donald Byrd – Slow Drag (Blue Note, 1967)
McCoy Tyner – Time For Tyner (Blue Note, 1968)
July 7, 2023
Sonny Clark Trio – Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957)
Hank Mobley – A Caddy For Daddy (Blue Note, 1965)
August 4, 2023
Lee Morgan – Infinity (Blue Note, 1965)
Duke Pearson – The Right Touch (Blue Note, 1967)
September 1, 2023
Big John Patton – Let ‘Em Roll (Blue Note, 1965)
Wayne Shorter – Schizophrenia (Blue Note, 1967)
October 6, 2023
Herbie Nichols Trio – Herbie Nichols Trio (Blue Note, 1955-56)
Jackie McLean – Demon’s Dance (Blue Note, 1967)
November 3, 2023
Kenny Burrell – K.B. Blues (Blue Note, 1957)
Jack Wilson – Easterly Winds (Blue Note, 1967)
December 1, 2023
Grant Green – I Want To Hold Your Hand (Blue Note, 1965)
McCoy Tyner – Extensions (Blue Note, 1970)
Stacey Ryan Releases New Single “Over Tonight”
inger, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stacey Ryan starts off the new year with a bang, with the release of her new highly anticipated single “Over Tonight” out today via Island Records. The alluring, R&B-tinged single tells the tale of a friends with benefits relationship taking a turn for the worst: when one party inevitably starts to develop feelings, an instance many know all too well.
2023 is poised to be a huge year for Ryan, as she just kicked off her LA residency yesterday, January 12th at The Sun Rose, where she’ll be playing every Thursday for the rest of the month. Stacey will also be joining Jake Wesley Rogers on his North American tour kicking off February 24th. Later this spring, she’ll be joining Joshua Bassett on the road for his European tour.
Stacey Ryan has the rare gift of turning heartache into beautiful, bubbly soul-pop ballads. Her breakthrough “Don’t Text Me When You’re Drunk” collabo with Zai1k has garnered 19 million global streams, catapulting Stacey to the center of the year’s most viral TikTok trend. Her deeply personal account of an all-too-common dating experience, the track is a sparkling piece of soul-pop with effervescent textures, bright percussion, and mesmerizing piano work that brilliantly contrast Stacey’s emphatic refusal to compromise her needs. In July, Stacey was one of eight acts personally chosen by Duran Duran to open their BST Hyde Park festival show in London. Her most recent single “Deep End,” a warm summery uptempo track, was released in August as an ode to the end of summer. “Deep End” follows up “Fall In Love Alone,” , a look at potentially unrequited love, knowing the other person has a hard time committing and hoping they don’t fall in love…alone. The song became a massive smash in the fall of 2022, racking up a whopping 100 million global streams. Her ever-evolving body of work continues to show the full extent of her songwriting powers and one-of-a-kind musical imagination. A classically trained jazz pianist who also plays guitar, bass, ukulele, and trumpet, she possesses an undeniable knack for lyrical storytelling, melodies that endlessly wander into unexpected places, a singular sense of rhythm and song structure that wholly reflects her jazz background.
Jackson Wang Announces ‘Magic Man’ World Tour 2023 North American Dates
Singer, performer, and producer Jackson Wang announces his first-ever North American tour dates as a solo act for his MAGIC MAN World Tour. The limited six-city tour will make a stop in Toronto on May6 at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Presale begins on Wednesday, January 18 and tickets will go on sale to the public beginning Friday, January 20 at 10am.
Jackson will return for the 2nd year in a row to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 16 and April 23 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California ahead of headliner Frank Ocean.
Jackson kicked off his MAGIC MAN World Tour with sold out shows in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, London and Paris to celebrate the release of his sophomore album MAGIC MAN (TEAM WANG records/88rising Records/Warner Records/RYCE MUSIC GROUP) featuring previously released singles “Blue,” “Cruel” and “Blow.” The album received widespread critical acclaim from the likes of Associated Press, NPR, Vulture, The Daily Beast, Consequence, UPROXX, and more. It debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s “Top Current Sales” & “Top Album Sales” the week of release and at No. 15 on Billboard 200 marking Jackson’s highest charting album.
This all follows Jackson’s whirlwind run of making history at last year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as the first-ever Chinese solo artist who performed on the Coachella main stage as part of 88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ set. Jackson also headlined last year’s 88rising ‘Head In The Clouds’ Festival (alongside the likes of NIKI, Rich Brian, and more) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Check out his full performance HERE, and watch him getting ready for the festival with VOGUE HERE.
Most recently, Jackson headlined the League Of Legends 2022 Worlds Championship Opening Ceremony with a performance of his latest single, “Fire to the Fuse,” a Riot Games Music written and produced track and the theme song for the new “League of Legends” Empyrean skin line alongside Lil Nas X in San Francisco. The track peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Trending Song Chart.
Jackson Wang is a Chinese singer, record producer, creative director, and founder of TEAM WANG. Jackson was a sabre fencer for Hong Kong’s fencing team-He was ranked eleventh in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. And throughout Jackson’s sports career, he won first place at three Asian competitions, three national competitions, and nine international and Hong Kong competitions.
In 2014, Jackson debuted as a member of JYP entertainment’s K-pop group GOT7 in Korea. In 2017, Jackson Wang founded TEAM WANG. In 2021, Jackson Wang left JYP entertainment and came back to TEAM WANG in China, and started releasing his solo music. In the same year, Jackson Wang announced PANTHEPACK, a 4-member Chinese music group consisting of Jackson Wang, Karencici, ICE, and J.Sheon, under TEAM WANG.
As a globally acclaimed artist and a creative director, Jackson’s goal is to showcase a Chinese-influenced sound on the international music stage and highlight Chinese and Asian culture worldwide. In his ascent, Jackson has amassed over 92 million followers across socials.
Jackson Wang 2023 North American Tour Dates
April 16 – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival – Indio, CA
April 23 – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival – Indio, CA
April 26 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA
April 28 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
April 30 – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Arena – Vancouver, BC
May 4 – Wintrust Arena – Chicago, IL
May 6 – Coca Cola Coliseum – Toronto, ON
May 11 – Barclays Center – New York, NY
Genesis To Release ‘BBC Broadcasts’ 5-CD Set
Genesis ‘BBC Broadcasts’ is an extensive collection of broadcast material from one of the biggest selling recording artists of all time and one of Britain’s most internationally renowned bands. Curated by founder member Tony Banks and the group’s long-time engineer and producer Nick Davis it is available as a 53-track 5-CD set and 24-track triple LP and available here.
These collections represent the cream of the group’s work recorded by the BBC between 1970 and 1998, and it includes contributions from all three of the group’s vocalists, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Ray Wilson. With notes by author Michael Hann, and packaged with a 40-page booklet, ‘BBC Broadcasts’ contains favourites such as ‘Home By The Sea’, ‘Mama’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Carpet Crawlers’, ‘No Son Of Mine’ ‘Turn It On Again’ and many more.
With only a handful of these tracks previously officially available, Genesis ‘BBC Broadcasts’ acts as both a collector’s cornucopia and an alternative “greatest hits”. Stretching from the very beginnings of the band’s career via appearances on ‘Night Ride’ and John Peel, the set encompasses both of the group’s Knebworth performances (78 and 92) as well as their much-loved 1980 show at London’s Lyceum, and triumphant sell-out run of shows at Wembley in 1987.
Rounded out by material from the NEC in 1998 and Paris Theatre and Nightride sessions from the early 70s, as well as the much sought-after encore version of ‘Watcher Of The Skies’ at Wembley Empire Pool in 1975, Genesis ‘BBC Broadcasts’ is a veritable treasure trove.
Watch Derek and the Dominos And Carl Perkins Perform On The Johnny Cash Show In 1970
Derek and the Dominos featuring Eric Clapton performing “It’s Too Late” and “Matchbox” with Carl Perkins live on the Johnny Cash Show. on November 5, 1970 and broadcast on January 6, 1971.