Kate Bush joins Whistle Test’s Richard Skinner to discuss the making of her fifth album Hounds of Love, which features singles Running Up That Hill, The Big Sky and Cloudbusting.
Learn How To Break And Pop With Alfonso Ribeiro Back In 1985
You might know Alfonso Spears from the sitcom Silver Spoons, or Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, or even the Pepsi/Michael Jackson commerical running in the mid 1980s, but did you know he also did a marvelous video for sale teaching how to break and pop like he did? I’d buy this right now.
Photo Gallery: Dave Matthews Band at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
TURNSTILE Announces North American Tour
TURNSTILE have announced a fall headline tour of North America which will see the Baltimore band continuing their wildly successful “TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION TOUR” ALONGSIDE special guests and hometown acts Snail Mail and JPEGMAFIA. The upcoming tour kicks off on October 3rd at NYC’s Brooklyn Mirage and includes stops in Asbury Park, Orlando, St. Louis, Louisville, Chicago and more [tour itinerary below].
TURNSTILE have also shared an official music video for “NEW HEART DESIGN,” which is featured on their widely celebrated album GLOW ON. Shot on 16mm film during the sold-out first leg of “THE TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION TOUR,” the clip is directed by TURNSTILE’s own Brendan Yates and frequent collaborator Ian Hurdle.
TURNSTILE made their return to network TV last month performing “BLACKOUT” on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon – Watch it HERE. The performance follows TURNSTILE’s recent appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Series.
Recorded with producer Mike Elizondo and co-produced by TURNSTILE vocalist Brendan Yates, GLOW ON which staked its claim as one of 2021’s top releases, earning “Best of” honors from: NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum, SPIN, Vulture, The FADER, The Ringer, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Esquire, FLOOD, Uproxx, Consequence, Paste, Revolver and more. It found TURNSTILE once again charting new ground for hardcore, expanding stylistic boundaries and celebrating new possibilities. 15 tracks devoid of borders, boundaries, or entry obstacles, only abundant imagination, heart, and grooves plucked from all corners of the musical spectrum.
GLOW ON features “MYSTERY”- which reached Top 5 at Alternative Radio – “HOLIDAY,” “NO SURPRISE,” and “T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION),” all four of which appear on TURNSTILE’s TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION EP and companion short film. GLOW ON also includes guest features from Blood Orange on “ALIEN LOVE CALL,” and “LONELY DEZIRES,” with additional vocal contributions on “ENDLESS.”
Selected as Stereogum’s Album Of The Week, Senior Editor Tom Breihan wrote “Before GLOW ON, TURNSTILE were already a truly special band, a ray of exploding energy. With this album, they’ve hit dizzy new heights…They’ve made a classic. I can’t even imagine what they’ll do next.” Pitchfork awarded the album ‘Best New Music’ attesting “The Baltimore band’s spectacular fourth record is all groove, riffs, and passion,” with The Recording Academy noting “The through line of all this is a lack of fear—of pushback, of resistance, of excommunication—that defines TURNSTILE.” NPR observed, “TURNSTILE has the ability to lure even the most poptimistic listener with spectacular hooks,” and Vulture hailed GLOW ON as “one of the best rock albums of the year.” Billboard affirmed “Ready or not, TURNSTILE is breaking through,” with FLOOD hailing the album as “An unforgettable magnum Opus.”
Comprised of Brendan Yates (Vocals), Franz Lyons (Bass/Vocals), Brady Ebert (Guitars), Pat McCrory (Guitars), and Daniel Fang (Drums), TURNSTILE’s brand of youth-minded, youth-driven hardcore punk is intent on breaking down barriers, sonically and ideologically.
“THE TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION TOUR” Featuring Special Guests Snail Mail & JPEGMAFIA
October 3 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Mirage
October 4 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
October 6 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
October 9 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
October 11 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 13 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
October 14 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
October 16 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
October 18 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
October 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
October 21 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
October 22 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
October 23 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
October 25 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
October 27 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
October 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 30 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
October 31 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
November 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren*
November 8 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
November 11 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
November 12 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
November 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *
November 17 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
November 19 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Conan O’Brien Sat Next To Jack White When ‘Seven Nation Army’ Played Over The Loudspeaker At A Baseball Game
Jack White was a guest on Conan O’Brien’s show in 2014 and expressed how happy he was when The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” is played in sports arenas around the world.
Kid Cudi Announces “To The Moon – 2022 World Tour”
Multi-hyphenate artist Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi announces his To the Moon – 2022 World Tour in 27 cities across North America, Asia, and Europe. The tour kicks off with 20 North American shows starting in Vancouver on August 16, and will include stops at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, American Airlines Center in Dallas, and the United Center in Chicago. Then in the Fall, “To The Moon” travels to the Toyosu PIT in Japan and all over Europe, including The O2 in London, Verti Music Hall in Berlin, AFAS Live in Amsterdam, Palais 12 in Brussels, and the Zenith in Paris, with Milan closing out the tour at Fabrique on November 22.
Kid Cudi is supported throughout the North American leg by Don Toliver and Strick on all dates, with additional support on select dates by Denzel Curry and 070 Shake. Support for all international dates to be announced at a later date.
Along with “To The Moon,” Kid Cudi announced the inaugural “Moon Man’s Landing” festival in his hometown of Cleveland, OH on September 17, 2022. Kid Cudi curated the lineup to include some of his favorite artists such as Playboi Carti, HAIM, Don Toliver, Dominic Fike, Pusha T, Jaden, 070 Shake, and more.
On September 30, 2022 Kid Cudi will debut “Entergalactic,” an animated music series he created with Netflix. A brand-new studio album also titled “Entergalactic” will accompany the series. The first single “Do What I Want” was released on all platforms June 10.
Kid Cudi is riding high off a wide array of acclaimed work in music, television, and film, from his 2020 album Man on the Moon III: The Chosen which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 to serving as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, to collaborating with Ariana Grande on the original song “Just Look Up” for Netflix’s Don’t Look Up and starring in A24’s 2022 horror-hit X. Kid Cudi also recorded the single “Stars in the Sky” for the soundtrack to the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022.
“To The Moon” Tour 2022
Tue Aug 16, 2022 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Thu Aug 18, 2022 Portland, OR Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Fri Aug 19, 2022 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Sun Aug 21, 2022 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
Tue Aug 23, 2022 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena
Wed Aug 24, 2022 Los Angeles, CA The Kia Forum
Thu Aug 25, 2022 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
Sat Aug 27, 2022 Denver, CO Ball Arena
Tue Aug 30, 2022 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Wed Aug 31, 2022 Austin, TX Moody Center
Thu Sep 1, 2022 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Sun Sep 4, 2022 Miami, FL FTX Arena
Tue Sep 6, 2022 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Thu Sep 8, 2022 Washington DC Capital One Arena
Fri Sep 9, 2022 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Sat Sep 10, 2022 Boston, MA TD Garden
Mon Sep 12, 2022 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Wed Sep 14, 2022 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Fri Sep 16, 2022 Chicago, IL United Center
Sat Sep 17, 2022 Cleveland, OH Moon Man’s Landing
Tue Oct 17, 2022 Tokyo, Japan Toyosu PIT
Sat Nov 12, 2022 Berlin, Germany Verti Music Hall
Sun Nov 13, 2022 Amsterdam, Netherlands AFAS Live
Tue Nov 15, 2022 London, UK The O2
Thu Nov 17, 2022 Brussels, Belgium Palais 12
Sun Nov 20, 2022 Paris, France Zenith
Tue Nov 22, 2022 Milan, Italy Fabrique
Apple’s Fitness+ Artist Spotlight Series returns with music from Elton John, Katy Perry, Prince and Daft Punk
This week, Apple’s Fitness+ Artist Spotlight Series returns with music from Elton John, Katy Perry, Prince and Daft Punk!
Every Monday for four weeks, Fitness+ subscribers can enjoy new workouts featuring each artist across different workout types, including Cycling, HIIT, Strength, Yoga, Dance and Treadmill.
- Try a Cycling workout with music by Prince, a HIIT workout with music by Katy Perry, a Strength workout with music by Daft Punk and a Yoga workout with music by Elton John.
- In the Cycling workout, Fitness+ trainer Sherica Holmon will take users through seven working songs to coincide with Prince’s affinity to the number seven including “Kiss,” “I wanna be your lover,” and “I would die 4 U” amongst others.
- In a Yoga workout led by Fitness+ trainer Molly Fox, users will flow to the music of Elton John featuring four ballads from his incredible catalog including “Tiny Dancer,” “Your Song,” “Daniel,” and “Blessed.” Each song will explore a different pose as users stand, reach, bend, and twist.
- In an upcoming Treadmill workout featuring the music of Katy Perry, Fitness+ trainer Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, will coach users through some of Katy Perry’s biggest hits including “Teenage Dream,” “California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg),” “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F),” and “Firework” amongst others.
Artist Spotlight Series
- The Artist Spotlight series features over 50 workouts across nearly every workout type featuring the music of artists like BTS, Queen, Nicki Minaj, The Beatles, Shakira, Calvin Harris, Keith Urban, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, and Jennifer Lopez amongst others.
- Inspired by the Artist Spotlight Fitness+ workouts, Apple Music and Apple One subscribers can enjoy the Fitness+ Spotlight series, which features a unique playlist for each individual Artist Spotlight musician, including motivating, high-energy tracks from their entire catalogs, as well as collaborations and remixes to keep people moving outside of their Fitness+ workouts.
- Apple Fitness+ is a fitness experience for everyone, powered by Apple Watch. With personal metrics from your Apple Watch synced on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.
- Enjoy eleven types of workouts and guided meditation featuring the world’s top trainers. Or lace up your running shoes and try Time to Walk, an audio walking experience with inspiring guests and Time to Run, which guides you through international running routes, city by city.
- Fitness+ is available as a subscription service for $12.99 CAD per month or $99 CAD per year.
- Three months of Apple Fitness+ are included for with the purchase Apple Watch Series 3 or later, and one month of Fitness+ is included for existing Apple Watch users.
Ringo Starr’s Isolated Vocals For The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends”
John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote this song in mid-March 1967,written specifically as Starr’s track for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, and later would peak at number 63 in Britain and number 71 in the United States.
Alt-Rockers SOUL FILTER Say “The City Knows” with New Single
Award-nominated Canadian alt-rock outfit Soul Filter unveil their new song exploring the unforgiving nature of big cities, all from the perspective of a small-town girl, with this, their fiery new single, “The City Knows.”
Produced by John Angus MacDonald of The Trews and dripping with ‘90s nostalgia, “The City Knows” is a page torn from a diarist’s letter to the era of cassette walkmans and no smartphones. Lending itself to be more of a dark fairy tale, the song reflects the artists that have heavily inspired Soul Filter — in this track’s case, think the introspective, confessional vibe or Fleetwood Mac coupled with the ethereal, high-energy flair of Florence & The Machine.
“The City Knows” is based on the true story of a small-town girl who finally makes it to the big city and quickly realizes it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. “Though I was in a city surrounded by people, I never felt so alone,” lead vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Karen Penton shares. “It’s forever seared in my memory…
“Writing about it years later, I was able to see it from a new perspective.”
The emotional complexity of discovering oneself in a new place is explored through beautifully laid literary devices embedded in the lyrics. The lonesome journey in a big city is captured in “The City Knows” to emphasize the internal struggle of navigating the path less travelled.
“There’s a pretty fantasy
An emerald buried somewhere in the city
If it glitters then it’s gold
My ruby shoes are gonna save my soul
Milk and honey, wait for me
At the end of a fairy tale street
Got no reason to disbelieve
Sometimes I feel like it wants me to leave”
Once a rough version of “The City Knows” came together, a demo was sent to John Angus MacDonald of The Trews for production. Colin MacDonald of The Trews and Halifax singer/songwriter/producer Chris Kirby were then brought in to help lyrically flesh out the rest of the song.
Fast forward to a recording session in Prince Edward Island with John Angus himself, and the result speaks for itself.
After meeting in 2001 and falling musically in love, husband and wife songwriting duo Karen and Mike Penton decided to take their talent and create something original. With several ‘90s cover bands under their belt, they began their new musical adventure in 2017 and founded Soul Filter. They have since released their debut album, A Minor Conspiracy, which garnered a 2020 Music PEI nomination for Rock Recording of the Year.
Songwriter & Producer JOHN TOMAINO Captures the “Freeze Frame” with Release of New Single
Fresh from a forthcoming genre-bending album brimming with catchy, yet profound, songs, award-nominated songwriter and producer John Tomaino ushers audiences between the stills with a hypnotic new single, “Freeze Frame.”
Tomaino’s core musical DNA is on full display throughout the track, allowing “Freeze Frame” to serve as a prime preview for the Australian artist’s new album, People Will Talk — due out this Summer 2022 via Epictronic Records.
This is Tomaino’s debut album release, and it showcases not only his genre-bending productions that span EDM, electronic, pop, rock, indie, folk, hip hop, adult contemporary, and more, but also his multiple talents as the release’s writer, arranger, and producer. Despite the astonishing diversity of tunes, however, this is not a compilation album — but rather a cohesive body of work with a strong identity.
Nowhere is this more on display than in “Freeze Frame” which joins the LP’s 12 original tracks by embodying Tomaino’s main motto — to “serve the song” — as he blissfully ignores genres and lets the track, like all his others, dictate what it wants to be. Creating unique and engaging sonic landscapes that stand the test of time, it’s music “with an extended warranty,” as he puts it.
Critically acclaimed, industry peers, icons, and audiences alike have taken notice; Tomaino’s original music first caught the attention of famed US multi-platinum Music Producer, Scott Mathews, who said it’s “the most important sound to come out of Australia since Midnight Oil,” adding that Tomaino’s music has “a cool Van vibe with an aria of optimism that distinguishes JT in a whole other class than Mr. Morrison.”
DamnGoodTunes Magazine in the US agreed, declaring Tomaino “a fine, fine talent reclaiming a lost art” and, along the way, Sir Paul McCartney’s publishing house in New York spotted a great songwriter in Tomaino, adding his song “Emergency” to their prestigious catalog.
Ahead of his upcoming debut album release for People Will Talk, John Tomaino continues to be recognized in multiple songwriting awards — including as a Finalist in the Australian Music Awards and the Great American Song Contest.