Sonic Reducers. 1 Topic. 2 music nerds. 5 minutes.
We run down the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s long list of new nominees, predict the winners, and tell you which artists don’t stand a snowball’s chance. Hint: Eric thinks everyone should get in.
Guy Recreated The Intro To ‘Baba O’Riley’ By The Who Using The Same Organ
Bill Blake tracks down the fun-sounding Lowrey TBO-1 organ and recreated the classic introduction of The Who’s legendary song Baba O’Riley.
Tanya Tucker Announces 2022 Hard Luck Tour
The wait is finally over as two-time GRAMMY® winner Tanya Tucker reveals upcoming dates for her 2022 Hard Luck Tour as the original female country outlaw gets back in the saddle during her first stop at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Additional shows will be added in the coming weeks.
“So excited to get back out on the road! I’ve had a little bit of Hard Luck lately, but my luck’s changing and I can’t wait to see y’all on our new Hard Luck Tour real soon! I love my fans and hope to see y’all this year!” Tanya shared.
2022 HARD LUCK TOUR
Feb. 13 San Antonio Rodeo – San Antonio, Texas
June 3-5 Riverbend – Chattanooga, Tenn.
June 4 Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center – Cherokee, N.C.
July 8 River Spirit Casino – Tulsa, Okla.
July 9 Sugar Creek Casino – Hinton, Okla.
July 14 River Cree Resort & Casino – Enoch, Alb.
July 14-17 Country Thunder Saskatchewan – Craven, Sask.
Aug. 4 Blue Gate Performing Arts Center – Shipshewana, Ind.
Aug. 4-6 WE Fest – Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Aug. 5 Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua – Bayfiedl, Wis.
Recently, Tanya collaborated with several guest artists and friends on their recent releases, including “Higher” with Eddie Montgomery, “This Is Our Country” with RuPaul and “Never Again, Every Time” with Leigh Nash.
Edgy. Classic. Country. A defining voice of music and a modern-day legend, two-time 2020 GRAMMY® winner Tanya Tucker continues to inspire artists today. Born in Seminole, Texas, Tanya had her first country hit, the classic “Delta Dawn,” at the age of 13 in 1972. Since that auspicious beginning, she has become one of the most admired and influential artists in country music history, amassing 23 Top 40 albums and a stellar string of 56 Top 40 singles, ten of which reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country charts. Tanya’s indelible songs include some of country music’s biggest hits such as the aforementioned “Delta Dawn,” “Soon,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “It’s a Little Too Late,” “Trouble,” “Texas (When I Die),” “If It Don’t Come Easy” and “Strong Enough To Bend.” Tanya is also the recipient of numerous awards, including two CMAs, two ACMs and three CMT awards. In 2020, Tanya received two GRAMMY® Awards for Best Country Album: While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song: “Bring My Flowers Now.” In the fall of 2020, Fantasy Records released Tanya Tucker – Live From The Troubadour on October 16, the one-year anniversary of Tanya’s historic, standing-room only set from which it originates. Tanya was in the midst of resurgent visibility and acclaim generated by her Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings produced While I’m Livin’ album released two months earlier – so the brief stand in front of the West Hollywood tastemaker crowd took on a palpable air of significance. As someone who’s been center stage for more than 50 years, Tanya is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the album directly to The Troubadour. The country icon’s signature tequila, Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila, is now available in 14 U.S. states and Canada, with additional stores carrying the spirit every day. To order Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila, visit CosaSalvajeTequila.com. For more information on Tanya, merchandise and more, go to TanyaTucker.com.
“Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché” Doc Is A Must Watch
Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everything she saw unfolding in late 1970s Britain, with a rare prescience. As the frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, the Anglo-Somali punk musician was also a key inspiration for the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements.
The death of Poly sends her daughter, co-director and writer Celeste Bell, on a journey across the world and through her mother’s archives to reconcile their fraught relationship in this new documentary feature.
Featuring unseen archive material and rare diary entries narrated by Oscar-nominee Ruth Negga, “Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché” follows Celeste as she examines her mother’s unopened artistic archive and traverses three continents to better understand Poly the icon and Poly the mother.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Announces Nominees for 2022 Induction
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced today the following Nominees for 2022 Induction:
Beck
Pat Benatar
Kate Bush
DEVO
Duran Duran
Eminem
Eurythmics
Judas Priest
Fela Kuti
MC5
New York Dolls
Dolly Parton
Rage Against The Machine
Lionel Richie
Carly Simon
A Tribe Called Quest
Dionne Warwick
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Seven out of 17 of the Nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Beck, Eminem, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and A Tribe Called Quest. This is Eminem’s first year of eligibility.
“This year’s ballot recognizes a diverse group of incredible artists, each who has had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture”, said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “Their music not only moved generations, but also influenced the sound of countless artists that followed.”
Nominee ballots are sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historians, and members of the music industry. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation, and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame offers fans the opportunity to participate in the Induction selection process with the 2022 Induction Fan Vote sponsored by Ohio. Find It Here. Today through April 29, fans can vote every day at vote.rockhall.com, or at the museum in Cleveland. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to select the 2022 Inductees.
Inductees will be announced in May 2022. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Induction Ceremony will take place this fall. The date, venue, and on-sale information will be announced later.
Simu Liu Will Host The 2022 JUNO Awards
Simu Liu, star of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings and Kim’s Convenience, is returning to his hometown to take on a new role: host of the 2022 JUNO Awards.
The 51st annual JUNO Awards will make history on Sunday, May 15 as it broadcasts and streams for the first time from an outdoor venue at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, live across Canada at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos.
Tickets to Canada’s Biggest Night in Music go on sale March 4th.
renforshort Shares New Single And Video “Moshpit”
Today 19 year-old alternative-pop singer-songwriter renforshort premieres her vulnerable yet explosive new single and video “moshpit,” an up-close portrait of a destructive relationship.
Written by ren, her frequent collaborator Jeff Hazin and Alexander 23, and co-produced by Hazin and Alexander 23, “moshpit” brilliantly uses its title phrase as a metaphor for the chaos of a toxic romance (from the sing-along-ready chorus: “If I take an elbow to the face/One more time I think I’ll break/I’m not saying I’m a saint, but you’re hell”). Although ren’s magnetic vocals embody a quiet restraint at the start of “moshpit,” she soon takes on a raw ferocity as the guitar-heavy yet achingly delicate track reaches its epic bridge.
Says renforshort, ““I started working on ‘moshpit’ on a day that I was really overwhelmed with life in general. This song feels very unique in the writing, it’s an interesting analogy especially with the juxtaposition of the track being a bit softer rather than what you’d imagine a song called ‘moshpit’ would sound like. It’s about an annoying relationship where you’re treated like garbage and just keep trying to get out, but you don’t wanna risk hurting the other person’s feelings.”
Directed by Zach Bailey, the darkly cinematic video for “moshpit” follows ren through a series of isolated scenarios: texting in her bedroom; gazing out the window as she rides the bus at night; alone in a cold and clinical, retro-futuristic setting. With its dreamy sci-fi surrealism, the visual also finds ren encountering mysterious creatures made of brightly glowing light, perfectly amplifying the song’s unsettling quality. And in its final moments, the video mimics the mayhem of a mosh pit as the camera turns topsy-turvy and throws ren’s world into complete turmoil.
“moshpit” marks the first new music from ren since her critically lauded 2021 EP off saint dominique — a June release that drew acclaim from the likes of NME, who hailed her as a “pop-rock riser…unafraid to speak her mind.” The six-track project features standouts like “fall apart”: a bombastic pop-punk anthem that earned ren her first production credit and amassed over a million global streams in under two weeks. Soon after putting out the EP, ren joined Yungblud on his fall UK tour.
renforshort will hit the road again this spring joining Tai Verdes on his North American tour. For a complete list of tour dates, and to purchase tickets, visit www.renforshort.com/tour.
Named an Apple Up Next Artist (Canada), Vevo DSCVR artist, and YouTube Trending Artist on the Rise, ren got her start playing open-mic nights in local bars and released two independent singles before she’d even graduated high school. At the peak of the pandemic, she shared her debut EP teenage angst, brimming with seven soul-baring, alt-pop bangers influenced by everyone from Nirvana to Amy Winehouse. And she hasn’t slowed down since. renforshort continued cutting her teeth writing music resulting in her sophomore EP off saint dominique, a collection of deeply reflective and snappy tracks that range from acoustic pop to alt-rock to pop-punk. ren infuses all her music with equal parts sophisticated storytelling, pop-perfect hooks, and unhinged punk energy. To date, that approach has won her a devoted following and garnered praise from such outlets as V Magazine, who noted that “her prose perfectly encapsulates the sometimes messy, often confusing, always angsty reality of Gen Z teenagehood.”
Pink Floyd’s “P.U.L.S.E.” Is Restored & Re-Edited For Release In February
Warner Music [Sony Music outside Europe] today announced that Pink Floyd’s ‘P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-Edited’, will be released for the first time on Blu-ray on 18 February 2022.
The P.U.L.S.E. concert film (helmed by esteemed director David Mallet) will be available as 2x Blu-ray and 2x DVD deluxe box sets, with the video footage having been expertly re-edited by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis from the original tape masters especially for The Later Years release in 2019. The cover design, originally created by Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon for the 2006 DVD release, has also been updated with photography by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Rupert Truman/StormStudios. The packaging artwork is designed by Peter Curzon from StormStudios, under the direction of Aubrey Powell/Hignosis.
This release also sees the reintroduction of the iconic pulsating light as per the original 1995 CD release, this time operated by 2 replaceable AA batteries. The deluxe packages include music videos, concert screen films, documentaries, Pulse Tour rehearsal footage & more, alongside a 60-page booklet.
P.U.L.S.E., originally released as an album in 1995, was recorded on the European leg of the Division Bell tour and the DVD and Blu-Ray packages include the whole live performance of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ – the only full live filmed recording of this seminal album. The concert, filmed on 20 October 1994 at Earls Court in London, saw Pink Floyd play some of their classic tracks as well as highlights from the recently released album ‘The Division Bell’. Standout tracks include ‘High Hopes’, ‘Keep Talking’, ‘Sorrow’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘The Great Gig In The Sky’.
Nick Mason reflects on the original CD release and the pulsing LED light: “Essentially, it’s a device which we thought was entertaining. It’s an idea of Storm Thorgerson’s which related to The Dark Side Of The Moon and the pulse, and it’s a live album so the box is “alive”. After that, in terms of seriously deep meanings, one might be struggling a bit.”
Notes to Editors
DISC 1 THE CONCERT FILM
BLU-RAY: STEREO PCM 48/24, 5.1 dts MASTER AUDIO 96/24
DVD: Stereo PCM 48/16, 5.1 dts MASTER AUDIO 48/16
Tracklisting:
1. SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, PARTS 1-5,7
2. LEARNING TO FLY
3. HIGH HOPES
4. TAKE IT BACK
5. COMING BACK TO LIFE
6. SORROW
7. KEEP TALKING
8. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL, PART 2
9. ONE OF THESE DAYS
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
10. SPEAK TO ME
11. BREATHE (IN THE AIR)
12. ON THE RUN
13. TIME
14. THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY
15. MONEY
16. US AND THEM
17. ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE
18. BRAIN DAMAGE
19. ECLIPSE
ENCORES
20. WISH YOU WERE HERE
21. COMFORTABLY NUMB
22. RUN LIKE HELL
DISC 2 MUSIC VIDEOS, TOUR SCREEN FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES & ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
all in STEREO ONLY
MUSIC VIDEOS (BD 48/24, DVD 48/16)
1. TAKE IT BACK 1994
2. HIGH HOPES 1994
3. MAROONED 2014
PULSE TOUR REHEARSAL 1994 (BD 96/24, DVD 48/16)
4. A GREAT DAY FOR FREEDOM VERSION 1
5. A GREAT DAY FOR FREEDOM VERSION 2
6. LOST FOR WORDS
CONCERT SCREEN FILMS 1994 (BD 96/24, DVD 48/16)
7. SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND PARTS 1-4,7
8. SPEAK TO ME
9. TIME
10. THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY
11. MONEY
12. US AND THEM (BLACK & WHITE)
13. US AND THEM (COLOUR)
14. BRAIN DAMAGE + ECLIPSE North American Dates
15. BRAIN DAMAGE + ECLIPSE European Dates
16. BRAIN DAMAGE Earls Court, London Dates
DOCUMENTARIES & ADDITIONAL MATERIAL (BD 48/24, DVD 48/16)
17. THE DIVISION BELL ALBUM COVER PHOTOGRAPHY (Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK) 1994
18. PULSE TV AD 1995
19. THE DIVISION BELL AIRSHIPS 1994
20. BEHIND THE SCENES Interviews with the Lead Technicians for the Division Bell Tour
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 1996 (BD 48/24, DVD 48/16)
21. WISH YOU WERE HERE with BILLY CORGAN
AUDIO-ONLY LIVE RECORDINGS (BD&DVD 96/24)
22. ONE OF THESE DAYS LIVE IN HANOVER 1994
23. ASTRONOMY DOMINE LIVE IN MIAMI
Bad Bunny Announces His First Stadium Tour Across The U.S. & Latin America
Proclaimed the most listened-to artist in the world for a second consecutive year by Spotify, Bad Bunny has distinguished himself for his revolutionary moves that constantly impact the music industry. Today, the multi-award-winning artist adds a new milestone to his career, announcing his first stadium tour “Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour” across the United States and Latin America. Promoted by Live Nation and CMN in the U.S., the tour kicks off on August 5th at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL, making stops in Miami, Chicago, New York and many more before wrapping at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on September 30th, then heading out to Latin America in October. Tickets for this stadium tour will go on pre-sale beginning Wednesday, January 26 at 12pm local time. Subsequently, they will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, January 28 at 12pm local time on worldshottesttour.com.
Joining Bad Bunny as special guests on select dates in the U.S. will be GRAMMY® nominated DJ and Record Producer, Alesso and ten-time GRAMMY® nominated artist, Diplo. With his music and visuals, Alesso creates experiences that have made him one of the most celebrated live performers. Diplo is one of the most dynamic forces in music today with billions of streams on some of the world’s best dance recordings.
This announcement is a clear representation of Bad Bunny’s extraordinary growth as a global superstar. Just after announcing his tour “El Último Tour Del Mundo 2022” in April 2021, which will begin February 9th and will tour 35 indoor arenas across North America, the artist broke the record at Ticketmaster for the most ticket sales for a tour on its first day of sales since 2018. Bad Bunny quickly sold out all 35 shows, moving more than 500,000 tickets. In addition, the artist performed his first stadium concerts in December 2021, breaking audience records with two performances at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. There is no doubt that after such success, “Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour” in stadiums with an all new production will continue to elevate the artist’s career to new transcendental levels.
Over the past year, Bad Bunny has released top hits that have earned him the title of #1 Latin Artist in the US by Billboard for a third consecutive year and was also named one of the top 10 most popular global superstars. As if that were not enough, he is also the highest-ranking Latin act on Billboard’s general all genre chart “Top Artists,” ranking at #10, and is the artist with the most hits to reach the Top 10 of the “Hot Latin Songs” chart since the charts inception.
Adding to his great accomplishments in 2021, the artist closed the year by surprising his fans with the premiere of the music video for “Te Deseo Lo Mejor,” which he made in collaboration with The Simpsons. The series is known for bringing some of the most popular celebrities in the world to life in cartoon form and this time Bad Bunny caused a great impact with his participation, reaffirming his leading spot in the music industry.
“Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour”
| United States Tour Dates | ||
| Date | City/State | Venue |
| 5-Aug | Orlando, FL | Camping World Stadium |
| 9-Aug | Atlanta, GA | Truist Park^ |
| 12-Aug | Miami, FL | Hard Rock Stadium^ |
| 18-Aug | Boston, MA | Fenway Park^ |
| 20-Aug | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field |
| 23-Aug | Washington, DC | Nationals Park^ |
| 27-Aug | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium> |
| 1-Sept | Houston, TX | Minute Maid Park^ |
| 7-Sept | San Antonio, TX | Alamodome^ |
| 9-Sept | Dallas, TX | AT&T Stadium^ |
| 14-Sept | Oakland, CA | RingCentral Coliseum^ |
| 17-Sept | San Diego, CA | PETCO Park^ |
| 23-Sept | Las Vegas, NV | Allegiant Stadium^ |
| 28-Sept | Phoenix, AZ | Chase Field^ |
| 30-Sept | Los Angeles, CA | SoFi Stadium> |
^ with special guest Alesso
> with special guest Diplo
| Latin America Tour Dates | ||
| Date | City/Country | Venue |
| 21-Oct | Santo Domingo, DR | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez |
| 28-Oct | Santiago, Chile | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos |
| 4-Nov | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Estadio de Vélez – José Amalfitani |
| 11-Nov | Asuncion, Paraguay | Estadio La Nueva Olla |
| 13-Nov | Lima, Peru | Estadio Nacional |
| 16-Nov | Quito, Ecuador | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
| 18-Nov | Medellin, Colombia | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
| 22-Nov | Panama City, Panama | Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez |
| 24-Nov | San Jose, Costa Rica | Estadio Nacional |
| 26-Nov | San Salvador, El Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 29-Nov | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| 1-Dec | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Explanada Cardales de Cayalá |
| 3-Dec | Monterrey, Mexico | Estadio BBVA |
| 9-Dec | Mexico City, Mexico | Estadio Azteca |
‘The Beatles: Get Back- The Rooftop Performance’ Complete Newly Mixed Audio To Debut For Global Streaming
On 30 January, 1969, The Beatles famously staged their final live performance on the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters in London’s Savile Row. This Sunday’s 53rd anniversary will be celebrated with an exciting slate of special releases, events and announcements, with The Beatles leading the charge. For the first time, the complete audio for the band’s legendary rooftop performance has been mixed in stereo and Dolby Atmos by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company will debut The Beatles: Get Back-The Rooftop Performance for global streaming.
Fans around the world have been exploring The Beatles’ January 1969 sessions and rooftop performance with last fall’s celebrated release of the band’s remixed, expanded Let It Be Special Edition (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe), Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” docuseries (Disney/Apple Corps Ltd./WingNut), and the collectible hardcover book also titled The Beatles: Get Back (Apple Corps Ltd./Callaway). The raw sources explored for the new projects have revealed that a more joyous, benevolent spirit imbued the sessions than was conveyed in the 1970 Let It Be film’s 80 minutes, while also shining a new, warmer light on the Let It Be album.
In addition to the streaming release for The Beatles: Get Back-The Rooftop Performance, the anniversary celebration for The Beatles’ electrifying rooftop performance will continue with several more exciting announcements, tributes, and events:
Today, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces a groundbreaking featured exhibit, titled The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be, set to open on 18 March, 2022 and run through March 2023. An immersive complement to Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” docuseries, the multimedia exhibit will welcome fans to step into The Beatles’ January 1969 rehearsals, sessions, and witness the band’s final rooftop performance, surrounded by large-scale projections and superior sound. The scene is thrillingly set with original instruments, clothing, handwritten lyrics, and other unique items, including several on loan directly from Beatles principals. Special events to be hosted by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the exhibit’s run, including interviews, film screenings, panels, and more will be announced throughout the year.
Tomorrow (Friday, 28 January), Norah Jones will release two rooftop tribute performance videos of Beatles songs from the Let It Be album, recently filmed with her band on the rooftop of New York’s Empire State Building. The two performances, “I’ve Got A Feeling” and “Let It Be,” will debut on Norah Jones’ YouTube Channel tomorrow at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT.
This Saturday, 29 January, The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil will debut a rooftop performance tribute video for “Get Back” (LOVE Version), featuring cast members from the acclaimed stage production, now in its 15th year of wowing audiences at The Mirage Las Vegas. The performance video will debut on Cirque du Soleil’s YouTube Channel at 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm GMT. A behind-the-scenes/making-of video for the cast’s rooftop tribute performance will debut an hour later on the channel at 7am PST / 10am EST / 3pm GMT.
This Sunday, 30 January, the 53rd anniversary of The Beatles’ rooftop performance, Disney/Apple Corps Ltd./WingNut will present a special screening event exclusively at IMAX theaters in the US and UK of “The Beatles: Get Back-The Rooftop Concert.” The 60-minute feature presents The Beatles’ complete rooftop performance following a brief introduction. The special event screenings will begin with an exclusive filmmaker Q&A at 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT. The concert, which features in its entirety in the Disney+ original docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back,” is optimized for IMAX screens, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Remastering) technology.
It’s a wonderful time to be a Beatles fan, as the world shares in the celebration of the band’s innovative and inspiring creativity captured so vividly in January 1969.
THE BEATLES: GET BACK-THE ROOFTOP PERFORMANCE
Audio: Stereo / Dolby Atmos [TRT: 40:00]
“Get Back” (Take 1)
“Get Back” (Take 2)
“Don’t Let Me Down” (Take 1)
“I’ve Got A Feeling” (Take 1)
“One After 909”
“Dig A Pony”
Jam/excerpt of “God Save The Queen” (tape change interlude)
“I’ve Got A Feeling” (Take 2)
“Don’t Let Me Down” (Take 2)
“Get Back” (Take 3)