Lorde always knew she wanted to be a solo artist, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t surprises in store for her about fame. In this special 73rd episode of 73 Questions, Lorde walks around New York Botanical Garden and talks about her childhood, her new album, and that secret beach she filmed the ‘Solar Power’ music video on.
The Go-Go’s ‘Beauty And The Beat’ To Be Reissued On Limited Edition Pink Vinyl On 40th Anniversary
On July 8, 1981, The Go-Go’s released their platinum-selling, landmark debut, Beauty and the Beat. To celebrate the anniversary of its release, on September 10, 2021, UMe/Interscope/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, will release Beauty and the Beat – 40th Anniversary Limited Edition pressed on pink vinyl with new cover art featuring a never-before-seen photo taken from the original album cover shoot. Each copy is numbered and will only be available at uDiscover, The Sound of Vinyl and the band’s official store.
The Go-Go’s skyrocketed to superstardom after they released one of the most successful debut albums of all time. Beauty And The Beat is a collection of hook-laden, infectious songs that stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for six consecutive weeks, spawning the hits “Our Lips Are Sealed” (named one of Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Pop Singles) and “We Got The Beat” and also earned them a Grammy® nomination for “Best New Artist.” They have the notable distinction of being the only all-female band to write their own songs and play their own instruments on a No. 1 album.
The Go-Go’s recently announced their 2021/2022 North American west coast dates to celebrate the band’s upcoming induction into the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets are on sale now.
Dec 28 – SF Masonic Auditorium (San Francisco, CA – Purchase Tickets)
Dec 29 – Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles, CA – Purchase Tickets)
Dec 31 – The Venetian Theatre (Las Vegas, NV – Purchase Tickets)
Jan 1 – The Venetian Theatre (Las Vegas, NV – Purchase Tickets)
Jan 3 – Civic Theatre (San Diego, CA – Purchase Tickets)
The Go-Go’s have sold over 7 million records worldwide becoming a global phenomenon and blazed brand-new trails in music – for women in particular.
The Rolling Stones Announce ‘A Bigger Bang Live On Copacabana Beach’, Remixed, Remastered Show
One of the biggest free concerts in history, The Rolling Stones’ legendary performance at the famed Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro February 8, 2006 was a historic event… a critical moment in Rock ‘n’ Roll history.
Now, The Rolling Stones and Mercury Studios will proudly release for the first time this complete concert film remixed, re-edited, and remastered. The Rolling Stones — A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach will be available on July 9, 2021 on multiple formats, including DVD, SD Blu-ray, DVD+2CD, SD Blu-ray+2CD, 2DVD+2CD Deluxe, 2SD Blu-ray+2CD Deluxe, 180 gram 3LP, limited edition 3LP pressed on 180 gram blue, yellow, and green vinyl & digital.
Additionally, Mercury Studios will release an early taste of this set with a 5-song digital EP – out May 28. This will include “Sympathy For The Devil”, “Wild Horses”, “You Got Me Rocking”, “Happy”, and “Rough Justice”. All the songs are from the Copacabana Beach show, with the exception of “Rough Justice”, which is from the 2005 Salt Lake City concert video available in the Deluxe Edition.
Finally, Mercury Studios will present The Rolling Stones: Rain Fall Down (Live on Copacabana Beach) / Rough Justice (Live In Salt Lake City) — a limited edition 10” picture disc be released as part of the first Record Store Day Drops on June 12.
Right from the film’s opening moments, when The Rolling Stones emerge on their own purpose built bridge leading from the Copacabana Palace Hotel, there’s an electric energy that courses through the air, ricocheting between the band and the 1.5 million people in attendance. Aerial shots convey the sprawling enormity of the crowd, watching not only from the beach, but from boats moored at the water’s edge. As Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts fire on all pistons from one track to the next, the crowd continues to meet their energy in furious fervor, waving Brazilian and British flags while rocking out in the tropical evening sunset. It was truly a highlight of this tour, which supported the band’s 2005 album Bigger Bang.
Four songs that were not in the original 2007 DVD release The Biggest Bang are featured for the first time on A Bigger Bang: “Tumbling Dice”, “Oh No, Not You Again”, “This Place Is Empty”, and “Sympathy For The Devil”. This concert brilliantly showcases this impactful two-hour set, which runs the gamut of The Rolling Stones’ career: “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)”, “Brown Sugar”, “Start Me Up”, and “Satisfaction” and “Wild Horses” swerve between then-new tracks “Rain Fall Down”, “This Place Is Empty”, and “Rough Justice” from Bigger Bang. The setlist also boasts a cover of Ray Charles’ “Night Time Is The Right Time”.
“Not that we’re unused to playing some of the biggest shows in the world, but I must say Rio did take the cake,” said Keith Richards.
“‘It was amazing,” states Mick Jagger. “It was a really good audience. They know how to enjoy themselves on those occasions.”
The Deluxe 2DVD+2CD & 2SD BD+2CD editions are packaged in a 12 X 12 40-page book, with the Copacabana concert on DVD or SD Blu-ray and 2CD, along with an exclusive bonus DVD or SD Blu-ray including a November 2005 concert in Salt Lake City, UT, also from the Bigger Bang tour.
If you’re going to do it, do it up big, and no one does it bigger and better than The Stones!
Tracklisting:
RIO
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)
You Got Me Rocking
Tumbling Dice
Oh No, Not You Again
Wild Horses
Rain Fall Down
Midnight Rambler
Night Time Is the Right Time
This Place Is Empty
Happy
Miss You
Rough Justice
Get Off My Cloud
Honky Tonk Women
Sympathy For The Devil
Start Me Up
Brown Sugar
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
SALT LAKE CITY (Bonus show – deluxe versions only)
Start Me Up
You Got Me Rocking
She’s So Cold
Tumbling Dice
Rain Fall Down
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (but I Like It)
Wild Horses
All Down the Line
Night Time Is the Right Time
Slipping Away
Infamy
Miss You
Rough Justice
Get Off of My Cloud
Honky Tonk Women
Sympathy for the Devil
Brown Sugar
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Zappa Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Available Now As 5lp Vinyl Box Set
The Zappa Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, the companion album to the highly acclaimed Alex Winter-directed documentary Zappa about the prolific genius composer, free speech activist, cultural ambassador to Czechoslovakia and legendary musician, Frank Zappa, is now available as a 5LP deluxe vinyl box set via Zappa Records/UMe/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The collection follows the surprise digital release of the soundtrack released in conjunction with the film on Franksgiving, November 27th, 2020 and the 3CD version released in February. The box set is available on 180-gram black vinyl as well as on limited edition 180-gram smoke vinyl, exclusively via Zappa.com, uDiscover and Sound of Vinyl online stores. An abbreviated 2LP edition on 180-gram clear vinyl is also available.
With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault and all its archival footage, “Zappa,” directed by Alex Winter and distributed by Magnolia Pictures, explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Winter’s assembly features appearances by Zappa’s widow Gail Zappa and several of his musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others. Announced on Kickstarter in 2016, the film became the highest-funded documentary in the crowdfunding site’s history.
Certified “Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with 96% on the Tomatometer, the film has received overwhelmingly positive reviews with the Wall Street Journal hailing it as “Compelling. Epic. Accomplishes the acrobatic act of doing justice to a figure like Frank Zappa,” and Variety declaring, “ZAPPA creates an emotional through line that lends a rare clarity to the life and work of this most idiosyncratic of all rock stars,” adding, “A multimedia immersion. When Winter takes on a subject like this one, he doesn’t just explore it; he surrounds and penetrates it. The movie insists on seeing Frank Zappa not from the outside but, rather, in the way that he saw himself: as a deadly serious and obsessive aesthete-musician in freak’s clothing, a man consumed by breaking out of what he viewed as the shackling boundaries of the pop-music business.” Washington Post calls it, “a whirlwind yet comprehensive journey through pop culture and politics. Winter gives Zappa pride of place among the most important composers of the 20th century,” while Rolling Stone raves, “ZAPPA does exactly what it sets out to do: establish its subject as one of 20th-century music’s most innovative and uncompromising composers. A perfect roadmap for future generations of fans,” and Mojo describes it as “dazzling and gripping.”
Showcasing Zappa’s unique sonic brilliance and nearly every song heard in the film, the 68-track soundtrack features 12 previously unreleased recordings from The Vault, which include performances from the Whisky A Go-Go in 1968, the Fillmore West in ‘70 and Zappa’s famed performance of “Dancin’ Fool” on “Saturday Night Live” in ’78, and spans Zappa’s expansive catalog with 25 additional songs from across his peerless and influential career, from his seminal 1966 debut double album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, to the final release of his lifetime, 1993’s The Yellow Shark, a live orchestral album performed by the Ensemble Modern in Europe in 1992.
The soundtrack includes songs from Zappa’s record labels Straight and Bizarre Records such as “No Longer Umpire” from Alice Cooper’s debut album, Pretties For You, originally released on Straight in 1969; “The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes” by GTO’s, from the all-girl group’s one and only album, Permanent Damage, produced by Zappa. It also includes two classical compositions by Zappa’s lifetime inspirations Edgard Varese and Igor Stravinsky as well as several interview clips. The soundtrack is rounded out with 26 original score cues newly composed by John Frizzell for the documentary.
Taken together “Zappa” and the companion soundtrack offer a riveting, revealing and emotional portrait of Frank Zappa, a trailblazer, iconoclast, virtuosic musician and fearless artist who forever changed music and culture with his unconventional and uncompromising vision. From his early psychedelic rock beginnings to his avant-garde experimentation, jazz-rock explorations, symphonic suites and satirical send-ups to his conceptual, compositional and technological innovations, Zappa shattered the norms every step of the way and his influence and ethos continues to reverberate as strongly today as ever.
5LP DELUXE EDITION:
LP1 – SIDE A:
Anyway The Wind Blows (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
Everytime I See You – The Heartbreakers^
Motherly Love (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
You Didn’t Try To Call Me (Basic Tracks) (from The Mofo Project/Object) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
How Could I Be Such A Fool? (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
“The Reason We Have Stayed Together…” – Frank Zappa interview with Warren Duffy / WMEX Boston, MA – January 31, 1969*
LP1 – SIDE B:
Memories Of El Monte (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
Oh! In The Sky (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
The Duke (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
Absolutely Free (from We’re Only In It For The Money) – The Mothers of Invention
Agency Man (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
LP 2 – SIDE C:
Black Beauty (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
Oh No (from Weasels Ripped My Flesh) – The Mothers of Invention
Mother People (from We’re Only In It For The Money) – The Mothers of Invention
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite: Finale – Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille & Myung Whun Chung
“FZ on Varèse” – Frank Zappa interview with Craig Eldon Pinkus – Indiana University Radio-TV Center – April 25, 1974*
Varèse: Ionisation – Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
LP 2 – SIDE D:
The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes –GTO’s^
No Longer Umpire – Alice Cooper
Road Ladies (from Chunga’s Revenge) – Frank Zappa
Call Any Vegetable (Excerpts) (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
Happy Together (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
Scumbag (Live at Fillmore East, NYC, 1971) (from Playground Psychotics) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
LP 3 – SIDE E:
Your Mouth (from Waka/Jawaka) – Frank Zappa
Cheepnis (Live at the Roxy, 12/10/73, Show 1) (from The Roxy Performances) – Frank Zappa
Apostrophe’ (Live in Los Angeles, Rehearsal Hall – June 21, 1974) – Frank Zappa*
Muffin Man (Live at The Palladium, NYC, 1977) (from Baby Snakes – The Compleat Soundtrack) – Frank Zappa
Dancin’ Fool (Live on “Saturday Night Live” – October 21, 1978) – Frank Zappa*
LP 3 – SIDE F:
Mo’s Vacation (Live in Munich 1978) – Frank Zappa*
The Black Page #1 (Piano Version) (from Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Frank Zappa
Sofa (1977 Mix, Live) (from Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Frank Zappa
Fembot In A Wet T-shirt (from Joe’s Garage – Act I) – Frank Zappa
Valley Girl (from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch) – Frank Zappa & Moon Zappa
LP 4 – SIDE G:
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (Live at The Pier, NYC – 1984) – Frank Zappa*
R. 2911 (from Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention) – Frank Zappa
Overture (Live in Frankfurt, Germany – September 19, 1992) – Ensemble Modern, Conducted by Frank Zappa
G-Spot Tornado (from The Yellow Shark) – Frank Zappa
LP 4 – SIDE H:
Envelopes (1983 Original Vinyl Mix) – Frank Zappa, London Symphony Orchestra^
Get Whitey (from The Yellow Shark) – Frank Zappa
Nap Time (from Everything Is Healing Nicely) – Frank Zappa
LP 5 – SIDE I:
Frank’s Library – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Edgewood Arsenal – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank’s Parents – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
The Blackouts – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Greeting Cards – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Studio Z – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Goes To Jail – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Musically Difficult – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
The Parts Are Complicated – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Murray Roman’s TV Show – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Put His Foot Down – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Laurel Canyon – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
The Manson Family – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Are We Going To Get Paid – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Steve Vai’s Perspective – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Could Be Hardcore – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
LP 5 – SIDE J:
Bruce Bickford’s Zappa Head – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
If I’m Alive – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Keep This Guy Under Check – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank’s Business Perspective – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Fake It – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Don’t Have Any Friends – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Hi, I’m Moon – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Addresses Congress – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Turn Off That Zappa Music – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Getting Sick – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Watermelon In Easter Hay (Live, 1978) (from Frank Zappa Plays The Music of Frank Zappa – A Memorial Tribute) – Frank Zappa
2LP EDITION:
LP 1 – SIDE A:
Motherly Love (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
Memories Of El Monte (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
Oh! In The Sky (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
The Duke (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
How Could I Be Such A Fool? (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
Absolutely Free (from We’re Only In It For The Money) – The Mothers of Invention
LP 1 – SIDE B:
Call Any Vegetable (Excerpts) (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
Road Ladies (from Chunga’s Revenge) – Frank Zappa
Cheepnis (Live at the Roxy, 12/10/73, Show 1) (from The Roxy Performances) – Frank Zappa
Apostrophe’ (Live in Los Angeles, Rehearsal Hall – June 21, 1974) – Frank Zappa*
Sofa (1977 Mix, Live) (from Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Frank Zappa
LP 2 – SIDE C:
The Black Page #1 (Piano Version) (from Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Frank Zappa
Mo’s Vacation (Live in Munich 1978) – Frank Zappa*
Dancin’ Fool (Live on “Saturday Night Live” – October 21, 1978) – Frank Zappa*
Valley Girl (from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch) – Frank Zappa & Moon Zappa
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (Live at The Pier, NYC – 1984) – Frank Zappa*
R. 2911 (from Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention) – Frank Zappa
LP 2 – SIDE D:
Envelopes (1983 Original Vinyl Mix) – Frank Zappa, London Symphony Orchestra^
Get Whitey (from The Yellow Shark) – Frank Zappa
G-Spot Tornado (from The Yellow Shark) – Frank Zappa
Watermelon In Easter Hay (Live, 1978) (from Frank Zappa Plays The Music of Frank Zappa – A Memorial Tribute) – Frank Zappa
3CD & DIGITAL TRACK LIST:
CD1:
Anyway The Wind Blows (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
Everytime I See You – The Heartbreakers^
Motherly Love (from Freak Out!) – The Mothers of Invention
Memories Of El Monte (Live from the Whisky A Go-Go – June 23, 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
Oh! In The Sky (Live from the Whisky A Go-Go – June 23, 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
The Duke (Live from the Whisky A Go-Go – June 23, 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
How Could I Be Such A Fool? (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
“The Reason We Have Stayed Together…” – Frank Zappa interview with Warren Duffy / WMEX Boston, MA – January 31, 1969*
Black Beauty (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
Absolutely Free (from We’re Only In It For The Money) – The Mothers of Invention
You Didn’t Try To Call Me (Basic Tracks) (from The MOFO Project/Object) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Agency Man (from Mystery Disc) – Frank Zappa
Oh No (from Weasels Ripped My Flesh) – The Mothers of Invention
Mother People (from We’re Only In It For The Money) – The Mothers of Invention
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite: Finale – Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille & Myung Whun Chung
“FZ on Varèse” – Frank Zappa interview with Craig Eldon Pinkus, Indiana University Radio-TV Center – April 25, 1974*
Varèse: Ionisation – Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes – GTO’s^
No Longer Umpire – Alice Cooper
Road Ladies (from Chunga’s Revenge) – Frank Zappa
CD2:
Call Any Vegetable (Excerpts) (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
Happy Together (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
Scumbag (Live at Fillmore East, NYC, 1971) (from Playground Psychotics) – Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Your Mouth (from Waka/Jawaka) – Frank Zappa
Cheepnis (Live at the Roxy, 12/10/73, Show 1) (from The Roxy Performances) – Frank Zappa
Apostrophe’ (Live in Los Angeles, Rehearsal Hall – June 21, 1974) – Frank Zappa*
Muffin Man (Live at The Palladium, NYC, 1977) (from Baby Snakes – The Compleat Soundtrack) – Frank Zappa^
Dancin’ Fool (Live on “Saturday Night Live” – October 21, 1978) – Frank Zappa*
Mo’s Vacation (Live in Munich 1978) – Frank Zappa*
The Black Page #1 (Piano Version) (from Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Frank Zappa
Sofa (1977 Mix, Live) (from Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Frank Zappa
Fembot In A Wet T-shirt (from Joe’s Garage – Act I) – Frank Zappa
Valley Girl (from Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch) – Frank Zappa & Moon Zappa
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (Live at The Pier, NYC – 1984) – Frank Zappa*
R. 2911 (from Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention) – Frank Zappa
G-Spot Tornado (from The Yellow Shark) – Frank Zappa
CD3:
Frank’s Library – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Edgewood Arsenal – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank’s Parents – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
The Blackouts – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Greeting Cards – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Studio Z – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Goes To Jail – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Musically Difficult – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
The Parts Are Complicated – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Murray Roman’s TV Show – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Put His Foot Down – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Laurel Canyon – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
The Manson Family – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Are We Going To Get Paid – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Steve Vai’s Perspective – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Could Be Hardcore – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Bruce Bickford’s Zappa Head – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
If I’m Alive – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Keep This Guy Under Check – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank’s Business Perspective – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Fake It – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Don’t Have Any Friends – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Hi, I’m Moon – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Addresses Congress – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Turn Off That Zappa Music – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Frank Getting Sick – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
Envelopes (1983 Original Vinyl Mix) – Frank Zappa, London Symphony Orchestra^
Overture (Live in Frankfurt, Germany – September 19, 1992) – Ensemble Modern, Conducted by Frank Zappa*
Get Whitey (from The Yellow Shark) – Frank Zappa
Nap Time (from Everything Is Healing Nicely) – Frank Zappa
Watermelon In Easter Hay (Live, 1978) (from Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa – A Memorial Tribute) – Frank Zappa
Previously unreleased
^ Currently not available
Comedy Dynamics To Release Jonathan Winters Record Store Day Exclusive LP Box Set
Comedy Dynamics has partnered with the Jonathan Winters estate and Dan Pasternack’s Obsessive Comedy Disorder to release a Record Store Day exclusive 3xLP box set titled Jonathan Winters: Unearthed on June 12, 2021.
This first posthumous release since his passing in 2013 is entirely built from Winters’ personal stash of tapes and acetates and is focused on a specific, narrow window of time from 1958 to 1960. It includes Winters’ first two classic albums as they’ve never been heard before as well as a third LP of unreleased demo recordings and other rare material. The contents of the audio collection are contextualized by an essay from Dan Pasternack which draws heavily upon Winters’ personal writings. The package is further enhanced by many photos, clippings and other personal ephemera from Winters’ private scrapbooks and liner notes especially composed for the package from Billy Crystal, Jimmy Kimmel, Carol Burnett, and Patton Oswalt.
Amongst the material included from the iconic, Grammy Award winning artist are his first LP for Verve,The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters and his full uncut performance at the famed Hollywood nightclub the Crescendo in 1960, which was edited to become his second Verve LP, Down To Earth, both from Winters’ own master tapes. In addition, the collection features Winters’ 1958 novelty record for Coral Records Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu; five recently discovered demo tracks Winters recorded for Verve and two never before released “audition” episodes of a proposed comedy radio series entitled Winters Wonderland. This will be an exceptional collectible for Jonathan Winters fans worldwide and is the only comedy Record Store Day release of the year.
Jonathan Winters was a comedian, TV show host, actor, author and acclaimed painter who recorded many classic comedy albums for Verve Records. He was nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, eight of which were for Best Comedy Album. Winters was the second recipient of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1999. During his illustrious career that spanned over six decades, Jonathan appeared in films such as It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Loved One and The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming and on hundreds of TV shows including The Tonight Show (first with Steve Allen, then with Jack Paar and later with Johnny Carson), The Twilight Zone, Mork & Mindy and Davis Rules, for which he won an Emmy Award. He also voiced Papa Smurf in The Smurfs feature films in 2011 and 2013. (The latter Smurfs movie was dedicated to his memory as it was released shortly after his death.)
In recent years, Comedy Dynamics has released box sets and exclusive vinyls for legends in the comedy world including Eddie Izzard, Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce and Sam Kinison. The digital albums will eventually be available on Sirius XM, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and more.
“I am overjoyed that my dad’s work will be discovered and re-discovered through this collection. And that it is being presented in a way to also tell his story. While aspects of his life were difficult, I am so proud that he was able to overcome adversity, leaving behind such a rich legacy of laughter,” said Lucinda Winters.
“It was one of the great privileges of my life to have Jonathan as my friend. And it is one of the great honors of my career to be able to take part in preserving the memory of his genius. I felt a tremendous responsibility in getting everything right. Both in relation to his comedy but also in sharing his brave battles during a time when there was much less public awareness or understanding about mental illness,” said Dan Pasternack.
“This box set will serve as a reminder of why Jonathan is one of the most revered comedy legends of all time. We’re honored to be partnering with Lucinda Winters and Dan Pasternack to celebrate Jonathan’s life’s work,” said Brian Volk-Weiss, Founder and CEO of Comedy Dynamics.
Sonic Reducers: Joey Davidson As Joey Ramone
Sonic Reducers: One topic. Two music nerds. Five minutes. Join us as we discuss Pete Davidson as Joey Ramone, ask for your helping casting the rest of the film, and name the one band we forgot yesterday whose members have never gone solo.
Steely Dan Announces “Absolutely Normal Tour ‘21”
Legendary jazz-rock icon – STEELY DAN – has set the “Absolutely Normal Tour ’21,” which kicks off with a four-night stand in Miami, Florida from Tuesday, October 5th, through Saturday, October 9. The U.S. tour will hit 15 cities over 28 concerts before wrapping at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston. Tickets for the tour, which is promoted by Live Nation, will go on sale starting Friday, July 30th, at 10 AM Local through Ticketmaster. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.
Fans can purchase Platinum tickets beginning Thursday, July 29, at 10 AM. Presale ticket opportunities begin Thursday, July 29, at 10 AM (local) through 10 PM (times are local).
In album news, Steely Dan’s NORTHEAST CORRIDOR: STEELY DAN LIVE! and a live version of the acclaimed solo album by Donald Fagen – THE NIGHTFLY LIVE – will both be released through UMe on CD & Digital on September 24, 2021. Both albums will be available on 180g-vinyl on October 1, 2021. The first live Steely Dan album in more than 25 years, Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! was recorded across tour dates at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, The Met Philadelphia, & more, and showcases selections from Steely Dan’s extraordinary catalog of slinky grooves, sleek subversive lyrics, and infectious hits. Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly Live was performed live by The Steely Dan Band. A full tracklisting can be found below.
Concertgoers can expect a hefty draft of the inimitable Steely Dan sonic experience this summer, showcasing selections from Steely Dan’s extraordinary five-decade plus catalog as well as Fagen’s masterpiece, The Nightfly. Each ticket purchased online comes with a CD copy of Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! or The Nightfly Live.
Steely Dan – Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!
CD/Digital:
1. Black Cow
2. Kid Charlemagne
3. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
4. Hey Nineteen
5. Any Major Dude Will Tell You
6. Glamour Profession
7. Things I Miss the Most
8. Aja
9. Peg
10. Bodhisattva
11. Reelin’ in the Years
12. A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry
2LP:
LP 1, Side A:
1. Black Cow
2. Kid Charlemagne
3. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
LP 1, Side B:
4. Hey Nineteen
5. Any Major Dude Will Tell You
6. Glamour Profession
LP 2, Side A:
1. Things I Miss the Most
2. Aja
3. Peg
LP 2, Side B:
4. Bodhisattva
5. Reelin’ in the Years
6. A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry
Donald Fagen – The Nightfly Live
CD/Digital:
1. I.G.Y
2. Green Flower Street
3. Ruby Baby
4. Maxine
5. New Frontier
6. The Nightfly
7. The Goodbye Look
8. Walk Between the Raindrops
1LP
Side A:
1. I.G.Y
2. Green Flower Street
3. Ruby Baby
4. Maxine
Side B:
5. New Frontier
6. The Nightfly
7. The Goodbye Look
8. Walk Between the Raindrops
STEELY DAN helped define the soundtrack of the ’70s with hits such as “Reeling in the Years”, “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Peg,” “Deacon Blues,” “Babylon Sisters,” and “Hey Nineteen,” culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980 (including 1977’s groundbreaking Aja). Both their sound and their notoriety survived the ’80s despite Becker and Fagen’s only occasional surfacing for a solo project. They reunited as Steely Dan in the early ’90s, touring successfully throughout the decade and releasing a live album in 1995 (Alive In America). In 2000 they released their multi-GRAMMY® winner, Two Against Nature, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
“ABSOLUTELY NORMAL TOUR ’21” DATES
Tue Oct 05 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Wed Oct 06 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Fri Oct 08 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Sat Oct 09 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Tue Oct 12 Orlando, FL Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Wed Oct 13 Orlando, FL Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Fri Oct 15 St. Petersburg, FL Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sat Oct 16 St. Petersburg, FL Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Tue Oct 19 Jacksonville, FL Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts – Moran Theater
Wed Oct 20 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Fri Oct 22 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
Sat Oct 23 Richmond, VA Altria Theater
Mon Oct 25 Baltimore, MD Hippodrome Theatre at France-Merrick Performing Arts
Wed Oct 27 Philadelphia, PA The Met Philadelphia
Fri Oct 29 Philadelphia, PA The Met Philadelphia
Sat Oct 30 Philadelphia, PA The Met Philadelphia
Mon Nov 01 Red Bank, NJ Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center
Wed Nov 03 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Thu Nov 04 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Sat Nov 06 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Sun Nov 07 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Tue Nov 09 Port Chester, NY The Capitol Theatre
Wed Nov 10 Port Chester, NY The Capitol Theatre
Sat Nov 13 Wallingford, CT Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Sun Nov 14 Bethlehem, PA The Wind Creek Event Center
Wed Nov 17 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens
Fri Nov 19 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens
Sat Nov 20 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens
SOCAN Foundation Reopens Travel Assistance Program
The SOCAN Foundation today announced it is accepting applications for its Travel Assistance Grant, after the widely-used program was put on hold in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.
Founded in 1992, the SOCAN Foundation is dedicated to fostering musical creativity and promoting a better understanding of the role of music creators in today’s society. The organization is a part of the SOCAN Group of organizations and guided by a Board of Directors, which consists of composers, songwriters and music publishers, and reflects concert music and popular music genres, as well as the geographic and linguistic regions of Canada.
The travel assistance program offers eligible music creators and publishers up to $1,000 for travel per calendar year to attend significant career-defining events in Canada and abroad, such as, but not limited to: award presentations, performances, residences, showcases, and workshops.
“As the music industry recovers from the pandemic, the travel grant will allow music creators and publishers to access financial support to engage in significant activities that require travel in the future,” said Charlie Wall-Andrews, Executive Director of SOCAN Foundation. “While this initiative supports music creators, we recognize the importance of responsible travel, and we have implemented processes to ensure grant recipients are adhering to travel safety protocols.”
To be eligible, all applicants must be a member of SOCAN and provide a letter of confirmation or invitation to attend the event or activity. Additionally, each applicant must submit a comprehensive project plan demonstrating compliance with travel safety regulations set by the government of Canada and international markets.
The deadline for applications is ongoing.
Applicants can learn- more about the program, guidelines, and eligibility criteria at www.socanfoundation.ca.
Ebhoni Reps For All The Toronto Bad Gyals On New Mixtape “good Dick & Weed”
A refreshing departure from the current landscape of female R&B, 21-year-old singer/songwriter Ebhoni keeps it realer than real on her latest mixtape “Good Dick & Weed” out today through Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The 10-track project includes a collaboration with Jamaican rap star Beam in addition to Ebhoni’s breakout single “Rep It” & her confident ode to women with options, “Rotation,” produced by industry heavyweight FORTHENIGHT (Bad Bunny, Don Toliver). Born & raised in Toronto, Good Dick & Weed is heavily influenced by Ebhoni’s Caribbean upbringing and is full of bold & honest convictions, a fierce body of work that is sure to redefine what it means to be a woman fully in charge and uninhibited.
Good Dick & Weed in many ways channels a keen sense of the best parts of what some would define as nostalgia: the era of mixtapes and tumblr, telling a story through visceral imagery and honest anecdotes, the internet in its rawer early form. Good Dick & Weed paints snapshots of different cities in the same harshly ephemeral gleam, from Westwood to Wilshire, specific places made universal by the heartbreak and hopefulness within them.
On opening track “If You Know You Know”, Ebhoni speaks directly to a night where gunfire punctured six bullet holes in the backseat window of her family’s car, and they had to temporarily relocate to her grandmother’s house, where she openly wonders: what if she had been sitting in that backseat? Putting up walls for her own self-protection, she’s only now beginning to draw from the power that comes from her own vulnerability. “I really have been through so much, and it’s important to show that to help others who might not have that platform.” Good Dick & Weed draws from this agency, a declaration of assured frankness that shows the choices you make don’t have to be perfect as long as you believe in them.
Good Dick & Weed is a product of nighttime, connecting the dots and piecing together information from strings of late night texts, voice notes from the calls you choose not to pick up, as well as poignant diary vignettes curled up in the sink from the washroom of the Atlanta apartment she currently resides. where the low-key 21-year-old feels her most authentic self. It’s also a matter-of-fact acknowledgement of growing up on Weston Road in Toronto where her father sold drugs, waking up to ringing doorbells early in the morning, seeing notes left on her mother’s car and playing outside of housing complexes while her father was inside doing deals.
Praised for her powerhouse talent, Office Magazine predicts Ebhoni “is on a fast track to worldwide recognition.” Earlier this year, Ebhoni released her EP “X,” to critical reception from press and rare groove enthusiasts. In addition to Pitchfork praising Ebhoni for “reclaiming the Toronto R&B crown for women.” HotNewHipHop wrote, “Ebhoni has been one artist to keep an eye out for in the 6ix,” it’s no wonder FLAUNT crowned her “Our favorite new R&B artist.” Tracks like “Rotation” only bolster the rep she’s built as one of R&B’s most magnetic young stars, and with the release of Good Dick & Weed, Ebhoni’s growing fandom will surely only continue to expand.
Chiiild Releases Highly Anticipated Debut Album, Hope For Sale
Montreal born, LA based polymath Chiiild released his eagerly awaited debut album Hope For Sale, out now via Avant Garden Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Alongside the release, Chiiild announced his Apocalyptic Optimistic Tour, starting on August 1st at Lollapalooza and ending in Berlin, Germany next year, see details below. Chiiild describes the album as a representation of his journey throughout the last year, “Aiming to cover the whole human experience, I dive into my outlook on life, love and social justice. ‘This is Hope for Sale’.” Chiiild will also be supporting Leon Bridges next year on the US leg of his Gold Digger’s tour.
The album has garnered millions of streams and praise from Nylon, UPROXX, PopDust, Complex, Okay Playr, KCRW, Hot New Hip Hop and many more – you can read his Exclaim! cover story out now. He made his U.S TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing two of his most acclaimed singles to date in “Pirouette” and “Sleepwalking”, watch HERE.
Chiiild has made a name for himself occupying a space typically not representative of Black artists within the alt/pop genre. Chiiild uses music to tell stories about diversity, ask questions about humanity, and unify people over shared personal experiences. Taking influence from music as diverse as D’Angelo, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd, and Marvin Gaye, he’s created an expansive timeless sound that is uniquely genre-bending yet still somehow reminiscent of something you’ve heard or felt, before.