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Joan Osborne Speaks Out On New Album TROUBLE AND STRIFE – Out September 18, 2020

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Joan Osborne Speaks Out On New Album TROUBLE AND STRIFE – Out September 18, 2020

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Joan Osborne is back with Trouble and Strife (Womanly Hips Records), her first album of original material in six years. Osborne self-produced the new collection and penned all ten songs, with two co-writes. Trouble and Strife finds the gifted vocalist offering a strong yet uplifting response to some of the socio-political issues plaguing our nation over the last several years. Osborne beautifully balances the weight of her messages with solace and optimism. The new track ”Boy Dontcha Know” touches on the challenges of being a female in our society and why one might prefer to be male.

The album opens with the inspiring “Take It Anyway That I Can Get”, a soulful calling to brazenly live life to the fullest. “Hand’s Off” is a visceral reaction to the unchecked corruption that is happening before our eyes, while on “That Was A Lie” Osborne takes on the acceptance of misinformation and how it has been weaponized and normalized. Driven by an infectious 1970’s synth riff, “Never Get Tired (Of Loving You)” features a heartfelt message of reassurance for her teenaged daughter during unstable times. Osborne offers a comforting song of hope on the beautiful lullaby, ”Whole Wide World” as she sings, “We could see the whole wide world from here, Lookin’ past the sorrow and the tears, Let me take you to that better place, Let me put that smile back on your face.”

On one of the album’s most important songs, “What’s That You Say” Osborne focuses on immigration and the plight of Ana Marie Rea. Rea spoke in-depth with Osborne about the difficulties she and her family faced when coming to America from Mexico seeking asylum, and the challenges since. Rea’s words can be heard throughout the powerful song, spoken in her native tongue.

Throughout her 25-year, multi-Grammy nominated career, Joan Osborne has never been an artist confined to one space. She has utilized her incredible voice through her own songs while also becoming one of her generation’s finest interpreters. Osborne has shared the stage with artists ranging from Stevie Wonder and Mavis Staples to Bob Dylan and Lucinda Williams and she continues to seamlessly blend into any genre. On Trouble and Strife, her tenth studio album, the need for her voice and words has never been stronger.

After Years on the Road, Waterdown, ON’s Country Singer/Songwriter Greg Rider Wonders if Love is Just “One Town Away”

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After Years on the Road, Waterdown, ON’s Country Singer/Songwriter Greg Rider Wonders if Love is Just “One Town Away”

Canadian country-pop artist Greg Rider takes to wondering if the love of his life is just “One Town Away” in this, his new single — available now!

“This song was actually written in two days,” Rider recalls, looking back at a songwriting session with collaborator Rich Cloke. “I didn’t plan it at all.

“I was a bit stuck,” he explains. “I had songs that I couldn’t release yet, so William Gaboury — producer and owner of Father & Son Records — suggested I write something new and come visit him in Montreal that same weekend to record everything.

“It all happened so fast… Within four or five days, everything about ‘One Town Away’ was done!”

This song’s particular process may have been quick, but the concept had been percolating in Rider’s mind for years — albeit subconsciously, for the most part.

“This is the first song inspired by my roots,” he shares of growing up in Waterdown, suburban-meets-country town about an hour east of Toronto. “I was always running away from my hometown, and running towards new opportunities.

“Those county lines could never keep me for long.”

That’s for sure.

With music influenced by the likes of Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, and Tim McGraw, Rider first set his sights on starting his musical journey in Montreal, busking on busy street corners and playing the city’s vibrant bar scene. From there, he took flight to the Cayman Islands, balancing time between bartending and songwriting, playing open mics under the sun and stars.

His islander life wouldn’t last for too long; he was soon convinced to try his hand at North America’s country music capital, Nashville, where he earned the opportunity to play on Grand Ole Opry’s radio station WSM, at the incomparable venue Whiskey Jam, a full-time residency at Nashville Broadway’s top venues, and full-time at FGL House.

He’s back where it all started, now, setting up shop in Waterdown after a recent cross-Canada tour playing over 75 schools to more than 30,000 high schoolers, sharing music with a message of hope and resiliency.

“After years of traveling, I’d been thinking more and more about the day when I’d finally settle down. Crazy, eh? But I always think about when and where I’ll meet my ‘person.’

“I thought I would have found her by now, but I guess it’s not the right time.

“But can you imagine if I’ve travelled all around the world and she ends up being one town away? That’s what the song is all about.”

“One Town Away” is available now.

With 20,000+ Streams, Alt-Folk Singer/Songwriter The Boy From The South Embraces Easy “Mornings” in Sunny, Summery New Single

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With 20,000+ Streams, Alt-Folk Singer/Songwriter The Boy From The South Embraces Easy “Mornings” in Sunny, Summery New Single

With already over 20,000+ streams across platforms, indie-folk singer/songwriter Pedro Balaña’s — aka The Boy From The South — newest video for single “Mornings” is available now!

“This song came out as a really easy song structured around a catchy, surf-y, summer riff with a basic, hook-y melody on top,” The Boy From The South muses of “Mornings.” “I wrote the melodies in my bed, ironically, on one of the most thunderous, apocalyptic weather days I’ve ever seen in London.

“Lyrically — and meaning-wise — the vibe is simple,” he continues. “It’s that morning feeling when you wake up, the sun’s out, and you have no worries at all… That feeling of having nothing in the back of your head, just raw happiness while you can still chill in your PJs, or even hungover.”

Hailing from Barcelona, The Boy From The South moved to London, England following the combined completion of his degree and a natural close to his late teens/early 20s-era award-winning band. He released his premiere single “Home” in March of this year, with over 25,000+ streams and counting, before “Mornings” landed in April. “I have two songs out, and an acoustic video with my mum playing piano, too,” he says. “Best mum ever!

“For ‘Mornings,’ the song was recorded in a day,” he continues. “Once we had the acoustic and vocals, we just went to experiment with synths and the most random objects you can think of. There’s a Tibetan bowl that’s run through an amp, a spongy bass, Tame Impala’s Juno sound, a broom…

“There’s wood,” he offers before adding, “and there are some song samples that will remain a secret.”

Balaña counts among those whose creative workflow took a turn when the implications of COVID-19 spread; “Mornings” was half-finished prior to London’s lockdown, forcing The Boy From The South to finish its production at home on his computer. “I went absolutely bananas trying to give it another direction,” he admits of the unexpected parameter. “In the end, and after several hours a day of going crazy with my 2008 MacBook, however, I decided to leave it as it was.”

Hear just what that means… “Mornings” is available now.

Live Music Returns to the Senator Restaurant! Introducing the LIVE Balcony Concert Series— JULY Lineup

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Live Music Returns to the Senator Restaurant! Introducing the LIVE Balcony Concert Series— JULY Lineup

The historic and incomparable Senator Restaurant, long associated with live music, is set to continue its successful new LIVE concert series for the summer: the ‘Senator Serenade from the Balcony’ — every Friday this July!

The Victoria Street mainstay has taken musical matters into their own hands, transforming their balcony into a well-spaced stage 25 feet off the ground to ‘Serenade’ patrons and passers by alike every week from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.

“It’s a Senator Serenade from the Balcony,” Senator Restaurant operations manager Sybil Walker enthuses of creative and safe workaround to satisfy Toronto live music lovers in the time of COVID-19. “In the spirit of making lemonade out of lemons, we are hoping to raise our community’s spirit with this balcony concert series.”

And speaking of lemonade, a freshly squeezed selection of the restaurant’s summertime specialty will be on sale at street level by Senator staff, as well as pastries, sweets, coffee, tea, and more.

This rest of this month’s lineup includes:

Friday, July 10th – Ori Dagan, Nathan Hiltz & Alison Young
Friday, July 17th – Laura Hubert, Nathan Hiltz & Shawn Nykwist
Friday, July 24th – Ori Dagan, Michael Shand & Alexander Brown
Friday, July 31st – Natasha Buckeridge & Steve John Dale

Located directly behind Yonge-Dundas Square, the outdoor endeavours will continue throughout the summer. Audiences at home can tune into the livestream via the Senator’s Facebook page, and have the opportunity to tip performers virtually.

Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy Welcome All Musicians of Any Style to Help Finish Their New Piece

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Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy Welcome All Musicians of Any Style to Help Finish Their New Piece

As Canada’s ‘First Family of Fiddlers,’ Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy share hundreds of thousands of albums sold, a GRAMMY win, 14 JUNO nominations and four wins, a Canadian Folk Music Award, 21 East Coast Music Awards, five Canadian Country Music Association wins, a GEMINI win, four honorary doctorates, an induction into the Casino Nova Scotia Hall of Fame, an Academy Award-winning documentary, and a Member of the Order of Canada between them, both as solo artists, frequent collaborators, and Donnell in Leahy alongside his 10 siblings. They also have seven children who, for their part, shine onstage as the MacMaster Leahy Kids.

And now, for the first time ever, they’re opening up to the public a writing opportunity with an invitation to finish a melody they’ve started temporarily called the “COVID Co-Write.”

“Donnell and I have written the first part of a tune,” Natalie says. “We’re inviting anyone — and we mean anyone — with any musicality on any instrument in any style to take a crack at writing the next section for us.”

This includes voice and dance, she adds.

“The new masterpiece will be featured on our upcoming recording, which we are currently working on. We’ll pick from all the entries what we feel is the best complement to what we already have.”

Entries in MP3 or WAV format for “COVID Co-Write” close July 31st at 11:59pm EST and can be sent to covidcowrite@gmail.com

Nick Cave Presents ‘Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace’

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Nick Cave Presents ‘Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace’

Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film shot at the iconic London venue this June. Join the online streaming event on 23 July 2020.

In this unique performance, audiences around the world will have the chance to watch Cave play songs from his extensive back catalogue, including rare tracks that most fans will be hearing for the first time. The songs are taken from across the breadth of Cave’s career, including early Bad Seeds and Grinderman, right through to the most recent Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Ghosteen.

The performance was filmed by award winning Cinematographer Robbie Ryan (The Favourite, Marriage Story, American Honey) in Alexandra Palace’s stunning West Hall. It was edited by Nick Emerson (Lady Macbeth, Emma, Greta).

Tickets to view the film stream online are now available at three times globally:

Australia & Asia: 8pm AEST
UK & Europe: 8pm BST / 9pm CEST
North & South America: 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT

The film will be streamed as a live experience, and will not be available to view online following the event.

Please note during the event you will not be able to pause, rewind or fast forward the stream.

For tickets and information on your local time click HERE.

U2 X-Radio Launches Exclusively on SiriusXM

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U2 X-Radio Launches Exclusively on SiriusXM

SiriusXM and U2 announce today that the band’s much-anticipated U2 X-Radio channel will launch Wednesday, July 1 at 3 p.m. ET, exclusively on SiriusXM Channel 32. A complete immersion into the work and influences of the band from the Northside of Dublin, U2 X-Radio is U2 as you have never heard them before. An extraordinary and unique audio experience exploring the band’s history, idols, influences and current passions, plus inspiration, conversation, culture, commentary and ideas from the band and guests. All curated by U2.

The dedicated and exclusive channel will come to life with music and radio shows that celebrate music from across the globally-acclaimed four-decade career of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, including their biggest hits, deep cuts, live concert recordings and rarities, as well as music from artists that are connected to or inspire the band.

U2 X-Radio will also feature unexpected and entertaining conversations across music, culture, politics and art, in the form of new interviews and original programming, presented by guest presenters and band members, guest DJ sessions and more. U2 X-Radio will immerse listeners in the world of U2, introducing so many friends, old and new, fascinating stories, as well as artists, writers, thinkers and activists who are changing the world.

The band team behind U2 X-Radio includes U2’s trusted, long-time creative director, artist and musician Gavin Friday, along with friend and radio host Bill Flanagan, author of ‘U2 at the End of the World.’

Bono said, “Radio introduced me to music so you could say that radio introduced me to my life… It has kept me company all my life… Music dared me to dream outside the four walls of my childhood bedroom… Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg, all my heroes, far away at sea, pirate radio rocking me to sleep… Radio is all around, it is air you can be on… revolutionary sounds coming down to meet me on the airwaves… Music is everything to me, I like to sing and I have been known to talk… This will be a bit of both… From the Northside of Dublin, this is the U2 group on the radio.”

The Edge said, “Like most of the world, U2 find ourselves in a strange suspended moment.  We can’t tour, we can’t even really get in a room and record together. U2 X-Radio gives us a chance to stay connected with our audience in a new way – to speak directly from our homes to listeners across North America.  We are coming up with ideas every day – new music, new guests, new subjects to talk about. U2 X-Radio gives us a unique opportunity to engage in a sort of trans-Atlantic town hall.  Bono said yesterday, ‘Can you believe we have a radio station to play with?’  Thanks to our friends at SiriusXM, U2 is going to be on the air and in your ears as much as you want us to be – even while the old world is changing around us.”

Adam Clayton said, “I listen to a lot of radio, I like it as I always find it so informative. America was the land that took radio big and wide, to a whole other level, one that exposed listeners to new voices, ideas and concepts. That is the spirit in which we bring you U2 X-Radio. We hope you enjoy it.”

Larry Mullen said, “It all sounds exhausting to me but if people really want to listen to us for 24 hours a day, this is the way to do it.”

“With an unrivalled, globally-decorated, and decades-long career that has propelled music, culture and global activism, U2 represents the very spirit of music evolution and positive change” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.  “We are proud to be launching U2’s very own channel as a further extension of their musical vision, delivering an exclusive listener experience and original content from the band members themselves that creates an audio world found nowhere else. Welcome Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry to the SiriusXM family and our listeners.”

U2 X-Radio list of original programming includes:

BONO CALLING: Bono explores seven questions about life, work, hope and the future with guests from every discipline, from world leaders to local activists to movie stars.  First up, BONO CALLING CHRIS ROCK.

CLOSE TO THE EDGE: The Edge talks with fellow musicians, artists and thinkers. A series of revealing conversations about the creative process and more.

DISCOTHÈQUE: Electronic music pioneer, Paul Oakenfold, presents a weekend dance show featuring U2 remixes and club mixes alongside electronic music from other artists and friends for the ultimate summer soundtrack. (More Manchester than Miami!)

DESIRE: A show hosted by the U2 audience themselves. Each episode, a different voice will take to the airwaves to tell their own U2 story and play their five favorite tracks.

ELEVATION: A weekly show celebrating good news and ideas from the worlds of science, medicine, faith and the arts. Hosted by Irish broadcaster and writer John Kelly, ELEVATION will feature music and poetry; interviews with artists, activists, thinkers and scholars; plus, the occasional member of U2. Upcoming guests include civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson (‘Just Mercy’).

(GUEST) PLAYS U2: Tune in to hear fellow artists and friends talk about their favorite U2 songs. First show – MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY PLAYS U2.

Plus, a weekly show from Irish DJ DAN HEGARTY on U2 X-Radio.

For more information on U2 X-Radio please visit https://www.siriusxm.com/u2x-radio.

1-minute tip for artists: Online classes.

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1-minute tip for artists: Online classes.

Go back to school like Rodney Dangerfield did!

How Press Release Distribution Work for Businesses

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Step by Step Guide to Buying the Ideal Legal Highs

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The users of legal highs couldn’t be happier with the legalization of legal highs. Now one can get their product without fear or any stigma. However, it has opened an opportunity for numerous sellers, and one can’t help but wonder who’s legit and who’s not. If you are finding it somewhat daunting to choose a dealer, you aren’t alone. It would be best if you were extra careful, and that’s why below is a step by step guide to purchasing the perfect legal highs.

Check on the legal highs’ quality. 

Here’s one of the critical points that you mustn’t ignore when searching for the supplier of a legal high. It’s because some suppliers choose to ignore to follow the right legal part and aim for shortcuts. Therefore, you need to become extra keen to avoid falling into their trap. You only need to buy your legal highs from reputable sellers such as Legale Mischung as you’ll become assured of top-notch products all through.

Reputation

You should take time and check out the dealer’s reputation before entrusting them with your hard-earned cash. Looking at their online reviews isn’t enough; you also need to check on their BBB rating before proceeding. Checking the dealer’s website and inquiring about them from other users or online legal highs forums enables you to check their reputation.

Reliability

Another great step that you need to check on is the potential vendor’s reliability. You ought to reach out to several vendors before you begin weeding out irrelevant sellers. It’d help inquire about the several products that the seller has in store and check to see if they meet your requirements. It would be best if you chose the quickest seller to answer all your questions in-depth without leaving you hanging.

The chargers

Each legal highs’ product often comes with a price. It would be best if you were careful not to entrust a rogue dealer who will reap you off your cash. It’d be best to check and compare various prices offered in several sites, including Legale Mischung. It’d be best to aim for the most affordable price rate. It’ll save you the hassle of paying dearly for an herbal high when you can get them at the best rates that suit your budget.

Range of products

Another essential tip to consider is a dealer who stocks a vast array of legal highs. It’ll enable you to choose among the various types of legal highs to select one that suits your liking. It’s also a chance to try out multiple products under one seller or even save a lot when you buy them in bulk.

Experience

You should also check on the dealer’s working years’ experience before choosing to buy from them. Choosing a well-grounded dealer and an illustrious history enables you to enjoy the ideal quality products you need. It’s also a chance to deal with a seller who’s well conversant with any changing legal highs within the market.

Buying legal highs online is quite simple and easy. However, there’s always a catch. You need to adhere to the above steps, among other safety measures to avoid any rogue dealers. It would help if you also were extra careful while using legal highs. It’s best to use them under prescription to enjoy its benefits and much more.

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