Alison Brie tells James Corden about the time her 16-year-old self fainted at a Beastie Boys concert and how the venue’s security was convinced she was high on drugs.
Video: Goody Grace & Blink-182 Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Goody Grace and Blink-182 perform the song Scumbag on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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Bad Bunny & Sech Perform ‘Ignorantes’ On The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Music guests Bad Bunny and Sech perform “Ignorantes” for the Tonight Show audience.
Bjork Announces ‘Bjork Orchestral’ Tour
After Björk’s most elaborate stage performance to date, ‘Cornucopia’, she announces today that she will embark on a new tour in 2020, ‘Björk Orchestral’.
Unlike Cornucopia’s elaborate stage production, Björk orchestral will focus on Björk singing with some of the most renowned orchestras in the world to her acoustic string arrangements of her works so far.
Starting in Moscow on 2nd July before heading to Helsinki, Berlin, Paris, and Cheshire to headline the prestigious Bluedot Festival (full dates below).
Björk – Björk Orchestral tour
02 July Crocus Music Hall – Moscow, Russia
06 July Hartwall Arena – Helsinki, Finland
09 July Waldbühne Open Air – Berlin, Germany
17 July Siene Musicale – Paris, France
20 July Siene Musicale – Paris, France
26 July Bluedot Festival – Cheshire, UK
‘The Office’ Actor Creed Bratton Re-Creates Most Memorable Lines
Creed Bratton reflects on his eccentric “Office” character, saying, “I would describe Creed as an enigma to himself.”
Viral London Tube Singer Performs ‘Shallow’
Ellen welcomed British singer Charlotte Awbery, who recently went viral with a video of her singing “Shallow” in the London Tube. Today she performed the hit Lady Gaga song and chatted with Ellen about how it all came about. Plus, Ellen and her friends at Shutterfly had a special gift for the singer.
Peggy Lee Centennial Year Commemorated With New Music Releases, Tributes, Concerts and Exhibits Throughout 2020
The Peggy Lee Estate today announced Peggy Lee 100, a centennial celebration honoring one of the 20th century’s most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music.
Throughout 2020, the 100th anniversary of Peggy Lee’s birth—May 26, 1920—will be commemorated around the globe with music releases, notable exhibitions, special events, programming and a host of tributes and concerts, including a just-announced Hollywood Bowl tribute concert on August 5, “Miss Peggy Lee at 100 with The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra.”
Kicking off The Peggy Lee 100 celebration is the release of Ultimate Peggy Lee, a new collection available April 17. The 22-track comprehensive set features her hits, five songs she co-wrote, as well as the previously unreleased “Try A Little Tenderness,” which makes its world debut 57 years after it was recorded. A full track listing is below.
Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, she was christened Peggy Lee in 1937 by a local North Dakota deejay. A 13-time GRAMMY Award-nominee, Peggy Lee helped redefine the female singer with her captivating voice, which continues to resonate with audiences of all ages. Her compositions and recordings, including “It’s A Good Day,” “I Don’t Know Enough About You” and “I Love Being Here With You,” can be heard today in countless television shows and feature films.
Best known for such songs as “Is That All There Is?,” “Fever,” “Why Don’t You Do Right,” and “I’m A Woman,” which made her a jazz and pop legend, she recorded over 50 albums and amassed over 100 chart entries. She won the GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance for her 1969 hit “Is That All There Is?” In 1995, she received the GRAMMY’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Coined “the female Frank Sinatra” by Tony Bennett, Lee did something few of her male counterparts ever attempted: she wrote songs. As one of the foremothers of the singer-songwriter school, Lee ranks among the most successful female singer-songwriters in the annals of American popular music. Over her remarkable seven-decade career, singer, songwriter and composer Peggy Lee wrote over 200 songs and recorded over 1,100 masters.
Her vast and varied catalog of songs have been covered by Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Diana Krall, Queen Latifah, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Janelle Monae, Nina Simone, Regina Spektor and Sarah Vaughan.
Ultimate Peggy Lee [CD; digital; 2LP vinyl]
1. I Love Being Here With You
2. Fever
3. Things Are Swingin’
4. I Don’t Know Enough About You
5. I’m A Woman
6. Just In Time
7. Hallelujah, I Love Him So
8. Sweet Happy Life
9. Alright, Okay, You Win
10. Too Close For Comfort
11. Why Don’t You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too)
12. It’s A Good Day
13. You Deserve
14. Heart
15. Big Spender
16. He’s A Tramp
17. I Wanna Be Around
18. Black Coffee
19. I’ve Got The World On A String
20. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
21. Is That All There Is?
22. Try A Little Tenderness*
*Previously Unreleased
Mark Knopfler to Host The British Grove Broadcast, Exclusive New Show on SiriusXM’s Volume Channel
SiriusXM announced today that Mark Knopfler, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, will host The British Grove Broadcast, a new music radio program exclusively on SiriusXM’s Volume channel 106.
Broadcasting from Knopfler’s British Grove Studios in West London, The British Grove Broadcast will feature Knopfler playing some of his favorite music—from early roots, blues, rock n’ roll to up-and-comers—hand-selected from his personal and extensive record collection. This weekly one-hour show will celebrate Knopfler’s love of radio, influential artists and music discovery as he introduces audiences to tracks that they may not have heard before. With each program, audiences will be treated to Knopfler’s musical knowledge and share in his joy of all kinds of music.
Describing his new SiriusXM show, Knopfler said: “I’ve tried not to make my choices too obvious and avoided the mega-hits. I hope people might make a discovery or two, but there’s so much good music out there I’ve had to leave out mountains of it. It’s been tricky, but fun all the way.”
SiriusXM subscribers can catch The British Grove Broadcast beginning Wednesday, March 4 at 9pm ET on Volume (channel 106), the channel devoted to the discussion of, and passion for, music. Listeners can find The British Grove Broadcast on Volume every Wednesday night at 9pm ET where they’ll hear tracks from artists such as Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo, Jenny O., Bob Dylan, John Prine, Joni Mitchell and Los Lobos, among others. Pandora will also release special playlists echoing the music and themes of The British Grove Broadcast.
British Grove Studios, established in 2005, is Knopfler’s state-of-the-art recording studio complex, named after its location in London’s Chiswick neighborhood. Knopfler has recorded five solo albums at British Grove Studios including his latest album, Down The Road Wherever, as well as various projects and a film soundtrack. Artists who have recorded at British Grove Studios include the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Who, Nick Cave, Sting, Kaiser Chiefs and Goldfrapp, among others.
Knopfler is one of the most celebrated British guitar heroes to emerge in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. He first rose to fame as the lead singer and guitarist of Dire Straits and went on to launch his solo career in 1983. He is a producer, songwriter, film composer and guitarist. In addition to 2018’s Down The Road Wherever, recent studio albums include Privateering (2012) All The Roadrunning, a duets album with Emmylou Harris (2006), and Shangri-La (2004).
SiriusXM subscribers with streaming access can also hear the program on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, devices with Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant, Apple TV, Sony PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/AtHome to learn more.
Indigo Girls New Album ‘Look Long’ Out April 24
“We’re still a bar band at heart,” says Emily Saliers, ahead of Indigo Girls’ 16th album, Look Long out April 24 on Rounder Records. “Today, we joke about being old, but what is old when it comes to music? We’re just as inspired by younger artists, and the passion feels the same as it did when we were 25 years-old.” And with that spirit, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers told themselves they “weren’t going to put boundaries on what an Indigo Girls song should be.” Check out the first single, Shit Kickin’.
Produced by John Reynolds at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios in Bath, England, Look Long was born from a need to sing songs and bolster each other. “People can feel lost in these times,” Saliers explains. “Let’s lament our limitations, but let’s also look beyond what’s right in front of us, take the long view of things, and strive to do better.”
In 1999, Reynolds produced Indigo Girls’ beloved album, Come On Now Social, a time described by Ray as “one of the most important moments in our musical growth.” They’ve reunited with that same band: Reynolds on drums, bassist Clare Kenny, keyboardist Carole Isaacs, cellist Caroline Dalea and guitarist Justin Adams, joined by their longtime violinist, Lyris Hung and vocalists Lucy Wainwright Roche and Lucy Jules (George Michael). Before flying to England, the two had agreed, “Whatever happens in the studio will happen,” says Saliers. “A lot of magic unfolded because of that decision.”
Among the many highlights are Country Radio (hear a great full-band version on Live From Here with Chris Thile) and Reynolds’ arrangement of a recent live staple, Howl At the Moon. “It’s something I always do with my daughter, when we’re out in the woods,” says Amy. “I did it with my friends, when we were kids. It’s means you’re happy, you’re free. Explore the irreverent, but also honor the things that you should. Don’t be afraid.” In the song Feel This Way, Emily is singing to her younger self. She adds, “Enjoy everything, suck it all up now.”
The power of unity has always been an Indigo Girls calling card, and maybe because of it, they’ve been having a resurgence: Their audience has become more expansive and diverse, and they have a new generation of devoted peers, like Brandi Carlile and Justin Vernon, who recently said on the Broken Record podcast how he, “…adored them more and more—the more they had strength in the face of their adversity,” says Vernon. “They’re my favourite group ever.”
Since their 1989 self-titled, breakout album, the Grammy award-winning duo has racked up a slew of gold and platinum certifications and sold-out tours around the world, all while engaging in committed and uncompromising social and political activism, including immigration reform (El Refugio), LGBTQ rights, education (Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library), death penalty reform, and sustainability in Native communities. They are co-founders of Honor the Earth, a non-profit dedicated to Indigenous environmental justice and green energy solutions. They have granted over three million dollars to Native-led grassroots groups and campaigns fighting against bad energy projects but also funding sustainable ones.
Look Long will be available everywhere April 24 on Rounder Records. Ticket and show information can be found here.
LOOK LONG TRACK LIST:
1. Shit Kickin’
2. Look Long
3. Howl At the Moon
4. When We Were Writers
5. Change My Heart
6. KC Girl
7. Country Radio
8. Muster
9. Feel This Way Again
10. Favorite Flavor
11. Sorrow and Joy
TOUR DATES:
March 1 – Rocky Mount, VA Harvester Performance Center
March 2 – Nelsonville, OH Stuart’s Opera House
March 3 – Dayton, OH Victoria Theatre
March 5 – Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
March 6 – Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
March 7 – Greensboro, SC Piedmont Hall
March 17 – Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Center for the Arts
March 20 – Stamford, CT The Palace Theatre
March 21 – Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
March 22 – Huntington, NY The Paramount
March 25 – Collingswood, NJ Scottish Rite Auditorium
March 27 – Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Casino
March 28 – Medford, MA Chevalier Theatre
May 1 – Morgantown, WV Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre
May 2 – Rehoboth Beach, DE Women’s Fest
May 4 – Virginia Beach, VA Sandler Center
June 19 – Concord, MA Umbrella Community Arts Center
June 20 – Northampton, MA The Pines
June 23 – Vienna, VA Filene Center at Wolf Trap (w/ Ani DiFranco)
June 26 – Highland Park, IL, Ravinia
July 2 – Grand Rapids, MI, Meijer Gardens
July 4 – Toronto, ON, Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage
July 6 – Calgary, AB The Wildhorse Saloon
July 20 – Minneapolis, MN, Music in the Zoo
July 23 – Denver, CO , Botanical Gardens
July 25 – Boulder, CO, Chautauqua Auditorium
July 26 – Park City, UT, Deer Valley Snow Park Amphitheater
July 31 – Saratoga, CA, Mountain Winery
August 4 – Portland OR, Keller Auditorium
September 12 – Chattanooga, TN Moon River Music Festival
Marley75 Celebrations Continue With Bob Marley: Legacy Documentary Series
The legendary Bob Marley’s 75th birthday celebrations continue with the announcement of Bob Marley: Legacy; an 12-part mini-documentary series, featuring a collection of intimate conversations and interviews with his family, friends and fans, woven together with his original music, remixes and covers. This unique YouTube series provides fans a refreshing and cinematic journey through the life, legacy and relevance Bob Marley still holds in this present day. The first episode, ‘75 Years A Legend’ debuts today, on Bob Marley’s official YouTube page.
The Iron Lion Zion EP was also revealed today. Featuring a 7” and 12” version of the timeless classic and fan favourite, alongside two special dub mixes, a remix and “Smile Jamaica” (From Songs Of Freedom). Iron Lion Zion EP is available worldwide from today.
Last month, the Marley family, UMe, and Island Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company begun to roll out their yearlong MARLEY75 commemorative plans in celebration of the legendary cultural icon, with a stunning animated visual for the 40th anniversary of the timeless classic “Redemption Song”. Created by French artists Octave Marsal & Theo De Gueltzl, the breathtaking animation, features 2,747 original drawings, using powerful symbols to amplify the magnitude of the song’s timeless lyrics and importance in today’s world.
Continuing the celebrations into the spring, the inaugural MARLEY75 music festivities kick off in May with the first of many celebrations to come. Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley’s Bob Marley Celebration will headline The BeachLife Festival. This special, collaborative appearance will feature Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley performing an extensive catalog of Bob Marley tunes in celebration of their father’s 75th birthday at the three-day immersive music, art, and culinary ocean-side event.
Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley have also announced they will be performing at the Red Rocks Amphitheater on May 31. Doors for the all-ages show open at 5 p.m., with music starting at about 5:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. Shows for Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA on August 19 and Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY on August 20 have also been announced.
In this digital era, Bob Marley remains one of the most followed posthumous artists on social media, and MARLEY75 will serve to bring his music and message to the digital foreground, reaching new audiences and perspectives with innovative content and groundbreaking technology. Special live events, exclusive digital content, recordings, exhibitions, plus rare and unearthed treasures will also be revealed throughout the year. Bob Marley’s music continues to inspire generation upon generation, as his legacy lives on through his message of love, justice and unity, a sentiment needed more than ever in 2020. In conjunction with Tuff Gong and UMe, a division of the Universal Music Group, the Marley family will continue to ensure the highest quality, integrity and care is taken to honor Bob’s legacy and to celebrate one of the 20th century’s most important and influential figures.
Additional information on MARLEY75 events will be revealed soon.