Here’s high school television coverage of Pearl Jam back in May, 1992 playing a charity basketball game versus local Cleveland rock radio station WMMS.
Genius Builds an Electric Guitar Out of 800 Pieces of Paper
Burl of Burl’s Art, who regularly builds guitars made from unusual materials, takes the unconventional route and makes a bright red guitar out of 800 sheets of paper.
Dolly Parton’s ‘Heartstrings’ Official Trailer Is Here
Eight Dolly songs. Eight Dolly stories. Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings is an anthology series that showcases the stories, memories, and inspirations behind her most beloved songs. Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings premiered on November 22, only on Netflix.
https://youtu.be/Rk0dfTAH7ME
Niall Horan Announces Nice To Meet Ya Tour
Niall Horan has announced his Nice To Meet Ya tour with special guest Lewis Capaldi plus Fletcher.
“Nice To Meet Ya”, the first single from Horan’s new album, has already amassed more than 35 million combined global streams. Over 30,000 fans tuned in for the live premiere of the official video and the clip racked up more than 13 million views in the first week of release.
Rolling Stone praised the “alluring single” and TIME named “Nice To Meet Ya” one of the “5 Best Songs of the Week” upon its release in October. Billboard declared it “Horan’s most daring track yet…”
Originally from Mullingar, Ireland, Horan has sold over 80 million records and toured the globe multiple times as part of the iconic One Direction. With his full-length solo debut Flicker (Capitol Records), he achieved massive global success and widespread critical acclaim. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in October 2017 and soon earned Platinum certification or greater in 20 countries, including the U.S. In addition to surpassing three million in worldwide album sales and nearly 3.5 billion combined streams worldwide, it topped the iTunes Top Albums chart in 61 countries.
Flicker included the 2x Platinum single “This Town,” which has amassed over 800 million streams worldwide, and the 3x Platinum “Slow Hands,” which shot straight to No. 1 in 44 countries, claiming the top spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart for two weeks and surpassing 10 million in adjusted track sales globally with 1.5 billion streams worldwide. Horan’s Flicker World Tour included sold-out dates in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe, Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Australia.
After topping the U.K. Official Singles chart for a nearly unprecedented seven weeks, Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its 24th consecutive week on the tally and is the first No. 1 single from a debut U.K. artist since February 2016. Worldwide streams of the track are approaching two billion. Already certified Platinum by the RIAA, “Someone You Loved” has now earned 2.5 million equivalent song units in the U.S. It is certified Platinum or greater in a total of 18 countries. Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, is the fastest selling UK debut of 2019 with 90,000 albums sold in the first week. To date, it has sold over 1.5 million adjusted albums worldwide and combined global streams now exceed 2.6 billion. The 23-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter recently wrapped a sold-out headline tour of North America and his March 2020 tour of the UK and Ireland sold out in mere seconds, making him the first artist in history to sell out arenas prior to the release of a debut album. Capaldi was hailed as a 2018 Vevo DSCVR Artist To Watch and a 2019 Vevo LIFT Artist, longlisted for the BBC Sound Of 2018 Poll, and won Breakthrough Artist of the Year honors at the Scottish Music Awards. He was nominated for the BRIT Awards Critics’ Choice award and named an MTV UK PUSH Ones To Watch artist.
FLETCHER’s debut EP – you ruined new york city for me – is out now on Capitol Records. The EP is a highly personal story of first love and heartbreak and features FLETCHER’s breakout hit “Undrunk,” which has amassed more than 100 million streams worldwide, since earning the #1 spot on Spotify’s Viral Chart. The EP also includes follow up singles, “If You’re Gonna Lie” and “All Love.” FLETCHER made her late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon with “Undrunk,” which spent several weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Noted as the fastest rising song at pop radio from a new artist in the last 5 years, she also earned impressive slots on Wango Tango, The iHeartRadio Music Festival and Z100’s upcoming Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden this year. FLETCHER has been performing sold out headline tours of both North America and Europe, with sets at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Life is Beautiful, and other prominent festivals already under her belt. The singer-songwriter, who somehow also found time to graduate from NYU’s famed Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music, has already begun carving out a space for herself in pop music. PAPER states FLETCHER is “one of the most exciting female artists to emerge in pop,” and it’s clear that she has much more to say.
Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya 2020 Tour – North American Dates
DATE CITY VENUE
4/20 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
4/22 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
4/24 Miami, FL BB&T Center
4/25 Orlando, FL Amway Center
4/27 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
4/29 New York, NY Barclays Center
5/1 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
5/2 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
5/6 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
5/8 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
5/9 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
5/11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
5/13 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
5/15 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
5/16 Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena
5/18 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
5/20 San Jose, CA SAP Center
Fred Penner Announces The Cat Came Back 40th Anniversary Tour
Calling all Fred Heads! Fred Penner announces his cross-Canada The Cat Came Back 40th Anniversary Tour, starting in Ottawa, ON on February 28.
A gentle giant with an undeniable ability to make you feel good about yourself, this musical master brings 40+ years of commitment, consistency and depth to a career that blends the many genres of performing and communication.
From delivering a prolific 13 albums to families across North America to countless energetic live shows for eager audiences; 12 seasons and over 900 episodes of Fred Penner’s Place TV series on CBC (Canada) and Nick Jr. (USA) to composing music for YTV’s Tipi Tales and keynote presenting at numerous early childhood conferences, Fred has, without a doubt, established himself as a fundamental part of the North American family entertainment scene. Always building on a common theme rooted in integrity and a “belief in what I can do” he has created a lasting impact that crosses generations and continues to grow.
Penner’s visibility has allowed him the privilege and joy of using his voice to support organizations including UNESCO, World Vision, UNICEF and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society.
Whether through Juno Award winning albums, concerts, videos, books or television, his cornerstone philosophy remains the same: “Never underestimate your ability to make the difference in the life of a child”.
FRED PENNER: THE CAT CAME BACK 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Friday, February 28 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons Theatre
Sunday, March 1 – Belleville, ON – The Empire Theatre
Tuesday, March 3 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Wednesday, March 4 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Concert Hall
Thursday, March 5 – London, ON – London Music Hall
Sunday, March 8 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
Tuesday, March 10 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
Thursday, March 12 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
Sunday, March 15 – Red Deer, AB – Red Deer Memorial Centre
Saturday, March 21 – Nanaimo, BC – The Port Theatre
Sunday, March 22 – Victoria, BC – McPherson Theatre
Friday, March 27 – Vernon, BC – Vernon Performing Arts Centre
Sunday, March 29 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Centre
Sunday, April 5 – North Vancouver, BC – Centennial Theatre
Ronnie Wood: Somebody Up There Likes Me Trailer
‘Somebody Up There Likes Me, the first in-depth film biography of Ronnie Wood was released to cinemas around the UK and Ireland in November, 2019, and should be on your fave streaming service any moment now.
Ronnie Wood – artist, musician, producer and author. Yet, there is so much more to know about the man himself. This intimate portrait traces the lives and careers of one of the most important guitarists in rock music, capturing what it means to be such an iconic presence. Since he bought his first Rogers electric guitar for £25 over 55 years ago, Ronnie Wood has been at the centre of rock ‘n’ roll, his electrifying and timeless style a key part of British music history.
Ronnie Wood said, “When my mate (acclaimed director) Mike Figgis approached me to make this documentary film I was baffled where to start and where to finish …Oh well, how about from being born into the Wood dynasty to where I am right now! That should do it … The title says it all, hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it. “Leave ‘em wanting more”, as the man said, so look out people, there’s a lot more stories to be told.”
Interspersed with dazzling vintage performance footage of The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces and the Rolling Stones, ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ traces Wood’s life from his upbringing in West London, where his father Arthur would fall asleep in neighbours’ gardens as Wood and his two brothers often awoke to find “characters draped over the furniture” who Arthur had brought home from the pub.
Made over two years for Eagle Rock Films, the documentary features brand new interviews with Wood’s Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts, as well as his Faces bandmate, Rod Stewart. Other interviewees include Wood’s wife Sally Wood, singer Imelda May and artist Damien Hirst. Hirst reminds viewers how Wood is one of the few musicians to have a respected alternative career as a painter. He says, “Ronnie is a dab hand – he can paint better than me.”
While Figgis’ film is sympathetic to Wood, it doesn’t shy away from his hardships. He talks openly about his battles with drink and drugs, speaking honestly about overcoming his freebase addiction as well as beating lung cancer.
Mike Figgis said, “Music has always been central to the way I approach filmmaking. Working with Ronnie on ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ was a great opportunity to explore the roots of the UK Blues and Rock scene, something I had begun in 2002 with Red White and Blues, the Martin Scorcese produced history of the British blues scene, The bonus was Ronnie himself. A multi-talented storyteller, artist and musician. His candour and warmth was always present as he talked about the highs and the lows of his career thus far.”
‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ takes its title from Wood surviving his chronic smoking habit, as he says: “When they operated on my cancer, they took away my emphysema. They said my lungs were as if I’d never smoked. I thought: ‘How’s that for a Get Out Of Jail Free card?’ Somebody up there likes me, and somebody down here likes me too.”
Throughout, footage of Wood playing guitar and harmonica is a reminder of a versatile instrumentalist, while he also thoughtfully and skilfully paints in his studio. ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ is a new look at Ronnie Wood – a rewarding and always compelling insight into one of music’s most likeable, successful but complex key players.
Ringo Starr & Dave Grohl Interview Each Other
Two drummers turned frontmen go deep on their craft, losing John Lennon and Kurt Cobain, and finding life after their legendary bands.
Ministry Performs A Brilliant Version Of ‘(Every Day Is) Halloween’
The still-legendary industrial metal band Ministry, led by Al Jourgensen, rebuilt its own 1984 anthem “(Every Day Is) Halloween”. The video was shot by photographer Thaddeus Bridwell in a moody black and white to still capture the Goth vibe of the classic tune.
Jane Austen’s Guide for Writers
Jan 27, 2013, is the 200th celebration of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Many books by her are still revived today, even appreciated by scholars. A great many people everywhere throughout the world read pride and prejudice each year. Revisions of the story, regardless of whether that is the traditional Colin Firth style or “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries,” are still well known. That is genuinely staggering, looking at this logically that one of our handpicked stories was composed by somebody who lived before photography, before the customary train journey. The person who wrote so perfectly and brilliantly about love and romance was somebody who never espoused.
How do her books and her life guide those who try to write stories half as good as hers? What are the rules we need to work on?
Work On Your Pitch Letter.
Jane Austen’s works are connected with the Regency period of their publication that we frequently neglect her first three books, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey was written during the 1790s. Even though she revised these books, it didn’t change that much; the first attempt to publish her writing came in 1797′ when her father attempted to get a publisher inspired by Pride and Prejudice.
While her father had good intentions, he didn’t have the haziest idea of how to publish Jane’s work. In the letter he wrote the publisher, he didn’t generally describe Pride and Prejudice in any way. The publisher never took a look at it. One of the most-read books in the English literature didn’t find a publisher from the start since it wasn’t submitted efficiently. No big surprise. It can happen to any of us, as well.
Try, Try Once More.
The first book Jane Austen sold for publication was Northanger Abbey, at that point titled Susan. In 1803, the publisher paid her 10 pounds, promised to bring it out soon, and tried hard to promote the book. But nothing happened. Simply nothing. It was 1809 before Jane Austen’s sibling wrote to recommend to the publishers that they bring it out now, or if nothing else, give it back to the author so that she may look for another publisher.
The publisher reacted rather harshly, saying they’d given no particular publication date; they possessed the rights, and if the author needs the book back, she could pay them the 10 pounds. That wasn’t a poor proportion of cash in those days, and Jane Austen couldn’t get her very own novel out of publication limbo.
This is the moment that many people would get disheartened. 10 years had passed by; she wasn’t getting published. At this point, I’d most likely have surrendered because I do not have the motivation anymore. It would be best if you believed that even she faced a lot of skepticism regarding her skills.
Jane Austen, at last, decided to put effort into her work to re-examine and try once more. At the point when Sense and Sensibility were at long last published in 1811, it was a quick achievement, and everything changed. She, at last, paid those 10 pounds to get Northanger Abbey back.
Don’t Stress a Lot Over Plots.
Austen was stressed over Northanger Abbey has been on the rack for such a long time. The most challenging problem was that she composed the novel as a farce of a well-known class of book, thinking back to the 1790s, the Gothic epic. Gothics were some of the time offensive, some of the time excellent, exaggerated, and consistently exciting. However, Gothics weren’t as famous by the 1810s. She felt sure the book was currently out-of-date and that no one would now understand the references or the jokes. But then people are as yet reading and getting a thrill out of Northanger Abbey today, over 200 years after the mainstream society, it was written to outwit.
Why? All things considered, the most significant component of the appropriate response, I believe, is that plots change; however, the human instinct remains as before. If your novel has that centre of truth to it, we understand the characters’ inspirations since we remember them in ourselves – explicit publishing plots won’t disappoint you until the end of time.
No Matter What, You Can Never Satisfy Everyone.
Sporadically you run into a scholar who sniffs at Jane Austen for being happy. The majority of this is pure contrarianism; some of it is sexism, as nowadays Jane Austen is viewed as an author who bids for the most part to women as if a large number of men had not read and enjoyed the novel. In any case, there are people the books out-and-out don’t move, but always remember you can never satisfy everyone.
Reading And Writing.
You learn best by reading a bunch and writing a ton, and the most important exercises of all are simply the ones you teach. Writing is drawn in with being happy, be it a short story, novel or dissertation research methods. And happiness isn’t tied in with making money, getting recognized by people, getting dates with lovers, getting laid, or making friends. At last, it’s tied in with improving the lives of the people who will read your work, and improving your own life, too. It’s tied in with getting up, improving, and getting over.
Enjoy A Respite.
If you’ve never done it, you’ll find reading your book following a six-week cutback to be an enjoyable, refreshing experience. It’s yours, you’ll remember it as yours, even have the opportunity to revive what song was on the gramophone when you wrote those lines. Still, then it will moreover resemble writings by another person, a spirit twin, maybe. This is how it ought to be, the writing you delayed. It’s always simpler to kill another person’s lover that it is to kill your own.
No book, regardless of how amazingly written to many people for hundreds of years, might not be loved by everybody. Not Jane Austen’s. Not mine. Not yours. So you can’t let the terrible reviews get you down. Those evaluations aren’t wrong; as a writer, you need to trust they’re not the more significant part!
Can Books Still Be Students’ Best Friends?
Some decades ago books could be the best friends for a significant part of people, mainly students. But nowadays it has changed. Let’s see how exactly.
There are people who would charge that the role of the book, at least paper ones, are vanishing from society and that the time of “Fahrenheit 451” is at hand. The truth, however, is that a fear of the dumbing down of civilization has been around for decades, if not centuries, despite the fact that people are actually more literate now then they have been in ages past.
The Importance of a Book
So, is a book important to a student’s life? Is work still a students’ best friend? The answer can be reflected in the contrast of their lives to others. The average employees who work a 9 to 5 job are likely the last people that one would expect to think of a text as a friend, or a book friend.
There are, however, book clubs at places of work as well as people who typically listen to a novel during the workday or are reading one during a lunch break. People who are of more educated professions not only use them in college, they continue to rely on them for the rest of their careers.
The Importance of Books for Essays
In high school and university, writing essays are a common thing that must be done to pass courses and impress teachers. They are also something that requires textbooks almost all of the time. Essays on novels are so common that there are writing services that offer free essays for students. The practice of getting free essay samples online is becoming very common.
Writing an essay means being informed on the topic, and although research can be done online today, there are many essays that require books to do it. Many essays done in English classes, as one of many examples, are usually done on a novel!
It’s a Dependency…
It’s the student, however, that is most dependent on books to survive in university or college. Even high school students don’t require the sheer number of texts that a college student does. The simple fact is, that from the moment they walk into university, there is a list of books that they have to obtain just to be able to take classes, and they aren’t free!
And, it doesn’t end there, students in high school or university can’t hand in assignments without their textbooks as that’s where their assignments usually are! For college students, research is a word that they come to know intimately, which requires hours of perusing heavy tomes.
It Leads to Addiction
Most college graduates admit after getting their diploma that they couldn’t make it through university without hundreds of books to get them to the finish line. Not only that, but they go on to spend the rest of their lives enjoying novels at home and depending on them at their jobs.
One could say that students not only enjoy books and that they become a student’s best friend, but that published works become an addiction to them that started out in university. It’s one of the few healthy addictions, thankfully, and one that benefits every person who develops one.
So, books are best friends to just about everyone, but this statement is especially true of students. No one needs to do polling samples to realize that. Books will always be the students’ best friends!