‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ star Tom Holland is your friendly neighborhood dog adoption advocate.
A Mashup of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ With Metallica, The Temptations, Jackson 5 and…Sly Fox!
Video editor Bill McClintock has created a brilliant mashup that combines Queen’s We Will Rock You with Sly Fox’s Let’s Go All the Way, The Temptations’ Shakey Ground, Metallica’s Sad But True and The Jackson 5’s ABC.
This German Game Show Where Timing Is Needed
The object is to get one ball in each railroad car, and it’s actually quite serious.
Jack Black Impersonates The Rock
Hilarious impersonation of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson by Jack Black.
Fitz And The Tantrums Announce New Album “All The Feels” Out September 20
Fitz and the Tantrums has announced details for their much anticipated, forthcoming album. Titled “ALL THE FEELS,” the multi-platinum band’s fourth full length release arrives everywhere on September 20.
Frontman Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick said: “So many highs and lows this last year but we’ll make it through together. We are so excited to finally share what we’ve been working so hard on. ‘ALL THE FEELS’ has all the emotions. We hope you love it as much as we do.”
Fitz and the Tantrums also unveiled today the album’s title track and its companion music video – watch it below.
“123456” is currently ascending the Hot AC radio chart, following back-to-back weeks as Alternative radio’s #1 most added song. The track has already been featured in high profile spots on MLB Network and will highlighted in the forthcoming Netflix film “Otherhood.” Released earlier this spring, “123456” marked the first new music from Fitz and the Tantrums since 2016’s acclaimed self-titled album, which featured the band’s biggest hit to date, “HandClap.” The global smash has logged more than 400 MILLION worldwide streams while enjoying top 5 chart success at multi-format radio outlets nationwide. Likewise, the 2x-Platinum certified song’s official companion video has amassed more than 80 MILLION views to date on YouTube alone.
Fitz and the Tantrums are currently in the midst of a massive North American co-headlining tour with Elektra labelmates Young The Giant. The band’s cross-country trek kicked off earlier this month with a sold-out show at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO, and continues into August, highlighted by a stop at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 1 and a special, homecoming show at The Forum in Los Angeles on August 10. Support comes from indie-pop trio COIN (June-July) and indie-alt songstress Alice Merton (August).
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS “ALL THE FEELS” TRACK LISTING
1. All The Feels
2. 123456
3. I Just Wanna Shine
4. Ain’t Nobody But Me
5. I Need Help!
6. Don’t Ever Let Em
7. Basement
8. Ready or Not
9. OCD
10. SuperMagik
11. Belladonna*
12. Stop
13. Dark Days
14. Hands Up
15. Kiss The Sky*
16. Maybe Yes
17. Livin’ For The Weekend*
*appears on digital release only
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2019 CO-HEADLINING WITH YOUNG THE GIANT
JUNE
28 Columbus, OH Express Live Outdoors – SOLD OUT
29 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
30 Cleveland, OH Jacob’s Pavilion at Nautica
JULY
2 Des Moines, IA Brenton Skating Plaza*
3 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Concert Cove
5 New Braunfels, TX Whitewater Amphitheater
7 Houston, TX Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
9 Oklahoma City, OK The Zoo Amphitheatre
10 Fayetteville, AR Walmart AMP
12 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheatre
13 Charlotte, NC Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
14 Atlanta, GA State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
18 Tampa, FL The Cuban Club Courtyard
19 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
20 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheater
21 Orlando, FL Orlando Amphitheater
AUGUST
1 Chicago, IL Grant Park (Lollapalooza)*
2 West Allis, WI Wisconsin State Fair Park*
4 Seattle, WA Marymoor Park Concerts
6 Troutdale, OR Edgefield Amphitheater – SOLD OUT
8 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
9 San Diego, CA CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
10 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
11 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
14 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort
15 Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
16 Las Vegas, NV Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
* = shows/festivals not including Young The Giant
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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo Form A Wedding Band…And Are Playing Ontario
The Wedding Band is not just your typical cover band. Actually maybe they are…But the band members are certainly not typical. Cosmo Music in Richmond Hill, Ontatio are going to host the duo, along with Whitfield Crane, and Joey Castillo for a special event. This unlikely bunch is coming to play all your favourite classic covers from bands like AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Billy Idol, and more on Friday, July 26. This is going to be an event you’ll never forget – don’t miss out, and get your tickets here.
LyricFind Receives Government of Canada Funding to Promote and Export Canadian Content via Lyrics and Lyric Translations
Translations matter, and just as lyrics boost engagement, translated lyrics boost engagement across language barriers.
Toronto-based lyric licensing pioneers, LyricFind, have received funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage Creative Export Canada program to focus on and globalize Canadian content, using the power of lyrics and translation. The two-year project supports the licensing, transcription and translation of Canadian artists and songwriters’ lyrics, and monetizes their lyrics through LyricFind’s extensive roster of clients.
LyricFind will also power lyric translation display at live events globally and translate popular lyrics by Canadian artists like Drake and Carly Rae Jepsen into widely spoken world languages. The grant also allows for the translation of the most important Indigenous language songs into English and French, and reciprocates by translating top Canadian song lyrics into Indigenous languages, all with the help of First Nations music and language consultants. Lyric translations promise to spark additional engagement with songs in languages like Inuktitut, Cree, and Anishinaabemowin, as well as support interest in lesser-spoken Indigenous languages like Maliseet.
All told, this program will enable LyricFind’s biggest Canadian-focused content and translation distribution effort to date. “We created the first real global licensing ecosystem for lyrics, but we feel we have yet to bring the full linguistic breadth and artistic range of our home country to the wider world. Thanks to this project, we’re aiming to expand our catalog of Canadian content by a factor of ten,” Darryl Ballantyne, Founder and CEO of LyricFind notes. “We’re excited to start sharing translated Canadian content around the globe.”
One of the most innovative aspects of the project is its use of human translation, which offers a more accurate and nuanced take on song meanings. “Automated translation works well in particular instances and with common language pairs, like Spanish to English, but in most cases, it fails to capture the complexity and subtlety of song lyrics in translation,” reflects Robert Singerman, SVP, International Publishing at LyricFind, who has dedicated the last 15 years of his career to giving music subtitles.
“It’s like we’ve been watching a stunning foreign film without subtitles all this time,” Singerman muses. “Now we get to move deeper into music, whether it’s being played live or heard digitally in languages we don’t know. It’s what the troubadours and all songwriters and artists who followed intended; communication with the audience.”
Paul Brandt’s #NotInMyCity Receives Canadian Country Music Association’s Slaight Music Humanitarian Award
The Canadian Country Music Association Board of Directors is honoured to present the 2019 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award to Paul Brandt for the leaps and bounds he has made in raising awareness and taking action to end child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in Canada with his #NotInMyCity movement. Given out annually, the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award celebrates a person or organization who has made an outstanding contribution of time and energy in support of humanitarian causes.
“Not only is Paul Brandt one of the greatest entertainers in our format and our country, he is an extraordinary humanitarian. Using his platform, he has become a strong voice for those affected by the horrible crimes of child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in Canada and we are in awe of the change he is creating,” said Tracy Martin, CCMA President. “The CCMA is honoured to recognize #NotInMyCity and Paul’s remarkable efforts to bring attention to this urgent issue in our country.”
Founded by Brandt in July 2017, #NotInMyCity serves to educate the public about the realities of human trafficking while also uniting Canadians in the fight to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens. Brandt and collaborative stakeholders recognized that many Canadians were unaware of the staggering facts surrounding trafficking. For example, 93% of Canada’s trafficking victims come from Canada and more than 75% of people working in the Canadian sex trade began working as a child. More than a quarter of victims are under the age of 18 and, despite being only four per cent of Canada’s population, Indigenous Canadians represent half of all human trafficking victims. Today, #NotInMyCity is a strong, collaborative organization, working with established agencies and groups to raise awareness and take action to combat human trafficking.
“Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in Canada today,” said Brandt. “On behalf of the millions of human trafficking victims in the world, I am moved to be receiving the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award recognizing the #NotInMyCity movement. Our Allies have courageously stepped up and chosen to be on the right side of history. We must end the sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of children for profit occurring in Canada and around the world.”
Partners and supporters of #NotInMyCity include a growing list of visionary businesses and organizations along with First Nations groups, representatives from Ministries within the Provincial Government, the City of Calgary and City of Edmonton as well as sectors of Police, Justice, Health, Children’s Services, Education and not-for-profit community agencies. The Calgary International Airport and Edmonton International Airport have also partnered with #NotInMyCity to help stop trafficking.
“My father Allan and the Slaight family believe strongly in helping the communities we live in and supporting grassroots initiatives that raise awareness of deserving issues,” says Slaight Communications CEO, Gary Slaight. “I congratulate Paul Brandt on both his #NotinMyCity initiative and his Buckspring Foundation that have helped to better lives. There’s no question that Paul is richly deserving of the honour that comes with receiving the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award.”
This CCMA Award of Achievement is named the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award in recognition of the generous donation made by the Slaight Music Foundation. The 2019 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award will be presented to Paul Brandt during a private industry event as part of Country Music Week 2019, taking place September 5-8 in Calgary, Alberta. For further details on the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award and other CCMA Awards of Achievement click here.
To learn more about #NotInMyCity visit notinmycity.ca.
The Floppotron Is Back – This Time With A Cover Of Gary Numan’s “Cars”
SPaweł Zadrożniak’s Floppotron hasn’t forgotten where it came from, this time with a version of the synth-heavy, robotic sounds of Gary Numan’s 1979 hit Cars.
Photo Gallery: Lionel Richie at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
