Pete Drake and his talkbox on the Jimmy Dean Show
Colin Farrell and Danny DeVito Answer the Internet’s Most Searched Questions About Them
Dumbo stars Colin Farrell and Danny DeVito take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet’s most searched questions about themselves. Can Colin Farrell dance? Is Danny DeVito nice? Can Colin really play the piano? Was Danny supposed to be Wolverine??
Snoop Dogg, Incubus Announced to Headline 2019 Laketown Shakedown
Laketown Shakedown is excited to announce Snoop Dogg, Incubus and Sublime with Rome will be headlining the new 3-day festival taking place at Laketown Ranch in the Cowichan Valley on June 28, 29 & 30.
Camping, Weekend Passes, and Single Day Tickets will go on sale at 10am on March 29th here.
BC locals Jesse Roper and Stickybuds will be kicking off the weekend with performances on Friday, followed by two full days of crowd-pleasing, upbeat music including West Coast rap legend Snoop Dogg, Grammy Award-nominated rock band Incubus, ska punk group Sublime with Rome, “all star” pop band Smash Mouth and more! Additional artists still to be added.Supported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, Laketown Shakedown 2019 was designed to appeal to music lovers of all ages and features lineup of musical acts from a variety of genres including hip hop, classic rock, dance, and alternative.
Following the outstanding success of previous events, Laketown Ranch has solidified its place as the ultimate vacation destination in the Cowichan Valley. Laketown Ranch is a world-class facility, featuring the largest permanent outdoor stage in Canada on a 172-acre site only minutes from Cowichan Lake. The 2019 Laketown Shakedown will host 3 days of live music across 3 stages in a truly spectacular setting, plus a festival village with food and other vendors, multiple full-service bars, a dynamic VIP area, flush toilets, and showers.
See the full lineup for Laketown Shakedown below:
Friday, June 28
- Jesse Roper
- Stickybuds
- The Boom Booms
- Mt Doyle
Saturday, June 29
- Incubus
- Black Pistol Fire
- Five Alarm Funk
- Louise Burns
- The Sorority
- Goldfish
- DJ Murge
- Bend Sinister
- Phono Pony
Sunday, June 30
- Snoop Dogg
- Sublime with Rome
- Smash Mouth
- DJ Nu-Mark
- Skiitour
- Grandson
- Illvis Freshly
- The Faceplants
Dean Brody Releases Anticipated EP, Black Sheep, and new single in Advance of Fall Tour
Celebrated songwriter, performer and award-winning artist Dean Brody is releasing a new EP titled Black Sheep on April 26, ahead of summer festival season and his forthcoming fall tour alongside acclaimed act and friend, Dallas Smith.
With a plethora of accolades to his name, Brody is a 2-time Juno Award winning artist, 17-time CCMA Award winner, and celebrated songwriter, with three previous CCMA Award wins for songwriter of the year, and 23 Top 10 hits at country radio, the most recent of which was “Dose of Country”, the second single from Black Sheep.
The playful, upbeat track “Whiskey in a Teacup” is the newest single from the EP, which was recently released across all platforms. In clever lyrically juxtaposing phrases, the harsh taste of whiskey disguised in a teacup serves as a metaphor for an unassuming woman who may surprise people, in one way or another.
Black Sheep contains a perfect compilation of Brody’s signature uptempo, foot-stomping hits (“Good Goodbye”, “Dose of Country” and the latest single, “Whiskey in a Teacup”), with hints at a softer, deeper, side. The title track, “Black Sheep” is reminiscent of his signature storytelling depth, with an addictive upbeat tempo. Brody’s unique ability to beautifully articulate rare moments in time through the art of songwriting is showcased through “Moonlight Girl”. In a similar vein, “Ever After” is a touching ballad which Brody is known for, fully encompassing the long lasting connection found in the right relationship.
Written and produced in Nashville alongside longtime collaborative partner and producer Matt Rovey, Black Sheep, is meant to encompass an individual, artistic body of work, created outside the constraints of conventional borders.
Brody’s aptitude for songwriting and capturing moments inspired by the beauty of every day life observed around him are paramount. He hopes fans find their own connections to individual tracks, stating, “To me, Black Sheep symbolizes the fact that it’s ok to identify as different, and to think outside the box. I hope listeners find their own meanings and connections to the lyrics, whether they are in the mood for a party on a Friday night, or in the midst of discovering the excitement of a new relationship.”
This fall will bring Brody together with another iconic country artist making his mark on the genre, Dallas Smith, for the first-ever, larger-than-life, Friends Don’t Let Friends Tour Alone Tour, kicking off in Sault Ste. Marie on Sept 18, before heading across the country. Shortly thereafter, the two unique artists known for their multiple #1 smash hits will take to the Budweiser Stage in Toronto for an epic co-headlined evening, which will mark Brody’s third year in a row headlining the large-scale venue. Familiar friends will share the stage with Brody and Smith throughout the anticipated event, with special guests Chad Brownlee and MacKenzie Porter joining the award-winning pair on the national tour.
Black Sheep track listing:
1. Black Sheep
2. Whiskey in a Teacup
3. Moonlight Girl
4. Good Goodbye
5. Ever After
6. Dose of Country
Amazon’s Coachella Curated Storefront Open, Vanessa Hudgens Selects Her Faves
Today, Amazon opened its curated storefront for the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival featuring festival essentials from categories like fashion & accessories, beauty, health & wellness, tech, and camping. Items available include sunglasses, sunscreen, pain relievers, bug spray, portable fans, disposable cameras, nail art, and more.
Customers can order in advance for delivery to their home or Amazon pickup point, or ship directly to an Amazon Locker located inside the festival gates, here: amazon.com/Coachella.
In addition, Amazon has worked with actress and musician Vanessa Hudgens to shop the store and select her favorite items that she plans to wear to this year’s festival (see below).
Amazon is also giving away two VIP passes to Weekend 2 of the sold-out festival, as well as $3,000 for travel and accommodation. Those interested in entering can visit amazon.com/Coachellagiveaway for more details.
Vanessa Hudgens’ Festival Essentials
- Miuco Womens Acrylic Handbag Handmade Ark Clutch Purse
- SOJOS Cat Eye Mirrored Flat Lenses Street Fashion Metal Frame Women Sunglasses
- Mocya Infinity Anklet
- Listerine Ready! Tabs
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Non-Greasy Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion
- Pedialyte Electrolyte Powder, Strawberry Lemonade
- Belkin Ultra Slim Portable Charger
- Drunk Elephant Lippe Balm
- Ordenado Hair Bands
- L’Occitane Fast-Absorbing 20% Shea Butter Hand Cream
Band Together with Logic and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
It’s not a competition. It’s a collaboration.
In this YouTube Originals special, award-winning rapper and producer, Logic invites the world to collaborate with him on an original song, and opens up his creative process like never before. After Logic lays down some rough ideas and releases them on Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s online collaborative platform, HITRECORD, the song takes on a life of its own: Thousands of people from around the world build on what Logic started, bringing their own ideas and influences, and inspiring each other to push the music in unexpected directions. Through this unique process, Logic discovers the stories and talents of 21 musicians: an unlikely band of collaborators who come together to create a truly original song and music video.
Watch Glen Hansard at Paste Studio NYC
Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard stopped by the Paste Studio this week to perform songs from his fourth solo album This Wild Willing, out on April 12 via ANTI- Records.
My Next Read: Begin the Begin: R.E.M.’s Early Years
Begin the Begin, out May 14, 2019, is the first biography of R.E.M. wholly researched and written since they disbanded in 2011, and written by Robert Dean Lurie. It offers by far the most detailed account of the group’s formative years–their early lives, their first encounters with one another, their legendary debut show, early tours in the back of a van, initial recordings, their shrewdly paced rise to fame.
The people and places of the American South are crucial to the R.E.M. story in ways much more complex and interesting than have previously been presented, claims Robert Dean Lurie; he explores the myriad ways in which the band’s adopted hometown of Athens, Georgia–and the South in general–shaped its members and the character of their art.
The South is much more than the background here; it plays a major role: the creative ferment that erupted in Athens and gripped many of its young inhabitants in the late 1970s and early ’80s drew on regional traditions of outsider art and general cultural out-thereness, and gave rise to a free-spirited music scene that produced the B-52’s and Pylon, as well as laying the ground for R.E.M.’s subsequent breakout success. Lurie has tracked down and interviewed numerous figures in the band’s history who were underrepresented in, or absent from, earlier biographies–they contribute previously undocumented stories and cast a fresh light on the familiar narrative.
The 15-Year-Old Photographer Who Photographed John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Bed-In For Peace
This year is the 50th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s iconic bed-in for peace at the Hilton Amsterdam. Despite being only 15 years old at the time, photographer Govert De Roos tells us how he was able to find a way into the room to capture some of the most recognizable images of that moment. Now, as he prepares to be part of a new exhibition celebrating this moment, Govert, alongside Hilton Amsterdam General Manager Roberto Payer, talks about how the message of peace and understanding continues to be relevant today and how the legacy of room 702 lives on.
What It Means To Be An Independent Artist Today
The definition of what it means to be an independent musician is more complicated than one might think. It comes down to market share, ownership and so much more.