One summer can change everything. Watch the official trailer for Stranger Things 3 with The Who’s Baba O’Reily as your soundtrack. Premiering July 4. Only on Netflix.
https://youtu.be/YEG3bmU_WaI
The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress Adds Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’, Cyndi Lauper’s ‘She’s So Unusual’ And More
This morning, the Library of Congress announced the newest 25 additions to its National Recorded Sound Registry. Marking its 17th year this year, the National Recording Registry which honors all types of recorded sound–from music to spoken word to radio broadcasts—as long as the recordings have been historically, culturally or aesthetically significant. The latest 25 takes the total number of recordings on the Registry to 525.
Selections are made by the Librarian of Congress with input from the Library’s National Recorded Sound Preservation Board and after reviewing nominations from the public.
This year’s selections include works by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper, Lefty Frizzell, Nina Simone, Neil Diamond, Stan Freberg, Cab Calloway and others and range in dates from 1901 to 2001.
Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint” will be preserved for future generations, as well asthe original 1968 musical “Hair,” Neil Diamond’s 1969 single “Sweet Caroline;” Ritchie Valens’ 1958 hit, “La Bamba;” disco singer Sylvester’s 1978 single, “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real);” Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September;” Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 debut solo album,“She’s So Unusual;” Curtis Mayfield’s 1972 “Super Fly” soundtrack;” and educational children’s program “Schoolhouse Rock!”
The Strokes Kick Off Opening Night At Toronto’s Budweiser Stage With First Canadian Show In Over A Decade
On May 20th Budweiser Stage will kick off another groundbreaking summer of music and events. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the Budweiser Stage’s annual “Opening Night” will feature the only Canadian performance by one of music’s most critically acclaimed and important rock bands, The Strokes. This highly anticipated return of The Strokes will mark their first Toronto performance in over a decade.
The Strokes are a multi-platinum American rock band formed in New York City in 1998, consisting of Julian Casablancas (vocals), Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond Jr. (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums).
In 2001, the band released their debut album, titled ‘Is This It’. It was certified platinum in the U.S. & UK and received gold certification in a myriad of other countries around the world. Their sophomore effort, ‘Room On Fire’ was released in 2003, and reached gold status in the U.S. and platinum once again in the UK.
Subsequent full-length releases came with ‘First Impressions Of Earth’, (2006), ‘Angles’ (2011), and ‘Comedown Machine’ (2013). Their most recent studio recording was an EP released in the summer of 2016, entitled ‘Future Present Past’ via Julian Casablancas’ own Cult Records label. The band is presently an RCA recording artist via a venture with Cult Records.
Tickets go-on-sale to the general public on Friday, March 29 at 10am via www.livenation.com. To ensure tickets get in to the hands of fans The Strokes have partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Fans can register now through Sunday, March 24 at 10pm EST for the Verified Fan presale. Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public on Tuesday, March 26 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 28 at 10pm local time.
American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning on Wednesday, March 27 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 28 at 10pm.
Photo Gallery: The Winners Wall at the 2019 Juno Awards
Photo Gallery: The Red Carpet at The 2019 Juno Awards in London
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
CMW 2019 Announces Television, Azaelia Banks, James Barker Band and more
Canadian Music Week announces another round of artists this week. The new additions feature Juno award winning country act James Barker Band joined by singer songwriter Emily Reid at the Sirius XM House, rapper, singer, producer Azaelia Banks, Toronto rapper Tasha the Amazon, and seminal 70s rock band Television. The 37th edition takes place from May 6-12 at a variety of downtown Toronto venues. See below for previously announced shows.
The indie- rock group The Elwins have been added to The Indies presented by Indie 88 and Jim Beam and will accompany Born Ruffians along with the winner of the Jim Beam National Talent Search.
Nominations are now open:
Part concert and part awards, the Indies are a celebration of national and international independent musicians making outstanding achievements in this area. Submissions are being accepted through indies.ca until March 24, 2019.
Previously Announced:
And you will know us by the trail of dead
Atsuko Chiba
AWWZ
Azaelia Banks
Born Ruffians (The Indies presented by Indie 88 and Jim Beam)
CLAVVS
Cosmonauts
Counterfeit
Dre Ngozi
Emily Reid (Sirius XM House)
George Clanton
Harlequin Gold
I don’t know how but they found me
IFE
James Barker Band (Sirius XM House)
Kevin Garrett
Lil Windex
Merkules
Nick Waterhouse
Nino Brown
Riobamba
Shay Lia
Sunflower Bean
Tasha the Amazon
TEEN
Television
The Bright Light Social Hour
The Dandy Warhols
The Dirty Nil
The Elwins (The Indies presented by Indie 88 and Jim Beam)
The Lemonheads with Tommy Stinson
Tokyo Police Club
Walker Luckens
Whoop Szo
Zaki Ibrahim
My Next Read: WHAM!, George Michael, and Me by Andrew Ridgeley
For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley – one half of one of the most famous bands in the world – tells the inside story of Wham!, his lifelong friendship with George Michael, and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties.
Andrew’s autobiography will be published on October 8 by Michael Joseph, an imprint of publishing firm Penguin Random House.
In 1975 Andrew took a shy new boy at school under his wing. They instantly hit it off, and their boyhood escapades at Bushy Meads School built a bond that was never broken. The duo found themselves riding an astonishing roller coaster of success, taking them all over the world. They made and broke iconic records, they were treated like gods, but they stayed true to their friendship and ultimately to themselves. It was a party that seemed as if it would never end. And then it did, in front of tens of thousands of tearful fans at Wembley Stadium in 1986.
Andrew’s memoir covers in wonderful detail those years, up until that last iconic concert: the scrapes, the laughs, the relationships, the good, and the bad. It’s a unique and one-and-only time to remember that era, that band, and those boys.
You can pre-order the book here.
Want 108,000 Records and 57,000 CDs? CBC Has An Offer For You
Radio-Canada is seeking Canadian institutions that fall into one or more of the following categories: a) secondary or post-secondary educational institutions that offer specialized music instruction recognized by a provincial Department of Education or the equivalent in Canada; b) museums; c) public libraries; d) community radio services; e) non-profit organizations with a social mission (hereinafter referred to individually as the “Institution”) to acquire, as is and without charge, one or more portions of its inventory of vinyl records comprising an estimated 108,000 surplus copies of 33 RPM, 45 RPM and 78 RPM records, and/or its inventory of CDs comprising an estimated 57,000 surplus copies.
This invitation constitutes a call for interest and in no way limits Radio-Canada’s ability to donate the inventory to one or more interested institutions. Radio-Canada will invite qualified Institutions in the order of priority set out in the first paragraph above. Radio-Canada will donate the Inventory batched by musical categories only (see categories below) and may give preference to qualified Institutions that offer to acquire the largest number of batches or the Inventory as a whole. Radio-Canada reserves the right to explore other options and is not committed to accepting a given Institution’s proposal or any other specific proposal. It may consider any factor that it deems to be in its best interest. Acquisition proposals from individuals or institutions that do not fall into any of the target categories described in the first paragraph will not be considered.
The Inventory contains an estimated 108,000 vinyl records broken down as follows: 49,000 33 RPM records – classical (16,000), French pop vocal (8,300), English pop vocal (8,300), instrumental (6,300), jazz/blues (5,800), folk (3,900), theatre, comedy and other (400); 19,000 45 RPM records – French pop vocal (10,000), English pop vocal (6,000), classical, jazz and other (1,250), folk (1,250), instrumental (500); 40,000 78 RPM records – classical (16,000), French pop vocal (6,000), English pop vocal (6,400), instrumental (6,300), jazz/blues (2,900), folk (2,000), theatre and other (400).
The Inventory includes an estimated 57,000 CDs broken down as follows: classical (24,200), French pop vocal (6,100), English pop vocal (6,600), jazz/blues (7,200), instrumental (3,000), folk (2,800), theatre, comedy and other (300), miscellaneous categories (6,800).
Institutions interested in acquiring all or part of the Inventory must intend to give the vinyl records and CDs a second life. Furthermore, they must show that they have a place of business in Canada and that they are able to pack, handle, pick up at Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal and carry away the Inventory or the portion of the Inventory of which they take possession, all at their own cost.
Call for Interest procedure:
- Expression of Interest Form – Interested Institutions can express their interest by completing the following online form. Completing the Expression of Interest Form does not, in and of itself, constitute a formal commitment.
- On-site visit and pickup – Institutions that have completed the Expression of Interest Form to Radio-Canada’s satisfaction will be invited, in the order of priority described in the first paragraph (above) and by random draw (unless an Institution is given preference by taking on a substantial portion of the Inventory), to visit Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal to review the Inventory on the premises. They will then be permitted to take possession of the portion of the Inventory selected during their visit.
Institutions interested in acquiring one or more portions of the Inventory that Radio-Canada wishes to donate must submit their expression of interest by completing and submitting the following form online by no later than March 29, 2019. Any form received after this date will not be considered. Only those Institutions that have completed the Expression of Interest Form to Radio-Canada’s satisfaction will receive the full, itemized Inventory list of vinyl records and CDs offered as part of this Call for Interest and will be invited to visit Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal to review and take possession of the desired Inventory items on the premises. The Inventory list is provided for reference purposes only. The order of visits will be determined by random draw (unless an Institution is given preference by taking on a substantial portion of the Inventory) and it is possible that items may no longer be available at the time of your visit.
Note that access to the Inventory will be limited and that the Institution must assume all risks and liabilities related to individuals representing it during the visit and throughout the process of taking possession of the Inventory.
Go here to fill out the form completed online and submitted by no later than March 29, 2019.
Ukulele Medley Of Muse’s Greatest Hits
Muse’s Black Holes and Revelations’s lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution, and New World Order conspiracies, and if you think that would stop EatMyUke from creating a medley from songs like Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, and Knights of Cydonia, on the ukulele, well, here you go.
Coalition of Canadian music organizations sign Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct
A coalition of Canadian music community groups has joined in solidarity and is working towards environments free of harassment, discrimination, violence, and bullying for the music community.
Today the coalition announced that 42 music groups have formally signed on to the Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct. By signing on to the Code, the organizations are acknowledging their responsibility to build safe, respectful workplaces, and are committing to improving and implementing policies to keep the music community safe.
As a first step, members of the coalition have formed an Education, Training and Safe Support Committee, which is working to provide each member of the Canadian music community with the appropriate resources and training to identify, confront and prevent harassment, bullying and violence in any workplace. Unison Benevolent Fund has volunteered to host a suite of educational and training resources through its website at no cost. These resources will be made available to the music community at a later date.
Today’s announcement was made at Allies in Action, an event focused on initiatives undertaken or underway to create safer spaces as the Canadian music community gathers in London, Ontario for the 2019 JUNO Awards.
Because of the uniqueness of the music business and the spaces in which musicians and music workers often operate, the coalition has added the following music-specific preamble to the existing Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct:
“We, the Canadian music community signatories, support the Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct. We recognize that in the music industry, the terms work, workplace and work-related, are extremely broad and can include any physical or virtual spaces at any time.”
You can read the full Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct at www.ReadTheCode.ca
Additional organizations that would like to sign on to the Code can register online. Once the form has been completed, new signatories should email a high resolution company logo to info@readthecode.ca with your organization’s name and “Becoming Code signatory” in the subject line.
Music industry groups that have signed on to the Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct are: