Professional dancers and choreographers Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Grant analyze what makes Uma Thurman and John Travolta’s diner dance scene so mesmerizing and impactful, even now, 25 years after its release.
Pixar Reveals Hidden Movie Easter Eggs
Crack open these secret Easter eggs hiding in your favorite Pixar films. Can you unscramble them all?
Return of Bruno documentary about Bruce Willis’ singing alter-ego from1990
The Return of Bruno is the debut album by actor Bruce Willis released by Motown in 1987. This album is an eclectic gathering of R&B music sung by Willis, with backing musicians including Booker T. Jones, The Pointer Sisters and The Temptations. It is a companion piece to an HBO special of the same title which aired shortly after the album’s release.
That Time The KLF Performed In ‘Protest’ Of The New Millennium
The release of “Fuck The Millennium”, inspired by Jeremy Deller and his Acid Brass version of “What Time Is Love”, saw the KLF return as 2K for “23 minutes only” at the Barbican, London, September 19, 1997.
They had a brass band and police men’s choir cover all of their hits and only appeared as two old men in wheelchairs. Tony Wilson introduces them.
Photo Gallery: Cher at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena
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Guy Makes Fully-Playable Guitar…Out Of Jawbreakers
Burls Art attempted to build a Flying V shaped guitar out of 8 Mega Jawbreaker Candies, sawing and sanding them, then coating them to make it a fully-playable instrument.
Award-winning Canadian and U.S. journalists mark World News Day on May 2 in Toronto
Grammy award-winner Lucinda Williams and a host of top Canadian and U.S. journalists will mark the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s (CJF) second World News Day on May 2 in Toronto. Brian Stelter, chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide and host of Reliable Sources, will emcee.
World News Day celebrates the stories, the people, the reporting and the professional news organizations that are dedicated to changing lives, challenging the status quo, holding those in power to account and supporting freedom and democracy. This annual event takes place this year on the anniversary eve of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“We’re delighted to feature so many journalists, along with sources, who can speak to the impact and value of journalism,” said Natalie Turvey, president and executive director of the CJF. “It is more important than ever to highlight journalism’s contribution to our society and democracy. With the media facing so many existential challenges, World News Day serves as a reminder that as goes journalism goes, so goes democracy.”
The show will kick off at 7 p.m. on May 2 with a number from the musical Newsies by Toronto’sMainstage Theatre Company. Williams, and other musicians, will perform at the event at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on the CNE grounds. Tickets are available for purchase for $30, with a portion of the event proceeds supporting the CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships, which encourages Indigenous issues and voices in the media.
World News Day featured speakers include:
- Susanne Craig, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with The New York Times, on the challenge of getting to the truth of Trump and his finances;
- Sam Feist, Washington bureau chief and senior vice-president for CNN, and Lisa LaFlamme,chief news anchor and senior editor with CTV National News, on covering elections in the U.S. and Canada;
- Robert Fife, Ottawa bureau chief with The Globe and Mail who helped break the SNC-Lavalin story, in conversation with Jayme Poisson, host of CBC’s Front Burner podcast;
- Connie Walker, host of CBC News podcast Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo, and Julian Brave NoiseCat, policy analyst and freelance journalist, on telling Indigenous stories;
- Craig Silverman, media editor with BuzzFeed News, on the spread of misinformation;
- Scott and Laurie Thomas, parents of Evan Thomas, who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy, in conversation with Susan Ormiston, senior correspondent for CBC News;
- Enrique Acevedo, anchor and correspondent for Univision Network News, on providing news to the Hispanic community in today’s charged political atmosphere, in conversation with Stephanie Nolen, Latin America bureau chief for The Globe and Mail;
- Terri McGregor, a North Bay, Ont., woman who developed a little-known breast implant-associated cancer due to a broken reporting system for medical device issues, in conversation with Robert Cribb, investigative reporter with the Toronto Star;
- Richard Gingras, vice-president of news for Google, on the role of platforms in the media ecosystem;
- Manisha Krishnan, senior writer and host with VICE; and
- Hannah Alper, teenage social activist, blogger and author.
Photo Gallery: Rival Sons with Crownlands at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall
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Janet Jackson’s ‘Control’ On Vinyl For The First Time Since The Album’s Initial Release
On June 7, Janet Jackson will release her iconic mega platinum-selling third album Control on single vinyl in two different color options: black and translucent red. This will be the first time Control has been reissued on vinyl since the album’s initial release on February 4, 1986. Fans who attend her newly announced Las Vegas Residency, Metamorphosis, opening at the Park Theater at Park MGM, will be the first to purchase the vinyl albums that will be available in the store with other incredible items.
Over the course of its relentlessly catchy and undeniably danceable 42 minutes, Control instantly established Jackson, along with her co-writers/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as perennial pop and R&B innovators. (The three of them continued to experiment and break new ground together on a number of subsequent best-selling releases, including 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814 and 1993’s janet.) Control is internationally recognized as a singular fusion of musical styles including rhythm and blues, funk, pop, soul, disco, and modern synthesized percussion. Control also solidified the fact that Janet Jackson had truly arrived as a liberated and noteworthy artist, one who ultimately emerged as a global superstar and a model for independent women the world over.
Led by five chart-busting hit singles — “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “Control,” “When I Think Of You,” —with their complementary, tightly choreographed music videos — and “Let’s Wait Awhile,” Control became Jackson’s first No. 1 Pop album. The album also made Billboard chart history for having the longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles from one album, ultimately tallying a remarkable 65 consecutive weeks from that perch. To date, Control has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
Ms. Jackson is also gearing up for what promises to be a busy year ahead. Not only was she recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s vaunted Class of 2019, but her Las Vegas Residency, evocatively dubbed Metamorphosis, begins in May and is currently scheduled to run for 15 performances in total through August. Jackson will also make her debut at Glastonbury Festival 2019 and Montreux Jazz Festival this summer.
Janet Jackson’s Control is a career-defining statement from a singular artist, one who did it her way to handily prove that a visionary album with many hot, nasty grooves is quite worthy of aural revisitation on high-grade vinyl.
Janet Jackson CONTROL [black vinyl & translucent red vinyl]
Side A
1. Control
2. Nasty
3. What Have You Done For Me Lately
4. You Can Be Mine
Side B
1. The Pleasure Principal
2. When I Think Of You
3. He Doesn’t Know I’m Alive
4. Let’s Wait Awhile
5. Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)
Anita Baker Announces Additional Farewell Concert Series Dates
Due to the overwhelming popular demand of over 50 sold out shows and 200,000 fans, eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning icon and songstress, Anita Baker, announced a limited residency at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas and international performances at Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals.
In 2018, Baker announced her Farewell Concert series and has since performed over 50 sold out – standing room only shows. The historic series has featured star-studded guest performers and A-list attendees such as Stevie Wonder, Regina Belle, Kelly Rowland, Alicia Keys, Ledisi, India.Arie, BeBe Winans, Emily King, Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, Charles Barkley, Chris Webber, Tyler Perry, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and many more. Reviews of this magical evening that elates those in its presence give just a snapshot of what the night has in store for fans.
Baker has received Anita Baker Day proclamations in St. Louis, Atlanta and Nashville, and she was the recipient of the 2018 BET Lifetime Achievement Award. During her acceptance speech, Baker explained, “When I came up in the business I had amazing people like Tom Joyner at radio, I had amazing formats like ‘The Quiet Storm’ that supported me as a young artist. And I would ask the singers that are veterans… when you see the young ones tap them on the shoulder, they need you. Young ones… find a veteran and tap them on the shoulder and introduce yourself. Let’s take care of each other, we need each other, we can’t do it alone.”
UPCOMING DATES
5/10/19 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre – Sold Out
5/12/19 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie – Sold Out
5/31/2019 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theatre
6/1/2019 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theatre
6/5/2019 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theatre
6/7/2019 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theatre
6/8/2019 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theatre
7/10/2019 – Montreux, CH – Montreux Jazz Festival
7/12/2019 – Rotterdam, NL – North Sea Jazz Festival
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