Lin-Manuel Miranda is the latest guest on Wired magazine’s Autocoplmpete Interview series, in which he answers the most Google-searched questions about himself.
“Paper Planes” Sung By Dozens Of Movies
In the latest from video artist Ross Thompson aka The Unusual Suspect, characters from different movies perform M.I.A.’s Paper Planes.
1500 people sing “I Want It That Way”
1500 people gathered in Brisbane’s Tivoli club to perform Backstreet Boys’ 90s classic I Want It That Way, under the direction of Astrid Jorgensen of Pub Choir.
“Enter Sandman” sung in 20 styles
Musician Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs performs Metallica’s Enter Sandman in 20 different musical styles.
Jason Isbell and Father John Misty Are Going Out On Tour And 2019 Just Got THAT Much Better
For the first time, critically acclaimed, award-winning artists Father John Misty and Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit will co-headline a national tour that will run throughout June. The tour will begin on June 5th in San Diego, with stops that include Berkeley, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Dallas and Houston before wrapping up in Tulsa, OK on June 29th. Support for these dates will come from Jade Bird (June 6th-25th) and Erin Rae (June 27th-29th). See a full list of tour dates below.
Four-time Grammy Award winner, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit are touring in support of their album The Nashville Sound (winner of Grammys for Best Americana and Best American Roots Song for “If We Were Vampires”) and the highly praised live set Live From The Ryman. Isbell has become one the most respected songwriters of his generation, with a penchant for articulating some of our deepest human emotions and creating poignant narratives inspired by the working class. Together with the mighty 400 Unit – Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass), Sadler
Vaden (guitar) and Amanda Shires (fiddle) – they have become one of the strongest live acts on the road today.
Father John Misty is currently supporting God’s Favorite Customer, his acclaimed release from 2018. Written largely in New York between summer 2016 and winter 2017, the album reflects on the experience of being caught between the vertigo of heartbreak and the manic throes of freedom. God’s Favorite Customer reveals a bittersweetness and directness in Tillman’s songwriting, without sacrificing any of his wit or taste for the absurd. God’s Favorite Customer earned placement on over 30 “Best Albums of 2018” lists & readers polls including Esquire, KCRW, NME, NPR, PASTE, Pitchfork, Q, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Uncut, Under the Radar, Uproxx, and Village Voice’s “Pazz & Jop.”
Presale tickets for these shows begin Wednesday, February 13th @ 10 am (local). The fan presale code for these shows will be “FJMISBELL.” Tickets will then go on sale to the general public Friday, February 15th @ 10 am (local).
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit / Father John Misty Tour Dates:
June
06 – San Diego, Calif. @ Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater*
07 – Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Santa Barbara Bowl*
08 – Berkeley, Calif. @ Greek Theatre*
09 – Bend, Ore. @ Les Schwab Amphitheater*
11 – Redmond, Wash. @ Marymoor Park Concerts*
14 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Armory*
15 – Chicago, Ill. @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
16 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ BMO Harris Pavilion*
17 – Detroit, Mich. @ Fox Theatre*
19 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival*
20 – Canandaigua, N.Y. @ Constellations Brands – Marvin Sands Pavilion*
21 – Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion*
22 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Metropolitan Opera House*
24 – Richmond, Va. @ Altria Theater*
25 – Cary, N.C. @ Booth Amphitheatre*
27 – Irving, Texas @ Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory^
28 – Houston, Texas @White Oak Music Hall – Lawn^
29 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center^
(* – with Jade Bird)
(^ – with Erin Rae)
Aha! Weezer’s Take On Me video is here! Starring Calpurnia!
Aha! Weezer’s Take On Me video is here! Starring Calpurnia: Finn Wolfhard, Ayla Tesler-Mabe, Malcolm Craig, Jack Anderson.
‘I Am Richard Pryor’ Official Trailer Is Out Now
Trailblazer, comic, icon. Richard Pryor always spoke his truth and opened the doors for countless comics and performers who came after him. ‘I Am Richard Pryor’ comes to the Paramount Network March 15th at 10/9c.
The original documentary series “I Am” is an inside look at the lives of extraordinary individuals as told by the people who knew them best.
Watch The Trailer For New Beatles-Fueled “Yesterday” Movie Directed By Danny Boyle
Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life.
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, BBC’s Eastenders) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James, Mama Mia! Here We Go Again). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed … and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.
Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra (Emmy winner Kate McKinnon), Jack’s fame explodes. But as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged and prove that all you need is love. The movie also stars Ed Sheeran, seen suggesting that Jack choose “Hey Dude” as the title for his soaring “new” composition.
Featuring new versions of The Beatles’ most beloved hits, Yesterday is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Love Actually, About A Boy, the Bridget Jones series) alongside Matthew James Wilkinson and Bernie Bellew. Curtis and Boyle also produce. Nick Angel and Lee Brazier serve as executive producers.
My Next Read: The Final Days Of EMI: Selling the Pig
The Beatles. The Beach Boys. Blur, Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Kate Bush and Coldplay. EMI was one of the big four record companies, with some of the biggest names in the history of recorded music on its roster. Dominating the music industry for over 100 years, by 2010 EMI Group had reported massive pre-tax losses. The group was divided up and sold in 2011. How could one of the greatest recording companies of the 20th century have ended like this? With interviews from insiders and music industry experts, Eamonn Forde pieces together the tragic end to a financial juggernaut and a cultural institution in forensic detail. The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig is the story of the British recording industry, laid bare in all its hubris and glory.
You can get it here.