E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an audiobook and soundtrack album for the 1982 blockbuster film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg. Narrated by American recording artist Michael Jackson and featuring music composed by John Williams, the album was produced by composer Quincy Jones and distributed by MCA Records. The production of the audiobook brought Jackson together with several former collaborators, such as Rod Temperton, Freddy DeMann, and Bruce Swedien.
Metric with July Talk Announce Art of Doubt Tour 2019
Metric will tour Canada in 2019 with July Talk. The 12-date arena tour will span most of Canada and run through April and early May as outlined below.
The tour will also partner with Plus1 for all the Canadian dates, with one dollar from each ticket sold going to Equiterre. Quebec-based Equiterre is helping build a social movement by encouraging individuals, organizations and governments to make ecological and equitable choices, in a spirit of solidarity.
Metric + July Talk are both undeniable Canadian indie-rock institutions; each in their own right. Both bands were born from an intense amount of grassroots, dues-paying, small club circuit slogging thanks to which both bands eventually found a fan base that embraced their distinctive sound, original songwriting and tireless work ethic. They each create songs that instantly become both wide reaching radio anthems and incredibly personal creations to their fans. Both bands are comprised, socially, politically and professionally insightful and barrier breaking, out-of-the-box thinkers, business leaders and artistic creators.
Metric are four time Juno Award winners (2010: Group, 2010: Alt Album, “Fantasies,” 2013: Alt Album: “Synthetica,” 2013: Producer, James Shaw), five time Juno Award nominees and have short listed three times for the Polaris Music Prize. Metric’s co-scored the Hollywood blockbuster Twilight Saga: Eclipse with legendary composer Howard Shore, for which the soundtrack was nominated for both a Grammy and an American Music Award. With the release of their chart topping new single Dark Saturday, Metric broke the record for the artist with both the most #1 singles and the most weeks spent at #1 at Canadian alternative radio.
July Talk has won two Juno Awards for both of their albums (2015: Alt Album, “July Talk” and 2017: Alt Album, “Touch,”) they were nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2014. July Talk’s last national tour was entirely sold out. Their debut album + singles “Guns + Ammunition” and “Push + Pull” (which spent 13 weeks at #1 at Alt Radio) are all certified Gold and they were awarded the inaugural Hi-Fidelity Prism Prize Award for using video art to represent their work in a consistently creative and innovative way.
Metric released their most recent album Art of Doubt on September 21, 2018 which debuted as a #1 alternative album in Canada and the UK, #2 alternative album in the USA and the #2 best-selling album in Canada overall. They have just returned from and extensive European and UK tour, which began in Russia. They begin an extensive US headline tour next February which July Talk will join. Get a behind the scenes look at Metric on and off stage with their new Tour Diaries episodic series available to watch on Metric’s official YouTube and Facebook.
July Talk released their last album Touch on September 9, 2016. They are currently working on their next LP at the Bathhouse in Kingston, ON with an expected release date of 2019.
Metric with July Talk
April 17 – Save on Foods Memorial – Victoria, BC
April 18 – Pacific Coliseum – Vancouver, BC
April 20 – Stampede Corral – Calgary, AB
April 21 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
April 22 – Sasktel Centre – Saskatoon, SK
April 23 – Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
April 26 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
April 27 – TD Place Arena – Ottawa, ON
April 28 – Budweiser Gardens – London, ON
May 02 – Scotiabank Centre Concert Bowl, Halifax, NS
May 03 – Avenir Centre Concert Theatre, Moncton, NB
May 05 – MTelus – Montreal, QC
Best Ping Pong Shots 2018
The last time I played table tennis was maybe…at my friend’s house 20 years ago? No matter, these guys would just destroy even the better of the bunch.
Emmet’s Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
There’s nothing like the holidays in Apocalypseburg. Watch “Emmet’s Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short!”
Will You Receive A Takedown Notice For a 5-Second Sample? 2 Seconds? How about 0.5 Seconds? This DJ Is Going To Find Out.
Is it illegal if you take just one note? Here’s a video remix made by Eclectic Method from samples no longer than 0.5 seconds from 107 different artists. Madonna won her court case over the use of a 0.23 second horn stab in “Vogue”. Sabrina Setlur won her courtcase for unauthorized use of 2 seconds of Kraftwerk. This video remix is to test out the algorithm. Will YouTube’s copyright ID system take offence at Taylor Swifts voice appearing for 0.14 seconds and her face occupying 18% of the screen…If you can still it, you’ve got your answer.
The Animated Story Of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Narrated by T-Bone Burnett
In the animated short “Drawn & Recorded: Teen Spirit” by Drew Christie of Kalakala Animation, narrator T-Bone Burnett tells the story behind the classic 1991 Nirvana song Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Watch Photos Come To Life By Augmented Reality
Students from the University of Washington created a technique to “wake up” a still photo by animating the human subject in 3D, and further demonstrate Augmented Reality experience by bringing the central figure into the real world.
Walk Off The Earth Announce 2019 World Tour
Walk Off The Earth, the Juno Award winning indie-pop band known for their chart topping originals and unique covers of current hits, have announced their upcoming world tour and new full length album, to be released in the early summer of 2019. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 14th. On the same day, the band will perform on GMA Day, airing across all of the United States.
Comprised of five multi instrumentalists (Sarah Blackwood, Gianni Luminati, Marshall, Joel Cassady, Beard Guy), Walk Off The Earth originally gained massive public attention when their interpretation of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” went viral on YouTube, garnering over 180 million views. Since then, the band has released a string of successful original songs including “Red Hands” (#1 at AAA), “Fire In My Soul” and “Rule The World” (both of which went platinum in Canada), sold out venues across the globe and collaborated with some of the biggest artists in the world (Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg & Steve Aoki). Walk Off The Earth have been nominated for two Juno Awards, winning one in 2016, and appeared on television shows such as Good Morning America and Ellen.
Walk Off The Earth’s most recent original single, “Fifth Avenue,” premiered on Billboard.com. The track was added to Spotify’s “New Music Friday” playlists in over a dozen countries and garnered more than a million streams in the first week after the release. The band performed the single on both Good Day New York and a Paste Magazine & Daytrotter live session. Their rendition of “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 won the 2018 “Best Cover” Streamy, beating out Greta Van Fleet, James Bay, Leroy Sanchez and Morgan Saint for the honor of receiving the award. Also in 2018, Walk Off The Earth released a holiday EP, Subscribe To The Holidays, which was the #1 charting independent release in Canada for the last week of November.
In 2019, Walk Off The Earth will embark on their biggest tour to date. They’re currently putting the finishing touches on their new full-length album, which will be released to coincide with the tour.
Walk Off The Earth 2019 World Tour Dates
December 31 – Niagara Falls, ON – Queen Victoria Park
February 9 – Truro, NS – Rath Eastlink CC
February 13 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
February 15 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre
February 17 – Red Deer, AB – Canada Winter Games
May 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
May 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 17 – Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s VooDoo Lounge
May 18 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
May 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 21 – Cleveland, OH – _The Agora Theater
May 22 – Detroit, MI – _The Fillmore
May 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
May 25 – New York, NY – Pier 17
May 26 – Portland, ME – The State Theater
May 27 – Dewey Beach, DE – Bottle & Cork
May 29 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
May 30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
May 31 – Mashantucket, CT – The Grand Theater
June 1 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
June 25 – Vienna, Austria – Open Air
June 26 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood
June 27 – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin
June 29 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
July 1 – Hamburg, Germany – Stadtpark
July 3 – Abenberg, Germany – Burg Abenberg
July 5 – London, UK – Wembley Arena
July 7 – Stuttgart, Germany – MB Konzertsommer
July 8 – Paris, France – Olympia
July 9 – Bonn, Germany – _Kunst!Rasen
July 30 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theater
August 1 – Portland, OR – Keller Theater
August 3 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
Barney Bentall And The Legendary Hearts Announce 30th Anniversary Dates
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts have announced a few Canadian dates in 2019. The Juno Award-winning band, whose present-day lineup features Bentall and Legendary Hearts Mike Crozier, Jack Guppy, Colin Nairne, and Dave Reimer, released the platinum-selling album in June 1988. The eponymous album featured their chart-topping single “Something to Live For,” as well as radio playlist staples “Come Back to Me,” and “The House of Love (Is Haunted).”
Canadians first met Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts when MuchMusic embraced an indie music video for their heartland anthem “Something to Live For.” Soon after, they released a self-titled album via Epic Records, which sold over 100,000 units and earned the band a JUNO Award for Best New Group. As life began moving at a dizzying speed, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts were swept into a circle of peers that included Blue Rodeo, k.d. lang, The Tragically Hip, Colin James, 54.40, and The Odds. Their career education took place in parlaying strong grassroots popularity into a national following, and by playing to crowds in seedy bars, concert halls, and arenas all over Canada. At its peak, the band was playing 200 shows a year, graduating from touring in a van, to a motorhome, to tour buses.
Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts released four further studio albums: The Lonely Avenue (1990), Ain’t Life Strange (1992), Gin Palace (1995), and Till Tomorrow (1997). A Greatest Hits 1986-1996 was released in 1996. Their body of work amassed twenty Top 30-charting radio singles and multiple platinum or gold-selling albums. Toward the close of the 1990s, the band members each transitioned into their own musical endeavors, including Bentall who went on to release four solo recordings. Since going their separate ways over 20 years ago, the band still performs live together on special occasions, and will take this 30th anniversary celebration to select cities throughout Canada in March 2019.
MAR 7: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts – 30th Anniversary Tour @ Station on Jasper, Edmonton, Canada
MAR 9: Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts – 30th Anniversary Tour @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
Platinum country artist Aaron Goodvin is creating A World for Good
Canadian country artist Aaron Goodvin has launched a campaign to raise money and awareness for six charities in partnership with A World For Good – a new online platform that lets artists engage and involve fans in their giving decisions. The Warner Music Canada and Reviver Records artist has selected charities related to causes that have impacted his life, and is asking his fans to vote for their favorite of the six non-profit organizations.
A World For Good is a platform that allows fans’ to determine how funds get distributed. When voting, a fan can also purchase an exclusive t-shirt saying Together we can make a world for good and featuring Aaron’s signature, with a portion of the proceeds going to the specific charity they have voted for. Fan votes determine the percentage of funds and time that Aaron will be giving to each charity in the coming year.
The six charities are: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, World Vision, MS Society of Canada, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, and Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. Aaron’s participation is the first time a music artist has participated in an A World For Good campaign. Aaron reflected on his involvement saying, “So many exciting things have been happening for me in my career. Because of that I have been looking for ways to help those who are facing challenges right now. A World For Good is a great way to do that and involve my fans who make it all happen for me. I hope that other artists will follow our lead.” Aaron’s A World For Good campaign can be seen at www.aworldforgood.com/a/aarongoodvin
Alberta native Aaron Goodvin has had an exciting year in Canada with four Top 10 singles, an extensive touring schedule, and a recent CCMA win for Songwriter of the Year for his platinum selling single “Lonely Drum,” the only platinum selling country single in Canada released in 2017 or 2018. Aaron’s sophomore album is scheduled for release in Canada on Warner Music Canada, and in the US and worldwide on Reviver Records in February and features his current Canadian single and fourth consecutive Top 10 hit “You Are.”
A World For Good is an online audience engagement and empowerment platform that lets celebrities support the causes their fans care about. This strengthens relationships between celebrities and their fans, and increases revenue opportunities and charitable activity. More information about A World For Good can be found here: https://www.aworldforgood.com