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SiriusXM and Amazon Make It Even Easier To Enjoy SiriusXM Programming on Echo Devices

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Oct 29, 2018

SiriusXM and Amazon Make It Even Easier To Enjoy SiriusXM Programming on Echo Devices

SiriusXM today announced a new marketing agreement with Amazon.com that bundles Amazon’s popular line of Echo smart speakers with SiriusXM’s streaming service, offering easy access to SiriusXM’s acclaimed programming – Howard Stern, hundreds of channels of news, comedy, talk, live sports, and music – at significant savings to consumers, in the home.

The first phase of the collaboration showcases offers that are available to consumers now for a limited time. The offering is the largest initiative to date by SiriusXM – as part of its “Bring Us Home” campaign – to popularize its programming beyond its established base in cars, where it is installed in more than 110 million vehicles on the road today.

Eligible customers who currently own or purchase a new Amazon Echo device through Amazon.com will get their first three months free of SiriusXM programming when they subscribe to a new SiriusXM Premier Streaming or SiriusXM All Access subscription. For important offer details from Amazon, visit: www.amazon.com/sxmoffer.

Additionally, customers who go to SiriusXM.com to subscribe to a new SiriusXM All Access or SiriusXM Premier Streaming subscription – available at special promotional rates – will also receive Amazon’s all-new Echo Dot for free, with a minimum six-month service requirement. Existing SiriusXM subscribers who upgrade from a SiriusXM Select to a SiriusXM All Access package will also be eligible for an offer to receive Amazon’s all-new Echo Dot, thus unlocking access to SiriusXM’s full streaming platform.

For important offer details from SiriusXM, visit: www.siriusxm.com/getalexa.

Additional initiatives involving Amazon devices, the Alexa voice service, and SiriusXM programming are expected to be announced this year.

SiriusXM All Access and SiriusXM Premier Streaming subscribers have streaming access to SiriusXM via the SiriusXM app and web player, enabling them to connect to their favorite channels online, on-the-go and at home on connected devices and speakers. SiriusXM’s Premier Streaming offering is a standalone streaming subscription, while All Access combines streaming with SiriusXM’s in-car audio offering.

CBC Digs Deep Into Its Archives For New Music Series, From The Vaults, Premiering November 15

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Featuring rarely seen historic performances and candid interviews with the biggest names in music over the past 60 years, including Sammy Davis Jr., The Guess Who, Leonard Cohen, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Buffy Sainte Marie, Bryan Adams, and many more.

Includes moments from past CBC shows that helped launch stars’ careers: Adrienne Clarkson Presents, Let’s Go, Nightcap, Parade, Pilot One, Take 30, Talent Caravan, The Tommy Hunter Show, The Wayne & Shuster Hour and others.

CBC is set to release original series FROM THE VAULTS on Thursday, November 15 at 9 p.m. (9:30 p.m. NT) on CBC, the CBC TV streaming app and cbc.ca/watch. Hosted by Amanda Parris and Tom Power, FROM THE VAULTS takes viewers on an all-access journey into a Canadian treasure that few have ever seen: the CBC music archives. The six-part series spans 60 years of Canada’s music history, shining a light on many remarkable moments including Sammy Davis Jr. in his first ever solo television special Parade on CBC, Shania Twain performing on CBC’s The Tommy Hunter Show at the age of 14, and Leonard Cohen’s television debut on CBC’s Take 30 in 1966.

Emmy^® Award-winning Banger Films produced FROM THE VAULTS, sorting through 600 hours of content from the CBC archives over a five month period to gather the 200 minutes of footage that appear in the series. FROM THE VAULTS includes seldom-seen performances by Celine Dion, The Guess Who, k.d. lang, Leonard Cohen, Paul Anka, Sammy Davis Jr., Shania Twain and more. Over 60 candid interviews with musicians and industry insiders including Adrienne Clarkson, Carole Pope, Maestro Fresh Wes, Paul Anka, Paul Soles, Randy Bachman, Sarah McLachlan and Shad are also featured throughout to provide further insight into the groundbreaking music moments from the mid-1950s onwards.

FROM THE VAULTS showcases performances from:

World-renown entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., singer-songwriter Joan Baez, reggae legend Jackie Mittoo and blues singer Muddy Waters seeking the freedom to explore their talents on Canadian soil.

Thursday, November 15 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

Halifax’s own Sarah McLachlan, Edmonton-born k.d. lang, Montreal jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, and Toronto 1970s-1980s drag performer Craig Russell leading the charge for social change and activism in Canada.

Thursday, November 22 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

London rockers The Who, folk musician James Taylor, 1950 Toronto quartet The Crew Cuts, and new wave rock band Rough Trade, young artists on the scene working to shake up the status quo.

Thursday, November 29 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

Award-winning singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte Marie, Toronto-born rapper Maestro Fresh Wes, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jeff Healey, and Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte bringing marginalized voices to the mainstream.

Thursday, December 6 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

Folk legend Gordon Lightfoot, Winnipeg rockersThe Guess Who, Montreal vocalist Celine Dion, and Hamilton rock band Crowbar, broke past the American music machine in novel ways to become homegrown stars.

Thursday, December 13 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)

Iconic artist Bryan Adams, standout singer-songwriter Anne Murray, country legend Shania Twain, and Montreal’s acclaimed singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen are captured in their first steps on the road to global stardom.

Thursday, December 13 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

Past CBC performances by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jefferson Airplane, Duke Ellington, Pat Benatar and Paul Anka also appear throughout the series.

A special, advance screening of FROM THE VAULTS will take place at Hot Docs Theatre in Toronto on Wednesday, November 14 at 7 p.m. with hosts Tom Power and Amanda Parris . A limited number of event tickets are now available to the general public here.

The Beatles and Stern Pinball Announce the First and Only Beatles Pinball Machine Ever Made

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The Beatles and Stern Pinball Announce the First and Only Beatles Pinball Machine Ever Made

Stern Pinball, Inc., a global lifestyle brand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game of pinball, in collaboration with Ka-Pow Pinball, proudly announced today the availability of the one-of-a-kind Beatles pinball machine. Only 1964 units will be produced in recognition of the year in which the world forever changed when Ed Sullivan introduced America to four young mop-topped musicians from Liverpool, England. The deal was brokered by Bravado Merchandising, the Beatles North American licensing agent.

The game is available in three models named for the recording industry’s sales award levels. The Diamond Edition, the highest level and most difficult to attain, is limited to only 100 units. The Platinum Edition is limited to only 250 units. The Gold Edition is limited to 1614 units.

The Beatles pinball machine will immerse players in 1960’s Beatlemania and feature eight timeless hit songs from that era:

A Hard Day’s Night
Can’t Buy Me Love
Ticket to Ride
All My Loving
Help
Drive My Car
It Won’t Be Long
I Should Have Known Better

The game also features iconic introductions by Ed Sullivan along with custom speech and callouts by Hall of Fame disk jockey, Cousin Brucie. Cousin Brucie introduced The Beatles at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1964.

The retro-themed playfield features four flippers, eleven drop targets, eight stand-up targets, multiple skill shots, two opto-spinners, a ball-catching magnet and a magnetic spinning record disc in the center of the playfield. Players, friends and family will enjoy full screen animations as well as simulated reel scoring on the game’s high definition video screen.

All models feature unique art packages and custom powder-coated armor. The 100 Diamond Editions are numbered, certified collectible and include a mirrored backglass. The 250 Platinum Editions are numbered and certified collectible.

Complementing the immersive Beatlemania theme and exciting gameplay experience, Stern Pinball’s powerful SPIKE™ electronics hardware system enables high-definition graphics and innovative animations on the high-definition video display. SPIKE™ reduces system complexity and energy usage resulting in enhanced reliability and simplified servicing. The state-of-the-art electronic system also powers a high-fidelity 3-channel audio system that is three times more powerful than audio systems of previous generations.

“We are very proud of this Beatles pinball machine that was produced in collaboration with our good friend, Joe Kaminkow,” said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. “We can’t wait for players to experience Beatlemania when they play this game.”

People Rate the Dancing Skills of Strangers

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People Rate the Dancing Skills of Strangers

In the latest edition of Cut’s “Lineup” series, three people are asked to choose who they think is the best dancer from a group of eight strangers.

Pomplamoose Mashes Up Thriller, Ghostbusters, And Monster Mash

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Oct 28, 2018

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Pomplamoose Mashes Up Thriller, Ghostbusters, And Monster Mash

Pomplamoose and guest vocalist Tessa Violet, released their spooky meagmix, melding bits of Thriller, Ghostbusters, and Monster Mash, along with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Poker Face, because, why not?

That Night Social Distortion Had A Show Broken Up By Police…Before The Even Played A Note

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Oct 27, 2018

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That Night Social Distortion Had A Show Broken Up By Police…Before The Even Played A Note

“Now I’m told the band playing was Social Distortion from LA, it is a hard rock, punk rock type band, and some of the people here might be described as punk rockers, is that fair or not fair?” Milwaukee local news covers the “Odd Rock Riot” of October 4, 1988, when police broke up an overcrowded Social Distortion show before the band could start their set.

Man Quits His Job At Popeye’s…With A Song

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Man Quits His Job At Popeye’s…With A Song

Ralph Sweezy walked into the Kansas City Popeyes where he worked carrying a microphone, along with his friend who had a speaker, and proceeded to sing a song to announce that he’s quitting his job.

Merry Clayton’s Isolated Vocals From the Night She Sung on ‘Gimme Shelter’ in Her Pajamas

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Merry Clayton’s Isolated Vocals From the Night She Sung on ‘Gimme Shelter’ in Her Pajamas

Gimme Shelter, the opening track to the 1969 album Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones has a long, storied history. Greil Marcus, writing in Rolling Stone magazine at the time of its release, praised the song, stating that the band has “never done anything better”.

The recording features guest vocals by Merry Clayton, recorded at a last-minute late-night recording session during the mixing phase, arranged by her friend and record producer Jack Nitzsche. After the first verse is sung by Jagger, Merry Clayton enters and they share the next three verses. A harmonica solo by Jagger and guitar solo by Richards follow. Then, with great energy, Clayton repeatedly sings “Rape, murder! It’s just a shot away! It’s just a shot away!”, almost screaming the final stanza. She and Jagger then repeat the line “It’s just a shot away” and finish with repeats of “It’s just a kiss away”. When speaking of her inclusion in the recording, Jagger stated in the 2003 book According to the Rolling Stones: “The use of the female voice was the producer’s idea. It would be one of those moments along the lines of ‘I hear a girl on this track – get one on the phone.'” Summoned – pregnant – from bed around midnight by Nitzsche, Clayton made her recording with just a few takes then returned home to bed.

At about 2:59 into the song, Clayton’s voice cracks under the strain; once during the second refrain on the word “shot”, then on the word “murder” during the third refrain, after which Jagger is faintly heard exclaiming “Woo!” in response to Clayton’s powerful delivery. Upon returning home, Clayton suffered a miscarriage, attributed by some sources to her exertions during the recording.

Merry Clayton’s name was erroneously written on the original release, appearing as ‘Mary’. Her name is also listed as ‘Mary’ on the 2002 Let It Bleed remastered CD.