Make no mistake, this is not a military operation. See Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal attempt to rob one of the world’s most violent cartels in Triple Frontier — on Netflix and in select theaters. Coming this March, 2019.
Alberta Ballet To Perform The Music Of The Tragically Hip In “All Of Us” Across Canada
Live Nation Canada and Alberta Ballet are excited to bring All of Us to new audiences across Canada in Spring 2019, including multiple performances in Toronto, Hamilton, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Featuring music from Canada’s most beloved rock band, The Tragically Hip, All of Us tells the story of two warring clans who battle to inherit the earth to redesign its future anew. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, December 19 at 10am.
“I saw it twice and found it exhilarating. We are thrilled that the Alberta Ballet is taking the show out nationally,” said Rob Baker, The Tragically Hip.
Alberta Ballet Artistic Director and Choreographer Jean Grand-Maître found inspiration for All of Us in both current events and films such as Mad Max and Blade Runner. The post-apocalyptic drama features a dynamic soundtrack highlighting 20 iconic songs from The Hip’s legendary 30-year anthology. The ballet unfolds in a futuristic landscape featuring a riveting dystopian narrative.
Says Grand-Maître, “Beyond the Canadiana we usually attach to the music of The Hip, there lies a whole other universal wisdom which speaks, through its extraordinary simplicity, about humanity’s true inner potential.”
All of Us is the latest addition to Grand-Maître’s series of portrait ballets. These ballets are contemporary works that showcase music from chart-topping pop stars and musicians including k.d. lang (Balletlujah), Sarah McLachlan (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy), Joni Mitchell (Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and the Drum), Elton John (Love Lies Bleeding), and Gordon Lightfoot (Our Canada).
Alberta Ballet’s All of Us featuring the music of The Tragically Hip
May 25, 2019 – FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton, ON – Matinee
May 25, 2019 – FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton, ON
May 30, 2019 – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON
May 31, 2019 – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON
June 1, 2019 – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON – Matinee
June 1, 2019 – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON
June 9, 2019 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC – Matinee
June 9, 2019 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC
June 11, 2019 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC
June 14, 2019 – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB
June 15, 2019 – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB – Matinee
June 15, 2019 – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB
June 17, 2019 – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, December 19 at10am.
H.E.R.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
It’s been said that you only get one chance to make a first impression. In H.E.R.’s case, you get two. She stunned NPR as a special guest for Daniel Ceasar’s Tiny Desk concert earlier this year, in an appearance that showcased her vocal mastery. That earned her an invite to play again, front-and-center. She attacked her second go ’round with more fervor than the first, highlighting her skills as a multi-instrumentalist, maneuvering between acoustic and electric guitars, then the Fender Rhodes.
Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga, unsigned and performing at a talent show in 2005
In 2003, at age 17, before she became Lady Gaga, Stefani Germanotta gained early admission to Collaborative Arts Project 21 — a music school at New York Universit’s Tisch School of the Arts—and lived in an NYU dorm. At NYU, she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by writing essays on art, religion, social issues, and politics, including a thesis on pop artists Spencer Tunick and Damien Hirst. During the second semester of her sophomore year in 2005, she withdrew to focus on her music career. This video was filmed at that time.
Wu-Tang Clan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The Wu-Tang Clan gathered at the Tiny Desk to commemorate the 25 years since the release of the group’s landmark album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). With more than 60 albums between the various members, The Clan’s combined discography left them spoiled for choice when it came to narrowing down the set list for their performance. The result was an extended, 20-minute medley of songs from across the group’s iconic catalog. At one moment in the performance, RZA — the mastermind behind the Clan’s success — omits some explicit lyrics from earlier in his Wu journey, while alluding to the #MeToo movement mid-cadence.
Does It Matter Whether We Own Music?
For the last 500 years, the music business has built its economic model on convincing people to own their favorite songs. We are now shifting rapidly from owning to streaming. In this video, music historian Ted Gioia looks at the reasons for this change, and explores its likely impact on the music ecosystem.
Def Leppard, The Cure, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music, The Zombies and Janet Jackson Get Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
The names of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2019 Inductees have been released. Def Leppard, The Cure, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music, The Zombies and Janet Jackson all make it this year.
The 34th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, will take place on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Rock Hall unveil its 2019 Inductee exhibit at the Museum in Cleveland, Ohio in conjunction with the celebration.
Ticket on-sale dates will be announced in January. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony will again have its television premiere on HBO, and a radio broadcast on SiriusXM.
Ballots were sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, including current living Inductees, historians and members of the music industry. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.
Three of the Inductees were on the ballot for the first time, including: Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks (as a solo artist) and Roxy Music. Additionally, the top five artists, as selected by the public, comprised a “fans’ ballot” that was tallied along with the other ballots to determine the 2019 Inductees. Four of the top five artists (Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, The Zombies and The Cure) from the fan ballot will be inducted as performers in 2019.
Relive Avicii’s Incredible First Essential Mix – The Legendary Debut
Tim Bergling’s recent demise had left the entire world shell-shocked. We all know him by the name Avicii. A prodigy in Dance Music, he made his debut in 2010 with his album,” Essential Mix”, breaking all records. He was one of the youngest pop-innovators of the Electronic Dance Music genre of music. This mix did sum up and set the tone for EDM and featured the first broadcast of Avicii’s signature anthem ‘Levels’.
So Vinnare Casino known for housing a large collection of svenska online casino games pay tribute to this EDM superstar whose life was tragically cut short, by listing down the various achievements of his glorious career.
The Late Avicii redefined the meaning of incredibility with his music, which is no wonder that he was a recipient of two MTV Music Awards and a nominee for several Grammy Awards. In the year 2010, he had appeared on BBC’s Radio 1 for a debut Essential Mix which will be remembered now in the days and years to come. The speciality of his music is the way it strikes a melancholic chord into the hearts of the listeners. The speed at which he launched his remix albums one after the other, right during his beginner days was only a proof of the enormous talent and potential that he possessed.
Listening to this Essential Mix couldn’t have been more nostalgic to listen to now than at the time when it had released, given the emotional significance, all the Late Avicii’s albums are creating right now. And just a few days ago, it was aired on BBC 1 as a tribute to the deceased Swedish Dance Music Superstar. Back in the year 2010, Avicii had just released his first hit single,” Seek Bromance” and was on the cusp of superstardom with two of his songs, “Levels” and “Fade into Darkness”, both of which he had teased out in the Essential Mix. And by the end of 2011, the world got to know about a young Swedish DJ who took the music world, especially the Electronic Dance Music world by storm.
His 2012 performance in Cream fields was and still can be regarded as one of his greatest performances ever. Whizzing through an electric 60-minute setlist that also included Rudimental opening track ‘Feel the Love’ and the Otto Knows remix of ‘Lies’ by Burns amidst the heavy rain pouring down on the crowd, primarily hailing from Daresbury.
His popularity was so enormous that he was approached by most leading pop stars across the world and has also collaborated with them, thus producing great remix versions of the already hit songs. His collaboration with Chris Martin’s Coldplay to co-produce this single only further boosted his popularity and talent. He may no longer be with us around, but his music will continue to inspire and revolutionise the world of EDM and international music.
The “Official” Dance Steps For Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love.” Learn Them Now!
From comedy legend Joe Kwaczala, here’s the “official” dance steps to Soft Cell’s classic song ‘Tainted Love.’
Prince Estate Announce First Wave of Physical Titles In Rerelease Project – Musicology, 3121 and Planet Earth
The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, are pleased to announce the first round of physical titles set for release as part of the ongoing and definitive Prince catalog project first announced in August. Three essential full-length Prince albums, Musicology, 3121 and Planet Earth, will be available on CD and – for the first time ever – on vinyl beginning Friday, February 8, 2019. Each of the vinyl titles will be pressed on highly collectible, limited edition purple vinyl. In addition, the albums will be available in both CD/LP form alongside new exclusive merchandise corresponding to each album era via the Official Prince Store.
The physical release of Musicology (1CD and 2LPs), 3121 (1CD and 2LPs) and Planet Earth (1CD and 1LP) follow from the historic exclusive agreement inked between The Prince Estate and SME/Legacy in June 2018. In August 2018, 23 highly-collectible Prince catalog titles (many of them hard-to-find or out-of-print) and a newly curated anthology of 37 essential tracks compiled under the auspices of The Prince Estate, titled Prince Anthology: 1995-2010, were made available digitally across all major streaming services and digital service providers.
The album trilogy set for physical release February 8th celebrates a sustained period of renewed creative energy and commercial triumph in Prince’s multi-faceted career. These three albums marked Prince’s return to the top of the popular mainstream, a position he maintained while simultaneously pushing the envelope and breaking industry norms pertaining to marketing, distribution and live performance. Musicology (2004) resulted in two Grammy Awards – Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (“Musicology”) and Best R&B Vocal Performance – Male (“Call My Name”) – and has been certified RIAA double platinum. Concurrently, Prince pioneered a cutting edge industry-first marketing and distribution strategy for the album, bundling a copy of the record as a gift to every fan who purchased a ticket to his monumental “Musicology Live 2004ever” tour, witnessed by over 1.47 million music lovers worldwide.
Released in 2006, 3121, Prince’s 31st studio album, became his first record to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 and his first #1 album since 1989’s Batman. For his follow-up studio album, 2007’s Planet Earth, Prince innovated yet another bold marketing and distribution tactic, giving free copies of the album away in the UK via a partnership with the national newspaper The Mail on Sunday. Bucking conventional industry distribution strategy, the innovative partnership fueled Prince’s epic 21-night run of sold out shows at London’s O2 Arena (20,000 capacity), while back in the US Planet Earth debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200.
Prince’s studio trilogy of Musicology, 3121, and Planet Earth presents the artist at a high point in his creative genius during the first decade of the 21st century. The 2004-2007 epoch gave us some of Prince’s most iconic and indelible performances, including his unforgettable appearance with Beyoncé at the 2004 Grammys, his show-stopping induction at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a month later, and his incandescent triumph at the Super Bowl in February 2007.
Complementing the music release campaign, The Prince Estate and Legacy continue efforts to unify the iconic artist’s work on all digital services with the ongoing weekly release of Prince’s official music videos. Reignited on November 2nd, the weekly video drops covering the 1995-2010 period build on a current available library of over 80 official music videos, with each week’s selections drawing from specific catalog albums. This week’s batch features the videos from Musicology (including the controversial “Cinnamon Girl” featuring actress Keisha Castle-Hughes), 3121 (including “Te Amo Corazón” directed by Selma Hayak), and Planet Earth (including “Chelsea Rogers” shot at London Fashion Week).
The lasting impact and influence of Prince continues to resonate across popular music and culture. This November, “Black-ish,” the hit ABC-TV series, devoted its landmark 100th episode to a celebration of Prince and his music, while the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves recently announced that their entry into the league’s popular City Edition would be Prince-inspired, realized through a collaborative effort between The Prince Estate, the Timberwolves and Nike.