Check out this both inspiring and inspired cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1978 classic September from Leonid and Friends all the way from Russia. If I didn’t tell you where they’re from, you might not have even noticed.
Evelyn McDonnell’s New Book ‘WOMEN WHO ROCK’ Out October 9 Celebrates 100+ Greatest Female Musicians
From Bessie Smith and The Supremes to Joan Baez, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, Dolly Parton, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift, and scores more, women have played an essential and undeniable role in the evolution of popular music including blues, rock and roll, country, folk, glam rock, punk, and hip hop. Today, in a world traditionally dominated by male artists, women have a stronger influence on popular music than ever before. In WOMEN WHO ROCK (Black Dog & Leventhal; October 9, 2018), writer and professor of journalism Evelyn McDonnell leads a team of noted women rock writers and pundits in an all-out celebration of more than 100 of the greatest female musicians.
Organized chronologically, the book profiles each artist and places her in the context of both her genre and the musical world at large. Sidebars throughout recall key moments that shaped both the trajectory of music and how those moments influenced or were influenced by women artists.
With a stunning, specially commissioned, full-color illustrated portrait of every musician and group by women artists, WOMEN WHO ROCK will be the long-awaited gift book for every music fan, feminist, and female rocker, young and old.
Evelyn McDonnell is associate professor of journalism at Loyola Marymount University. She has been writing about popular culture and society for more than 20 years. She is the author of four books: Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways, Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids and Rock ‘n’ Roll, Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Bjork and Rent by Jonathan Larson. She coedited the anthologies Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop and Rap and Stars Don’t Stand Still in the Sky: Music and Myth. She lives in Los Angeles.
Fire Tables Has Flames That Dance to Music From An Integrated Sound System
Music City Fire Company designs and manufactures outdoor fire products featuring Sound Reactive Fire Technology, which is a fancy way of saying they can make fire dance to the music. An evolution to the traditional fire pit, each of their units comes with a unique Sound-Reactive Fire experience. Stream music through the integrated sound system and watch as the fire takes on the energy of the music, with Multi-Sync, multiple units can be synced together creating an incredible experience never before seen in a residential setting.
Eric Clapton’s Isolated Guitar For The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of the stand-out songs found on The Beatles’ 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as “the White Album”). It was written by George Harrison, the band’s lead guitarist, and serves as a comment on the disharmony within the Beatles following their return from studying Transcendental Meditation in India in early 1968. This lack of camaraderie was reflected in the band’s initial apathy towards the composition, which Harrison countered by inviting his friend and occasional collaborator, Eric Clapton, to contribute to the recording. Clapton overdubbed a lead guitar part, although he was not formally credited for his contribution.
Jerry Seinfeld & Cardi B: Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis
Jerry Seinfeld and Cardi B sit down with Zach Galifianakis for an interview without coffee, cars, or money moves.
Ukulele Player Turns Into A One-Man Band For Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” Cover
James Hill, an award-winning ukulele player and songwriter from Canada performs Michael Jackson’s classic Billie Jean during a performance at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall in Felton, California.
The Beatles Vs Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Helter Skelter
I can play this all day…So good.
https://youtu.be/QaG0Sadav_s
Kelsi Mayne: “I might fit your description, honey, but I ain’t your Jolene.”
Kelsi Mayne, from the start, always had a knack for writing fist-clenthing anthems that is quickly turning her into potentially 2019’s country music’s next Canadian star. It’s so surprise that her fans are keeping the lyric sheets close to their hearts for her songs. She’s smart, damn funny, and reduces even the sharpest of words into memorable thoughts. As she says on her Instagram bio, “I might fit your description, honey, but I ain’t your Jolene.” Classic.
She will be performing at the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 18, and making the rounds for an Ontario radio tour in October for “Woman Waiting”, and she is also playing Indie Week on November 7 at Cameron House at 9:30pm.
https://youtu.be/Y1O-QoGutuM
Interview: Assassination Nation stars Suki Waterhouse & Hari Nef
By: W. Andrew Powell, The GATE
Assassination Nation is an over-the-top social commentary wrapped up in a horror movie and a thriller, and it’s really going to get people talking this weekend when it opens in theatres.
During the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, writer and director Sam Levinson, and three of the stars of the film, sat down with me to talk about making the movie, and their thoughts about the characters and their ordeals. The movie revisits the Salem witch trials, in a way, and how they could play out today in our internet obsessed culture, and it’s both frightening, realistic, and empowering, all at the same time.
“We were literally having the best time ever at boarding school,” Suki Waterhouse joked about making the film.
“I wasn’t thinking about the tough parts of this movie while we were filming the other parts,” Hari Nef said about the process. “I wanted to fully enjoy the fun parts and the silly parts, and those juicy high school parts. And then, much like in real life, when the violent parts show up, it’s like ‘Oh, shoot,’ and you deal with it then.”
Speaking about the characters, Nef said, “I think the way that it’s sketched out, the four central characters, ultimately there’s this focus on them as victims of an incredibly violent environment, but I also really think it’s essential that we get to see them talk their own shit, and have their own prejudices about the people in their community.”
“I kind of saw myself in these girls. I mean, we are these girls,” Waterhouse added. “We’re messy, we mess up, and we’re up against a ton of shit.”
At the same time, Assassination Nation features a dark but often upbeat tone. “I think it’s that mix of high optimism and total nihilism that sort of defines our generation,” Nef said. “I think the girls kind of represent that.”
And what about a sequel? Well, you’ll have to watch the interview to find out what they had to say about that.
Assassination Nation is out now in theatres.