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Lowest Of The Low’s “Shakespeare My Box!!” Available November 21, 2018

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Lowest Of The Low’s “Shakespeare My Box!!” Available November 21, 2018

Lowest Of The Low have announced the release of their massive box set, Shakespeare My Box!!. The band’s career retrospective will launch on November 21, 2018 exclusively through the band’s website.

Shakespeare My Box!! is a veritable treasure trove for fans that includes all four of the Lowest Of The Low albums on vinyl (a first for Hallucigencia and Sordid Fiction) and a fifth album of unreleased tracks, rarities and outtakes called Thrifty Thrifty Thrifty. The box also includes a 24-page full colour book, handwritten lyrics, a poster and stickers.

To celebrate the release of Shakespeare My Box!!, the band is playing two sets at the Dakota in Toronto on November 21. To ensure an unforgettable evening shared with super fans, only those who buy the box set will have access to the $25 Dakota tickets (1 pair per box). Concert goers will also have a chance to win specialty prizes at the shows.

Lowest Of The Low emerged from the ashes of Toronto’s 1980’s punk rock scene with founders Ron Hawkins and David Alexander surviving many sweaty nights sharing stages and rubbing elbows with the scene’s hoi polloi as Social Insecurity. By the early 90’s Lowest Of The Low were playing legendary shows, performing socially-conscious folk-rock assembled from character sketches and journal entries in Ron’s ever-present notebook as he wandered the streets of Toronto.

Their 1991 debut, Shakespeare My Butt…, found its audience and quickly became a best seller flying off the indie shelves at local record stores. The success brought industry recognition that the band turned its back on, rejecting lucrative offers, including support slots on major tours with Bryan Adams, Blue Rodeo and Barenaked Ladies. The band clung to their independence and took their show on the road, shaking the foundations of bars, nightclubs and university pubs, building an unforgivingly loyal following.

In 1994 they released Hallucigenia but a tough recording process followed by a grueling tour pace tore the band apart and in the Autumn of ’94 the band shut it down so quickly that fans never had a chance to say goodbye. The band re-emerged in 2001 playing several reunion shows and releasing the live/studio hybrid Nothing Short Of A Bullet. Sordid Fiction, their third full studio album came out in 2004. Their latest album, Do The Right Now was released in 2017.

Lowest Of The Low were inducted into the Canadian Indie Music Hall of Fame in 2008; Shakespeare My Butt… was thrice voted Top 10 Canadian of All Time by the readers of Chart Magazine while Ron Hawkins has twice been named NOW Magazine’s Songwriter of the Year – not that any of that stuff is important to them.

Shakespeare My Box!! includes
Shakespeare My Butt… (2 LP)
Hallucigenia (2 LP)
Sordid Fiction (vinyl)
Do The Right Now (vinyl)
Thrifty Thrifty Thrifty (vinyl)
24 page Full-Colour Book
Hand-written lyrics
Poster
Stickers

Thrifty Thrifty Thrifty tracklisting:
Side A
01 The Kids Are All Wrong (Single)
02 Darkhorse (Demo)
03 Lines And Wires (DVD Soundtrack)
04 Letter From Bilbao (Live)
05 (These Are) The Lives And Times (Single)
06 For The Hand Of Magdelena (Live)
07 Lazy Days *

Side B
01 Do The Right Now (Human Kebab Remix)
02 In The Blink Of An Eye (Single)
03 New Wesminster Taxi Squad (Single)
04 4 O’Clock Stomp (DVD Soundtrack)
05 Hole In The Ground *
06 Rosy And Grey (Live)
07 California Gothic Redux

*Previously Unreleased

David Bowie’s “Heroes” Performed By A Ukulele Orchestra

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David Bowie’s “Heroes” Performed By A Ukulele Orchestra

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, using instruments bought with loose change, which believes that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the Ukulele.

On April 5, 2018 at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC, the Orchestra livestreamed an exclusive concert to promote their upcoming US tour. This version of ‘Heroes’ by David Bowie is taken from that live show, revealing an unsuspected musical insight into the classic song.

Spotify’s EQL Studio Residency Will Open Door for Female Producers, Engineers

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Spotify’s EQL Studio Residency Will Open Door for Female Producers, Engineers

In partnership with Berklee College of Music and Electric Lady Studios, Spotify is announcing its EQL Studio Residency, which will help open the door for emerging female producers and engineers while shining a light on the great work already being done by women in the music industry.

Starting in October, the program will offer residencies in three cities: New York, Nashville, and London. During these paid, six-month residencies, one participant in each city will work in studios and gain access to invaluable networking and mentoring opportunities to further her career.

In New York, the resident will split her time between the famed Electric Lady Studios and Spotify Studios. In Nashville and London, residents will work out of the Spotify Secret Genius Studios, where Spotify has shown its commitment to supporting emerging songwriters and producers.

“Women are underrepresented as artists, songwriters, engineers, and producers,” says Kerry Steib, director of cultural impact at Spotify. “We have to use our resources to create opportunities to address this, and do it with great partners across the industry. This is just the beginning.”

“This exciting collaboration recognizes the many contributions women make in the music industry,” says Darla Hanley, dean of the Professional Education Division at Berklee. “We are happy to support and mentor the recipients of the EQL Studio Residency and look forward to sharing our expertise and many decades of combined experience across all corners of the industry with them.”

“Electric Lady is thrilled to partner with Spotify’s EQL Studio Residency alongside Berklee College of Music in encouragement of more women in audio production,” says Lee Foster, partner/general manager Electric Lady Studios. “We are strong supporters of this movement and look forward to meeting the next generation of women engineers and producers.”

Applications and criteria for the EQL Studio Residency in Nashville, New York, and London are available now; all applications will close at 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, August 24.

A Flowchart To Help You Navigate The Music Of Prince’s Later Years

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A Flowchart To Help You Navigate The Music Of Prince’s Later Years

As the result of a distribution deal with Sony, 23 Prince albums originally released from 1995 to 2010 are now available on major streaming services. Some were previously available on Tidal, but the widespread availability of these albums — some of which were originally released only to members of Prince’s NPG Music Club — will open a whole new world to millions of fans who have never or rarely heard this music. To help newbies navigate the re-released music, a 37-track Anthology: 1995-2010 compilation is also now online.

Not sure where to begin with this cornucopia of funk? The Current in Minnesota – one of my favourite radio stations – created a flowchart to get you started.

Commercial for Tommy Wiseau’s store Street Fashions USA, 1998

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Commercial for Tommy Wiseau’s store Street Fashions USA, 1998

Thomas Wiseau produced, directed, and starred in the 2003 cult film The Room, which has been described by many critics as one of the worst movies ever made and has gained cult film status. When starting out, though, Wiseau worked a variety of jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, including restaurant busboy and hospital worker, and ran a business called Street Fashions USA that sold irregular blue jeans at discounted prices. He eventually purchased and rented out large retail spaces in and around San Francisco and Los Angeles, making him independently wealthy, helping him fund his movies.

Acclaimed Drummer Martin Atkins to Release New Book, “Memories – My Five Years In and Out of Public Image Ltd. (1979-1985)”

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Acclaimed Drummer Martin Atkins to Release New Book, “Memories – My Five Years In and Out of Public Image Ltd. (1979-1985)”

“For a large chunk of my time with PiL, we were the most dangerous band on the planet – no one knew what we were going to do next – (least of all us) – it was special and crazy and awesome as fuck,” begins acclaimed drummer Martin Atkins in his PledgeMusic campaign for his upcoming book, Memories – My Five Years In and Out of Public Image Ltd. (1979-1985). Atkins made his major debut in the late 1970’s as the on-again-off-again drummer for John Lydon’s (more commonly known by his stage name Johnny Rotten) post-Sex Pistols’ experimental project, Public Image Ltd., and he has tales to tell.

As of now Martin Atkins has made his PledgeMusic campaign the sole way of pre-ordering the book. In conjunction with the pre-order, many special items are available via PledgeMusic, including a rare 1979 cardboard lyric print that can be autographed by request, a signed drumhead, signed drumsticks, a live drum session, and more.

Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors. His 35+ years in the music business spans across genres and borders and industries. He was a member of Public Image Ltd. and Killing Joke. He founded industrial supergroup Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and has contributed to Nine Inch Nails (for which he has a Grammy) and Ministry. He is the owner of Invisible Records and Mattress Factory Recording Studios (est. 1988). He is the author of Tour:Smart, Welcome To The Music Business….You’re F*cked!” Band:Smart, the new Music Industries Coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur Illinois. Martin is a producer, drummer, documentary filmmaker, DJ, and father of four. Whatever the future of entrepreneurial music business education is, you can pretty much bet that he’ll be in the middle of it.

The PledgeMusic site also includes a personal video filmed by Martin Atkins discussing the book. There are only 40 days left to take part in the campaign, so act fast! See here for all contribution items and the video: https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/martin-atkins-memories

“If there is one thing that has changed over that time it has been my understanding that different people really do see things differently – hence the title Memories. I do very much care about the sum of the parts and the parts that make up the sum,” says Martin Atkins. “This isn’t my book in the same way that PiL back then wasn’t just John’s. It was all of ours. And as much as I might prefer to not be called a twat by Keith Levene – his – or anyone else’s exclusion from this book seems incorrect. There is more to be learned from seeing other people’s points of view than by slamming the door. So, I’ve been careful to talk to a lot of people that were around us. You might call this the companion book to the first part of The Public Image Is Rotten documentary. My memories are intense and when that fails, I have my diaries!

This is a journey for me too – I’ve already experienced a few things that have surprised me, stretched myself in ways that I am proud of and I’m excited to continue this journey of discovery and documentation with you.”

To pre-order your copy of Memories – My Five Years In and Out of Public Image Ltd. (1979-1985) and for more information, visit the PledgeMusic campaign page.

Listen to Paul McCartney’s New Single, “Fuh You”

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Listen to Paul McCartney’s New Single, “Fuh You”

Paul has announced the next stop on the journey to Egypt Station: ‘Fuh You,’ the newest single from the forthcoming record is now available on all digital and streaming platforms.

Egypt Station’s estimated time of arrival is September 7, 2018 by way of Capitol Records.

Sharing a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt Station is the first full album of all-new McCartney music since 2013’s international chart-topping NEW. Preceded by two of its tracks just released as double A-sides–plaintive ballad ‘I Don’t Know’ and raucous stomper ‘Come On To Me’ — Egypt Station was recorded between Los Angeles, London and Sussex, and produced by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Beck, Foo Fighters) — with the exception of the newly available ‘Fuh You,’ which was produced by Ryan Tedder.

Paul recalls the process behind the new single: “With this one I was in the studio with Ryan Tedder whereas the rest of the album has been made with Greg Kurstin… We were just thinking of ideas and little pieces of melody and chords and the song just came together bit by bit. And then I would try and make some kind of sense of the story. So it was like ‘Come on baby now. Talk about yourself. Tell the truth, let me get to know you’ and basically I wanna know how you feel, you make me wanna go out and steal. I just want it for you. So that was the basic idea and it developed from there… sort of a love song, but a raunchy love song. There you go – fuh you.”

Check out the brand new lyric video below…

A Music-Publishing CEO: “It is a difficult time for songwriters who aren’t writing massive hit songs”

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Jody Gerson arrived at Universal Music Publishing Group as chairman and CEO in 2015, just as streaming became key to the music industry’s viability. The second-largest music publisher’s revenue has risen 30% since then. But Ms. Gerson wants to push that number higher—by getting streaming services to pay songwriters more to license their music.

I think it is a difficult time for songwriters who aren’t writing massive hit songs. When I first came into the industry, you could write a cut on a big album, like for Whitney Houston, and it would sell a lot of records, and you could make a lot of money as a songwriter. But unless you’re writing hit singles or you have pieces of songs on enormous numbers of streamed product, it is very difficult right now….

A lot of people are relying on data today. I don’t go in that direction. I judge music based on what I feel. Does it move me? Is that a lyric that articulates a feeling that I have better than I can articulate it? Is there a driving beat that makes me want to move? Is there a melody that makes me want to sing along? I have found in my career anytime that I have trusted my instinct, I’m right….

What everybody’s missing is the role of the record company. There’s talk about whether artists need to be signed to a record company. I would like you to show me one streaming platform that has broken an artist, made a major investment in breaking an artist. It is not easy.

Just because a song is on a digital platform doesn’t mean you’re breaking that artist. The companies that put the most into the development of artists are still record companies. The investment in breaking artists still is something that we can’t underestimate, and platforms do not do that.

Hit artists, superstars, are never flukes. It just doesn’t happen that way. It takes a village to break an artist.

Read the post from the Wall Street Journal

So…What IS Mastering, Anyway? Check Out This Short Film For Your Answer.

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So…What IS Mastering, Anyway? Check Out This Short Film For Your Answer.

Watch The Vinyl Factory’s short film in the art of vinyl mastering, featuring Rashad Becker of Dubplates and Mastering, Andreas ‘Lupo’ Lubich of Calyx Mastering and Noel Summerville of 3345 Mastering.

Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour Announces New Special Guests Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson, Ciara, and Ella Mai

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Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour Announces New Special Guests Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson, Ciara, and Ella Mai

Bruno Mars announced special guests Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson, Ciara, and Ella Mai will join upcoming U.S. dates as part of his 24K Magic World Tour this fall.

Mars, who is currently nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for his TV special “24K Magic: Live At The Apollo,” recently announced that his international outing will close with a trio of homecoming performances in Honolulu, Hawaii. The three dates at Aloha Stadium are a record-breaker for the venue, with no other artist in its history to have booked that number of successive dates.

Produced by Live Nation, Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour has traveled the globe since 2017, and will have made over 135 stops across North America, Latin America, Europe, and the U.K once wrapped this November. The massively successful outing by the multiple-GRAMMY Award winner has sold out stadiums and arenas around the world, and was credited with selling 1 million tickets in a single day.

The 24K Magic World Tour celebrates Mars’ multiple GRAMMY Award-winning, 2x RIAA Platinum-certified album, 24K Magic, released in November 2016 via Atlantic Records. The 24K Magic World Tour has been Mars’ first full-length tour since his hugely successful Moonshine Jungle World Tour in 2013, an international blockbuster that sold 2 million tickets worldwide across 155 sold-out dates.

Friday, September 7, 2018 Denver, CO* Pepsi Center
Saturday, September 8, 2018 Denver, CO* Pepsi Center
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Wednesday, September 12, 2018		 St. Paul, MN^
St. Paul, MN^		 Xcel Energy Center
Xcel Energy Center
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Sunday, September 16, 2018		 Detroit, MI^
Detroit, MI^		 Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Philadelphia, PA* Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, September 20, 2018 Philadelphia, PA* Wells Fargo Center
Saturday, September 22, 2018 Toronto, ON** Scotiabank Arena
Sunday, September 23, 2018 Toronto, ON** Scotiabank Arena
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Boston, MA** TD Garden
Friday, September 28, 2018 Boston, MA** TD Garden
Monday, October 1, 2018 Newark, NJ** Prudential Center
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Newark, NJ** Prudential Center
Thursday, October 4, 2018 Brooklyn, NY^^ Barclays Center
Friday, October 5, 2018 Brooklyn, NY^^ Barclays Center
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018		 Nashville, TN^^
Nashville, TN^^		 Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Friday, October 12, 2018		 Tulsa, OK^^
Tulsa, OK^^		 BOK Center
BOK Center
Sunday, October 14, 2018 Dallas, TX^ American Airlines Center
Monday, October 15, 2018 Dallas, TX^ American Airlines Center
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Los Angeles, CA* STAPLES Center
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Los Angeles, CA** STAPLES Center
Friday, October 26, 2018 Los Angeles, CA^^ STAPLES Center
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018		 Los Angeles, CA^
Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, HI%
Honolulu, HI%		 STAPLES Center
Aloha Stadium
Aloha Stadium
Aloha Stadium

*Boyz II Men
^Charlie Wilson
**Ciara
^^Ella Mai
%The Green & Common Kings

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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