From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king must overcome betrayal and tragedy to assume his rightful place on Pride Rock. Disney’s The Lion King opens in theatres July 19, 2019.
Loud Luxury to perform at The 2019 JUNO Awards in London, Ontario on March 17
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC today announced that London’s own Loud Luxury are set to perform at The 2019 JUNO Awards, taking place at London’s Budweiser Gardens. This year’s broadcast will go live across Canada on CBC, CBC Radio and globally on CBCMusic.ca/junos at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 17.
University friends and Western Alumni, Andrew Fedyk & Joe De Pace, better known as Loud Luxury, have garnered the support of tastemakers such as Armin Van Buuren, Martin Garrix, and Tiesto –with only a handful of releases under their belt. Hot on the heels of their massive radio and club hit, “Body,” featuring Brando, the duo performed over 150 dates across North America. The track is now certified 7 times Platinum in Canada and their latest single, “Love No More” featuring Anders, has spent the last several weeks on multiple Billboard Dance Charts, and is certified Gold in Canada.
Additional announcements for The 2019 JUNO Awards Broadcast will be released in the coming months.
Tickets to The 2019 JUNO Awards go on sale Friday, November 30 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets are available starting at $79.95 (plus fees) online at www.budweisergardens.com, by phone at 1-866-455-2849 and in-person at the Courtesy Ford Box Office at Budweiser Gardens (Located at Gate 1). For an additional $10 a ticket plus shipping, fans are also able to purchase a 3D Souvenir Ticket – the ultimate keepsake and perfect way to commemorate Canada’s biggest night in music.
The JUNO Awards have partnered with the City of London so that $1 from every broadcast ticket is donated to MusiCounts, helping to ensure that children across Canada have access to musical instruments. This is in addition to a $1 per ticket donation from select shows at London Music Hall, Budweiser Gardens and Centennial Hall in the lead up to JUNO Week.
Along with the broadcast, London will host an entire week of JUNO programming giving music enthusiasts a chance to interact with Canadian talent. Fans can purchase tickets for the highly anticipated 2019 JUNO Cup Presented by CBC Sports, taking place March 15, 2019 at Western Fair District Sports Centre, where Canadian musicians and NHL legends go head-to-head on the ice to support MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS. Individual tickets to JUNO Cup are priced at $20 (plus fees) or $15 (plus fees) when purchasing 10 or more tickets. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 30 at 10 a.m. ET online at www.budweisergardens.com, by phone at 1-866-455-2849 and in-person at the Courtesy Ford Box Office at Budweiser Gardens (Located at Gate 1).
The 48th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2019 will be hosted in London from March 11 – March 17, 2019, culminating in The JUNO Awards, on Sunday, March 17, at Budweiser Gardens, broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET on CBC, CBC Radio and globally on cbcmusic.ca/junos.
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Steven Tyler in a Gap Commercial, 1999
1999 was a fun year to be in Aerosmith. The was featured in the Disney Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ride, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, providing the ride’s soundtrack and theme. Later that year, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry reunited with Run–D.M.C. and were also joined by Kid Rock for a collaborative live performance of “Walk This Way” at the MTV Video Music Awards, a precursor to the Girls of Summer Tour. At by year’s end, The Toxic Twins were featured in their own Gap commercial.
Watch one of the earliest TV performances from Bob Dylan in 1964
Bob Dylan performs solo for the Canadian show “Quest” on CBC, recorded on February 1st 1964. The songs he performed wereThe Times They Are A Changin’, Talkin’ World War III Blues, Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, Girl From the North Country, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, and Restless Farewell.
https://youtu.be/sVGpQPhd4xM
Kingston man selling father’s vintage radio collection
A collection of vintage radios from the early 20th century are being auctioned off online and as Audra Brown reports, each one has a special connection to a Kingston man’s family.
Billie Eilish: Same Interview, One Year Apart
On October 18th, 2017, after a busy day of promotional interviews in New York City, Billie Eilish met with Vanity Fair to discuss the 15-year-old’s breakthrough success. On October 18th, 2018, after a long day of pre-tour rehearsals, Billie spoke with VF again to answer the exact same questions and look back at a time capsule of her answers from last year. Her Instagram follower count grew from 257K to 6.3 million. She went from playing crowds of 500 fans to playing arenas for more than 40,000. See how Billie’s life changed over the last year.
March For Our Lives wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2018
The March for Our Lives initiators, who started the American mass youth movement for safer schools and communities and against gun violence, have won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2018. Today, on Universal Children’s Day, David Hogg, Emma González, Jaclyn Corin and Matt Deitsch, received the prize from Archbishop Desmond Tutu during a special ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa in the presence of distinguished guests and the world press. The International Children’s Peace Prize is an initiative of the international children’s rights organization KidsRights. The young winner’s message each year reaches millions of people worldwide.
During the ceremony, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has been the patron of The International Children’s Peace Prize and KidsRights for more than a decade, said that March For Our Lives is one of the most significant youth-led mass movements in living memory. “The peaceful campaign to demand safe schools and communities and the eradication of gun violence is reminiscent of other great peace movements in history. I am in awe of these children, whose powerful message is amplified by their youthful energy and an unshakable belief that children can, no must, improve their own futures. They are true changemakers who have demonstrated most powerfully that children can move the world.”
David, Emma, Jaclyn and Matt co-initiated March For Our Lives alongside more than 20 other students, after their school was the scene of a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida this past February, with 17 fatal casualties. Personally affected by the tragedy, they responded by organizing the March For Our Lives event in the spring of 2018 to demand safer schools and communities and to protest gun violence. Hundreds of thousands participated in the rally and more than 800 sister marches took place that same day across the US and beyond. For David, Emma, Jaclyn and Matt, this was only the beginning. In the summer of 2018 the group took to the road, visiting 80 communities in 24 states leading discussions and advocating for the creation of safer communities. They lobbied, held town hall rallies, and motivated thousands of young people to register to vote. The March For Our Lives movement has continued to be highly vocal and very successful. Since its advent, over 25 US states have passed more than 50 pieces of legislation in line with their cause.
How one designer created the “look” of Jazz
Blue Note captured the refined sophistication of jazz during the early 60s, giving it its signature look in the process.
When asked to visualize what jazz looks like, you might picture bold typography, two tone photography, and minimal graphic design. If you did, you’re recalling the work of a jazz label that single-handedly defined the “look” of jazz music in the 1950s and1960s: Blue Note.
Inspired by the ever present Swiss lettering style that defined 20th century graphic design (think Paul Rand), Blue Note captured the refined sophistication of jazz during the early 60s, particularly during the hard bop era, and gave it a definitive visual identity through album covers.
Some songs don’t just stick in your head, they change the music world forever. Join Estelle Caswell on a musical journey to discover the stories behind your favorite songs.
Brass Horn Covers of Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ and ‘Somebody to Love’
This is a major development, that can only lead to treble. Brass instrumentalist Seb Skelly performed two classic Queen songs in a multi-track arrangement form. The first of the songs is “Don’t Stop Me Now” played on two trumpets, solo horn, flugelhorn and soprano trombone. The second of the two is “Somebody to Love” played on three trumpets, solo horn, flugelhorn, three soprano trombones and a flugel.