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.
Guitarist Plays The Original Mario Theme On An Electric Guitar Made Out Of… A Nintendo NES
YouTube shred adventurer Rob Scallon recently asked Reverb to send him the craziest instrument they could find to make a video with. The result is what you see below: an exploration of an original Nintendo Entertainment System converted into a guitar and made playable again by Echo Canyon Guitar Co. And now, the music site us teaming up with Rob to give this one-of-a-kind instrument away to one lucky winner Signup on their page before December 19th, winner announced on December 20th. Go here to sign up to win it!
Rush to Release “Rush In Rio” on Vinyl on January 18, 2018
Following a nearly five-year break from touring, Rush returned to the stage in 2002 to support the trio’s seventeenth studio album, Vapor Trails. During the tour, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart played to some of the biggest crowds of the band’s career, including 40,000 people at the tour’s final stop in Rio de Janeiro. That concert was released in 2003 as RUSH IN RIO, which was certified gold in the U.S. and Canada.
That live album was originally released on CD and DVD but has never appeared on vinyl – until now. RUSH IN RIO will be available on January 18 via Anthem/ole label group as four 180-gram LPs. The set is presented in a heavyweight gatefold jacket and comes with a code that allows the music to be downloaded digitally.
The collection includes all 29-songs the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ performed at the concert in Rio, plus two bonus tracks that were recorded at other stops during the Vapor Trails Tour. “Between Sun & Moon” was recorded on September 27, 2002 in Phoenix, AZ and “Vital Signs” was recorded on October 19, 2002 in Quebec City, Quebec.
Guitarist Alex Lifeson states, “In all the years of touring, few gigs matched the energy we witnessed from the Rio audience. Throughout the night, they sang along to every song, which was quite a feat considering English is not so commonly spoken there. They even sang robustly during ‘YYZ’ and that’s an instrumental! In fact, during mixing, we often pulled the band tracks down and just listened to the audience and it was mind-blowing. We were all so surprised by the welcome we received and the deep connection our fans had to Rush. It remains one of the greatest highlights we’ve experienced in over 40 years of touring.”
Making the show in Rio rare and extraordinary, fan favorites that are rarely played together on the same night were peppered throughout the set list. This included the sprawling sci-fi epic “2112,” as well as “Closer To The Heart,” “YYZ,” “Freewill,” “New World Man,” “Tom Sawyer,” and “Limelight.” One of concert’s high points is Peart’s drum solo, which is titled “O Baterista,” Portuguese for “the drummer.” That performance earned the group a GRAMMY Award ® nomination for the Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
The songs that appear on RUSH IN RIO span the group’s entire career up to that point, including several tracks from Vapor Trails: “Earthshine,” “One Little Victory,” “Ghost Rider” and “Secret Touch.” The remainder of the set list touches on most of Rush’s studio albums, including 1996’s Test For Echo (“Driven,” and a rare acoustic performance of “Resist”); 1984’s Grace Under Pressure (“Distant Early Warning” and “Red Sector A”); 1980’s Permanent Waves (“The Spirit Of Radio” and “Natural Science”) and 1974’s self-titled debut (“Working Man.”)
Since forming in 1968, Rush has become one of the world’s most-popular progressive rock bands. Between its debut album in 1974 and its final large-scale tour in 2015, the band has sold more than 40 million albums around the world, earning 24 gold, 14 platinum and three multi-platinum albums.
RUSH IN RIO LP Track Listing:
Side One
“Tom Sawyer”
“Distant Early Warning”
“New World Man”
“Roll The Bones”
Side Two
“Earthshine”
“YYZ”
“The Pass”
“Bravado”
Side Three
“The Big Money”
“The Trees”
“Free Will”
“Closer To The Heart”
Side Four
“Natural Science”
“One Little Victory”
“Driven”
“Ghost Rider”
Side Five
“Secret Touch”
“Dreamline”
“Red Sector A”
“Leave That Thing Alone”
Side Six
“O Baterista”
“Resist”
“2112”
Side Seven
“Limelight”
“La Villa Strangiato”
“The Spirit Of Radio”
Side Eight
“By-Tor & The Snow Dog”
“Cygnus X-1”
“Working Man”
“Between Sun & Moon”
“Vital Signs”