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Today I Found Out More About “The Far Side” Creator Gary Larson

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Nov 17, 2018

Today I Found Out More About “The Far Side” Creator Gary Larson

For 15 years, Gary Larson took millions of readers over to the “Far Side.” Using anamorphic animals, chubby teenagers, universal emotions, a simple drawing style and a really bizarre, morbid sense of humor, The Far Side became one of the most successful – and praised – comic strips of all time.

But do you actually know anything about Larsen, the man? His life outside of The Far Side has been really interesting. He plays the banjo, and almost had a career in jazz, too. He keeps exotic animals. And there’s more, all in this video from Today I Found Out.

German Shepherd Drummer Plays A Bluegrass Beat

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German Shepherd Drummer Plays A Bluegrass Beat

YouTube user ILL Fonic shared this short but hilarious mashup video of a dog scratching a glass door in rhythm to man singing Mel McDaniel’s bluegrass classic, Louisiana Saturday Night.

Watch Televangelists Play Led Zeppelin Backward In 1983

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Watch Televangelists Play Led Zeppelin Backward In 1983

Playing some of your favourite vinyl records backwards sometimes reveal messages that don’t exactly tell you to keep brushing your teeth, or call your mother. Oh no, dear reader, this is heavy stuff, like we’re all going to hell, or smoke a lot of dope. Not entirely surprisingly, famed occultist and Fundamentalist bugaboo Aleister Crowley is credited with starting the whole thing. In his 1913 essay on meditation, Magick: Book 4, Crowley promoted the idea of “listen[ing] to phonograph records, reversed,” to train one’s brain to think backward.

The Beatles allegedly, used this technique to let the world know Paul McCartney was dead, because, well, I guess they couldn’t do a press release. Jimi Hendrix gave a hint on And the Gods Made Love that he understands…something when he is heard to say “Yes, yes, yes, I get it. Okay, one, okay, one more time.” Electric Light Orchestra on Can’t Get It Out of My Head goes all out and is heard to sing, “Here it comes, another lonely day / Playing the game. I’ll sail away / On a voyage of no return to see” backward and heard “He is the nasty one — Christ you’re infernal — It is said we’re dead men — Everyone who has the mark will live.” OK, then.

The backwards hits just kept coming and being revealed, long after that album was released, too, continuing in the 1980s, thanks to these televangelists.

“Ringo”, a Ringo Starr US TV special, aired April 26, 1978

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“Ringo”, a Ringo Starr US TV special, aired April 26, 1978

Ringo is a 1978 American made-for-television comedy film starring Ringo Starr as both a fictionalised version of himself and his fictional half-brother “Ognir Rrats”. Ringo, stressed out by fame, trades places with a schmuck who looks exactly like him. Then the problems start.

It was broadcast on the US NBC network on 26 April 1978. This 44-minute film features an all-star cast, including Art Carney, Carrie Fisher and Harrison. Starr performs songs from his concurrent album, Bad Boy, and older material.

Chris Pratt’s Instagram Post is so wholesome.

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Chris Pratt’s Instagram Post is so wholesome.

Life lesson from Dave Grohl

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CHUM FM’s Roger Ashby’s Advice To Future Radio Hosts

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CHUM FM’s Roger Ashby’s Advice To Future Radio Hosts

The key word to success on the air is – connect. You must connect. You sometimes hear people on the air and think that person doesn’t have a very good voice, but they connect. Human to human. You should always imagine you are always speaking to one person, not a group of people. I never use the word “everybody” or “folks” because you are talking to individuals. People are listening with their own two ears. I’m always conscious what the people listening to me are perceiving. Have I been clear? Have I given them the details? Did I put the right emphasis in the right place?

I remember one time we got an email from somebody who said, ‘I feel like I’m at a party eavesdropping’. That devastated me. That’s not what I wanted. I think what they were referring to is we did something that was too inside amongst ourselves and the listener had no idea what was going on. It’s easy to fall into that trap.

– Roger Ashby, DJ, retiring after 50 years working in Toronto radio. Read the rest of the interview here.

Ben Stiller’s High School Band Is Back Together

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Ben Stiller’s High School Band Is Back Together

‘Escape at Dannemora’ director Ben Stiller reunited with his high school punk band, Capital Punishment, to create a new album that’s set to release on Black Friday.

Steve Carell was nervous meeting Kelly Clarkson after 40-Year-Old Virgin

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Steve Carell was nervous meeting Kelly Clarkson after 40-Year-Old Virgin

Welcome to Marwen star Steve Carell talks about returning to host SNL after a decade and why he was scared to meet Kelly Clarkson in person after screaming her name in THAT classic 40-Year-Old Virgin scene.

Submissions Are Now Open For Toronto’s H.E.R. Studio Sound Production Series

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Submissions Are Now Open For Toronto’s H.E.R. Studio Sound Production Series

MusicOntario is pleased to support the H.E.R. Studio Sound Production Series for women and non-binary music producers.

This ground-breaking new in-studio series will provide opportunities for emerging* women and non-binary music producers** to develop skills, build confidence and network in a female owned & operated studio in downtown Toronto.

With an award-winning VIP guest mentor and a small peer group, this 3-Part Fall series will address specific topics and include listening, feedback, discussion and hands-on learning. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors we are thrilled to be able to offer each session at no cost to participants.

DATES: Monday October 15th, Monday November 12th, Monday December 10th

TIME: 7 – 10pm VIP

GUEST PRODUCERS: Erin Costelo www.erincostelo.com Hill Kourkoutis www.hillkourkoutis.com Karen Kosowski www.karenkosowski.com

SESSION TOPICS: Song Arrangement & Mix Critique; Building a Track From Scratch; Vocal Production.

SPONSORS: HHb Canada / Universal Audio; Slaight Music Foundation; MusicOntario; Long & McQuade.Music.

STUDIO: imaginit music, Leslieville studio district, Downtown Toronto

PARTICIPANTS: Limit of 12 to ensure high level of interactivity & impactful take-away.

HOW TO APPLY: CLICK HERE

Submissions close at 11:59PM on deadline dates Oct 1st, Nov 1st, Dec 1st. Complete the form including a link to a track exampling your in-progress or completed production work (Soundcloud etc). Unmastered preferred.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Participants are chosen by a committee of professional producers. All applicants will be notified of their results by email.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR APPLICATION IS DECLINED: Apply again! This session is part of a series and there will be plenty of more opportunities to participate. ACCESSIBILITY: These sessions are provided at no cost to participants. They are unable to cover travel costs from outside Toronto. If you have other accessibility issues please enquire.

ENQUIRIES: Questions, feedback and accessibility requests: herstudio@imaginitmusic.com