Yeardley Smith teaches you slang words from The Simpsons. Watch the 30th season premiere of The Simpsons Sunday, September 30th. Listen to Yeardley’s true crime podcast Small Town Dicks on iTunes, Sticher, Spotify and more. Yeardley’s production company, Paperclip, will release their new film All Square on October 12th in select theaters.
Toronto Tabla Ensemble Launch Their New CD For “Bhumika”
Toronto Tabla Ensemble (TTE) is a non-profit charitable organization and performing band led by Artistic Director and tabla master, Ritesh Das, who created the ensemble to share the depth and excitement of Indian classical music, culture, and history with audiences all over the world.
They released their video for Faceoff back in September, and it’s below!
When TTE was founded in 1991, the tabla was rarely seen on the Canadian stage. Since then, Ritesh Das’ ground breaking approach to composition has brought the instrument and his Ensemble to the mainstream public through regular concert series in Toronto and collaborations with genres including Japanese Taiko, Celtic music, Spanish Flamenco, rock and roll. TTE has toured Canada coast-to-coast six times, Australia in 2006, and India in 2011. They have produced three music videos and five albums, including Juno-nominated Firedance. The Ensemble’s original music has been used in numerous films and commercials; in 2003 the Ensemble was commissioned to create the current theme music for CBC Radio’s daily show, Metro Morning.
TTE will be having their sixth album Bhumika release party on November 9 at the Harbourfront Centre. Go here for more information.
The boys are back! Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are Holmes And Watson
The Step Brothers are reunited – this time playing the world’s greatest consulting detective and his loyal biographer – as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as Holmes & Watson, only in theaters this Christmas.
Leonid and Friends From Russia Perform An Awesome Version Of Earth, Wind And Fire’s “September”
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.