Björk, Siggy and Einar of The Sugarcubes go under the 120 X-Ray on MTV’s 120 Minutes with Dave Kendall in 1989, to discuss their new album “Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!”, and working with director Óskar Jónasson.
When You Have a Cochlear Impant, You Experience Music VERY Differently. Here’s How
For those who are deaf, music is not just about sound. At age 20, Rachel Kolb received cochlear implants that gave her partial hearing. In virtual reality, experience how music felt for her, before and after.
When I got a cochlear implant seven years ago, after being profoundly deaf for my entire life, hearing friends and acquaintances started asking me the same few questions: Had I heard music yet? Did I like it? What did it sound like?
I was 20 years old then. Aside from the amplified noises I’d heard through my hearing aids, which sounded more like murmurs distorted by thick insulation swaddling, I had never heard music, not really. But that did not mean I wasn’t in some way musical. I played piano and guitar as a child, and I remember enjoying the feel of my hands picking out the piano keys in rhythm, as well as the rich vibrations of the guitar soundboard against my chest. I would tap out a beat to many other daily tasks, too.
For several years, I became privately obsessed with marching in rhythm when walking around the block, counting out my steps like a metronome: One, two. One, two. Watching visual rhythms, from the flow of water to clapping hands and the rich expression of sign language, fascinated me. But in the hearing world, those experiences often didn’t count as music. And I gathered that my inability to hear music, at least in the view the people I knew, seemed unthinkable.
“So you can’t hear the beautiful music right now?” I remember someone asking me when I was an undergraduate. We sat in a restaurant where, presumably, some ambient melody played in the background. When I said no, she replied, “Wow, that makes me feel sad.”
Sad. This is how some hearing people reacted to my imagined lifetime without music. Did it mean that some part of my existence was unalterably sad, too? I resisted this response. My life was already beautiful and rich without music, just different. And even if listening to music did not yet feel like a core part of my identity, I could be curious.
This Guy Is Building A New Instrument Called The Subcontrabassoon From His Own Original Design
Robert Bobo, a contrabassoon player, is designing and building an original “Subcontrabassoon” – a unique instrument of his own invention. Similar to the subcontrabass saxophone, the subcontrabass tuba and the Tubax, Bobo is creating his instrument to play at full octave range lower than his existing instrument.
In choosing the low range of the subcontrabassoon, I was driven by a desire not to make a quasi-subcontrabassoon, but a true subcontrabassoon capable of playing a full octave below the contrabassoon. This left B? or A as the two possible lowest notes. I chose A over B? mostly as a way of future-proofing the design
He is currently raising funds to through his website in order to truly realize his vision.
Photo Gallery: Broken Social Scene with Portugal The Man at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage
All photos taken by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets Announces Europe And UK Tour
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, the supergroup he formed to perform early Pink Floyd material, have announced their debut tour across Europe and the U.K. No word yet on other dates, but here’s hoping he comes to North America.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets Tour 2018
9/02: Stockholm Circus, Sweden
9/03: Copenhagen Forum Black Box, Denmark
9/04: Rostock Moya, Germany
9/06: Amsterdam Carre, Netherlands
9/08: Antwerp Stadsschouwburg, Belgium
9/09: Luxembourg Den Atelier, Luxembourg
9/10: Paris Olympia, France
9/11: Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Elektrikhalle, Germany
9/13: Hamburg Laeiszhalle, Germany
9/15: Stuttgart Beethovensaal, Germany
9/16: Berlin Tempodrom, Germany
9/17: Lepzeig Haus Auensee, Germany
9/19: Vienna Stadhalle F, Austria
9/20: Milan Tetro Arcimboldi, Itlay
9/21: Zurich Samsung Hall, Switzerland
9/23: Portsmouth Guildhall, UK
9/24: London Roundhouse, UK
9/25: Birmingham Symphony Hall, UK
9/27: Manchester O2 Apollo, UK
9/28: Glasgow SEC Armadillo, UK
9/29: Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, UK
How Brad Pitt Stepped In When Gwyneth Paltrow Was Harassed By Harvey Weinstein
Earlier this week on Howard Stern’s show, Gwyneth Paltrow recounted her experiences with Harvey Weinstein, and how Brad Pitt stepped in.
Shawn Mendes Watches Fan Covers On YouTube
On this episode of “You Sang My Song,” Shawn Mendes watches YouTube fan covers of his songs “In My Blood,” “Treat You Better,” Stitches,” “Lost in Japan,” “Mercy,” and “Holding Me Back.” Fans react to Shawn watching their music. Shawn Mendes’ self-titled album is available now.
Jade Mya Releases Brand New Single, “This Girl Don’t”
Canadian Pop-Country musician, Jade Mya, is releasing the third single from her sophomore album, Dirt Covered Rhinestone May 30. The new single, This Girl Don’t, co-produced by award-winning producers Justin Gray and Tino Izzo in collaboration with Mya, showcases an edgy, country-rock sound with the combination of Mya’s strong vocals and the electric guitar. This song will be released under ILS (Independent Label Services Group), a Toronto-based international entertainment distributor and marketing company for Caroline International, a division of Universal Music Group. Her sophomore album, Dirt Covered Rhinestone, will be released this September, and Mya will be heading across Canada late June and July on a media tour with stops in Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Regina.
“The third single off my album, This Girl Don’t, deeply resonates with me, as it specifically talks about the struggles faced by women of my generation,” says Mya. “This song achieves the difficult task of talking about a serious topic but with a wild sense of humour.”
Mya collaborated with Canadian producers, Justin Gray (Mariah Carey, John Legend and Sugarland) and Tino Izzo (Céline Dion, VAN and Andie Duquette) on This Girl Don’t. Gray is a seventeen time Juno nominated songwriter/producer and his work has garnered upwards of three billion streams and more than 30 million copies in global sales. The album, produced by Justin Gray, includes Mya’s two hit singles, title track Dirt Covered Rhinestone, and Can’t Stop Loving You. Together these songs create an album demonstrating Mya’s fierce personality and vocal prowess, leaving a lasting impression on listeners.
Mya is inspired by pop-country music icons such as Shania Twain and Dolly Parton who pair their motivating yet sexy lyrics with commanding personas. The tone of This Girl Don’t is fiery and humorous, reminiscent of Shania Twain’s That Don’t Impress Me Much. This Girl Don’t delivers a strong message to audiences by empowering females who are often subject to unwanted advances. Mya’s refreshing edginess, as is showcased in this song, makes her noticed in country music, while her soulful voice strengthens her heart-felt music.
That Time John Lennon and Yoko Ono Took Over Public Access TV In 1971
What happens when you give John Lennon and Yoko Ono an hour on television to do whatever they want to do? This.
Free Time, a series on New York City’s public TV station WNET, devoted its October 14, 1971 television broadcast to John, Yoko, and Jonas Mekas’ performance of excerpts from Ono’s Of a Grapefruit in the World of Park. It was filmed during the 1971 opening of Yoko’s Syracuse exhibit This Is Not Here.
https://youtu.be/cbb-j03ByOY
In Honor Of “Solo” Opening This Weekend, Here’s The Beastie Boys Mashed Up With The Empire Strikes Back
Solo: A Star Wars Story, directed by Ron Howard and produced by Lucasfilms, opens this weekend, so let’s look back at when YouTuber wolfgangmozart187 mashed up The Beastie Boys classic Sabotage with clips from The Empire Strikes Back.