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Jason Blaine Partners With Long & McQuade For Once-In-A-Lifetime Fly-Away Contest To The Iconic Muscle Shoals Sound Studio In Alabama

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May 24, 2018

Jason Blaine Partners With Long & McQuade For Once-In-A-Lifetime Fly-Away Contest To The Iconic Muscle Shoals Sound Studio In Alabama

Today, CCMA award winning Canadian country artist, Jason Blaine, launched an exciting contest in partnership with Long & McQuade, Canada’s largest musical instrument retailer. In promotion of his latest single, “Boy With a Guitar”, Jason and Long & McQuade will be sending a winner and a guest to the iconic Shoals Sound Studio – where musical legends like Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan and more have recorded some of their top hits. See below for contest details.

From June 4 to June 18, fans are encouraged to video record themselves playing the missing guitar solo from “Boy With a Guitar” and post on their own social channels using the hashtag #BoyWithAGuitar. The selected winner and a guest will be sent to Alabama, USA to partake in an exclusive full studio recording day with Jason Blaine at the iconic Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with accommodations and $200 worth of Muscle Shoals merchandise. A version of Jason Blaine’s charting single, “Boy With a Guitar” – without the final guitar solo – has been shared on Jason Blaine and Long & McQuade’s social channels.

Fun, family, friends and faith. They’re the cornerstones of life for Jason Blaine. “I like to cut up with friends and play a little too loud. My family’s really important to me. And in recent years, I’ve had a kind of spiritual awakening. Entering my 30s, I finally found balance in my life and got my priorities right. I learned you can have a little bit of fun on Saturday night and be at church on Sunday morning. That’s really where I’m at.” Blaine earned CCMA nominations for Male Artist, Single of the Year, Songwriter, & Producer in 2012. “Life So Far” turned out three Top 10 singles, including “On a Night Like This”, “Cool” and “They Don’t Make ’Em Like That Anymore”, which won Single of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards, and hit No. 1 on CMT Canada. Despite his success, Jason remains as down to earth as they come. “At the end of the day, when the stage lights come down and I get off the plane or the tour bus and I come home, I’m just a husband and a father”.

“I’m very excited to partner with Long & McQuade on this experience,” said Jason Blaine. “The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is such an iconic place to fans and musicians and the home to some of music’s most legendary acts. Being able to share this experience with a fan will be a truly great experience and I can’t wait to see the submissions!”

The Killers Have Their Own Wine….

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May 24, 2018

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Ahead of their headlining performance at BottleRock 2018, The Killers announce an exclusive wine and pop-up experience May 25th – May 27th at RiverHouse by Bespoke Collection in Napa, CA. Produced in partnership with Bravado, the 3-day experience will feature a range of custom labeled wines inspired by the band as well as limited-edition merchandise and apparel.

Fans and wine aficionados can savor the four, limited-edition dedicated varietals and blends while shopping The Killers’ apparel collection and exclusive wine accessories including wine totes, wine glasses and corkscrews. The custom wines will be available for festival goers during the Napa Valley festival. The limited-edition merchandise will only be available to purchase at the pop-up this weekend.

This is the second year in a row RiverHouse by Bespoke Collection has partnered with a BottleRock Festival headlining artist to bring fans and wine aficionados limited-edition, dedicated varietals and blends while shopping exclusive, artist branded merchandise. Last year, RiverHouse created such a sensation amongst BottleRock fans, the lines wrapped around the block for three days straight.

2017 Bespoke Collection “The Killers” Rosé | San Francisco Bay, California ($24)
50% Carignan, 50% Mourvedre
The pale pink 2017 Bespoke Collection “The Killers” Rosé is aromatic and inviting, with notes of wild strawberry, ruby grapefruit, watermelon, and rose water. The palate is lively and mouthwatering with gorgeous fruit and a bright mineral finish.

2017 Bespoke Collection “The Killers” Sauvignon Blanc | Carneros, Napa Valley ($28)
85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Sémillon
Crafted by winemaker Aaron Pott, this wine’s bright presence and intensity of acid on the palate are defined through cool climate Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in the Carneros region in Napa Valley.

2016 Bespoke Collection “The Killers” Cabernet Sauvignon | Red Hills, Lake County ($35)
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
The Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of blackberry, plum, cola, fig, cigar tobacco, vanilla, cherry, and cocoa. Smooth upon entry, this medium-bodied wine leads to a balanced mid-palate with pleasant acidity. Flavors of toasted brioche, toffee, cola, and clove come together for a lingering finish.

2012 Blackbird Vineyards “The Killers” Proprietary Red | Napa Valley ($60)
58% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2012 Blackbird Vineyards “The Killers” Proprietary Red exudes aromas of blackberry, black currant, cocoa powder, clove, forest floor, and cedar with a robust approach on the palate. With present tannins and good length, the wine exhibits flavors of strawberry and cherry in a lingering finish

Happy birthday, Cheeseburger!

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May 24, 2018

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Does Carl Sagan’s Wife Believe In The Afterlife? Let’s Ask Her…

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May 24, 2018

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“When my husband died, because he was so famous & known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me — it still sometimes happens — & ask me if Carl changed at the end & converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his death with unflagging courage & never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again. I don’t ever expect to be reunited with Carl. But, the great thing is that when we were together, for nearly twenty years, we lived with a vivid appreciation of how brief & precious life is. We never trivialized the meaning of death by pretending it was anything other than a final parting. Every single moment that we were alive & we were together was miraculous — not miraculous in the sense of inexplicable or supernatural. We knew we were beneficiaries of chance… That pure chance could be so generous & so kind… That we could find each other, as Carl wrote so beautifully in Cosmos, you know, in the vastness of space & the immensity of time… That we could be together for twenty years. That is something which sustains me & it’s much more meaningful…

“The way he treated me & the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other & our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday. I don’t think I’ll ever see Carl again. But I saw him. We saw each other. We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful.“

– Ann Druyan, talking about her husband, Carl Sagan

Rickey Henderson crushed souls with unprecedented efficiency

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May 24, 2018

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Rickey Henderson crushed souls with unprecedented efficiency

Rickey Henderson revolutionized baseball throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. He got on base at will, and once there, played chess on the basepaths while everyone else was still learning how to play checkers.

The Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ To Be A Graphic Novel

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May 24, 2018

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The Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ To Be A Graphic Novel

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine comes this fully authorized graphic novel adaptated and illustrated by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons comics) with coloring by Nathan Kane.

The Beatles are recruited by the Captain of the Yellow Submarine to help him free Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the world of Pepperland from the music-hating Blue Meanies.

Available at all good bookstores from August, or you can pre-order now here.

https://youtu.be/nA6qOMUPmmA

Photo Gallery: Pitbull at Niagara Falls’ Fallsview Casino

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May 23, 2018

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Photo Gallery: Pitbull at Niagara Falls’ Fallsview Casino

All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com for all your photography needs

Evolution of Memorable Music

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May 23, 2018

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Evolution of memes music is a video where pianist Lord Vinheteiro (there’s a great name, right there) show how the meme songs evolved during the last 500 years.

Very rare footage of bebop/scat pioneer Babs Gonzales performing live in 1979

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May 22, 2018

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Very rare footage of bebop/scat pioneer Babs Gonzales performing live in 1979

Babs Gonzales was an American jazz vocalist of the bebop era notable for writing the song “Oop-Pop-A-Da”, which was recorded and performed by his band, Three Bips and a Bop, and was later made famous by Dizzy Gillespie.

From 1950 to 1953, Gonzales was road manager and vocalist for the James Moody band and later gigged and recorded with musicians such as Jimmy Smith, Bennie Green, Lenny Hambro, Johnny Griffin, and Bennie Green on the 1958 Blue Note album Soul Stirrin’ (which took its name from and included Gonzales’ eponymous composition). Spending time in Europe, he knew no limits when it comes to performing live, including shows at Ronnie Scott’s in London in 1962, where he picked 22-year-old Brian Auger to be his piano accompanist.

Here’s some pretty rare footage of him performing in Paris in 1979, just a year before his death.

“Studio 54” Doc Brings You Right Back To 1970s New York

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May 22, 2018

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“Studio 54” Doc Brings You Right Back To 1970s New York

1970s New York. One nightclub defines an era and a generation. For the first time, one of the people behind the infamous Studio 54 tells the in-depth story of how the world’s greatest nightclub was created. Studio 54 is in cinemas and on demand June 15.