Kanye West talks to US radio and TV personality Charlamagne about his mental health, the music industry and artists gunning for his success, feeling stifled by control and his latest run of tweets.
The Cast of Avengers: Infinity War Read Mean Tweets About Themselves
Avengers: Infinity War just set the record for the biggest movie opening ever. But even Avengers have haters. And from time to time, we like to shine a white-hot light on the trolls. Here’s a new all Avengers edition of #MeanTweets featuring Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Winston Duke, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Rudd, Karen Gillan, Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt & Chris Evans.
Guys Walks Around New York City And Asks Drivers Why They’re Honking Their Horns
“Do you think you’ll go faster by honking?”
Jeff Seal asks those annoying drivers just why they’re honking their horn, in the busiest and knuckle-crunching driving city in the world – New York City.
Bruc e Springsteen To Receive A Special Tony Award
This morning, the Tony Awards announced a Special Tony Award is Bruce Springsteen.
Springsteen will receive his Special Tony Award for his ongoing engagement Springsteen on Broadway, a once-in-a-lifetime theatregoing experience for the Broadway stage, allowing fans an intimate look at a music idol.
Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans more than 45 years, beginning with 1973’s Columbia Records release Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. He has released 18 studio albums, garnered 20 Grammy Awards, won an Oscar, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was a 2009 recipient of Kennedy Center Honors, was named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year by The Recording Academy, and in 2016 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The American Theatre Wing’s 72nd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 10, 2018 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Or stream the Tony Awards live across platforms with the CBS All Access subscription service.
3-2-1 Contact segment featuring how a KISS show is put together, 1979
In honour of Gene Simmons of KISS stopping by my SiriusXM show this week, let’s take a look back and his band on the kids’ program 3-2-1 Contact back in 1979.
13 Reasons Why Season 2 Launches May 18 on Netflix
The tapes were just the beginning…. 13 Reasons Why Season 2 will launch on Netflix, May 18, 2018. Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of Hannah’s death and the start of our characters’ complicated journeys toward healing and recovery. Liberty High prepares to go on trial, but someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth surrounding Hannah’s death concealed. A series of ominous polaroids lead Clay and his classmates to uncover a sickening secret and a conspiracy to cover it up.
The Sisters Of Mercy Reissue Rare Greatest Hits And First Three Studio Albums
The Sisters Of Mercy are reissuing four ground breaking releases including their first three studio albums and a greatest hits compilation on June 15.
The Sisters of Mercy emerged from the post-punk and indie scene of early 1980s Leeds, and quickly defined a genre of music who’s pioneering influence can still be felt today. They also helped define Leeds at the time as the home of goth rock, spawning many imitators and singlehandedly creating a clearly defined and recognisable scene. Fronted by Andrew Eldritch and backed by his trusty drum machine Doktor Avalanche, The Sisters of Mercy formed their own independent Merciful Release label to issue a series of now rare and collectable singles and EPs. Signing to WEA in 1984, their debut album ‘First And Last And Always’ went on to chart in the UK Top 20 upon release in 1985. The album featured the singles ‘Walk Away’ (charting at #45) and ‘No Time To Cry’ (charting at #63), with a band featuring future Mission members Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams.
At the end of their US tour in June 1985 the band took a break from music, to return in November 1987 with ‘Floodland’ (UK #9). Still aided by Doktor Avalanche, Eldritch hired former Gun Club and Fur Bible bassist Patricia Morrison to complete the new line-up. Featuring the now iconic hit singles ‘This Corrosion’ (UK #7), ‘Dominion’ (UK #13) and ‘Lucretia My Reflection’ (UK #20), production duties were shared with famed Meat Loaf writer Jim Steinman.
‘Vision Thing’ (UK #11) was released in November 1990. With a more hard-rock orientated sound, the group was assembled around Eldritch, featuring Doktor Avalanche, former All About Eve guitarist Tim Bricheno and, perhaps more surprisingly, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Generation X bassist Tony James. Joined again by Jim Steinman, who wrote and produced the lead single ‘More’ (UK #14), the album featured ‘Doctor Jeep’ (UK #37) and ‘When You Don’t See Me’, and effectively became the band’s last full, new album.
Warner Music are excited to reissue these now iconic studio albums alongside ‘Greatest Hits Volume One: A Slight Case Of Overbombing’, a 2 disc compilation of the band’s WEA-era singles. This elusive, long out of print vinyl reached #14 in the UK upon its original release in 1993, and features the band’s best-loved and most famous songs from their studio recordings.
First And Last And Always (1LP)
Side One:
Black Planet
Walk Away
No Time To Cry
A Rock And A Hard Place
Marian (Version)
Side Two:
First And Last And Always
Possession
Nine While Nine
Amphetamine Logic
Some Kind Of Stranger
Floodland (1LP)
Side One:
Dominion / Mother Russia
Flood I
Lucretia My Reflection
1959
Side Two:
This Corrosion
Flood II
Driven Like The
Never Land (A Fragment)
Vision Thing (1LP)
Side One:
Vision Thing
Ribbons
Detonation Boulevard
Something Fast
Side Two:
When You Don’t See Me
Doctor Jeep
More
I Was Wrong
Greatest Hits Volume One: A Slight Case Of Overbombing (2LP)
First LP:
Under The Gun
Temple Of Love
Vision Thing
Detonation Boulevard
Doctor Jeep
More
Second LP:
Lucretia My Reflection
Dominion/Mother Russia
This Corrosion
No Time To Cry
Walk Away
Body And Soul
Jann Arden Announces “These Are The Days” Tour
Acclaimed singer-songwriter, Jann Arden has announced today she will embark on a Canadian tour in support of her new album entitled, These Are The Days. The tour will kick off in London, Ontario on October 10th and will make stops across the country, concluding on November 24th in Sidney.
Tickets go on-sale on Friday, May 4th at 10am. American Express Card Members can purchase pre-sale tickets (for Live Nation shows) beginning Tuesday, May 1st at 10:00am ET until Thursday, May 3rd at 10:00pm ET.
Jann Arden is a singer, songwriter, broadcaster, actor, author and social media star. The celebrated multi-platinum, award-winning artist catapulted onto the music scene in 1993 with her debut album, Time for Mercy, featuring the hit single “I Would Die for You.” A year later she had her international break-out hit “Insensitive.” She has written four books, the most recent being the Canadian bestseller Feeding My Mother. Jann Arden was a favourite guest on CBC’s Rick Mercer Report, is much in demand as a public speaker, and is a frequent guest host on CTV’s The Social. Jann’s most recent recording These Are The Days released in March of 2018, is available now. Once again Grammy Award winning producer Bob Rock was behind the console of what could arguably be, Jann’s most personal and poignant offering to date.
Jann Arden 2018 Tour Dates:
October 10 – London, ON – RBC Theatre at Budweiser Gardens
October 11 – Oshawa, ON – Tribute Communities Centre
October 12 – Orillia, ON – Casino Rama
October 14 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Concert Hall
October 16 – Kitchener, ON – Centre In The Square
October 18 – Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick
October 19 – Halifax, NS – Casino Nova Scotia,
October 20 – Halifax, NS – Casino Nova Scotia
October 28 – Kamloops, BC – Sagebrush Theatre
October 30 – Fort McMurray, BC – Keyano Theatre
November 1 – Camrose, AB – Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre – Cargill Theatre
November 2 – Camrose, AB – Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre – Cargill Theatre
November 3 – Fort Saskatchewan, AB – Dow Centennial Centre – Shell Theatre
November 5 – Swift Current, SK – Living Sky Casino
November 6 – Weyburn, SK – Cugnet Centre
November 8 – Brandon, MB – Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
November 9 – Prince Albert, SK – E.A. Rawlinson Centre For the Arts
November 10 – Lloydminster, AB – Vic Juba Community Theatre
November 12 – Red Deer, AB – Red Deer Memorial Centre
November 13 – Cranbrook, AB – Key City Theatre
Novemer 14 – Trail, BC – Charles Bailey Theatre
November 16 – Vernon, BC – Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
November 18 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre
November 19 – Duncan, BC – Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
November 20 – Nanaimo, BC – The Port Theatre
November 22 – Courtenay, BC – Sid Williams Theatre
November 23 – Sidney, BC – Charlie White Theatre
November 24 – Sidney, BC – Charlie White Theatre
Governments of Canada and Ontario Invest in Revitalizing Massey Hall
Investing in cultural infrastructure helps Canada preserve the experiences of its people and places, and inspires visitors to explore and understand the world around them. The governments of Canada and Ontario recognize that strategic investments in public infrastructure—including funding for cultural projects—play a key role in supporting dynamic communities while creating good jobs that help grow the middle class.
The Honourable Bill Morneau, Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure; and Deane Cameron, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, today announced $60 million in federal-provincial funding for the Massey Hall Revitalization project.
The Government of Canada is contributing up to $30 million to this project through the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component–National and Regional Projects, and is being matched by the Government of Ontario, which is also contributing $30 million. Combined, this represents almost two-thirds of the estimated $94 million total project cost. The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall—a charitable, not-for-profit organization—is responsible for the balance of the funding through its newly launched Massey Hall Forever fundraising campaign.
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Massey Hall is an internationally renowned performance venue that contributes to the lives of Canadians through arts, employment, and cultural celebrations. Through this Revitalization project, the exterior and interior of the 124-year-old National Historic Site will be fully restored, and a new addition will be connected through the construction of a new 7-storey South Tower.
The expanded footprint will provide much-needed space to enhance artist and patron amenities while also making the building fully accessible. In addition to the 2700 seat auditorium and revamped Centuries performance space in the original building, the new structure will house a third stage featuring a 500-capacity venue. This new venue will accommodate a wide range of artists and cultural events to help bolster the Corporation’s commitment to artist development, education and community outreach. The Revitalization project will ultimately enable Massey Hall to continue to inspire and entertain Canadians for another century and beyond.