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Who says you have to be young to hit the top of the Urban/AC charts in the US? Not David Bray!

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Apr 27, 2018

Who says you have to be young to hit the top of the Urban/AC charts in the US? Not David Bray!

Who says you have to be young to hit the top of the Urban/AC charts in the US? David Bray has the edge and experience of songwriting to hit #1 on Buffalo’s WUFO FM with his “Crowded Isolation.”

From his early work with producers Daniel Lanois, Eugene Martynec and John Capek to his more recent work with a list of all star musicians including Motown’s legendary bassist Bob Babbitt, Garth Hudson of the Band, Colin Linden, Kim Mitchell, Jeff Healey, Daniel Lanois, Bill King, Richard Bell, Gary Craig, Paul Reddick, Justin Abedin of Jacksoul, John Dymond and more, David has emerged as one of Canada’s most distinctive songwriters. His compelling lyrical flare combined with an ear for musical hooks has been hailed by critics and industry veterans alike. Bray is a poet and storyteller as much as he is a writer of songs….all without compromising on his superb brand of R&B which is the bedrock of his latest collection.

A decade of work has resulted in a trilogy of three separate releases (of which Crowded Isolation is the second) ranging musically from contemporary R&B to Soul and Blues, focusing on a soul-searching examination of what Bray calls “Crowded Isolation” and the challenges of urban life.

Bray wrote, produced and performed the latest album helped out by all star musicians and some fine vocalists, most notably his musical partner Lorraine Reid, one of Canada’s finest new vocalists. Crowded Isolation has been drawing raves from over 100 stations around the world so far.

Watch Prince Rehearse The Revolution For “Nothing Compares 2 U” Back In 1984

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Watch Prince Rehearse The Revolution For “Nothing Compares 2 U” Back In 1984

Unseen rehearsal footage of Prince & The Revolution from the summer of 1984, and Prince’s original studio version of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U.’

What’s Happening With Toronto’s El Mocambo? Eddie Kramer Explains…

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What’s Happening With Toronto’s El Mocambo? Eddie Kramer Explains…

Bill King: The El Mocambo? Everyone wants to know what’s going on!

Eddie Kramer: I so remember being there in 1977 recording The Stones.

The place was purchased, and I was asked to come up and have a look and see whether I wanted to get involved. I looked at it and I said OK, I’m going to do this, we’re going to put a studio in here. I wanted to bring in John Storyk, my oldest and dearest friend. He and I did Electric Lady for Jimi, OK. And that’s the reason. WSD Group, which is the architectural firm, is probably one of the largest ones in the world and one of the better ones. It’s almost there.

We’ve taken about two and a half years so far and basically destroyed the entire building and took it down below grade and built a brand-new building on the inside. All we kept was the facade and the side walls and we underpinned the entire interior. There are now two venues. One on top of the other.

You remember the old El Mocambo? It had about a ten-foot ceiling. It’s now twenty-six and a half feet high with a balcony running around top side and it’s going to be the preeminent and predominant facility in North America. They are soundproof rooms. Both are completely isolated so that I can record the two venues at the same time with live streaming.

I have a special room on the third floor looking down on the room. This is like Abbey Road. We have the same board, a beautiful Neve vintage board looking down at the stage and five 4K cameras and Go Pro’s – the whole thing and live streaming 24/7.

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Steven Wilson on Changing Your Direction In Music

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Steven Wilson on Changing Your Direction In Music

When it came to developing the overall sound of To the Bone, was part of it that you didn’t want to do a third consecutive conceptual album, or at least not one with a very clear concept running through it?

Stephen Wilson: I think I can simplify it and just say I wanted to do something different. And that’s really been the driving force for me throughout my whole career: “OK, I’ve done that, now what can I do that will be different, and that will keep me engaged and keep me excited?” Because it’s very boring to just keep repeating yourself. At least, it seems to me that’s very boring. I know there are some artists that have kind of made a virtue of repeating a similar approach every time. And that’s fine. But my approach has always been: “OK, I’ve done that, what can I do next?”

And these things are often influenced by outside factors, like what am I listening to, what movies am I watching, what’s interesting me in the news and the media, what’s happening in my life, what’s happening in the lives of my friends and my family. And particularly the kind of music I was listening to, I suppose, was quite a long way away from that so-called progressive-rock genre that people associated me with. I was listening to a lot of pop. I was listening to a lot of ’80s pop, the kind of pop music I grew up with — Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, Talk Talk, Depeche Mode, Prince. When Prince and Bowie died, like a lot of people I ended up going back and listening to a lot of their back catalogue. And all of those things conspire to take you in a particular direction when you start writing your own music, and I’m sure that’s a lot of the reason for the direction changing.

So it wasn’t a self-conscious thing to say, “OK, I’m going to make more of a mainstream pop record,” or “OK, I’m going to upset the people who have decided I’m a progressive-rock artist.” It was simply a challenge to myself: let’s do something different, and maybe this time around let’s strip away some of that conceptual element and let’s just focus on great melodies and a more direct approach to songwriting.

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Gina Arnold gets it right on Pussy Riot

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“When members of Pussy Riot were arrested in 2012 in Moscow for performing a crude anti-Putin punk song atop an altar in a Russian orthodox church, the overblown reaction of their government seemed positively quaint. Six years on, after Russian interference in the U.S. election, Pussy Riot’s concerns have become ours. It’s now impossible not to feel politically energized by the sound of the Russian language, particularly when caught shouting feminist slogans over poppy EDM in front of fun video art depicting police brutality and political corruption. At the very least, the sight of Nadya Tolokonnikova in a neon-pink ski mask yelling, ‘Pussy is the new dick’ to a bunch of bouncy hipsters is a reminder that we in America are still at liberty to goof on this stuff. But one wonders for how long.”

– Gina Arnold writes in on Pussy Riot at the Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco, March 28)

David Blaine Sews His Mouth Shut in Insane Trick

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David Blaine Sews His Mouth Shut in Insane Trick

Priyanka Chopra uses Jimmy Fallon’s iPhone to film David Blaine’s intense mouth sewing magic trick but gets so freaked out that she drops the phone, turning the footage into The Blaine Witch Project.

SNL’s Kate McKinnon and Beth Kobliner talk money with kids

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SNL’s Kate McKinnon and Beth Kobliner talk money with kids

For Financial Literacy Month, SNL’s Kate McKinnon shows why it’s so important that parents talk money with kids. Beyond the laughs (and there are plenty) lies an important message: We need to teach out children money basics early—no joke.

Avengers: Infinity War Cast Sings The Brady Bunch Parody Theme “The Marvel Bunch”

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Avengers: Infinity War Cast Sings The Brady Bunch Parody Theme “The Marvel Bunch”

The cast of Avengers: Infinity War sing their own version of “The Brady Bunch” theme song, “The Marvel Bunch.”

The Bob Lefsetz Podcast This Week Features Giles Martin

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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast This Week Features Giles Martin

Giles Martin produced The Beatles’ LOVE album and Cirque du Soleil show, oversaw production of the concert for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in addition to working with many significant musicians. Bob starts the conversation exposing the elephant in the room which is he’s the son of legendary producer for The Beatles George Martin. Despite the apparent nepotism, Giles exudes humility as he shares what it was like to grow up the son of the ‘Fifth Beatle’ who discouraged Giles’ music career before they ultimately worked together. He tells some supremely entertaining stories and proves he is well equipped to serve SONOS as their Head of Sound Experience.

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts Allister MacGillivray’s “Song for the Mira”

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Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts Allister MacGillivray’s “Song for the Mira”

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is pleased to announce a new partnership with the East Coast Music Association, beginning at this year’s East Coast Music Awards: Festival & Conference in Halifax. The two organizations will partner each year to induct a new song written by an East Coast artist into the Hall of Fame, celebrating those who have helped shape the unique sound of East Coast music. This year we are pleased to announce the induction of “Song for the Mira” by Allister MacGillivray, that has made the secluded, picturesque Cape Breton community of Marion Bridge and its Mira River famous the world over.

The induction award will be presented to MacGillivray during the East Coast Music & Industry Awards on Sunday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nova Scotia Ballroom of the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. It will also be performed by legendary Cape Breton artist Heather Rankin.

Allister MacGillivray is a Cape Breton Islander (born in Glace Bay), and is a graduate of both Xavier College and St. F.X. University. A songwriter, guitarist, folklorist, author, and record producer, he has served as music director for Celtic television programs out of St. John’s and Halifax. As an accompanist, he has toured internationally with noted traditional musicians such as Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy, John Allan Cameron, and Ryan’s Fancy, and also worked for a short time with Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan.

MacGillivray’s peaceful Celtic ballad “Song For the Mira” was recognized by Billboard magazine as a folk classic, and is a favourite song with roots musicians and choirs in Atlantic Canada and far beyond having been translated into Scots Gaelic, Italian, Japanese and several other languages.

“We’re very excited to partner with the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, especially during our 30th Anniversary event. As we celebrate the best of today’s East Coast artists, it’s also appropriate to look back and recognize accomplished songwriters in our region’s history,” says ECMA Executive Director Andy McLean. “Allister MacGillivray’s ‘Song for the Mira’ is a beautiful composition that embodies our East Coast culture, and we’re very proud to be a part of its induction into the Hall of Fame.”

“The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is partnering this year with our country’s most vibrant music festivals and events to honour the musical heritage of those regions,” says CSHF Executive Director Vanessa Thomas. “We’re thrilled to induct Allister MacGillivray’s iconic ‘Song for the Mira’ into the Hall of Fame, and to be there to celebrate with him, and our partners at the ECMAs, in the province that inspired him.”

Known also by the title “Out On the Mira,” the song has been performed or recorded especially by Nova Scotians such as Denny Doherty, The Men of the Deeps, and Symphony Nova Scotia; by other Canadian acts, such as Amy Cervini, John McDermott, The Elmer Iseler Singers, and The Canadian Tenors; and by Irish singers Foster & Allen, Mary O’Hara, Daniel O’Donnell, and Celtic Thunder. The song was popularized outside of Canada by Nova Scotian icon Anne Murray, who recorded the song on her gold-selling 1982 album Hottest Night of the Year. With Murray’s support, the tune reached international stardom.