We all know “Weird Al” Yankovic can do perfect parodies of classic songs, but when he decides to it straight up, he can still nail it. At Carmel Indiana’s Center for the Performing Arts, he does a straight cover of Bill Idol’s Rebel Yell, and the night night, he paid tribute to Tom Petty with Refugee.
Tom Cochrane reworks ‘Big League’ lyrics to honour the Humboldt Broncos hockey team
Tom Cochrane reworked the lyrics of his song “Big League” on Tuesday night for a special performance honouring the Humboldt Broncos.
The Juno Award-winning signer and songwriter played an acoustic version in front of a green and yellow backdrop to begin TSN’s NHL playoff preview special.
The song, originally featured on his 1988 album “Victory Day” with Red Rider, is written from the perspective of a father whose son was a hockey player with big dreams cut short by a truck driving in the wrong lane.
Many Canadians began associating the lyrics with the 15 people who were killed in a highway accident on Friday night when the Humboldt Broncos’ bus collided with a semi-trailer in northern Saskatchewan. Fourteen other people were injured.
Sunrise Records to Host George Thorogood in the Pickering Town Centre
On Wednesday, April 25th, musician George Thorogood will be at the Sunrise Records location in the Pickering Town Centre, from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Wristbands for the event will be distributed to the first 200 guests who purchase a George Thorogood album from Sunrise Records on the day of the event. Wristband holders will get the chance to participate in the meet & greet and autograph session with George. Wristbands are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note, no outside merchandise or music instruments will be permitted into the event.
Vinyl reissues for classic George Thorogood albums ‘Bad to the Bone,’ and ‘Born to Be Bad’ were released on March 30th. We also saw the reissue of ’30 Years of Rock’ by George Thorogood & The Destroyers which includes the hit songs ‘Bad To The Bone’ and ‘I Drink Alone,’ as well as stellar covers of ‘Who Do You Love?’ and ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,’ and many more.
Western Airlines commercial featuring Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, 1985
The two dance legends in this ad from Western Airlines back in 1985.
Burger Chef commercial for Star Wars : A New Hope promotion, 1977
Each Star Wars movie dominates the box office and cultural conversation, and thanks to promotions with various brands, it will continue to live online, too.
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford recalls meeting Andy Warhol at Mudd Club
During an exclusive SiriusXM Town Hall hosted by David Fricke, Rob Halford of Judas Priest recalls meeting Andy Warhol for the first time after their performance at Mudd Club and spending the night with the legendary artist, eventually losing him inside Studio 54.
Underworld have released new track ‘Brilliant Yes That Would Be’
On March 17, 2018, Underworld played Reykjavik for the first time since 1994. This film is inspired by Underworld’s track Brilliant Yes That Would Be and the Icelandic landscape. This isn’t going back to Born Slippy .NUXX, and a far more trippy, Pink Floydish sound.
Damn, I love this band.
Killing Joke Announce 40th Anniversary Tour And HUGE Box Set
Killing Joke are celebrating their 40th anniversary by embarking on a world tour in September. The Laugh At Your Peril tour will kick off in the US before heading through Mexico, Brazil, Chile Argentina and Peru. It will arrive in Europe in October, before ending with UK dates in November. The group have also announced the release of a career-spanning box set, a limited edition set that includes 16 coloured vinyl double LPs packed in a flight case with a set of headphones, a signed lyric book and assorted pieces of art.
The box set looks amazing, check it:
- 16 double vinyl albums in single sleeves
- One lyric book
- One set of headphones
- Five 30cm x 30cm art prints
- Two A4 flyers (Acklam Hall and Clarendon)
- Five A2 posters (Wardance, Turn To Red, Pope, What’s THIS for…!, current tour poster)
- Five A3 posters (Pandemonium, Red version of first album, Pylon, the album stamp images, plus one of a J Cauty image)
- One set of six postcards (images supplied by Youth)
- Certificate of authenticity
Killing Joke “Laugh At Your Peril” world tour dates 2018
Sep. 01 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
Sep. 02 – Star Theater – Portland, OR
Sep. 04 – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
Sep. 05 – Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Sep. 07 – Oriental Theater – Denver, CO
Sep. 09 – Skully’s Music Diner – Columbus, OH
Sep. 10 – Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
Sep. 11 – The Paradise – Boston, MA
Sep. 12 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
Sep. 17 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
Sep. 18 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX
Sep. 19 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
Sep. 21 – Lunario del Auditorio Nacional – Mexico City, Mexico
Sep. 23 – Carioca Club – Sao Paolo, Brasil
Sep. 24 – Roxy Live – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sep. 27 – Blondie – Santiago, Chile
Sep. 29 – Cocos – Lima, Peru
Oct. 15 – Markthalle – Hamburg, Germany
Oct. 16 – Neue Theaterfabrik – Munich, Germany
Oct. 17 – E-Werk (Erlangen) – Hamburg, Germany
Oct. 19 – Huxleys – Berlin, Germany
Oct. 20 – Stodola – Warsaw, Poland
Oct. 21 – The Roxy – Prague, Czech Republic
Oct. 22 – Bratislava – Majestic Music Club, Slovakia
Oct. 23 – Durer Kert – Budapest, Hungary
Oct. 25 – Campus Industry – Parma, Italy
Oct. 26 – L’Usine / PTR – Geneva, Switzerland
Oct. 27 – Cabaret Sauvage – Paris, France
Oct. 28 – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
Oct. 30 – Da Roma – Antwerp, Belgium
Oct. 31 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov. 02 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
Nov. 03 – O2 Academy – Leeds, UK
Nov. 04 – Northumbria University – Newcastle, UK
Nov. 06 – Barrowland – Glasgow, UK
Nov. 07 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK
Nov. 09 – The Institute (The O2) – Birmingham, UK
Nov. 10 – O2 Academy – Bristol, UK
Nov. 11 – Guildhall – Southampton, UK
Nov. 13 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge, UK
Nov. 14 – UEA – Norwich, UK
Nov. 16 – O2 Academy – Oxford, UK
Nov. 17 – Roundhouse – London, UK
80% Of Deaf And Disabled Music Fans Experience Issues Buying Concert Tickets
The UK’s Attitude is Everything improves Deaf and disabled people’s access to live music by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry.
Having begun as a pilot project in 2000, we are now a fully independent charity and part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of Organisations. They encourage events producers to go beyond the legal obligations set out in the Equality Act and implement best practice, providing a fair and equal service to their Deaf and disabled customers.
Their 2018 State of Access Report examines the barriers faced by Deaf and disabled people when trying to book tickets for live music events, and sets out our vision for ticketing without barriers.
To bring this vision to life, they have convened a far reaching coalition of umbrella organisations, ticketing companies, venues and event companies, who have pledged to work together to remove barriers to ticketing: the Ticketing Without Barriers Coalition.
The coalition will enable members to exchange ideas, issues and solutions, and work towards a single, unified vision for what best practice means when it comes to facilitating access booking for Deaf and disabled people.
Leonard Nimoy’s Laser Disc Player
This is the demonstration video advertising the Magnavox Magnavision VH-8000 Laser Video Disc Player, featuring Leonard Nimoy. The Philips VLP-600 and VLP-700, sold in Europe as the very first consumer LaserDisc players there, were based on the Magnavox VH-8000 and VH-8005, respectively.