It’s not even a remix. It’s YouTuber Swede Mason using Paul McCartney interviews and making a techno song out of it. Ladies and Gentlemen, check out The Rabbit Hole.
Gwen Stefani Announces Headlining Las Vegas Residency At Planet Hollywood
Multi-platinum recording artist and global icon Gwen Stefani is heading to the Las Vegas Strip with her exclusive headlining residency show, “Gwen Stefani – Just a Girl,” inside Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino beginning Wednesday, June 27, 2018.
“To be able to do a show in Vegas is such an incredible honor. Growing up in Anaheim, California, I could never have imagined one day having my own Vegas residency. I have been so fortunate to tour throughout my career, but to create a show for Vegas is something I’ve never experienced and I can’t wait,” Gwen said.
Designed exclusively for Zappos Theater, Gwen Stefani will take the stage with a spectacular show like no other, celebrating the breadth of her illustrious musical career. The show, promoted by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment, will further cement Las Vegas as the entertainment capital of the world.
Gwen Stefani, Live Nation Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment have also announced their partnership with Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, where $1 of every ticket purchased to “Gwen Stefani – Just A Girl” at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will be donated to the non-profit organization. Cure 4 The Kids Foundation is a Las Vegas-based nonprofit organization that provides medical treatment to children facing a number of life-threatening conditions. The donation will also allow Cure 4 The Kids Foundation to move into a state-of-the-art building, increasing the number of exam rooms and improving the patient treatment experience.
Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, April 13 at 10 a.m. PT. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 10 at 10 a.m. PT through Thursday, April 12 at 10 p.m. PT. An exclusive presale for Total Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment’s loyalty program, will be available Thursday, April 12 from 10 a.m. PT through 10 p.m. PT. A limited number of LaneOne VIP Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more. The 25 performances going on sale are:
June 2018: 27, 29, 30
July 2018: 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21
Dec. 2018: 27, 29, 30, 31
Feb. 2019: 27
March 2019: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16
General ticket prices begin at $59, plus applicable tax and fees, and may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com/gwen or in-person at the Planet Hollywood box office. All shows begin at 9 p.m. For more information on the show, visit gwenstefani.com. All shows are scheduled at 9 p.m.
TIDAL to Livestream The Roots, Usher, Common and more from Equal Justice Initiative’s Concert for Justice and Peace in Montgomery, AL
On Friday, April 27, global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL is honored to partner with the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) to celebrate the opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, AL with a livestream of the Concert for Peace and Justice. The show will feature performances from The Roots, Usher, Common, Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes, and Kirk Franklin, plus very special guests. Beginning at 7:30 PM CT audiences world-wide will be able to watch as history happens on TIDAL.com/EJI. While the livestream will be available to members and non-members alike, new TIDAL customers will be eligible for a free three-month trial.
TIDAL’s support of key social justice issues has been a pillar of the streaming service’s mission since inception. The company realizes that music is a universal language and an optimal vehicle to spread a message of peace, justice and equality. From encouraging community service with Lil Wayne’s Social Wave For Change to the annual TIDAL X concerts supporting social justice, education, disaster relief, and more TIDAL’s commitment to making the world a better place is unparalleled.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first comprehensive memorial dedicated to racial terror lynchings of African Americans and the legacy of slavery and racial inequality in America. On a six-acre site atop a rise overlooking downtown Montgomery, the memorial uses sculpture, art, and design to contextualize racial terror and includes a memorial square with 800 six-foot monuments that identify thousands of racial terror lynching victims in the United States. EJI is inviting communities to acknowledge and confront their history of racial injustice by claiming monuments to install in their communities.
The Legacy Museum is a one-of-a-kind narrative museum housing interactive media, sculpture, videography, and exhibits that immerse visitors in the sights and sounds of the domestic slave trade, racial terrorism, the Jim Crow South, and the world’s largest prison system. The museum is just a short walk from the memorial, on the site of a former warehouse where black people were enslaved in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Concert for Peace and Justice is one of several Grand Opening events in Montgomery on April 26 and 27.
The Peace and Justice Summit will present an exciting array of national leaders and advocates, including Michelle Alexander, Sherrilyn Ifill, Gloria Steinem, Marian Wright Edelman, Rev. William Barber, Ava DuVernay, Elizabeth Alexander, Vice President Al Gore, The Roots, Brittany Packnett, and many others. Sessions will run all day on Thursday, April 26, and Friday, April 27, at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. A $25 Summit pass provides access to multiple talks and is now available for purchase here .
The Opening Ceremony on Thursday, April 26, will feature musical performances and remarks from national leaders, including Sweet Honey in the Rock, Ailey II, Bebe Winans, and John Lewis. The event will be held at the Montgomery Convention Center. Tickets are now available for $10 .
Upgraded High Definition DVD Releases Coming From The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Supremes, And The Temptations
From 1948 to 1971, TV’s longest-running prime time variety program, CBS’ “The Ed Sullivan Show,” beamed the world’s biggest stars into the homes of nearly every American household live every Sunday evening. For musicians of all stripes, performing on the show was the pinnacle of television opportunities, with singular star-making potential. Among the artists vaulted to new heights of stardom via history-making appearances were The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Temptations, and The Supremes, all of whom returned to “The Ed Sullivan Show” several times after electrifying debut performances on the program.
On May 25, SOFA Entertainment/UMe will release three DVD collections honoring Elvis Presley’s legacy on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and beyond its stage: The 3 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring Elvis Presley (2DVD), which includes all three entire episodes featuring Elvis; JUST ELVIS: All His Ed Sullivan Show Performances (1DVD), featuring just his iconic performances, including his infamous 1957 performance filmed from the waist up; and Elvis: The Great Performances (2DVD), which collects three previously released documentaries featuring appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and dozens of other great Elvis TV and film performances into one DVD collection: Center Stage, The Man And The Music, and From The Waist Up.
In addition, three popular, previously released DVD collections: The Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles, The Best Of The Supremes On The Ed Sullivan Show, and The Best Of The Temptations On The Ed Sullivan Show have been digitally upgraded from standard definition to high definition video for release on May 25.
The Three Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring Elvis Presley presents the three entire “Ed Sullivan Show” episodes with Elvis’s historic performances, from September and October 1956 and January 1957. All 13 of Elvis’ electrifying performances for the program (including medleys) are featured in the 2DVD collection, as well as each show’s additional guests, including comedians Carol Burnett and Señor Wences, actor Charles Laughton, and boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Special bonus material includes a home movie of a very early Elvis Presley performance in Houston, Texas; Elvis and Ed Sullivan remembered; and home movies of Elvis, his wife Priscilla, and their daughter Lisa Marie.
September 9, 1956
1. Don’t Be Cruel
2. Love Me Tender
3. Ready Teddy
4. Hound Dog
October 28, 1956
5. Don’t Be Cruel
6. Love Me Tender
7. Love Me
8. Hound Dog
January 6, 1957
9. Medley: Hound Dog / Love Me Tender / Heartbreak Hotel
10. Don’t Be Cruel
11. Too Much
12. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
13. Peace In The Valley
JUST ELVIS: All His Ed Sullivan Show Performances features all 15 songs from Elvis Presley’s three appearances on the show between September 1956 and January 1957, without the show’s other guests. So explosive and radical were these performances, Elvis’ final “Ed Sullivan Show” appearance had to be filmed from the waist up due to the fears and timidity of CBS’s censors.
Elvis: The Great Performances collects three feature documentary films on two DVDs, exploring the rise, music, personality and presence of the man crowned The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Center Stage captures Elvis’ undeniable physical appeal and unrivaled artistic brilliance as it explores the time between his first TV appearance in 1956 to one of his very last concerts. The Man and The Music offers glimpses into Elvis’ private life and the difficult realities of his unprecedented fame. Featured are rare home movies of Elvis’ friends and family as well as his first recording, a song called “My Happiness” that he recorded at Sun Studios as a gift for his mother. From the Waist Up, narrated by U2’s Bono, follows Elvis’ remarkable trajectory to stardom, from unknown singer to icon in just 12 months. Featured are many of Elvis’ TV performances culminating with his legendary appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Other featured performances include “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “All Shook Up,” and “Return To Sender.” The collection’s bonus features include interviews with Elvis Presley band members Scotty Moore & D.J. Fontana, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, and Elvis contemporaries Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Newly upgraded from standard definition (720×480, 4×3) to high definition video (1920×1080, 16×9) and digitally enhanced for image clarity and stabilization, three popular “Ed Sullivan Show” collections for The Beatles, The Supremes and The Temptations will also be released:
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles collects the four entire episodes of “The Ed Sullivan Show” with history-making performances by The Beatles on two DVDs. On February 9, 1964, The Beatles stepped onto Ed Sullivan’s stage to make their U.S. TV debut. 73 million Americans tuned in and “Beatlemania” exploded. In these unforgettable live shows from 1964 and 1965, The Beatles performed 20 songs, including the Number One hits “She Loves You,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Ticket To Ride,” “Yesterday,” “Help!,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “All My Loving.”
The Best Of The Supremes On The Ed Sullivan Show presents 22 of the Motown legends’ greatest performances on the program on one DVD. Included is The Supremes’ first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in December 1964, which featured a performance of their Number One hit “Come See About Me.” Other timeless performances are showcased, including “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Love Child” and “The Happening.” This collection also includes “Up The Ladder To The Roof” from the only appearance on the show by the “New Supremes” after Diana Ross went on to a solo career.
The Best Of The Temptations On The Ed Sullivan Show spotlights The Temptations’ best performances on the program on one DVD. Included is the group’s debut appearance from May 1967, in which they performed a medley of hits, including “My Girl” and “(I Know) I’m Losing You.” The collections’ other featured performances include the group’s Number One hit “I Can’t Get Next To You,” a playful version of “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” the Top Ten hit “Psychedelic Shack,” and the 1969 hit single “Runaway Child, Running Wild” with Dennis Edwards replacing David Ruffin. The Temptations’ final 1971 performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” is also included, broadcast just a few months before the show went off the air, for which they performed “Get Ready” and their Number One hit “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me).”
Garbage Pail Kids Pay Tribute To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a huge honour for those musicians – The Cars, Bon Jovi, Moody Blues, Dire Straits and Nina Simone will be remembered forever, and are now also the subjects of a new series of Garbage Pail Kids stickers. You can only get them for 4 more days, starting now here.
Here It Is. The Worst Song In The World.
OK, it may not actually be the worst song ever recorded, but French food retailer Monoprix takes a pretty good stab at it. It’s all based on their latest campaign, and you have to wait until the end to find out why the woman in the video is continuing to listen to the song, rather than tear her headphones off by the first chorus.
https://youtu.be/2xM-hdp56VQ
The Math Behind An OK GO Music Video
Damian Kulash, lead singer of OK Go, discusses the immense amount of math behind their video,”The One Moment”.
Black Sabbath Announce ‘Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles’ Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set Released June 8
Despite a run of legendary hit singles in the 1970s, Black Sabbath and the seven-inch single format didn’t always sit well together. After the release of their debut single ‘Evil Woman’ in 1970, followed by their ultimate explosive chart success with ‘Paranoid’, the band were not comfortable with the confines of the mainstream pop format and the audience it brought them, leading to their now legendary self-imposed ban on releasing singles in the early 70s.
“We didn’t intend to make a single in the first place,” said Tony Iommi to the Disc and Music Echo in 1971. “But after we’d completed the album, the ‘Paranoid’ track was sufficiently short to be a ‘trailer’ for the LP. We really didn’t expect it to do anything at all. We don’t go into the studio to make singles. We make LPs only. But if there is anything suitable as a result of the recordings, it would be considered, of course.”
Black Sabbath’s music was vast, expansive and heavy; not the kind of vision that can be easily shackled to the three-minute pop format. Record Mirror ran a story in November of 1970 stating that “Sabbath have decided to place a ‘ban’ on singles in the future. Their hit, ‘Paranoid’, as far as they are concerned is their first and last single. They will also oppose any attempt to draw singles material from future albums.”
Black Sabbath’s ‘ban’ on singles in their own country lasted for more than two years, and good to their word, no singles were issued from 1971’s ‘Master Of Reality’, but in 1972, as a harbinger from fourth LP, ‘Vol 4’, ‘Tomorrow’s Dream’ was issued as a 45 and from then on a steady run of singles followed that showed that, despite Sabbath’s initial dislike, many of their songs did lend themselves well to the format.
‘Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles Box Set’ released June 8th, documents the band’s run of hit singles as never before and features an array of unique content.
• This limited-edition box set includes five rare single edits: Iron Man / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Am I Going Insane (Radio) / Hard Road / Symptom Of The Universe.
• 10 unique colour picture sleeves from around the world, either ultra-rare or exclusive to this box set.
• Remastered by renowned engineer Andy Pearce.
• New liner notes booklet detailing the rarities contained within the box set, along with the story behind the birth and evolution of the most culturally important genre of all time.
• The exclusive ‘Henry Devil’ spider-dinc seven-inch adapter that can also be used as a keyring!
The box set features the following singles:
Disc 1: Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)/Wicked World – 1970
Disc 2: Paranoid/The Wizard – 1970
Disc 3: Iron Man (Single Edit)/Electric Funeral – 1970
Disc 4: Tomorrow’s Dream/Laguna Sunrise – 1972
Disc 5: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Edited Version)/Changes – 1973
Disc 6: Am I Going Insane (Radio) (Single Edit)/Hole In The Sky – 1975
Disc 7: Gypsy/She’s Gone – 1976
Disc 8: It’s Alright/Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor – 1976
Disc 9: Never Say Die/She’s Gone – 1978
Disc 10: Hard Rock (Single Edit)/Symptom Of The Universe (German Single Edit) – 1978
Martin Scorsese to direct Netflix original comedy special exploring the legacy of Canadian classic SCTV
Netflix today announced that Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese will direct an untitled Netflix original comedy special exploring the enduring legacy of Emmy-winning sketch comedy show SCTV.
Scorsese will reunite comedy legends and former SCTV co-stars Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Dave Thomas in front of a live audience for An Afternoon with SCTV, moderated by Jimmy Kimmel. To be held at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre on Sunday, May 13 at 3 p.m., the filming will be part of the Netflix special, produced by longtime SCTV Producer Andrew Alexander of Second City, Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Sikelia Productions and Lindsay Cox of Insight Productions.
Canadian classic SCTV aired for six seasons between 1976 and 1984, quickly becoming one of pop culture’s touchstone comedies. The series’ stars include some of the most beloved and celebrated names in laughter, including the late John Candy and Harold Ramis.
Molly Parker talks Maureen on new Lost In Space
By: W. Andrew Powell, The GATE
Actor Molly Parker may be best known for playing Jackie Sharp on House of Cards, but in her latest role, she’s taken to the stars for the Netflix Original series, Lost In Space, and even she was surprised by the tough character, and how the writers turned her into a bit of an action hero by the end of the first season.
For the new Lost In Space, Parker plays Maureen, an engineer trying to work with her estranged husband, while reconnecting with her three children on a mission to reach a distant new human settlement. Based on the original series from the 1960s, the family-friendly show is fun and thrilling, with a fantastic cast and story.
“The writers, at the beginning of the production, kept joking with me that they were going to turn me into an action hero,” Parker said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, right.’ That’s not my forte, but as it went along, it turned out they were serious. She’s tough, and that’s pretty fun. That’s fun to play.”
“I hadn’t seen the original when Netflix first approached me about doing the show,” Parker said. “I guess I had a kind of idea of it, that there was a robot and super-cheesy sets, so I wasn’t altogether convinced that it was altogether a good idea. But then I read the script and the script was so nuanced and you’re right into the action right away, and I felt very comforted that Netflix was making it because I knew that they would support it in the way that it would need to be supported.”
Parker was also thrilled that the series was family-friendly, and how well it works for parents and kids.
“I think there’s a real lack of shows out there that you can watch with your kids and you’re both really engaged and want to watch it. I think this fits right into that space, but it’s fun and it’s exciting, but it’s also sophisticated enough to keep adults engaged.”
Watch the series and find out more on Netflix.com.
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