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Lady Gaga’s Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary Out Now

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Lady Gaga’s Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary Out Now

Today, Lady Gaga released her special edition Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary album via Interscope Records that features the 14 original songs from the Born This Way album from 2011 in new packaging, along with six reimagined versions of songs from the album created by artists representing and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community.

In celebration of the launch, the final two surprise covers are revealed to be The Highwomen (ft. Brittney Spencer & Madeline Edwards) with their reimagined version of “Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)” and Ben Platt with his reimagined version of “Yoü and I,” accompanied by a video that he has shared in honor of covering the classic.

In addition, the Born This Way Foundation is working closely with New York and Youth Pride, sending goods and monetary donations along with notes of kindness to LGBTQIA+ centres across the United States to assist in their Pride celebrations. Lady Gaga and Versace have collaborated for a Pride collection in celebration of 10 years of Born This Way where a portion of sales will be donated to the Born This Way Foundation in continuation of the brand’s allyship with the LGBTQ+ community. Lady Gaga and Versace have also partnered together with Omaze to support the Born This Way Foundation to give a fan the chance to win the exact replica of the limited-edition Atelier Versace Leather jacket Lady Gaga wore on her legendary 2012 Born This Way Ball world tour.

Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary Tracklist:
“Marry the Night”
02. “Born This Way”
03. “Government Hooker”
04. “Judas”
05. “Americano”
06. “Hair”
07. “Scheiße”
08. “Bloody Mary”
09. “Bad Kids”
10. “Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)”
11. “Heavy Metal Lover”
12. “Electric Chapel”
13. “Yoü and I”
14. “The Edge of Glory”

Born This Way Reimagined Tracklist:
01. “Marry the Night” – Kylie Minogue
02. “Judas” – Big Freedia
03. “Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)” – The Highwomen (ft. Brittney Spencer & Madeline Edwards)
04. “Yoü and I” – Ben Platt
05. “The Edge of Glory” – Years & Years
06. “Born This Way (The Country Road Version)” – Orville Peck

Previously Unreleased Johnny Cash Live Album Recorded By Owsley Stanley Gets Released In September

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Previously Unreleased Johnny Cash Live Album Recorded By Owsley Stanley Gets Released In September

On September 24, the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG will release Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968, an historic and never-heard live concert recorded in San Francisco by innovative sound wizard Owsley Stanley. Captured in the heart of Haight-Ashbury, just days before the release of Cash’s iconic At Folsom Prison album (and over six months before the arrival of the equally revered At San Quentin), At The Carousel Ballroom serves as a third essential – and wholly unique – live document from the era, a moment of cultural collision, with Cash leaning into songs about society’s outcasts, while playing a venue operated by The Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead.

The live album, which will be released on CD/2LP, features new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son John Carter Cash, Owsley Stanley’s son Starfinder Stanley, The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, and Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools, as well as new art by Susan Archie, and a reproduction of the original Carousel Ballroom concert poster by Steve Catron. The release will also be widely available in all digital formats by Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment.

At The Carousel Ballroom captures Cash at the height of his charismatic powers, in playful and powerful dialogue with his then-new bride June Carter, and backed by his legendary band The Tennessee Three: guitarist Luther Perkins, bassist Marshall Grant and drummer W.S. Holland. His set list that evening diverged from other concerts of the time, as Cash chose to cover two Bob Dylan compositions (“Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright,” and his earliest known recording of “One Too Many Mornings”) and perform songs of the overlooked and underserved such as “The Ballad of Ira Hayes.”

Recorded by Stanley in a verité style, the album startles with its clarity and dimension. Many of the sound reproduction techniques that Stanley pioneered while serving as the in-house engineer at the Carousel are accepted sonic gospel today. When he listened back to the Cash concert, he knew he had captured something special, immediately earmarking it for preservation. This release marks the latest entry in the Owsley Stanley Foundation’s ‘Bear’s Sonic Journals’ series, which has previously included Stanley’s live recordings of The Allman Brothers Band, Tim Buckley, Doc & Merle Watson and many more.

“When you hear this, you feel like you are on the stage with the band,” says Starfinder. John Carter Cash agrees, describing At The Carousel Ballroom as “what I believe to be one of the most intimate and connected shows I have ever heard.”

JOHNNY CASH AT THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM, APRIL 24, 1968 TRACKLIST
1. Cocaine Blues
2. Long Black Veil
3. Orange Blossom Special (CD and Digital only)
4. Going to Memphis
5. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
6. Rock Island Line
7. Guess Things Happen That Way
8. One Too Many Mornings
9. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
10. Give My Love to Rose
11. Green, Green Grass of Home
12. Old Apache Squaw
13. Lorena
14. Forty Shades of Green
15. Bad News
16. Jackson
17. Tall Lover Man
18. June’s Song Introduction
19. Wildwood Flower
20. Foggy Mountain Top
21. This Land Is Your Land
22. Wabash Cannonball
23. Worried Man Blues
24. Long Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man
25. Ring of Fire
26. Big River
27. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
28. I Walk the Line

Homer Simpson Conducts Conan O’Brien’s TBS Exit Interview

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Homer Simpson Conducts Conan O’Brien’s TBS Exit Interview

Conan O’Brien has one last order of business before he wraps up his nightly talk show on TBS – an exit interview with Homer Simpson.

My Next Read: “Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story” by Stephen Davis

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My Next Read: “Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story” by Stephen Davis

Lifelong fans and interested newcomers will love this stunning biography of Duran Duran by the bestselling author of Gold Dust Woman and Hammer of the Gods.

In Please Please Tell Me Now, bestselling rock biographer Stephen Davis tells the story of Duran Duran, the quintessential band of the 1980s. Their pretty boy looks made them the stars of fledgling MTV, but it was their brilliant musicianship that led to a string of number one hits. By the end of the decade, they had sold 60 million albums; today, they’ve sold over 100 million albums—and counting.

Davis traces their roots to the austere 1970s British malaise that spawned both the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran—two seemingly opposite music extremes. Handsome, British, and young, it was Duran Duran that headlined Live Aid, not Bob Dylan or Led Zeppelin. The band moved in the most glamorous circles: Nick Rhodes became close with Andy Warhol, Simon LeBon with Princess Diana, and John Taylor dated quintessential British bad girl Amanda De Cadanet. With timeless hits like “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Girls on Film,” “Rio,” “Save a Prayer,” and the bestselling James Bond theme in the series’ history, “A View to Kill,” Duran Duran has cemented its legacy in the pop pantheon—and with a new album and a worldwide tour on the way, they show no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Featuring exclusive interviews with the band and never-before-published photos from personal archives, Please Please Tell Me Now offers a definitive account of one of the last untold sagas in rock and roll history—a treat for diehard fans, new admirers, and music lovers of any age.

Elina Filice Releases an Ode to Queer Youth for Pride Month with “Let’s Get Lost”

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Elina Filice Releases an Ode to Queer Youth for Pride Month with “Let’s Get Lost”

Singer/songwriter/spoken word artist Elina Filice has released a new single in celebration of Pride Month — “Let’s Get Lost” is available now.

The dance-pop anthem celebrates the coming out experience, and getting lost to find yourself. Elina hopes the song can help those struggling to come to terms with who they are, as well as all of those on the lifelong journey away from shame, and into love and pride.

The song departs slightly from Elina’s usual sound into a world of colourful synth-pop, driven by an irresistible disco groove. She says, “If I’m writing a queer anthem, it’s gonna have to be a little gay.”

Rhythmic guitars, driving synths, and a percussive beat meet powerful lyrics about self-discovery. Elina says, “This song was written while reflecting on my own coming out experience. It’s such a unique and painful time, and those first feelings of queer love are so transformative.

“After dating the wrong gender you’re finally feeling something that feels right to you, things you’ve never felt for another person. At the exact same time you’re realizing who you are. It really is finding yourself through loving someone else, which is why for the queer identity, who we love and who we are are inextricably intertwined.”

The single was recorded in Elina’s home studio, and produced by Viscose.

Elina Filice is gaining attention for songs that defy genre and interactive live performances. Her music is soulful and melodic while influenced by blues and spoken word.

Born to Canadian parents, Elina spent her formative years in Singapore before moving to Canada to attend university. She then relocated to Dublin where she worked extensively in the music industry, and founded Red Vine Records.

Elina is a strong advocate for queer rights and visibility, and regards music as a powerful tool for the queer community. She is fresh off the release of her sophomore EP, Flight Risk, which dropped at the end of May.

It’s a Full “June” as Canadian Folk-Rocker Deanna Drudge is ‘Killing Time’ with New Single + Album

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It’s a Full “June” as Canadian Folk-Rocker Deanna Drudge is ‘Killing Time’ with New Single + Album

Settling soundly within this month of “June” comes Canadian folk-rock recording artist Deanna Drudge’s new single, video and album, Killing Time — available now.

At eleven tracks strong, the release is woven together with a lifetime of earnest experience left bare between the bars of song. The indie singer/songstress hails originally from Ontario farmlands, but has found herself among the wooded scenery of Squamish, British Columbia — a juxtaposition she says she leans on in her lyrics.

Enlisting the production talent of Kevin Ker, Drudge allowed the heaviness in her heart, brought on by anxiety and depression, to spin itself into the fabric of the record. And between her and Ker, Killing Time is an unmistakably honest offering and insight into a woman’s resolve to give herself license to heal, and ultimately create.

“Sometime during 2018, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue with music,” Drudge confides, but says it was the lockdown of 2020 that changed her perspective on writing. “I knew I needed to create something… Create something mostly for myself with no expectations of how it would turn out and what I would do with it after.”

Penning and arranging the tracks with simply a guitar is a testament to the freedom Drudge permitted herself walking into her first professional project. Her tenure as a recording artist has earned its merit by not pressuring the process; instead, allowing the songs to flow from an honest place, utilizing the time it required to be done right. “The songs evolved from a time when a decision was made to face and beat an almost decade long struggle with anxiety, depression and self-doubt,” Drudge reveals. “Most of the songs stem from a place of introspection; acknowledging the place I had found myself in and the moments throughout the next 2 years of battling toward self-acceptance.”

Leading off with her single “June” — a folk prog-rock charming ode to unrequited interest, and mustering the courage to say how she feels — electric chords and haunting harmonies lay claim to nods of the fantastical pique of 90s female alt-rock. While almost a seemingly Mazzy Starr/Chantal Kreviazuk testimony preached to a choir of Lilith Fair mainstays, Drudge manages to carve herself a new path of indie songwriting.

Though her homage to grunge is palpable, transposing delicate lyrics, affable acoustic pluckings over lo-fi guitar riffs forces her to stand out — even if she sings about being “the quiet girl in the back.”

As much a journal, as it is a laboriously concocted accomplishment years in the making, Killing Time is the LP varying generations will agree on. Those who spent the better parts of their lives wishing and wanting of a new one, and those who are stepping into their lives learning how to maximize the greatness, the vastness and the scariness of it all. Deanna Drudge manages to mingle wondering with wonderment — a captivating cocktail of life and love experiences, fears and conquering, mixed into music and served neat.

“Stand Up” and Cheer for Pop-Infused Hip Hop Artist & Producer same as me

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“Stand Up” and Cheer for Pop-Infused Hip Hop Artist & Producer same as me

What the world needs now is love. And same as me. And the reigning queen of pop-infused hip hop’s new single, “Stand Up” — available now.

In a love letter to a broken world, and in an effort to reunite us all, the Edmonton-born, Toronto-based singer/songwriter, producer and rapper same as me is her own mighty mecca of music.

From the production, to the vox, to the rap, to the visuals, the artist takes creative command from every lyric she pens, every note in her insanely wide range, to every treatment of her videos. Unsurprisingly, the indie songstress from Hollywood North is getting picked up for what she’s putting down. And it’s a whole lotta – you got it – love.

Notably, Roy Hamilton III (former A&R of Capitol Records) has joined forces with same as me. And when society came to a staggering standstill, the pair knew it was time to produce something inspiring to give people hope. “In the midst of the Pandemic, when the protests broke out all over the world, Roy and I came together and knew we had to put my album aside and create a song that really spoke to this,” same as me explains. “I focused on ‘Stand Up’ because I didn’t feel comfortable soliciting my music in a time where people were just trying to survive — especially as I too was trying to do the same.”

The creative process behind piecing together the track came from a combined brainstorming effort between her and Hamilton. The pair fleshed out the elements — a need for Gospel, a message of hope. same as me says she took songs by artists like Black Eyed Peas and TuPac for refuge and inspiration, and from that sprang “Stand Up”’s immeasurable chorus — which she demo’d in just a day.

“If there was one positive thing that I had to say about the pandemic, it would be that it brought humanity’s problems to the surface for the masses,” same as me reflects. “The masses that may not have been fully aware or chose to ignore these problems; things like racial inequality, systemic racism and the destruction of the planet.”

‘We gotta stand up for each other,’ chants the message in the single; ‘We gotta show love to each other,’ it pleads.

The song slips and slides between same as me’s flawlessly delivered bars and her powerhouse vox — including the high belt crescendo where the song piques in its commitment to resonate with the listener. A spellbinding medley of uniting together as people, as humans, as a group of colliding individuals who need some form of gathering in the throes of isolation, “Stand Up” works eloquently to become the tie that binds.

The same care and attention were taken in the detail of the adjoining music video, same as me shares. “My initial video concept was to shoot outside showing different people and the beauty of multiculturalism but, due to the pandemic, the streets were empty.

“We were all feeling the isolation of being alone, trapped at home, and I couldn’t imagine the isolation that the Black community was feeling,” she continues. “So, it made sense to have a very simple concept that was just me and two colours — blue and red — which represent peace/calm and panic/danger.

“I hope that the viewer can appreciate the simplicity of the video with this metaphor.”

In a time where life seems devoid of hope, and the power to find light in the darkness seems to lessen by each passing day, same as me delivers on captivating the human spirit in its effort to survive. Its desire to make it through disaster. Its stamina to find the strength to “Stand Up.”

“Stand Up” is available now.

Troubadour Bobbo Byrnes Pays Homage to His Singer/Songwriter Sisters in “Queen of the Party”

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Troubadour Bobbo Byrnes Pays Homage to His Singer/Songwriter Sisters in “Queen of the Party”

For many of us, “Catch a Fallen Star” is a classic Perry Como song. For Anaheim, CA-based acoustic storyteller Bobbo Byrnes, it also describes a once-in-a-lifetime experience had that led to the creation of his new single tribute to his female contemporaries, “Queen of the Party” — available now.

“We were there to see the Sin City All-Stars and waiting at a bar in Los Angeles when I saw the person next to me trip and start falling,” Byrnes recalls. “I caught her and stood her upright. She thanked me and was on her way. It was then I realized I had just caught Lucinda Williams in my arms.”

Byrnes’ helpful brush with multi-Grammy greatness led him to think about all the talented and inspiring women he knows and admires. Those thoughts, in turn, led him to pay tribute to all those women in “Queen of the Party,” an exuberant, alt-country hats off to hard working female musicians everywhere.

She’s the queen of the party, sweetheart of the rodeo.
The crowd hangs on every single word she throws.
The toast of the town from coast to coast
She’s looking for that lonesome sound she loves the most.

“The musician road is a hard row to hoe, but it is so much harder if you are female, and I wanted to honour them from a fan perspective,” Byrnes says. “I even put a tip of the hat to a couple friends that put on shows in LA, Austin, Nashville, and are just as important as the musicians.”

Co-written with his former GypsyMechanics bandmate Morgan Keating, “Queen of the Party” features some key female contributors including Byrnes’ wife Tracy (The Fallen Stars) on bass and backing vocals, Jennifer Moraca (The Odd Birds) on backing vocals, and Georgiana Hennessey on violin. Rounding out the recording line up are Jeremy Long on pedal steel and Matt Froehlich on drums.

Featuring Byrnes strumming and singing in front of some of L.A.’s most storied music clubs like The Troubadour and Whiskey A Go Go, locked up tight under pandemic lockdown, the nostalgic and slightly bittersweet video for “Queen of the Party” is where the song’s female factor really kicks up another notch.

Byrnes’ full colour performance sequences are contrasted with black and white stage moments from female musicians he knows personally. “I called my friend, Tawny Ellis, and had her direct this video,” Byrnes recalls. “Then, I reached out to a bunch of my female musician friends, and got 17 of them to contribute videos to make this song and video even more special.”

“Queen of the Party” is the lead track and second single from Bobbo Byrnes’ fourth album, SeaGreenNumber5, and follows up the recently released “Chasing Rock and Roll.”

Acclaim has been notable and widespread for Byrnes’ latest album, with reviewers placing him in the same sonic space with Jason Isbell, Whiskeytown, Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. With his style described by StaticDive.com as “one part country, one part alternative and one part punk rocker turned folk singer,” Rock N Reel Magazine UK calls Byrnes’ SeaGreenNumber5 “a master class in songwriting.”

“Queen of the Party” and SeaGreenNumber5 are available now.

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By George Hansen

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Trevor Noah Announces ‘Back To Abnormal’ Tour

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Trevor Noah Announces ‘Back To Abnormal’ Tour

Trevor Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and is the host of the Emmy Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” has broken free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience. In 2020, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” received six Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Variety Talk Series and Outstanding Writing for A Variety Series.

Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 11 comedy specials, including his most recent, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia,” which launched in November 2018 on Netflix. The special touches upon racism, immigration, camping and more. “Trevor Noah: Son Of Patricia” received a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety Show, as well as a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album.

Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which has received the Thurber Prize for American Humor and two NAACP Image Awards. The Audible edition of “Born a Crime,” performed by Trevor, remains one of the top-selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 1 million copies across all formats.

In April 2018, Noah launched The Trevor Noah Foundation, a youth development initiative that empowers youth with the foundation for a better life: access to high-quality education. Noah’s vision is a world where an education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.

BACK TO ABNORMAL TOUR DATES:

*Not a Live Nation Date

Saturday, September 18, 2021 – SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*

Friday, September 24, 2021 – GREENSBORO, NC – White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Saturday, September 25, 2021 – WILMINGTON, NC – Riverfront Park Amphitheater

Friday, October 1, 2021 – LOVELAND, CO – Budweiser Events Center

Saturday, October 2, 2021 – COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Broadmoor World Arena

Friday, October 8, 2021 – ESTERO, FL– Hertz Arena*

Saturday, October 9, 2021 – ORLANDO, FL – Amway Center*

Friday, October 15, 2021 – WASHINGTON D.C. – Capital One Arena

Saturday, October 16, 2021 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Friday, October 22, 2021 – HOLLYWOOD, FL – Hard Rock Live*

Friday, November 5, 2021 – DALLAS, TX – American Airlines Center

Saturday, November 6, 2021 – HOUSTON, TX – Toyota Center

Friday, November 19, 2021 – GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Van Andel Arena

Saturday, November 20, 2021 – CHICAGO, IL – United Center

Friday, November 26, 2021 – SEATTLE, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Saturday, November 27, 2021 – PORTLAND, OR – Moda Center

Sunday, November 28, 2021 – KENNEWICK,WA – Toyota Center

Friday, December 3, 2021 – SAN DIEGO, CA – Viejas Arena

Saturday, December 4, 2021 – LOS ANGELES, CA – The Forum

Friday, December 10, 2021 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Chase Center

 

 

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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