Originally written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez for the 1983 film Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life, Galaxy Song was re-recorded with the lyrics sung by Professor Stephen Hawking in his distinctive style. Re-released as a limited edition 7” single for Record Store Day 2015, the song is an intricate and informative lecture on the enormity of the Universe fashioned into a bewitching and, above all, highly amusing pop song. The single is in fact an extended version from Stephen Hawking’s appearance in the July 2014 reunion shows at the O2.
Big K.R.I.T.: Tiny Desk Concert
“Said my grace now, my light is still on, so why would I pray now?” Big K.R.I.T. dropped by NPR Music to perform tracks from his latest album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.
9 Different Animators Tackled 32 Seconds Each To Create This Music Video
Big Noise was created by nine different animators, each tackling 32 seconds, or 8 bars, building on what came before.
Big Noise from King Deluxe on Vimeo.
The Great Stephen Hawking Interviewed by Neil deGrasse Tyson Ten Days Before His Death
This year’s season finale of StarTalk on National Geographic TV was Neil deGrasse Tyson’s interview with Stephen Hawking just 10 days before Stephen’s passing.
Michael Tilson Thomas: Why Is Music So Good At Conveying Emotion?
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas traces the history of classical music, revealing its power to present a variety of complex human emotions.
Michael is a conductor, pianist, and composer. He is currently the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, artistic director of the New World Symphony, and principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2010, President Obama awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Tilson Thomas has won ten Grammy Awards for his recordings.
Q Prime’s Peter Mensch On Always Being Right And Having A Chip On Your Shoulder
Mensch started his career in music management at the age of 26, managing AC/DC. In 1982, he formed the management company Q Prime with Cliff Burnstein. Their first client was Def Leppard. Q Prime has managed the careers of a large number of multiplatinum acts; including Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Veruca Salt, Snow Patrol and many others, including Jimmy Page, who he managed twice. The Financial Times has called Q Prime “One of the most admired artist management companies”.
You don’t have to be a total shit to be a manager, but it helps sometimes. You manage from the highest moral ground. If you’ve got all the answers, then you have the high moral ground in your comments to promoters or record company people. Then you become a pain in the arse because they disagree with you. But we’re right. Cliff and I are always right. Never wrong. If you manage bands, at all levels, you’re kind of the mommy bird and they’re baby birds and you have to feed them. So anybody that doesn’t want to help you feed them, you get angry at. If you get in my way, I’m going to roll over you. Because my job is to feed the baby birds.
I’m fueled by hate. I’ve had a chip [on my shoulder] since I was 10. It doesn’t go away. We want to shove down everybody’s throats [that] we’re the best management company on the planet. Other people’s clients don’t understand that, but they will eventually. I’m joking. The fact is, we do things ourselves. We have 40 employees. We’re basically a record company now in North America. We have a digital department. We have a marketing department. We have our own vinyl pressing plant in Germany. And if the record companies get out of the physical business, we’ll buy a CD pressing plant…. When we shuffle off this mortal coil, we want people to go, ‘They were fucking legends.’ I’m a better manager than Peter Grant ever was. I know that because I know the deals that Led Zep did. I want to prove myself every fucking day.
– Q Prime’s Peter Mensch Via
Photo Gallery: Our Lady Peace with Repeat Repeat at Niagara Falls’ Rapids Theatre
All photos taken by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
Here’s Video Of Andy Andy Kaufman Acting Onstage In 1969
1969 was a pretty busy year for Andy Kaufman while he was in college. His daughter, Maria Bellu-Colonna was born, and was the child of an out-of-wedlock relationship with a high-school girlfriend and was placed for adoption. In December 1969, Kaufman learned Transcendental Meditation at college. According to a BBC article, he used the technique “to build confidence and take his act to comedy clubs”. For the rest of his life, Kaufman meditated and performed yoga three hours a day. He also began performing at coffee houses and developing his act, as well as writing a one-man play, Gosh. Here’s video from that exciting year of a genius, who is still alive, right?
https://youtu.be/qWf4i8gu6gI