Brown Bag Films’ latest short film, ‘An Ode To Love’, written and directed by Matthew Darragh and produced by Suzie Belton & Danielle Considine with music by Stefan French, tells the story of a man on a desert island who falls in love with a stick….
Eric Alper Public Relations Announces 19 JUNO Award Nominations By 18 Artists Across 10 Categories
Eric Alper Public Relations is proud to announce, as he celebrates 25 years of working in the music industry, the roster of 2018 JUNO Award Nominees, honouring the best in Canadian music. Canada’s premier talent will head west for JUNO Week 2018, hosted in Vancouver from March 19 through March 25. The week-long celebration will culminate in a live broadcast of The JUNO Awards on CBC on Sunday, March 25 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC.
Amongst our clients of talented Canadian nominees this year, there are 19 award nominations by 18 artists across 10 categories:
Jazz Album of the Year (Solo): Chet Doxas – Rich in Symbols, Ralph Bowen - Ralph Bowen, Brad Cheeseman – The Tide Turns
Children’s Album of the Year: Fred Penner – Hear the Music, Bobs and Lolo – Blue Skies
Reggae Recording of the Year: Kirk Diamond – Greater, Ammoye – The Light, Blessed – Hold Up Slow Down, Eyesus – Neva Judge
Indigenous Music Album of the Year: Buffy Sainte-Marie – Medicine Songs, Indian City – Here And Now, DJ Shub – PowWowStep
World Music Album of the Year: Autorickshaw – Meter
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year: Bruce Cockburn – Bone on Bone, Buffy Sainte-Marie – Medicine Songs
Blues Album of the Year: Downchild – Something I’ve Done
And our extended family of artists:
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year: Matt Dusk, Old School Yule!
Traditional Roots Album of the Year: Jayme Stone, Jayme Stone’s Folklife
Blues Album of the Year: Big Dave McLean, Better The Devil You Know
“2017 was filled with incredible albums by this diverse group of performers that I am so proud to be working with. I am delighted to celebrate another year of musicians, producers, engineers, personnel at record labels and distributors and our partners at retail. And none of this would have happened without the fans,” says Eric Alper. “I can’t wait to see everyone in Vancouver!”
Retro Muppet Concert Posters That Never Happened
Michael De Pippo had a wonderful idea a few years ago – to create concert posters for a show that never happened. He designed these five posters for a gig by The Muppets’ rock and roll band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
Michael says on his website, “I love the Muppets. And with the movie coming out in the next couple of months, there is no better time for a fun little side project involving the best band ever conceived: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
“My idea was simple; create a vintage concert poster for each band member (Dr. Teeth, Janice, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Zoot and Animal). Using clean, crisp vectors, negative space and few colours, I wanted to keep them as simple and stylized as possible; reminiscent of retro posters from back in the day.”
The posters were later officially licensed by Disney and available to purchase, but are now sold out, sadly. Let’s hope there’s a new run.
Short Cuts: The Best Songs Heard On February 10, 2018 From The Indie World
Andy OK
Remembering You
The words from performer to fan: ” I remember when you were coming to my shows I was playing for you, darling, and you, alone.” Not sure if he ever saw again, but he got a great song out of it, which is even better to musicians.
Livingmore
Egg Shells
Passionate and incredibly catchy, you’ll be excused if you go hunting for their other releases immediately and starting to sing along after a few listens to their recent album. It’s ok. I did.
Ryan Dunlap
It’s Late
From Perrysburg, OH, there’s a lot going on in this grab-bag of jumpy, rootsy rock, and if Dave Matthews ever needs an opening act, this is your guy. He might just take a lot of his fans with him, too.
Simple Forces
One More Time
The namesake of bassist Chuck Cote, the track injects you with a massive shot of pure rock with roaring guitars and killer hooks all the way through. If this came out in the 90s, it would be huge. Today, there’s still a shot for success. Don’t bet against him.
Bloom
The Sweetest Love
Perth Singer/Songwriter, Amanda Canzurlo, who has long performed under the pseudonym of Bloom, is set to release her new single just in time for Valentines Day. You might think that all that needs to be said about love has been sung, but this is your new definitive start to the romanitic holiday.
Kent Besocke
California Arrow
With his cowboy hat set to rocker, he’s got an engaging style of songwriting. Worthy of your attention if you love that classic Americana sound.
Heart XO
How I Feel
Deisnged to showcase the great variety of his flows, all of them downright cool.
TOLEDO
Crane Song
Ten years ago Daniel and Jordan of Toledo were 12 years old, separately busking in a small port town in northeast Massachusetts. They have have bought a really great record collection with their new-found money, because they definitely learnt from the greats of Radiohead, Nick Drake and Feist. Ladies and gentlemen, you are now floating into space.
Mezmah
Silver Lining
From London, United Kingdom, the rapper sends along his single, produced by Keith Classiq. He goes into places others would never even seek.
Vargas & Lagola
Roads
The dynamic duo have gone from successful solo artists to Swedish Grammy-winning songwriters and producers. With prior writing credits as varied as Madonna, David Guetta, Avicii and Axwell /\ Ingrosso, Katy Perry, Sia and Swedish House Mafia, they’ve kept the best thing they’ve written to themselves. Smart move.
Adam Gross
Energy (feat. Mat Layton)
Go on and put this one when you’re having a bad day. On a good day. Either way, you’ll be grinning when you hear lines like Today’s the best day / Tomorrow’s better / That’s all inside of you / So let it shine through.
Ruler
Not Your Friend
The latest single from new Barsuk Records artist that teeters on exploding into choas if you just took hold of the guitars, but gets to the steady walk into the void. Fans of R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People’s genius should best seek this out.
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Freddie Mercury’s Isolated Vocal For Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”
If you ever had any argument that Freddie Mercury wasn’t one of the greatest lead singers of all time, play them this.
See The Most Popular Song In 3000 World Cities
This visualization with clickable links allows you to explore the biggest hits from last month globally. And no surprise, Ed Sheeran comes up a lot.
Resurrection Records & Alexander O’Neal Join SRG/ILS Group
The SRG/ILS Group is pleased to announce a partnership with UK based label Resurrection Records and their premiere artist Alexander O’Neal. A true legend of the Minneapolis Sound, Alexander O’Neal released the hit album Hearsay in 1987. Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the album and singles (“Fake”, “Criticize”, and “Never Knew Love Like This Before”) topped the Rock, Pop, and Dance charts around the world and went on to sell millions of copies.
“Alexander O’Neal is one of the best singers of his generation. He’s inspired this new generation without them even knowing it because “Hearsay” in my opinion is top 5 best r&b albums ever made,” says Tim Kelley, Head of A&R, The SRG/ILS Group
“All of us at Resurrection Records are delighted to be working with the team at SRG-ILS, and can’t wait to get going. The calibre of personnel at the company , and the roster of artists they have worked with , gives us all the utmost confidence that our artists will have a fantastic platform to get their music heard, their visuals seen and their stories told” – Steve Mottershead, Managering Director, Resurrection Records
Jeff Buckley’s Manager Writes The Next Biography I Have To Read On The Singer, “Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye”
Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye just might be the definitive book on iconic cult hero Jeff Buckley, the singer who made just one record but inspired a generation of rock musicians. Written by his manager Dave Lory, Jeff Buckley includes interviews with others who worked closely with him who have never spoken before.
For the first time since Jeff Buckley’s untimely death on May 29, 1997, his manager Dave Lory reveals what it was like to work with one of rock’s most celebrated and influential artists. Go on the road and behind the scenes with Jeff, from the release of his debut EP Live at Sin-é to the second album Buckley never completed.
Jeff Buckley includes testimony from the many people who worked closely with Jeff both on and off stage and includes never-before-shared intimate scenes that only Lory witnessed, including what went down immediately after Lory got that fateful call, “Jeff is missing.”
Dave Lory has enjoyed a diverse career in arts and entertainment for over 35 years. Starting as a drummer and a roadie, he rose to becoming a respected manager, record company executive, and event producer across every genre from country to rap. Apart from Jeff Buckley, whom he managed from the release of his first EP in 1993 until his sudden, tragic death in 1997, Lory also helped guide the careers of The Allman Brothers Band, Courtney Love, and Duncan Sheik. He produced some of America’s most iconic music events including The Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and the New York New Music Seminar. As Sr. Vice President, of international marketing and artist development at Mercury Records, he worked with KISS, Cake, Elvis Costello, and Warren Zevon.
Jim Irvin, born and raised in west London, has been in the music business as a performer, songwriter, and journalist for many years. During the 1980s he fronted British indie band Furniture. In 1990, he switched to music journalism, becoming reviews editor for the long-running UK weekly Melody Maker, where he first saw and wrote about Jeff Buckley. In 1994, Jim became the founding features editor of MOJO magazine, where he contributed major pieces on, among others, R.E.M, Radiohead, Talk Talk, The Beatles, and Sandy Denny. In 1997, Jim wrote “It’s Never Over,” a piece on Jeff Buckley’s life, through which he met Dave Lory. He has also contributed to Rolling Stone, The Times, and The Guardian. In 2001, Irvin left the MOJO staff (though he continues to write regularly for the magazine) to return to music creation, becoming a songwriter and producer. He has written with Lana Del Rey, Lissie, David Guetta, Nothing but Thieves, Simple Plan, Gavin DeGraw, and many other artists.
You can pre-order it here.