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Courtney Barnett New Album “Tell Me How You Really Feel”

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Courtney Barnett New Album “Tell Me How You Really Feel”

Earlier this week, Courtney Barnett teased fans with this video, which was then followed by mysterious billboards popping up in major cities around the world. Next indie record stores worldwide unexpectedly received vinyl copies of lead single “Nameless, Faceless,” and now the wait is over with Courtney Barnett today announcing details of her second studio album Tell Me How You Really Feel.

Observers would be aware that over the course of just a few years Barnett has become internationally renowned for her distinctive and acclaimed musical lexicon. Her effortless ability to flip an intensely private sentiment on its head and make it sound universal and relatable won her fans around the world. Her debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit saw her top year-end lists, crash the top 20 and sell out shows to adoring audiences on five continents. She played the most iconic and revered festival stages, was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 2016 and also International Female Solo Artist at the Brits, not to mention scooping the top prizes in her homeland, including the Australian Music Prize, APRA’s Songwriter Of the Year and four ARIAs. Lotta Sea Lice, her collaborative album with kindred spirit Kurt Vile that came out last year was similarly lauded, ending up at number 11 in the album charts on release and garnering an NME Awards nomination for Best Collaboration.

So… how do you follow that up?

In Tell Me How You Really Feel, Barnett has revealed an exhilarating and unexpected shift. From its title (A question? An order?) to the unsettling cover image – a blood-red tinted self-portrait in uncomfortably tight close up – Barnett sets a different tone. There’s a new-found directness with this record, a muscularity to the instrumentation, a tenderness in her voice and a boldness to the lyrics. It speaks to Barnett entering a remarkable new phase of her musical evolution. She’s saying more, with less. Whereas once she examined the world through the prism of self-analysis, Tell Me How You Really Feel shifts that focus to those she interacts with – the good ones, the bad ones, the loved ones. Those she knows intimately and those who are strangers.

First single “Nameless, Faceless” is an infectious punk rock anthem. Simmering with indignation and sarcasm, it examines the phenomenon of incessant and anonymous internet trolls. Through song, Barnett is using the medium she knows best to return fire.

Every lyric is memorable as Barnett quotes one of the more creative burns she’s received in a comments section, “I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and spit out better words than you”. It would be pure comedy if it didn’t invariably and insidiously cross over into anxiety about one’s safety in the real world… illustrated perfectly by the chorus which borrows from a famous Margaret Atwood quote “I want to walk through the park in the dark / Men are scared that women will laugh at them / I want to walk through the park in the dark / Women are scared that men will kill them / I hold my keys between my fingers”.

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Hopefulessness
City Looks Pretty
Charity
Need a Little Time
Nameless, Faceless
I’m Not Your Mother, I’m Not Your Bitch
Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self-Confidence
Help Your Self
Walkin’ on Eggshells
Sunday Roast

99% of 2017’s 377 billion streams were from the top 10% most-streamed tracks

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In the U.S., there was a significant increase in overall consumption, an outstanding 12.8% over 2016 that marks the third year in a row with increasing growth. Audio stream consumption continued its explosive expansion with a 50.3% increase to 377B streams, an amazing 127B more streams than in 2016. Subscription streams are now at an impressive 80% of total audio streams, up from 76% in 2016. Both album sales and song sales continued to decline, 14.6% and 23.2% respectively, but physical sales declined only 7%, while vinyl sales continued its impressive growth with an increase of 20.1% over 2016 and now comprises 10.4% of all physical album sales.

99% of those 377 billion streams were from the top 10% of 2017’s most-streamed tracks. Less than 1% of streams accounted for all other music.

In Canada, there was a solid increase in overall consumption, 3.2% over 2016. Audio stream consumption continued its impressive growth with a 70% increase to 38.0B streams, almost 16B more streams than in 2016. Subscription streams are now at an impressive 78.9% of total audio streams, up from 71.9% in 2016. Both album sales and song sales continued to decline, 18.9% and 23.5% respectively. Physical sales declined 27.2%, primarily due to the HMV store closure. That also affected vinyl sales, which decreased 9.3% over 2016.

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The Floppotron: Men At Work’s Down Under

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The Floppotron: Men At Work’s Down Under

The hits just keep coming from The Floppotron: This time, the computer hardware orchestra takes on Men at Work’s Down Under.

Boney M’s “Rasputin” On A 100 Year Old Organ

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Boney M’s “Rasputin” On A 100 Year Old Organ

Here’s Boney M’s Rasputin played on a 81-key Marenghi Organ built in 1905.

Styx And Joan Jett & The Blackhearts To Co-headline Summer Tour

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Legendary rockers STYX and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS are teaming up with TESLA for a summer tour that kicks off May 30 in Irvine, CA at the FivePoint Amphitheatre.

Tickets for various cities of the tour, produced by Live Nation, will go on sale starting Friday, February 16 at 10am local time.

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Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo—would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late ’70s and early ’80s, due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power ballads. Over the course of their 40-year career they’ve released 15 studio albums, six best-of compilations and four live albums, garnering eight Top Ten singles. STYX has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Throughout their illustrious career, they’ve performed more live shows since 1999 than all of the previous years of its career combined. Two Super Bowl appearances, Pollstar box office chart-topping tours with Def Leppard, Journey, Boston, and Bad Company (to name only a few), two more studio albums. September 2, 2016 marked the long-awaited release date of STYX: LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Formats via Eagle Rock Entertainment. It captures the band performing in July 2014 such fan favorites as: “Too Much Time On My Hands,” Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man),” “Renegade,” and more. It also includes a special surprise visit from Don Felder—formerly of the Eagles—for a rousing performance of “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights).” It was released on CD July 24, 2015. After 14 years, STYX’s sonically sweet 16th studio album and its most ambitious, most challenging, and most rewarding album to date, THE MISSION, was finally released June 16, 2017 on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. It debuted on various Billboard charts, including: #6 Top Rock Albums, #11 Physical Albums, #11 Vinyl Albums, #13 Current Albums, #14 Billboard Top Albums, #16 Retail, #17 Mass Merch/Non-Traditional, #29 Digital Albums, and #45 Top 200 Albums (includes catalog and streaming).

Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight Platinum and Gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Crimson and Clover.” Her independent record label, Blackheart, was founded in 1980 after she was rejected by no less than 23 labels. Blackheart is one of the longest running indie labels and continues to give voice to new bands. As a producer, she has overseen albums by Bikini Kill, Circus Lupus, as well as the Germs’ LA punk masterpiece, GI. Jett’s music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. Jett and the Blackhearts released their latest record, UNVARNISHED, in 2013 and continue touring the globe with headline shows alongside fellow rock icons like The Who, Green Day and the Foo Fighters. Additionally, Jett has acted and appeared in movies & television, including the film Light Of Day. Jett was also able to see her story told in The Runaways, the film based on (lead singer of The Runaways) Cherie Currie’s book Neon Angel, starring Kristen Stewart as Jett, and Dakota Fanning as Currie. Jett was close to the project, serving as executive producer. In January, the documentary film based on Jett’s life, “Bad Reputation,” – produced by Blackheart’s SVP Carianne Brinkman and directed by Kevin Kerslake – premiered to critical acclaim at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, with the New York Post hailing that “‘Bad Reputation’ does it right, tracing Jett’s trailblazing path as one of the first, and still the hardest-rocking, women.”

Over the course of their thirty-five-year career, the iconic Sacramento melodic hard rock quintet—Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass), Jeff Keith (lead vocals), Troy Luccketta (drums), and Dave Rude (guitar)—sold more than 25 million albums domestically and played globally to sold-out crowds far and wide. To say TESLA live is absolutely bombastic is an understatement, they are a hard rock band to beat all hard rock bands. TESLA’s ninth full-length album titled SHOCK is due out fall of 2018. The highly anticipated album features Phil Collen of Def Leppard in the producer’s chair and takes a big leap forward as they glance back on their MECHANICAL RESONANCE LIVE! album.

Check out the tour at any of the following stops:

DATE CITY VENUE

* Wed 5/30 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre
* Fri 6/1 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
* Sat 6/2 Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
Mon 6/4 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
** Tue 6/5 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Thu 6/7 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
Sat 6/9 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
Sun 6/10 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Tue 6/12 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
Wed 6/13 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Thu 6/14 Raleigh, NC Costal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
** Sat 6/16 Atlanta, GA Verizon Amphitheatre
Sun 6/17 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wed 6/27 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Thu 6/28 Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphitheater
Fri 6/29 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sat 6/30 Hershey, PA GIANT Center
Tue 7/3 Montreal, QUE. Place Bell at Laval
Wed 7/4 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
Fri 7/6 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sat 7/7 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Sun 7/8 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tue 7/10 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
Wed 7/11 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
* Fri 7/13 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Sat 7/14 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
Sun 7/15 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

* For these shows, VIP packages will be available starting Wednesday, February 21 at 10am local time, and general on-sale will be Friday, February 23 at 10am local time.

Saskatoon-based Bombargo Only Canadian Indie Band on Taylor Swift’s First Spotify Playlist

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Saskatoon-based Bombargo Only Canadian Indie Band on Taylor Swift’s First Spotify Playlist

Wonder if a song called ‘Mr. No Good’ sounds like something Taylor Swift would listen to? You’d be correct.

The single hails from Saskatoon, Canada-based “movers and groovers” Bombargo, and has landed one of 43 coveted spots on Taylor Swift’s ‘Songs Taylor Loves’ official Spotify playlist — out this week!

“This is the very first Spotify playlist we’ve ever been added to,” says Bombargo’s Nathan Thoen, “and it’s Taylor Swift’s?! HOW did she find us?!”

The two and half hour playlist features tracks by Sylvan Esso, Charli XCX, Lady Antebellum, Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran and even Swift herself. Bombargo is the only Canadian unsigned artist on the list.

Jason Mraz Announces “Good Vibes” North American Summer Tour

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Jason Mraz Announces “Good Vibes” North American Summer Tour

Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Jason Mraz has today announced plans for a North American summer tour, joined by his SuperBand and featuring special guest Brett Dennen. “GOOD VIBES” begins Friday, July 18th at Cleveland, OH’s Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica and then continues through early September.

Prior to “GOOD VIBES,” Mraz – who only last night concluded his acclaimed (and twice extended) Broadway debut run in the hit musical, Waitress – is poised to embark on a more intimate live tour, dubbed “An Evening With Jason Mraz, Solo Acoustic.” Those dates begin Thursday, March 8th at Raleigh, NC’s Raleigh Memorial Auditorium and then continue through the month.

Brett Dennen’s new single “Already Gone” from his forthcoming EP “Let’s…” has been consistently climbing the BDS Radio Charts since its January debut at #23 (most recently reaching #10), and is Dennen’s fastest climbing AAA song of his career.

Mraz recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of his RIAA platinum certified major label debut album, “WAITING FOR MY ROCKET TO COME,” with the album’s first-time-ever vinyl release. The “WAITING FOR MY ROCKET TO COME” double LP is available now on standard black vinyl at all music retailers carrying vinyl records (see here); an orange vinyl edition is exclusively available via Barnes & Noble. All vinyl editions feature expanded artwork by Robert Fisher and Alison Dyer, plus lyrics and new liner notes by Mraz.

As PEOPLE recently noted, “WAITING FOR MY ROCKET TO COME” launched Mraz “from the Southern California coffee house scene into global stardom and the forefront of contemporary American singer-songwriters.” Released October 15th, 2002, “the album indeed propelled Mraz to the forefront of contemporary American pop, fueled by a trio of indelible hit singles in “You And I Both,” “Curbside Prophet,” and the #1 favorite, “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry).” The latter single proved Mraz’s breakthrough, ascending to the top 15 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” while also reaching the top of the “Top 40 Adult Recurrents” chart.

AN EVENING WITH JASON MRAZ, SOLO ACOUSTIC
*support from MILCK

MARCH
8 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
9 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
10 Greenville, SC Peace Center for the Performing Arts
11 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
13 Orlando, FL Walt Disney Theater
14 Miami, FL Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
16 W. Palm Beach, FL Raymond F. Kravitz Center for the Performing Arts *
17 St. Petersburg, FL Mahfaffey Theater *
19 Ft. Myers, FL Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall *
22 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre
23 Baton Rouge, LA River Center
24 Shreveport, LA Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
26 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center Selena Auditorium
27 San Antonio, TX Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
29 Tulsa, OK Chapman Music Hall
30 Fayetteville, AR Walton Arts Center
31 Little Rock, AR Robinson Performance Hall

GOOD VIBES
ALL DATES W/SPECIAL GUEST BRETT DENNEN EXCEPT *

JULY
27 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
28 Rochester Hills, MI Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
29 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach

AUGUST
1 Shelburne, VT The Green at Shelburne Museum *
2 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
3 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
4 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena *
7 Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell
9 Manhattan, NY Central Park Summer Stage
10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion *
11 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts
12 Bethlehem, PA Musikfest
14 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
15 Charleston, SC Volvo Car Stadium
17 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place Amphitheater
18 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
19 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater *
21 Southaven, MS Bank Plus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
22 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at the Riverbend Music Center
24 Indianapolis, IN Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
25 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival Pavilion
26 Cedar Rapids, IA McGrath Amphitheater
28 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
29 Moorhead, MN Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheatre
30 Lincoln, NE Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater
31 Kansas City, MO Starlight Amphitheatre

SEPTEMBER
2 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
4 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater *
7 Troutdale, OR Edgefield
8 Seattle, WA Marymoor Amphitheater
11 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
13 Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley *
14 Irvine, CA Five Point Amphitheatre
15 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl

Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees

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Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees

Musical titans Bill Anderson, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown & James “JT” Taylor from Kool & The Gang, Steve Dorff, Jermaine Dupri, Alan Jackson, John Mellencamp and Allee Willis will become the latest inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner. These legendary songwriters wrote mega-hits such as, “Mama Sang a Song,” “Celebration,” “Through The Years,” “Always Be My Baby,” “Chattahoochee,” “Jack And Diane,” “I’ll Be There For You.” The star-studded induction event is slated for Thursday, June 14th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Additional special award honorees will be announced soon.

“The 2018 roster of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees is a prodigious representation of creators of cross-genre hits, certain to resonate with everyone,” said SHOF co-chairs Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff and president/CEO Linda Moran. “Each year, the slate of songwriters we induct is more diverse and illustrative of the history and contributions that we strive to acknowledge and honor. We could not be more excited to preside over this year’s event and to give these songwriters their due respect.”

Established in 1969, the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) serves as a vital bridge between music’s past and future. In the Hall, musical pioneers are enshrined and celebrated, while the organization’s outreach to the music community grooms the next generation of troubadours.

Grammy-Winner Bruno Mars Announces New North American Dates Of Highly Acclaimed 24K Magic World Tour

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Grammy-Winner Bruno Mars Announces New North American Dates Of Highly Acclaimed 24K Magic World Tour

11 time GRAMMY-winner and multi-platinum selling artist Bruno Mars has announced new dates for the 24K Magic World Tour, starting September 7 in Denver, CO and wrapping with a massive four-night finale October 23-27 at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. The newly announced dates of the entertainment-packed tour, produced by Live Nation, will also feature Billboard chart topping “Finesse” collaborator Cardi B. The highly celebrated tour will also make stops in Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, Brooklyn, and more cities across North America.

Tickets for the new dates will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 16 at 12pm local time at LiveNation.com. Tickets for the postponed October 30, 2017 Denver show will be honored for the newly scheduled September 7, 2018 show only.*

The incredible 24K Magic World Tour kicked off March 28, 2017 in Antwerp, Belgium and will have made over 135 stops across North America, Latin America, Europe, and the U.K after its final leg. The massive outing has sold out stadiums and arenas all over the world, selling over 2 million tickets thus far.

The 24K Magic World Tour celebrates Mars’ 2x RIAA Platinum-certified album, 24K Magic, released in November 2016 via Atlantic Records. The 24K Magic World Tour has been Mars’ first full length tour since his hugely successful Moonshine Jungle World Tour in 2013, an international blockbuster that sold 2 million tickets worldwide across 155 sold-out dates.

Mars most recently appeared on the 60th GRAMMY Awards for a show-stopping performance of his hit single “Finesse” with fellow chart topper Cardi B. Mars also swept the awards that night, taking home the seven GRAMMYs he was nominated for, including Album of the Year (24K Magic), Record of the Year (“24K Magic”), Song of the Year (“That’s What I Like”), Best R&B Performance (“That’s What I Like”), Best R&B Song (“That’s What I Like”), Best R&B Album (24K Magic), and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (24K Magic). Mars’ 60th Annual GRAMMY wins make him only the tenth artist to win the “Big 3” (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year) in the same night, following Simon and Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, and Adele.

NEW DATES – BRUNO MARS 24K MAGIC WORLD TOUR:

DATE CITY VENUE
Friday, September 7, 2018 Denver, CO* Pepsi Center
Saturday, September 8, 2018 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Saturday, September 15, 2018 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, September 20, 2018 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Saturday, September 22, 2018 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Sunday, September 23, 2018 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Boston, MA TD Garden
Friday, September 28, 2018 Boston, MA TD Garden
Monday, October 1, 2018 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Thursday, October 4, 2018 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Friday, October 5, 2018 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Sunday, October 7, 2018 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Thursday, October 11, 2018 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Sunday, October 14, 2018 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Monday, October 15, 2018 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Saturday, October 20, 2018 Austin, TX** Circuit of the Americas
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Friday, October 26, 2018 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Saturday, October 27, 2018 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center

That Time The Ballet National de Marseille Performed Using Pink Floyd Songs In 1972

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That Time The Ballet National de Marseille Performed Using Pink Floyd Songs In 1972

Roland Petit was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer who trained at the Paris Opéra Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets. In 1968, his ballet Turangalîla provoked a small revolution within the Paris Opéra. Four years later, in 1972, he founded the Ballet National de Marseille with the piece “Pink Floyd Ballet”. He directed the Ballet National de Marseille for the next 26 years.