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Tortured Soul & Toronto’s Lisa Shaw Release 🔥 NEW Track “I Wish You Were Here”

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Jun 9, 2020

Tortured Soul & Toronto’s Lisa Shaw Release 🔥 NEW Track “I Wish You Were Here”

Tortured Soul have broken free from the DJ booth once again to bring their 100% live modern, deep, soulful house music collective’s signature sound to a new track, “I Wish You Were Here” featuring top Toronto-talent and scene mainstay Lisa Shaw — available now!

Likened to “The Roots of house music,” the electrifyingly dynamic co-op of international musicians unite in groove-centred rhythms helmed by frontman John-Christian Urich.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PAUiFb4WgDc&list=RDAMVMPAUiFb4WgDc

For its part, “I Wish You Were Here” serves up a deep house love duet that sees Shaw and Urich sweetly serenading each other with a promise of blissfully reuniting soon. Behind the scenes, the collaboration is especially notable in that, while the pair have orbited the same scene for years, this is their first time their paths have crossed on a track.

Better late than never; the chemistry is undeniable.

“I’ve been friends with Lisa for years,” Urich says. “We came up playing the same clubs around New York City, and then the U.S., and then around the world. We have lots of mutual friends and we’ve even co-billed on some events, hung out backstage for drinks and late night hangs after gigs. The works!

“We’ve always had a great rapport, and I’ve always loved her voice and records. I guess we’ve always just been busy doing our own things and — for no good reason — we never collaborated on any music together.

“One day about a year ago, I started writing this song,” he continues. “It had a classic ‘Tortured Soul’ vibe but I was like, ‘this song is a duet and Lisa Shaw is the right person to sing it with me.’

“It was a moment of pure clarity.”

The rest, as they say, is history; Shaw visited LA to record in Urich’s studio and the results left them both wondering why it hadn’t happened sooner. “It was so fun, and I’m really happy and grateful with the way it turned out.

“Lisa lays down an incredible, unique vibe that lifts the song to the next level.”

Tortured Soul is available from the TSTC Records imprint on the Canadian based Slammin Media label distributed worldwide by Believe Distribution.

Canadian Alt-Folk Rocker Oliver James Brooks Gets Intimate, Personal on NEW Acoustic Album, I Don’t But I Will

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Canadian Alt-Folk Rocker Oliver James Brooks Gets Intimate, Personal on NEW Acoustic Album, I Don’t But I Will

Toronto alt-folk rocker Oliver James Brooks lays bare his personal state of mind this past winter in his new acoustic, live off the floor album, I Don’t But I Will — available now.

“It’s an intimate, acoustic-only album that was… Born out of necessity,” Brooks offers. “There’s something very personal and powerful — and a little scary — when you go into the studio, let everything out from inside, and leave with something that ultimately timestamps your feelings at that exact moment.

“When it came to the recording process, I wanted to ensure everything captured was completely honest and genuine. I didn’t want what I was feeling to hide behind any special effects, or anything like that.

“It’s the reason why I recorded the album live off the floor,” he continues, noting the February 2nd, 2020 recording date at Toronto’s Berkeley Sound with Jack Emblem (engineering, mixing) and Joāo Carvalho (mastering) on deck. “No over-dubbing, just two microphones, one guitar, and one harmonica.”

I Don’t But I Will follows this year’s single release, “Set Free” — including its message for the masses that continues to be ever-present. “That song was written in response to the current state of our planet. The turmoil in which we live has reached an unfathomable level… Some days it becomes unbearable to even exist.

“It was on one of those very days that ‘Set Free’ was written.”

Oliver James Brooks first set the scene with his 2019 take-notice debut, A Turn in the Bend. Written and mostly recorded while living in Brooklyn, New York, the eight-track LP quickly cemented the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s ability to capture and creatively express nuance in an intuitive, layered and carefully considered way.

“A Turn in the Bend was inspired by the prevalent contrast between two landscapes: Brooklyn and the small town in Ontario where I grew up,” he recalls. “When it comes to the recording process — including I Don’t But I Will — capturing sounds that are unrehearsed and unexpected is just as important as the words themselves.

“It’s what I feel gives music impulse and emotion.

“A song or album can easily lose its meaning if the sound becomes too clinical or robotic, so everything is recorded with great care in order to maintain its originality and realness.”

I Don’t But I Will is available now.

Three-Year-Old Girl Performs a GREAT Cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name”

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Three-Year-Old Girl Performs a GREAT Cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name”

Audrey, who is just three-years-old, lives in Labuan, Malaysia with her family, filmed a video with her jUjang Ijon in a great acoustic cover of Rage Against the Machine’s Killing In the Name.

Submissions Are Now Open For The 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards

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Submissions are now open for the 16th edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards, with early bird rates on until May 29, 2020. The 2021 CFMAs will take place the weekend of April 9-10, 2021, in Charlottetown, PEI. NEW for 2021, the CFMAs are pleased to announce reduced submission fees (a reduction of $10-$15 per category!) , and new Categories: “Single of the Year” and ”World Music Album of the Year” which combines the two previous categories “World Solo Artist of the Year” and “World Group of the Year.”

We are looking forward to heading to Charlottetown, PEI for the 2021 Awards Weekend. This weekend will capture the true heart of the folk community, while celebrating the 2021 nominees and the category recipients. Visit our website to stay on top of our upcoming events, announcements and awards weekend details.

Submissions are open NOW, and due to the Covid-19 situation, we have decided for this year to temporarily reduce the submission fees for CFMA 2021. Instead of $70 for the first category submission and $60 for each subsequent category, pricing will be $50 per category during the Early Bird period, and $55 per category until submission deadline.

NEW categories for 2021:

Single of the Year: This award recognizes an artist or group, and their producer(s) for Single of the Year. It is open to all folk genres, songs and instrumentals, recognizing single release recordings, or a track from an album which has been released as a single.

World Music Album Of The Year: This award replaces “ World Solo Artist of the Year,” and “World Group of the Year.”

Submit for the 2021 CFMAS here.

EARLY BIRD SUBMISSION: Apply early and save money! Early bird fees for each category submission is $50, you save $5 by applying before the early bird submission deadline of May 29, 2020 midnight EDT. After May 29, 2020, all category submissions are $55.

FINAL DEADLINE: All submission details and payments must be received through our website no later than 5:00 pm EDT, July 31, 2020. Submissions must have been uploaded and received by our office no later than that date. For more information: folkawards.ca/eligibility

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Canadian artists who have released recordings between May 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020 are eligible to submit to the CFMAs 2021. Complete eligibility requirements are listed here.

Please be aware, the CFMAs have a no refund policy. It is vital to ensure your submission meets all eligibility criteria, including for the definition for all selected categories. Submissions that are disqualified will not be notified.

Established by Canada’s burgeoning and internationally-recognized folk music community, the awards currently boast 19 categories plus the Unsung Hero Award. Nominees are chosen for each category. A two stage jury process by 100+ jurors located across Canada representing all official provinces, territories and languages determine the official recipients in each category.

Nirvana’s “In Bloom”: Jazz-funk Cover

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Metaphump presents a cover version of Nirvana’s In Bloom in the jazz and funk genre.

That Pepsi commercial with Canadian rock trio Triumph in 1985

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That Pepsi commercial with Canadian rock trio Triumph in 1985

When corporate sponsorships were just beginning to get cool.

1-minute tip for artists: Music docs.

1-Minute Tips For PR

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It’s not just the film, but what you’ve learned from it that counts.

An MTV Interview with Steve Albini from 1993

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An MTV Interview with Steve Albini from 1993

Score one for indie music, and for the graphic department. Here’s super-producer Steve Albini (Big Black, Nirvana, Shellac) interview on MTV´s Alternative Nation in 1993 featuring Jonathan Poneman from Sub Pop Records.

https://youtu.be/vcWkmZEAhdg

The Muzak Tape for playing on United Airlines in the 1960s

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The Muzak Tape for playing on United Airlines in the 1960s

No need to wait for the invention of headphones, United Airlines had you covered in the 1960s.

That time Brian Wilson recorded a duet with Weird Al.

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That time Brian Wilson recorded a duet with Weird Al.

Sweet Insanity is an unofficial album by Brian Wilson that was originally planned for release in 1991. He has said that the master tapes were stolen, preventing an official release, although the songs are available on numerous bootlegs. “Let’s Stick Together”, which featured “Weird Al” Yankovic on accordion, was retitled “The Waltz”