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Tom Petty and Garry Shandling Have a Great Talk About Life

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Tom Petty and Garry Shandling Have a Great Talk About Life

I still really can’t believe that both Tom Petty and Garry Shandling are gone, both unexpectedly passing away at the age 66. I stumbled across this clip, which lead to Petty’s tribute in Billboard to his friend back in 2016. It reveals the close friendship they had, and I hope they’re making each other laugh up there.

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As the man behind the incredibly influential TV series The Larry Sanders Show and It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Shandling made an enormous impression upon many of the musicians he crossed paths with. One such artist is Tom Petty, who worked with him multiple times and shares his thoughts on Shandling with Billboard.

I’ve known Garry for a long time. We go back to the mid-80’s. I just want people to remember what great work he gave us. The Larry Sanders Show just stands as some of the best TV work ever done. He was always quiet about his talent and just a really decent guy.

We first met when my daughter was acting. At that time and she was down reading for another show, and they asked her if I would be interested in coming on Garry’s first show, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. She told them that I loved that show. So Garry phoned me and we talked a while. I wound up going on his show four or five times. And it was lots of fun and we remained friends from then on out.

We had a very strong friendship: we kept in touch all that time. You know, he’d come to our shows, and he’d hang out with us. I went to his house many times. And he would come to my house. It was a comfortable friendship where if he came over I didn’t feel like I had to entertain him, and it was the same way back.

He had an incredibly original talent, and as a man I can’t say enough about him.

He was more than a showbiz acquaintance to me, he was a dear friend, and I will miss him.

Half Of Us Check Facebook Several Times A Day

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Analysis by AudienceProject has revealed the social media apps which are used most often. Top of the list is Facebook, with 53 percent of the 1,757 U.S. respondents saying that they access the mobile app several times a day – pretty far ahead of its competitors. In second place is Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp with 44 percent. The rivalry between Snapchat and Instagram is too close to call in this regard, with Snap’s app claiming a slight edge.

You will find more statistics at Statista

Stranger Things Season 2 Promo Pays Tribute To 1984

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Stranger Things Season 2 Promo Pays Tribute To 1984

You thought 1983 was strange…

Tom Petty In 2000 on His Problem With Radio

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Tom Petty In 2000 on His Problem With Radio

What’s your theory behind what’s happening with radio today, why the masses aren’t interested in rock ’n’ roll?

Well, I don’t think that [the music business] is really exposing it to a new audience. It’s very bizarre. I think it has a lot to do with how corporate the people running the music industry have become—they’re not music lovers. I remember a time when the people running the record companies were people who came up through loving music, and that’s how they got involved in it. And now, it’s people that don’t even listen to it or give a f—. That attitude is never going to bring about great art. It’s all about money—how much dough you can bring in. I mean, look at the movies—that’s all about how much dough you can bring in that first week. And if you do, then you’ve got a viable thing that people are going to hear about. If you don’t, no one’s ever going to know it even happened. So the music business has become very much like that. Echo was a top ten record the first week out, and people were amazed that a rock ’n’ roll record had come into the top ten. But it didn’t have the support of radio, and another thing that didn’t help was that I didn’t make a video.

You had so much success with that medium in the past. How come you decided not to?

I just couldn’t do it. I just can’t stomach it. It’s just too silly now. I think it’s a dead art form [laughs]. I don’t think there’s anywhere to go with it. If they would allow us to give them one of us performing. . . but they’ll even tell you, “We won’t play it unless it’s from the studio.’’ I felt kind of bad about it. I take a lot of flack because I didn’t promote that record, because I didn’t get out there and do the three thousand interviews that they expect of you—they really do expect hundreds and hundreds of interviews and sound-bite TV shows and things that I just can’t. . . if I do that, I fall to pieces—and it’s just not worth it to suddenly feel like I’m a pitchman. And I don’t even know what I’m saying after a while, I’ve said it so much. I don’t mind doing a few interviews with someone who’s intelligent, but I can’t go out and spend more time hawking the product than I did making it. These new artists are completely content to do all the photo shoots, videos, and interviews. I’m just not. . . my brain is too delicate. Maybe it’s from too many years of having it rattled around, but I just don’t want to do anything that I can’t feel like I’m doing honestly. It’s caused me to retreat a great deal from the whole music business.

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You Can Now Sleep In The Bed John Lennon and Yoko Ono Had Their Montreal “Bed-In”

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You Can Now Sleep In The Bed John Lennon and Yoko Ono Had Their Montreal “Bed-In”

The famous John Lennon and Yoko Ono suite at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal is now available for bookings. It is the site of the 1969 “bed-in for peace”, where the song “Give Peace a Chance” was composed and recorded. This suite has been completely reimagined with a virtual reality experience and plenty of in-room surprises. The living room area recreates the famous bed-in. A separate bedroom, dining room area with kitchenette, two oversized bathrooms and free standing bath complete the suite. This legendary hotel suite can accommodate up to four people.[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form]

Paul McCartney Re-Releases 8 More Albums On CD and LP On November 17

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Paul McCartney Re-Releases 8 More Albums On CD and LP On November 17

Paul McCartney’s critically acclaimed and multiple Grammy Award-winning Archive Collection will offer fans another chance to complete their collections on November 17, 2017. That date will see the reissues of the first eight Archive Collection titles in affordable single CD digipak and 180gram black vinyl single LP formats—as well as limited edition 180gram color vinyl pressings. All vinyl LPs in the Archive Collection will feature a download card and fully restored artwork. The titles and corresponding limited edition vinyl colors are as follows:
Paul McCartney: McCartney – RED
Paul McCartney: McCartney II – CLEAR
Paul McCartney: Tug Of War – BLUE
Paul McCartney: Pipes Of Peace – SILVER
Paul and Linda McCartney: Ram – YELLOW
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run – WHITE
Wings: Venus And Mars – RED & YELLOW
Wings: At The Speed Of Sound – ORANGE

The Paul McCartney Archive Collection debuted with the November 2, 2010 re-release of Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1973 milestone Band on the Run, which won the 2010 Grammy® Award for Best Historical Album, while the Archive Collection’s Deluxe Edition Box Set of the 1976 classic Wings Over America took the 2013 Grammy® for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. The most recent installment was this year’s reissue of Paul’s eighth studio album Flowers In The Dirt, which ROLLING STONE called “spectacular… an extraordinary document,” and the OBSERVER hailed as “perhaps the greatest record to emerge from the world of AOR in 1989… an absolute pleasure to rediscover today.”

Every release in the ongoing Paul McCartney Archive Collection is supervised by Paul McCartney himself, who oversees all aspects of each and every title from remastering to the curation of lost tracks, outtakes, artwork, photographs and video from his personal vaults, and much more. The result is one of the most ambitious and personal undertakings of its kind, one that encompasses more than 40 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history.

This Is SO Clever: The Academic Uses Facebook Live As A Loop Pedal

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This Is SO Clever: The Academic Uses Facebook Live As A Loop Pedal

In today’s “Every band is kicking themselves wishing they thought of this first,” a band called The Academic cleverly took advantage of the few seconds of broadcast delay in Facebook Live to construct a loop sampler out of video, so that at any given moment, each member of the band is performing with each other in the past.

We rearranged each instrument on “Bear Claws” to fit Facebook Live’s delay, with each loop getting more complex, adding instruments, rhythms, and melodies. Additionally, by projecting the video live from a soundstage we created an infinite tunnel consisting of all the previously recorded loops.

Call for Submissions: Hometown Hockey 2017

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Call for Submissions: Hometown Hockey 2017

The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is working with Alberta Music and Music Ontario on the local musical component of its upcoming winter event, which will roll into communities across Canada this season with a weekend of free outdoor hockey festivities for all ages. Each tour stop is full of activities, prizes, giveaways, and live music from local bands culminating in an outdoor viewing party of an NHL game broadcast live every Sunday on Sportsnet and Sportsnet NOW. Ron MacLean and Tara Slone host live on site from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio.

Performances must be family-friendly in language and content. We welcome submissions from high energy Alberta bands or solo artists with full-band accompaniment who are prepared to perform mostly original music (some covers are acceptable) for an outdoor audience. Performances will be on a heated stage.

Bands must be able to play up to three (3) sets, 30-45 minutes in length. Number of sets for each band to be determined by organizer after booking.
Light catering will be provided, as well as a green room.
Backline is provided, and bands are encouraged to use it, as cold weather can be hard on gear.

Artists will be compensated for their performance. The final performer selection will rest with The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour.

To be considered for a performance, you must:

Be available to perform on at least one of the following:
December 16/17 – Airdrie
December 30/31 – Spruce Grove
February 3/4 – Lacombe
February 10/11 – Canmore
Be prepared to perform mostly original music that is family-friendly and high-energy
Be an Alberta Music member and current Alberta resident

Preference will be given to artists who:
– Appeal to a wide audience
– Have cultivated a local audience and local media coverage
– Have a track record of strong live performances
– Have a strong social media presence

To submit:

Fill out the submission form below.

Submissions will be evaluated by a jury based on:
– Music
– Professional history
– Demonstrated audience following

For more info, please contact info@albertamusic.org

***SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Monday, October 2, by 12pm for the Airdrie and Spruce Grove events,
and Thursday, November 2 by 12pm for the Lacombe and Canmore events.

MusicOntario is pleased to assist in the search for local artists and bands to perform at each tour stop! Are you from one of the following cities in Ontario or from a community nearby? Rogers wants you to represent your hometown spirit during these weekend-long mini festivals across the province:

St. Thomas: November 18-19 (Deadline to apply: October 27, 2017)
Oakville: November 25-26 (Deadline to apply: November 3, 2017)
Belleville: February 24-25 (Deadline to apply: January 12, 2018)
Markham: March 3-4 (Deadline to apply: February 3, 2018)
Brampton: March 10-11 (Deadline to apply: February 3, 2018)
Cornwall: March 17-18 (Deadline to apply: March 3, 2018)

Share with your friends, peers, family and colleagues, and apply here. This is a paid opportunity.
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Little Richard’s ‘Here’s Little Richard’ Gets A 60th Anniversary Expanded Set

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Little Richard’s ‘Here’s Little Richard’ Gets A 60th Anniversary Expanded Set

Craft Recordings, the Catalog division of Concord Music, is pleased to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Here’s Little Richard, with a deluxe reissue of the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s 1957 debut full-length album. Due out November 3rd, the 2-CD set will offer a slew of demos, alternate takes and previously unreleased material from the original sessions, in addition to the remastered classic album, which features some of the artist’s best-loved hits, including “Long Tall Sally,” “Ready Teddy” and “Tutti Frutti,” a song which many consider to mark the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. New liner notes by GRAMMY®-nominated writer, music editor and journalist Chris Morris will round out the package.

In the early ’50s, Little Richard (born Richard Penniman) combined the spirit of church music, the bawdiness of blues and the swing of New Orleans jazz and turned it into something altogether new: rock ‘n’ roll. It wasn’t until the Macon, Georgia native signed to Art Rupe’s Specialty Records at the age of 23, however, that Little Richard truly developed his signature sound and over-the-top persona. His legendary debut album (and the first 12-inch LP for the Los Angeles-based independent label), Here’s Little Richard offers many of his most recognizable songs, and garnered the artist seven hits in the R&B Top Ten chart, and two in the Pop Top Ten.

This expanded edition of the album includes 22 tracks of bonus material, eight of which are previously unreleased. Included is an early take of “Tutti Frutti,” demos of “Slippin’ and Slidin'” and “Miss Ann” and alternate takes of classic tracks like “Rip It Up” and “Reddy Teddy.” In his liner notes, Chris Morris writes, “Like the classic recordings on Here’s Little Richard, these alternate versions reveal the blossoming of an unprecedented and wholly original talent whose first recordings broke down the categorical doors between R&B and pop. As they did in late 1955 when Little Richard arrived, like something from another planet, these wailing, rampaging songs present something new, rich and strange under the sun.”

Rolling Stone premiered an unreleased version of “Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave” off Here’s Little Richard.

CRAFT RECORDINGS CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
FOUNDATIONAL ALBUM HERE’S LITTLE RICHARD

EXPANDED EDITION INCLUDES REMASTERED AUDIO,
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMOS AND ALTERNATE TAKES

Click here to listen to an unreleased version of “Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave,”
premiered today on Rolling Stone

Click here for online media kit
Click here to download cover art, promo shot and liner notes

Los Angeles, CA – Craft Recordings, the Catalog division of Concord Music, is pleased to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Here’s Little Richard, with a deluxe reissue of the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s 1957 debut full-length album. Due out November 3rd, the 2-CD set will offer a slew of demos, alternate takes and previously unreleased material from the original sessions, in addition to the remastered classic album, which features some of the artist’s best-loved hits, including “Long Tall Sally,” “Ready Teddy” and “Tutti Frutti,” a song which many consider to mark the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. New liner notes by GRAMMY®-nominated writer, music editor and journalist Chris Morris will round out the package.

In the early ’50s, Little Richard (born Richard Penniman) combined the spirit of church music, the bawdiness of blues and the swing of New Orleans jazz and turned it into something altogether new: rock ‘n’ roll. It wasn’t until the Macon, Georgia native signed to Art Rupe’s Specialty Records at the age of 23, however, that Little Richard truly developed his signature sound and over-the-top persona. His legendary debut album (and the first 12-inch LP for the Los Angeles-based independent label), Here’s Little Richard offers many of his most recognizable songs, and garnered the artist seven hits in the R&B Top Ten chart, and two in the Pop Top Ten.

This expanded edition of the album includes 22 tracks of bonus material, eight of which are previously unreleased. Included is an early take of “Tutti Frutti,” demos of “Slippin’ and Slidin'” and “Miss Ann” and alternate takes of classic tracks like “Rip It Up” and “Reddy Teddy.” In his liner notes, Chris Morris writes, “Like the classic recordings on Here’s Little Richard, these alternate versions reveal the blossoming of an unprecedented and wholly original talent whose first recordings broke down the categorical doors between R&B and pop. As they did in late 1955 when Little Richard arrived, like something from another planet, these wailing, rampaging songs present something new, rich and strange under the sun.”

Today (10/5), Rolling Stone premiered an unreleased version of “Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave” off Here’s Little Richard.

One of the first artists to be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Little Richard remains a living legend, and has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1993 GRAMMY® Awards, inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2003), the NAACP Image Awards’ Hall of Fame (2002) and, most recently, the Blues Hall of Fame in June of 2015. In 2010, Little Richard was listed as number eight in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time,” while also that year, the Library of Congress inducted “Tutti Frutti,” the song that started it all, into its National Recording registry, proclaiming that the song “announced a new era in music.”

Track list for Here’s Little Richard (60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition):

Disc 1
1. Tutti Frutti
2. True, Fine Mama
3. Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave
4. Ready Teddy
5. Baby
6. Slippin’ and Slidin’
7. Long Tall Sally
8. Miss Ann
9. Oh Why?
10. Rip It Up
11. Jenny Jenny
12. She’s Got It

Disc 2
1. Tutti Frutti (take 2)
2. True Fine Mama (incomplete take)
3. Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave (take 6)*
4. Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave (take 8)
5. Ready Teddy (take 1)*
6. Ready Teddy (takes 2 & 3)*
7. Baby (demo)
8. Baby (take 1)
9. Slippin’ and Slidin’ (demo)*
10. Slippin’ and Slidin’ (piano & drums demo)
11. Long Tall Sally (take 1)
12. Long Tall Sally (take 6)
13. Miss Ann (demo)
14. Miss Ann (take 1)
15. Miss Ann (take 6)
16. Oh Why? (takes 3 & 4)*
17. Oh Why? (take 9)
18. Rip It Up (take 1)*
19. Rip It Up (take 3)
20. Rip It Up (take 4)*
21. Rip It Up (take 6)*
22. She’s Got It (alternate version)
*previously unreleased

Belly Joins Forces With PledgeMusic For First Album In Over 20 Years

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Belly Joins Forces With PledgeMusic For First Album In Over 20 Years

90’s alt-rock group Belly are back – hitting the studio for the first time in more than twenty years for their third album, NameTBD. Through their exclusive PledgeMusic pre-order campaign, launching today, the beloved band is inviting fans to take part in their creative process with sneak peeks into the studio, limited-edition merchandise, special experiences, and much more.

Fans can pre-order the album in digital, CD, or vinyl form now on Belly’s campaign page. The leaders in direct-to-fan platforms, PledgeMusic allows artists to get more personal with their fans, offering pledgers behind-the-scenes content and items not available anywhere else.

Reuniting for a limited tour in 2016, Belly fell right back into their groove during rehearsals; planting the seed for a trove of new tunes which they began writing on the spot – two of which they performed on stage for the duration of the tour. Channeling the energy and excitement of their live reunion, the band determined that the only way to move forward was to create more music together. The resulting album, Belly’s third studio project, marks over twenty years since their last official release.

Belly recorded the initial tracks at Stable Sound Studio in Rhode Island, enlisting old friend and Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Radiohead). As they continue building out the album in the studio, the band is inviting fans through PledgeMusic to partake in the creative process; offering unprecedented studio content and the ability to be among the first to hear select recordings.

Fans who pre-order the album via PledgeMusic will get the AccessPass, which will give them early access to digital downloads, artist updates, and more. Pledgers will also be able to pledge on exclusive merchandise and experiences direct from the band. These include: a signed vinyl test pressing of the new album; a musical arrangement from one of the album’s songs, handwritten and signed; an autographed drumhead used during the recording; the opportunity to attend a soundcheck and be on the guest list for a Belly show; an invitation to the official album listening party in Rhode Island (travel & accommodations not included); and much more.

Belly formed in 1991 after Tanya Donelly left the critically acclaimed Throwing Muses, which she’d founded with her stepsister Kristin Hersh while they were both still in high school. Just prior to leaving the Muses, Tanya co-founded The Breeders as a side project with Kim Deal of The Pixies, but soon realized she needed more space to pursue her own fractured-fairytale alternative-pop-rock song-writing vision.

Tanya recruited brothers Chris and Tom Gorman to play drums and guitar, respectively. The band immediately got to work on Belly’s debut album, Star, recorded in two sessions: in Nashville with engineer Tracy Chisholm; and Liverpool, England, with producer Gil Norton. Just before the release of the album in January 1993, Gail Greenwood joined the band on bass. By turns dreamy, creepy, jaggedly delicate and melodically expansive, Star was propelled by the single “Feed the Tree” to gold-record status in the US, earning two Grammy nominations and eventually selling two million copies worldwide. Belly spent more than a year of nearly nonstop touring for Star, performing throughout the US, UK, Europe, Australia and Japan, with opening bands that included The Cranberries and Radiohead.

In the summer of 1994, Belly began writing and rehearsing for their 1995 sophomore release King, produced by the legendary Glyn Johns. King was a more ‘rock-oriented’ and live-sounding album, reflecting the band’s experience of hard touring that preceded it, as well as Johns’ minimalist production style. Another extensive tour followed the release of King, with dates opening for R.E.M., and other shows supported by the Catherine Wheel.

After Belly unceremoniously disbanded in November of 1995, Tanya went on to pursue a solo career, continuing to perform internationally and, to date, releasing four albums and a stream of digital Eps under her own name. Gail spent three years playing in L7, followed by two years as touring bassist for pop-punk artist Bif Naked and, most recently has been performing with her partner Chil Mott in Benny Sizzler. Chris moved to New York City and opened a studio to pursue commercial and fine-art photography, and published his first children’s book, Indi Surfs, in 2015. Tom briefly played guitar and keyboards with Buffalo Tom, toured with Kristin Hersh in 1999 and eventually moved to New York City to join Chris in the commercial photography business. In 2016 Belly reunited for a highly-anticipated limited tour, which planted the seeds for a trove of new songs and their first studio project in 22 years. NameTBD is slated for release in 2018.