Ella Fitzgerald said in MS Magazine in 1972, “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt. Its because of her that, I played Mocambo. She personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. And Marilyn was there, front table, every night.”
Eminem Just Launched Into The Freestyle Of The Year
Eminem just took aim at President Donald Trump in a freestyle released during the BET Hip Hop Awards tonight.
It’s the calm before the storm right here
We better give Obama props, cuz what we got in the White House now is a kamikaze that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust
Any fan of mine who’s a supporter of his, I’m drawing in the sand a line, you’re either for or against
Watch A Stadium Full Of Florida Gators Fans Sing Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down”
The Florida Gators gave an amazing tribute to Gainesville’s own Tom Petty by playing I Won’t Back Down.
How Chance The Rapper’s Manager, Pat Corcoran, Reimagined the Music Business
Pat “The Manager” Corcoran and Chancelor “The Rapper” Bennett, two self-taught kids from Chicago, set the bar for what independent artists can achieve. Pat the Manager details how the two met, the backlash around the release of Coloring Book, and the one thing that threatened their independence.
Stern Pinball Shows How To Make A Pinball Machine From Start To Finish
The A.V. Club took a trip to Chicagoland’s Stern Pinball, the “oldest and largest designer and manufacturer of arcade-quality pinball games on the planet,” according to its website. In the video above, they follow the pinball machine manufacturing process from start to finish, seeing just how much work goes into creating the “world’s friendliest game.”
“Goodnight Moon” as read by LeVar Burton to Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Goodnight Moon” as read by LeVar Burton to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Daptone To Release Final Sharon Jones Album On November 17
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ final studio album, Soul of a Woman is a lush, orchestral masterpiece, and it’ll be out November 17. A true testament to the life and career of Daptone’s fearless leader and one of the world’s greatest performers.
Though we’ll never again see her electric form shimmy across the stage, Sharon Jones continues to give us her soul and her music. She died nearly a year ago, but only now can we hear her final creation. Soul of a Woman captures a singer and a band at the peak of their power. Cutting one last time to eight-track tape at Daptone’s House of Soul studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the band endeavored to create a record that stretches the limits of their soulful sound in all directions, giving us both their rawest and most sophisticated recordings to date. A final statement by one of the most influential rhythm and blues voices of the 21st century.
Soul of a Woman Tracklist:
1. Matter of Time
2. Sail On!
3. Just Give Me Your Time
4. Come and Be a Winner
5. Rumors
6. Pass Me By
7. Searching for a New Day
8. These Tears (No Longer for You)
9. When I Saw Your Face
10. Girl! (You Got to Forgive Him)
11. Call on God
Barney Bentall Talks About “Something To Live For”
Singer/Songwriter Barney Bentall, came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Something To Live For” on vinyl. Barney talks about making the song, how he almost gave the music biz up until this record and more.
Here’s Josh Homme Of Queens of the Stone Age Reading You A Bedtime Story…Wait…What?
This should be required listening for every parent. Here’s Josh Homme, father of three kids himself – Camille, Orrin, and Wolf – reading a bedtime story on the BBC show, CBeebies.
https://youtu.be/uFZij8t1r4c