Enjoy your perfect headphones jam with this electric collection of brilliantly produced and recorded tracks. These can serve as audiophile reference tracks, but they’re all great songs that can be enjoyed on any headphones or stereo as well.
Arkells, Lilly Singh, Niall Horan, Nikki Bella, and Post Malone Confirmed to Appear on THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs
Much turned up the volume on Toronto’s biggest block party today, announcing the next group of talent confirmed to take the stage at THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. Arkells, Niall Horan, and Post Malone are the latest round of chart-topping performers set to belt it out at this year’s show. Much also announced KJ Apa, Lauren Cohan, Lilly Singh, and Nikki Bella as the first round of presenters confirmed to appear on THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs broadcast.
This latest round of buzz-worthy stars join previously announced performers DNCE, Iggy Azalea, Imagine Dragons, Julia Michaels, Jazz Cartier, and Lorde. The MMVAs airs live Sunday, June 18 at 9 p.m. ET in simulcast on Much, CTV, and VRAK. The show also livestreams on the iHeartRadio app as well as on nine Virgin Radio stations: Toronto, Kitchener, London, Halifax, Montréal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Follow the conversation at #MMVAs.
Much also announced today the nominees for the THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVA Fan Fave awards. Fans can have their say in this year’s awards by going online now to cast their Wildcard vote for any of the awards, including Fan Fave Artist or Group, Fan Fave Video, Fan Fave International Artist or Group, and new this year, Fan Fave Much Creator. Each of these three categories also includes a special Wildcard slot, which viewers control by voting for the fifth and final nominee. Wildcard voting closes Wednesday, May 17 at 12 p.m. ET. The winning Wildcard nominees, along with the full lineup of THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs nominees, will be announced on Thursday, May 18.
The 2017 Fan Fave Nominees and Wildcard choices are:
Category: Fan Fave Artist or Group
Nominees are:
- Drake
- Justin Bieber
- Shawn Mendes
- The Weeknd
Wildcard choices are:
- Alessia Cara
- Belly
- PARTYNEXTDOOR
- Ruth B
- Tory Lanez
Category: Fan Fave Video
Nominees are:
- A Tribe Called Red f. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear – “R.E.D”
- Grimes f. Janelle Monae – “Venus Fly”
- Jessie Reyez – “Shutter Island”
- Zeds Dead f. Rivers Cuomo & Pusha T – “Too Young”
Wildcard choices are:
- Arkells – “Knocking At The Door”
- Grandtheft f. Delaney Jane – “Easy Go”
- Jazz Cartier – “Tempted”
- Kaytranada f. Anderson Paak – “Glowed Up”
- Roy Woods – “Go Go Go”
Category: Fan Fave International Artist or Group
Nominees are:
- Ed Sheeran
- Katy Perry
- Lorde
- Niall Horan
Wildcard choices are:
- Beyonce
- Imagine Dragons
- Lady Gaga
- Migos
- The Chainsmokers
Category: Fan Fave Much Creator
- JusReign
- 4YallEntertainment
- Melissa Merk
- Tasha Leelyn
- Michael Rizzi
- Dan James
- Alayna Fender
- Deej Design
- SneakerTalk
- YouTwoTV
- Realistically Saying
- Amanda Lee
- Jaclyn Forbes
- Candace Leca
- Geekin Goregous
- Rosette Luve
- The Mike on Much Podcast
- The Baker Twins
How Hunter S. Thompson Created The Birth of Gonzo Journalism
The story of how gonzo journalism truly began – on Hunter S. Thompson’s binge with Ralph Steadman, covering the Kentucky Derby.
https://youtu.be/Tue1dFiAk18
Photos: Ryan Adams at Toronto’s Massey Hall
All photos taken by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
When the Music Is Stripped Out of the A-HA ‘Take On Me’ Video…This is SO Creepy.
Mario Wienerroither has taken the famous video for the A-HA song “Take On Me“, stripped the music out and dubbed in his own VERY creepy sounds. Without the music, it becomes something out of The Shining or The Postman Rings Twice.
Brett Eldredge Announces Self-Titled Album Due August 4
Two years, four chart-topping songs and one smash Christmas record (Glow) later, Brett Eldredge announced Tuesday morning on TODAY the follow-up to his No. 1 album Illinois. Joining Kathie Lee and Hoda to broadcast the 2017 CMT Music Awards nominations, Eldredge revealed that his brand new, self-titled album is due August 4.
“It’s kind of crazy to see an album cover with just your name on it,” Eldredge said. “I think that shows what I want to say with this album. Maybe it takes a little bit of guts to put out a self-titled album – but if it’s 100% honestly you, then that should come across through the music. That’s my name and I hope my fans love me for me. Hopefully they feel the connection of these songs and they help them through their everyday lives. Because that’s why I make this music.”
The album will feature Eldredge’s latest Top 30 and climbing single “Somethin’ I’m Good At,” which already boasts over 10.2 million on-demand streams. He debuted the song on national television with his performance on the 52nd ACM Awards, and it quickly earned praise with Rolling Stone proclaiming “…it’s as entertaining as it is unpredictable…” and Taste of Country declaring, “Brett Eldredge’s new single ‘Somethin’ I’m Good At’ is a flat out, all-caps, country music JAM.”
Eldredge is launching into the biggest summer of his career hot off of a year of success. His No. 1 single “Wanna Be That Song” was recently certified Gold by the RIAA and just earned a nomination for his first-ever CMT Video of the Year Award. He has earned a total of seven chart-topping hits, including his holiday duet of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” with Grammy-winner Meghan Trainor, and is taking all of them and more on the road on Luke Bryan’s “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” tour.
Sawdust City Music Festival Announces Full Lineup for August Long Weekend
Sawdust City Music Festival is pleased to unveil the full line-up for the inaugural 3-day festival this coming August 4-6 in Gravenhurst, ON. From the creative brainchild of renowned Canadian Singer-Songwriter, Musician & Label Owner Miranda Mulholland, the programming will consist of 3 nights of music at the Sawdust City Brewery, an evening of music at the Opera House, a free Songwriters’ Workshop, a Sawdust Stripped Down acoustic series in various small venues about town, and a free concert on Sunday evening as part of the Music on the Barge series (a 50+ year tradition). Please see the full lineup for the brand new Sawdust City Music Festival listed below! Tickets for the festival are available now at www.sawdustcitymusicfestival.com.
The festival is excited to also announce a relationship with Bullfrog Power for the inaugural launch. “Bullfrog Power is proud to be partnering with Sawdust City Music Festival to ensure that an equivalent amount of green electricity goes onto the grid to match the amount of conventional power the festival uses. Through our partnership, we’re reducing the event’s environmental impact, raising awareness of renewable energy and taking action on climate change,” said Anthony Santilli, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Bullfrog Power.
Miranda’s Great-Great-Grandfather was Charles Mickle, who owned the lumber mill that dubbed the town’s Sawdust City nickname, was Gravenhurst’s mayor twice, and commissioned the construction of the Opera House for the town’s residents. As the founder and Artistic Director of the Sawdust City Music Festival, Miranda’s goal is to celebrate her heritage while providing an amazing experience for residents and visitors alike, increasing cultural engagement at the community level in the beautiful town of Gravenhurst.
The Full Lineup:
Jim Cuddy Family Band
Abigail Lapell
Benjamin Hermann
Bet Smith & The Currie Bros
Briar Summers
C&C Surf Factory
Devin Cuddy
Ferraro
Harrow Fair
Jeremy Dutcher
Jessica Mitchell
Julian Taylor Band
Justin Rutledge
Liz Stringer
Mélanie Brulée
My Father’s Son
NQ Arbuckle
Papa John Witterick
Tim Moxam
Winnie Brave
Zachary Lucky
Gordon Lightfoot biography to be published in September by Nick Jennings
Lightfoot is the definitive biography of Canada’s most beloved singer-songwriter, a legendary musician who helped define the folk-pop era. Publisher Penguin Canada will release the book on Sept. 26, 2017.
From the tender ballad of “Beautiful” to the historical lament of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” to the plaintive political plea of “Black Day in July,” Gordon Lightfoot’s songs have inspired and enchanted fans for more than fifty years. Beloved by a devoted Canadian audience, Lightfoot’s work has been performed and admired by musicians from around the world, including Joni Mitchell, Nico, Ronnie Hawkins and Robbie Robertson. Nobel Prize-winner Bob Dylan once listed “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind” among his favourite Lightfoot songs, before adding, “I can’t think of any I don’t like.” In addition to winning nearly every Canadian music award, in 2012, Lightfoot was inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristoffersen, and Dylan; it honoured Lightfoot as a singer who helped “define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ’70s.”
Biographer Nick Jennings has had unprecedented access to the notoriously reticent musician. He chronicles Lightfoot’s early efforts–his school principal recorded a disc of “Gordie” singing at age 9–to his beginnings as a songwriter to his heyday in concert halls around the globe. Possessed of a strong work ethic and a perfectionist bent, Lightfoot brought discipline to his craft and performances. But he partied just as hard in that rock ‘n’ roll era, and alcoholism began to take its toll. Lightfoot toured relentlessly and his personal life suffered as marriages and relationships unravelled. At 63, he suffered an aortic aneurysm that nearly killed him and kept him in a coma for six weeks. But his amazing stamina helped him survive and miraculously saw him on stage once again, resuming his touring and yearly sold-out show at Massey Hall.
Jennings paints an unforgettable portrait of an artist in the making, set against the turbulent era of sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Voices from the music industry mix with loyal fans to illustrate how the boy from small-town Ontario became the legendary bard of Canada. Stuffed with anecdotes and the singer’s own reminisences, Lightfoot is an exhilarating read.
Rolling Stones Announce European ‘No Filter’ 2017 Tour
The Rolling Stones will play thirteen shows in twelve different venues, across Europe, in September and October. STONES – NO FILTER sees Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie, back where they belong, out on the road, playing to packed stadiums. This STONES – NO FILTER European tour follows last year’s ground-breaking tour of South America culminating in the historical concert in Havana, Cuba.
9 September Hamburg, Germany Stadtpark
12 September Munich, Germany Olympic Stadium
16 September Spielberg, Austria Spielberg at Red Bull Ring
20 September Zurich, Switzerland Letzigrund Stadium
23 September Lucca, Italy Lucca Summer Festival-City Walls
27 September Barcelona, Spain Olympic Stadium
30 September *Amsterdam, Holland *Amsterdam ArenA
3 October *Copenhagen, Denmark *Parken Stadium
9 October *Dusseldorf, Germany *Esprit arena
12 October *Stockholm, Sweden *Friends Arena
15 October *Arnhem, Holland *GelreDome
19 October *Paris, France *U Arena
22 October *Paris, France *U Arena
As always, the Rolling Stones will treat their European fans to a set list packed full of classics such as, ‘Gimme Shelter’, ‘Paint It Black’, ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, ‘Tumbling Dice’ and ‘Brown Sugar’, but they will also include a couple of unexpected tracks each night, and randomly selected surprises from their formidable arsenal of songs. For all of the European No Filter shows, the Stones will be unveiling a spectacular new production and state of the art stage design.
Keith Richards said, “Hey Guys, here we come. See you there!!!!”
Mick Jagger said, “I’m so excited to be touring Europe this Autumn and returning to some familiar places and some we’ve never done before.”
The tour, produced by Concerts West, kicks off at The Stadtpark in Hamburg on Saturday September 9 and then heads for Munich (Germany), Spielberg (Austria), Zurich (Switzerland), Lucca (Italy) Barcelona (Spain), Amsterdam (Holland), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dusseldorf (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), Arnhem (Holland) and rounds up with two shows in Paris (France) at the brand new ‘U Arena’, the first concerts to be staged at this venue.
Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Bacon and Chris Stapleton Perform as ZZ Top in First Draft of ‘Legs’
First Drafts of Rock takes a look at the original version of ZZ Top’s “Legs.”
She’s got legs
She knows how to use them
She never begs
She knows how to choose them
She’s got arms
They’re like legs but on her upper half
She’s got elbows
She scrubs ’em when she takes a bath
She’s got hands
She knows how to wave them
She’s got eyebrows
She knows how to raise them
She’s got nostrils
She knows how to flare them
She’s got a butt cheek
She’s actually got a pair of them
She’s my baby
She’s my baby
Yeah, it’s alright!
She’s got teeth
Sometimes calls them chompers
She’s got feet
Sometimes calls them stompers
She’s got a belly button
An innie not an outie
She’s got kneecaps
Also calls them chompers
She’s got a head
In Spanish it’s “cabeza”
And on the front of her head
She’s also got a face-a
She’s got a rib cage
I learned that from an x-ray
She’s got thumbs
She uses them to text me
What is texting?
What is texting?
It’s 1983!
(Kick-butt guitar solo)
She’s got a pencil
Hey Frank, that’s not a body part
What about a napkin?
Nope, still not a body part
How about a necktie?
That’s closer to a body part
What about just neck then?
Bingo, that’s a body part
She’s got a neck, she’s got a neck,
This song is called “Neck”
Neck!
Neck!
Neck!
Neck!
Neck!
Neck!
Neck!
Neck!