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Here’s THAT 50-Minute Version Of The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows”

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Andrew Liles, described on his Mixcloud page as “a prolific solo artist, producer, remixer and sometime member of Nurse With Wound and Current 93,” has remixed The Beatles’ psychedelic studio masterpiece Tomorrow Never Knows for the 50th anniversary of its release. It’s now 16 times longer than the original song, and is long enough for that special walk or run or car trip.

Liles writes:

On the 5th of August 2016 ‘Revolver’ will be 50 years old. ‘Revolver’ is arguably the first mainstream pop album to explore esoteric themes, ‘exotic’ instrumentation and use the studio as a tool to create otherworldly unimagined sounds. It’s an album that rewrote the rules and laid the foundations for audioscopic cosmonauts like myself to venture deeper into uncharted universes of sound. We have the fab five (how can we forget George Martin) to thank for opening new possibilities and new dimensions. Without their innovation the world of sound would be a lot less colourful.

Surrender to the void, turn off your mind, relax and float down stream with my impossibly elongated, psychedelic, smokeathonic adaptation of Tomorrow Never Knows.

Go Behind The Scenes In Rarely-Seen Video Of Beach Boys Recording Pet Sounds

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Pet Sounds, the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys was initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States, peaking at number 10 in the Billboard 200, a significantly lower placement than the band’s preceding albums. In the United Kingdom, the album was hailed by its music press and was an immediate commercial success, peaking at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart and remaining among the top ten positions for six months. Pet Sounds has subsequently gathered worldwide acclaim from critics and musicians alike, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history.

God Only Knows” has become one of the most beloved in the band’s canon, famously praised by Paul McCartney as the greatest song ever written. Its classic status is even more remarkable considering that it all came together in less than an hour.

Brian Wilson always had a special place in his list of songs for “Let’s Go Away For a While,” labeling it “the most satisfying piece of music I have ever made.” But he also claims it’s missing a major component: lyrics.

Elgar’s Concerto In E minor On A Projection Mapped Cello

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Sol Gabetta plays a 300-year-old cello and it becomes a screen in this unique film. Infrared cameras track the cello’s position allowing a digital projection to stay locked onto its surface as it moves.

This Beautiful Music Video Was Made With 1250 Hand Drawings

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Ralf Hildenbeutel’s Disco is an incredible video made up of 1,250 hand-made drawings of a dancer. Although each drawing is different, it’s drenched in a delightful 2-minute clip.

Ralf Hildenbeutel – Disco from Boris Seewald on Vimeo.

Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” Performed By One Cellist

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Known to the world as one of the heaviest songs of all time, Black Sabbath’s War Pigs has reached a level of popular acclaim that would even surprise the band members. Take this video of Aaron Gage performing the song with his loop station and electric cello/voice at Fishhead Cantina. It’s still not for the weak-hearted, with a new level of verve.

John Mayer Adds North American Summer Dates To His “Search for Everything” World Tour

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A summer leg has been added to John Mayer’s Search for Everything World Tour, which will launch on Tuesday, July 18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Isleta Amphitheater and runs through Sunday, September 3 in Noblesville, Indiana at the Klipsch Music Center.  Each concert on the tour will be comprised of full band, solo acoustic and John Mayer Trio sets of music. Click HERE to find out what to expect from The Search For Everything World Tour direct from John. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.

Tickets will go on sale beginning Saturday, March 4 at 10 AM through livenation.com.   American Express Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows before the general public beginning Tuesday, February 28 at 12 PM through Friday, March 3 at 10 PM.  Check johnmayer.com/tour for other presale opportunities.

The second wave of music from The Search for Everything will be released on Friday, February 24, consisting of four brand new songs – “Still Feel Like Your Man,” “Emoji of a Wave,” “Helpless,” and “Roll it on Home.” The album, which Mayer began recording in 2014 at the famed Capitol Studios in the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, will be released in its entirety on Friday, April 14 through Columbia Records.  Wave Two is available here at HERE.

 

The Search for Everything World Tour dates:
Fri Mar 31         Albany, NY                                Times Union Center
Sat Apr 01         Montreal, QUE                          Bell Centre
Mon Apr 03      Toronto, ON                             Air Canada Centre
Wed Apr 05       New York, NY                           Madison Square Garden
Thu Apr 06        Washington DC                         Verizon Center
Fri Apr 07          Philadelphia, PA                        Wells Fargo Center
Sun Apr 09        Boston, MA                               TD Garden
Tue Apr 11        Chicago, IL                                United Center
Wed Apr 12       Columbus, OH                           Schottenstein Center
Fri Apr 14          Kansas City, MO                       Sprint Center
Sat Apr 15         St. Paul, MN                              Xcel Energy Center
Mon Apr 17       Edmonton, AB                          Rogers Place
Wed Apr 19       Vancouver, BC                          Rogers Arena
Fri Apr 21          Los Angeles, CA                       The Forum
Sat Apr 22         Las Vegas, NV                          T-Mobile Arena
Wed May 3       Amsterdam, NL                         Ziggo Dome
Fri May 5          Herning, DK                              Jyske Bank Boxen
Sun May 7        Stockholm, SE                          Ericcson Globe
Tue May 8        Oslo, NO                                   Spektrum
Wed May 9       Copenhagen, DK                      Royal Arena
Fri May 12        London, ENG                            The O2
Tue Jul 18         Albuquerque, NM                      Isleta Amphitheater
Wed Jul 19        Denver, CO                               Pepsi Center
Fri Jul 21           Quincy, WA                               Gorge Amphitheatre
Sat Jul 22          Portland, OR                             Moda Center
Tue Jul 25         Anaheim, CA                             Honda Center
Thu Jul 27         Sacramento, CA                        Golden 1 Center
Sat Jul 29          Mountain View, CA                    Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun Jul 30         Los Angeles, CA                       The Forum
Tue Aug 01       Phoenix, AZ                              Talking Stick Resort Arena
Thu Aug 03       San Antonio, TX                        AT&T Center
Sat Aug 05        Dallas, TX                                 American Airlines Center
Sun Aug 06       Woodlands, TX                         The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tue Aug 08       Nashville, TN                             Bridgestone Arena
Wed Aug 09      New Orleans, LA                       Smoothie King Center
Thu Aug 10       Atlanta, GA                               Lakewood Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 12        Fort Lauderdale, FL                   BB&T Center
Sun Aug 13       Tampa, FL                                Amalie Arena
Tue Aug 15       Charlotte, NC                            PNC Music Pavilion
Wed Aug 16      Raleigh, NC                              Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Fri Aug 18         Camden, NJ                              BB&T Pavilion
Sat Aug 19        Holmdel, NJ                              PNC Bank Arts Center
Sun Aug 20       Hartford, CT                              XFINITY Theatre
Tue Aug 22       Syracuse, NY                            Lakeview Amphitheater
Wed Aug 23      Wantagh, NY                            Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Fri Aug 25         Bristow, VA                               Jiffy Lube Live
Sat Aug 26        Cincinnati, OH                           Riverbend Music Center
Sun Aug 27       Darien Center, NY                     Darien Lake Amphitheater
Tue Aug 29      Toronto, ON                             Budweiser Stage
Wed Aug 30      Cuyahoga Falls, OH                  Blossom Music Center
Fri Sep 01         Clarkston, MI                             DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sat Sep 02        Tinley Park, IL                           Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sun Sep 03       Noblesville, IN                           Klipsch Music Center
 
A limited number of exclusive ticket packages will be available for the North American concerts starting Thursday March 2nd at 10AM local. Select packages include premium tickets and meet & greets. For more information, visit johnmayer.com/tour.

Ron Sexsmith Releasing 13th Album “The Last Rider” On April 21

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Three-time Juno award winner Ron Sexsmith has today revealed details about his new album, The Last Rider.  Scheduled for release on Friday, April 21, this, Ron’s thirteenth studio recording was co-produced at The Bathouse Studios in Kingston, Ontario by longtime drummer and collaborator Don Kerr and Sexsmith. The album is his first album to include Ron’s touring band.

“At this point, it’s just second nature for me to write short, melodic songs that say everything I want to say,” says Sexsmith. “But having my band totally involved on this album maybe brought out more in the songs than on other recent albums. It felt special, anyway.”

In addition to album release details, Ron has also today announced the dates for his upcoming Canadian tour. Every concert ticket purchased for Ron Sexsmith’s The Last Rider tour will include a digital copy of his new album The Last Rider.  Beginning today, fans who purchase concert tickets or pre-order The Last Rider from iTunes or on CD/LP from Ron’s Official Store prior to the album’s April 21 release, will receive five new songs instantly including the single “Radio”. See tour dates below.

Spotify users can Pre-Save The Last Rider and it will automatically be added to their Spotify collection upon release.

Since making his major-label debut in 1995, Ron Sexsmith has become recognized worldwide as one of Canada’s most renowned songwriters.  He counts among his fans Elvis Costello, Elton John and Paul McCartney and has amassed no less than eight Juno Award nominations as Songwriter of the Year.

The Last Rider track listing:
It Won’t Last For Long
Our Way
Breakfast Ethereal
Worried Song
West Gwillimbury
Who Are We Right Now
Shoreline
Dead End Dreams
Evergreen
Upward Dog
Only Trouble Is
Radio
Every Last One
Dreams Are Bigger
Man At The Gate (1913)

Album and Tour Band:
Ron Sexsmith, guitars and vocals
Don Kerr, drums
Jason Mercer, bass
Kevin Lacroix, guitar
Dave Matheson, piano

The Last Rider tour
April 21             Meaford, ON                 Meaford Hall
April 22             Morrisburg, ON             St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage
April 23             Barrie, ON                     Mady Centre’
April 24             Belleville, ON                Empire Theatre
April 26             London, ON                  London Music Hall
April 28             Toronto, ON                  Danforth Music Hall
April 29 *           Ottawa, ON                   NAC
May 6               Winnipeg. MAN             West End Cultural Centre
May 7               Regina, SK                   The Exchange
May 8               Saskatoon, SK              Broadway Theatre
May 9               Edmonton, AB              Royal Alberta Museum Theatre
May 10             Calgary, AB                  Bella Concert Hall
May 12             Nelson, BC                   Spiritbar At The Hume Hotel
May 13             Lake Country, BC          Memorial Hall
May 15             Vancouver, BC              Rio Thetare
May 17             Victoria, BC                  Alix Goolden Hall
May 18 *           Powell River, BC           Mac Cameron
 
*these shows do not include digital download of The Last Rider

Philips Is Creating Their Own Team of Superheroes – Everyday Ones With The Help Of Spider-Man

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Philips, the global leaders in health technology – although mostly known for their production of electronics – has launched its latest campaign in Australia which is aimed at healthcare professionals and wants to show the world how Philips sees healthcare differently.

The campaign was created by creative agency Ogilvy & Mather London and its story-line is inspired by true events and actions of Roger Corcoran, who has been cleaning windows the at Children’s Center of Mayo Clinic in Minnesota dressed as Spiderman to see a “smile on the little guys faces”. And that exactly corresponds with the goal of the campaign which suggests that: “There’s always a way to make life better.”

https://youtu.be/1abDtr-Ffnw

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The biggest county music stories of the week. It’s your Country 92.9 update with Mike Regnier and I

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Countey 92.9’s Mike Regnier and I discuss Darius Rucker playing a TV bad-guy on Friday night, Jason Aldean is selling a property in Tennessee, and K.D. is back on the road!