Canadian art-popsters Alexander and The Great Ones have unleashed a NEW video to go with their all-you-can-hear sonic buffet, SUPER TURBO and sophomore single “2 Yung 2 b in <3”— available now! https://youtu.be/CAqBaJU4R-0 “I explored the sounds of the last century not as they were, but as they are,” says frontman Alex MacNeil of the outfit’s debut LP. “Think: heart still pumping, but flecked with rust.” It’s an anticipated release from a group MacNeil affectionately dubs “desperate rogues” and “roving strays”; CBC’s Carsten Knox named Alexander and The Great Ones as “Artist to Watch For” and The Coast lauds them as a “Young Upcoming Artist.” “This was recorded with the help of many of Nova Scotia’s finest musicians. And locally produced gins. “Adulthood was like falling down a steep set of stairs,” he continues, recalling how this all came to be, punked-up cherub cover art and all. “It happened so abruptly and before I knew it.” If there was a plotter following along, they’d map beginnings in what MacNeil describes as Nova Scotia’s industrial northern mainland; from there, he’d complete music school in Sherbrooke, Quebec before venturing on to Grahamstown, South Africa. “I played countless jazz clubs and studied classical music,” he says of his time studying with JUNO Award winning composer Andrew MacDonald and South African jazz luminary Marc Duby, and later in New York to study with guitarist Matthew Stevens (Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lynne Carrington, Christian Scott). “Then, the East called again. “I came back to Canada and lived in a small cottage at the base of Signal Hill in Newfoundland, working at the famous Duke of Duckworth Pub, and leading a variety of R&B and jazz groups around the city.” That cozy little cabin was just the ticket for a few years, but soon heartbreak and wanderlust set in. He landed in Dawson City, Yukon, with no more than a plywood guitar, a tent, and a leather jacket. “My most restful state was a bit shattered, so I went careening westward,” he shares. “I was mourning a few losses, including my early academic musical prospects. “I started bartending in a local hotel and I’d hammer away on the old piano that sat against its saloon walls. “So I started to do something I hadn’t done since high school… I started putting words to music.” Within a few weeks, MacNeil was on the circuit, playing gigs and sharing new music from the live stage. “My love for music was definitely reinvigorated out there,” he says of the northern Canadian city. “There was a new sense of self rising from the old.” In amongst this, MacNeil had been introduced and was corresponding with noted producer Dale Murray (The Guthries, Hayden, Matt Mays, Christina Martin). “I sent Dale a slew of demo tapes made on that old saloon piano. They were all done on my iPhone. “He encouraged me to keep writing and discussed the possibility of making a record together.” That record would come to be SUPER TURBO, a coy and confessional concoction that lands as self-aware before toe-dipping into indulgent realm of camp. “I love theatrics and film and literature,” he muses. “They have a massive influence on my style.” SUPER TURBO is available now.
The Beatles Announce New Limited Edition Collection Of Newly Remastered Seven-Inch Vinyl Singles
From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group’s British albums at that time. These singles, plus an exclusive new double A-side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” are newly cut for vinyl from their original mono and stereo master tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios for a new limited edition boxed set. The Beatles: The Singles Collection presents 46 tracks on 23 180-gram seven-inch vinyl singles in faithfully reproduced international picture sleeves, accompanied by a 40-page booklet with photos, ephemera, and detailed essays by Beatles historian Kevin Howlett. The collectible set will be released worldwide on November 22 by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe.
The Singles Collection offers a fascinating view of the creative trajectory of The Beatles’ John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr across their relatively brief recording tenure together. Just three and a half years divide 1963’s “She Loves You” and 1967’s “Strawberry Fields Forever,” a remarkable, illustrative example of the band’s rapid, groundbreaking evolution. From the band’s star-making 1962 debut single, “Love Me Do” with its B-side “P.S. I Love You,” to their 1970 finale of “Let It Be” / “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number),” the new collection underscores The Beatles’ breathtaking creative arc.
Because it was rare in the 1960s for UK singles to be released in picture sleeves, the collection’s seven-inches are presented in reproduced picture sleeves from their original releases in several countries around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA, and West Germany.
The Singles Collection follows the September 27 release of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album in a suite of Anniversary Edition packages. The acclaimed new edition’s Super Deluxe set features new stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos mixes by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell, plus 23 session and demo recordings, most of which were previously unreleased. Abbey Road‘s Anniversary Edition releases returned the iconic album to the top of charts around the world. In the UK, Abbey Road reclaimed the No. 1 position on the official albums chart after 49 years and 252 days, breaking The Beatles’ own Guinness World Record previously held by Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which revisited the chart’s No. 1 spot in June 2017 with its celebrated Anniversary Edition after 49 years and 125 days.
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The Beatles: The Singles Collection
1962 [sleeve art: U.S.]
A: Love Me Do
B: P. S. I Love You
1963 [sleeve art: Italy]
A: Please Please Me
B: Ask Me Why
1963 [sleeve art: Norway]
A: From Me To You
B: Thank You Girl
1963 [sleeve art: Greece]
A: She Loves You
B: I’ll Get You
1963 [sleeve art: Chile]
A: I Want To Hold Your Hand
B: This Boy
1964 [sleeve art: Austria]
A: Can’t Buy Me Love
B: You Can’t Do That
1964 [sleeve art: Holland]
A: A Hard Day’s Night
B: Things We Said Today
1964 [sleeve art: Sweden]
A: I Feel Fine
B: She’s A Woman
1965 [sleeve art: Spain]
A: Ticket To Ride
B: Yes It Is
1965 [sleeve art: Belgium]
A: Help!
B: I’m Down
1965 [double A-side / sleeve art: France]
A: We Can Work It Out
A: Day Tripper
1966 [sleeve art: Turkey]
A: Paperback Writer
B: Rain
1966 [double A-side / sleeve art: Argentina]
A: Eleanor Rigby
A: Yellow Submarine
1967 [double A-side / sleeve art: Australia]
A: Strawberry Fields Forever
A: Penny Lane
1967 [sleeve art: West Germany]
A: All You Need Is Love
B: Baby, You’re A Rich Man
1967 [sleeve art: Mexico]
A: Hello, Goodbye
B: I Am The Walrus
1968 [sleeve art: Japan]
A: Lady Madonna
B: The Inner Light
1968 [sleeve art: South Africa]
A: Hey Jude
B: Revolution
1969 [sleeve art: Denmark]
A: Get Back
B: Don’t Let Me Down
1969 [sleeve art: Portugal]
A: The Ballad Of John And Yoko
B: Old Brown Shoe
1969 [sleeve art: Israel]
A: Something
B: Come Together
1970 [sleeve art: UK]
A: Let It Be
B: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
1995 / 1996 [exclusive double A-side single / sleeve art: worldwide]
A: Free As A Bird [1995]
A: Real Love [1996]
Vintage 1970s Psychedelic Pepsi Cola Drive In Theater Ad
Here from the 1960s is an ad so far out for Pepsi, dude. Can you dig it, man?
Video: That Time Zach Galifianakis Bombed at Saturday Night Live
Zach Galifianakis, like many other comics, dreamt of being a cast member on SNL, and despite some miscommunication about his placement in the crew, he got the chance to work there for a little while. Unfortunately he didn’t last very long. But Tina Fey saves the day.
VEVO reveals most watched artists in the past decade
VEVO has just released the most watched artists on YouTube in the past decade (2009-2019) in the United States and worldwide.
Most Watched Artists in USA (2009-2019)
1. Taylor Swift
2. Eminem
3. Chris Brown
4. Justin Bieber
5. Katy Perry
6. Beyonce
7. Rihanna
8. Ariana Grande
9. Nicki Minaj
10. The Weeknd
Most Watched Artists Globally (2009-2019)
1. Justin Bieber
2. Taylor Swift
3. Katy Perry
4. Sharika
5. Rihanna
6. Eminem
7. Maroon 5
8. Ariana Grande
9. J Balvin
10. Enrique Iglesias
Thom Yorke’s “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” Tour Extended Into 2020
Thom Yorke has extended Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes—the touring entity comprised of Thom, Nigel Godrich and visual artist Tarik Barri—to include new dates across the U.S., UK and Europe beginning March 28 and running through July 13, 2020.
Currently playing in the U.S. through its October 29-30 two-night stand at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes features the trio of Thom, Nigel and Tarik performing songs spanning Thom’s solo works, including The Eraser, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, Atoms For Peace’s Amok, and of course his recently released ANIMA.
Additionally, ANIMA material will receive its first U.S. network television airing tomorrow night when Thom makes his debut appearance on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!.
ANIMA was released June 27, accompanied by a Paul Thomas Anderson-directed “one-reeler,” also titled ANIMA, exclusively viewable on Netflix. Both the album and the short film set to three of its songs have received overwhelmingly positive response, including The New York Times noting both the album’s “subtle, complex, changeable layerings and richly shadowy sounds” and praising the film as “elusive, dreamlike and worthy of its leading man: a singer who knows how to move.” Featuring several songs debuted live over the course of previous Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes performances, ANIMAwas written by Yorke, produced by Godrich and features the London Contemporary Orchestra on all nine tracks.
Reaction to the first few Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes U.S. performances in the wake of ANIMA’s release has been borderline ecstatic. Stereogum raved, “Complex programmed beats plus heavy rhythmic guitar and bass work added up to a powerful launchpad for Yorke’s one-of-a-kind voice, which performed its usual heavenly acrobatics Monday. What often scans as textural on record was much more visceral on stage… this was not a chin-stroking intellectual exercise. Yorke and company were putting on a goddamn show,” while the Columbus Dispatch described TMB as “an immensely effective immersive experience” and Pittsburgh Music Magazine praised the show’s “rave-like atmosphere with visuals that were stunning, dizzying, and dreamlike.”
THOM YORKE: Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes
New Headline Dates 2020
March 28 — Fairfax VA – EagleBank Arena
March 30 — New York NY – Radio City Music Hall
April 4 — Chicago IL – United Center
April 5 — St. Paul MN – Xcel Energy Centre
April 8 — Denver CO – Mission Ballroom
June 19 — Glasgow, UK – SEC (Scottish Events Centre) Hall 3
June 20 — Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
June 23 — London, UK – Eventim Apollo
June 24 — London, UK – Eventim Apollo
July 1 — Poland – Opener Festival * previously announced
July 1-4 — Denmark – Roskilde Festival * previously announced
July 6 — Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
July 9 — Milan, Italy – Ippodromo del Galoppo di San Siro
July 11 — Slovakia – Pohoda Festival
July 12 — Prague, Czech Republic – Karlin Hall
July 13 — Berlin, Germany – Max-Schmeling-Halle
Video: Giles Martin on Remixing The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’
Multi Grammy award-winning Giles Martin is a key part of the Abbey Road family, having produced and mixed many projects at the studios, with one of his most recent being the highly-anticipated Abbey Road 50th anniversary reissue.
In this video produced by Abbey Road Studios, Giles talks about the process behind remixing The Beatles’ last recorded album, what fans can expect from the project and his work at the studios.
Here’s the full version of The Carpenters’ “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” from 1977
Klaatu’s Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft was originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The song would open night transmission of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The year following its release, the Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians, and their version reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and charted at number 1 in Ireland.
Alice Cooper Extends “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Black” Tour Into 2020
Following on his just-concluded wildly successful UK arena tour, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper has just announced his Spring 2020 tour plans. He will extend the “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” show, which debuted in Summer 2019 to the delight of fans, into the new year. The Spring 2020 leg of the tour kicks off on April 1 in Peterborough, Ontario and runs through April 22 in Portland, Oregon. The tour will feature special guest Lita Ford.
The legendary rocker will also return to the road for the Fall 2019 leg of the tour. The trek begins on November 3 in Florida before wrapping on November 30 in Illinois.
After a break for the holiday season, Alice will take “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” to Australia and New Zealand in February 2020.
All North American Alice Cooper tour dates are below. Tickets are available here.
In other Alice Cooper news, the artist released his The Breadcrumbs EP, a tribute to some of the garage rock heroes from his hometown Detroit, on September 13 via earMUSIC. Inspired by the city’s punk scene in the late ’60s and early ’70s, the Detroit-born icon returned to his roots and the raw garage sound his fans love. The Bob Ezrin-produced EP consists of six brand new recordings, featuring legendary Detroit musicians, including Johnny “Bee” Badanjek from the Detroit Wheels, Grand Funk’s Mark Farner, and MC5’s Wayne Kramer. It was recorded at Rust Belt Studios in Detroit. The opener “Detroit City 2020” is an updated rewrite of “Detroit City” from 2003’s The Eyes of Alice Cooper and it sets the tone for the EP. Along with Cooper’s own take on Detroit rock classics such as Suzi Quatro’s “Your Mama Won’t Like Me,” Bob Seger’s “East Side Story,” the MC5’s “Sister Anne,” and Shorty Long’s “Devil With a Blue Dress On,” as well as The Dirtbombs’ “Chains of Love,” the EP also features the brand-new Alice Cooper original “Go Man Go.”
ALICE COOPER ON TOUR:
SPRING 2020:
April 1—Peterbrorough, ON—Memorial Centre
April 3—Grand Rapids, MI—DeVos Music Hall
April 5—Appleton, WI—Fox Performing Arts Center
April 7—Omaha, NE—Orpheum Theatre
April 8—Davenport, IA—Adler Theatre
April 10—Grand Forks, ND—Alerus Center
April 11—Winnipeg, MB—Centennial Concert Hall
April 13—Regina, SK—Conexus Arts Centre
April 15—Edmonton, AB—Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 16—Prince George, BC—CN Centre
April 18—Abbotsford, BC—Abbotsford Centre
April 19—Penticton, BC—South Okanagan Events Centre
April 20—Seattle, WA—McCaw Hall
April 22—Portland, OR—Keller Auditorium
ALICE COOPER ON TOUR:
FALL 2019:
November 3—Ft. Myers, FL—Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall
November 5—Melbourne, FL—King Center
November 6—Orlando, FL—Hard Rock Live
November 7—Clearwater, FL—Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 9—Biloxi, MS—Beau Rivage
November 10—Montgomery, AL—Montgomery PAC
November 12—Huntsville, AL—Von Braun Center
November 14—North Charleston, SC—North Charleston Performing Arts Center
November 15—Greenville, SC—Peace Concert Hall
November 16—Roanoke, VA—Berglund Perf Arts Center
November 18—Richmond, KY—EKU Center for the Arts
November 19—Louisville, KY—Palace Theatre
November 21—Glen Falls, NY—Cool Insuring Arena
November 22—Brookville, NY—Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
November 23—Atlantic City, NJ—Ocean Resort Casino / Ovation Hall
November 25—Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre
November 26—Toledo, OH—Stranahan Theatre
November 27—Evansville, IN—Old National Events Plaza
November 29—Prior Lake, MN—Mystic Lake Casino Showroom
November 30—Waukegan, IL—Genesee Theatre