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Slayer Announces Leg Five: North America, Of The Band’s Final World Tour

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Slayer Announces Leg Five: North America, Of The Band’s Final World Tour

With Leg Three: Europe of Slayer’s Final World Tour having wrapped up this past Saturday, dates in Australia, Japan, the South Pacific, and the final European dates announced in the past weeks, today Slayer announces Leg Five: North America of its Final World Tour. Maintaining the band’s ethos of “play as many places as possible to make it easier for everyone to see the band one last time,” Leg Five will kick off May 2, 2019 at the Ak-Chin Amphitheatre in Phoenix AZ and see the band performing 16 shows across the Southern states and then up the east coast, culminating at the Xfinity Center Amphitheatre in Mansfield, MA on May 25. Lamb of God, Amon Amarth and Cannibal Corpse will support Slayer on all Leg 5 dates.

Also today, Episode 3 of “Slayer Looks Back on 37 Years” video interview series is released. Tom Araya and Kerry King talk about getting their first record deal and the release of Show No Mercy; Tom, Kerry and Paul Bostaph remember Paul’s first meeting with the band and his subsequent audition to be Slayer’s drummer.

With still more dates coming – it’s a big world and it takes time to transverse it – confirmed 2019 dates for Slayer’s Final World Tour are as follows:

MARCH
Leg Four: Australia, Japan, South Pacific
(Anthrax and Behemoth will support on headline dates)
7 Brisbane Riverstage, Brisbane, Australia
9 Download Festival, Sydney, Australia
11 Download Festival, Melbourne, Australia
15 Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
17 Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
21 Download Festival, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
23 Pulp Summer Slam, Manila, Philippines (support TBA)

MAY
Leg Five: North America
(Lamb of God, Amon Amarth and Cannibal Corpse will support on all dates)
2 Ak-Chin Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ
3 Isleta Amphitheatre, Albuquerque, NM
5 UTEP/Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
7 Bert Ogden Arena, Edinburg, TX
8 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Dallas, TX
10 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
11 Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Florida
13 Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington, WVa
14 Merriweasther Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
16 Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, Noblesville, IN
17 Providence Medical Center Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS
19 DTE Energy Mush Center, Clarkston, MI
20 Covel Centre, Youngstown, OH
22 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON CANADA
24 BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ
25 Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA

JUNE
Leg Six: Europe
(Support acts for headline dates TBA)
4 Arena Gilwice, Gilwice, Poland
6 Sweden Rock, Solvesborg, Sweden
8 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany
9 Rock im Park, Nurnberg, Germany
11 Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
13 Leipzig Arena, Leipzig, Germany
14 Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf, Austria
Weekend of June 14-16*
Download, Donington Park, UK
19 Arena, Geneva, Switzerland
21 Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
23 Hellfest, Clisson, France
25 Tipsport Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia
28 Tons of Rock, Oslo, Norway
29 Tuska Open Air, Helsinki, Finland

JULY
July 3-6*
Resurrection Festival, Viviero, Spain
5 VOA Heavy Rock Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
7 Rock The Castle, Verona, Italy
10 Metalheadmeeting, Bucharest, Romania
11 Airport Park, Sofia, Bulgaria
13 Rockwave Festival, Athens, Greece
Weekend of July 27-28*
Heavy Montreal, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

AUGUST
3 Messegelande, Balingen, Germany

*Exact performance date to be announced.

Rodriguez Announces Canadian Tour

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Rodriguez Announces Canadian Tour

Rodriguez, the legendary singer-songwriter known only by his surname, is a self-taught guitarist. He began performing in bars and clubs around the city of Detroit in the 1960s, as the city suffered postindustrial urban decay. It was there that he recorded two studio albums, Cold Fact in 1969 and Coming from Reality in 1971 released on Sussex records. These recordings went unnoticed in the U.S. and Rodriguez eventually turned his efforts elsewhere, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Wayne State University, running for political office and working construction and factory jobs to support
his family.

In the mid-1970s, his music gained airplay in Australia and New Zealand. He has since toured there several times, to play festivals, arenas & theaters. He released “Rodriguez Rocks – Live In Australia “ in 2016 on Light in the Attic Records and has completed a multi-city tour of Australia in November/December of 2016.

In the late 1990s, South African fans finally sought him out, leading to the unanticipated renaissance of his music career. Their story is told in the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching for Sugar Man, directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which has given Rodriguez a new measure of fame in the U.S. with his music and story now reaching audiences worldwide. The film has been aired multiple times on PBS and public TV worldwide and is available on DVD and streaming TV.

Rodriguez was unaware that he had reached legendary folk-rocksuper stardom status in South Africa, where mistaken rumors circulated that he had perished. As it turns out, South African anti-Apartheid activists and musicians alike were inspired by his counterculture lyrics. At the beginning of 2016 he went on a multi-city tour of South Africa, often playing multiple nights in arenas.

Rodriguez now tours extensively in South Africa, Australia, Europe, Canadaand the U.S., where he takes thoughtful appreciation in greeting longtime fans, and a new generation of listeners who find common ground in his music. His albums, Cold Fact and Coming from Reality have been re-released on Light in the Attic Records and the Searching for Sugar Man soundtrack is available on Sony Legacy. International media attention, awareness and accolades have since been bestowed upon both the documentary – Searching for Sugar Man and Rodriguez’s music.

He has perhaps one of the most unique true music business stories of fleeting fame finally realized.

Rodriguez is enjoying the collective heartfelt dream of a musician, beating the odds and finding a place in music history. With a music career that has withstood the test of time; the story of Rodriguez is one of sweet success.

05/08 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
05/10 Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
05/12 Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
05/15 Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
06/15 Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

What does an ear pick piano sound like? Just like the chopstick piano.

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What does an ear pick piano sound like? Just like the chopstick piano.

Tokyo musician Sami Elu played an original song called The Accountant on an Ear Pick Piano, an instrument he created made out of recycled materials.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Haley’s Estate Announces Film and Biography Projects

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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Haley’s Estate Announces Film and Biography Projects

ALG Brands (“ALG”) has signed an exclusive, worldwide representation agreement with the estate of music legend Bill Haley, it was announced today by ALG COO Scott Austin.

ALG will provide comprehensive management services for the estate, including brand partnerships, oversight of the licensing of Mr. Haley’s music and personality rights, and administration of official digital and social media assets. ALG will work in tandem with entertainment estate attorney Ken Abdo of Fox Rothschild LLP to preserve Mr. Haley’s legacy and perpetuate awareness of his music catalog and life story.

ALG recently brokered a deal with producers Scott Mednick (U2 3D, Superman Returns, 300) and Skyler Mednick to develop a feature film surrounding the life and career of Mr. Haley, with an authorized biography about the late rocker being penned by published scholar David Deacon-Joyner.

Widely respected as a pioneer of the rock ‘n’ roll movement, Bill Haley has been dubbed “The Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” recording a string of music hits in the 1950s including “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock,” “See You Later Alligator,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” and more.

Born William John Clifton Haley, Haley was a member of several groups including The Downhomers, Bill Haley and The Four Aces of Swing, and Bill Haley and the Saddlemen, but it was with Bill Haley and His Comets that Haley changed music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock” was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2018.

Wodstock Is Coming Back To The Original Site For 50th Anniversary

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Wodstock Is Coming Back To The Original Site For 50th Anniversary

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a non-profit cultural center located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY, Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, and INVNT, a global live brand storytelling agency, today announce Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival: Celebrating the golden anniversary at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.

Coming August 16-18, 2019, this pan-generational music, culture, and community event will be held at BWCA just 90 minutes from New York City. These three days of memorable experiences will include live performances from prominent and emerging artists spanning multiple genres and decades, and TED-style talks from leading futurists and retro-tech experts. Festival goers will also be able to visit the Museum at Bethel Woods, which tells the story of the 1960s through immersive media, interactive engagements, and artifacts from the 1969 festival, as well as experience the special 2019 exhibit We Are Golden: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival and Aspirations for an Aquarian Future.

The three-day festival will utilize BWCAs’ state-of-the-art venues and facilities. Entertainment villages and a number of bespoke performance areas will be specially created for the occasion. Full details of the event line-up, ticketing, non-musical experiences, and brand activity will be released soon.

The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts’ celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the greatest festival of all time, planned for the Summer of 2019, are not produced, sponsored by or affiliated with Woodstock Ventures LC, the organizer of the 1969 Festival and its other reunion festivals.

CP Holiday Train completes 20th journey across North America, raises more than $1.3 million and collects 200,000 pounds of food

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CP Holiday Train completes 20th journey across North America, raises more than $1.3 million and collects 200,000 pounds of food

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train has completed its 20th festive journey and has given communities across North America reason to celebrate in support of the important work of local food banks. While final numbers are still being calculated, the program is on track to raise more than C$1.3 million and collect over 200,000 pounds of food for local food banks and food shelves.

The Holiday Train has now raised more than C$15.8 million and collected 4.5 million pounds of food since its inaugural journey back in 1999.

The 2018 CP Holiday Train featured a highly acclaimed musical lineup. The U.S. train kicked off with the Juno Award winning Sam Roberts Band and JoJo Mason performing at stops in Quebec, New York and Ontario. Hit makers The Trews and Willy Porter hopped on board to complete the U.S.-bound train’s voyage. On board the Canadian train, recent Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Terri Clark was joined by Kelly Prescott and Sierra Noble as they entertained communities from Montreal to Calgary, where the Sam Roberts Band replaced Clark to finish the tour to the west coast.

In addition to the local food banks that benefit from the Holiday Train, CP has been an active partner of Food Banks Canada since 1997, before the CP Holiday Train began. Each year, CP provides Food Banks Canada $250,000 worth of in-kind transportation services to support its National Food Sharing Service program. This year, with the donation of a CP TempPro refrigerated storage and transport system, Food Banks Canada was able to move a million pounds of food that included fresh, frozen and perishable items by rail.

The Capture the Spirit photo contest received over a thousand great entries. It closed today and six winners will each be awarded a CP prize pack, including a ride on the 2019 CP Holiday Train and a $1,000 donation to a local food bank.

TV promo for FOX’s 1st-ever live New Year’s Eve telecast hosted by Penn & Teller and Sam Kinison, headlined by Guns N’ Roses in 1991

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TV promo for FOX’s 1st-ever live New Year’s Eve telecast hosted by Penn & Teller and Sam Kinison, headlined by Guns N’ Roses in 1991

Can you even imagine backstage at this event?

It’s Stranger Things: Season 3’s Date Announcement Video And It’s Creepy As You Hoped It Would Be

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It’s Stranger Things: Season 3’s Date Announcement Video And It’s Creepy As You Hoped It Would Be

1985 will never be the same. Stranger Things returns for a third season July 4, 2019 on Netflix.

Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions with Bob Dylan

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Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions with Bob Dylan

From Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour on Sirius Satellite Radio.

20 years ago today, Nirvana signed their record contract with Sub Pop

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20 years ago today, Nirvana signed their record contract with Sub Pop

On this day in 1989, Nirvana signed a one-year recording contract with Sub Pop records. The Seattle based label began not as a record label but as a fanzine (called Subterranean Pop), in the early 80s, also signed Soundgarden and Mudhoney.

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