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Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas to Headline 15th Anniversary Honda Civic Tour This Summer

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Mar 23, 2016

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas to Headline 15th Anniversary Honda Civic Tour This Summer

Multi-platinum selling music artists, Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas, appeared at the Honda Press Preview event during New York Auto Show week today to announce they are headlining the 2016 Honda Civic Tour. The Honda Civic Tour Featuring Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas: Future Now is promoted exclusively by Live Nation and launches June 24, 2016 in the Miami area. Demi and Nick will take their highly anticipated tour to 37 cities throughout the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas and more. A full list of tour dates is below.

“We want our fans to step in to our worlds and to feel like they’re a part of Honda Civic Tour: Future Now from the moment they enter the venue ’til the moment they leave,” says Demi Lovato.

Nick Jonas adds, “We’re looking forward to creating an unforgettable experience that’s unlike anything else.”

Tickets for the 2016 Honda Civic Tour are on sale now. Starting at noon PDT today through midnight on March 28, a special Buy 2 tickets, Get 2 ticket offer will be available at Honda.us/2for2. To redeem the offer, fans can enter the special access code “DemiNickCIVIC” upon checkout.

The Honda Civic Tour also invites fans to power up their concert experience with The Power of Dreams sweepstakes. Starting today through August 27, one lucky ticket holder and a guest at each show along the tour will be selected for the ultimate backstage VIP experience, including an arena tour, a look inside Demi’s and Nick’s tour bus, a chance to walk on stage prior to the show and a private meet and greet with Demi and Nick. Fans can enter for their chance to win at Honda.us/tix.

Continuing in Honda Civic Tour tradition and starting today through February 2017, fans will be able to enter to win a brand new 2016 Honda Civic Sedan designed and autographed by Demi Lovato, a Honda Grom motorcycle customized and autographed by Nick Jonas or (thanks to Honda Financial Services) a trip to the tour finale at The Forum in Los Angeles on September 17. More info and rules for all sweepstakes can be found on HondaCivicTour.com.

Singer/songwriter Demi Lovato’s current album, CONFIDENT, is out now on Hollywood Records/Island Records/Safehouse Records and features the hit songs “Cool for The Summer” and the title track “Confident.” Her newest single is the power ballad “Stone Cold”. In addition, Demi is playing Smurfette in the upcoming animated feature GET SMURFY.

Island Records/Safehouse Records artist, Nick Jonas introduced himself as a fully formed solo artist on his hit self-titled debut, released in November 2014. The critically acclaimed album includes hits “Jealous,” “Chains” and “Levels.” Currently in the studio working on his new album, Nick also stars in “Kingdom,” and will appear in the upcoming James Franco produced film GOAT, which premiered at Sundance to incredible reviews.

2016 marks the 15th Anniversary of the Honda Civic Tour. Over 4.2 million fans have attended Honda Civic Tour since 2001 to see 68 artists including One Direction, Maroon 5, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, blink-182, The Black Eyed Peas, Incubus and more.

Honda Civic Tour featuring Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas: Future Now
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

Friday, June 24, 2016	Sunrise, FL	BB&T Center
Saturday, June 25, 2016	Orlando, FL	Amway Center
Wednesday, June 29, 2016	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
Thursday, June 30, 2016	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Saturday, July 2, 2016	Raleigh, NC	PNC Arena
Sunday, July 3, 2016	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Wednesday, July 6, 2016	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Friday, July 8, 2016	Brooklyn, NY	Barclays Center
Tuesday, July 12, 2016	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
Thursday, July 14, 2016	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center
Saturday, July 16, 2016	Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium
Sunday, July 17, 2016	Buffalo, NY	First Niagara Center
Wednesday, July 20, 2016	Boston, MA	TD Garden
Tuesday, July 26, 2016	Washington, DC	Verizon Center
Wednesday, July 27, 2016	Columbus, OH	Schottenstein Center
Friday, July 29, 2016	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center
Saturday, July 30, 2016	Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Tuesday, August 2, 2016	Rosemont, IL	Allstate Arena
Wednesday, August 3, 2016	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Friday, August 5, 2016	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center
Saturday, August 6, 2016	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Tuesday, August 9, 2016	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
Thursday, August 11, 2016	Salt Lake City, UT	EnergySolutions Arena
Saturday, August 13, 2016	Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sunday, August 14, 2016	San Diego, CA	Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Wednesday, August 17, 2016	Anaheim, CA	Honda Center
Thursday, August 18, 2016	San Jose, CA	SAP Center
Saturday, August 20, 2016	Portland, OR	Moda Center
Sunday, August 21, 2016	Seattle, WA	Key Arena
Friday, September 2, 2016	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena
Wednesday, September 7, 2016	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena
Friday, September 9, 2016	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
Saturday, September 10, 2016	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Monday, September 12, 2016	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Wednesday, September 14, 2016	Albuquerque, NM	Isleta Amphitheater
Friday, September 16, 2016	Phoenix, AZ	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Saturday, September 17, 2016	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum

Jimmy Fallon and Coldplay’s Chris Martin cover David Bowie

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Mar 23, 2016

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Jimmy Fallon and Coldplay’s Chris Martin cover David Bowie

On The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon and Chris Martin paid tribute to David Bowie with a performance of “Life on Mars?” Jimmy Fallon might be logging his 2nd Billboard Hot 100 hit, if the video hits keep racking up. Watch until the end to catch a cameo from Roots guitarist Captain Kirk Douglas.

DJ stages concert for the deaf

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Mar 23, 2016

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Event sponsor 7UP has shared video of a recent concert Dutch DJ Martin Garrix performed for members of the deaf community. The concert took place at a venue specially designed to amplify vibrations.

https://youtu.be/kvIpVSA81Bw

That Time AC/DC Outsmarted Religious Protesters

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Mar 22, 2016

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That Time AC/DC Outsmarted Religious Protesters

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson recalls outsmarting a group of religious protesters while touring in the United States.

RIAA: Slight Upswing In Revenue Last Year, Thanks To Streaming Revenues

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Mar 22, 2016

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RIAA’s 2015 year-end music sales & shipments report is now out with a unique and comprehensive look at the state of the U.S. music business. A quick snapshot reveals that streaming, now the largest revenue-generator for the industry, helped grow the overall business by just shy of 1% year-over-year, with paid subscriptions leading the way.

The U.S. recorded music industry continued its transition to more digital and more diverse revenue streams in 2015. Overall revenues in 2015 were up 0.9% to $7.0 billion at estimated retail value. The continued growth of revenues from streaming services offset declines in sales of digital downloads and physical product. And at wholesale value, the market was up 0.8% to $4.95 billion – the fifth consecutive year that the market has grown at wholesale value.

2015 was a milestone year for streaming music. For the first time, streaming was the largest component of industry revenues, comprising 34.3% of the market, just slightly higher than digital downloads.

All parts of the streaming music market grew in 2015, and total streaming revenues exceeded $2 billion for the first time ever. Combining all categories of streaming music (subscription, ad-supported on-demand, and SoundExchange distributions), revenues grew 29% to $2.4 billion.

Paid subscription services were the biggest – and fastest growing – portion of the streaming market. The launch of new services like TIDAL and Apple Music made this one of the most watched and talked about spaces in the industry. In 2015, revenues from paid subscriptions grew 52% to $1.2 billion. At the same time, the number of paid subscriptions grew 40% to an average of 10.8 million for the full year.

SoundExchange distributions grew 4% to $803 million, and on-demand ad-supported streaming grew 31% y-o-y to $385 million.

Digital accounted for 70% of the overall market by value, compared with 67% in 2014 (note Synchronization excluded from this figure). Even though digital download revenues (including digital tracks and albums) declined 10% to $2.3 billion, the total value of digitally distributed formats was up 6% to $4.8 billion, compared to $4.5 billion in 2014.

Total value of shipments in physical formats was $2.0 billion, down 10% versus the prior year. Vinyl LPs were up 32% by value, and at $416 million were at their highest level since 1988. Synchronization royalties were $203 million, up 7% versus the prior year.

Overall, the data for 2015 shows a music industry that continues to adopt digital distribution platforms for the majority of its revenues. While overall revenue levels were only up slightly, large shifts continued to occur under the surface as streaming continued to increase its market share. In 2015, the industry had the most balanced revenue mix in recent history, with just about 1/3 of revenues coming from each of the major platform categories: streaming, permanent downloads, and physical sales.

You can download the full report here.

Keith Moon’s Isolated Drums From “Going Mobile”

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Mar 22, 2016

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Keith Moon’s Isolated Drums From “Going Mobile”

The Who’s “Going Mobile” is a track from their 1971 album Who’s Next. The track helped drive the album, which also contained the classics “Baba O’Riley” “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” to #1 in the UK and #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums charts. It was recorded at Olympic Studios in London and produced by The Who with Glyn Johns. Rolling Stone’s John Mendelsohn described the song as “inane”. However, in The Rolling Stone Record Guide, John Swenson described “Going Mobile” as one of “Townshend’s most beautiful songs”, so, yeah.

AC/DC’s “Back In Black” Isolated Vocals, Bass, Guitars

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Mar 22, 2016

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AC/DC’s “Back In Black” Isolated Vocals, Bass, Guitars

The classic AC/DC track “Back In Black” appeared on their same-titled album in 1980 although this seems to be a live version from the 1992 Live At Donington release given the crowd noise at the end. While the original was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lang, this Donington version was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.

No offence to the drummers out there, but think of it this way – you can use it to practice!

Blondie’s Clem Burke gives you the best punk hair tips

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Mar 22, 2016

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Blondie’s Clem Burke gives you the best punk hair tips

Blondie drummer Clem Burke often prepared for CBGB gigs by applying a motley combination of DIY hair products: beer, sugar water, or whatever else was around. He then placed his head inside a preheated oven until his ’do baked to perfection. “You would put the back of your head in the oven,” Burke explained, matter-of-factly, “kind of leaning back in a chair.” Now that’s dedication to style!

“There’s a whole chapter in Rod Stewart’s memoir about hair,” he said, “and then he does the exact same thing, because it’s before people had blow dryers. He would put his hair, his head, in the oven. I was like, ‘Wow. I used to do that.’” Burke added, “So you don’t put your face in it”—otherwise, it would look too much like you’re trying to commit suicide.

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French Bulldog Struggles to Eat Pasta

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Mar 22, 2016

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While lying with his owner’s lap, this French bulldog is having problems figuring out how to eat slippery penne pasta noodles. The struggle is real.

https://youtu.be/RIJ6N1nsNFY

The US military is funding robots that play jazz

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Mar 22, 2016

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The US military is funding robots that play jazz

The US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a new project to develop musical robots that can improvise a solo when playing with human jazz musicians. A collaboration between new media researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and musicians at the University of Arizona, the goal of the MUSICA (Musical Improvising Collaborative Agent) project is to explore non-traditional “languages” for people and computers to interact. From Scientific American:

“There is definitely a desire for more natural kinds of communications with computational systems as they grow in their ability to be intelligent,” Ben Grosser, an assistant professor of new media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, told Live Science. “A lot of us are familiar with various methods of interacting with computers, such as text-based and touch-based interfaces, but language-based interfaces such as Siri or Google Now are extremely limited in their capabilities….”

To develop a machine capable of playing improvisational jazz, the researchers will create a database of jazz solos from a variety of musicians and have computers analyze the recordings to figure out the various processes that come into play when a musician improvises. The researchers will then develop a performance system to analyze the components of human jazz performances, including the beat, pitch, harmony and rhythm. The system will also consider what it has learned about jazz solos to communicate and respond musically in real time….

“Let’s face it—trying to develop a system that can play jazz is a crazy idea,” Grosser said. “It’s not going to be Miles Davis. I think if we can make this thing play like a high schooler, we’ll really have done our job.”

Ultimately, Grosser hoped this research could shed light on the nature of the creative process. “By finding the limits of computational creativity, we can get a different understanding of human creativity, on our own creative processes,” Grosser said.

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