The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the great jazz musician in a recording studio, recording the 1959 album, “Satchmo Plays King Oliver.” This exclusive video depicts Armstrong and his All Stars recording the master take of “I Ain’t Got Nobody,” as well as silent footage of them listening to the playback. Also featured in the clip are Trummy Young, trombone, Peanuts Hucko, clarinet, Billy Kyle, piano, Mort Herbert, bass and Danny Barcelona, drums. The original album was produced for Audio Fidelity records by Sid Frey, who commissioned the film to be made. It was discovered in a storage facility in 2012 and was brought to the Armstrong House with help of Frey’s daughter, Andrea Bass.
Guns N’ Roses Funko Dolls Are Coming In December
Take me down to the Paradise City where the Funkos rock hard and they sure look pretty!
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Coming in December!
Canadian Music Legend Bruce Cockburn Back In Recording Studio
For the first time since 2010’s “Small Source of Comfort”, Bruce Cockburn is back in the studio recording album number 33.
True North is aiming to release the album in 2017 but exactly when, is not yet known. The album will be produced by Colin Linden and be recorded in several studios throughout North America.
The album will contain all new songs written by Bruce.
“Small Source of Comfort” won the 2011 Juno for Best Roots Album as well as two awards from the Canadian Folk Awards and was well received world-wide.
Bruce has written more than 300 songs on 32 albums over a career spanning 45 years. Twenty-four Cockburn records have received a Canadian gold or platinum certification as of 2013, including most recently 6 times platinum for his Christmas album.
Bruce was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1982 and was promoted to Officer in 2002. In 1998, he received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts.
He has received thirteen Juno Awards, and in 2001, during the 30th Annual Juno Awards ceremony, Cockburn was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Bruce received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, and that same year, Bruce received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from SOCAN.
John Prine on the difference between writing poetry and writing lyrics
Country-folk singer-songwriter legend John Prine (and one of the nicest, kindnest people I’ve ever worked with), explains the difference between writing poetry and writing lyrics.
“If I wanted to be a poet, I’d write poetry. I know what poetry is. I’m not writing poetry, I’m writing song lyrics. Whatever the subject is, I’m trying to write as well about that subject as I possibly can but still within the confines of a song. I’m not trying to put my words down as a poem set to music. To me, that’s a different thing,” he says. “But I like the idea of it being accepted.” — via The Guardian
Iggy Pop & Josh Homme Talk Through How They Wrote Their Song, “American Valhalla”
Iggy Pop is a pioneer of punk rock, whose legendary career began over fifty years ago. In 2015, he began collaborating on music with Joshua Homme, of Queens of the Stone Age. The result was Iggy Pop’s 23rd album, Post Pop Depression. In this episode of Song Exploder, Iggy and Josh break down the song “American Valhalla,” and tell the story of how it was shaped by reverb, opera, and the military.
What Nirvana’s Name Meant To Kurt Cobain
“Punk is musical freedom. It’s saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster’s terms, ‘nirvana’ means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that’s pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.” – Kurt Cobain
Here’s why the kazoo is America’s secret musical weapon
Who invented the kazoo? Is a kazoo hard to make? Who uses the kazoo? Mashable recently visited Kazoobie Kazoos in Beaufort, South Carolina — the only American manufacture plant of plastic kazoos — to get to the bottom of all your kazoo questions.
Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter with Iron Maiden’s Ugly Christmas Sweater
Despite little radio or television support, Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, selling over 90 million copies of their albums worldwide. For the past 35 years, the band have been supported by their famous mascot, “Eddie”, who has appeared on almost all of their album and single covers, as well as in their live shows.
Now the Middle of Beyond website is selling even something more metal from the British band that has given us such classics as “Fear of the Dark,” “The Number of the Beast,” and “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter.” Feast your eyes on ugliest Christmas sweater ever, and that accolade would make them most proud. You can get it here.
Watch Dana Carvey Do 17 Celebrity Micro-Impressions In Under Two Minutes
Dana Carvey showcased his impressions of Sean Connery, Paul McCartney, Donald Trump, George H.W. Bush and so many more during his recent visit to the Howard Stern Show.
Batman Meets Joker and Robin in the Hilarious Final Trailer for ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’
In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.