Every day, New York City buskers bring joy and excitement to the busy commuters that pass them by. Together with VH1 Save The Music, JetBlue believes the artists who play the background music to their city finally deserve to be center stage.
New Television Station Combines Rock And Roll With Images Of Earth From Space
Acclaimed musician Nathan East and his son Noah East are part of a new project called Earthoteric, a digital telecast featuring internationally renowned music streamed over images of Earth from space. The musicians are enthusiastic about the potential of the project, which brings the beauty of the planet into the public eye.
“What an exciting time we live in, where the wonder of our planet can be presented to the world’s population and continue to inspire positive human action and interaction.” -Edwina Rogers, Earthoteric Board
Nathan Harrell East is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist who just kicked off the U.S. Open with Phil Collins. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is considered one of the most prolific bass players in the history of music, is a founding member of the contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay, and has also recorded, performed and co-written songs with performers such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Daft Punk, and Herbie Hancock.
Earthoteric is the first American television program to show stunning views of our amazing planet coupled with music from well-known and up-and-coming artists. From your computer or cable network, Earthoteric delivers “Your Earth, Your Music, Our Pleasure.”
Dolly Parton Revealed Her Secret To Her 50th Wedding Anniversary
Dolly Parton will celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with husband Carl Dean later this year, and she just reveals the secret to their enduring marriage.
“We’ve just always been great friends. He’s very much a loner. He likes his time alone, he likes his space. The fact that I’m gone a lot suits him fine! He likes it when I’m home, he likes it when I’m gone, and it’s kinda the same with me. We just always had this wonderful relationship and a wonderful understanding about this whole thing.”
Play Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” And Help Him Get Out Of Debt
TMZ recently revealed that Nelly owes $2.4 million in federal and state taxes. SPIN reported the story with a headline based on the average Spotify payout for each song stream: “Nelly Needs At Least 287,176,547 ‘Hot In Herre’ Streams to Pay Off His IRS Debt.” The St. Louis rapper’s supporters took it from there. Tracking their music marathons with the hashtag #SaveNelly, fans have been playing “Hot In Herre” again and again and again. It now sits at 54 million streams, but that’s easily reachable.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/04KTF78FFg8sOHC1BADqbY
Jimmy Page will be on Facebook Wednesday at 2:00pmET
On Wednesday, September 14, Jimmy Page will host an exclusive Led Zeppelin listening event at Olympic Studios in London featuring the worldwide debut of several previously unreleased tracks from THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS, just days prior to the set’s official release on September 16. The listening event, moderated by legendary BBC DJ Johnnie Walker, will be held before an intimate audience and streamed on Facebook Live starting at 7:30PM GMT (2:30pm ET), followed by a with conversation with Page and Walker. The evening will conclude with the world premiere of a new video of “What Is And What Should Never Be” from THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS. Directed by Ariel Costa, the monochromatic video features a melding of classic Led Zeppelin live performance video with innovative animation.
Nearly 20 years ago, Led Zeppelin introduced BBC Sessions, an acclaimed two-disc set of live recordings selected from the band’s appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. The band will now unveil THE COMPLETE BBC SESSIONS, an updated version of the collection which has been newly remastered with supervision by Jimmy Page and expanded with eight unreleased BBC recordings, including three rescued from a previously “lost” session from 1969.
BMI Just Had Their Best Year Ever
BMI reported revenue of $1.06 billion for its fiscal year ending June 30, the highest it has posted in the company’s history. It also distributed $931 million to its songwriters, composers, and publishers, another record high on the back of a 6% on-year increase. Digital revenue increased 50% to $152 million for the year. BMI inked several deals in that space with businesses including Pandora, Apple Music, Microsoft, Sony’s PlayStation Video, and Slacker.
A History of Rock In 15 Minutes Using Facebook Posts
348 rock stars, 84 guitarists, 64 songs, 44 drummers, 1 mashup.
History of Rock from Ithaca Audio on Vimeo.
9 Classic Rap References In Hamilton
The hit Broadway musical deliberately nods to Biggie, DMX, Jay Z, and other hip-hop heavyweights.
https://youtu.be/Yq8h4U0-U3g
Jim Morrison’s Isolated Vocal From The Doors’ “Crystal Ship”
The Doors’ The Crystal Ship can be found on the 1967 debut self-titled album, and was the B-side of the number-one hit single Light My Fire. According to Doors drummer John Densmore it was a love song to Jim Morrison’s former girlfriend, Mary Werbelow.
This Is The Greatest Joy Division Mashup Ever
From Joy Divison’s Unknown Pleasures album closer “I Remember Nothing” comes this brilliant mashup of a head-cam footage from a roller coaster ride.
https://youtu.be/mvPIvoJkmGs