Academy award-nominated actor Jonah Hill makes his feature directorial debut with Mid90s, about a 13-year-old living in 1990s Los Angeles who makes new friends with teens who hang around a skate shop. Not sure yet if it’s heartwarming, or will go in the direction of Kids, both are good with me, and see it in theaters October 19.
Watch The Doors’ Ray Manzarek On The Creation Of The Doors’ “Riders On The Storm”
Riders on the Storm by the Doors was released as the second single from their sixth studio album, L.A. Woman, in June 1971. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 7 in the Netherlands.According to Robby Krieger, it was inspired by “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend”. Also, Jim Morrison mentions spree killer Billy Cook, in passing, during at least one interview. Cook killed six people, including a young family, while hitchhiking to California. In all likelihood, the Cook murders were inspiration for the song’s lyric, “There’s a killer on the road / His brain is squirming like a toad…if you give this man a ride/sweet family will die …”
Let’s get keyboardist Ray Manzarek’s view on the creation of the still-trippy song.
Ozark Season 2 launches on Netflix August 31. Watch The Recap Here!
Don’t miss out. Start catching up on Ozark Season 1 with this dark, in-world recap narrated by Ozark local Ruth Langmore.
In its much-anticipated second season, Ozark continues to follow Marty Bryde and his family as they navigate the murky waters of life within a dangerous drug cartel. With Del out, the crime syndicate sends their ruthless attorney Helen Pierce to town to shake things up just as The Byrdes are finally settling in. Marty and Wendy struggle to balance their family interests amid the escalating dangers presented by their partnerships with the power-hungry Snells, the cartel and their new deputy, Ruth Langmore, whose father Cade has been released from prison. The stakes are even higher than before and The Byrdes soon realize they have to go all in before they can get out.
The recap can be seen below.
Ozark Season 2 launches on Netflix August 31. And I cannot wait.
Shawn Mendes Confirmed to Perform at THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAS
THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAS announced today that multi-platinum singer-songwriter and four-time MMVA winner Shawn Mendes is set to return to the iHeartRadio MMVA stage Sunday, Aug. 26at 9 p.m. ET on CTV, MTV, and Much. Mendes joins an all-star lineup of recently announced performers including 5 Seconds of Summer, Alessia Cara, Halsey, Kris Wu, Marshmello ft. Anne-Marie, and Meghan Trainor.
Toronto-born Mendes has achieved international success with his three, #1 studio albums, Handwritten (2015), Illuminate (2016), and Shawn Mendes (2018), which reached #1 on iTunes in over 80 countries worldwide upon its release this May. With the release of Shawn Mendes, Mendes became the third-youngest solo artist of all time to achieve three #1 albums on the Billboard Top 200. Along with the success of each album, he has released several hit singles, including “Stitches”, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,” “Treat You Better,” “Mercy,” and, most recently, “In My Blood” and “Lost in Japan“, which soared to the #1 and #2 spots on iTunes. Worldwide, he has sold more than 11 million albums, 100 million singles, and has amassed more than 15 billion song streams and four billion YouTube views. Shawn has completed two, sold-out world tours and will head out in 2019 on his third international area tour. Tickets are on sale now.
THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAS airs live on Sunday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET on:
- CTV, CTV.ca, CTV GO
- Much, Much.com
- MTV
- iHeartRadio.ca and the iHeartRadio app
- Virgin Radio in Toronto, Kitchen, London, Halifax, Montréal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver
Viewers looking for a pre-party can catch THE IHEARTRADIO MMVA RED CARPET pre-show at 8 p.m. ET on MTV, Much, and Twitter.
Kids React To Swans. The Punk Band, Not Actual Animal Swans
Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. One of few acts to emerge from the New York City-based no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, Swans have become recognized for a unique, ever-changing sound which has contributed to the development of genres such as noise rock, post-punk, industrial and post-rock. But none of that matters to the kids today.
Let’s go waaay back into the past with this show Hits A Go Go from 1969 featuring Chicago, Jethro Tull, Yes, Iron Butterfly, and Sir Douglas Quintet!
Let’s go waaay back into the past with this show Hits A Go Go from 1969 featuring Chicago, Jethro Tull, Yes, Iron Butterfly, and Sir Douglas Quintet!
That Time Salvador Dali Met Alice Cooper…And Yes, There’s Video
Salvador Dali wanted to use a controversial young musician as the subject of his latest project back in 1973. ‘First Cylindric Chromo-Hologram Portrait of Alice Cooper’s Brain’ was born. Included is a very short video of the actual exhibit shot back in the day.
Read up on more of this very strange encounter here.
New Stone Throw Records Signing Jerry Paper’s “Like A Baby” Is Coming October 12
Jerry Paper’s album Like a Baby will be released on Stones Throw in October.
Like A Baby is co-produced by by Jerry (aka Lucas Nathan) and Matty Tavares of BadBadNotGood. The album features work from musicians Weyes Blood, Mild High Club’s Alex Brettin, and vocalist Charlotte Day Wilson. Inspired by a move from NYC back to Nathan’s hometown of L.A., Like A Baby explores existential themes tied to “the endless human cycle of desire and satisfaction.”
The first single from Like a Baby is “Your Cocoon,” with video by Stephen Smith. “Your Cocoon” b/w “New Chains (Demo)” 7-inch is now shipping from Stones Throw.
Drake Postpones Several Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour Dates
Drake and his team have slightly adjusted the beginning of the Aubrey & the Three Migos tour schedule.
The tour will now kick off in Kansas City on August 10th, with a limited number of additional shows being rescheduled. Tickets purchased for the original show dates will be honored for the rescheduled dates.
Complete changes made to tour schedule:
Kansas City, MO rescheduled to August 10th
St Paul, MN rescheduled to August 12th
Toronto, ON rescheduled to August 20th, 21st, 22nd
Salt Lake City, UT rescheduled October 10th
Denver, CO , July 28th and 29th postponed, date TBC
Scheduled August 20th show in Chicago will be cancelled.
Refunds will be offered at point of purchase.