Check out Bon Scott & Vince Lovegrove with The Valentines performing Nick Nack Paddy Wack on the Australian TV show Hit Scene on July 12, 1969. It was three days after Bon’s 23rd birthday, and 5 years later, he would join some band called AC/DC. For a reminder just how cool and powerful Bon was, this is a great place to start.
That Time Kiss’s Gene Simmons Appeared On The Mike Douglas Show In 1974.
KISS’s Gene Simmons on The Mike Douglas Show in 1974. I think I remember this as a kid. 1970s Kiss? Think about how much your mind would have been blown watching this for the first time back then, illustrating the impact on glam-rock, proto-metal and memorable rock songs worn by a band who looked like this.
https://youtu.be/EYpGe6oGF18
Never Miss Another Show with Personalized Concert Recommendations From Spotify
Looking forward to seeing your favorite bands play live but don’t know when they’re in town? Friday night and want to catch some live music nearby? Spotify now has got you covered.
Our new Concerts feature lets you know when your favorite artists announce new concerts near you so you’ll never miss another show. And for artists, it’s easier than ever to get the word out to fans about new concerts. On your phone, simply open the Browse tab on Spotify and select Concerts to see a personalized list of what’s playing nearby.
Much like Discover Weekly, concert recommendations are based on your own listening and picked specifically for you – meaning we surface the live gigs that we know you’ll enjoy, as well as acts that you’ll love to discover. And as your music taste evolves, so will your recommendations.
If you’re traveling and want to find out who might be playing in a new town, simply hit “Change Location” to see concerts from around the world. Our friends at Songkick are helping to power artist tour dates. Once you’ve discovered your next favorite show, you’ll be able to find tickets through their service in just a few clicks.
Concerts starts rolling out today to all iPhone and Android users.
Glee Still Leads Most Billboard Hot 100 Hits By Artist
In just six years on the air (2009-15), Fox’s Glee rewrote Hot 100 history, as the show’s cast sports the most entries on the chart of any act all-time: a whopping 207. In 2009, the Glee cast had twenty-five singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most by any artist since The Beatles had thirty-one songs in the chart in 1964; in 2010, it placed eighty singles on the Billboard Hot 100, far outstripping the previous record. How did they do? By releasing multiple singles alongside each new episode, and their strong weekly sales at the height of the show’s popularity allowed the act to quickly surpass Presley’s long-standing mark (108). Lil Wayne has also overtaken the King, running up 127 Hot 100 hits, although approximately two-thirds of his trips to the chart have been in featured roles.
Down the list, but deserves a mention is Akon, who often provides vocals as a featured artist and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs.
207, Glee Cast
127, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley
100, Drake
91, James Brown
83, Jay Z
75, Ray Charles
73, Chris Brown
73, Aretha Franklin
71, The Beatles
The list of acts with the most Hot 100 hits was compiled from the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958 inception through the chart dated Oct. 10, 2015.
Via Billboard
That Time The Cult Appeared On The Joan Rivers Show In 1988
Here’s The Cult’s great performance of two songs from Electric “Lil’ Devil” and “Born to Be Wild” on The Joan Rivers Show back in 1988. It was also the 25th birthday of singer Ian Astbury, and he took a call from his father giving him good wishes.
By the way, The Cult has a new album out, Hidden City, the final installment in a three-album trilogy.
Spotify’s Most-Streamed Song of All Time? Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’
Major Lazer’s single with DJ Snake and MØ, “Lean On,” officially claims a prestigious Spotify title. It’s now the most-streamed song of all time with a whopping 526 million plays worldwide, dethroning “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran.
The infectious dancehall record was deemed Spotify’s song of the summer and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
Via Billboard
Chilly Gonzales Analyzes Lana Del Rey’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
Chilly Gonzales uses musical theory concepts from his “Re-Introduction Etudes” book to analyze today’s pop music hits for radio station WDR 1Live. This time with “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” by Lana del Rey.
Bizarre 1971 government-endorsed Alice in Wonderland anti-drug film is trippy enough
In this trippy film a girl named Alice, who lives in a dull black-and-white world, sips from a “Drink Me” bottle and is magically transported down the rabbit hole to a colorful psychedelic world filled with fantastical creatures.
Don’t do drugs, kids.
Via Boing Boing
Listen To Previously-Unreleased Carly Simon “I Can’t Thank You Enough”
Just days before Carly Simon’s long-awaited memoir, Boys in the Trees, arrives, Rhino will release the book’s musical companion, SONGS FROM THE TREES (A MUSICAL MEMOIR COLLECTION).
In the collection’s liner notes, the acclaimed singer/songwriter explains the music’s connection to her book: “This is a special album that serves as an additional way to look at my stories. Most of these songs are precursors to what eventually became the book…If you feel like playing this puzzle, there are clues of how to cross-reference the songs with the chapters, pages and words.”
SONGS FROM THE TREES (A MUSICAL MEMOIR COLLECTION) will be available from Rhino on November 20,
With 31 tracks spread across two disc, the compilation spans a great deal of the award-winning artist’s stellar career, from her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to her meteoric solo career, which yielded 13 top 40 hits, including the #1 song “You’re So Vain.”
Longtime fans will appreciate the inclusion of two unreleased tracks: “Showdown” originally recorded during the sessions for her 1978 album Boys In The Trees and “I Can’t Thank You Enough,” a brand new song written with her son Ben Taylor. The song will be available to hear starting at Midnight, November 12.
The compilation focuses primarily on the music Simon released during her longstanding relationship with Warner Music labels Elektra Records and Warner Bros. Records from 1971 to 1983. Among the many highlights are: “That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” from her self-titled, 1971 debut, “The Right Thing To Do,” from her first #1 album No Secrets (1972), “Mockingbird,” the gold-certified single she recorded with her then-husband and fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor, “From The Heart” from 1981’s Torch, as well as the title tracks from 1980’s Come Upstairs and 1983’s Hello Big Man.
Simon’s memoir Boys in the Trees reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, to a meteoric career in which she became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. The memoir recalls a childhood enriched by music and culture, but also one shrouded in secrets that would eventually tear her family apart. Simon brilliantly captures moments of creative inspiration, the sparks of songs, and the stories behind writing “Anticipation” and “We Have No Secrets” among many others. Romantic entanglements with some of the most famous men of the day fueled her confessional lyrics, as well as the unraveling of her storybook marriage to Taylor. Boys in the Trees is available November 24 from Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillian.
SONGS FROM THE TREES (A MUSICAL MEMOIR COLLECTION)
Track Listing
Disc One
- “Boys In The Trees”
- “Winken’, Blinkin’ And Nod” – The Simon Sisters
- “Orpheus”
- “Older Sister”
- “It Was So Easy”
- “Embrace Me, You Child”
- “Hello Big Man”
- “Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)”
- “It Happens Everyday”
- “His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin”
- “I’m All It Takes To Make You Happy”
- “That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be”
- “I’ve Got To Have You”
- “Anticipation”
- “Legend In Your Own Time”
- “Three Days”
Disc Two
- “Julie Through The Glass”
- “We Have No Secrets”
- “You’re So Vain”
- “Mind On My Man”
- “Mockingbird”
- “After The Storm”
- “Haunting”
- “In Times When My Head”
- “You Belong To Me”
- “We’re So Close”
- “From The Heart”
- “Come Upstairs”
- “The Right Thing To Do”
Bonus Selections
- “Showdown”
- “I Can’t Thank You Enough”
Kevin Spacey Ad for Singles Day of Tmall Jack Ma Is Awesome
Singles Day is a day for people who are single, celebrated on November 11, and has become the largest online shopping day in the world, with sales in Alibaba’s sites Tmall and Taobao at US$5.8 billion in 2013, US$9.3 billion in 2014, and over US$14.3 billion in 2015.
Such a big holiday needs a big spokesperson. So, who better to be the spokesman for this event than the President of the United States, Frank J. Underwood (or Kevin Spacey playing his role from House Of Cards).
https://youtu.be/3xxNlzUh56k