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Jack White’s Third Man Records and Light In The Attic Release A VERY Cute Kids’ Record Player with Music!

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Sep 10, 2015

Jack White’s Third Man Records and Light In The Attic Release A VERY Cute Kids’ Record Player with Music!

Light In The Attic & Jack White’s Third Man Records are joining forces to show impressionable, young minds the virtues of good music and vinyl records with our exclusive children’s compilation, This Record Belongs To______ available November 6th on LP, CD & digitally accompanied by Third Man Record’s new portable light-weight children’s turntable with built in speakers and a USB port for converting vinyl records to digital. Parents everywhere rejoice!

What if your favorite children’s book were not only a timeless story but came with a soundtrack of tunes that kids and grown-ups alike would love? Hold onto your boots… it’s here! This Record Belongs To______ is the antidote to your standard kids compilations. You won’t find boy bands, princesses, or purple dinosaurs here. Instead the record consists of two halves–an upbeat side for daytime dancin’ and a mellow side for bedtime lullabies. Among the many gems featured include songs from Carole King, Woody Guthrie, Donovan, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Garcia, Nina Simone, Kermit The Frog and more.

Inspired by the classic Little Golden Books Series and Sesame Street’s In Harmony albums, This Record Belongs To ______ stems from a love of music, reading, and a passion for teaching future generations the interactive experience of holding an album in your hands, putting needle to groove, and immersing yourself in the pages of a record’s sleeve as the music plays. The compilation was compiled and sequenced by DJ and friend, Zach Cowie, who is as dear to our hearts as this collection of songs (previously passed around as a gift between friends) and is the soundtrack for many LITA & TMR offspring. These kiddos now all have undeniably excellent taste in tunes.

The record is accompanied by an original, full-color storybook illustrated by acclaimed artist, Jess Rotter, which tells the tale of five forest pals who find a mysterious object–a round, flat disc that they proceed to investigate. The animal friends finally solve the mystery and learn how to play a record and let their bodies move to the groove (within the grooves).

How can you fully introduce your children to the magic of vinyl records without letting them interact with the record player a bit themselves? Third Man Records realizes your high end turntable might not be kid-friendly, so they are co-releasing a portable, suitcase record player just for the kids. The new Third Man Records children’s turntable made by Jensen is compact and portable, featuring images of Manny, the Third Man mascot. The three-speed turntable with built-in speakers has a USB port for converting vinyl records to digital, an automatic return tone arm, and is as lightweight as a portable turntable can be.

Akon on SiriusXM – hear my interview with him

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Akon’s shimmering, soulful voice has propelled countless hits across genres from pop to hip hop and dance. With over 35 million albums sold worldwide, five Grammy Award Nominations, 45 Billboard Hot 100 Songs, and to many numerous music industry awards under his belt to mention , he’s simply unstoppable. As soon as you hear Akon’s voice you know it’s him, he is iconic.

And being a founding member (and namesake) of the Akon Lighting Africa project is a major part of this discussion on SiriusXM. It’s Akon’s vision to drive development throughout Africa and to make it the world’s major investment hub in the 21st Century.

Populations in off-grid locations are the first to suffer from the lack of energy. The priority is therefore to electrify very isolated towns and villages, far from the capital cities. Thanks to the range of solutions distributed by Akon Lighting Africa, they can benefit from affordable, clean and endless energy.

You can hear Akon on my show – @ThatEricAlper – all weekend long on Canada Talks 167:

Saturday, September 12th at 12 pm and 4 pm EST
Sunday, September 13th at 6 am and 11 am EST
Monday, September 14th at 3 am EST

I never post my SiriusXM on Soundcloud, ya gotta pay for satellite radio, ya know. But this one was so special. I did an in-depth talk with global superstar Akon, and wanted to spread the word about Akon Lighting Africa, and his leadership to bring electricity to millions households in Africa with solar energy. It felt right to release this segment, and I hope you check it out:

Video: The Story of NWA’s ‘F**k Tha Police’

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Noisey presents a new documentary exploring the story behind seminal rap track ‘F**k Tha Police’ by NWA.

They talk to Ice Cube and Yella from the group about the circumstances that led to the making of the song, as well as police officers from the Compton gang unit at the time and lifelong Compton citizens who felt the impact of the song in their neighbourhoods.

Jimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake Do It Again With History of Rap Part 6

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Sep 10, 2015

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Jimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake Do It Again With History of Rap Part 6

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake perform a medley of hip hop classics.

https://youtu.be/1omPNEVOIaM

List of songs below:
History of Rap 6 Song List
R. Kelly & Jay Z – “Fiesta”
LL Cool J – “Rock the Bells”
Whodini – “Friends”
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh – “La Di Da Di”
Public Enemy – “Fight the Power”
NWA – “Straight Outta Compton”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Let’s Talk About Sex”
MC Hammer – “U Can’t Touch This”
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – “Summertime”
Wu-Tang Clan – “C.R.E.A.M.”
Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) – “Mo Money Mo Problems”
Snow – “Informer”
Nelly – “Country Grammar”
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – “Crossroads”
R. Kelly – “Ignition (Remix)”
Chris Brown – Look at Me Now (feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Kendrick Lamar – “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”
Drake – “Know Yourself”
Big Sean – “I Don’t F*** With You”
Jay Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Fetty Wap – “My Way”
Ace Hood (feat. Future Rick Ross) – “Bugatti”
Beastie Boys – “Fight For Your Right”

Hipster Barbie Doll is Much Better at Instagram Than Anyone Else

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Sep 9, 2015

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I love Instagram, but really, I don’t post a lot of personal photos there. My feed is more represented by better-looking people have more fun than I’ll ever have, otherwise known as rock stars. But Sociality Barbie beats us all at the social media site. I mean, just look at these, for starters.

In Calgary, Dogs Gets To Enjoy Public Pools Before Closing Down For The Summer

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Sep 9, 2015

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It was dogs day Monday in Calgary outdoor pools. Man’s best friends were invited to take a plunge after the pools closed for the season to raise money for charity.

You can now buy Scooby-Doo and his friends AND THE MYSTERY MACHINE in LEGO

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Sep 9, 2015

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You can now buy Scooby-Doo and his friends AND THE MYSTERY MACHINE in LEGO

Solve the Zombie mystery with The Mystery Machine! Escape from the Zombie and the spooky tree in The Mystery Machine with spy glass, computer screens, camera and a giant sandwich. Help Scooby-Doo, Fred and Shaggy avoid getting trapped in the branches of the spooky tree and jump into The Mystery Machine to get away. Read the clue and open up the back of the vehicle to use the computer screens, spy glass and other mystery-solving equipment. Work out the real identity of the Zombie who is secretly operating the tree, then celebrate with a giant sandwich (A-HA! THIS is where this comes in!) The Mystery Machine features a driver’s cabin with steering wheel and space for 2 minifigures, removable roof and foldout sides for easy play.

EMI Production Music Launches Sampling Amnesty

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EMI Production Music Launches Sampling Amnesty

EMI Production Music is taking the innovative step of declaring an amnesty of all sampling declarations (past and present) from its extensive back catalogue of some of the most iconic production music libraries of all time.

The leading production music business, which is a division of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, launches the amnesty today (September 1) with the aim of encouraging new sample requests from its broad catalogue as well as ensuring already existing samples are properly licensed.

Whether it is for a drum break, an electronic segment looped or a freak-out flute solo that has been sampled, anyone coming forward and declaring previously uncleared samples will be given the opportunity to enter into a licence for future use without the fear of a royalty back claim.
The idea behind the amnesty is to give artists, producers and record labels the opportunity to legitimise the samples in their back catalogue. It also aims to encourage new creative use of the expansive archives of the multiple participating EMI libraries, which include KPM, Music House, Ded Good and Selected Sound.

The music produced by EMI Production Music’s labels is specifically created for use in media and includes famous TV themes such as “Grandstand”, “Mastermind” and “ITV News At Ten”, while covering more than six decades of music and every conceivable genre from orchestral to underground dance and cutting-edge indie.

Alex Black, EMI Production Music Global Director, said: “EMI Production Music has a treasure trove of original recordings spanning more than six decades. Our vision for this amnesty is to highlight the wealth of possibilities open to producers working with samples.

“We’re very excited about the new and exciting partnerships that will come from the amnesty. The chance to work with labels and artists who see the value in the library is a very thrilling prospect for us. We are also excited about the potential to bring recognition to our original composers by unearthing great tracks from the past that have sampled their music.”

KPM, along with other EMI Production Music labels such as Music House, Selected Sound and Ded Good, has been used as a source for samples by countless acts over the years. Those who have turned to the KPM vaults include Jay Z, Mark Ronson, Nelly, Fatboy Slim, Schoolboy Q, Gorillaz, Easy-Z, Jurassic 5 and Freestylers. They and others have utilized compositions and recordings by KPM artists such as Alan Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield and Johnny Pearson who may not be household names but who have created some of the best-loved TV themes of all time, as well as other famous musical hooks.

However, in addition to the many examples of recordings from the catalogue that have been licensed properly, in other cases this has not happened. It is these the amnesty is focusing on in order to allow previously undeclared samples to be licensed and the respective record labels to be able to then fully exploit the licensed master.

The amnesty will run for six months and any music properly licensed during this period will benefit from a licence for future use without any royalty back claim. However, samples which were already subject to clearance discussions and any unlicensed samples discovered by EMI itself will not be covered by the amnesty.

To support the amnesty, EMI Production Music is releasing previously undigitised archive recordings from the KPM Greensleeves or 1000 Series albums and the brown sleeved KPM Original Series and other archive labels like Themes International. These will be available on the EMI search system PLAY (www.emipm.com)

Playlists are also available on Spotify and YouTube – made up of tracks that feature samples from the KPM catalogue. These will illustrate the vast number of KPM tracks that have been used.

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts “I Heard the Bluebirds Sing”

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Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts “I Heard the Bluebirds Sing”

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is pleased to announce the country and western ballad ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’, written by Albertan Hod Pharis, as this month’s induction into the Hall of Fame. The induction of ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ is celebrated through Covered Classics, a collaboration between the CSHF and CBC/Radio-Canada that invites Canada’s brightest musical talent to perform their own rendition of a newly inducted song. The Good Family, featuring Bruce and Larry Good, two-thirds of Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees The Good Brothers, and Travis and Dallas Good, members of JUNO Award winning band The Sadies, pay tribute to Hod Pharis with an amazingly faithful rendition of ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ which can be viewed here.

“We’re honoured to help celebrate the induction of ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame,” says Bruce Good. “The song’s joyful lyrics and rousing music make it a classic that, even six decades later, continues to be enjoyed around the world. I remember mom singing this song; and performing it with my family brings back fond memories.”

Watch The Good Family perform I Heard the Bluebirds Sing below.

https://youtu.be/7Db1ODdaYx4

Typically, the sound of bluegrass music calls to mind the American southern states, but ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing,’ was written by Albertan Hod Pharis in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Hod first recorded the song in 1952 with Anne Little for the Vancouver-based Aragon Label. But it wasn’t until the late ‘50s that the song reached mainstream success with a version spawned by the American country trio, The Browns. The 1956 recording held strong at No. 20 on Billboard’s 1957 year-end country chart, after peaking at No. 1 on Cashbox and No. 4 on Billboard’s weekly country chart. Now entrenched as a country standard and a fan favourite at country jamborees and music festivals, ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ has been recorded by the likes of Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Marty Robbins and Bill Monroe.

“Hod’s song, ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing,’ has been widely celebrated in the United States, being covered by countless American artists. He would have been very proud to have his song honoured here in Canada by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame,” says Hod’s widow Linda Mae Greengrass.

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (www.cshf.ca) honours and celebrates Canadian songwriters and those who have dedicated their lives to the legacy of music, and works to educate the public about these achievements. National and non-profit, the Hall of Fame is guided by its own board of directors who comprise both Anglophone and Francophone music creators and publishers, as well as representation from the record industry. In December 2011, SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) acquired the Hall of Fame. The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame’s mandate aligns with SOCAN’s objectives as a songwriter and publisher membership-based organization.

For a complete list of 2015 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame song inductions and links to the new Covered Classics versions, visit here.

Everything You Need To Know About Canada’s Road Gold Certification Program

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Sep 9, 2015

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Earlier this summer, The Canadian Independent Music Association proudly launched Road Gold: a certification program that celebrates and acknowledges Canada’s hard-working touring artists and bands!

With so many metrics to measure success these days, from album to streams to followers, we’re excited to launch a program that will certify ticket sales. Touring across this country tirelessly, filling venues and drawing crowds is an arduous task and an accomplishment worthy of praise.

Wondering about eligibility criteria? Not sure how to apply? Not to worry, they’ve put together a handy little infographic that will answer all your questions.