20 Famous Rock Stars When They Were Children
Bjork
Syd Barrett
Any Winehouse
Freddie Mercury
Jimi Hendrix
Lemmy Kilmister
Patti Smith
Boy George
Sid Vicious
Joey Ramone
Kelly and Kim Deal
John Lennon
Brian Eno
Dolly Parton
David Bowie
Debbie Harry
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Beyonce
I Am Evel Knievel Trailer Is Out…And I’m Jumping Over The Buses In Excitement
Evel. Not a name that you forget. Not a man that you forget. Hell, he wasn’t a man, he was a daredevil. Evel Knievel was the original daredevil. He left behind a twisted wreck of a life and a story that can only be told at full speed, straight up, and with no flowery prose. We will look back, and we will look inside. With a cast that includes those who were there, those who wanted to be Evel, and those who became who they are today because of one man who paved the way for those that risk it all. Interviews include Matthew McConaughey, Michelle Rodriguez, Kid Rock, Guy Fieri, Robbie Maddison and a host of family, friends and collaborators.
How To Sound Like The Beatles In This Abbey Road Reverb Trick
Abbey Road Studios in London has long had what many think is the best sounding reverb in the business, adding its lush sound to many hits dating back to the 1950s.
Trick #23 of Bobby Owsinski’s 101 Mixing Tricks coaching program shows how to get this same sound using only the native plugins on your DAW.
This trick comes from Module 2 of the program, which features 18 tricks that the A-list mixers use to make their delay, reverb and modulation effects take their mixes to the next level.
Kerouac, Ginsberg, Bukowski And More In This 18-Hour Playlist Of Readings By Beat Poets
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness,
starving hysterical naked, looking for 18-hours of nothing but beat poets.
who passed through sites with radiant cool eyes
hallucinating Tidal and Apple Music-light tragedy among the
streamers of music
bickering
with the echoes of the soul, rocking and rolling in the
midnight solitude-bench dolmen-realms of love, dream of life and trial services for 3 months, all
you can stream, with ads here and there.
(Apologies to Allen Gisnberg)
Beat poetry evolved during the 1940s in both New York City and on the west coast, although San Francisco became the heart of the movement in the early 1950s. The end of World War II left poets like Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso questioning mainstream politics and culture.
Do you have 18 hours?
These 249 tracks include the aforementioned Ginsberg and Corso, and also William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Peter Orlovsky and Charles Bukowski.
Video: George Clooney’s pranks on Brad Pitt
George Clooney lets in on the dirty prank feud between himself and Brad Pitt that involves Meryl Streep and a pro-pot bumper sticker.
“I Am Chris Farley” Official Trailer Is Here, And It’s Heartbreaking
I Am Chris Farley — a documentary about the beloved comedian who died in 1997 — opens in theaters on July 31, and BuzzFeed has your exclusive first look at the trailer.
David Spade, Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon, and more reflect on the comedian’s life and legacy in I Am Chris Farley.
The film will also be available on VOD, digital download, and DVD on August 11.
East Coast Music Association Teams Up With Showcase Scotland
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is pleased to announce an exciting new business exchange partnership with Showcase Scotland at the 2016 Celtic Connections Festival taking place in Glasgow, Scotland from January 27-31. Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections is the largest international music industry event in Scotland. 180 delegates attend from around 23 countries and generate £2.2 million a year in bookings for the showcasing artists.
ECMA will be presenting three showcasing artists at the 2016 Showcase Scotland reception held at the prestigious Celtic Connections Festival. This is a tremendous opportunity to showcase in front of a large network of influential international music buyers, booking agents, festival and venue programmers, media, and international representatives from around the world.
Select artists must demonstrate they are export-ready and/or have exporting experience and the ability and team infrastructure to maximize on this showcase opportunity. Open to all ECMA members in good standing.
Deadline for submission interest is July 13, 2015.
Submission Information:
Please submit:
- a brief bio (150 word maximum)
- a link to your up-to-date ECMA artist profile (please ensure that your profile features either an MP3 or video link)
- a short summary outlining your project goals and objectives and expected outcomes that will result from performing at the ECMA and Showcase Scotland reception showcase at Celtic Connections 2016.
Please send your expression of interest and information to ecma@ecma.com.
Approval Process:
The Showcase Scotland steering group at Celtic Connections will make the final decision on which ECMA artists will be invited to showcase.
The ECMA awards and stages committee will jury the general list of submissions to develop a long list of the 10 best-qualified applicants. This list will be forwarded to Showcase Scotland on July 31st, 2015 from which the steering group will choose which 3 applicants they wish to invite to showcase.
This is a promotional showcase opportunity and no financial remuneration or performance fee will be paid. As this is a VIP private invite-only event, performances will not be advertised in the Celtic Connections program to the general public and does not guarantee a performance at the Celtic Connections Festival.
Selected artists will be responsible for seeking funding assistance to assist with travel, flights, accommodations, per diems, marketing materials, and work visas/certificate of sponsorship fees.
Canadian Artists – CMJ Deadline To Apply Extended Until July 9
This year’s edition of CMJ Music Marathon will be held in New York City from October 13-17. In its 34th year of existence, CMJ is one of the world’s most important platforms for music discovery. Held over the course of a week, CMJ presents more than 1,400 live performances across 80 of NYC’s finest nightclubs and theatres. We were there last year (marking out 8th year of attendance) and the results were impressive, to say the least. Over 2 Canadian Blast evening showcases + 2 pre-showcase networking events, 9 Canadian music companies and 10 of their Canadian artists joined our mission. They reported making 115 new contacts, 77 meetings, with 15 business deals started at CMJ 2014 (6 were finalized). Check out the full event report here.
CIMA will be returning to CMJ in 2015, and we’re planning to hold a targeted Canadian Blast showcase and networking reception (more specific details TBA). If you’re interested in showcasing, you will have to apply directly to CMJ as our showcase features approved, official CMJ Canadian acts only. Please note: we do require a business representative in attendance at all our Canadian Blast showcases.
If you’re interested, you’ve gotta move quickly – the application deadline closes on June 25, 2015July 9, 2015: apply now!
If you’ve applied please drop CIMA’s Music Export Manager, Trisha Carter (trisha@cimamusic.ca) a line to let her know which artist you’ve applied for and who would be representing that artist should you get into CMJ.
Good luck!
Three Exciting Initiatives From Alberta Music
Alberta Music has announced that they’re accepting submissions for two separate export initiatives for Albertan artists:
ALBERTA FOCUS
Banff / Calgary / Edmonton / Victoria – September 2015
APPLY HERE!
Purpose: To introduce some key Albertan musical artists and industry practitioners to a handpicked delegation of industry professionals from the UK and Europe.
Method: Facilitate two 5-band showcases in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta on Monday and Tuesday, September 14th and 15th, earlier in the week before the BreakOut West Conference begins in Victoria BC.
Expected Outcome: Albertan artists and industry will make valuable connections with their counterparts in the UK and Europe, leading to meaningful partnerships and strengthening the ties between our industries.
AMERICANA CONFERENCE & MUSIC FESTIVAL
APPLY HERE!
For four nights, September 16-19, the Americana Music Festival will feature approximately 165 live performances at over nine music venues in the vicinity of downtown Nashville.
Our 16th Annual event will take place September 15-20, 2015, gathering thousands of artists, fans and industry professionals from all over the world in Nashville, TN. With planning already underway, our 2015 Americana Music Festival & Conference promises to once again be the must-attend event for anyone who loves great music.
EDMONTON MUSIC PRIZE
LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE!
Alberta Music and the Edmonton Arts Council are pleased to announce a third commencement of the Edmonton Music Prize, a $10,000 annual cash prize to recognize an Edmonton-based musician or musical collective that has released a recording in the past 18 months. The award is sponsored by the City of Edmonton through the Edmonton Arts Council, and administered by Alberta Music.