Watch as World Record holder, Karsten Maas, performs his golf trick shots on a course in Germany.
Smart Bulldog Figures Out How to Replay Videos on iPad
This English bulldog got tired of waiting for her owner to restart videos for her, so she figure out how to do it herself…with her tongue.
John Cleese & Eric Idle Announce “Together Again At Last … For The Very First Time” Tour
Two of Monty Python’s comedic geniuses are set to tour in the US in autumn as “John Cleese & Eric Idle: Together Again At Last … For The Very First Time” have announced dates.
Britain’s living legends of comedy will blend scripted and improvised bits with storytelling, musical numbers, exclusive footage, aquatic juggling and an extended audience Q&A to craft a unique comedic experience with every performance. No two shows will be quite the same, thus ensuring that every audience feels like they’re seeing Together Again At Last… For The Very First Time, for the very first time. And now you know why the show is called that, don’t you? As founding members of Monty Python, Cleese and Idle are unarguably among the godfathers of modern comedy, helping to pioneer an irreverent, absurdist sensibility that is emulated by comics around the world. As individuals, they have written, performed and produced some of the most beloved and critically-acclaimed shows of all-time like Spamalot, A Fish Called Wanda, Fawlty Towers and The Rutles.
On the small screen, John Cleese is known for his work on programs such as Cheers, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Will & Grace, and the Emmy®-nominated TLC documentary The Human Face with John Cleese. His film credits include Silverado, The Out-of-Towners, Rat Race and Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein. He also co-authored two best-selling books on psychology – Families and How to Survive Them and Life and How to Survive It – and served briefly as Minister of Defense in the John Major Cabinet. He recently completed his autobiography So, Anyway… which was described by the Daily Mail as “self-obsessed.” In his twilight years, John passes his time writing film scripts, giving speeches to business audiences, doing seminars on creativity, teaching at Cornell, paying alimony, and doting on three huge cats and a fish.
Long unmemorable as an actor, Eric Idle has trotted out an interminable number of glib performances in funny wigs and a bad moustache in numerous films and television appearances. But it is as a writer that he will be best forgotten, with credits that include Hello Sailor, Pass the Butler, The Greedy Bastard Diary, The Road to Mars, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book, The Rutles, Spamalot, Not The Messiah and What About Dick? He also sings, tours, acts in bad movies, writes annoying songs, and generally never shuts up. Despite having Grammy, Tony, Writer’s Desk, Lifetime Achievement, and numerous other awards thrust at him, Eric refuses to go away quietly. It’s not right. He is currently sullying the internet at ericidle.com (and @EricIdle onTwitter).
Here’s the schedule:
Oct. 2 – Sarasota, Fla., Van Wezel Perf. Arts Hall
Oct. 3 – Fort Myers, Fla., Barbara B. Mann Perf. Arts Hall
Oct. 7 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Dreyfoos Hall
Oct. 10 – Miami Beach, Fla., Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater
Oct. 14 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 15 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 17 – Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
Oct. 20 – Savannah, Ga., Johnny Mercer Theatre
Oct. 21 – Atlanta, Ga., Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Oct. 23 – Charlotte, N.C., Ovens Auditorium
Oct. 30 – Baltimore, Md., Hippodrome Theatre / France-Merrick Perf. Arts Ctr.
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Slowdive offers an oral and video history of their classic Souvlaki album
Slowdive offers an oral history of Souvlaki, with intimate interviews examining the stories behind this modern classic.
The film follows the band as they come up in the flourishing Thames Valley shoegaze scene and chronicles the making of the album. It features interviews with all of the band members as well as Creation Records’ Alan McGee, producer Chris Hufford, and engineer Ed Buller.
Eddie Murphy Teams Up With Beenie Man For “Wonna Deez Nites” Single
The King of Comedy meets the King of Dancehall? Yes, you read that correct. Eddie Murphy‘s latest foray into reggae is a collaboration with Beenie Man, entitled “Wonna Deez Nights.” Where Eddie’s “Red Light” and “Oh Jah Jah” were ruminative, roots-y tunes colored by social commentary, this one has a lighter, beach-party reggae kinda feel. Don’t let the cheesy, 90s-style misspelled title and clichéd intro lead you to dismiss it entirely, though. Beenie brings an energy to this one, and by the end of the song it turns into something a little harder and a little more dancehall, airhorns and all. And tell us that breakdown at 3:20 doesn’t have “surprise performance at Reggae Sumfest” written all over it.
The single will be released on June 30, 2015 on VPAL Music (VP Records’ subsidiary label and distribution arm) and is available for pre-order now.
“Wonna Deez Nites” follows his 2015 reggae chart-topper “Oh Jah Jah” (VPAL), which peaked at #1 on iTunes Reggae Single Chart and debuted in the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Reggae Digital Song Chart. This new collaboration is the first time in over 20 years since Eddie Murphy has worked with another Jamaican artist musically. In 1993, he paired up with legendary Jamaican dancehall artist Shabba Ranks on his song “I Was A King.”
Great Canadian Music Creators and Publishers Honoured at 26th SOCAN Awards
A who’s who of the Canadian music industry gathered last night in Toronto to honour Canada’s most talented “Born to Be” songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers at the 26th SOCAN Awards.
SOCAN is a member-based organization that represents the Canadian performing rights of more than four-million Canadian and international music creators and publishers. SOCAN is proud to play a leading role in supporting the long-term success of its more than 130,000 Canadian members, and the Canadian music industry overall. SOCAN licenses more than 125,000 businesses in Canada, and distributes royalties to its members and music rights organizations around the world. SOCAN also distributes royalties to its members for the use of their music internationally in collaboration with its peer societies.
Sponsored by Gowlings, KPMG, RBC and HMV, and hosted by CMT Canada’s Paul McGuire, the SOCAN Awards recognize the lifetime and more recent achievements of Canada’s music creators, honoured in a host of categories, including Pop/Rock, Dance, Urban, Country, Jazz, Folk/Roots, Classical, and Film & Television.
Recipients of SOCAN’s major achievement awards this year were the legendary Randy Bachman (Lifetime Achievement), Dallas Green (National Achievement), MAGIC! (International Achievement), music industry pioneer Bernie Finkelstein (Special Achievement), and “Born to be Wild” songwriter Mars Bonfire, who accepted SOCAN’s first-ever Cultural Impact Award. All accepted their honours in person, as did R&B chart-toppers The Weeknd and Belly, rising country stars Brett Kissel and Tim Hicks, and film and TV composers Keith Power and Andrew Lockington, among many others.
Performers included soulful young sensation Francesco Yates, who sang “Better to be Loved”; heavy metal rockers Anvil, who honoured Mars Bonfire with a thundering rendition of “Born to be Wild”; Kristian Alexandrov, Olena Kilchyk, Calvin Beale and Doan Pham, who played a medley of film and TV themes; “doom soul” singer-songwriter Cold Specks, who re-defined Warren Pash’s SOCAN Classic Award-winning song “Private Eyes”; and Randy Bachman, backed by Toronto rockers Big Sugar, who closed the show with a thrilling medley of “American Woman” and “Takin’ Care of Business” – accompanied by the audience of more than 600 guests playing cowbells.
“Canadian-made music is essential to Canada’s culture, pride and economy,” said SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste. “SOCAN’s members are creating music that reaches millions of people at home, and touches hearts and minds worldwide. And our music publisher members are crucial to bringing those songs to the marketplace to expand the reach of great Canadian music around the country, the continent and the world.”
SOCAN will also recognize outstanding Francophone music creators and publishers at an awards gala in October 2015 at Métropolis in the heart of Montreal.
26th Anniversary SOCAN Awards – Toronto – Winners List
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Randy Bachman
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MAGIC!
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dallas Green
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bernie Finkelstein
CUTURAL IMPACT AWARD
Mars Bonfire
Universal Music Publishing Canada
DANCE MUSIC AWARDS
“Goodbye”
Performed by Glenn Morrison/Islove
Jeremy Francis (Islove)
Glenn Morrison
Matthew Lange (BMI)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
“Hideaway”
Performed by Kiesza
Kiesza
Rami Samir Afuni (BMI)
Elephant Eye Publishing
EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd.
POP/ROCK MUSIC AWARDS
“Rude”
Performed by MAGIC!
Nasri Atweh
Adam Messinger
Mark Pellizzer
Ben Spivak
Alex Tanas
BMG Rights Management Canada
Kobalt Music Group
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
Universal Music Publishing Canada
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
“3-2-1”
Performed by Brett Kissel
Brett Kissel
Marvin Green (BMI)
Tim Nichols (BMI)
Bouncy Bear Music
O’Reilly International Inc.
“Got a Feeling”
Performed by Tim Hicks
Jeff Coplan
Tim Hicks
Noll Billings (BMI)
ole
Roots 3 Music Inc.
“Friends of Mine”
Performed by Jason Blaine
Jason Blaine
Philip O’Donnell (BMI)
URBAN MUSIC AWARDS
“Higher”
Performed by Classified
Classified (a.k.a. Luke Boyd)
William Lobban Bean (BMI)
Gary Jackson (BMI)
Renard Miner (BMI)
Bobby Simmons (BMI)
Carl Smith (BMI)
“Wanderlust”
Performed by The Weeknd
Belly (a.k.a. Ahmad Balshe)
Da Heala (a.k.a.) Jason Quenneville
The Weeknd (a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye)
Sylhouette Musmin (BUMA)
Danny Schofield (ASCAP)
Joseph Bostani (ASCAP)
Albert Tamaela (BUMA)
CP Music Group Inc.
SONGS Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Canada
Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
“Crazy for You”
Performed by Hedley
Jacob Hoggard
Brian Howes
Jason Van Poederooyen
8 Pack of Lucky
EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd.
Universal Music Publishing Canada
“Heaven in Our Headlights”
Performed by Hedley
Jacob Hoggard
Brian Howes
Nolan Winfield (ASCAP)
EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd.
Universal Music Publishing Canada
“We Are Stars”
Performed by Virginia to Vegas feat. Alyssa Reid
Jamie Appleby
Derik Baker (Virginia to Vegas)
Nathan Ferraro
Kevin Figs
Teddy Pena
Alyssa Reid
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada
Third Side Music Inc.
Wax On Wax Off Publishing
“Chills”
Performed by Down With Webster
Tyler Armes
Boi 1da
Emerson Brooks
Zale Epstein
Patrick Gillett
Cam Hunter
Brett Ryan Kruger
Andrew Martino
Alyssa Veniece Chin
Smashterpiece
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD – FICTION
Murdoch Mysteries
Robert Carli
Shaftesbury
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD – NON-FICTION
Dragons’ Den
Andrew Cash
Josh Finlayson
Elmarush Songs
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD – ANIMATED
Johnny Test
Ian LeFeuvre
Ari Posner
Chris Tait
Cjar Music Publishing
ole
ACHIEVEMENT IN MADE-FOR-TV FILM MUSIC
The Riverbank
James Mark Stewart
ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM MUSIC
The Expatriate
Jeff Danna
CEG Rights Canada
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM MUSIC AWARD
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Andrew Lockington
INTERNATIONAL TV SERIES MUSIC AWARD
Hawai Five-O
Keith Power
2015 SOCAN CLASSIC MUSIC AWARDS
“Burning in Love”
“New Girl Now”
“Wave Babies”
“What Does it Take?”
Performed by Honeymoon Suite
Derry Grehan
Don Valley Music Ltd.
peer International (Canada)
“Feel It Again”
Performed by Honeymoon Suite
Ray Coburn
Don Valley Music Ltd.
peer International (Canada)
“Private Eyes”
Performed by Hall & Oates
Warren Pash
Janna Allen (BMI)
Sara Allen (BMI)
Daryl Hall (BMI)
Almo Music of Canada
“Monday Morning”
“Wild Eyes”
Performed by The Stampeders
Rich Dodson
Open Wagon Music
Southern Music Publishing Company Canada Ltd.
INTERNATIONAL SONG AWARD
“Dark Horse”
Performed by Katy Perry
Henry “Cirkut” Russell
Lukasz Gottwald (ASCAP)
Jordan Houston (BMI)
Katheryn Hudson (ASCAP)
Sarah Hudson (ASCAP)
Martin Sandberg (STIM)
BMG Rights Management Canada
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada
MOST PERFORMED FOREIGN SONG AWARD
“Happy”
Performed by Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
FOLK / ROOTS MUSIC AWARD
The Strumbellas
2015 SOCAN LICENSED TO PLAY AWARD
The Calgary Stampede
2015 SOCAN BREAKOUT AWARD
DVVBS
Shawn Mendes
HAGOOD HARDY AWARD
Kirk MacDonald
JAN V. MATEJCEK NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
Vivian Fung
Peaches Set To Release New Album “Rub” on September 25
On September 25, 2015 Peaches will release ‘Rub,’ her first album of new material in 6 years on I U She Music via Fontana North. The album is her most adventurous, audacious musical statement yet. It continues on the bold, sexually progressive path she forged 15 years ago that’s opened the door for countless others to follow. ‘Rub’ was recorded over the course of 2014 in Peaches Los Angeles garage studio collaborating with her longtime friend Vice Cooler. “After six years, I was excited about my lyrics again, about what Peaches was,” she explains. “I felt more comfortable living out any idea I wanted to try. We spent ten hours a day making beats, and whatever stuck, I would write on and develop. The only agenda was to make the best album we could.”
Oozing with seductive rhythms and bedroom-rattling bass, the record opens with the semi-spoken hook of ‘Close Up,’ delivered with an inimitable and impenetrable cool by Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon in just one take. Peaches’ old collaborator Feist also returns on album closer ‘I Mean Something,’ singing a hypnotic hook and lending a chillingly beautifully wordless melody. The album also has two breakup songs, the dark and disturbing ‘Free Drink Ticket’ and the insanely catchy pop song ‘Dumb Fuck,’ which find Peaches addressing issues far more personal than political. Peaches will once again direct and curate videos for each song on the album. The first one to be released is the self-directed video for the gorgeous, throbbing ‘Light In Places’ which was written for and stars UK performance artist/aerialist Empress Stah, and her pioneering laser butt plug show.
Peaches 2000 debut ‘The Teaches of Peaches,’ catapulted her into the spotlight, album single ‘Fuck The Pain Away’ appeared everywhere from Sofia Coppola’s ‘Lost In Translation’ and 30 Rock to South Park and HBO’s True Blood. She followed that album with a series of critically acclaimed releases featuring collaborations from Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Josh Homme, Beth Ditto and more.
The past six years have been some of the busiest and most productive years in her artistic career. From her one-woman production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ (renamed Peaches Christ Superstar), to ‘Peaches Does Herself,’ an electro-rock opera which morphed into a film of the same name to singing the title role in a production of Monteverdi’s epic 17th-century opera ‘L’Orfeo’ in Berlin and collaborating with Yoko Ono, Major Lazer, Le Tigre, REM, and more. These last years between albums are documented beautifully in the new book ‘What Else Is In The Teaches Of Peaches,’ published in June via Akashic Books, a collection of Holger Talinski’s photos from at home and on the road, on-stage and behind-the-scenes.
Peaches Tour Dates *Canadian Dates Are Bolded
10/01 – SOLANA BEACH, CA – Belly Up Tavern
10/02 – SANTA ANA, CA – The Observatory
10/03 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Mezzanine
10/05 – PORTLAND, OR – Roseland Theatre
10/06 – VANCOUVER, BC – Commodore Ballroom
10/15 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – First Avenue
10/16 – MADISON, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/17 – CHICAGO, IL – Metro
10/18 – PONTIAC, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
10/20 – TORONTO, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/21 – MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Société des Arts
10/23 – BOSTON, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10/24 – NEW YORK, NY – Irving Plaza
10/25 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Trocadero Theatre
10/26 – WASHINGTON, DC – 930 Club
10/28 – CARRBORO, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10/29 – ATLANTA, GA – Terminal West
11/04 – HOUSTON, TX – Numbers
11/6-8 – AUSTIN, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/07 – DALLAS, TX – Trees
11/09 – DENVER, CO – The Summit Music Hall
11/10 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Urban Lounge
11/11 – LAS VEGAS, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
11/13 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Regent Theatre
The first in a series of David Bowie box sets to be released on September 25
On this day in 1971, David Bowie performed for the first time at what was then known as the ‘Glastonbury Fair’. Today in 2015 as the Glastonbury Festival approaches once more Parlophone Records are proud to announce DAVID BOWIE FIVE YEARS 1969 – 1973, the first in a series of box sets spanning his career.
The ten album / twelve CD box, ten album / thirteen-piece vinyl set and digital download featuring all of the material officially released by Bowie during the nascent stage of his career from 1969 to 1973. All of the formats include tracks that have never before appeared on CD/digitally as well as new remasters.
Exclusive to the box sets will be Re:Call 1 a new 2-disc compilation of non-album singles, single versions & b-sides. It features a previously unreleased single edit of All The Madmen, which was originally set for a U.S. release but was never actually released. Also included is the original version of Holy Holy, which was only ever released on the original 1971 Mercury single and hasn’t been available on any release since.
Also exclusive to all versions of Five Years 1969 – 1973 will be a 2003 stereo remix of ‘The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’ by the album’s original co-producer Ken Scott, previously only available on DVD with the LP/DVD format of the 40th anniversary edition of the album.
The vinyl box set has the same content as the CD set on pressed on audiophile quality 180g vinyl.
The box set’s accompanying book, 128 pages in the CD box and 84 in the vinyl set, will feature rarely seen photos as well as technical notes about each album from producers Tony Visconti and Ken Scott, an original press review for each album and a short foreword by legendary Kinks front man Ray Davies.
The CD box set will include faithfully reproduced mini-vinyl versions of the original albums and the CDs will be gold rather than the usual silver.
An alternate cover has been created for the 2003 mix of Ziggy Stardust by Ken Scott, which features an outtake from the original Heddon Street photo session. There is also newly originated artwork for Re:Call 1 featuring a 1973 in-studio image from renowned photographer Mick Rock.
DAVID BOWIE FIVE YEARS 1969 – 1973
6 Original Studio Albums:
David Bowie AKA Space Oddity*
The Man Who Sold The World*
Hunky Dory*
The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Aladdin Sane
PinUps*
*New 2015 Remasters.
2 Live Albums:
Live Santa Monica ‘72
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture Soundtrack
Exclusive to the Box Sets:
The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2003 Ken Scott mix)
‘Re:Call 1’
CD1
Space Oddity (original UK mono single edit)*
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (original UK mono single version)*
Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola
The Prettiest Star (original mono single version)*
Conversation Piece*
Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1)
Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2)
All The Madmen (mono single edit)* previously unreleased
Janine*
Holy Holy (original mono single version)* only ever issued on original ‘71 Mercury single
Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns single version)*
Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns single version)*
CD2
Changes (mono single version)*
Andy Warhol (mono single version)*
Starman (original single mix)
John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version)
The Jean Genie (original single mix)
Drive-In Saturday (German single edit)
Round And Round
John, I’m Only Dancing (sax version)
Time (U.S. single edit)
Amsterdam
Holy Holy (Spiders version)
Velvet Goldmine
All tracks stereo except *mono. The vinyl box set has the same content as the CD box set pressed on audiophile 180g vinyl.
Chuck Palahniuk Reads ‘Fight Club for Kids’, His Kid-Friendly Book Version Of ‘Fight Club’
Chuck Palahniuk reads an excerpt from a new children’s book version of ‘Fight Club,’ and tries his best to stay kid-friendly.
But a club without rules wouldn’t get very far,
There were a few simple rules, and here’s what they are:
1. You do not talk about Horsing Around Club.
2. You DO NOT talk about Horsing Around Club.