The MC5 performing songs from 1969’s “Kick Out the Jams”, and their 1970 album “Back in The USA” at Wayne State University’s Tartar Field, July 19th, 1970.
Watch Pink Floyd’s New Video for ‘Grantchester Meadows’
Taken from Pink Floyd’s coming massive (27 discs!!!) box set The Early Years 1965 – 1972, Grantchester Meadows is a Roger Waters song, originally performed solo on the Ummagumma album, that celebrates the English countryside, as in other compositions such as Time. This special group performance, taped for the BBC, with acoustic guitars and vocals from Roger Waters and David Gilmour, plus additional piano from Richard Wright and taped songbirds, successfully evokes a summer’s day in Grantchester, a small village close to Cambridge, England. Grantchester’s famous former residents include the Edwardian poet Rupert Brooke, who moved there and subsequently wrote a poem of homesickness entitled ‘The Old Vicarage, Grantchester’.
You Could Own Abbey Road Console Used By The Beatles
The EMI/Abbey Road Studios REDD.37 console is one of the world’s most famous studio desks, as it was used for various Beatles sessions from Meet The Beatles through Let It Be. Find out more about the history of this legendary console and how you can bring it home by clicking here.
Scientists name the greatest earworms and Queen recorded a LOT of them
When researchers at the University of St. Andrews began studying the science of earworms, they realized people really, really love Queen songs.
In case you already don’t have a few of their hits in your head by now, the group takes the No. 1 spot, “We Will Rock You.” That 1977 song’s News of the World other song, “We Are the Champions,” came in at No. 3, while 1975’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” finished at No. 6.
The list was compiled following a mathematical formula developed by the university’s School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies. And you thought you’d never need math in your life after high school.
An earworm required five key elements including rhythmic repetition, predictability, melodic potency, surprise and listener receptiveness, St. Andrews researcher Bede Williams said.
So, ready? And don’t blame me if you can’t get these songs out of your head.
University of St. Andrews Top 20 Earworms
1. Queen, “We Will Rock You”
2. Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
3. Queen, “We Are the Champions”
4. The Proclaimers, “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”
5. The Village People, “YMCA”
6. Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
7. Europe, “The Final Countdown”
8. Bon Jovi, “Livin’ on a Prayer”
9. Various artists, “Jingle Bells”
10. Baha Men, “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
11. Psy, “Gangnam Style”
12. Rick Astley, “Never Gonna Give You Up”
13. Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin’”
14. Mark Ronson, “Uptown Funk”
15. Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
16. Michael Jackson, “Beat It”
17. Kaiser Chiefs, “Ruby”
18. Cast of The Rocky Horror Show, “The Timewarp”
19. Meghan Trainor, “All About the Bass”
20. Culture Club, “Karma Chameleon”
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino On The Power Of Being Yourself
One of your later songs, “Jealousy,” talks about dealing with criticism and how you’d rather take the high road rather than stoop down to their level. You’ve mentioned in previous interviews how that was difficult to deal with at first and how you’re still experiencing it, from sexist critics who focus on your appearance onstage to people who still dismiss your writing as “childish.” How do you deal with this now as opposed to then?
Bethany Cosentino: I think at the end of the day I always just try to be myself. I have this attitude that’s very unapologetic, an I-am-who-I-am kind of attitude. It’s not just in music. It’s been much of my day-to-day life. I think that the person that I am in interviews and on social media and on stage, and all of that, is very reflective of the person I am day-to-day.
I think when people attack either the depths of my lyrics, or that I post too many selfies, it’s just some stupid criticism. I try really hard to not take it incredibly personally, even though it can be difficult because my business really is personal. It’s me It’s very much like Best Coast, myself as a female frontwoman, and as a person that’s in the spotlight.
How does it feel to know that through your lyrics and social media presence, you are actually giving voice to fans that deal with similar anxieties that you share in your music? They see you as a mentor and someone to reach out to.
I think it’s been a really cool experience for me to be very vocal about things like exercise and just taking care of yourself and ways to channel your anxiety into other things. It was a very long journey for me, and I still am trying to it figure out. Exercise helps, but it doesn’t fix it. It doesn’t cure it. There are still days where I am incredibly anxious or incredibly stressed. I’ll take a break to exercise and when it’s over I’m like, “Okay, I still feel like shit.”
Bethany Cosentino: That’s my approach to life in general. You’re never going to feel 100%. You’re never going to feel 100% perfect, or that things around you are totally great and amazing. That’s what I say to young girls and also young boys, and just people in my own age demographic and younger and older. They’ll say, “I deal with anxiety. What do you use to help yours?” To say exercise, and then to have somebody come back a couple months later and write me on the internet or whatever and say, “I met you in San Antonio and you told me to try yoga or pilates for when I get anxious, and it’s really helping”—that’s really cool, because as I said, it’s been a journey for me as well, trying to figure out something that really helped me as best as it could.
It’s nice to know that people trust me and trust my advice, because there are still days where I feel like I’m trying to figure it out. For the most part, most days, I think life can be confusing. I think it’s good to be realistic about things and give realistic advice. Sometimes, people come back to me and tell me that it’s worked for them or that it’s helped them in time. It’s a nice thing to know, and it’s nice to know that you are not alone in the search of trying to figure out how to center your thoughts and your anxiety and all that. It’s kind of like this club for weird anxious people. [Laughs]. I feel like I’ve created it in a way.
Blind Man Draw Items Based On What He Thinks They Look Like
Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, responds to the popular request to draw various objects based on how he thinks they look including a cat, a car, and himself.
Green Day to Headline Special Sept. 23 Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village Event in Toronto
The Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village in downtown Toronto’s historic Distillery District will salute members of Canada’s 2016 Olympic team followed by a live performance from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day on Friday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to the World Cup of Hockey Celebration of Champions featuring Green Day will be available for purchase via here, the official ticket marketplace of the NHL, beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 8. The show will mark Green Day’s first live date in Canada of 2016.
The World Cup of Hockey is a joint effort of the NHLPA and the NHL, in cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The eight teams participating in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey will include Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Europe, Team Finland, Team North America, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team USA. All tournament games (round-robin, semi-final and final) will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016.
Tickets to the Sept. 23 event will be $25 CAD for general admission standing room. Pricing includes HST. Additional fees may apply. East Fan Village will open at 3 p.m. on Sept. 23 with a paid ticket required for entry and valid only for the day. All attractions inside East Fan Village will be included in the price of admission. Distillery Fan Village will be free and open to the public.
The Sept. 23 celebration will begin with a special welcome to members of Canada’s 2016 Olympic team and culminate with a 6:30 p.m. performance by Green Day in the East Fan Village as part of the Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village, a 10-day fan festival at the historic Distillery District. From Sept.16 to Sept. 25, the family-friendly festival will occupy the Distillery District – renamed ‘Distillery Fan Village’ for the 10 days – plus more than 200,000 square feet of an untouched lot east of Cherry Street, which will be known as the ‘East Fan Village.’ The Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village will celebrate not only the sport of hockey but the food, music and culture of all participating hockey nations and will feature a diverse mix of programming, designed for fans of all ages, including live musical performances, big-ticket prizes and giveaways, and viewing parties for every World Cup of Hockey game broadcast live on giant video screens. Distillery Fan Village will be free and open to the public Sept. 17-25. East Fan Village will be free and open to the public Sept. 17-22 and Sept. 24-25. On Sept. 16, a paid ticket will be required for entry into East Fan Village for a premium concert.
Green Day has won five Grammy® Awards: Best Rock Album twice for their albums American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, Record of the Year for “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording,and Best Alternative Music Performance for Dookie. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 in what was their first year of eligibility for induction. Last week, Green Day released a new single, “Bang, Bang,” from their upcoming album, Revolution Radio due out Oct. 7. The song has already become a #1 rock radio hit in Canada, where the band has sold over two million albums in their career. The band’s Fan Village performance will be the first date on their new fall tour.
Artist Mixes And Matches Various Album Covers For Stranger Collages
Christian Marclay is a Swiss, New York-based modern artist and composer, and came with an idea to create funny collages from famous album covers. The results are truly remarkable!
A 1985 News Report: BEHOLD THE COMPACT DISC!
This 1985 Heralds the debut of the compact disc in the US. The host at the beginning of the story is former Detroit NBC Affiliate WDIV anchor Mort Crim. In a 2013 interview, actor/comedian Will Ferrell revealed that Crim was the main inspiration for his popular TV news anchor character Ron Burgundy.
This Toddler Loves “In the Air Tonight,” Air Drumming Ensues
I don’t know much about who the girl is in the video, but she nails “In the Air Tonight” and that drum fill.