Vinyl might be back in a big way, but let’s stop there, ok? No revival of cassettes needed, asked for, or required.
The Beatles’ Vintage Ads
Even the smallest of The Beatles’ fan can see the sublime progress from the barren ads of the group’s early beginnings, to the downright psychedelic themes as seen in this sequence.
Deadline Approaching for 2015 CCMA Awards of Achievement Nominations
The deadline for the 2015 CCMA Awards of Achievement nominations is fast approaching – Friday, April 17 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Should you know an outstanding individual in the music community deserving of any of the four awards listed below, the CCMA encourages you to submit a nomination on their behalf.
The following Awards of Achievement are eligible to be presented at Country Music Week 2015:
The Slaight Music Humanitarian Award
This award recognizes an individual(s) and/or event(s) that have made an outstanding contribution of time and energy in the support of humanitarian causes through country music in Canada. To view a list of past recipients, CLICK HERE.
The Leonard T. Rambeau International Award
This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary effort in assisting the aims and initiatives of the Canadian country music industry, internationally. To view a list of past recipients, CLICK HERE.
The Hank Smith Award of Excellence
This award recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond in contributing his or her time and talents behind the scenes for the advancement of Canadian country music. To view a list of past recipients,CLICK HERE.
The CCMA Generation Award
This award recognizes a solo artist, group or duo that has made a significant impact on the country music industry. As this is recognizing the artist’s contributions beyond their own national borders, those to be considered do NOT have to be Canadian citizens, but their contribution must have had significant impact on the Canadian scene. To view a list of past recipients, CLICK HERE.
If you would like to nominate an individual/group/event for consideration for any of these four (4) CCMA Awards of Achievement:
CLICK HERE to download the 2015 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award Nomination Form
CLICK HERE to download the 2015 Awards of Achievement Nomination Form for the Leonard T. Rambeau International Award, the Hank Smith Award of Excellence and the CCMA Generation Award.
Please print the form, fill in completely and return to Nikki Ryan at the CCMA Office by scanning and sending via email to nryan@ccma.org or by mail to 120 Adelaide Street East, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M5C 1K9.
All names brought forward for consideration for the 2015 CCMA Awards of Achievement must be received by the CCMA office no later than Friday April 17, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Please be advised that it is at the discretion of the CCMA Board of Directors to award any or all of the CCMA Awards of Achievement in any given year. Annual presentation is not automatic.
For a full list of the Rules & Regulations for the 2015 CCMA Awards of Achievement, CLICK HERE.
The Greatest Covers From Smash Hits Magazine
Smash Hits was a pop music magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and it ran from 1978 to 2006. The magazine was at its peak in the 1980s, launching the career of many journalists including Heat’s editor Mark Frith. Other well-known writers have included Dave Rimmer, Ian Birch, Mark Ellen (who went on to launch Q, Mojo and Word), Steve Beebee, Peter Martin, Chris Heath, Sylvia Patterson, Sian Pattenden, Tom Hibbert, and Miranda Sawyer. Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys also worked as a writer and assistant editor, and once claimed that had he not become a pop star, he would likely have pursued his ambition to become editor.
I bought this magazine a lot, as it was really a cool window to what was happening in the pop scene, along with my love for MuchMusic.
Infographic: 33 Tips To Being A Better Writer
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded over 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and claims to have failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book “Choose Yourself” among the 12 Best Business Books of All Time. Altucher launched his blog, Altucher Confidential, in October 2010, and is consistently one of the best writers on creativity out there. Here, he shares his tips on how to become a better writer.
Via James Altcher
Patti Smith Lists Her Favourite Books
Patti Smith, singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses and hasn’t ever looked back. She gave out a list of her favorite books at the Melbourne International Arts Festival a few years ago. And while we’ve all grown understandably wary of lists these days, any book on this list of Smith’s recommendations will open your mind in any number of new and unexpected ways.
“The Master & Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov
“Journey To The East” by Hermann Hesse
“The Glass Bead Game” by Hermann Hesse
“Heart Of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad
“Moby Dick” by Herman Melville
“Billy Budd” by Herman Melville
“Songs Of Innocence” by William Blake
“The Wild Boys” by William Burroughs
“Howl” by Allen Ginsburg
“A Season In Hell” by Arthur Rimbaud
“Illuminations” by Arthur Rimbaud
“Wittgenstein’s Poker” by David Edmonds & John Eidinow
“Villette” by Charlotte Bronte
“The Process” by Brion Gysin
“Cain’s Book” by Alexander Trocchi
“Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare
“The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde
“The Sheltering Sky” by Paul Bowles
“Against Interpretation” by Susan Sontag
“The Oblivian Seekers” by Isabelle Eberhardt
“Women Of Cairo” by Gerard de Nerval
“Under The Volcano” by Malcom Lowery
“Dead Souls” by Nikolai Gogol
“The Book Of Disquiet” by Fernando Pessoa
“Death Of Virgil” by Herman Broch
“Raise High The Roof Beams Carpenter/ Franny & Zooey” by J.D. Salinger
“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“A Night Of Serious Drinking” by Rene Daumal
“Swann In Love” by Marcel Proust
“A Happy Death” by Albert Camus
“The First Man” by Albert Camus
“The Waves” by Virginia Woolf
“Big Sur” by Jack Kerouac
anything by H.P. Lovecraft
anything by W.G. Sebald
“The Thief’s Journal” or anything by Jean Genet
“The Arcades Project” or anything by Walter Benjamin
“A Poet In New York” by Garcia Lorca
“The Lost Honor Of Katharina Blum” by Heinrich Boll
“The Palm Wine Drinkard” by Amos Tutuola
“Ice” by Anna Kavan (or anything by her)
“The Divine Proportion” by H.E. Huntley
“Nadja” by Andre Breton
Ronnie Wood and Genesis Publications Announce the 2015 Release ‘How Can It Be? A Rock and Roll Diary’
ublished this May 2015: Genesis Publications announces a new, signed limited edition book by Ronnie Wood: ‘How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary.’
Ten years before he joined the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood’s musical apprenticeship with The Birds catapulted him onto the stage of swinging London’s music scene, aged just 17.
Featuring a cast of characters including Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Marianne Faithfull and many more, the story of Ronnie’s adventures was handwritten in his 1965 diary. Inspired by its discovery 50 years later, Ronnie Wood presents his journal for the first time, plus much more in a major new book for 2015.
“I suppose my own private world is in the diary,” says Wood.
Ronnie Wood’s 1965 handwritten diary has been produced in facsimile, down to its scuffs and scratches. Ronnie Wood reflects on the words he wrote 50 years ago and shares his memories in an extensive new manuscript.
He is creating a series of original and exclusive artworks to illustrate his words throughout the book. ‘How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary’ also uncovers rare and unseen photographs and ephemera.
“This diary shows what an amazing schedule I had,” exclaims Wood. “We’d be travelling the length and breadth of the country every day. With youth on our side, it was a continuing adventure. Our overspilling energy was enough to take care of work every night of the week. It was enough to chase the girls, enough to write songs, enough to rehearse and enough to travel. It was all go, all the time.”
Released in a limited edition of just 1965 copies, each book is signed by Ronnie Wood. Available to pre-order now fromwww.RonnieWoodBook.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Freund 718-522-5858, Elizabeth@Beautifuldaymedia.com
The HUGE Actors who auditioned for The Office roles of Dwight, Michael, Kevin, Pam and Jim will blow your mind
Imagine how different the world of television would be if someone else played Jim, Dwight, or Pam in “The Office.” You’ll be surprised at how many huge, huge names auditioned for those roles.
