A few friends recently teamed up to create a PC mod for Grand Theft Auto V that allows people to play the game as the great Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister. And just like Lemmy, the character smokes, drinks, rocks on the guitar, too. The mod is available to download from GitHub, and you’re already there, aren’t you?
David Bowie, remembered in 9 songs that sampled him
The incredible legacy that David Bowie left behind after he died late Sunday night is so large, it’s hard to document in a single way. His gender-fluid performances, a space-cover of “Space Oddity,” his role in the fall of the Berlin wall, his fashion statements alone would be worthy of a book or three.
But one thing that will always travel forward now that David Bowie is gone, is his music. Countless celebrities poured on about his influence yesterday, but we also can track those who directly documented his influence in quotations or sampled his music.
Of course, the video above is nowhere near a complete documentation. The estimated number of songs would run 9 pages long…
Enjoy the first minute of THE X-FILES!
Thirteen years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES is a thrilling, six-episode event series from creator/executive producer Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson re-inhabiting their roles as iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY. Mitch Pileggi also returns as FBI ASST. DIR. WALTER SKINNER, Mulder and Scully’s boss, who walks a fine line between loyalty to these investigators and accountability to his superiors. This marks the momentous return of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history. THE X-FILES debuts with a special two-night event beginning Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, and continuing with its time period premiere on Monday, Jan. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The upcoming event series will encompass a mixture of stand-alone episodes and those that further the original show’s seminal mythology. In the opening episode, Mulder and Scully take on a case of a possible alien abductee. The all-new episodes will feature appearances by guest stars, including Joel McHale (“Community”), Robbie Amell (“The Flash”), Lauren Ambrose (“Dig,” “Six Feet Under”), Annabeth Gish (“The Bridge”), Annet Mahendru (“The Americans”), Rhys Darby (“Flight of the Conchords”), Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and William B. Davis, who reprises his role as “Cigarette Smoking Man.” Three of the episodes are written and directed by Chris Carter, with the remaining new episodes written and directed by original series veterans Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong.
https://youtu.be/aibJYXwZ61o
The Fashion Evolution of David Bowie
Check out the many looks and alternate egos of David Bowie over his amazing career. He died on January 10, 2016 a few days after turning 69 years old.
Emerging Artists And Bands – Check Out The Artist Entrepreneur Program
The Artist Entrepreneur Program is specifically designed to help emerging artists and bands from all genres build their businesses, careers, and brands. Canada’s Music Incubator’s main focus during the program includes mentoring, networking, and collaboration.
In addition to working hands-on with the Canada’s Music Incubator’s and Coalition Music’s team of social media, marketing, management, promotion, publicity, funding, touring, producing, sound and songwriting experts, artists will get a chance to meet active industry professionals in music law, accounting, publishing, booking, talent buying, music supervision, radio, performing rights organizations, funding bodies, and technical production, among others. Artists will also have ongoing access to Canada’s Music Incubator and Coalition Music’s resources and expertise after the program ends.
Program Highlights Include:
• Performance Workshops
• Vocal Workshops
• Producer Consultation
• Live Technical Workshops
• Social Media Workshops
• Marketing Workshops
• Content Creation Workshops
• Style Consultation
• “Chapel Sessions” Live Performance Video & Audio
• Digital Media Kit Development
• Studio Consultation
• Media Training
• 40-50 Industry Guest Speakers/Mentors per session
It’s well worth it, so sign up today!
Hard Rock + Metal Bands in Toronto – Check Out Tune Up
Tune Up Toronto is a MusicOntario workshop series designed to cater to the needs of local music communities by genre, for artists and emerging music professionals alike.
Heavy music has been on the radars of millions of musicians and fans alike for decades, and despite its massive international commercial reach, this cluster of diverse genres doesn’t always get its proper slice of resources and representation.
This session will provide you with an informative panel by industry pros, an opportunity to network with engaged players in the hard rock/metal scenes, live music and snacks/refreshments to keep you going!
PANELISTS
- Rich Fernandes (New Damage Records/Bedlam Music Management)
web: http://newdamagerecords.com // twitter: @newdamage - Noel Peters (Intertia Entertainment)
web: http://inertia-entertainment.com // insta: @intertia_noel - Diane Foy (Skylar Entertainment)
web: http://skylarentertainment.ca/ // twitter: @SkylarEntPR - Brian Hetherman (MusicOntario & Curve Music) – Moderator
web: http://curvemusic.com/ // twitter: @curve_music - Emy Stantcheva & Rosalyn Dennett (CIMA & MusicOntario)
web: http://www.cimamusic.ca & www.music-ontario.ca // twitter: @_CIMAmusic & @musicontario
SCHEDULE
2:00-3:30pm: Moderated panel and Q&A discussion with industry experts
3:30-5:00pm: Networking mixer (snacks and refreshments provided)
BREAK
7:00-9:00pm: Showcases (click here to apply for a slot!)
Drowning Pool Announce Tour Dates Supporting “Hellelujah”
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David Bowie on the first time he got stoned
The first time I got stoned on grass was with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin many, many years ago, when he was still a bass player on Herman’s Hermits records. We’d been talking to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott somewhere and Jonesy said to me, “Come over and I’ll turn you on to grass.” I thought about it and said, “Sure, I’ll give it a whirl.”
We went over to his flat–he had a huge room, with nothing in it except this huge vast Hammond organ, right next door to the police department. I had done cocaine before but never grass. I don’t know why it should have happened in that order, probably because I knew a couple of merchant seamen who used to bring it back from the docks. I had been doing it with them. And they loathed grass.
So I watched in wonder while Jonesy rolled these three fat joints. And we got stoned on all of them. I became incredibly high and it turned into an in-fucking-credible hunger. I ate two loaves of bread. Then the telephone rang. Jonesy said, “Go and answer that for me, will you?” So I went downstairs to answer the phone and kept on walking right out into the street. I never went back. I just got intensely fascinated with the cracks in the pavement.
– David Bowie, 1976
James Corden’s Popular “Carpool Karaoke” Series With Adele Is Coming Tonight
James Corden has released a teaser of an upcoming segment of his popular “Carpool Karaoke” series — featuring none other than Adele. The full segment airs on Corden’s CBS show Wednesday night.
