Lemmy’s Milk Ad For Finnish TV Has Been Updated
Valio Milk shot an ad with Motohead singer Lemmy about a month ago, but now has been updated due to the lead singer’s recent death, turning the spot into a heartfelt tribute. A take that came late in the shoot was selected – one of Lemmy’s brilliant improv moments that was never in the script. This was their magical encounter with a great man and rock and roll legend.
Genius Lifehack: How To Seal A Bag Of Chips Without Using A Bag Clip
This is a great trick for all you chip lovers out there. Don’t have a bag clip? No problem! You can seal a bag using nothing but… the bag!
Prisoners score first Grammy nomination ever for Malawi
In a rare, real-life underdog story, the male and female prisoners of Zomba Prison in Malawi scored a surprise coup this past week by receiving a Grammy nomination for this year’s awards. Alongside titanic names of the World Music genre– Gilbert Gil, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Anoushka Shankar, and Angelique Kidjo (who won the award last year)— the prisoners are the sole unknowns and newcomers.
Produced by Grammy-winning music producer and author, Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott), the record features the voices and songs of prisoners from of one of the world’s #1 poorest country’s maximum-security prison.
Zomba Central Prison, a dilapidated 19th century brick structure, more resembles a factory from a Dickens novel. Most prisoners lack the funds for even a basic defense, and can be detained for decades or even life. Convicted of offences ranging from theft to murder, many of the women are held indefinitely merely due to allegations of witchcraft, or the men for acts of homosexuality— which remains a criminal offence that can result in up to a fourteen year sentence. Often, these are charges that have resulted from counter-accusations made by their own assailant(s), following the victim’s attempts to seek help after first being victimized.
In the words of more than one resident: “Every sentence here is a death sentence. If you don’t have HIV when you enter, you will by the time you leave.”
Overstuffed to nearly ten times the building’s capacity— thus, forcing individuals to literally sleep astride and on top of one another at night, head-to-toe like sardines– many of the men and women are incarcerated for such dubious charges as “witchcraft” and homosexuality. Compounding the overpopulation of the prison, many of the guards also live on the grounds, just outside the walls, in conditions that are only slightly better than their charges.
Brennan and Italian documentary filmmaker and photographer Marilena Delli were granted special access by the head of prisons in exchange for Brennan providing violence-prevention classes for some of the inmates and guards (a subject that he has been a sought-after expert in for decades and has authored two books on the topic). Brennan and Delli were sworn to the utmost secrecy, and at one point were detained briefly for sneaking photos in a forbidden area. At another moment, they were caught amidst a brawl and witnessed guards beating a prisoner who attempted escape through the main door.
To raise awareness about the prisoners’ situation, and to advocate on inmates’ behalf, Brennan and Delli have established the Zomba Prison Project. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the I Have No Everything Here album help fund legal representation and other support. Since the Zomba Prison Project’s formation in the summer of 2013, three incarcerated women have gained release, and two other cases are now under review.
Sadly, though, one of the women featured on the album had already suffered the loss of her toddler, who was also imprisoned with her. And, then a year later— though only 37 years of age— she too perished within the walls of this same institution.
Say Hello To The Beatles (Again) On The Billboard Charts, Thanks To Streaming
Please welcome newcomers John, Paul, George and Ringo to Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart.
“Come Together” leads with debuts at Nos. 14 and 18, respectively, on Hot Rock Songs (where older songs are eligible to chart if they rank in the top half and show notable gains; the list launched in 2009) and Rock Streaming Songs, fueled by its 2.1 million domestic clicks in the week ending Dec. 31, according to Nielsen Music. The track, a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1969 from the Abbey Road album, also leaps by 177 percent to 4,000 sold. Its rank as the most-streamed Beatles song for the week is logical: In addition to its standing as one of the Fab Four’s inarguable classics, it’s also the first song on Spotify’s Beatles best-of playlist named Come Together.
Although “Come Together” is the only Beatles song new to Rock Streaming Songs (which runs 25 positions-deep), the band sends three other titles onto Hot Rock Songs: “Hey Jude” (No. 19), “Here Comes the Sun” (No. 20) and “Yesterday” (No. 25). (Hot Rock Songs encompasses sales, streaming and radio airplay activity.)
Over on the Billboard 200 albums chart, five of the group’s sets dot the list, including greatest-hits collection 1, which ascends 41-16. It earned 36,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Dec. 31. Forty percent of the album’s total units for the week are owed to streams of its songs, thanks to the popularity of 1’s tracks. (All 27 were No. 1 singles on either the Billboard Hot 100 or Official U.K. Singles Chart.)
Via Billboard
Fun Supercut of Film Directors Who Cameo In Their Own Movies
Sometimes even the best directors can’t resist jumping into the background of their shots.
Stephen Fry Offers Tutorial On British Etiquette For Visitors To UK
To showcase the unique, eclectic culture of modern Britain, Heathrow Airport teamed up with British Icon, Stephen Fry, to welcome arriving passengers to the UK! They’re not all red phone boxes and cucumber sandwiches on the lawn, ya know.
https://youtu.be/K7cFXSDN_5k
Round Hill Music acquires rights of punk rock band, The Offspring
Round Hill Music has made a deal with the American punk rock band, The Offspring, to acquire the rights to the band’s catalogue of publishing and master recordings. The publishing catalogue includes hits from their 1994 release, Smash, which remains the biggest-selling album of all-time on an independent label as well as all the group’s subsequent releases. The masters’ acquisition includes the rights to Ixnayon the Hombre, Americana, Conspiracy of One, Splinter, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, and Days Go By.
Among the band’s best-known hits are the rock anthems “Self Esteem”, “Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)”, “The Kids Aren’t Alright”, “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) and “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid”.
Dexter Holland from the Offspring said, “We felt that having the right caretaker for our catalogue, both the masters and the publishing, is incredibly important to the future of our career. Round Hill understands that we are continuing to perform and record and that the visibility of our past is critical to our future.”
Comprised of Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar), Noodles (guitar), Greg K (bass) and Pete Parada (drums), the group is one of rock’s most exciting and enduring bands, who exploded into the mainstream in 1994 with “Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)”. With 9 studio albums released and countless tours under their belts, The Offspring has performed over 1,100 shows across the globe and sold more than 40 million albums.
Rhino releasing 15 special-edition titles including The Cars, The Monkees, The Replacements, and Velvet Underground
January has long been a barren wasteland in the world of new music releases. With most acts rushing to get albums out before the holidays, the first month of the year has far too often been an afterthought to record labels. Rhino changes all that in 2016 with their first ever “Start Your Ear Off Right” campaign. On Friday, January 22, Rhino will release 15 titles from some of the most revered acts in music including, The Cars, The Replacements, and Velvet Underground, many of them limited editions. Full details are listed below. These will be available only at participating brick and mortar retail outlets.
The Monkees will kick off their 50th Anniversary with two special releases as part of the “Start Your Ear Off Right” campaign on January 22nd. The Monkees Cereal Box Singlesfeatures faithful reproductions, cardboard and all, of four vinyl 7-inch singles mirroring the 1960’s cereal box giveaways. The Monkees Classic Album Collection will also be available, compiling all 10 of the band’s classic studio albums in one boxed set.
January 22nd will also see the first breakout single show from the Grateful Dead’s sold-out 30 Trips Around The Sun boxed set will also be available with the release of the 3-LP set Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/67, which will be a limited edition of 6,700 copies.
As a nod to Rhino’s past, fans can also purchase a limited edition reissue of the classic 7-inch single “Some Kazoos” from the Temple City Kazoo Orchestra, which was one of the label’s first ever releases back in 1978.
FULL LIST OF TITLES
Velvet Underground – Live At Max’s Kansas City
– 2015 expanded remaster of the legendary live recording from Max’s Kansas City on August 23, 1970
– Available as 2LP on 180-gram vinyl or CD
The Replacements – Sorry Ma, , Stink, Hootenanny, Let It Be
– Standard weight, regular color (black), not limited, essential vinyl for every ‘Mats fan.
– The Twin/Tone era LPs are available again after being out of print for over 20 years. Fresh out of the -Twin/Tone LP box set, you can now choose your poison.
Devo – Freedom Of Choice
– 35th anniversary limited edition on red, white, and blue swirl 12-inch vinyl.
Grateful Dead – Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/67
– 3LP set on 180-gram vinyl
– Limited to 6700 world wide
– Mixed and mastered by Jeffrey Norman from the 8-track analog master tapes
– Mastered by Grammy-winning engineer David Glasser
The Cars – The Cars
– Classic 1978 debut album
– Limited edition blue vinyl
The Monkees – Classic Album Collection
– 10CD set
– Nine original albums + bonus disc of content
– Includes: The Monkees; More of the Monkees; Headquarters; Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.; The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees; Head; Instant Replay; Present; Changes; + bonus disc of singles.
The Monkees – Cereal Box Singles
– Reproduction of singles originally released on cereal boxes in 1960s, set of 4 7-inch singles,
– Track list:
Blue Man Group – Giacometti
– Backed with “Ready Go”
– All new music from the Blue Man Group Creative Collective
– Limited edition blue vinyl 7”
Cibo Matto – Viva La Woman
– Debut album from downtown NYC duo
– Limited edition 180-gram opaque orange vinyl
Jackie Brown – Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
– Limited edition 180-gram yellow vinyl
– 13 classic tracks from Bill Withers, Minnie Riperton, Bobby Womack
– + dialog from the film
Temple City Kazoo Orchestra – Some Kazoos
– 37th anniversary of Rhino’s first release
– Limited edition 7-inch reissue of early Rhino single on burgundy vinyl
Various Artists – The Complete Stax/Volt Singles (1959-1968)
– 9 discs and 244 tracks
– Back in print after being unavailable for over a decade.
The Chuck E. Cheese challenge is BETTER than the Mannequin one
The next step from the Mannequin Challenge, I’m not sure who this is, but one poster on YouTube explains it far too well.
“It feels like the evolution of animatronics is being displayed: guy on the right (viewer’s right) is the primitive, or first gen, animatronics with X/Y-axis motion (just going back and forth with fixed arm/leg/body and slight head movement), guy on the left (viewer’s left) is the next stage of animatronics with articulating joints and self-correcting programming but still some fixed parts (mostly head and torso), and finally the middle guy is the penultimate animatronic that gets close to being human as possible with both static positions and more reactive joints than either the left or right.”
What he said.
https://youtu.be/rsUHBouFMrA
