Jimmy Fallon and Martin Short show clips from their short-lived ’90s soap opera, Tensions, and things get really tense. Like, Steve Martin-tense.
Stephen Colbert and Bryan Cranston lie in the grass and ponder “The Big Questions”
Whenever Stephen Colbert has a fellow deep thinker on his show, he likes to lie in the grass and gaze at the stars. This week, the man with the big brain is Bryan Cranston.
Country Music Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves
Country music has some of the most loyal, passionate and opinionated fans of any genre of music. Which means that people sometimes take to social media to express themselves. From time to time Jimmy Kimmel Live shine a light on some of the not-so-nice things people write and they’re doing it again in this special country music edition of #MeanTweets.
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The Music Industry’s Most-Loved Albums Of All Time Part 38
This is part 38 of an ongoing series where the kind folk of the music business reveal their favourite album of all time.
Ask people in the music industry the seemingly simple and straightforward question, “What is your favourite album of all time?” and you’ll find that it’s not always easy. After all, my industry peers listen to hundreds of albums a month – thousands of songs during that time. Because the question isn’t the best album of all time or the one that’s made them the most money in sales, or the most clicked-on review, but the one release they personally can’t live without, that one title they have two copies of in several formats, in case one breaks. It’s also about that album that for them has the best back stories and the one that has the most meaning in their lives.
Brian West, Afternoon Drive, Y108, Hamilton, ON
Black Sabbath, Paranoid
My Dad used to play the song Iron Man all the time, and as a kid I loved the beginning with the vocal effect on Ozzy’s voice saying, ‘I Am Iron Man’. I’m sure I wore out that record asking him to play it over and over again. I eventually got my own copy of the CD and would play it front to back. One thing I loved about that album, is if you panned the audio to (I think the right channel), you would hear Geezer Butler’s bass lines perfectly, as Tony Iommi’s guitars were on the left side. After I found out you could listen to those different instruments on their own, I would constantly listen to each song over and over again once on the left side, then on the right. This introduced me to the bass guitar, which I ended up learning how to play and later joined a band. It’s all thanks to Geezer! My daughter dressed up as Iron Man for Halloween this year… she’s 3 and it was the perfect opportunity for me to introduce her to Sabbath! She loved that same line at the beginning…It’s come full circle.
Buzz Bishop, Middays on XL103, Calgary, AB
Sinead O’Connor, I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got
Sure, everyone looks at the tabloid headlines, thinks of ‘that one song,’ Nothing Compares To You, but if you listened to the whole thing, front to back again, you’d remember it for the masterpiece it was. Sinead’s voice soars and whispers with emotion. Three Babies, Black Boys on Mopeds, The Last Day of Our Acquaintance, each track is raw genius. And then there’s that hit that is still perfect 25 years later.
Bub McCullough, WMCI/WCBH/WWGO, Mattoon, IL
Waylon Jennings, Honky Tonk Heroes
He set the tone for the man who become the epitome of “outlaw.” The one who did it his own way, and better than anyone ever.
Bruce Kenyon, Newstalk CHQR, Calgary, AB
The Who, Who’s Next
I can remember listening to it the first time when it came out and I remember my friends and I thinking it wasn’t as ballsy as Live At Leeds,our favorite at the time. But, obviously it grew on me. I read where Glyn Johns had said that because the band had already toured and played the songs live before coming into the studio, they were already more than familiar with the material and I think that they’re familiarity with the material shows. Keith Moon is at his peak at the time and the album defines “having legs”. It stands up to any record ever made.
Adam Bernard, Adam’s World blog
The Cardigans, Gran Turismo
There is so much to love about this album. It’s pop-rock, but it’s also completely outside the box. It’s moody, but gorgeous. There’s live instrumentation, and electronic elements. Throughout it all, Nina Persson’s incredibly emotive voice is seemingly singing directly to you, and to hear someone whose vocals can be so sweet take such a dark turn on an anti-love song like “Do You Believe” is truly an amazing thing.
That Time Sam Roberts Accidentally Looked Like Fidel Castro…While In Cuba
“It was one of the funnier things that has happened…before I sign up for diplomatic corps, I might need to consider how I go about these things in the future.
“That morning, I woke up. I reached in my bag and I was a little groggy. The first t-shirt that came out was an army green t-shirt. And I always travel with this red bandana which I wear all the time.
“Here we go.
“So, it was really hot. We knew we would be dripping with sweat in the Havana sun trying to do this press conference. I put my red bandana on. And, I got a beard. I went down and I just didn’t put it together. It just didn’t dawn on me what I looked like and what that represents to the people there.
“I answered questions about why we were there, what role we were playing in the celebration and the role Cuban music plays. That was incredibly important to them…what role does Cuban music play in Canada. And, I kept stroking my beard. I didn’t realize at the time…you don’t say the name [Castro] necessarily, you just stroke the beard. I was wondering why they were all laughing. And, I looked down and realized that I’m wearing the uniform of a Cuban revolutionary, el Comandante. I finally acknowledged it and it was like the ice was broken, the tension was diffused and everyone started laughing.
“Ultimately, it was fine. But, I did get a few looks for the rest of that day. Once you’ve already impersonated Fidel Castro, it is easy to do anything after that.”
Via iPolitics
83-Year-Old Man Sings Coldplay’s Fix You And Makes The Room Very, Very Dusty
Established at an elderly housing project in 1982, Young@Heart is a chorus of twenty-two senior citizens with an average age of eighty that sings contemporary and classic rock and pop songs, like James Brown, the Pointer Sisters, The Clash and Sonic Youth. This idea has given countless aging individuals an wonderful and exciting chance to sing, travel the world and possibly fulfill life-long dreams of singing onstage.
Young@Heart was the subject of a 2008 British documentary film directed by Stephen Walker, who captured this performance in 2007 of 83-year-old Fred Knittle stepping on stage to perform the lead vocal in their cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You.” Though he had retired from their group a few years before due to health issues, his incredible voice still managed to bring the house down and tears to everyone’s eyes.
Fred died in 2009, but this video is still getting thousands of hits a week. The reason why it’s perfectly wonderful to sing at any age.
That Time John Lennon And Yoko Ono Jammed With Frank Zappa
Released in 1972, Some Time in New York City is John Lennon’s third post-Beatles solo album, fifth with Yoko Ono, and third with producer Phil Spector. The original double album contained the live album Live Jam containing the Plastic Ono Supergroup’s December 15 1969 live performance of “Cold Turkey” and “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)” at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, from a UNICEF charity show, billed as the “Peace for Christmas Concert”. In addition to Lennon and Ono, as part of the super group among others was former-Beatle George Harrison, The Who’s drummer Keith Moon, Delaney & Bonnie, Billy Preston and Legs Larry Smith. Harrison, who before the performance had been touring with Delaney & Bonnie, was excited by Lennon’s proposal over a phone call when asked if he wanted to play with him. The ballroom had its interior cover by posters declaring “WAR IS OVER, if you want it, love John and Yoko. For “Cold Turkey”, Ono had sat inside a white bag which was located near Lennon’s feet, while for “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)”, Ono jumped out of the bag, facing the crowd, and proceeded to scream at them. As the latter song got towards the end of its performance, Ono broke down crying.
The album also featured a recording of Lennon and Ono performing with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Fillmore East on June 6, 1971, which they performed with after the persistence of Andy Warhol. The performance was documented after Ono had arranged for someone to film it.
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This Awesomely Cute Beluga Whale Can’t Get Enough Of This Mariachi Band
I bet you didn’t know beluga whales are really into mariachi music. Actually, I didn’t think they were, either. Or if they all do. But I think we need to study this more, because this might be the cutest thing I’ve seen all week.
Let’s watch 2 super-strong neodymium magnets destroy stuff in its path
Watch as two super-strong neodymium magnets jump together in slow motion, destroying a variety of every day items. Will it squash, smash or explode? See how an apple, an iPhone, a plastic cup full of rainbow drops and a carton of juice stand up to the awesome power of two 50mm x 50mm x 25mm N42 neodymium magnets.
