Home Blog Page 1861

Polaris Heritage Prize Highlighting Classic Canadian Albums Revealed For Public Voting

Let the voting begin!

The Polaris Music Prize today announced the Short Lists for the 2015 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize. The jury for the Heritage Prize consisted of 25 people from current and past Polaris juries as well as former members of the Canadian music media and Canadian music historians. The jury selected a five title Short List for each of the following periods: 60s & 70s, 80s (a tie resulted in six titles being chosen), 90s and 00s (2000-2005). The public will now have the chance to pick the winner from each Short List. Voting will be open from September 18 until October 5 at Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize website.

Michael Barclay of Maclean’s Magazine, this year’s Heritage Jury Foreperson, had this to say about the inaugural prize’s process, “In a matter of days after our discussion began, our jurors had suggested almost 300 albums for these lists, which demonstrates their knowledge and passion for Canadian musical history. The 21 albums here celebrate our rich and diverse Canadian canon, and represent merely the beginning of what will be an exciting musical conversation in the years to come.”

Here are the 2015 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Short Lists:

60s & 70s

  • The Band – Music From Big Pink
  • Robert Charlebois & Louise Forestier – Lindberg
  • Leonard Cohen – Songs Of Leonard Cohen
  • Joni Mitchell – Blue
  • Jackie Shane – Live

80s

  • Cowboy Junkies – The Trinity Session
  • Glenn Gould – Bach: The Goldberg Variations
  • Daniel Lanois – Acadie
  • Maestro Fresh-Wes – Symphony In Effect
  • Mary Margaret O’Hara – Miss America
  • Rush – Moving Pictures

90s

  • Blue Rodeo – Five Days In July
  • Bran Van 3000 – Glee
  • Dream Warriors – And Now The Legacy Begins
  • Lhasa de Sela – La Llorona
  • Sloan – Twice Removed

00s (2000 – 2005)

  • Arcade Fire – Funeral
  • Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People
  • Constantines – Shine A Light
  • Feist – Let It Die
  • Peaches – The Teaches Of Peaches

This jury selected records in these periods in accordance with the current Polaris selection process; choosing records of the highest artistic quality without regards to sales or affiliations. The winners will be announced on October 9. The programming team at Roy Thomson / Massey Hall will produce a tribute concert to the four winning albums of the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winners some time in early 2016. Winners will receive a special trophy at the tribute show. Commemorative prints of each winning album will also be made available for purchase to the public.

Toronto Blue Jay Fan Parodies Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” For A Great Tribute To First Place Team

With the Toronto Blue Jays being the hottest team in Major League Baseball over the last two months, one fan has decided to spoof one of pop music’s hottest singers to pay tribute to the squad and its “lineup full of mashers.” Check this amazing Taylor Swift “Blank Space” parody about the Blue Jays’ run to October. From “JoDo’s MVP calibre season” to “runners stealing, Martin dealing,” this song will have Blue Jays fans humming all the way to post-season.

Via Sportsnet

Doritos Partners With It Gets Better Project For Rainbow Colored Chips…And Sells Out In Hours

Yesterday, Doritos and PepsiCo announced that they had partnered with the wonderful It Gets Better Project to create a Doritos Rainbows, which you would receive if you made made a contribution of $10 or more. The idea was so successful that all the available bags were claimed within 24-hours.

Due to the incredible amount of support we have received, we have run out of bags. You can still show your support by sharing your own words of inspiration using the hashtag #BOLDANDBETTER.

But if you go here, you can sign up for more details about their one-of-a-kind celebrity bags, and if they decide to do it again.

The Game’s THE DOCUMENTARY 2 track listing revealed: Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg

Compton rapper The Game will release his hotly anticipated follow-up album The Documentary 2 on October 9th via Blood Money/Fifth Amendment/Entertainment One Music. Fans who pre-order the 19-track LP now will also receive an instant grat track titled “Dedicated” featuring Future and Sonyae.

“To my true fans: it’s been really dope to have you ridin’ with me the last 10 years from the 1st Documentary till now,” says Game. “I appreciate your loyalty & the patience you have displayed while waiting for me to finish #TheDocumentary2. This album is better than my 1st for more than a few reasons…. but you don’t have to take my word for it because you will see for yourself when it drops October 9th! After Kendrick dropped his album, then Dr. Dre dropped #Compton then the movie doing 100 million after just 2 weeks….. this album will add to my city’s continuous legacy! I’m proud to be from #COMPTON & I wish Eazy E was alive to see us flourish yet again…… We on!!! This album cover represents the struggle to stay alive in a city where CRIPS & BLOODS have been at war since 1972 & it’s because of you THE FANS that I will again get to give you my documented accounts of life here in Los Angeles. October 9th – history will be made again.”

The Documentary 2 is the highly anticipated follow up to The Game’s hit debut album The Documentary, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. For this special project, The Game has returned to the studio with his mentor and childhood hero, Dr. Dre, along with an impressive list of Documentary 2 collaborators: Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Drake, Future, Q-Tip, will.i.am, Fergie, Mike Will, Diddy, Cool and Dre, DJ Premier, and many more. Check out the full track listing for The Documentary 2 below.

Beginning this week, there will be private screenings of The Game’s short film “The Making Of The Documentary 2” in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Last night in Chicago, legendary journalist and hip-hop historian Shaheem Reid hosted the screening while The Game’s longtime album art director and famed photographer Jonathan Mannion will host the upcoming New York screening. Details of the exclusive Los Angeles screening will be released at a later time.

9/17 – Chicago – Harper Theatre
9/21 – New York – Angelika Film Center
9/28 – Los Angeles

Additionally, Game is 1 of only 2 artists to have his own track, ‘Just Another Day,’ on Dr. Dre’s final album Compton: The Soundtrack which debuted number one worldwide and received critical acclaim from music critics.

Currently, The Game and his charity The Robin Hood Project are giving back to the community with a cash giveaway. The Game is giving away $1,000 each day until his new album releases October 9th. Check out his recent interview with CNN and HLN.

The Documentary 2 – Track List:

1) Intro
2) On Me ft. Kendrick Lamar
3) Step Up ft. Dej Loaf & Sha Sha
4) Don’t Trip ft. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre & will.i.am
5) Standing On Ferraris ft. Diddy
6) Dollar And A Dream ft. AB Soul
7) Made In America ft. Mvrcus Blvck
8) Hashtag ft. Jelly Roll
9) Circles ft. Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger & Sha Sha
10) Uncle Skit
11) Dedicated ft. Future & Sonyae
12) Bitch You Ain’t Shit
13) Summertime ft. Jelly Roll
14) Mula ft. Kanye West
15) The Documentary 2
16) New York, New York
17) 100 ft. Drake
18) Just Another Day
19) LA ft. Snoop Dogg, will.i.am & Fergie

Wrdsmth gets it right in Melbourne

tumblr_nuswixE6wA1qz6f9yo4_500

 

tumblr_nuswixE6wA1qz6f9yo3_500

 

tumblr_nuswixE6wA1qz6f9yo6_500

 

tumblr_nuswixE6wA1qz6f9yo5_500

Via

THE WHO postpone all remaining dates on “THE WHO HITS 50!” North American tour.

THE WHO today confirmed that they are postponing all remaining dates on their “THE WHO HITS 50!” North American tour.  They had initially postponed FOUR shows on doctor’s orders after Roger Daltrey contracted a mystery virus. Initially it was hoped that the rest of the tour might proceed, but after extensive tests the seriousness of his condition became apparent when doctors diagnosed Roger as having viral Meningitis and prescribed a period of rest. The band apologize to fans and realize that the postponement will cause an inconvenience for ticketholders. It wasn’t a decision taken lightly–THE WHO always give their fans 100% and were never going to compromise the show, but ultimately the band had no alternative but to postpone the tour.

Roger was particularly disappointed as he had been especially looking forward to the Teen Cancer America benefit in Los Angeles, a charity that he and THE WHO have worked tirelessly for. Thankfully he is already getting better and said, “We are very sorry to disappoint our fans in this way. For the last four weeks, I have been in and out of the hospital and have been diagnosed with viral Meningitis. I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better, but I am going to need a considerable time to recover.  The doctors tell me I will make a complete recovery, but that I should not do any touring this year.”

Pete Townshend added, “We are rescheduling all of the shows for next spring 2016. We apologize to all of our fans who have supported us in the last 50 years. Once Roger is completely well we will come back stronger than ever and Roger and I will give you all a show to remember.”

The tour dates being postponed are as follows:

DATE                                 CITY                                                  VENUE

Mon      9/14                    San Diego, CA                                Valley View Casino Center

Wed      9/16                    Anaheim, CA                                  Honda Center

Sat         9/19                    Las Vegas, NV                                Colosseum at Caesars Palace

Mon      9/21                    Los Angeles, CA                             STAPLES Center

Thu       9/24                    Portland, OR                                  Moda Center

Sun        9/27                    Seattle, WA                                    KeyArena at Seattle Center

Tue        9/29                    Vancouver, BC                               Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

Thu       10/1                    Calgary, AB                                     Scotiabank Saddledome

Sat         10/3                    Edmonton, AB                               Rexall Place

Tue        10/6                    Saskatoon, SK                                SaskTel Centre

Thu       10/8                    Winnipeg, MB                                MTS Centre

Sat         10/10                  Minneapolis, MN                          Target Center

Tue        10/13                  Milwaukee, WI                              BMO Harris Bradley Center

Thu       10/15                  Chicago, IL                                      United Center

Sat         10/17                  Detroit, MI                                      Joe Louis Arena

Mon      10/19                  Toronto, ON                                   Air Canada Centre

Fri          10/23                  Pittsburgh, PA                                CONSOL Energy Center

Sun        10/25                  Newark, NJ                                     Prudential Center

Tue        10/27                  New York, NY                                 Madison Square Garden

Thu       10/29                  Boston, MA                                    TD Garden

Sun        11/1                    Washington, DC                            Verizon Center

Wed      11/4                    Philadelphia, PA                            Wells Fargo Center

Tue        12/1                    Toronto, ON                                   Air Canada Centre

Fri          12/4                    Louisville, KY                                  KFC Yum! Center

Sun        12/6                    St. Louis, MO                                  Scottrade Center

Tue        12/8                    Kansas City, MO                            Sprint Center

Thu       12/10                  Denver, CO                                     Pepsi Center

Sun        12/13                  Oakland, CA                                   Oracle Arena

Tickets for the original dates will be honored for the new shows, which will be announced shortly.

The Cast Of ‘Modern Family’ Re-enacts Six Classic TV Series

The Modern Family cast traded shows for a day and channeled six classic television series that made it onto Hollywood’s list of 100 favorite TV shows.

Nolan Gould, Ariel Winter, Julie Bowen, Rico Rodriguez, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Sofia Vergara and Ed O’Neill dressed up to re-create characters from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Married … With Children, Frasier, Breaking Bad, I Dream of Jeannie and Cheers.

Ariana Grande Absolutely Nails Impressions Of Britney Spears And Christina Aguilera

Jimmy Fallon challenges Ariana Grande to a game of random musical impressions, such as Christina Aguilera singing “The Wheels on the Bus.”

Kevin Spacey Explains Who Frank Underwood Is Talking To In “House Of Cards”

Whenever Frank Underwood speaks directly to camera, who does Kevin Spacey imagine he’s talking to? Spoiler: It’s another presidential contender.

https://youtu.be/3Dl8vqbgAog

Conan O’Brien: Forget “Like” & “Dislike,” what Facebook needs is a “Like This, Hate Myself” button

Now that Facebook will be adding a “Dislike” button, Conan O’Brien gave some suggestions for other new buttons the social media site could add like the “Your Baby Is Not As Cute As You Seem to Think It Is” button and the “70% Offended, 30% Aroused” button.

1...1,8601,8611,862...2,046Page 1,861 of 2,046
That Eric Alper
6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week, a 16-time JUNO Award winner overseeing PR campaigns, and have also been truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

POPULAR POSTS

POPULAR CATEGORY

© Copyright That Eric Alper