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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page to Visit Toronto’s Indigo Bay & Bloor, July 21st

Join the world’s most iconic guitar player, Jimmy Page, as he stamps copies of his photographic autobiography, Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page. An exploration of a legendary career through significant photos and extended captions, this book is a definitive visual record of a remarkable life of music.

With incredible attention to detail, Page has chosen hundreds of photographs representing significant moments in his career: from a schoolboy with a rock-a-billy quiff through his extensive work as a session musician; including The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, ARMS, The Firm, Outrider, Coverdale & Page and Page & Plant; playing with Roy Harper and The Black Crowes; collaborating with P. Diddy and performing with Leona Lewis at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Both Genesis Publications and Jimmy Page have sifted through thousands of images representing the work of more than 70 photographers including some of the greatest names in rock photography – Ross Halfin, Kate Simon, and Gered Mankowitz, to name but a few. Included are a mixture of iconic portraits, rare and unseen photographs from Jimmy”s archive along with visas, photos and stamps from his own passports. Page has officially put pen to paper about his career taking the form of extended captions, which describe and document pivotal moments and events making this book an historical document and a definitive visual record of a remarkable life of music.

Event Guidelines:
300 wristbands will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, July 21st at the Bay Street entrance of Indigo Bay & Bloor with the purchase of one (1) copy of Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page.

ONE (1) wristband per person. Only individuals with a wristband may enter the book stamping line.

Jimmy Page will stamp ONE (1) book per person.

NO personalization, exclusive stamped autograph only.

NO other books or memorabilia, stamping Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page only.

Candid photography permitted.

Amy Schumer meets her show-business heroes in time for an important lesson

Amy stumbles upon a group of her show-business heroes celebrating a special occasion. Language is NSFW, ok?

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker Designs A New Kind Of Gold Record

Jarvis Cocker, the former lead singer of Pulp has chosen to present a new kind of Gold Record: an imaginary award that seeks to uncover the nature of music and the intangibility of success.

That Time James Brown Did A McDonald’s Commercial In 1984

Say It Loud! I’m Black! I’m Proud! I Love McDonald’s! Heh!

John Taylor Gets Interviewed by Bestival AND HOW COME HE HASN’T AGED SINCE 1984?

Duran Duran will headline the Friday night (11 September) of this year’s Bestival – and you can watch a video interview with the band’s John Taylor and organiser Rob da Bank exclusively via Q now.

Admitting they’ve long been a target for the Isle Of Wight event, the Radio 1 DJ quizzes bassist on the band’s new album and their collaborations – including the likes of Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson and Janelle Monáe – their plans for the festival (“It’s the big one!”) plus reveals how a combination of The Clash‘s Paul Simonon and Chic!‘s Bernard Edwards changed the course of Taylor’s life.

“Everyone wanted to be a guitarist in 1978 but I actually thought Paul Siminon was the coolest guy in The Clash and then I got into disco,” he recalls. “That’s really a bass player’s music…. when we [Duran Duran] were trying to get something going there were plenty of guitarists so I just shifted to bass.”

Watch the full interview below now, and try to figure out HOW JOHN TAYLOR HAS NOT AGED SINCE 1984.

Via Q Magazine

Bryan Cranston’s Mic Dropping Response to Fan Asking About Albuquerque, NM

An epic mic-drop from Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston. I can’t even.

https://youtu.be/VLEfrulUEcs

Rubik’s Cube Magician Steven Brundage Successfully Fools Penn & Teller

Rubik’s Cube Magician Steven Brundage fools Penn & Teller on Fool Us Season 2 Episode 1 with awesome Rubik’s Cube Magic.

Behind-The-Scenes Look at ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise and delight of fans.

At the end of the Hall H presentation, the entire Hall H audience of more than 6,000 fans were all invited to continue the celebration and join cast and filmmakers at a surprise Star Wars Fan Concert. The San Diego Symphony performed the classic Star Wars music from John Williams at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.

’10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win’ Episode 14

Richard Wiseman of Quirkology is back with episode 14 of “10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win”.

SiriusXM to Launch “The Bill Carter Interview”

SiriusXM announced today the launch of “The Bill Carter Interview,” a weekly one-hour program in which esteemed former New York Times reporter and best-selling author Bill Carter will sit down with major figures from all sides of the entertainment industry and beyond.

“The Bill Carter Interview” will air exclusively on SiriusXM’s Insight channel 121, the groundbreaking news, information, and entertainment radio channel offering intelligent conversation with an edge.

Broadcast on Mondays at 6:00 pm ET, the new program will feature in-depth interviews with some of the most-talked about figures in the country. Carter will explore both the water cooler moments in popular culture as well as conduct comprehensive conversations with the individuals who are shaping the national dialogue. The show will also invite listeners to call in and join the discussion, offering them a chance to share their perspectives and ask questions of some of the biggest names in entertainment and news.

“The thing I have enjoyed most in my career as a journalist has been the opportunity to talk to fascinating, funny, and news-making people,” Bill Carter said. “My SiriusXM program will be all about in-depth, engaging conversations with a full range of the performers, writers, producers, and executives who are shaping the culture today.”

“Few journalists have acquired instant name recognition the way Bill Carter has, for both his best-selling books revealing the behind-the-curtain stories of modern television and for his news-making ability as a New York Times journalist,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer. “On his own SiriusXM show, Bill will put to work his virtually unmatched list of contacts and friends to score interviews with both the power brokers and influencers behind the scenes, as well as the biggest names in pop culture, media, and the world today.”

Carter, who expertly covered the television beat at the New York Times for more than 25 years, is one of the most respected journalists in the media industry and was recently named a CNN contributor. He is also the author of four books, including The Late Shift, a cultural smash that centered on the Letterman-Leno “late night war” to succeed Johnny Carson as host of “The Tonight Show.” The book was later adapted into an Emmy Award-nominated film by HBO, also written by Carter.

“The Bill Carter Interview” will air on SiriusXM Insight Ch. 121.