Plasticgod is an internationally known artist who over the years has established himself as a pop culture revivalist focusing on celebrity caricature with a celebrity collector list of 200 + including J.J. Abrams, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Seth Green, Malcolm McDowell and much of young Hollywood along with ambassadors of Switzerland.
Based in L.A., Plasticgod has created a series of Nick Cave figures that he’ll be debuting at San Diego Comic-Con on July 9th.
Bjork
Syd Barrett
Any Winehouse
Freddie Mercury
Jimi Hendrix
Lemmy Kilmister
Patti Smith
Boy George
Sid Vicious
Joey Ramone
Kelly and Kim Deal
John Lennon
Brian Eno
Dolly Parton
David Bowie
Debbie Harry
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Beyonce
Evel. Not a name that you forget. Not a man that you forget. Hell, he wasn’t a man, he was a daredevil. Evel Knievel was the original daredevil. He left behind a twisted wreck of a life and a story that can only be told at full speed, straight up, and with no flowery prose. We will look back, and we will look inside. With a cast that includes those who were there, those who wanted to be Evel, and those who became who they are today because of one man who paved the way for those that risk it all. Interviews include Matthew McConaughey, Michelle Rodriguez, Kid Rock, Guy Fieri, Robbie Maddison and a host of family, friends and collaborators.
Abbey Road Studios in London has long had what many think is the best sounding reverb in the business, adding its lush sound to many hits dating back to the 1950s.
Trick #23 of Bobby Owsinski’s 101 Mixing Tricks coaching program shows how to get this same sound using only the native plugins on your DAW.
This trick comes from Module 2 of the program, which features 18 tricks that the A-list mixers use to make their delay, reverb and modulation effects take their mixes to the next level.
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness,
starving hysterical naked, looking for 18-hours of nothing but beat poets.
who passed through sites with radiant cool eyes
hallucinating Tidal and Apple Music-light tragedy among the
streamers of music
bickering
with the echoes of the soul, rocking and rolling in the
midnight solitude-bench dolmen-realms of love, dream of life and trial services for 3 months, all
you can stream, with ads here and there.
(Apologies to Allen Gisnberg)
Beat poetry evolved during the 1940s in both New York City and on the west coast, although San Francisco became the heart of the movement in the early 1950s. The end of World War II left poets like Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso questioning mainstream politics and culture.
Do you have 18 hours?
These 249 tracks include the aforementioned Ginsberg and Corso, and also William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Peter Orlovsky and Charles Bukowski.
George Clooney lets in on the dirty prank feud between himself and Brad Pitt that involves Meryl Streep and a pro-pot bumper sticker.
I Am Chris Farley — a documentary about the beloved comedian who died in 1997 — opens in theaters on July 31, and BuzzFeed has your exclusive first look at the trailer.
David Spade, Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon, and more reflect on the comedian’s life and legacy in I Am Chris Farley.
The film will also be available on VOD, digital download, and DVD on August 11.
CTV Winnipeg has an opening for a News Promotion Writer / Producer.
The Canadian Film Centre has an opening for a Development and Events Intern.
Spot On Entertainment is seeking a full-time Tour Manager/Technical Director/Props Master.
CTV Winnipeg is looking for a Managing Editor.
CBC/Radio-Canada in Winnipeg has an opening for a Data Journalism Reporter.
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is pleased to announce an exciting new business exchange partnership with Showcase Scotland at the 2016 Celtic Connections Festival taking place in Glasgow, Scotland from January 27-31. Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections is the largest international music industry event in Scotland. 180 delegates attend from around 23 countries and generate £2.2 million a year in bookings for the showcasing artists.
ECMA will be presenting three showcasing artists at the 2016 Showcase Scotland reception held at the prestigious Celtic Connections Festival. This is a tremendous opportunity to showcase in front of a large network of influential international music buyers, booking agents, festival and venue programmers, media, and international representatives from around the world.
Select artists must demonstrate they are export-ready and/or have exporting experience and the ability and team infrastructure to maximize on this showcase opportunity. Open to all ECMA members in good standing.
Deadline for submission interest is July 13, 2015.
Submission Information:
Please submit:
Please send your expression of interest and information to ecma@ecma.com.
Approval Process:
The Showcase Scotland steering group at Celtic Connections will make the final decision on which ECMA artists will be invited to showcase.
The ECMA awards and stages committee will jury the general list of submissions to develop a long list of the 10 best-qualified applicants. This list will be forwarded to Showcase Scotland on July 31st, 2015 from which the steering group will choose which 3 applicants they wish to invite to showcase.
This is a promotional showcase opportunity and no financial remuneration or performance fee will be paid. As this is a VIP private invite-only event, performances will not be advertised in the Celtic Connections program to the general public and does not guarantee a performance at the Celtic Connections Festival.
Selected artists will be responsible for seeking funding assistance to assist with travel, flights, accommodations, per diems, marketing materials, and work visas/certificate of sponsorship fees.
