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Will Oldham on Finding That Magical Take In The Studio

I was reading a Neil Young biography, and during his rough period in the ’80s, there’s a story about a sort of terrified young engineer coming in the studio, and Neil and his band got there early and ran through a song, and when the engineer was good to go, Neil Young was like “You weren’t fucking recording? I’ve been playing this song for eight years and that was the take right there!”

Will Oldham: That feeling is so common that Tenacious D even made a joke out of the same situation that you just described. “Always record! You weren’t recording?” I think everybody feels that way, it’s easy to think that if you weren’t recording then of course that was the best version of the song that you could ever hear because nobody can prove you wrong, and the challenge is to do it right when you’re actually recording.

I’ve learned that there are different things that can help. Sometimes, it’s playing a song two or three times and then listening back to all three versions, and realizing the third one was the best. You might have felt better playing the first one or felt better playing the second one, but the third one may actually work better. At that point, your body has learned to do this thing, the releasing of the song out into the world, which is not about what the performer feels, but what the listener feels. The performer at some point will feel that they failed to make a point because they are not doing their best to communicate the power of the song, but it might be best when all of the emotional baggage is out of the way and the performer just plays the song. In the same way, a director might make an actor do a scene thirty, forty, or fifty times, if they want them to get the technique out of the way and have it all be second nature.

You can forget the power of it, which is good to forget because if you’re carried away by that, you won’t be prepared for the next thing that happens in the song or for the next song, if you’re still riding on the emotional experience of how you felt earlier in the song.

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The Doors Perform…Without Jim Morrison

When Jim Morrison died in a Paris apartment bathtub at the age of 27 on July 3, 1971, the remaining Doors decided to continue. After considering replacing Morrison with a new singer, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek decided to switch off on lead vocals, releasing two more albums before disbanding. The recording of Other Voices took place from June to August 1971, and the album was released in October 1971. The LP featured the single “Tightrope Ride”, which received some airplay.

The trio began performing again with additional supporting members on Friday, November 12, 1971 at Pershing Municipal Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska, followed by shows in Carnegie Hall on November 23, 1971, and the Hollywood Palladium on November 26, 1971. This concert, though, takes place at The Beat Club in 1972, and is a little less funky, and a whole lotta less dangerous than when Morrison was around.

Fun Fact about The Doors: They were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive gold and platinum LPs.

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News Reporter Warms Up By Performing “Alphabet Aerobics” And Wins The Internet

 Kim Powell has just won the 1st week of the internet.

I don’t care. She still wins.

Coachella 2015 Lineup Announced: AC/DC, Drake, Jack White Headlines

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will once again take place this year over two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, in Indio, California. The festival has just announced its lineup, by way of their recognizable poster, and here it is!

Highlights include the reunited Ride, Steely Dan, Tame Impala, Azealia Banks, Flying Lotus, Raekwon and Ghostface, Lykke Li, Caribou, Todd Terje, Action Bronson, Cloud Nothings, the Weeknd, Belle & Sebastian, Ratatat, FKA Twigs, SBTRKT, Tyler the Creator, Father John Misty, The War on Drugs, Run The Jewels, Swans, Parquet Courts, Perfume Genius, Florence And The Machine, St. Vincent, Jenny Lewis, Jamie xx, Lil B, Mac DeMarco, Built To Spill, Panda Bear, and more.

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A Look At The Vinyl Revival, From A Canadian Perspective

Lots of Canadians here, save for the John Peel quote in the beginning. Extended Play is a documentary made by second-year broadcast journalism students at Sheridan College.

New Music and Arts Camping Festival for 2015 Announced By Republic Live for Barrie, ON

Republic Live, producers of Boots and Hearts, Canada’s largest camping and country music festival, announced today that they will be holding an annual music and arts camping festival at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds July 24th – 26th 2015. The new music and arts festival is the result of a collaboration between the Canadian-based promoter Republic Live and US promoter, AC Entertainment, co-founders of the Bonnaroo Music Festival. The festival promises an extraordinary lineup featuring some of the leading artists in music, the best selection of indie bands and local heroes and aspires to break the mold of today’s music festivals by inspiring fans to explore their own creativity as they discover new forms of contemporary art in an engaging, unforgettable, eye-opening experience.

“We’ve felt so fortunate to see Boots and Hearts grow in 3 short years to become Canada’s largest camping and country music festival, with the same aspirations for this new music and arts festival we’re excited to share more details including the name, brand and of course the line up, in the coming weeks,” said Shannon McNevan, Executive Director, Republic Live. “The dream for this whole thing began when a small group of us attended Bonnaroo in 2011 and had the best musical experience of our lives. As soon as we got home we started wondering why we didn’t have anything like it here in Canada. Seeing that come full circle to the point where Ashley and his team are now working with us to bring a truly international destination festival of that nature to Canada has been amazing. We can see with the growth of Boots and Hearts that Canada, and in particular Ontario, has the appetite to sustain camping and music festivals and we believe that the location, being so close to the GTA, is the perfect site for a music and arts camping festival.”

The new festival is well positioned within the provincial plans for the Live Music Strategy announced in January 2014, which indicates that the live music sector generates an estimated $455 million in revenues and contributes $252 million to the Canadian economy. According to the 2008 Pollara findings, 49% of Canadians attend live music events annually and a 2014 report from Pricewaterhouse Coopers demonstrates the live music market has grown at an annual average of 6.4% since 2010. Based on the Ontario TREIM model, a music and arts festival of this kind could generate upwards of $13.6 million in economic impact for the province in its first year alone with the opportunity to reach as much as $40 million.

“We are so excited to be working with Republic Live on a music and arts camping festival” said Ashley Capps, CEO of AC Entertainment and co-founder and producer of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. “Since we started talking to Republic Live, their passion to create a world class music and arts camping festival has been contagious. We believe that this event will become one of North America’s premiere festivals and we’re excited to share what we have in store for 2015 in the coming weeks.”

Republic Live, producers of Boots and Hearts, Canada’s largest camping and country music festival, in collaboration with AC Entertainment, co-founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, will be hosting this new music and arts camping festival at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds July 24th – 26th 2015. The festival will include 4 stages, a late night forest, original art installations, fine international and local cuisine, an on-site farmers market, and more to inspire fans to explore their own creativity while giving them a powerful, unforgettable, and eye opening experience using music and art as a catalyst.

Entertainment One + The Mark Gordon Company Partner In Television And Film Studio

Entertainment One (“eOne”) and The Mark Gordon Company are pleased to announce that they have partnered to create an independent studio that will finance and produce film, network, cable, and digital premium content, which eOne will distribute internationally. The venture, which is led by Mark Gordon in the role of Chief Executive Officer, will continue producing Mark Gordon premium content and will also expand to finance projects by other producers.

The studio, which will remain LA-based, will combine Mark Gordon’s track record of working with emerging and established creative talent with the financial backing needed to bring exciting content to audiences worldwide. The venture’s founding principle is to maximize artists’ creative freedom, while giving them a meaningful stake in their product.

This transformational deal, with eOne taking a significant stake in The Mark Gordon Company, brings together one of the world’s most successful television and film producers with eOne’s extensive international distribution network to deliver film and television content with global appeal.
Mark Gordon is an award-winning film and television producer with an outstanding track record of hits, including television’s Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Army Wives, and Ray Donovan, as well as critically-acclaimed box-office successes including Speed, The Day After Tomorrow, Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, 2012 and Source Code. Gordon brings deep active relationships with leading creative talent and all the major studios and networks to the venture.

“As producers, we have been successful in bringing the vision of talented creators to large audiences. We can now expand our contribution to include financing and strong global distribution. There is a voracious appetite for premium original content worldwide. In order to realize the true value of our content, retention of rights ownership and control of international distribution are musts,” said Gordon. “In eOne, we have found partners that share our vision of supporting the creators and are immersed in the international marketplace with great ambitions to expand in the U.S. Together, we are building an alternative to the traditional studio way.”

“We are delighted to enter into this partnership with Mark and his team. Mark brings a wealth of experience and talent to the table,” said Darren Throop, President & Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment One. “The Mark Gordon Company creates first-class content and has been entertaining audiences around the world for many years. As eOne continues to build its global platform, partnering
with strong creative companies like The Mark Gordon Company is right on strategy and I am very excited to welcome them to the larger eOne family.”

The Mark Gordon Company will complete its tenure with ABC studios and continue to develop and produce film content across all genres, including the production of studio films. eOne’s US Television business will continue developing, financing and producing high-quality scripted and alternative programming, operating independently of The Mark Gordon Company. eOne also plans to leverage its digital expertise to enhance the interactive potential of the content produced by the studio.

The breadth of eOne’s library of titles across Film and Television has delivered one of the most valuable content rights portfolios in the independent sector. In Television, eOne develops, produces, acquires and distributes programming across all genres, delivering over 300 half-hours of original content every year. eOne Television has a significant distribution arrangement with AMC Networks’ AMC and Sundance Channel, whereby eOne handles international distribution for all of their original scripted series. eOne is also the studio and international distributor behind the AMC series Hell on Wheels, and along with Fox International Channels, the international distributor for the zombie-phenomenon, The Walking Dead.

In Film, eOne is the largest independent multi-territory distributor in the world and recently expanded its global production and international film operations. This deal will continue to build on eOne’s commitment to investing and financing projects at source, offering film producers an increased and concentrated investment in their films and working with top creatives to deliver commercial content around the world.

Entertainment One + Amazon Prime Instant Video Sign Exclusive Multi-Year Multi-Territory Television Output Deal

Entertainment One (eOne) and Amazon Prime Instant Video are pleased to announce that they have signed a multi-year television content deal for the UK and Germany. This deal will see Amazon Prime subscribers in the UK and Germany get first run access to the portfolio of original scripted series from U.S. based AMC Networks’ AMC and SundanceTV, for which eOne manages international distribution on an exclusive basis.

Members of Amazon Prime Instant Video will be able to watch AMC and SundanceTV’s established original series in October, and new and future scripted series made available the day after broadcast in the US.

In September 2013, eOne scored AMC and SundanceTV’s first exclusive international output partnership for scripted content and the first series under that deal included the critically-acclaimed trifecta of AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire” and “Turn” along with SundanceTV’s “The Red Road”, all of which saw strong appointment-to-view results and were all recently renewed for second seasons. The agreement also includes a number of shows that will premiere in the coming years including the highly-anticipated “Badlands”, one of AMCs most ambitious projects to date.

“We’re absolutely delighted to extend our relationship with Amazon Prime Instant Video in such a meaningful way, and bring the very best television content to audiences in the UK and Germany. This is a landmark deal for us all,” Stuart Baxter, President, eOne Television International.

“We are delighted that Amazon is the home for TV’s best dramas from around the world,” said Chris Bird, Film & TV Strategy Director, Amazon Prime Instant Video “It’s incredibly exciting to offer Amazon Prime Instant Video customers in the UK and Germany such highly sought-after series just one day after airing in the US.”

Through strong relationships with broadcasters and content providers, eOne Television International has successfully sold eOne’s original and third-party productions to over 500 broadcasters in 150 countries, including key US networks and international pay TV channels.

The first projects headed to Amazon Prime Instant Video are AMC’s “Halt & Catch Fire” and “Turn,” and SundanceTV’s “The Red Road”, all featuring strong performances from great casts:

HALT & CATCH FIRE (20 x 1 hour): Set in the early 1980s, “Halt & Catch Fire” dramatizes the personal computing boom through the eyes of a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy whose innovations directly confront the corporate behemoths of the time. Their personal and professional partnerships are challenged by greed and ego while charting the changing culture in Texas’ Silicon Prairie. From AMC Studios, “Halt & Catch Fire” is created by Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers from a pilot directed by Juan Campanella (The Secret In Their Eyes). Jonathan Lisco has joined the series as showrunner and Mark Johnson (“Breaking Bad,” “Rectify,” Diner, Rain Man) and Melissa Bernstein (“Breaking Bad” and “Rectify”) from Gran Via Productions also serve as executive producers. The series stars Lee Pace (Lincoln, “Pushing Daisies”) as Joe McMillan, Scoot McNairy (Argo) as Gordan Clark, Mackenzie Rio Davis (Smashed) as Cameron Howe, Kerry Bishe (Argo, Red State) as Donna Clark, Toby Huss (Cowboys & Aliens) as John Bosworth and David Wilson Barnes (The Bourne Legacy, “You Don’t Know Jack”) as Dave Butler.

TURN (20 x 1 hour): Based on the book “Washington’s Spies,” written by Alexander Rose, “Turn” is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. “Turn,” also from AMC Studios, was developed and written by Craig Silverstein (“Nikita”) who also serves as series showrunner. The pilot was directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes). Barry Josephson (“Bones,” Enchanted) from Josephson Entertainment is executive producer. The series stars Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, King Kong, The Adventures of Tintin) as Abraham Woodhull, Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) as Judge Richard Woodhull, Burn Gorman (The Dark Knight Rises) as Major Hewlett, Daniel Henshall (The Snowtown Murders) as Caleb, Seth Numrich (“The Good Wife”) as Ben Talmadge, Angus MacFadyen (Braveheart) as Robert Rogers, JJ Feild (Captain America: The First Avenger) as Major John Andre, Meegan Warner as Mary Woodhull and Heather Lind (“Boardwalk Empire”) as Anna Strong.

THE RED ROAD (12 x 1 hour): A hard-hitting drama that revolves around a local cop (Martin Henderson) struggling to keep his family together while simultaneously policing two clashing communities: the small town where he grew up and the neighboring mountains, home of a Native American tribe. After a terrible tragedy and coverup occurs involving the cop’s wife (Julianne Nicholson), an unholy alliance is forged between the cop and Phillip Kopus (Jason Momoa) a dangerous member of the tribe that will come back to haunt all involved. “The Red Road” has been picked up for six one-hour episodes and hails from acclaimed writer Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband, Prisoners) and veteran producer Sarah Condon (“Bored to Death”). The series will be executive produced by Guzikowski and Condon, and Bridget Carpenter (“Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood”) will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Award winning director James Gray (The Immigrant, Two Lovers, We Own the Night) will direct the first episode.

Entertainment One + First Take Entertainment to develop and produce Dr. Cabbie television adaptation

Entertainment One (eOne), alongside producers First Take Entertainment, are pleased to announce a partnership to co-develop and co-produce a television series based on the 2014 box-office hit comedy DR. CABBIE, following its September 19th theatrical release. DR. CABBIE, presented by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, has charmed diverse audiences and critics across the country.

In the feature film DR. CABBIE, an unemployed doctor turned cab driver becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic. DR. CABBIE is the heart-warming journey of a young South Asian doctor who immigrates to Canada with the selfless ambition of healing others, while beginning a new life in the land of opportunity.

“We were thrilled with the tremendous success of DR. CABBIE and are now excited to bring it to the small screen with partners who understand the universality of the material so well,” said Vinay Virmani, Creative Producer, First Take. “We are also delighted that audiences will get to see the film again before the holidays when it’s released on DVD and digital platforms next week.”

“DR. CABBIE is a heartfelt comedy that resonates with so many different audiences around the world. The success of the film was a testament to its great sensibilities and the universal nature of the story,” said John Morayniss, Chief Executive Officer, eOne Television. “We are looking forward to broadening our partnership with First Take Entertainment and extending the international reach of this audience-favourite. We are putting together a fantastic team and look forward to sitting down with broadcasters early next year.”

DR. CABBIE was produced by FirstTake Entertainment and Caramel Films as well producing partner Salman Khan Films (SKF) with cooperation from Telefilm Canada, OMDC, Sodec and HGF. The film was directed by Jean-Francois Poulliot (Seducing Dr. Lewis), and starred Vinay Virmani (Breakaway), Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights – TV, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding), Mircea Monroe (Change Up), Rizwan Manji (Outsourced) and Chris Diamantopoulos (Arrested Development, Episodes).

DR. CABBIE is distributed by eOne in Canada. The film will be released on DVD across Canada on December 23, 2014.

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