Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Full Schedule Events for Celebration Day on Sat., April 11

Apr 6, 2015

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will kick-off Cleveland Rock Week with a Celebration Day on Sat., Apr. 11, presented by PNC, and sponsored by the Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Indians, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, George Gund Foundation and John P. Murphy Foundation.

In addition to free admission into the Museum, the celebration will include extended hours (9 a.m. until 7 p.m.), live music on two stages, curated Inductee films, classes about Cleveland’s rock and roll heritage and the 2015 Inductees, and much more. Visitors will also be the first to see the new 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee exhibit and the day’s festivities will culminate with the Rock N’ Blast fireworks show, presented by the Cleveland Indians and Downtown Cleveland Alliance, starting at 8 p.m. at Voinovich Park. The award-winning display will feature Inductee-inspired music and video synchronized to pyrotechnics, lasting approximately 25 minutes.

The Celebration Day is part of Cleveland Rock Week, a series of events leading up to the 30^th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, on Saturday, April 18 at Public Hall. Other events throughout the week include Rock My Soul: A Gospel Music Celebration at the State Theatre at Playhouse Square, a Sonic Sessions concert with Foxygen, Gallery Talks, Inductee cover bands around town, and the Induction Ceremony Simulcast. For more information and complete schedule of events, visit rockhall.com/events.

FULL SCHEDULE OF CELEBRATION DAY EVENTS

Presented by PNC | #rockhall2015

KLIPSCH AUDIO MAIN STAGE (INDOORS): LIVE MUSIC

12 p.m.: Programming by POPFUSION for children (ages 4-12) and families: performances, games, trivia, giveaways, contests

2:30-6 p.m.: School of Rock bands (playing sets by Joan Jett and Green Day); M4 (winners of 2015 Tri-C Rock Off); Ohio Weather Band (Akron-based rock and roll band)

PLAZA STAGE & OUTDOORS: LIVE MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT & FOOD

12 p.m.: Programming by POPFUSION for children (ages 4-12) and families: performances, games, trivia, giveaways, contests

1-5 p.m.: Krav, Nosh Box and Sweet! The Mobile Cupcakery food trucks on E. 9th St & Erieside

2-6 p.m.: Inspire One (Cleveland School of the Arts alums-Jazz); Humble G Tha Fiddla (hip-hop violinist and rapper); Latin Jazz Band (salsa, merengue and jazz fusion); Revolution Brass Brand (New Orleans-style brass band);

FOSTER THEATER (MUSEUM 4^th FLOOR): EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

9:15 a.m.: Film: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live at Austin City Limits (63 mins)

Concert film featuring footage from both of the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble performances at Austin City Limits in 1983 and 1989.

11 a.m.: The Bacbeats: Live Music for Kids

Join The Backbeats, the Museum’s Education Department band, which will play hits by Pharrell, Taylor Swift, Chuck Berry and more!

12 p.m.: Album Spotlight: Lou Reed, Transformer (1972)

Listen to 2015 Inductee Lou Reed’s album in its entirety and then learn about the album’s creation.

1 p.m.: Who’s in the Hall of Fame 2015?

Dig into the history and hits of the 2015 Inductees.

2:30 p.m.: “Cleveland Is the City”

Explore the history of soul and rhythm and blues music in Cleveland, one of the cities that gave birth to rock and roll music.

3:30 p.m.: Who’s in the Hall of Fame 2015?

Dig into the history and hits of the 2015 Inductees.

5 p.m.: Film: Bill Withers – Still Bill (77 mins)

2009 documentary on the life and career of singer-songwriter and 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Bill Withers.

EAT TO THE BEAT (MUSEUM 3^rd FLOOR): KIDS CRAFTS & FACE PAINTING

10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2-4 p.m.: Kids crafts and face painting (make your own tambourine and design your own album cover and more!)

VOINOVICH PARK: FIREWORKS

7 p.m.: Parade the Circle Puppeteers and DJ Lawrence Daniel Caswell

8 p.m.: Rock ‘N Blast fireworks (approx. 25 min show with special video messages and Inductee music)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s mission is to engage, teach and inspire through the power of rock and roll. The institution carries out its mission by giving voice to the stories of the people, artifacts and events that shaped rock and roll — through Museum exhibits, materials in the Museum’s Library and Archives, traveling exhibitions, and a wide array of innovative educational programs and activities. The 150,000 square-foot Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cleveland’s rapidly developing North Coast Harbor, is home to major artifact collections, four state-of-the-art theaters, and year-round educational and concert programming.

The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 are free. A 6% Admission Tax that goes to support Cleveland Metropolitan Schools is added to each ticket at purchase. Museum Members are always admitted free, for information or to join the membership program call 216.515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625) or visit http://www.rockhall.com. The Ohio Arts Council supports the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Museum is also generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

Man Invents Hundreds Of Strange Musical Instruments Never Seen Before

Apr 6, 2015

The Anarchestra is set up as an interactive art installation that the public gets to play, with instruments that no one has ever seen or heard. Then, this guy learns to play them. Don’t laugh, this is probably how the theremin or kazoo started.

R5 Announce Major U.S. Tour & July 10 SOMETIME LAST NIGHT Album Release Date

Apr 6, 2015

After almost two years of touring the world to packed-house crowds in more than 20 countries, enthralling fans across the globe with their live show, pop-rock quintet R5 has announced the upcoming release of their sophomore album, Sometime Last Night, and a major U.S. summer headlining tour of the same name.

Due out July 10 worldwide, the album is available for general public pre-order (U.S. only) beginning April 6 at 12 p.m. Eastern HERE. Those pre-ordering the album will receive a special presale code that allows early access to purchase tickets to R5’s summer tour.

The 30+ date U.S. tour, featuring special guests Jacob Whitesides and Ryland, will bring R5’s electrifying show to every corner of the U.S. The tour kicks off July 7 in Orange Park, FL at the Thrasher-Horne Center For The Arts and will include stops in Boston, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Houston, San Jose, Phoenix and Los Angeles at the famed Greek Theatre on August 23.

R5 fan club members will have first access to concert tickets through the band’s fan club presale beginning April 14 at 10 a.m. local time while those with a presale code from the album’s pre-order can purchase tickets starting at 12 p.m. local time at https://www.r5rocks.com/tour. Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the general public in select cities starting April 17 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information, please visit www.R5Rocks.com and www.AXS.com.

“We can’t wait for our fans to see what we have in store for them this summer,” said the band. “Playing such amazing venues has always been a dream of ours and we’re so excited to have our fans be a part of it.”

Adding to the excitement, R5 today premiered the video for the first single from their upcoming album, “Let’s Not Be Alone Tonight” exclusively on Vevo. The video was shot in Los Angeles with award-winning video director Robert Hales, who has also directed hit music videos for Justin Timberlake, Death Cab For Cutie, Imagine Dragons, and Alicia Keys, among others.

As previously announced, R5 teamed up with Fathom Events and AEG Live to bring the pop rock sensation’s incredible story to the big screen in R5: All Day, All Night. This special concert documentary event comes to nearly 400 select cinemas nationwide for one incredible night on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. local time and includes epic concert footage – including the band’s standing-room-only performance at Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre –, never-before-seen interviews and a look at the band from where they started to where they are now. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices.

R5 U.S. Summer 2015 Tour Dates

Date	City	Venue
July 7, 2015	Orange Park, FL	Thrasher-Horne Center For The Arts
July 8, 2015	Boca Raton, FL	Mizner Park Amphitheater
July 10, 2015	Alpharetta, GA*	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 11, 2015	Raleigh, NC	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
July 12, 2015	Vienna, VA**	Wolf Trap
July 14, 2015	Mashantucket, CT	The Grand Theater at Foxwood Casino
July 16, 2015	Gilford, NH	Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook
July 17, 2015	Boston, MA	House of Blues
July 18, 2015	West Windsor, NJ	Mercer County Park Festival Grounds
July 20, 2015	Pittsburgh, PA	Stage AE – Outdoors
July 21, 2015	Kettering, OH***	Fraze Pavilion
July 22, 2015	Sterling Heights, MI	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
July 24, 2015	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theater
July 25, 2015	St. Charles, MO	The Family Arena
July 26, 2015	Kansas City, MO	Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
July 28, 2015	Bloomington, IL	U.S. Cellular Coliseum
July 29, 2015	Louisville, KY	Iroquois Amphitheater
July 30, 2015	Whites Creek, TN	The Woods At Fontanel
August 1, 2015	Oklahoma City, OK	Frontier City Starlight Amphitheater
August 2, 2015	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
August 4, 2015	Houston, TX	Bayou Music Center
August 5, 2015	New Braunfels, TX	Whitewater Amphitheatre
August 8, 2015	Denver, CO	Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park
August 11, 2015	West Valley City, UT	Maverik Center
August 12, 2015	Boise, ID	Morrison Center For The Performing Arts
August 14, 2015	Redmond, WA	Marymoor Park
August 15, 2015	Eugene, OR	Cuthbert Amphitheatre
August 18, 2015	San Jose, CA	City National Civic
August 20, 2015	Henderson, NV	Henderson Pavilion
August 22, 2015	Mesa, AZ	Mesa Amphitheatre
August 23, 2015	Los Angeles, CA	Greek Theatre

*Tickets on sale April 17 at 12:00 p.m. local time

**Tickets on sale April 25 at 10:00 a.m. local time

***Tickets on sale April 18 at 9:00 a.m. local time

Official Trailer of The Who Managers In New Music Doc “Lambert & Stamp”

Apr 5, 2015

Aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to find a subject for their underground movie, one that will reflect the way it feels to be young and dissatisfied in postwar London. This unlikely partnership of two men from vastly different backgrounds was inspired by the burgeoning youth culture of the early 1960s. Lambert and Stamp searched for months and finally found in a band called the High Numbers a rebellious restlessness that was just what they were looking for. Abandoning their plans to make a film, they instead decided to mentor and manage this group, which evolved into the iconic band known as the Who. The result was rock ‘n’ roll history.

Justin Bieber does a VERY good Ozzy Osbourne impression

Apr 5, 2015

Lip Sync Battle is already a huge viral sensation. Now Spike is taking it to the next level with its very own show, hosted by LL Cool J and with colorful commentary by social media maven, Chrissy Teigen. Each episode will feature two A-list celebrities like you’ve never seen them before – syncing their hearts out in hysterically epic performances. The mic is off, the battle is on!

Justin Bieber goes metal in this performance of Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. Tune in to Lip Sync Battle on Spike to watch the complete segment.

YouTube FanFest will make its North American debut in Toronto on May 2nd

Apr 4, 2015

YouTube FanFest is coming! On Saturday, May 2nd, Toronto will welcome some of the biggest Canadian and international YouTube stars for a live showcase in Yonge-Dundas Square.

The free public show will allow fans to get up close and personal with their favourite YouTube stars for an evening of laughter, music, mashups and more. This will be the first of these wildly popular events to take place in North America– previous FanFests have been held in India, Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Australia and Japan.

“Canadians are among the world’s most dedicated and passionate YouTube fans,” said Laura Lee, Global Head of Top Creators, YouTube. “YouTube FanFest is a one of a kind experience and we can’t wait to share the excitement with fans in Toronto.”

“I could not be more thrilled to be part of the first YouTube FanFest Canada in Toronto,” said Lilly Singh, the wildly successful Canadian comedian known as IISuperwomanII. “I have participated in these events all over the world, but performing and celebrating with Team Super on my home turf will be something really special.”

“I’m so excited to visit Toronto for FanFest!” said Bethany Mota, the teen superstar who rose to fame with through haul videos and beauty tutorials. “Last time I visited Toronto was so much fun and I know that bringing this event there will be crazy and fun!”

“I’m so excited for FanFest Toronto, I’ve never had an opportunity to meet my Canadian internet friends so I’m really pumped to go and finally make that happen,” said Jenna Marbles, the entertainer who currently operates one of the most successful channels on YouTube globally.

“We are thrilled that the first YouTube FanFest to land in North America is going to be in Toronto, which is a hotbed of creativity on YouTube,” said Sam Sebastian, General Manager of Google Canada. “For nearly a decade, Canadians have embraced the creative power of YouTube to share their music, their comedy, their stories and their ideas. As a result, they have found new audiences for their work, both at home and around the world.”

Hosted by Montreal-based food crew Harley Morenstein and Epic Meal Time, YouTube FanFest in Toronto will include an incredible mix of music, comedy, fashion, education and beauty all together on one stage and feature superstar YouTube creators and rising talent from Canada and across the globe. The combined reach of the participating YouTube creators is 59.9 million subscribers, with a cumulative 6.8 billion views.

Jenna Marbles (14.8 million subscribers)

Bethany Mota (8.4 million subscribers)

IISuperwomanII (5.3 million subscribers)

LaurDIY (1.4 million subscribers)

David Choi (992 thousand subscribers)

Michael Stevens of Vsauce (8.5 million subscribers)

Veritasium (2.2 million subscribers)

Kina Grannis (1 million subscribers)

Kurt Hugo Schneider (5.2 million subscribers)

Macy Kate (186 thousand subscribers)

JusReign (472 thousand subscribers)

Daniela Andrade (534 thousand subscribers)

Mike Tompkins (1.4 million subscribers)

Madilyn Bailey (2 million subscribers)

Harley Morenstein and Epic Meal Time (6.7 million subscribers)

YouTube FanFest in Toronto is a non-ticketed, free event taking place on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015. The Red Carpet starts at 5:00 p.m. E.T. and the main show will start at 8 p.m. E.T. For more details, visit www.youtubefanfest.com. Follow the conversation with the official hashtag #YTFFTO across the web:

Official Global Trailer For NWA’s Straight Outta Compton

Apr 4, 2015

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.

You Can Now Interact With a Led Zeppelin, Coldplay or Bob Dylan Video

Apr 4, 2015

Founded by Israeli musician and self-proclaimed tech geek Yoni Bloch, Interlude was the realization of a vision to create a new type of interactive video, offering users a seamless online video experience that enables video creators to express themselves in a new way.

It started when Yoni and his band wanted to create a unique music video that his audience would want to play over and over again. Inspired by video games and non-linear stories like “Dungeons & Dragons” that they had loved as kids, the band filmed the video with a similar structure in mind. When they discovered that no technology existed that would support their vision of online seamless interactive play, the co-founders set out to develop such technology themselves.

With their first interactive music video, the team found that given the opportunity to interact, viewers were excited to lean forward and engage, making choices that reflected their preferences and replaying the video multiple times to explore alternate paths. With digital platforms being interactive by nature, and audiences primed for interactive content, developing a platform that would inspire creativity and offer more immersive video experiences seemed obvious.

And so Interlude was born.

Now, you can yourself in the world of interactive video with project galleries, tutorials, free assets and more to inspire you.

Here’s Led Zeppelin’s Trampled Under Foot.

And have fun with Bob Dylan’s Like A Rolling Stone

Or check out Coldplay’s Ink.

‘Rock Chicks’, Badass Heavy Metal Band Made of Baby Chicks Trashes the Stage

Apr 4, 2015

Nothing says Easter more than exposing a bunch of chicks for what they really are…secret metalheads. So, in a bid to wish each and every single one of you a riotous Easter from the equally riotous Download team, here’s a bunch of chicks.

Squirtgun Records Celebrates 20th Anniversary with ‘Return of Our Stupid Noise’ Comp

Apr 4, 2015

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Squirtgun Records (distributed by eOne Music Canada) presents Return Of Our Stupid Noise, a raucous roll-call of Squirtgun co-conspirators both new and old. Out May 5th, the record is the result is a righteous re-affirmation of the newly reloaded Toronto label’s distinctive sound and aesthetic, as well as a scintillating hint of glories to come in the fantastic 21st century.

In the youth-obsessed world of Rock N Roll, Squirtgun Records founder Lee Maslin might very well be considered a dinosaur, a notion he finds amusing.

‘I’m not extinct yet!’ he protests, feeling his pulse. ‘More like a wooly mammoth.’ He offers instead. ‘Frozen in time. They thawed me out!’

After laying dormant for over a decade, the label he began in 1995 has been resurrected to release a spate of recordings marking its 20th anniversary. The first of which, Return Of Our Stupid Noise, completes a trilogy of compilations whose legacy of uniting Canada’s roving indie bands onto one disc has survived the intervening years. This new release matches established heroes like By Divine Right, Radioblaster, Scratching Post, Brendan Canning and Carole Pope with newer artists culled from the indie rock wilderness, such as Montreal’s Dany Laj & The Looks, St. John, New Brunswick’s Little You, Little Me, Alton, Ontario’s Ryan Masters and Guelph, Ontario’s The Skeletones Four.

When Maslin put Squirtgun on ice in 2000, after releasing an EP by Plastic Bag, it seemed like a timely opportunity to take stock, following five fruitful years, which yielded a staggering twenty-five releases from artists like Hayden and Elevator To Hell.

‘Things were changing. Bands were breaking up. We sold out of our singles collection within a week and I had just done a deal with Nettwerk, which put the label in the black.’ Maslin recalls, referring to a 1998 arrangement that saw More Of Our Stupid Noise and By Divine Right’s classic ‘All Hail Dischordia’ rereleased to a wider audience by Nettwerk Records. ‘It seemed like a good place to relax in the shade for a minute.’

With the arrival of kids & a death in the family, that minute stretched on to more than a decade. Maslin doesn’t seem phased. ‘Ten years go by pretty quick.’ He laughs. ‘I’m ready to pick up the gauntlet again.’

When asked why he chose to return to an industry very different than the one he left behind in 2000, Maslin grins & takes a sip of Coke Zero.

‘The fight for rock has not yet been won. There are a ton of amazing records out there that people need to hear. Rock N Roll hasn’t languished, it’s gotten stronger and more interesting than ever. I’m thrilled to be working with our artists and doing what I can to promote this music. Rock is our national birthright!’

When asked to elaborate on the name of his long-lived compilation series, Maslin thinks for a moment.

‘It was kind of off-handedly suggested by a friend of mine at the time, but seemed to fit. It’s unpretentious in a way that I like and it’s inclusive. It’s not My Stupid Noise. It’s OUR Stupid Noise.’