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Ringo Starr Announces March 31 Album Release; ‘POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE’

Feb 1, 2015

Universal Music Enterprises proudly announces Ringo Starr’s 18th studio release, POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE. With 11 original tracks, the solo album is due out March 31, 2015 and is the first to include a song written and recorded by Ringo Starr and his current All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Wally Palmer and Gregg Bissonette. POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE was produced by Ringo and recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles and, as always, features friends and family. As Ringo often says, “If I am recording and you’re in town and drop by, you’re going to be on the record!” The album’s guest artists include: Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench, Dave Stewart, Ann Marie Simpson, Richard Marx, Amy Keys, Peter Frampton, Nathan East, and Glen Ballard (among others, complete details and track by track to follow in coming weeks).

Here is the POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE track list:
1. Rory And The Hurricanes
2. You Bring The Party Down
3. Bridges
4. Postcards From Paradise
5. Right Side Of The Road
6. Not Looking Back
7. Bamboula
8. Island In The Sun
9. Touch And Go
10. Confirmation
11. Let Love Lead

POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE will be released just after Ringo returns from the road with the All Starrs, who go back out on the road on February 13th with dates in the U.S. and Latin America (see link to tour press release below).

On April 18, 2015 Ringo will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, where he will receive the Award for Musical Excellence.

Records Collecting Dust doc is showing now throughout America

Feb 1, 2015

Records Collecting Dust is a documentary film about the music and records that changed our lives. Written and directed by San Diego based musician and filmmaker Jason Blackmore, Records Collecting Dust documents the vinyl record collections, origins, and holy grails of alternative music icons Jello Biafra, Chuck Dukowski, Keith Morris, John Reis, and over thirty other underground music comrades.

Records Collecting Dust is set for theater release in January 2015.

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi gets it right on paying attention

Feb 1, 2015

We’re only here for a short while. And I think it’s such a lucky accident, having been born, that we’re almost obliged to pay attention. In some ways, this is getting far afield. I mean, we are – as far as we know – the only part of the universe that’s self-conscious. We could even be the universe’s form of consciousness. We might have come along so that the universe could look at itself. I don’t know that, but we’re made of the same stuff that stars are made of, or that floats around in space. But we’re combined in such a way that we can describe what it’s like to be alive, to be witnesses. Most of our experience is that of being a witness. We see and hear and smell other things. I think being alive is responding.

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention

The Lick reigns supreme. None can escape its influence.

Feb 1, 2015

The Lick reigns supreme. None can escape its influence.

Weather Map Displays 1000+ and 2000+ Degree Temperatures

Feb 1, 2015

Weather Man Cory McCloskey makes light of situation of the computer glitch displaying 1000+, 2000+ degrees on the weather map from Fox10 Phoenix on January 27th, 2014. He handles the live segment like a pro.

One Kitten. A Dozen Ducklings. Unlimited Adorableness

Feb 1, 2015

If you’re having a great day, or a bad couple of hours, be prepared to be ambushed by cute as this kitten enters a box ducklings that just might make your head explode with adorbs.

The Best Family Reunion You’ll See All Week, No Lion

Feb 1, 2015

This video from Kruger National Park in South Africa shows the story of a lioness that had somehow gotten separated from her pride for a few days. She hid in the brush, called out for them and patiently waiting for them to come back – if they ever did. Once they did re-appear, just watch the joy and happiness that comes only with family reunions.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Set Is Now Open For Display

Feb 1, 2015

The Heinz History Center in Mister Rogers’s own city of Pittsburgh has several items from his set on public display. You can visit the fourth floor Special Collections Gallery to see the largest collection of original items from the “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” television set on public view.

The installation include the entryway and living room set that Mister Rogers walked through to begin each show, King Friday XIII’s Castle, Great Oak Tree, the residence of Henrietta Pussycat and X The Owl, Picture Picture, the display that helped Mister Rogers teach children using interactive media, McFeely’s “Speedy Delivery” tricycle; and a variety of additional items from the “Neighborhood of Make-Believe,” including King Friday XIII’s telephone, Henrietta Pussycat’s outfit, Chef Brockett’s hat, Harriett Elizabeth Cow’s desk, and the bench that Mister Rogers sat on during each show. Also on view is a life-like figure of Mister Rogers, wearing his iconic sweater, necktie, khakis, and sneakers.

Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Bingo Card

Feb 1, 2015

Flavorwire put together an exclusive bingo card just for this year’s Super Bowl XLIX Halftime show. Print it, share it with a few football friends, and track your progress throughout the show. The first person to get five in a row wins the whole dern game!

Behind the scenes of a Penn & Teller show

Feb 1, 2015

Seeing is believing, as the saying goes, but don’t try telling that to illusionists Penn & Teller. Since the late 1970s, they have been performing their unique act combining comedy and magic, astonishing and delighting audiences around the world. CBS’ Lee Cowan has a backstage pass.