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Spotify and Starbucks Team Up In A Venti Way

May 19, 2015

Three months ago, Starbucks killed the CD. The company announced in February that it would stop selling physical albums at its registers, a move that surely struck fear into the acoustic-guitar-covered hearts of indie artists everywhere. But no one should have been surprised: Starbucks has always been at the forefront of tech, surprisingly so for a gigantic multinational coffee shop.

Today, Starbucks is announcing its move into the future of music, bringing its tunes up to par with its fancy Clover brewing machines and app-based payment game. To do so, Starbucks is partnering with Spotify in a big way. The two announced only the beginnings of what they call “a next-generation music ecosystem,” and promised many more details soon. On the surface, though, it appears that they want to work together to make music more interactive and discoverable.

Starting this fall, Spotify will become the default music source in all 7,000 company-owned Starbucks stores in the US (with the UK and Canada to follow). All employees will be given a Spotify Premium subscription, normally $10 a month, which they’ll use to help set the music that gets played in stores.

Via Wired

This Guy Has 5,000,000 Records, Or Slightly More Than Jack White

May 19, 2015

José Roberto “Zero” Alves Freitas is a Brazilian businessman whose record collection of about five million discs is said to be the largest in existence. The first record he bought was Canta para a Juventude by Roberto Carlos, which he acquired around December 1964 or January 1965. By the time Freitas left high school he had 3,000 records. By the time he was 30, Freitas had acquired about 25–30,000 records.

Until recently, most of Freitas’s buying was anonymous. He placed adverts in Billboard magazine reading “RECORD COLLECTIONS. We BUY any record collection. Any style of music. We pay HIGHER prices than anyone else.” and used agents to act on his behalf. He bought the remaining stock of 200,000 records from Colony Records in New York’s Times Square after the store’s 2012 closure and bought the stock of the Rio de Janeiro’s Modern Sound store around the same time. Around 2013 he bought the collection of Murray Gershenz, the former proprietor of the Music Man Murray record shop in Los Angeles. Also in 2013, Freitas bought the collection of Paul Mawhinney of Record-Rama, once itself thought to be the largest in the world.

But enough of my yakkin’, here’s the man himself to explain it all.

Mini Doc on Foo Fighters’ Record Store Day…Day

May 19, 2015

King Crimson Announce Rare Canadian Tour

May 19, 2015

Following their acclaimed tour of America in 2014, King Crimson returns to active service in 2015. With dates for the UK and Europe already in place during August and September, King Crimson are pleased to announce they will be performing a series of concerts in Canada during November.

Born on January 13, 1969 in the basement of the Fulham Palace Cafe, London, this is the eighth incarnation of King Crimson, with: Gavin Harrison (drums), Bill Rieflin (drums), Pat Mastelotto (drums), Tony Levin (bass and vocals), Mel Collins (Sax, flute), Jakko Jakszyk (guitar, vocals) and Robert Fripp (guitar).

In his DGM Diary for 6th September 2013, when King Crimson’s return to live performance was announced to an outbreak of media frenzy, fan adoration and spontaneous outpourings of affection, Fripp wrote: At 18.55 King Crimson VIII moved to its next stage of actualization This is a very different reformation to what has gone before: seven players, four English and three American, with three drummers. The Point Of Crim-Seeing was of a conventional Back Line reconfigured as the Front Line, The Seven-Headed Beast of Crim is in Go! mode.

King Crimson Canadian 2015 dates:
November 13-14 Québec, QC Palais Montcalm *
November 16-17 Montreal, QC Théâtre St-Denis *
November 19-20-21 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
November 24 Calgary, AB Jack Singer Concert Hall
November 26-27 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
November 29 Victoria, BC Royal Theatre

Entertainment One and BBC Films To Co-Finance Ricky Gervais’ Life On The Road with Entertainment One Handling UK and Worldwide Distribution

May 19, 2015

Leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), in association with BBC Films, is pleased to announce that it is on board to finance the upcoming LIFE ON THE ROAD from David Brent, one of the world’s best-loved comedy characters.

With eOne Features launching worldwide sales of the film in Cannes, eOne also confirmed that it will directly distribute the film in the UK and Australia/New Zealand.

Directed, written by and starring Ricky Gervais, LIFE ON THE ROAD sees a documentary crew catching up with Brent – former star of hit series The Office and now working as a travelling salesman – as he chases his dream of rock stardom by self-financing a UK tour with his band, “Foregone Conclusion”.

Ricky Gervais comments, “I’m so excited that the world will see what David Brent is up to now and where his future lies. This film delves much more into his private life than The Office ever did and we really get to peel back the layers of this extraordinary, ordinary man.”

“We are excited to partner with the incomparable Ricky Gervais and BBC Films to bring this iconic UK character to audiences around the world in 2016,” said Alex Hamilton, Managing Director, eOne Films UK. “As a writer, director and actor Ricky’s talent and ability to make people laugh puts him in a league of his own. We are delighted to be involved with this film on an international basis,” added Xavier Marchand, President, eOne Features.

“BBC Films is thrilled to be supporting David Brent in this exciting new phase of his career,” said Christine Langan, Head of BBC Films.

Marchand’s recently recast division, eOne Features, is the company’s feature film creative development, production and international sales unit. Current productions include Gavin Hood’s EYE IN THE SKY, Fabrice Du Welz’s MESSAGE FROM THE KING, and complement the company’s international sales slate which includes Matt Ross’ CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, Jay Roach’s TRUMBO and Tom McCarthy’s SPOTLIGHT.

Both Katy Perry and Sam Smith call this guy the next big thing. And they might be right.

May 18, 2015

Some young songwriters yearn for the moment they’ll get signed. Others dream about playing a big show.

And then there’s Kevin Garrett, whose big break happened in a way beyond what most artists could ever dream of. His lush, haunting instrumentals and soulful croon so captivated Katy Perry and Sam Smith that both mega-stars took to Twitter to proclaim their love for his work. His path changed in 140 characters.

Perry has the single biggest following in the Twitterverse, and Garrett’s music is constantly compared to Smith’s.

Kevin Garrett may be crafting pop’s next aural fascination. And his EP Mellow Drama is only the beginning.

Via Mic

Video: Revolutions On Air – The Golden Era of New York Radio 1980-1988

May 18, 2015

New York City Radio during the 1980s featured the most dynamic and influential soundtrack the city has ever heard.

Revolutions On Air is the story of mix show legends and studio wizards like Shep Pettibone, Tony Humphries, The Latin Rascals, Marley Marl, and Kool DJ Red Alert – innovators whose “anything goes” attitude pushed the emerging hip-hop, electro, freestyle, and house music scenes and kept radio listeners citywide hooked to their tape decks in order to record these now-classic mixes.

https://youtu.be/VeoA9Z2iQl8

Punk and New Wave Covers Of Smash Hits Magazine

May 18, 2015

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Oreo Packaging From 1912-2012

May 18, 2015

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First Trailer Released For Steve Jobs Film

May 18, 2015

Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for their upcoming biopic Steve Jobs starring Michael Fassbender as the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. The film was directed by one of my favourite filmmakers Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) and written by Aaron Sorkin (The Newsroom, The Social Network). The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 9, 2015 and it feels pretty Social Network-y.