Filmmaker Jay Christensen’s drone photography skills have amazed the internet before, but this time he takes it to another level! In an incredible FPV clip, Jay guides us on an exhilarating journey through the now-iconic Las Vegas Sphere. Starting from outside the facility, the drone sweeps through the massive lobby and dives into the immersive arena. Once inside, we’re treated to the spectacular sight of Phish playing on stage. Grab your backstage pass and experience this breathtaking adventure firsthand!
Lollapalooza To Make History As First Major U.S. Festival To Power Main Stage Solely On A Hybrid Battery System
Lollapalooza is excited to announce that this year’s Main Stage, sponsored by T-Mobile, will be powered solely and completely on a hybrid battery system, including all audio, lighting, video and stage production. In partnership with Live Nation’s sustainability initiative Green Nation, T-Mobile and CES Power, Lollapalooza will make history as the first major U.S. festival to achieve this, furthering its commitment to its ever-expanding sustainability efforts. The hybrid powered stage will deploy over 1.5 MWh of battery storage capacity, minimizing the run time of biodiesel generators providing significant fuel and emissions savings.
“We have set a goal to build a more sustainable future for music festivals, which requires taking bold steps to find solutions that can reinvent how we operate and in turn, build industry trust in new technology so that major live events can see a path towards becoming more energy efficient,” said Jake Perry, Director of Operations and Sustainability at C3 Presents. “Lollapalooza is a leader in sustainable solutions, and we are proud to have aligned ourselves with partners that have the same passion and experience to execute this mission.”
“Solutions like the ones Lollapalooza are pioneering not only contribute toward our global Green Nation goal of cutting our emissions in half by 2030, but they provide local benefits as well through reduced noise and air pollution which creates a better experience overall for the artists, fans and crew,” said Lucy August-Perna, Head of Global Sustainability at Live Nation. “We look forward to sharing the results and learnings from Lollapalooza with our network of over 200+ festivals around the world who are committed to raising the bar for more sustainable live events.”
Lollapalooza 2024 will also feature an activation from conservation organization Re:wild, who became an official global Lollapalooza partner earlier this year. The organization, which was founded by a group of renowned conservation scientists together with Leonardo DiCaprio, will speak directly with music fans to educate them on ways to rewild their daily lives and communities. Re:wild encourages plant-based diets as animal agriculture is the biggest driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction. Simply put, they believe choosing more plant-based foods is the best thing an individual can do for the planet. While Lolla’s food hub Chow Town has always featured a selection of plant-based food options, the festival has expanded this offering by developing Plant Base, a stand-alone food court that will feature multiple vendors serving entirely plant-based food options. To learn more about Re:wild and its partnership with Lollapalooza, please visit https://lolla.rewild.org/.
As an Illinois Sustainability Award recipient, Lollapalooza is committed to sustainable festival practices in the field, behind the scenes and through the preservation of the ever-beautiful Grant Park. This commitment is integrated into every area of the park, from recycling and composting to eco-friendly service items at Chow Town, as well as Hydration Stations that provide patrons free, filtered water, and the TURN reusable cup system which collectively help avoid millions of single-use plastic cups and bottles. Additionally, Lollapalooza uses biodiesel for all generators and equipment and funds renewable energy projects through carbon offset purchases.
Lollapalooza 2024 kicks off at Grant Park this Thursday featuring SZA, Tyler, The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez and Skrillex and many more in the heart of downtown Chicago. Limited tickets are available at www.lollapalooza.com.
Blxst Announces 2024 ‘I’ll Always Come Find You’ Tour
Following last week’s release of his new album, “I’ll Always Come Find You”, Blxst announces his 2024 I’ll Always Come Find You Tour. Blxst will play 30 shows across North America; following up his sold-out No Love Lost tour in 2021 and his sold-out Before You Go tour in 2022.
The tour will kick off on October 1 in Houston with stops in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and more. Blxst will end the domestic tour back home in Los Angeles on November 22; before performing his first-ever show in Hawaii on December 5.
Joining Blxst on tour are collaborators and special guests Leon Thomas, Joyce Wrice, and Joony. Earlier this year, Blxst and Leon linked up for their “Crash & Burn (Remix).” Joyce and Joony are both featured on the new album on tracks: “Better Off Friends,” and “Thousand Hours,” respectively. Plus, TDE Singer Zacari will join Blxst in Hawaii after their most recent collaboration “Bless Her Heart.”
I’ll Always Come Find You is Blxst’s most motivated project to date. The 20-track concept album is split into four acts where Blxst takes on the character of Birdie, a young man who inherits his father’s chauffeur car service upon his sudden passing. This new creative and direction marks a new era for Blxst; not only musically, but with his performance plan and special surprises for the I’ll Always Come Find You Tour.
CHARITY DONATION: In collaboration with Education is Key 501(c)(3), $1 per each ticket sold on the I’ll Always Come Find You Tour will be donated to provide scholarships for inner city students in Blxst’s hometown of Los Angeles. Beyond scholarships, Education is Key hosts annual community events throughout LA and offers mentorship programs for high school students; with the goal of empowering and developing self-sustainability amongst LA’s youth as they transition into young adults. Learn more here.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with Citi presales (details below) beginning Tuesday, July 30. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, August 2 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Sign up for exclusive first presale access here.
Citi is the official card of the I’ll Always Come Find You Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, July 30 at 10am local time until Thursday, August 1 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
The tour will also offer very limited VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include M&G and photo opportunities with Blxst, floor tickets, early entry into the venue, tour poster, exclusive VIP merch items, and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com!
Blxst has architected a new era of West Coast hip-hop and culture by hand, as not only a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer, but also as a creative visionary who mixes, masters, and self-edits his own videos and artwork. Back in high school, the South Central native taught himself how to produce and record, going on to collaborate with YG, Mozzy, Snoop Dogg, Nas, and more. Following a string of buzzing singles in 2019, he forged an ironclad creative partnership with Bino Rideaux on their first critically acclaimed Sixtape. During 2020, he partnered with Red Bull Records and unleashed his solo debut EP, No Love Lost, to unanimous tastemaker praise. Upon release, it rose to #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, #6 on the Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25 Chart, and #11 on the Trending 25 Chart, while the Gold-certified single “Overrated” soared to #15 at Urban radio. The deluxe edition of No Love Lost has yielded over 1.3 billion streams along with the Platinum-certified smash “Chosen” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign and Tyga), which garnered over 300 million streams in less than a year while breaking into the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching #1 at Rhythmic and Urban radio.
In 2021, Blxst dropped the Just For Clarity two-pack and Sixtape 2 with Bino Rideaux, and claimed a place in XXL’s coveted 2021 Freshman Class. He also earned the Billboard Rising Star Award, becoming the first artist to ever receive the honor at the 2021 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Summit. With excitement at a boiling point, he sold out his entire fall 2021 No Love Lost Tour in ten seconds.
Blxst kickstarted 2022 with the “Best New Artist of The Year” win from the XXL Awards, and the release of his sophomore solo project Before You Go which debuted at #90 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned Rhythm & Urban radio single “About You”, for which he was nominated for “Best Male R&B/Pop Artist” at the 2022 BET Awards, priming his sold-out first ever global tour across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and 11 dates through Europe. Whilst on the road, he nabbed the AIM Awards’ “International Breakthrough” honor, and returned home in the fall to accept the “Rookie of the Year” award from Future at Billboard’s R&B & Hip-Hop Power Players 2022. Following two sold-out hometown shows at the Hollywood Palladium, the LA Times declared, “Blxst is leading the new wave of L.A. hip-hop.”
In 2023, Blxst reached a new career high with his first two GRAMMY Award nominations for “Best Melodic Rap Performance” as a feature on Kendrick Lamar’s “Die Hard” with Amanda Reifer, and “Album of the Year” on Lamar’s revered LP, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Posting up more than 2.8 billion career streams, he finished the year earning several “Best of 2022” titles from key opinion leaders such as Associated Press, Rolling Stone, LA Times, and more.
Paying homage to the city that raised him, Blxst delivered the Just For Clarity 2 EP, with four tracks featuring respected scene-shapers such as Roddy Ricch, Mustard, Terrace Martin, and Larry June. A bite-sized project with mass appeal, Blxst comes across confident yet self-aware, and he owes it all to LA. Rounding out the year, he released Sixtape 3, the highly-anticipated third installment from his fan-favorite series with Bino Rideaux. The duo brought their soulful melodies across the West Coast in a sold-out run that highlighted their meteoric rise to success.
Pegged as an “Artist to Watch” by Billboard, Complex, Pigeons & Planes, UPROXX, and more, Blxst continues to traffic in a lane of his own, bringing the game with him. Stay tuned for his debut album I’ll Always Come Find You out July 19 on Red Bull Records/EVGLE.
BLXST – I’LL ALWAYS COME FIND YOU 2024 TOUR DATES:
Tue Oct 01 – Houston, TX – House of Blues^%
Wed Oct 02 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre^%
Thu Oct 03 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore^%
Sat Oct 05 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues^%
Mon Oct 07 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom^%
Thu Oct 10 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle^%
Fri Oct 11 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz^%
Sun Oct 13 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore^%
Tue Oct 15 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues Boston^%
Wed Oct 16 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore^%
Thu Oct 17 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17^%
Sat Oct 19 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring^%
Thu Oct 24 – St Louis, MO – Pageant^%
Sat Oct 26 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit^%
Mon Oct 28 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre%
Tue Oct 29 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues%
Wed Oct 30 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues%
Fri Nov 01 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium#
Sat Nov 02 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex#
Sun Nov 03 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl#
Wed Nov 06 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo#
Fri Nov 08 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom#
Sat Nov 09 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom#
Tue Nov 12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater#
Fri Nov 15 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic#
Sat Nov 16 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento#
Tue Nov 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre#
Thu Nov 21 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park#
Fri Nov 22 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater#%
Thu Dec 05 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik&
^with Leon Thomas
#with Joyce Wrice
&with Zacari
%with Joony
Myke Towers Announces North American ‘La Pantera Negra’ Tour
Following his tour in Spain with sellout dates including Madrid’s iconic Wizink Center, Myke Towers announces news that he will be returning to arena stages across the U.S. today on his “La Pantera Negra Tour.”
Produced by Live Nation, the 18-city tour kicks off in Fairfax, VA, on Wednesday, October 2 , at Eagle Bank Arena, and will make stops across the U.S. in Brooklyn, NY; Houston, TX; Miami, FL; Toronto, CA; and more before wrapping up in Inglewood (Los Angeles), CA, on Sunday, November 3. Additionally, Towers’ tour is hitting bigger venues so more fans can enjoy a newly produced and one-of-a-kind live experience. See full routing below.
TICKETS: General on-sale begins today, Friday, July 26th at 10 am local time at LiveNation.com.
Thus far, 2024 has been a total hit for Towers. His latest release “Adivino”, a power collaboration with Bad Bunny marked Myke’s highest debut on Spotify and other streaming platforms to date. The multi-platinum rapper was April’s Billboard Magazine cover story where he discussed his upcoming new album “La Pantera Negra,” the success of his viral hit “LALA,” and his fitness reboot. He also released “LA FALDA (Tiësto Remix).” The song’s original version marked his fourth US Latin radio number one and is 2x Platinum-certified by the RIAA. “LA FALDA” continues to charts with over 292 million Spotify streams which ranked #30 worldwide.
In May, Myke made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut, starring alongside comedian and actor Marcello Hernández in the “El Béisbol es Otra Cosa” campaign that celebrates Latino culture in baseball.
Four-time Latin GRAMMY® Award-nominated rapper and singer, Myke Towers, has grown into one of Puerto Rico’s top lyricists, melding streetwise storytelling and massive pop hooks into a career filled with chart-topping anthems. Myke released his first project ‘El Final del Principio’ in 2016; an impressively mature record of autobiographical lyrics and boom-bap beats that invoked classic rap. Three years later, his efforts led him to collaborate with Farruko on the hit single “Si Se Da,” reuniting the following year for the viral remix of “La Playa,” which also featured a verse from Maluma.
In 2020 Towers released ‘Easy Money Baby’, an LP that expanded his sonic palette even further with blasts of reggaetón, dancehall, and baile funk on hits like “Diosa” and “Girl.” The album debuted at number #1 on the Top Latin Album chart and has garnered over a billion streams combined. That same year, collaborations with Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, Camila Cabello, Becky G and Anitta cemented him as one of the leading names in mainstream reggaetón, though his heart yearned for a return to his rap roots. ‘LYKE MIKE’ arrived in 2021, loaded with introspective bars and throbbing trap and drill beats. Cuts like “Mírenme Ahora” and “Pin Pin” showcased Towers at the top of his songwriting game, remaining true to his artistic vision and complex narratives without relying on catchy pop choruses.
On March 23, 2023 Myke released his long anticipated fourth studio album, ‘LA VIDA ES UNA’. This 23-track project finds the singer-songwriter reintroducing himself in a new era, taking his listeners on a sonic journey through globalized music that includes Alt-pop, afrobeat, and reggae.
The album includes the hit singles “MI DROGA”, which Myke performed at the 2023 Latin American Music Awards, and “ULALA” ft. Daddy Yankee, which hit #1 on the Latin Airplay chart and which Myke performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Good Morning America. To date, LA VIDA ES UNA has amassed over 200 million all time streams on Spotify alone.
In 2024, Towers received four nominations at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards, including Song of the Year, Global Latin Song of the Year, Best Song – Urban, and Best Collaboration Urban for “LALA” and “Borracho y Loco” with Yandel. In April of this year, Towers released “LA FALDA (Tiësto Remix).” The song’s original version marked his fourth US Latin radio number one and is 2x Platinum-certified by the RIAA. “LA FALDA” continues to charts with over 292 million Spotify streams which ranked #30 worldwide. Towers also released his first single off his upcoming album with Bad Bunny where they joined forces for “ADIVINO,” a powerful collaboration that promises to captivate the charts worldwide.
LA PANTERA NEGRA TOUR DATES:
Wed Oct 02 | Fairfax, VA | EagleBank Arena
Thu Oct 03 | Boston, MA | Agganis Arena
Sat Oct 05 | Toronto, ON | Coca-Cola Coliseum
Sun Oct 06 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena
Tue Oct 08 | Charlotte, NC | Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wed Oct 09 | Duluth, GA | Gas South Arena
Fri Oct 11 | Reading, PA | Santander Arena
Sat Oct 12 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center
Sun Oct 13 | Bridgeport, CT | Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Wed Oct 16 | Miami, FL | Kaseya Center
Thu Oct 17 | Orlando, FL | Kia Center
Tue Oct 22 | Denver, CO | Bellco Theatre
Thu Oct 24 | Houston, TX | Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Sat Oct 26 | Hidalgo, TX | Payne Arena
Wed Oct 30 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center
Thu Oct 31 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena
Fri Nov 01 | Phoenix, AZ | Arizona Financial Theatre
Sun Nov 03 | Inglewood, CA | YouTube Theater
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Releasing New Vinyls of Classic Albums on September 13
Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo announce new vinyl reissues of three seminal albums, Crimes Of Passion, In The Heat Of The Night, and Precious Time, out September 13, 2024, via UMe.
Each LP will be available in various limited-edition configurations: In The Heat Of The Night will be pressed on either Black or Tangerine Vinyl, Crimes Of Passion on either Black or Opaque Magenta Vinyl, and Precious Time on either Black or Opaque Fruit Punch Vinyl.
“We know how much you’ve wanted reissues of the early records on vinyl. Finally, here they are! Happy listening, enjoy!” – Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Preorder In The Heat Of The Night, Crimes Of Passion, and Precious Time HERE.
The platinum-certified debut, In The Heat Of The Night, initially landed in 1979, effectively introducing Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo to the world. It notably boasts anthemic hits such as “Heartbreaker,” “I Need A Lover,” and “We Live For Love.”
Just a year later, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo returned with Crimes Of Passion in 1980. It reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and went 4x-Platinum. In addition to housing hits “You Better Run” and “Treat Me Right,” it included the signature smash “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” which went Top 10 in the United States. The album marked their first GRAMMY® Award win for “Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female.”
1981’s Precious Time bowed at #1 on the Billboard 200 and touted “Promises In The Dark” and “Fire And Ice,” notching their second straight GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female.” The record also went 2x-Platinum.
To date, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo have sold over 30 million records worldwide and garnered four consecutive GRAMMY Awards.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are on tour this summer, too. For dates and more information, click HERE.
CBC Music Announces Searchlight 2024: The Elite 50 Artists
The first milestone of this year’s Searchlight contest is finally here, as we reveal the artists who have made the Elite 50.
Discover more about each artist by reading their profiles as you listen to their songs here.
Here’s how the national Elite 50 was decided. Each artist was judged on the following:
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Potential for success in the Canadian music industry.
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Vocal performance, quality of music and lyric composition.
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Our judges’ impression of your song and your career to date.
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Social media engagement and streaming numbers.
Please also note that the quality of each song was judged on audio, not video.
See the musicians who made the Elite 50 below.
CBC Music’s Searchlight 2024 Elite 50
1. Alexander Wesley, “Tied Up” (Brampton, Ont.)
2. Amanda Jordan, “You Don’t Wanna Know” (Smiths Fall, Ont.)
3. Aphrose, “Roses” (Toronto).
4. Arianna Reid, “Out of the Game” (Brampton, Ont.)
5. Avry, “Run Into Me” (Toronto).
6. B00sted, “Selfish” (Mission, B.C.)
7. B.Rob, “Can’t Believe” (Toronto).
8. Bree Taylor, “Standing Still” (Mississauga, Ont.)
9. Cab’Ral, “Good Girl” (Edmonton).
10. Calling all Captains, “Undone” (Edmonton).
11. Chloé Caroline, “94” (Los Angeles).
12. Con the Artist, “All My Friends” (Toronto).
13. Darrian Gerard, “Villian” (Duncan, B.C.)
14. Dee Dee Austin, “Why Am I So Different” (Fall River, N.S.)
15. Drew Gregory, “This Side of the Dirt” (Standard, Alta.)
16. Eleanor, “Former Friend” (Toronto).
17. Elenee, “I Don’t Want It” (Lloydminster, Sask.)
18. Francis Skyes, “Break My Fall” (Moncton, N.B.)
19. fxrrvst, “Lavender” (Toronto).
20. Haleluya Hailu, “Postal Code” (Surrey, B.C.)
21. Housewife, “I Lied” (Toronto).
22. Jackson Hollow, “Travelin’ Heart” (Vancouver).
23. Jaguar Sun, “Don’t Stress” (Toronto).
24. Jessa Sky, “Anxiety” (Edmonton).
25. Josh Alexander, “Why Am I Falling For You” (Montreal).
26. Josh Sahunta, “Someone Like You” (Edmonton).
27. Jr. Rhodes, “What I Gotta Say” (Edmonton).
28. Justin Fancy, “Lie” (Conception Bay South, N.L.)
29. Justine Blanchet, “Cheap Sunglasses” (Montreal).
30. Kam Prada, “Sid’s Song” (Calgary).
31. LeFlofranco, “Sonner L’Alarme” (Ottawa).
32. Levy, “Half Alive” (Dieppe, N.B.)
33. LostsOfficial, “I’ll Be There” (Toronto).
34. Madisyn Gifford, “For Shaughnessy” (White Rock, B.C.)
35. Maeesha B, “Prove It” (Ottawa).
36. Maggie Andrew, “About Us” (Halifax).
37. Maurice Moore, “memrise” (Ottawa).
38. Mauvey, “Pray For You” (Chilliwack, B.C.)
39. Nige B, “Tears On Love Letters (feat. Dubbygotbars) [Remix]” (La Ronge, Sask.)
40. Nobro, “Where My Girls At” (Montreal).
41. Omega Mighty, “Badgirl Workout” (Ajax, Ont.)
42. Pelch, “Last Night” (Montreal).
43. Quincy Isaiah, “Say Less” (Toronto)
44. Rachelle Show, “Stranger” (Toronto).
45. Rarity, “Keep It To Yourself” (Hamilton, Ont.)
46. Roveena, “Save Me” (Toronto).
47. Steph LaRochelle, “Slow” (Ottawa).
48. Summer Bennet, “Just a Phase” (Paradise, N.L.)
49. Tinywiings, “Lighter” (Calgary).
50. X. Ari, “She Knows It” (Pickering, Ont.)
Congratulations once again to our Elite 50. Please check back in on Friday, Aug.16, 2024, at 8 a.m. ET when our Top 10 finalists will be revealed. All 10 artists will be chosen by our judges.
Our grand prize winner and the four secondary winners of CBC Music’s Searchlight 2024 competition will be announced on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, at 8 a.m. ET.
Each of the artists in the Elite 50 will be featured on our new Searchlight Standout stream, and you can listen to the playlist via CBC Listen or using the CBC Listen app.
Fleetwood Mac To Release 22-Track Concert With Six Unreleased Songs from 1982 Forum Shows
Live recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s two sold-out shows at The Forum in 1982 during the Mirage Tour will be featured in a new collection from Rhino.
Mirage Tour ‘82 will be available on September 20 in 3LP, 2CD, and digital configurations. Pre-order HERE. On the same day, a special crystal-clear vinyl edition will be available exclusively at Amazon.
This 22-track live collection features six previously unreleased recordings from the October 21, 1982 show, including favorites like “Landslide,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Never Going Back Again.” The other songs were recorded at the October 22 show and have appeared on various releases through the years, including Live Super Deluxe Edition (2021), Mirage Super Deluxe Edition (2016) and the 1983 concert video Mirage Live.
In September 1982, Fleetwood Mac embarked on a 31-city U.S. tour in support of Mirage, the band’s fourth consecutive multi-platinum album and third No. 1 in America. Both shows at The Forum were recorded, and Mirage Tour ‘82 combines songs from both into a single concert experience.
Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks were at the height of their collective power at these shows, delivering a hyper-charged setlist filled with hits new and old. Standouts include “Songbird,” “Oh Well,” “Love In Store,” “Go Your Own Way,” and a version of “Landside” for the ages.
In the set’s liner notes, music journalist and songwriter Bill DeMain calls the collection “a riveting listen” and a reminder of a time when rock shows “were platforms to expand and reinvent songs for the stage, to let them breathe, to unleash different, wilder sides of a band.”
Fleetwood Mac Mirage Tour ‘82
CD Tracklist
Disc One
“Second Hand News”
“The Chain”
“Don’t Stop” *
“Dreams” *
“Oh Well” *
“Rhiannon”
“Brown Eyes”
“Eyes Of The World”
“Gypsy”
“Love In Store”
“Not That Funny”
Disc Two
“Never Going Back Again” *
“Landslide” *
“Tusk”
“Sara” *
“Hold Me”
“You Make Loving Fun”
“I’m So Afraid”
“Go Your Own Way”
“Blue Letter”
“Sisters Of The Moon”
“Songbird”
LP Tracklist
LP One: Side One
“Second Hand News”
“The Chain”
“Don’t Stop” *
“Dreams” *
Side Two
“Oh Well” *
“Rhiannon”
“Brown Eyes”
“Eyes Of The World”
LP Two: Side One
“Gypsy”
“Love In Store”
“Not That Funny”
Side Two
“Never Going Back Again” *
“Landslide” *
“Tusk”
LP Three: Side One
“Sara” *
“Hold Me”
“You Make Loving Fun”
“I’m So Afraid”
Side Two
“Go Your Own Way”
“Blue Letter”
“Sisters Of The Moon”
“Songbird”
* Previously Unreleased
‘Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story’ Opens In Canadian Cinemas Starting August 16
Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s award-winning Banger Films/National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story is opening in cinemas across Canada beginning August 16, distributed by the NFB.
Nashville-born soul singer Jackie Shane boldly carved a new path as one of music’s pioneering Black trans performers—but on the edge of stardom, why did she suddenly leave the spotlight?
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story hands the mic over to one of the most beguiling artists of the 20th century to finally reveal her truth, in her own unmistakable voice. The film combines never-before-heard phone conversations, dazzling animation and an original score by Murray Lightburn (The Dears), in a remarkable portrait that includes Elliot Page (X-Men, The Umbrella Academy) as executive producer.
To date, Any Other Way has won the Out in the Silence Award at the Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival in San Francisco as well as the DGC Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary at Hot Docs, where it was also a Top 10 Audience Favourite. The film currently has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
National screening schedule
More cities to come—filmmaker Q&As at select screenings:
- Opening August 16, Fox Theatre, Toronto
- Opening August 16, Cinéma du Parc, Montreal (English w/ French subtitles)
- Opening August 16, The Vic Theatre, Victoria
- Opening August 23, TIFF Lightbox, Toronto
- Opening August 25, ByTowne Cinema, Ottawa
- Opening September 4, Dave Barber Cinematheque, Winnipeg
- Opening September 6, The Screening Room, Kingston
- Opening September 20, Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane, Halifax
Additional festival screenings:
- July 27, Gimli Unitarian Church, Gimli International Film Festival
- August 11, Theatre Lac-Brome, Knowlton Film Festival
A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed R&B greats like Etta James and Little Richard, Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane was the real deal.
Vowing to escape the Jim Crow South, Jackie joined a travelling carnival and arrived in Cornwall, Ontario, in 1959. In 1960, she moved to Montreal, joining with bandleader Frank Motley and his Motley Crew band as its singer, touring Canada and the U.S. before settling in Toronto in 1961. In an era when voices like hers were silenced and marginalized, Jackie blazed an incandescent trail to the top of the charts in 1960s Toronto, where she ruled the nightclub scene.
After mysteriously vanishing from public view for almost 40 years, this little-known icon is given her ultimate due in Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s remarkable documentary portrait Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, executive produced by Elliot Page.
With few recordings of her legendary performances, this film brings Jackie to life in her own words through never-before-heard phone conversations, dazzling rotoscope animation and a newly released song, part of an incredible soundtrack that seals Jackie’s place as one of the greatest soul performers of the 20th century.
The full scope of her extraordinary life and career is an epic journey, marked by family secrets, loss and love. From standing down the mob to telling off Ed Sullivan, Jackie lived as her most authentic self through talent, courage and an unbreakable commitment to truth. But on the eve of her return to the stage, fate had other plans. In Any Other Way, Jackie finally gets her second act. Or in her own words: “Oh, Honey! When it comes to Jackie, look out!”
‘Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land’ premieres August 23 on NFB
At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland to relocate to Toronto. Now their stories and the musical community they helped build are celebrated in Graeme Mathieson and Chris Flanagan’s captivating National Film Board of Canada (NFB) anthology series Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land, premiering August 23 on nfb.ca and the NFB’s streaming platform for smart TVs.
Toronto’s Paradise Theatre will also host a special screening and launch event on August 22.
Through rare archives, electrifying needle drops and lively interviews, this five-part series takes viewers from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds, chronicling the musical and geographical journeys of Nana McLean, Johnny Osbourne, Leroy Sibbles, Jerry Brown and the duo of Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison.
Getting their sound to catch on in Canada wasn’t easy. These innovators of rhythm and rhyme had to work against racism, scarce resources and an industry that stigmatized reggae music. But that didn’t stop them from transforming the city into a reggae mecca. With a powerful message of love and a revolutionary spirit behind them, these visionaries faced the pressure head on—and thanks to them, you can still feel the infectious beats of Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue reverberating all over the world.
Prior to the online launch, the Paradise Theatre (1006c Bloor Street West) is hosting a special Toronto screening of all five episodes on August 22, starting at 8 p.m. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with directors Graeme Mathieson and Chris Flanagan, and all five artists featured in the series, moderated by journalist/radio host Danae Peart. General admission is $15.00 + HST/fees. Tickets are available now at eventbrite.
My Next Read: “Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism” by Paul Simpson
Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a cult Liverpool musician’s scenic route to fame and artistic validation, and marks the arrival of an original literary voice.
If Morrissey was the Oscar Wilde of the 1980s indie scene, Simpson was its William Blake; a self-destructive genius so lost in mystical visions of a new arcadia that he couldn’t meet the rent. Simpson’s career begins alongside fellow Liverpool luminaries Ian McCulloch, Bill Drummond, Will Sergeant, Pete Wylie, Pete Burns, and Holly Johnson at the infamous Eric’s club, where, in 1976, he finds himself at the birth of the city’s second great musical explosion. He co-founds and christens the neo-psychedelic pop group The Teardrop Explodes with Julian Cope but walks out of the band just as they are about to break big and goes to work in a tearoom instead. He then forms The Wild Swans, the indie-band of choice for literary-minded teens in the early 1980s, and Care with Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds, sharing a flat with a seventeen-year-old Courtney Love along the way.
Marriage, fatherhood, tropical illness, and divorce follow, interspersed with artistic collaborations with Bill Drummond and members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, among others. Following an onstage reunion with Cope at the Royal Festival Hall, Simpson discovers that seven thousand miles away, in the Philippines, he is considered a musical god. Presidential suites, armed-guards, police escorts—you couldn’t make it up, and, incredibly, he doesn’t need to.
Revolutionary Spirit is the story of a musician driven by an unerring belief that artistic integrity will bring its own rewards. It concludes with an exorcism of sorts as Simpson finally rids himself of the debilitating demon of psychological depression that has, from the age of nine, run like malware in the background of his life.
