B Sides for 04/09/2015
Set to premiere on cable channel HBO on May 4, the project provides a no-holds-barred access to the Nirvana frontman's personal archives, including never-before-seen home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, journals, demos and songbooks. A soundtrack album will feature unreleased material while the film will also be spun-off into a companion book of the same name. "Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck" will open in Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York City on April 24, as part of series of international cinema debuts; the picture will also be screened in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (April 9), the UK (April 10), Sweden (April 27), Italy, Australia and New Zealand (April 30). Check out the song preview here.
In a post on Facebook, a new campaign has begun to bring Selena's memory and recorded visuals to a performance space near you. Titled "Selena The One," it promises "the development of a walking, talking, singing, and dancing, digital embodiment of iconic singer, Selena. The creators of the campaign Acrovirt say they are "working in collaboration with Selena's immediate family and cutting-edge scientists to enable new productions for her many fans." Read more here.
The series, titled American Epic, will feature new recordings of White, Beck, and Alabama Shakes recording classic American songs from the 1920s, and an accompanying soundtrack for the film will be released on Columbia Records. In addition, White's Third Man Records will release an accompanying series of vinyl releases, while Sony Music's Legacy Recordings will offer up some archival recordings. The series will air in three parts, and will trace the first recordings of "blues, country, gospel, Hawaiian, Cajun and folk music," according to Billboard.Other musicians involved in the series include Elton John, Merle Haggard, Nas, Avett Brothers and Willie Nelson. Check out a preview of American Epic here.
The new home video release, entitled "MusiCares Tribute to Carole," is set to be released on June 23rd and features footage from the all-star gala that took place in Los Angeles in January of last year. The all-star tribute also features performances from LeAnn Rimes, Sara Bareilles, Jason Mraz, will.i.am, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Nettles, Amy Grant and more. King performed several songs during the show including performances of three songs with James Taylor and "Jazzman" with Tom Scott as the final performance on the DVD/Blu-ray. See the special guests and song list here.
Potter had this to say about the new album, "Everything about this record has been a wild, wonderful odyssey. I explore new sounds with each album I write and this time around I learned to be patient and really allow each song boil down to it's most universal form. "Eric Valentine's studio has a creative atmosphere that allows an artist to chase down every crazy idea while producing some of the most exciting, high quality sounds I've ever heard. It's been a life-changing experience and I can't wait to take my live show even deeper and dive into old and new songs!" Stream the new song here. Potter has also announced live plans including the fifth installment of her hometown music festival, Grand Point North, which will be taking place on September 12 & 13 at Waterfront Park in Burlington, VT. She will also be performing at this year's Mountain Jam Festival on June 5th, the Floydfest on July 25th, the Osheaga Festival on July 31st and the Kaaboo Festival on September 20th. Her live plans also include a concert at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Co on September 19th. The show will feature support from Galactic. See the tour dates here.
Florence had this to say about the new song, "I was thinking about my own self destructive side, and how you can make something only to tear it down, enjoy/destroy, create/devastate etc. When you're in that whirlwind, you often end up breaking the thing you love the most". A video for the song is set to premiere next week and was shot in Florence's own home. The new song follows the release of 'What Kind of Man', the first single from 'How Big How Blue How Beautiful', which is set to be released on June 2nd. Listen to the new song here.
Bass player Phil Monypenny had this to say about the track, "'Ten Steps to Success' is a very special song for us. It was a song that got the attention of lots of people who would later get involved in our work and our new album. We can't wait to play it live for everyone on this coming tour" The band not yet announced a release date for the new album which was produced by Gggarth (Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Biffy Clyro) and Futcher and the new single features additional production from Slipknot's Sid Wilson. Check out the lyric video here.
"I want to taste her lips, yeah 'cause they taste like you/ I want to drown myself in a bottle of her perfume," she sings. "I want her long blonde hair/ I want her magic touch/ Yeah, 'cause maybe then you'd want me just as much." While the disco ball spins high above the dance floor, a quick cut to a couple dancing close is shown. From Fairchild's perspective it looks like she is singing the song directly to them. In an interview with Radio.com last year, Little Big Town discussed the song, which was written by the Love Junkies, a trio of female songwriters made up of Lori McKenna ("I Want Crazy," "Your Side of the Bed," "Sober"), Liz Rose ("You Belong with Me," "Teardrops on My Guitar," "White Horse") and Hillary Lindsey ("Jesus Take the Wheel," "Last Name," "Two Black Cadillacs"). "It's written like a good old country jealousy story," Fairchild explained. "I think we've all felt that, where we've lost a relationship and been rejected and we look at, 'What did he want that I didn't have?' I think it's a really easy thing to relate to, and yet you've never heard it said in that way." Watch the new video here.
Fans got an early sneak peek at the new single via snippets of the track featured in the trailer for Duff's new television series "Younger," which premiered on TV Land on March 31st. The new song was written by Tove Lo, Bloodshy, Peter Thomas and produced by Bloodshy and Peter Thomas and was released to digital retailers this week. Duff's new studio album, her first with RCA Records, will be released this summer. For now, fans can stream the new single here.
The tour is scheduled to kick off on July 9th at the Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, Ca and will conclude on August 7th in Highland Park, IL at Ravinia Park. The trek will feature several two-night-stands including Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 10th and 11th, The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA on July 14th and 15th and the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA on July 18th and 19th. See the tour dates here.
The former Hootie & the Blowfish frontman had this to say about achieving the new milestone, "Making a country album has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. "Being able to write and record four country albums over the last seven years and have them all debut at No. 1 is beyond any of my wildest dreams. I am so excited to get on the road this spring to share this music with my fans."
The track is the first single from the forthcoming album 'Vieux Loup' which will be released this spring by Paper Bag Recordings. Klausener had this to say about the song and video, "The song was built around a vocal improvisation from about a year ago. "It originally started as a treatise on privilege, but as the improv morphed from mouth sounds to words, it was clear the song was more of a meditation on quiet confidence. As such, director Travis Boisvenue and I wanted the video to revolve a real person that embodied that sort of depth of character. "I was downtown with a rough mix in my headphones, when I thought of asking Ottawa-based installation artist Marisa Gallemit to act as the video's subject." "The camera follows Gallemit through a day in downtown Ottawa in a series of vignettes: working quietly at her craft, intimate moments with her son, quality time with close friends, and a long night of work at Ottawa's infamous arts pub, The Manx. "A few locals make appearances including me, housepunk band Silkken Laumann, photographer Remi Theriault, and others. A subtle hell kind of breaks loose at the bar, and we're left with Gallemit at the end of the night, stoic, resolute, still, and grounded by her practice." Watch the video here.
Through Brooks' charity, the Teammates for Kids Foundation, the aim is to bring Child Life Zones to children's hospitals throughout the country. "The Child Life Zone is a place in the hospital where no doctors or needles are allowed," Brooks said. "It's a place where a kid gets to be a kid." According to the Indianapolis Star, the Child Life Zone at Riley Hospital includes a pool table, a Foosball table and an air hockey table, as well as a Microsoft wall of Xbox video games. The room also includes a space for baking, crafts, a recording studio for guests to broadcast their visit to each patient's room and, most importantly, allows children to escape the feeling that they are in a hospital and go back to being a kid again. Read more here.
So Madonna, Jonas Akerlund and Terrance Howard walk onto the set of a music video. It's not the opening line of a great joke, but a very real thing that now exists called "Ghosttown." It seems the trio are here to give us a glimpse one year into the future, where newscasters will have a noticeable lisp and nuclear bombs will have detonated in New York, Paris, London and L.A. Madonna, of course, had the foresight to hole herself away in a bunker with more than enough make up and hair extensions to persevere. And in the dystopian future according to Madonna you will need a golf club to use as a cane, a top hat and clothes by Chrome Hearts, Greg Lauren, A.F. Vandevost and Valerj Pobega. Eventually she leaves her compound to explore the bombed-out topside, where she runs into Terrance Howard. Honestly, he's looking pretty clean considering the entire world is now rusted out and covered in whatever the intense dust storms that followed the bomb blasts brought in. Their meet cute happens when Madge makes enough noise swinging her club around to frighten him and he spots her through the periscope on his shotgun. After the two come face to face, they dance a waltz with that extra Dancing with the Stars flourish. Before it's all over, the new couple pick up an Asian orphan who wonders onto their dance floor and adopt a wolf. This is what two souls in a ghost town do. Watch the video here.
The signs were affixed to existing sign posts in the trendy upscale shopping area on Melrose Avenue, immediately outside Dash, one of a four-store chain owned by Kourtney, Kim and Khlo�. According to the artist, seven signs were posted around Los Angeles at key shopping areas frequented by the Kardashians. "I suppose it's a protest at the obsession with the Kardashians and every kind of move they make," the artist told LA Weekly. "Their lunch outings and shopping trips are media events in themselves. What can be fascinating about someone pumping gas?" Read more and see photos here.
It turns out Who is Fancy is actually 23-year-old Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jake Hagood, who is signed by Scooter Braun, manager to both Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen. The big reveal was done with a bit of theatrics though. Before Hagood took the stage, a group of different singers took turns singing lines from the first verse eventually ending with Hagood, who turned around and finally answered who the heck Fancy is. After the performance, Hagood took to Instagram to address his fans, writing, "To my loves!! I can not express how grateful I am for all the positivity and kindness you have all shared with me! My journey started with a goodbye, but please know this is just the beginning." He added, "I can't wait to share the rest of what I have been working on! I'm living proof that if you believe in your dreams anything can happen! Don't ever be afraid to be who you are and always stay true to yourself! Never stop reaching for the impossible!" Read more and watch the Fallon appearance here.
For his latest installment in Most Expensivest S-, 2 Chainz recruited Diplo to go out on a high-end tasting with a "water sommelier"-the only water sommelier in America, if you were wondering why you hadn't heard of that position. The sommelier crafted the $100,000 bottle of Beverly Hills 9OH2O water, which comes in a briefcase and has a bottle cap decked out with 14 carats of diamonds and white gold. Among its other perks, it comes with four Baccarat glasses, is refillable, and will be flown out to you regardless of your location. But how does it taste? "It tastes like fruit," Diplo said. Read more here.
In a op-ed on Project Syndicate, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt reveals that one dress, and the search results it yielded, prompted the company to develop Google Images. "[P]eople wanted more than just text," Schmidt wrote. "This first became apparent after the 2000 GRAMMY Awards, where Jennifer Lopez wore a green dress that, well, caught the world's attention. At the time, it was the most popular search query we had ever seen. But we had no surefire way of getting users exactly what they wanted: J�Lo wearing that dress. Google Image Search was born." Read more here.
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