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Holly Stephey is a successful producer , Radio show host of the very popular Radio show "Red Velvet Media Blogtalk Radio" as well as handling many high-profile individuals with her company Red Velvet Media. Holly is a very sought out person for many productions that involve non profits and is an active Philanthropist. She believes that there is a spiritual path to everything and she hopes to bring about an awareness through Music, Art, Book's, Pop Culture and her constant involvement with many organizations that further her message of LOVE and HOPE for the world. *Holly Is A California Delegate for the One Foundation, California Ambassador and a member of Max's Kansas City extended family, Ambassador for Food4africa, Love Ambassador for the Love Foundation & Ambassador for the World water Foundation, Film Judge for “The Southeastern International Film Festival” There are many more foundations and organizations that Holly is involved with far too many to list, but she does things for the better of the World and to help people see the good in all. Holly formed Red Velvet Media to fill needs in Educating the world on so many different issues and bring about an awareness in Music, Spirituality, World healing & Love for the human spirit through kindness...
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Join Holly Stephey as she talks to Amelia Davis about Jim Marshall and Award Winning Documentary ~"Show Me The Picture: The Story Of Jim Marshall" A master lensman with an all-access pass to the musicians, music, and seminal events that defined the Sixties’ counterculture and social movements, Jim Marshall is a legend. The award-winning documentary Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall recounts the photographer’s colorful life behind and in front of the camera. A child of immigrants, Marshall had an innate curiosity about the people and the social issues dominating the latter half of the 20th century. And he had incredible timing, capturing decisive moments of some of the most iconic figures in music history: among them, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, and Miles Davis. Throughout his groundbreaking career, Marshall crossed boundaries to record an extraordinary period of history. His images of protest, civil unrest, and poverty, along with his stunning photography of the American jazz scene, San Francisco’s Summer of Love, and the early New York folk scene, are powerful. His famously, or infamously, abrasive but honest approach, combined with an incredible skill to build trust, allowed Marshall exceptional access to his subjects and enabled him to expand his portfolio beyond celebrities, to document history across the ages. In 2014, four years after his death, Marshall was honored with the Recording Academy’s Trustees Award from the Recording Academy, for his contribution to chronicling music history. Today, Jim Marshall’s artistry is celebrated worldwide. Touring exhibits of his photographs across the US and Europe have brought in new fans and collectors of his indelibly iconic images.Amelia Davis, owner of Jim Marshall Photography LLC, was the longtime personal assistant to legendary photographer Jim Marshall.
Alonzo B. Slater landed his first leading role alongside veteran actors Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day) and Jackeé Harry
(Sister Sister) in his first Christmas film, A Christmas for Mary which premiered December 9th on OWN. Alonzo plays a handsome love interest, Michael Payton, who’s a wholesome man taking over his family’s business in a small town where he discovers the woman of his dreams. Since moving to Los Angeles, Alonzo signed to Wilhelmina Modeling Agency, and has been in several commercial and print ads, including: Asics, Verizon, American Express, Chevrolet, and many more. When he isn’t working on screen, he’s writing for his own production company, AM Productions. “I have a lot to look forward to in 2021, we all do after a traumatic year. I’m thrilled to be able to bring a little joy to viewers in my first film,” said Alonzo.
Dobro, lap steel and steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, five-time Grammy recipient, has a beautiful new self-produced release, Waltz for Abilene on her own Silver Shot Records label. She’s gathered together an all-star line up of musical guests on a collection of thirteen stellar instrumentals and vocals, from traditional songs to her own poignant Waltz for Abilene, inviting friends to play and sing on selected tracks, an approach that held up from her first release, Slide Show. From Americana and the blues to bayou and swing, the sublime beauty of Waltz for Abilene embodies the spirit of an artist whose musical touch transcends any genre. cindycashdollar.com
Join us in the studio as we talk to a few of the people very involved in the making of this tribute ..I also want to thank BMG for there help in making this interview happen along with the Special guests who also played a HUGE role in helping to bring this to the airwaves ..
“AngelHeaded Hipster,” a long-percolating tribute album to Marc Bolan and T. Rex — featuring U2, Elton John, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, Lucinda Williams and Father John Misty, and which is a companion to a forthcoming documentary film on the legendary rocker The project features Nick Cave, Marc Almond, Helga Davis, Jesse Harris, Joan Jett, Kesha, BØRNS, Gavin Friday, Maria McKee, Father John Misty, Devendra Banhart, Perry Farrell, Beth Orton, U2 with Elton John, Todd Rundgren, John Cameron Mitchell, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Nena, Gaby Moreno, Emily Haines, King Khan, Lucinda Williams and Victoria Williams with Julian Lennon and more.
Join us as Chris Frantz is in the studio talking about his New Book "Remain In Love"
CHRIS FRANTZ is a musician, producer, and drummer for the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, which he cofounded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth. Frantz is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and hosts his own radio show called "Chris Frantz the Talking Head" on WPKN.
Forty odd years ago, Robert Cutarella made the decision to pursue his childhood dream of a career in the music industry. His decision has paid off handsomely, with two Grammys as a producer, more than 3,000 songs recorded as a publisher, and over 160 platinum records awarded. Robert began his career in the music industry as a producer and performer. He was employed by many major labels, and performed with a variety of recording artists ranging from Joe Williams to Bruce Springsteen. He secured cover recordings, signed and developed writers, and garnered hits with Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, Sheena Easton, Air Supply, Melissa Manchester, Whitney Houston, Michael Henderson, Diana Ross, Deborah Allen, Dolly Parton, The Police, Elton John, REM, Culture Club, The Human League, ABC, Linda Ronstadt and Frank Sinatra among countless others.Robert has also worked Chappell’s premiere roster, ranging from Hall & Oates and The Bee Gees to Sammy Cahn, Benny Benjamin and Jule Styne. Robert then transitioned from Chappell to become Vice President of industry legend John Hammond's new label with CBS/Sony Records. There he furthered his success by either signing or developing Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Metallica, Raven, Gino Vannelli, Vanessa Williams, Patrick Simmons, Basia and others. Robert continues to enjoy chart success with the new artists he has signed and has produced four Top 20 singles on Billboard’s Dance Chart in recent years. He remains ever-enthusiastic about writing, producing and developing artists and their songwriting in this new world of music, leveraging his years of experience, vast network of entertainment industry VIPs, and the boundless energy which comes from his dedication and life-long passion for music.
Join us as we talk to James Maddock about his new release
"No time to cry" ! Recorded in Brooklyn and Vail, Colorado in 2019. No Time to Cry is the latest effort from a master of the genre.
A rock & roll lifer, James Maddock has been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when the British-born singer/songwriter kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice; a storyteller's sense of narrative; and the ability to blur the lines between folk, classic pop, and rock.
Since those early days in London, he's ridden the wave of a music industry that's ebbed, flowed, peaked, and crashed. Maddock has stayed afloat throughout the entire ride, enjoying a brush with commercial success during the late 1990s — including a major-label record deal, a Top 5 AAA radio hit, and a song placement on Dawson's Creek — before transforming himself into an independent solo artist during the decades that followed. Bruce Springsteen is a fan. So is David Letterman. Listening to Maddock's newest release , No Timd To Cry , it's easy to see the appeal.
This will be a very exciting show with Michael Zufolo discussing Travel, Food and culture!
Joining the show will also be Chef Renee Marton chef instructor and Author and Chef Tor Sporré who a professional model, actor, and holistic personal chef.
Make sure to Tune in to hear about all the amazing signature dishes shared by these wonderful guests. There is so much more to creating food and the preparation.
British singer-songwriter Lynne Jackaman, former frontwoman of cult rock band Saint Jude, has released her debut album ‘One Shot’ on CD, DL and limited edition vinyl LP.
Recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, ‘One Shot’ sees Jackaman’s mighty voice supported by a cast of its storied musicians: Spooner Oldham, whose organ playing helped bring ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’ and ‘Mustang Sally’ to life; Marvin and Aretha’s keyboardist Clayton Ivey; Ray Charles’ bassist Bob Wray; Bonnie Raitt’s guitarist Will McFarlane; and The Shoals Sisters, backing vocalists for everyone from Etta James to Alicia Keys.The album is being released into a very different world than when it was recorded. “I wasn’t sure whether I should even be releasing music at this time,” comments Jackaman. “It felt kind of trivial. But as time has passed, I’ve been thinking we need music more than ever, so I’ve decided to release ‘One Shot’ this summer rather than wait until the world goes back to normal…whatever and whenever that is. In these testing times, what are recording artists expected to do? And although touring is not possible at the moment, I hope the record propels you into the live feel we captured at Fame Studios.”
The paradigm of classical piano state: "For a pianist to become successful, one has to stay within the boundaries of the classical form itself. " In the case of Elizabeth Spano, the artiste transforms classical music into a new sound of elegance of deeptones of modern classical music along with the influences of latter day composers such as her main influenecs Ludwig Van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Elizabeth Spano's favorite quote comes from one of the greatest representatives of Romanticism in Russian Classical music- Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff who once said:
"The new kind of music seems to create not from the heart but from the head. Its composers think rather than feel. They have not the capacity to make their works exalt- they meditate, protest, analyze, reason , calculate and brood, but they do not exalt."
At the age of 11 she attended the Glenn Gould professional School of Music at the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music. An alumna of York University, Elizabeth Spano excelled to a level equal to that of Today's modern day composer.
Elizabeth Spano's piano repertoire showcases a cascade of compositions that deliver a plethora of subtle key delicacies from the softest feminine delicate touch similar to that of a butterfly to the dynamic roar of key precision far exceeding the limits of today's male piano counterparts.
WILLIE NILE TAKES ANOTHER BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE! Veteran rock ’n’ roll troubadour pays tribute to his adopted hometown NYC! New York City has always inspired me,” states Willie Nile. “I’ve lived in Greenwich Village for many years now, and I love being there. The energy, the grit, and the mystery of it all fills my heart with wonder. Most of these songs were written in New York or were inspired by it in one way or another.”Nile is referring to New York at Night, his 13th studio album and the strongest manifestation to date of his deep affinity for his adopted hometown. The album’s 12 personally charged new originals exemplify the artist’s trademark mix of romance, idealism, humor, emotional urgency and a true believer’s passionate embrace of all things rock ’n’ roll. Nile’s abiding passion for his town animates such tunes as "New York Is Rockin'" and the album's title track.The collection also features some resonant meditations on love, specifically “A Little Bit of Love,” “The Last Time We Made Love,” and “Downtown Girl.” “I believe in love,” Nile asserts. “It’s what makes life worth living. Life is hard for everyone and this world would be a sorry place without it.His loyal fan base includes such admirers as Bruce Springsteen, with whom he’s guested onstage on multiple occasions, and Pete Townshend, who personally requested him as the opening act on the Who’s historic 1980 U.S. tour.The list of avowed Nile fans also includes Bono, Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Graham Parker, Jim Jarmusch, Little Steven, and Lucinda Williams
Tony Mann is a New Yorker Author, Costume Designer, Drummer, Film Maker, Podcast Host, Producer, and work with The Marc Bolan School of Music and Film (Sierra Leone, West Africa)
Tony has been Producing music for Theophobia, Phil Gammage, No Valentine, Mimsey Mack, Bobby McAdams and Mike Golden.
Some of the Books Tony worked on include Lost Rockers (PowerHouse Publishing) and New York Rock with Steven Blush
(Contributing Editor - St Martin's Press)
Bustin Balls: World Team Tennis 1974-1978 (Feral House) book release Fall 2020 and documentary to follow.
Tony a Co-Host of The Art of The Interview podcast series with Steven Blush - this is a live interview series we do at Niagara, and a podcast that includes: The Art of The Interview, Rock History 101From The Vaults, and The Leaf.
** Phil Gammage will also be joining the show to talk about his latest project and working with Tony .Phil Gammage is a New York-based roots and blues musician, songwriter, and recording artist best known for his eight solo album releases and his work as a songwriter, singer, harmonica player, and guitarist.
Artist and Composer Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Estonian immigrants. Raised in Whittier, California, he studied drawing and painting at California State University, Fullerton. Kostabi moved to New York in 1982, and by 1984, emerged as a leading figure in the East Village art scene where he cultivated a provocative media persona by publishing self-interviews reflecting on the commodification of contemporary art. By 1987, his work was widely exhibited in New York galleries as well as prominently throughout the United States, Japan, Germany and Australia. He inspired extensive international press coverage in 1988 when he founded Kostabi World, his Manhattan art studio, which employs numerous painting assistants and idea people. Beginning in the early 1990s Kostabi's work has been widely exhibited throughout Italy. Kostabi established a second home in Rome in 1996. Dividing his time between Rome and New York enabled him to dramatically enhance his presence in the Italian art scene.Kostabi has designed album covers for Guns 'N' Roses (Use Your Illusion) and The Ramones (Adios Amigos), Jimmy Scott (Holding Back The Years), Seether (Holding Onto strings Better Left to Fray) and numerous products including a Swatch watch, a Bloomingdales bag, Alessi vases, Rosenthal espresso cups, and a Giro d'Italia pink jersey.Kostabi is also known for his many collaborations with other artists including Enzo Cucchi, Arman, Howard Finster, Tadanori Yokoo, Enrico Baj and Paul Kostabi. Kostabi performs concerts internationally both as a soloist and with other musicians including Ornette Coleman, Jerry Marotta, Tony Levin, Tony Esposito, and Paul Kostabi. His compostions have also been performed independently by Rein Rannap, Kristjan Jarvi, Maano Manni, Delilah Gutman and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. His CDs include I Did It Steinway, Songs For Sumera and New Alliance.
Keith Roth ,Musician ,Radio Personality,Actor,,Playing Music Professionally for 100 years ,Recorded on over 30 Records ,Released 9 album's with Frankenstein 3000, Recorded and Performed with Many Iconic Musicians Cheetah Chrome ,Earl Slick ,David Johansen,Sylvain Sylvain ,Richard Barone ,Cherie Currie ,Annabella Lewin ,The Late Great Sandy west ,Punky Meadows,The Dictators Dennis Dunaway.Radio for Over20 years, The Critically Acclaimed Electric Ballroom Radio show, Airing on WRAT 95.9/I Heat Radio Sunday's 8 pm -10 PM Eastern,Joey Ramone's Favorite Radio Program.With over 1000 Guests, Including Members of The Ramones,Rolling Stones,The Who,Led Zeppelin Etc,Sirius /XM for over 15 Years Hosting on First Wave , Buzzsaw,Octane,Left Of Center ,Currently on Ozzy's Boneyard,Hair Nation,Producer of David Johanson's Mansion Of Fun Show, heard on The Spectrum and The Loft, Acting Career ,Starred in the Film, Let Me Down Hard,Winner of The Asbury And Garden State Film Festivals for Best Feature Film,Keith Produced The Films Soundtrack as well.
The thing that keeps me motivated to keep doing this ,is the impact it has on people. Discovering things they weren't aware of Broadening there minds to so much great music and art that wasn't exposed to the masses. Sadly over these 20 years. We have lost a lot of friends ,who had a major impact on what I consider the musical landscape. We need to keep reminding people of there legacy and infecting the next generations with the timeless sounds. and always hoping to hear and share the next Velvet underground or The MC5.
Jonathan Jirjis is EP & Founder of The One Screen Film Festival. The One Club for Creativity's short film festival brings together the advertising and filmmaking communities, and this year, their jury has selected just over 100 entries from both of these worlds.
*In this interview we will be talking about the festivle and the One Screen Short Film Festival - Best of Show Winner Back to School Essentials - Sandy Hook Promise.
The One Show is the world's most prestigious award show in advertising, design and digital marketing. For over 40 years, the Gold Pencil has been regarded as one of the top prizes in the creative industry. The One Show has had a rich legacy of honoring some of the most groundbreaking ideas, created by some of the most remarkable minds in creativity.
Joining today will also be Bianca Guimaraes and Peter Alsante, both senior creative directors.
One Screen Short Film Festival - Best of Show Winner
Back to School Essentials - Sandy Hook Promise
https://youtu.be/bNAFBxRBkV0
Guido Harari started out in the early Seventies as a music photographer and journalist, also exploring reportage, fashion, advertising and corporate photography. He has shotrecord covers for Kate Bush, David Crosby, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Ute Lemper, Paul McCartney, Michael Nyman, Lou Reed, Simple Minds and Frank Zappa.
In Italy he has collaborated with all major stars, including Andrea Bocelli, Paolo Conte, Fabrizio De André, Maestro Riccardo Muti and La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianna Nannini, Luciano Pavarotti, PFM, Vasco Rossi and Zucchero.
His work has been the subject of many books and numerous exhibitions: his most recent retrospective show, called "Wall Of Sound", was exhibited in 2016 at the Rockheim Museum in Trondheim, Norway, in 2018 in Perugia at the Galleria nazionale dell’Umbria, and in 2019 in Pesaro at Museo Nazionale Rossini.He had two joint exhibitions with Bowie's main lensman Masayoshi Sukita, called "Rock Icons", at Blitz Gallery in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2011 he launched in Alba, Italy, where he's been living for many years now, his own photo gallery, also called Wall Of Sound. Guido also publishes the WOS exhibition catalogues and lavish limited edition books: his most recent are "The Kate Inside" with his photographs of Kate Bush, Frank Stefanko’s "Bruce Springsteen. Further up the Road" and "Art Kane. Harlem 1958".
Girl Pow-R is an all-girl pop rock band. The group consists of very talented young girls (ages 11 to 17) who create & sing original music, cover songs, play instruments, as well as dance! Their amazing vocals and energetic performances earned Girl Pow-R the following opportunities since their inception.JUNO-NOMINATED!! Girl Pow-R has been nominated for the JUNOs (like the Grammy’s) for ‘Album of the Year’ in the Children's category. And, that's really exciting because it's history-making. We are so excited to be part of the first-ever group of young people, or children, to be nominated for a Juno award in the Children's Category for Album of the Year. It is a history-making moment!Girl Pow-R’s sound is rooted in Pop-Rock, with the goal of inspiring others to be their best, through their music and lyrics. IIn addition to a passion for music, each girl in the group also has a social cause that they represent like advocating for better education for girls all around the world, youth homelessness, give peace a chance, mental health support and awareness, or all of us taking better care of our health through the foods that we eat.Girl Pow-R’s sound is rooted in Pop-Rock, with the goal of inspiring others to be their best, through their music and lyrics. Too often, young people are influenced by the thoughts and life experiences of singers and musicians who are in their late teens and their 20’s. It's time to give young people an alternative to these messages.In addition to a passion for music, each girl in the group also has a social cause that they represent like advocating for better education for girls all around the world, youth homelessness, give peace a chance, mental health support and awareness, or all of us taking better care of our health through the foods that we eat.Girl Pow-R was symbolically formed on International Women’s Day in 2017
Robert Gordon is a writer and a filmmaker, a Grammy winner and an Emmy winner. He’s a native Memphian who has been exporting the city’s authentic weirdness since long before his first book, It Came From Memphis (1995). He’s been nominated for six Grammys; his win was for the liner notes to the Big Star box set Keep an Eye on the Sky. His Emmy was for Best of Enemies, the 2015 documentary about Gore Vidal, William Buckley, and the demise of civil discourse in America. Other films include William Eggleston’s Stranded in Canton,the Stax Records story Respect Yourself, and Muddy Waters Can’t Be Satisfied.
Blues, being the wellspring of all American music for over a century, is always worth studying. Robert does it right.”
Keith Richards
An emotional map of musical Memphis. If you don’t know these characters, let Robert Gordon introduce you.”
Elvis Costello
*Memphis Rent Party soundtrack now available!
www.TheRobertGordon.com
Composer/guitarist/rapper/Di.J./producer Gene Pritsker has written over seven hundred compositions, all of his compositions employ an eclectic spectrum of styles and are influenced by his studies of various musical cultures. He is the founder and leader of Sound Liberation; an eclectic hip hop-chamber-jazz-rock-etc. ensemble and co-director of Composers' Concordance and Eclectic Music eXtravaganza. Gene's music has been performed all over the world by many ensembles and performers. He has worked closely with modern jazz great Joe Zawinul and has orchestrated major Hollywood movies, Including 'Cloud Atlas', for which he also composed his ''Cloud Atlas Symphony’. The New York Times: "audacious...multitalented." The Music Connoisseur: ”dissolving the artificial boundaries between high brow, low brow, classical, popular musics and elevates the idea that if it's done well it is great music, regardless of the style or genre". Raul DaGma writes in his article ‘Gene Pritsker: Varieties Of Musical Experience’: "Gene Pritsker is a modernist at heart. If there is something new to be said to describe an old form or even a formless old thing – as old as yesterday, that is – this extraordinary musician will be among the first to say it…All of his music is of the highest quality, audacious and witty, joyous and elevated, and incomparable to anything written and recorded. In all of this Gene Pritsker has created a singular vocabulary, spoken not only by someone deeply schooled in music, but also in history, theology and philosophy."
If you see something about to happen, get it. Put the camera up and click. Two seconds later you won't have the chance again. You have to look for those stolen moments.Harold Sherrick is a career photographer, capturing musicians and concerts for almost 40 years. He has photographed everyone from Neil Young to Robert Smith, Dave Grohl to Joe Walsh, Tom Petty to Tori Amos. In Stolen Moments, Sherrick has included some of his most iconic photos, including rare images from his extensive body of work.Captured in “Stolen Moments,” among many others, are images of (in no particular order) Neil Young, Mick Jagger, Sting, Bono, Cheryl Crow, Quincy Jones, David Bowie, Tori Amos, June Carter Cash, John Entwistle, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Joss Stone, The Bee Gees, Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl, Ray Charles, John Fogerty, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Chrissie Hynde, Pete Townshend and, on the cover, Tom Petty.Many of the images are candids, hence the title, but Sherrick also included lots of portraits. This will be a fun show , please tune in as Harold has so many amazing stories of behind the pictures including his candid images with Broadcast news legend Walter Cronkite. Harold jokes he was raised in a News Room with His father, Herb Sherrick, a newspaperman who worked for the L.A. Herald-Examiner, referring to the city’s afternoon newspaper, the nation’s largest at the time (the paper folded in November 1989). Harold also recalls a time Bowling with Phil Spector. He started shooting for Phil in ’93, and the first big gig was at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in L.A. Phil came with the guys, and that was the first time I really had taken a bunch of different shots of him.Then I was just basically employed by him .
LA-based singer-songwriter, bassist, and album producer Kimon Kirk has worked with a wide range of artists including Gaby Moreno, Aimee Mann, Alejandro Escovedo, Grant-Lee Phillips, Session Americana, Sarah Borges, Amy Correia, Lori McKenna, and other musicians of diverse musical stripes. A native of Boston, he relocated to Los Angeles in 2018 and has since been a mainstay of Latin-Grammy winner Gaby Moreno's touring band, as well as performing with Amy Correia (and producing her forthcoming EP) and playing bass with former X-guitarist Tony Gilkyson. His jazz trio, the Blue Grifters, includes guitarist Michael Eisenstein (Letters to Cleo) and drummer Sebastian Aymanns (Gaby Moreno, Aimee Mann).
In 2020 Kimon will release his first full-length solo album since 2011, tentatively called Altitude. It features his longtime Boston band, the Meds, and was recorded with David Minehan (of the Replacements and the Neighborhoods) at Woolly Mammoth Sound in Boston.
Kimon has been an invited guest lecturer on songwriting and music performance at Berklee College of Music, Georgetown University, Boston College, Boston University, and Suffolk University.
New York City is still home to Val Kinzler aka “Valkyrie” as she’s affectionately known to her friends and fans.Val started playing piano at age five and as her passion for songwriting grew, she picked up the guitar which led her to playing solo gigs around the NYC area and later in Europe.Through out her life, Val has taught music and created special events involving women in music. Her latest CD titled, “Nothing Sacred About Hatred”, is the culmination of years of songwriting. Val shares a lifetime of joy, pain, love, and loss in her lyrics. Inspired by the blues, Val’s theatrical edge has led her to create her own genre of soulful “sophistipunk” .Val remains an integral part of the downtown New York City singer/songwriter music scene as an event promoter and performer. Her spirited presence, unorthadox vocal style, and award winning songs led her to collaborate with other noteworthy talent She’s opened for and/or shared the stage with Dr. John, Marty Balin, Three Dog Night, Johnny Johnson,Jon Paris and others. Val later joined forces with local musicians to create her band “Validation” playing hard edged punk rock originals at local clubs. Songs such as: “Dirty Blonde”, “Keep Your Baby On A Leash”, and “Metal Swing” which quickly became crowd favorites and Val still re-visits these catchy tunes at her solo dates!Val remains involved playing gigs with VKB(Val Kinzler Band) Comprised of veteran musicians, Joseph Vasta (Mink De Ville, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, John Waite), David White (The Hollies, Stumblebunny) and Ihle Factor (Ian Lloyd, John Ford).She continues to work with students in the New York City public school system as a facilitator of her“Music Cool” songwriting program.After losing her youngest brother to a drug overdose, Val traveled to Pittsburgh, PA on a Martin Guitars Scholarship through “Women In Music”.
Danielle Payne Is the the Owner and Founder of Healthy Promise. She created Healthy Promise from the influence of her daughter's health journey. When her daughter was 2 years old she was diagnosed with cancer and she felt herworld fell apart. They went to numerous doctors to get the right treatment and protocol, which had her mind running around in circles. After her daughter's surgery and the harsh treatment plan she saw her daughter's immune system was compromised. She couldn’t rest, She did countless hours of research and realized that western medicene was not the only route needed to take. She started to make her own super elderberry syrup and many other natural products. She made sure everything She bought was organic and all food labels didn’t involve processed artificial ingredients. These changes started her daughter’s healing journey. Now her daughter is 5 and thriving and she is so happy to share some of the products she created for her with you!
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Billy Amendola is a New York based, drummer, songwriter, studio musician, mentor, music industry consultant and producer, best known as a founding member of the seventies band, Mantus.
The group released two albums, and three top ten Billboard dance singles. They achieved worldwide fame, touring the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Billy has reinvented himself over and over throughout his sustained and successful career, from live performer, songwriter, studio musician and music magazine editor while staying true to himself and his origins. His resilience keeps him pertinent in a constantly changing industry. He has been employed by Modern Drummer magazine, for the past twenty-five years. Billy has reinvented himself over and over throughout his sustained and successful career, from live performer, songwriter, studio musician and music magazine editor while staying true to himself and his origins. His resilience keeps him pertinent in a constantly changing industry. Inspired by his love of the art rather than thelaurels, Billy has helped launch the careers of innumerable performers. He advocates for the rights of musicians, striving to help new artists to the forefront while encouraging established artists to remain relevant and seek the respect they deserve.
He champions comprehensive music licensing reform, most notably The Music Modernization Act, which impacts hundreds of thousands of music creators.
He endorses the CASE Act which supports the rights of independent music creators. He acted as consultant and co-host for David Fishof’s Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp, where attendees play, write and record music in professional rehearsal and recording studios alongside music industry legends.
Jim Marshall was a maverick with a camera. An outsider with attitude who captured the heights of Rock’N’Roll music, and the seismic changes of an era. From the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix, from Woodstock to the civil rights movement - Marshall’s wild side mixed with a compassionate eye led him to immortalisesome of the most iconic moments of the 60s and 70s.Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall chronicles the infamous photographer’s life behind the camera.It was this passion for music that soon led him to capture some of the most iconic figures in music history including Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Miles Davis, The Beatles last live concert, the Monterey Pop Festival, Johnny Cash’s concerts in Folsom and St Quentin Prisons, Woodstock, and the infamous image of Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar. It was at this time that he also began his obsession with capturing images of the iconic peace sign, which symbolized the powerful reaction to the escalating war in Vietnam.Jim Marshall holds the distinction of being the first and only photographer to be presented with the Recording Academy's Trustee Award, an honorary Grammy presented to individuals for nonperformance contributions to the music industry.In a career that ended with his untimely death in 2010, Marshall shot more than 500 album covers; his photographs are in private and museum collections around the world.Marshall left his entire estate and archive to his assistant Amelia Davis who has worked tirelessly to protect and promote his legacy. Chronicle Books will be publishing “Jim Marshall: Show Me The Picture” in the fall of 2019 and there will be a retrospective of Marshall’s work at Fotografiska New York in early 2020. We could not have made this film without Amelia’s support and commitment.
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Dave Robbins has been actively writing fiction for nearly 30 years. The settings of his novels is the 1960s. His first published novel, “The Tu-tone DeSoto” (2014), introduces eight teenagers growing up in Iowa. A young adult novel, the story focuses on the kids’ relationships with their parents and among themselves as they come of age during the veiled turbulence underlying The Kennedy Years (1960-63). His second published novel, “The Reverend” is a crime mystery centered around a serial killer-priest in New York City, 1963-4. A third novel, ‘The Weight of Indifference”, is set in San Francisco and Vietnam during 1965-68. Though the protagonists in the books are introduced in “The Tu-Tone DeSoto,” and they make up a loose series, the novels are written as stand-alone stories.
A former publications art director/designer, he is also an independent publications strategist. Robbins has co-authored two design reference books: "Motion by Design" (Laurence King, 2006) and "Visual Effects Artistry" (Elsevier Press, 2009). He currently presents a lecture/discussion series entitled “The 1960s: Revisiting a Crucial Decade.” He also teaches a course/workshop in fiction writing. Many of his students have blossomed into the writers they never thought they could be. His reward is the nurturing of such talent. He is also a frequent guest on local radio and TV interview shows, where he discusses the 1960s and the effect of media upon culture through history.
SARAH CLANTON’S SPEAKEASY POP’ICANA SHOW IS A CELLO-BRATION OF THE UNEXPECTED. This Nashville based singer-songwriter blends flashes of the classically-trained pop sensibility of Regina Spektor and the sultry jazzitude of Amy Winehouse together in what Clanton calls a “cello-bration” in a one-of-kind musical approach. Sarah Clanton is bringing people together and building a feel-good machine. The Nashville singer-songwriter, who has brought the classical and pop worlds together with her use of a cello, rather than a guitar, to front one of Music City’s most unique bands, has been on a feel-good mission since long before she plucked her way into town. But it’s never been more apparent than on her new album, Here We Are.
Here We Are may be a solo album, but Clanton says it could not have been made without others — from co-producer Eric Loomis, to a group of top Nashville session musicians and many more. But mostly, she says, the album was made for others. She jokes that the uplifting, “big and awesome” pop album is a “feel-good machine,” built to bring people together in these difficult and divisive times. “We’re not going to make any progress being divided,” she says. “If I can get some of that mindfulness out there to negate some of the hate, that would be so great.”
Behind Snoop Dogg’s army, executive Bobby Dee, has created a multi-million-dollar company creating live entertainment in the music industry. Uncle Snoops Army is a management company partnered with Bobby Dee Presents to power live concerts, festivals and tours for veteran and breakout artists. Their first national tour together will come this December for Snoop Dogg’s “I Wanna Thank me Tour” thru Jan 2020. Joining the tour are some of Snoop Dogg’s army of talent: Warren G, O.T. Genasis, Trae Tha Truth, and RJ Mr LA. “I’ve been in the music industry for a long time, and Snoop has seen the shows I book and create. He decided to leave WME to partner with me, and the rest was history!”Bobby Dee is also partners with Jim Filipan of FKOA Presents, another live entertainment company focused on Latin American and Spanish concert bookings.Since 1987, Bobby Dee has been promoting and selling out concerts around the country; his early credits included New Kids On The Block and Eazy-E. In 2006, Bobby Dee created his banner company Bobby Dee Presents, also entering the world of EDM and reggaeton to produce shows in large venues and on a national scale. Bobby Dee knows the ins and outs of the touring industry, and catering to A-list artists for life-long memorable consumer experiences.
Steven Heller, is the co-chair with Lita Talarico of the MFA Design / Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program and the SVA Masters Workshop in Rome. He has written the Visuals column for The New York Times Book Review, a weekly column for The Atlantic online and The Daily Heller / Imprint online. He has written more than 180 books on graphic design, illustration and political art, including The Design Entrepreneur (with Lita Talarico), Paul Rand, Merz to Emigre and Beyond: Avant Garde Magazine Design of the Twentieth Century, Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design, Citizen Designer, Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits (with Louise Fili), The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design, Iron Fists: Branding the 20th Century Totalitarian State and 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. He is a contributing editor for Print, Baseline, Design Observer, Eye. Heller is the recipient of the Art Directors Club Special Educators Award, The Eric Carle Award, the AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement, the School of Visual Arts’ Masters Series Award and the 2011 National Design Award for "Design Mind." He has two honorary doctorates from College of Creative Studies, Detroit and University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Join Red Velvet Media as we talk to Jeremy and The Harlequins about Holidays and a new release !
In today’s musical landscape inundated by cheap hooks and overproduced studio tricks, Jeremy & The Harlequins are here to keep the fire and spirit of rock’n’roll alive. That’s something the New York five-piece have been doing since forming just a few short years ago, both with their debut album American Dreamer (2015) and its follow-up Into The Night (2016). They’re continuing this approach with their third album in three years, entitled Remember This, which they started writing at home in New York, immediately after the recording of Into The Night.
*Christmas is not to far away and Jeremy and The Harlequins are releasing Two digital singles for the holidays and a video to follow with the Christmas Spirit and some twists along the way .
This is what is being said about the new releases ,A witty quip to anyone who has experienced this particular holiday nightmare, “A Chinese Restaurant On Christmas” is a bluesy ode to anyone who’s been dumped on Christmas. Dripping in playful cynicism, Jeremy & the Harlequin’s new single comes to terms with a lonely fate over General Tso’s and fortune cookies.
*Come and be Merry and Bright on Red Velvet Media as we get into the spirit of CHRISTMAS!
Roger Dean was born in Ashford Kent, England in 1944. He is internationally renowned for his unique style of album cover paintings, logos, typefaces, and organic architectural designs.The album covers of bands such as, Yes and Asia became windows into Dean’s world. The covers portrayed richly coloured landscapes where continuously cascading waterfalls and pools flow upon floating islands, are recurring themes.The Yes logo became the visual signature of the group and was recognisable, not only from Yes’s record covers, but it was also imitated in style, in graffiti across the world. The first painting Dean produced for Yes became the cover for their Fragile album and marked the beginning of a forty seven year association between Roger Dean and Yes.
Some have regarded the collaboration between Yes and Dean as his most successful however, Dean is continuing to create paintings for bands such as Asia, and more recently for Steve Hacketts, album Premonitions. It has been estimated that over a hundred million people have, at one time, owned a piece of Dean’s art, either as an album cover, or as one of the many posters that were made of his cover paintings. http://www.rogerdean.com/
David Amram started his professional life in music as a French Hornist in the National Symphony Orchestra in 1951. After serving in the US Army from 1952-54, he moved to New York City in 1955 and played French horn in the legendary jazz bands of Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and Oscar Pettiford He created and performed in the first ever Jazz/Poetry readings in New York City with novelist Jack Kerouac, a close friend with whom Amram collaborated artistically for over 12 years.Since the early 1950s, he has traveled the world extensively, working as a musician and a conductor in over thirty-five countries including Cuba, Kenya, Egypt, Pakistan, Israel, Latvia and China. He also regularly crisscrosses the United States and Canada.He composed the scores for many films including Pull My Daisy (1959), Splendor In The Grass (1960) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He composed the scores for Joseph Papp's Shakespeare In The Park from 1956-1967 and premiered his comic opera 12th Night with Papp's libretto in 1968. He also wrote a second opera, The Final Ingredient, An Opera of the Holocaust, for ABC Television in 1965.Appointed by Leonard Bernstein as the first Composer In Residence for the New York Philharmonic in 1966, he is now one of the most performed and influential composers of our time.Amram is the author of three memoirs, Upbeat: Nine Lives of a Musical Cat , Offbeat: Collaborating With Kerouac and the highly acclaimed Vibrations. His fourth book David Amram: The Next 80 Years will be published in November of 2020, celebrating his 90th birthday.In the 2020-21 season, his 90th birthday will be celebrated with concerts and premieres of his works in NYC , Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and cities across the country and overseas.In addition to writing new music, he continues to perform around the world as a guest conductor, soloist, multi-instrumentalist, band leader at jazz, folk and classical festivals.
Join me as I talk to Robert Agnello who has influenced children, young adults and adults themselves in his magical world of Glimmers , Hero’s , teachers and truth . I was so honored to be in Roberts book about The Glimmers save Christmas as the Glimmer Hollee and it’s truly an honor to have Robert on the show with his beautiful intentions for the world and Human kind . The Glimmers are a series of books that promote truth, respect, hope, and joy.Robert Agnello is an Emmy Award-winning artist and award-winning author. He has written music for TV shows, including Carmen Sandiego and Pete and Pete, and has performed as a musician and toured worldwide with The Spencer Davis Group and other bands. His books include The Glimmers Starring Ruby Shroo and The Glimmers Introducing Ignate Knorr - both won Mom’s Choice Awards. His latest book the Glimmers Save Christmas won a Moms Gold Award. He is also the author of Eli The Snazzleraffer, a series of books about friendship. He just finished his first novel for teens called Band of Innocence-Legacy. This series of books extol the virtues of teamwork and honor.
RAY GUN founded in 1992 by Marvin Scott Jarrett, was the only magazine wherein a die-hard culture seeker could find information on alternative music and the street-inspired style that really mattered. With over 200 full-color photographs, RAY GUN: THE BIBLE OF MUSIC AND STYLE gathers the most outrageous pages from the magazine that helped to shape the ’90s. This epic anthology features exclusive photographs and articles on rock legends.When punk rock had torn pop music to shreds and created a hunger for an original lifestyle beyond mainstream culture RAY GUN was its graphic chronicler. Across the magazine’s pages blasted a visual feast made up of era-defining artists.Marvin Scott Jarrett is a celebrated creative force in the worlds’ of publishing, film, and television, as well as the founder of Ray Gun and Nylon. He has also directed a number of noteworthy music videos and documentaries and he has collaborated with YouTube, iTunes, Instagram, Nike, and Urban Outfitters. He has also an accomplished photographer who has shot top global talent, including musicians and actors Katy Perry, Lana Del Ray, Ewan McGregor, and Jared Leto. Liz Phair is a legendary alt-rock goddess. Wayne Coyne is the frontman of The Flaming Lips. Dean Kuipers is an arts and environmental writer. Steven Heller is an art director and co-chair of the MFA Design department at the School of Visual Arts, and author of dozens of books on design culture.
Celebrating 25 years of Green Day, from renowned photographer Bob Gruen It’s been 25 years since the breakthrough album Dookie put punk rock pioneers Green Day on the musical map, and renowned photographer Bob Gruen has been taking photos of the band ever since. Green Day includes behind-the-scenes photos as well as concert images from their international tours, many of which are previously unpublished—along with photographs from their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2015 and in the recording studio. The book has the full support of the band, with quotes and commentary from Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, and Mike Dirnt throughout.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bob Gruen is one of the most famous rock-and-roll photographers of all time. For almost 50 years his images have appeared worldwide in every form—from T-shirts to postage stamps. He is the author of John Lennon: The New York Years, Rock Seen, and New York Dolls. He lives in New York City.
Henry Diltz is an extraordinary rock n roll photographer unlike any other. A founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz is as much at home as a musician on tour, as he is a visual historian of the last four decades of popular music. The rapport he’s developed with his musician friends, along with his down-to-earth-grin and frequent laugh, enables him to capture the candid shots that convey a rare feeling of trust and intimacy with his subjects
For Diltz, the pictures began with a $20 second-hand Japanese camera purchased on tour with the Modern Folk Quartet. When MFQ disbanded, he embarked on his photographic career with an album cover for The Lovin’ Spoonful. Despite his lack of formal training, Diltz easily submerged himself in the world of music: the road, the gigs, the humor, the social consciousness, the psychedelia, the up and down times.
For over 40 years, his work has graced hundreds of album covers and has been featured in books, magazines and newspapers. His unique artistic style has produced powerful photographic essays of Woodstock , The Monterey Pop Festival, The Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jimi Hendrix and scores of other legendary artists. Diltz continues his distinguished career, generating new and vibrant photographs that inspire the rock n’ roll fan in each of us. Henry Diltz is a partner in, and is exclusively published and represented by the Morrison Hotel Gallery.
“This is not history, this is evidence!”
- Glenn Frey, Eagles
“I’m the drummer, you’re the photographer, it’s as simple as that.”
- Ringo Starr
“Early on in his career, Henry mastered the art of capturing the moment. What he has proved over the decades is the illusive art of capturing life”
- Gerry Beckley, America
Few performers in the music industry today can claim the longevity and respect earned by Genya Ravan. Always a pioneer, Genya formed Goldie and the Gingerbreads in the early sixties, touring behind a string of European hits with the Stones, Kinks, Yardbirds and Hollies as the first All Female Rock and Roll band. Later she resurfaced back in the US as the powerful voice of Ten Wheel Drive, one of the original horn jazz-fusion bands. In the seventies she expanded her repertoire becoming the world s first independent female producer, with critically acclaimed records by Ronnie Spector and the Dead Boys, 'Young Loud and Snotty',During the same period Hilly Krystal summoned Genya to head up CBGB Records. In 2003 Genya received critical acclaim for her memoir, 'Lollipop Lounge' one of the great tales of Rock and Roll survival. She also hosts two monthly radio shows for Little Steven s Underground Garage on Sirius/XM; Chicks and Broads in which she covers the often forgotten music of female artists from the 40 s to the present, as well as Goldie s Garage in which she continues her long career of showcasing new and unsigned bands. In 2011 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum included Goldie and The Gingerbreads in their Women in Music exhibit which traveled across the Country. Today, Genya Ravan has come full circle with a brand new album.Icon . Mirroring her life, accomplishments, and the road she influenced and paved, Icon is filled with blood, sweat and tears, rock n roll, the glitter of glam, a punk rock attitude, garage rock spirit, raw energy, anthems, ballads, heart and soul. Featuring the lead single Enough Is Enough penned by Genya and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, original Blackheart Ricky Byrd. Genya Ravan has lived it, has given to it, and now delivers it. Originator, innovator, inspirator, hero, story-teller, singer, songwriter, producer, mover, shaker, ICON
The year was 1969. Richard Nixon was in the White House. Neil Armstrong was on the Moon. And revolution was in the air. In that backdrop, 500,000 young people gathered on a mid-August weekend in upstate New York for the promise of three days of peace and music. What they experienced at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was something far greater. Mike Greenblatt knows. He was there!
Celebrating “the greatest peaceful event in history,” Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Back to Yasgur’s Farm (Krause Publications) offers a dazzling and compelling front-row seat to the most important concert in rock history, an implausible happening filled with trials and triumphs that defined a generation.
Author and Woodstock attendee Mike Greenblatt brilliantly captures the power of music’s greatest performers such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Santana, John Sebastian and the Who, while sharing stories both personal and audacious from the crowd of a half million strong who embraced not only the music but each other.
The book features a Foreword by Country Joe McDonald, whose rousing solo acoustic version of “The Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was one of the most memorable performances at Woodstock. Readers will enjoy interviews with such rock icons as Graham Nash, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker, Richie Havens, Country Joe McDonald, Edgar Winter, members of Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly & The Family Stone, Canned Heat, Sha Na Na, co-host Chip Monck, fans and countless others. In addition, all 32 performances at the festival are showcased. Equal parts circus and surreal, Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Back to Yasgur’s Farm tells a transcendent tale of a musical and mythical moment in time.
Join us as we have 2019 Grammy Award Winners Opium Moon
Opium Moon is Kama Sutra music...a sensual and groovy collaboration of master musicians LiliHaydn on Violin/Voice, Hamid Saeidi on Santoor (Persian hammered dulcimer) and voice, MB Gordy on ancient percussion, and Itai Disraeli on fretless bass. We come from the corners of the world—Israel, Iran, and the US—-making peace through harmony.
Opium Moon’s name was inspired by a poem by the great Sufi poet Hafiz, in which he says:
The bird’s favorite songs
You do not hear,
For their most flamboyant music takes place
When their wings are stretched
Above the trees
And they are smoking the opium of pure freedom…
I once asked a bird,
“How is it that you fly in this gravity
Of darkness?”
She responded,
“Love lifts Me”
Robert Gordon is an American musician and actor, best known as a neo-rockabillysinger. Robert Gordon grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. At the age of nine, he was greatly inspired by the Elvis Presleysong "Heartbreak Hotel" playing on radio and decided to pursue a career as a Rock & Roll musician at that young age. His influences included Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Billy Lee Riley, Eddie Cochran and other notable rock 'n roll music artists of the period. He made his recording debut at age 17 in 1964 with a group called the Confidentials. The Confidentials, with Robert (called Bob at the time) as the singer, recorded the songs "Summertime," "Money," and "There is Something on Your Mind," among others on acetate phonograph discs. When asked how he related to the 1960s, Robert replied "I didn't." He didn't care much for the British Invasionbut he identified with soul singers such as James Brown and Otis Redding whom he saw, among other great R&B acts, performing at Washington DC's famous Howard Theatre. During the turbulent times of the late 1960s, with the rioting and antiwar protests of the period, Robert served in the National Guard in Washington, D.C. "I didn't want to be sent to Vietnam," he recalls.Gordon moved to New York City in 1970 and a few years later joined a punk rock band there known as the Tuff Darts. During 1976, the Tuff Darts recorded "All for the Love of Rock and Roll", "Head over Heels", and "Slash" for a compilation album called Live at CBGB's, which included a number of other local New York City bands. That same year, Robert appeared in a punk/New Wave style film entitled Unmade Beds, an homage to Jean-Luc Godard by underground filmmaker Amos Poe. Blondie lead singer Deborah Harry also appeared in the film. Robert Gordon is currentally on tour ...
Over the remarkable twenty-two-year career of the Ramones the seminal punk rock band Monte A. Melnick saw it all. Monte was with the band from the very early CBGB dates to the final show in 1996, over 2,200 shows, working his way up to be their Tour Manager. Monte is the author of ‘ON THE ROAD with the RAMONES’ now out in a special BONUS EDITION on Amazon. The Ramones are Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winners, MTV Lifetime Achievement Award winners, Long Island Music Hall of Fame Award winners and inductees into The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Monte now works as the Audio/Visual Supervisor for The New York Hall of Science in Queens NY.
On The Road with the Ramones: Bonus Edition
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Ron Alexenburg , One of the most iconic people in the Recording Industry who has seen & worked with the Best then and now artists and still continues to bring to life his funny,charismatic personality in his life today! Ron is currently working on Memoirs,Documentaries and so much more!
Most of the Moments are things you had to be there for and what better way to experience them than to hear them straight from Ron himself .
This is going to be an all out memorable experience that will be one you will not want to miss!
PS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY is going to be celebrated as well and what a great way to celebrate your life than to share some of the most iconic moments that I myself was laughing, in awe of and just simply blow away! NOW A TINY BIT ABOUT RON!
Ron Alexenburg has over 50 years of experience in the music industry. In 1965, he joined CBS Records and soon moved onto Columbia Records, where he became the youngest head of promotion in the company’s history, working with the label’s top talent. He rose through the ranks at Columbia, eventually becoming senior vice president and general manager of Epic Records, a division of CBS Records Group. Over the years, Alexenburg has worked directly with many recording artists, including Boston, Meat Loaf, Charlie Daniels, and Michael Jackson. Ron was recently inducted into The Long Island Music Hall of Fame
Ariel Kavoussi is an award-winning artist, writer, producer, filmmaker, actor, and curator of film & video works based in New York City. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art's Documentary Fortnight, Dia: Chelsea, Louis B. James, Anthology Film Archives, the Williams College Museum of Art, Woodstock Film Festival, Loft Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Lighthouse International Film Festival, and elsewhere.
Her most recent short film, THE POET AND THE PROFESSOR, is a dark comedy which stars herself opposite indie stalwart Kevin Corrigan (WALKING AND TALKING, THE GET DOWN) and Bob Byington (THE COLOR WHEEL). It premiered at the 2017 Maryland Film Festival and was selected as one of the few short films to be included in the new Parkway Theater’s regular programming under Dark Comedy Shorts.
In 2017, Ariel acted opposite Anne Heche, Sandra Oh, & Dylan Baker in Onur Tukel's dark comedic feature CATFIGHT (Toronto International Film Festival). Numerous critics have lauded her performance; Vanity Fair singled Ariel Kavoussi out as Hilarious Newcomer for her work, as did Variety. Kavoussi can next be seen opposite Emma Stone in Cary Fukunaga’s original series for Netflix called Maniac,” as well as opposite Mamoudou Athie in Alex Karpovsky’s original series for FX Networks called Oh, Jerome No.
Jonathan Hiam serves as Curator of Music & Recorded Sound at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. He is a specialist in American music, with a particular emphasis on the music and sounds of the Twentieth-Century. He has curated several notable exhibitions in New York, including Toscanini: Preserving a Legacy in Sound (2018), Celebrating Lou Reed (2018), and Do What I Want: Selections from the Arthur Russell Papers (2017). Recent research has focused on the recording industry, British popular music, Black Mountain College, audio preservation, and John Cage. He holds a PhD in Musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA in Music History and Literature from Boston University, and a BM in Vocal Performance from SUNY Fredonia.
Join us as we talk to Chris Scoates , Director of The Museum of Arts and Design and Andrew Krivine curator,Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: Punk Graphics, 1976-1986, based almost entirely on Andrew’s collection. The exhibition will tour through the end of 2021 and is currently being presented by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City through Aug. 18, 2019
The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will present Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: Punk Graphics, 1976–1986, an exhibition that explores the punk and post-punk movements through the lens of graphic design. The exhibition, on view from April 9 through August 18, 2019, will feature more than four hundred of punk’s most memorable graphics, including flyers, posters, album covers, promotions, zines, and other ephemera.
“Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die charts punk’s explosive impact on design and examines its complex relationship with art, history, and culture,” said Chris Scoates, MAD’s Nanette L. Laitman Director. “Punk questioned everything, and it’s that spirit of inquiry that is driving MAD forward today, presenting and debating innovative works and ideas with lots of energy, color, and noise. During Museum hours, a multimedia presentation, Please Kill Me: Voices from the Archive, will play continuously in the gallery. Narrated by McNeil and McCain and compiled by filmmaker/artist Brendan Toller, the presentation includes vintage interviews from IggyPop, Joey and Dee Dee Ramone, Debbie Harry, Jim Carroll, Billy Name, and others, combined with never-before-seen photographs and ephemera from Fred W. McDarrah, Adam Ritchie, Danny Fields, Bob Gruen, James Marshall and Gillian McCain, David Godlis, Leni
Sinclair, Mike Barich, Natalie Schlossman, Paul Zone, and Tom Hearn.
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has captured the music scene for over forty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.
Shortly after John Lennon moved to New York in 1971, Bob became John and Yoko’s personal photographer and friend, making photos of their working life as well as private moments. In 1974 he created the iconic images of John Lennon wearing a New York City t-shirt and standing in front of the Statue of Liberty making the peace sign – two of the most popular of Lennon’s images.
As chief photographer for Rock Scene Magazine in the ’70s, Bob specialized in candid, behind the scenes photo features. He toured extensively with the emerging punk and new wave bands including the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group and Blondie. Bob has also worked with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss and Alice Cooper.
In 1989, he documented the epic trip to Russia of the “Moscow Music Peace Festival” featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe and Bon Jovi. For many years Bob was the official photographer for the New Music Seminar held in New York City, covering dozens of aspiring new bands in the course of a summer week. This seminal body of work reflects a profound commitment and long-standing personal friendship with the artists. His wealth of personal experiences and uncanny memory provide the most illuminating and comprehensive histories of rock youth culture.
Rob Gillis has been known just as “Rob The Record Guy” in Chicago for over three decades.
He grew up in Tarrytown, New York, and first started hitting the great record stores of Greenwich Village in the late 1960’s.
He was in college radio in Missouri and Illinois and became general manager of Triad Radio & Magazine in Chicago. He then worked for the Dharma Records label, the Dog Ear Records retail chain, was an editor and writer, and then began a long run at the 2nd Hand Tunes used records chain where he really earned the “Rob The Record Guy” handle.
Next stop was the Waterdog Records label. In 2002, he helped revive the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab label for online audiophile retailer Music Direct. After another stint with Waterdog, he’s back with Music Direct heading up their used record division.
Along the way he’s been a freelance music writer and publicist, band manager, historical consultant, concert promoter, worked on special projects for the Grammys, and is past President of EARS, the Audio engineering society of Chicago. He’s also an ASCAP songwriter that plays piano pretty well and other instruments poorly.
Tomiko Dixon, grand daughter of blues legend Willie Dixon best known for his major contributions to the music world is keeping the Blues alive! Tomiko in her own right is a Philanthropist, Singer & Songwriter taking the music industry by storm. Her mission is to keep the blues music genre alive. Tomiko is the youngest person ever inducted into Chicago’s Blues Hall of Fame. Tomiko Dixon demonstrates that her grandfather's musical legacy is in safe hands. This powerhouse of a blues woman, making the blues her own.Tomiko has recorded, arranged, produced, written for and performed with some of the most talented and well known artists in the music business.Ever the workhorse Tomiko is an official Grammy Voting Member & assist with finding eligible new members for The Recording Academy (Chicago Chapter) and is an active Supporter & Member of The Blues Foundation , while also being involved in several other Companies & Foundations.Make no doubt about it Tomiko has inherited her grandfather's genes. She well deserves the title of “The Grand-Daughter of the Blues”
K18 UPPERCUT is a directorial and design collective created in 2018 by Morris Lee and Pete Gibson, spanning both Eastern and Western hemispheres. It started with a desire to collaborate with musicians and visual artists, whom they love and respect. The ever-evolving line up shares a collective passion in bringing new experiences through music, visuals, and other forms of creative expression.18 UPPERCUT reaction to our dream of being a rap super group where we could party on yachts with champagne and be surrounded by beautiful women. We knew this was highly unlikely given one half of the duo is from a nanny state, Singapore and the other a rodeo friendly part of the USA. We decided it would be best if we try to be the visual equivalent of Wu-Tang Clan and the Beastie Boys - sampling our childhood love of Tron, Kungfu, Star Wars, Anime, Kaiju and our perverse interests in exploitation and hentai films.
We’ve come to realize our backgrounds and collective experiences positioned us uniquely in the crossroads of Eastern and Western culture. So we set out to appropriate and reinvent pop culture that transcended hemispheres.
To do this, we have committed to jamming on ideas daily after our exhausting day jobs, pitching treatments in futile to people who think we’re a bunch of crazy motherfuckers, and hustling for pennies to mitigate the impact of self-funding our projects. Our nights are spent figuring out kung-fu choreography and how to get blood to gush out gloriously from silicone limbs, having not done any of that shit before.. we are in fact more than directors, taking on multiple roles of producers, prop, sets, toy and tee designers.
About AWKWARD i
AWKWARD i is the more song-oriented pseudonym of Dutch musician and composer Djurre de Haan. De Haan has released three full-length albums as AWKWARD i. I Really Should Whisper was an intricate but lo-fi affair, sophomore album Everything On Wheels applied a more ornate, studio-oriented approach. His third upcoming album KYD reconciles the two methods to a degree, engaging the listener with his distinct self-effacing sense of humor, offbeat-but-poignant reflections and a dense proclivity for conflating sonorous pop with lo-fi quirks.
Palmyra Delran is inciting espionage. “Come Spy With Me is an invitation to come for the ride and listen to the record with me,” says the trash-pop maven of her new album on Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records, out November 9. “Plus, spying is all the rage these days. I know there’s a movie from 1967 with the same title as my album, but I haven’t seen it.”
Spy builds on Palmyra’s growing notoriety within the Garage Rock universe, which has seen many of her tracks named “Coolest Song In The World” on Little Steven’s Underground Garage. One of them, “Baby Should Have Known Better,” was even SiriusXM listeners’ choice for “Coolest Song Of The Year” in 2008. Another fan favorite, “You’re My Brian Jones,” was a highlight of her last full-length effort, 2013’s You Are What You Absorb.The Doppel Gang consists of bassist Michael Lynch (“a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who’s been in tons of cool bands and released a few records of his own”), drummer Mark Brotter (“he’s played with Hem, Evie Sands, Alan Merrill who wrote “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” and Bowery Boys”) and Richard Dev Greene (“true rock ’n’ roll to the core, he was in Pale Face Of Youth who re- formed as Pale Moon Gang, and he’s doing gigs with the re-formed Plimsouls”).
Scott Crawford has spent much of his life devoted to documenting independent culture. He launched Harp Magazine in 2001 and served as its Editor-in-Chief for over 7 years. His 2015 debut feature-length documentary, Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC" was critically-acclaimed, receiving accolades from the NY Times, The Washington Post,Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Rolling Stone, MTV, and many more. Crawford’s first book, entitled "Spoke" (Akashic Publishing), was released in February 2017. "Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine" is Crawford's second full length documentary.
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Join Red Velvet Media as we talk to David Burnett about his new book “Making A Nightstalker”David Burnett’s Making A Night Stalker,Rare Insight into The Elite 160th SOAR NIGHTSTALKERS.
David Burnett takes readers into a unique world of the 160th Special Operations Aviation regiment. His journey starts in a conventional Army unit where he doesn’t feel fulfilled in his duties and obligations. This lack of responsibility drives David to pursue the dream of becoming an MH-47G Chinook helicopter crew chief in the most secretive and elite aviation unit in the world.
David Burnett was born and raised in Parker, Colorado. After a few semesters of college he decided it wasn't for him and he enlisted in the Army in 2008. He was stationed with 563rd ASB as a 15U (Chinook Helicopter repairer). After realizing his job in the regular Army wasn’t as fulfilling as he had hoped, he applied for 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment SOAR. After making it through the unit's five-week selection process he began his journey as a Special Operations crew chief. He went through countless years of training and deployed with the unit five times before deciding he wasn't going to reenlist. He put pen to paper after receiving an honorable discharge from the unit and began writing. He invented and patented a clamp intended to be used on the very aircraft he crewed on, and runs the day to day in his pre-revenue company Tac-Clamp. He finished his Bachelors in Business management after being discharged. In his free time he enjoys golf and snowboarding.
Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World: An Illustrated Tribute, 1949–1965 by Leo.T. Sullivan
Leo T. Sullivan lives in Toronto, Canada and has been working professionally for over forty years as a saxophonist, flutist, composer, and webmaster, playing on many CDs with various artists over the years. Leo has played with The Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, The Temptations, Toni Tennile, Charo, Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, The Osmond Brothers, just to name a few. In recent years, Leo has been involved in developing over sixty-five jazz websites. They can be viewed at: www.jazzwebsites.org.
Passion drives music…the deeper the passion, the larger the ripple effect.
Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer Ricky Byrd founder of the non-profit Clean Getaway has released Clean Getaway (Recovery Troubadour Records), a collection of 12 songs evoking the intricacies and emotions behind addiction and recovery. The album is available via CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, and all other online stores, with a portion of the sales going to the Clean Getaway .Ricky Byrd has devoted himself to spreading the message of hope and possibilities through Rock and Roll. The mission of the Clean Getaway non-profit is to bring awareness,education, prevention and addiction resources to those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction through the healing power of music. It does this through Concert Events, Music Outreach Sessions and Early Education and Prevention programs.
However, as far as Ricky is concerned, Recovery is the special guest here. “An important part of this journey is giving back and spreading the message,” he says. “I do my best talking through music…as a recovery troubadour.”
Patrick Bamburak is a veteran recording artist, touring musician, songwriter, producer and actor, who is best known as a founding member of the indie-rock band bait-oven, (pronounced Beethoven a pun on the composer’s name.) Patrick has just released his new solo album Open Your Eyes, which features the radio single and music video Loved, a duet with rising star Alis Singer. The album is released on API Records and is available on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon.Patrick made his acting debut in the feature film Peepers(2013), a supernatural thriller written and directed by industry veteran Andy Ferullo, and available exclusively on Amazon Prime. Beyond his career in the music industry, Patrick is also known around the world as a contributing writer for Black Belt Magazine, the iconic magazine of the martial arts, where he has written numerous cover and feature stories, and has interviewed many of the top stars and champions of the UFC.Patrick recently appeared on Travel Channel’s hit television show Mysteries at the Museum, in a special episode dedicated to the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Patrick is currently in the process of writing his first book, a biography on his great-granduncle, former New Jersey Governor Harold Hoffman, who was in office from 1935-1938 during the final months of the Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial, known to history as the Crime of the Century.
Named as one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine, Vani Hari is a food activist, New York Times best-selling author of The Food Babe Way, and co-founder of Truvani. For most of her life, Vani ate whatever she wanted candy, soda, fast food, processed food until her typical American diet landed her where that diet typically does, in a hospital. Despite her successful career in corporate consulting, Hari decided that health had to become a priority. Her newfound goal drove her to investigate what is really in our food, how it is grown, and what chemicals are used in its production. The more she learned, the more she changed and the better she felt. Encouraged by her friends & family, Hari started a blog called foodbabe.com in 2011. It quickly became a massive vehicle for change. Foodbabe.com has led campaigns against food giants like Kraft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Subway, and General Mills that attracted more than 500,000 signatures and led to the removal of several controversial ingredients used by these companies. Through corporate activism, petitions, and social media campaigns, Hari and her Food Babe Army have become one of the most powerful populist forces in the health & food industries. Her drive to change the food system inspired the creation of her new company, called Truvani, where she produces real food without added chemicals, products without toxins, and labels without lies. Hari has been profiled in The New York Times and USA Today and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors & NPR. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, Finley, and daughter, Harley.
Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health
In today’s musical landscape inundated by cheap hooks and overproduced studio tricks, Jeremy & The Harlequins are here to keep the fire and spirit of rock’n’roll alive. That’s something the New York five-piece have been doing since forming just a few short years ago, both with their debut album American Dreamer and its follow-up Into The Night . They’re continuing this approach with their third album in three years, entitled Remember This, which they started writing at home in New York immediately after the recording of Into The Night. By the time that record was released, explains front man Jeremy Fury, I had about two thirds of Remember This written. I wrote the songs in my apartment in Hell's Kitchen and then we worked on the majority of the arrangements as a band together at the infamous Music Building near Times Square. Remember This has all the hallmarks of a Jeremy & The Harlequins record, but at the same time it sees the five-piece expanding on their own musical boundaries. While Jeremy & The Harlequins’ music has been permeated by nostalgia for the classic licks, riffs and aesthetic of rock’n’roll’s golden age, this new record sees the band widening their sonic horizons with the help of producer Rick Parker. That momentum continues to push the band forward. Because these are songs which span the past, present and future, songs which are deeply rooted in the history of rock’n’roll but which brim with urgency of now. These are tunes you’ll be humming for years, and which, in your heart of hearts, you’ll swear you’ve been singing for decades already. I’ve always wanted to have a song or a few songs that become part of people’s lives,says Jeremy. I think that’d be my highest aspiration.
Ivan Julian is a guitarist and bassist. He is also founding member of such punk groups as Richard Hell and the Voidoids and Lovelies. He has performed with the Isley Brothers, The Clash, Matthew Sweet, The Bongos, Richard Barone, and Shriekback. Julian was inspired after seeing Jimi Hendrix play, not so much by Hendrix's guitar style, but the freedom of expression that Hendrix represented.Join as we talk about all the amazing moments in Ivan’s life !
Join Red Velvet Media as we welcome in the holidays with one of our favorite guests Shauna Burns and her enchanting classic
A Winter Gathering.
A Winter Gathering was released In 2011 and is a timeless collection of the holidays.Burns describes her musical venture, the Celtic flavored A Winter Gathering, as a new journey for her—a collection of newfangled carols and original songs performed by her with her husband, drummer James Clark. Bringing unique new elements and sounds to her trademark style, Burns offers new twists to classic songs like “Carol of the Bells,” “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” and “Silent Night” and includes three short original “breath point” pieces she calls “Songscapes
Richard Lloyd founding member of the seminal rock band Television presents his new album The Countdown on CD and digital via Plowboy Records.The Countdown, Richard Lloyd creates an honest, natural expression with his stylized guitar sound and swagger. I can only be me, he says. I can't turn into somebody else. So every record I make is just a progression. I never felt the angst necessary to be a punk. I was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippy. I like to say I’m an anthropologist from another planet who is observing human nature and expressing my observations through rock’n’roll. Renowned Nashville session players Dave Roe (bass) and Steve Ebe (drums) served as a solid rhythmic backbone in the studio, cutting the basic 11 tracks in two days, while keys by Joe Bidewell (who played with Lloyd in his band in 1980) were eventually added to the mix. The result is a real rocker’s record, with Lloyd allowing his trademark fusion of garage rock, thoughtful soul, and power pop hooks to marinate from opening cut “Wind In The Rain” to the soaring heights of the closing title track “The Countdown,” in which he posits blasting off into space as he’s “had enough of planet Earth,” while his guitar and keys propel the listener with him into the stratosphere. Adorned with his own personal paintings as the foundation for the front and back covers of the CD and vinyl, The Countdowncontinues the legacy of one of rock’s enduring pioneers.
In Christian Fevret words;
With this exhibit, I wanted to share what this band gave me: emotion, happiness, passion. I was born to be a Velvet Fan; my art collecting has a long history when it comes to the band. Sharing my passion for the Velvets afforded me the opportunity to contact collectors and members of the group and, as a founder of Les Inrockuptibles music magazine, I became the curator of The Velvet Underground Experience in Paris — and now New York.
*The Velvet Underground – one of the few bands in history that was genuinely a generation ahead of the curve – is the subject of an immersive multi-media exhibit that opened Oct. 10 in New York City and runs through Dec. 30. Bringing together rare photos, new mini-documentaries, vintage avant-garde films, music, interviews, counterculture memorabilia, concert flyers and even a (quite literally underground) performance space, The Velvet Underground Experience is co-presented by Bandsintown and Citi and curated by Christian Fevret and Carole Mirabello.Christian Fevret who founded the magazine Les Inrockuptibles at 22 and edited it for 25 years -- has had the honor and anxiety of interviewing Lou Reed, and was even present at the band's 1993 reunion in Paris. His deep knowledge of the NYC arts underground and the Velvets' origins was readily apparent when he offered Billboard a preview of the Velvet Underground Experience before it opened. You'd be hard pressed to find a more informed or impassioned champion of the avant-rock pioneers.
Leo Fender invented the electric guitar. But what made him even more special is that his guitars were used by giants spanning decades of music from Elvis to Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix to Keith Richards all the greats of rock and roll!
When Rolling Stone Magazine published a list of the world's top 100 guitarists, 90 of them used one of Leo's guitars and the rest used guitars that basically copied Leo's invention.While Fender guitars were recognized around the world, few people knew much about the man behind the legendary guitar. Leo Fender grew up in California, where an interest in electronics led him to open up a radio repair shop in 1938. But he didn't just work on radios; his reputation earned him the respect of musicians and band leaders who trusted him to repair their equipment. As time went on he founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company and later, G&L Musical Instruments.Leo's wife Phyllis, along with Randall Bell, Ph.D., give music fans a memory-filled look into the remarkable world of this quiet genius in their latest book, Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around the World. Randall Bell also grew up in Leo's neighborhood and his father was the head of the R&D department at Fender's company.
Fender's game-changing contributions to the music world have been widely recognized. He was presented with the Country Music Association Pioneer Award in 1981, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock Walk of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His accomplishments were also acknowledged with a Technical Grammy Award in 2009.
Leo Fender died in 1991. Today, Phyllis Fender volunteers at the Fullerton Museum where she shares with visitors stories about her life with Leo.
Veryl Oakland’s photographs have been featured in thirty jazz books. More than 100 of his images were published in The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies, by critics Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, and he was the sole photographer chosen to illustrate The Great Jazz Pianists, by Len Lyons. An active photojournalist for more than a quarter of a century, he closely collaborated with the renowned German critic/producer Joachim-Ernst Berendt on many of his jazz projects, plus regularly contributed works to the major worldwide jazz publications, including Swing Journal, (Tokyo, Japan), Jazz magazine (Paris, France), and Down Beat (United States). Oakland studied cornet for seven years, but never played professionally. He did not own a camera until age twenty-five, and was entirely self-taught. Through both personal stories and stunning photographs captured behind the scenes, lose yourself in this bygone era of jazz that celebrates dozens of the most recognized and formidable jazz artists spanning three decades. As a freelance jazz photojournalist who devoted nearly thirty years in search of the great jazz musicians, Veryl Oakland profiles the music’s masters in a wide variety of settings—under the spotlight, in their homes, and far from the stage—in a personalized manner unique for jazz publications. Close followers of the entertainment industry and music lovers everywhere will be enthralled to see more than 340 iconic images of diverse stars—Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey, Stan Getz, Phil Woods, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Weather Report, and Wynton Marsalis—covering music styles from swing, to bebop, cool, hard bop, free, and beyond.
Foreword by Quincy Jones
Lifelong musician and Morrison Hotel Gallery co-founder Peter Blachley, will issue his debut, Nevada Sky. The masterful Americana album—which will be available as a vinyl LP with a download card—features a vibrant Henry Diltz photographed cover image of a trusty old cherry red 1949 GMC pickup cruising down a rustic stretch of highway in anytown USA. Nevada Sky documents a life of inspiration, reinvention, and marks a profound coming together of many of the facets of Blachley’s life—family, photography, music, loves won and lost, and professional and personal aspirations.Nevada Sky begins with the sweet country weariness of “Big Old Train” and the opening lines: If you tell me where were going/ And I’ll tell you where we’ve been/And that big old train keeps rolling down the line. It’s an apt and warmly engaging metaphor to start a storyteller album. From there, with a richly expressive baritone, Blachley takes the listener to the streets of New York City with paternal sensitivity on the folk tune “Soho Sunday Morning,” and to breathtaking open sky beauty of “Nevada Sky.” And the poignant and poetic “Salvation Songs” transports the listener to the optimistic fire of the protest song movement and the ensuing introspective singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s.Nevada Sky folds family stories, personal and professional journeys, and lifelong dreams into one Americana storybook. Blachley says in conclusion: “With this album, I’ve left my legacy.”
Original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, whose 45-year career includes a wealth of experience with countless other bands and artists, will release his solo album Good To Go on Mighty Village Records.The project was recorded in London and New York, and features his longtime friends and collaborators Earl Slick, best known for his work with David Bowie, and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats.Matlock was only 16 when he joined the Pistols, and co-wrote such iconic punk songs of theirs as Pretty Vacant,Anarchy In The UK and ‘God Save The Queen. By the release of their seminal Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols album.Matlock went on to work with an extraordinary array of musicians including Iggy Pop, the Dammed, Primal Scream, Mick Jones, Midge Ure, Gary Kemp, Ronnie Wood and such punkn contemporaries as Rusty Egan, Mike Peters, Tom Robinson and Kirk Brandon. When it comes to music, I like some actual music in the music!” says Matlock of the album. I’m pleased with it, It’s Good To Go. It’s quite personal, but there are some tongue-in-cheek funny bits in it. I didn’t set out to write a Sex Pistols album and fail miserably. In my live show I do a bit of everything to keep everybody including myself happy. On record I’m a long way from that.”
Overcome with emotion, Sevi allowed the song to freely flow, recording it via an app on her phone. Salty Water is a reflection of the tears of the refugee children she is channeling in the song, as well as her own empathy. The song is the title track of Salty Water Sevillana Records, her debut EP produced by Grammy Award-winning Jeff Bova, Phillip Jarrell, and Sevi Ettinger, mixed by Jeff Bova and mastered by Bernie Grundman.
Not musically trained in the traditional sense, Sevi hones a unique cognizance of arrangement and creativity. She writes songs in three or four part harmonies and background parts, that are not just for coloring but part of the definitive body of the song. She can’t hear the song without them.
Her social consciousness and emotional maturity also permeates through the other three songs on the EP. The vibrant danceable bounce of Live ,Daydream…Dream The Things No One’s Dreamt Before and Don’t Fall Behind, in which Sevi posits that the world seems out of control, give way to the deeply personal ballad “Eyes.My EP is dedicated to the people who can’t be who they want to be due to fear, violence, and discrimination, states Sevi. This is expressed in the EP’s artwork, whereby the colored smoke depicts the bombed cities like Aleppo, which ejected the dust-covered faces of the children without homes, forced into a totally alienating bewildering future. No matter your age, we all have a voice to be part of the solution, and not part of the problem, she continues.Bringing the story full circle, Sevi is a top fundraiser for USA for UNHCR’s (the UN Refugee Agency) A Mile Togethercampaign, benefitting refugees.
Crossing borders, jumping barriers, taking risks, betting it all: that’s the path Alejandro Escovedo has been taking in his lifelong search for the heart of rock and roll.The epic 17 song suite comprising The Crossing is about that journey: searching, but not necessarily finding, eyes and ears open all the way. Ranging from sweeping orchestral numbers to classic rock to bursts of 70s punk, the collection finds Escovedo delving further into his lifelong musical journey across his most sonically diverse work yet.The Crossing tells the tale of two boys, one from Mexico, one from Italy, who meet in Texas to chase their American rock and roll dreams. They discover a not-so-welcoming, very different place from the Promised Land they imagined, with cameos from the likes of Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and James Williamson of the Stooges to show the boys the way.A Mexican-American kid with Texas roots and California raising taking on immigration issues in two continents with an Italian band, no less, makes perfect sense — if you know Alejandro Escovedo. Forever the curious explorer, he’s been a punk of the rebel kind in The Nuns, a cowpunk of the non-Western variety in Rank and File, commander of a guitar army in The True Believers, an orchestral conductor in his solo work, and a sensitive boy who has outrun death, demons, lust, and lost love in his songs. He has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen, John Cale, Los Lobos, Peter Buck & Scott McCaughey, Los Texmaniacs, and Chuck Prophet. No Depression magazine declared him the Artist of the Decade.Keeping the Escovedo edge sharp on The Crossing are his personal heroes Williamson and Kramer. Additional guests include Peter Perrett and John Perry from UK cult band The Only Ones. Joe Ely - Rio Navidad a spoken word track about a Texan ranger written by novelist and bandleader Willy Vlautin, and read by Freddy Trujillo from Richmond Fontaine and The Delines.
Meadow Mountain is pleased to announce the release of their self-titled debut album, Meadow Mountain. Produced by Chris Pandolfi (The Infamous Stringdusters), the album is set for release November 2, 2018 on Tape Time Records, a record label curated by The Infamous Stringdusters. Meadow Mountain, comprised of Summers Baker (gui Jack Dunlevie Ian Parker, George Guthrie and Wilson Luallen are a band in the true sense of the word: a whole larger than the sum of its parts. Their music plays to each members’ individual strengths, and the finished product is a style of music rooted in traditional, hard-driving bluegrass. “In a world of constant string band evolution, Meadow Mountain has distinct ties to all the best elements of bluegrass, which really makes them stand out from their peers,” Pandolfi says of the band, “They combine that with really strong songwriting chops to create a unique sound that fans of acoustic music will surely gravitate toward.”From start to finish, the album creates a synergy of old and new musical concepts. “Careless Heart”, the opening track, features a hard-driving, classic bluegrass sound, showcasing their deep connection to the traditions of the genre. Each song on the album shows the range of the group’s ability to bend tones and styles of bluegrass instruments to create something completely original. With songwriting skills on full display throughout, Meadow Mountain has created a sound entirely unique to them. Among the young band’s many accolades, Meadow Mountain has given a TED talk, performed at Greyfox Bluegrass’s Emerging Artist series, opened for Sam Bush, Del McCoury, and other titans of the genre, and are looking at a very exciting 2019.
A restless soul from the very start, singer/songwriter Jeff Ross wandered from the pastures and potato fields of his childhood to the narrow streets of New York City. The soundtrack to the journey was a medley of Bluegrass and Folk, Motown and British rockers. Inspiration might have come from Roger Miller or, just as easily, Dave Clark but it was always clear that music was the best method of expression. As lead guitarist for Lou Reed in the mid 1970’s Ross was embedded in the New York underground. Picking up tricks along the way from guitar greats like Mick Ronson and Rick Derringer he has acquired his skills playing and recording with the likes of Eddie Kendricks, The Wailers, and others. In virtually every iconic studio from New York City to Berlin, he has worked with hit producers Dennis Ferrante, Jack Douglas and John Jansen. A seasoned live performer, Ross practices his craft at countless shows from New York to Hamburg, Nantucket to Berlin, the Caribbean and back. He says, “It doesn’t matter if there are five, 50 or 5,000 people, you play each show like it might be your last.”
LARRY JAFFEE gets to pursue his music industry passion as Conference Director of Making Vinyl. His music writing has appeared in Long Live Vinyl, Billboard, Goldmine, Vibe, Record Collector, Pro Sound News, Wax Poetics, Wire, The Audiophile Voice, Tower Records’ Pulse, BMI Music World, and High Fidelity. He is a Contributing Writer to RocksBackpages.com. From 1998 to 2005, Jaffee served as Editor of Medialine magazine, which covered CD and DVD production. He’s worked publicity and promotion for various musicians since his college days when he furnished Long Island jukeboxes and radio stations with a local band’s 7-inch single. Jaffee wrote the liner notes to the Surround/Monster Music release of George Benson/Al Jarreau’s Grammy-winning album Givin' It Up, and was a consultant to esteemed attorney Bill Krasilovsky (co-author of This Business of Music).
Working in many fields from painting and architecture, to typeface, furniture and stage design. UK artist Roger Dean is perhaps best known for his album covers for groups such as Yes, Asia, Osibisa and Pink Floyd. More than sixty million copies of Roger's images have been sold around the world, as album covers, posters, cards, calendars and books. His work has been exhibited in many galleries and museums, including the V&A, The Royal Academy and The Royal College of Art. In 2010, the Daelim Contemporary Art Museum in Seoul, Korea, held a major retrospective of his work. Roger studied at Canterbury College of Art and then between 1965-1968 at The Royal College of Art, where he received a first for his Master's Degree and a silver medal, for Work Of Special Distinction. He has since been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the San Francisco Academy of Art University and an Honorary Fellowship by the Arts Institute of Bournemouth. With his brother Martyn, Roger has formed two publishing companies and also developed architectural prototypes, which have been exhibited at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Since 2007, he has worked with his daughter Freyja on projects such as the sets and costumes for the 150th anniversary of the Puccini Festival. Not only being referenced in countless films, his work has inspired generations of students who have gone on to become professional designers and artists as well as demonstrating the importance of never going anywhere without a sketchbook and pencil. Roger's work is chronicled in three volumes: ‘Views’ (1975), Magnetic Storm(1984) and Dragons Dream (2008).
Born in Manhattan, Phil Feit started listening to music from the mid 1960's and onward, being drawn to the works of Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Mountain and gravitated towards the bass guitar thanks to Jack Bruce.
His first major affilation was with the Brooklyn based hard rock band RIOT. He wrote and recorded for the band's debut album "ROCK CITY". He then joined the BILLY IDOL BAND in the early 1980's and played on Billy Idol's debut solo album, "BILLY IDOL" which includes the singles "HOT IN THE CITY" & "WHITE WEDDING". He toured worldwide in support of that album and performed on showcase television series such as Solid Gold and American Bandstand. From there, he recorded three albums and toured with ADAM BOMB before joining JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS on THE HIT LIST TOUR and recorded "NOTORIOUS" which features the singles "BACKLASH" & "DON'T SURRENDER".
RECORDING & TOURING CREDITS
Riot
Billy Idol
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Paul Westerberg of The Replacements
Adam Bomb
Jimmy Crespo of Aerosmith
Bobby Chouinard of Billy Squier
Mick Taylor & Nicky Hopkins of The Rolling Stones - (Studio Session)
Howard Kaylan & Mark Volman of The Turtles - (Studio Session)
Sunny & Sue of Mott The Hoople - (Studio Session)
Paul Shaffer- Jingle Session
Revolver
Diving For Pearls
Britta Phillips
Kris Gruen writes songs about grownup life infused with a mystic wonder, softening the world’s sharp edges like a glass of exceptionally fine bourbon. Kris grew up steeped in classic records. His Americana influenced new folk is grounded in the tradition of great narrative songwriters like Cat Stevens and Paul Simon and yet Kris’s voice is strikingly current. A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris effortlessly blends sagacious wit and emotional depth. The new album Coast & Refuge is an album both about and created by partnerships where the sonic and thematic threads feel constant, equally at home in the old townships of Vermont where the new folk- artist lives, as it is in the new frontiers of Scandinavia, and the California coastline where much of it was written. The songs retain folk roots, but bring a contemporary urgency and a big sound. The result draws comparisons to Matthew Perryman Jones, Pete Yorn, Elbow, Griffin House and Ryan Adams. Over a four year period Kris worked with LA writer/producers Brad Gordon (Vance Joy, Dan Wilson),Justin Gray (James Bay, John Legend,) and Ramin Sakurai (Supreme Beings of Leisure), Finnish singer-songwriter Peppina, and LA artist AM. During his 2015 European tour supporting Jesse Malin, Kris was led to Stockholm to work with Peter Morén (of Peter Bjorn and John). Gruen also collaborated with filmmaker Melissa Miller- Costanzo on the song “Coming Down Around Me” for her feature film “All These Small Moments” starring Molly Ringwald and Jemima Kirke, which premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival this past April. Longtime producer Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, The Bones of J.R. Jones) produced the track in his Brooklyn based Cottage Sounds studio, as well as The Morén duet and the album closer, “2008,” a beautifully nostalgic ballad co-written with Los Angeles based artists Jim and Sam.
Thomas Price was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. By the tender age of 16, he had already hit the road playing drums in rock bands ... and he hasn't stopped since. Schooled on "early blue-eyed soul" like The Dave Clarke 5 and The Young Rascals, he found his chops playing along with his older brother's 45's of drum heavy songs like "Bits and Pieces" and "Glad All Over". He has spent his life on the road and in the studio, and along the way has become one of the most well-known and highly sought-after skin bashers in the business. His style is unique in that he has a sound completely his own, and his talent is impossible to overlook, but he stays solid and in the pocket without the flash and distractions of most well-known drummers. He can provide the fireworks without losing his place as the most rock-solid backbone around.For more than 30 years now, Thommy Price has been a Blackheart. "In the beginning I was just playing on Joan's records, but I wasn't really in the band. Kenny Laguna would call me all the time and ask 'Are you ready yet?' At the time I was in Mink Deville and touring all over Europe for months at a time. What really sold me on being a Blackheart was a show I saw them do at Radio City one year. It was unbelievable. I watched the whole show from the sound desk, so I was able to see the whole stage. It reminded me of seeing The Who. It didn't just sound great, it was like seeing a great play or choreographed dance. Whether or not they planned it, the band Iwas beautiful to watch. I left Radio City that night saying THAT'S the band I need to be in. It was a gang a perfect rock and roll gang.Besides being a Blackheart, Thommy continues to write and produce with others. In his latest side project "Downtown Phantom" Thommy has reunited with old friend and bandmate Johnny Rao and Joey Vasta.
Singer-songwriter Willie Nile will release his 12th album, Children of Paradise, July 27 on the artist’s own River House label through Virtual Label. In a press release, Nile says of the album, The music always lifts my spirits, and that’s what these songs do for me and it’s why I wrote them. Hopefully they can lift others’ spirits as well. Children of Paradise is co-produced by Nile and Grammy-winner and longtime collaborator Stewart Lerman (Elvis Costello/Patti Smith/Norah Jones). The album features such timely compositions as Seeds of a Revolution, All Dressed Up and No Place to Go, Don’t, Earth Blues and Gettin’ Ugly Out There. Lookin’ for Someone was co-written with longtime friend Andrew Dorff, who wrote country hits for the likes of Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and Kenny Chesney. Dorff died unexpectedly shortly after the song was written, and Nile has dedicated Children of Paradise to him. Along with Nile on acoustic and electric guitars and piano, the record features Nile’s longstanding live band: guitarist Matt Hogan, bassist Johnny Pisano, and drummer Jon Weber. The sessions also featured guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Steuart Smith (Eagles/Rosanne Cash/Rodney Crowell), keyboardist Andy Burton (John Mayer/Rufus Wainwright/Ian Hunter) and backing vocals by r singer-songwriter James Maddock, Leslie Mendelson (Bob Weir) and Frankie Lee.
Bulgarian-born piano dynamo (Time Out NY) Tania Stavreva “has taken solo piano to rare heights (Classicalite).She is a unique pianist (Bachtrack), recognized for her fiery pianism (The Arts Desk),unique contemporary style”(AXS). Her edgy, knockout (The Huffington Post) album Rhythmic Movement reached the Billboard Classical Top 10, and has won 11international music awards in one season. She has performed at Carnegie Hall’s
main stage, Lincoln Center, The Grammy Museum, to name a few.International multi-award winning Billboard Top 10 artist and "Bulgarian-born piano dynamo" (Time Out NY) Tania Stavreva is described by the critics as "most unique, most exciting, mesmerizing, world class, bold, dynamic, magnificent, fearless, terrific and fascinating!” Some career highlights include solo performances at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Lincoln Center (New York), the Grammy Museum Theater/Clive Davis Auditorium (Los Angeles), Koerner Hall (Toronto, Canada), Wheeler Opera House (Aspen, CO). She has been featured on BBC Music Magazine, CNN, ABC7, NY 1 News, NY Daily News, AXS and Keyboard Magazine to name a few. Her "knockout" (The Huffington Post) album Rhythmic Movement reached Billboard Classical Top 10 and won 14 international music awards. Tania is one of the most versatile young artists of her generation who, performing also at venues such as The Hard Rock Cafe (Hollywood, CA), Webster Hall (New York) and Paradise Rock Club (Boston, MA).
For over 15 years, Keith has been a producer at Sirius XM satellite radio.He Produces rock icon, David Johansens Mansion of Fun weekly radio show, in addition to being an on-air personality for the Hair Nation, Ozzys Boneyard, and "Classic Rewind", channels.A creative workaholic, he is also a producer for Main Man records, a Asbury Park, NJ based record label. Working with a wide range of artists from rock legends to up and comers, Main Man is currently preparing it's 70th title for release. As a musician, Keith formed Frankenstein 3000, of which he is the singer and primary song writer. The Blunt Truth is their first vinyl release — it’s an album in every sense of the word. They’re incredibly proud of every second of this recording. It’s a classic, not to be cherry-picked — infectious! After essential tracks were recorded, FS3K invited some friends to participate in the making. Derrek Hawkins (Stabbing Westward, Ace Frehley, and now a full-time member), Finn Ryan (Atomic Bitchwax), Bob Pantella (Monster Magnet), Kenny Aaronson (Bob Dylan, Dust, Joan Jett), Peter Marshall (Iggy Pop, Samhain), Punky Meadows (Angel), and Tim Cronin (The Rib Eye Brothers). Their excitement and enthusiasm come through the wax!In 2010, Keith landed the starring role in the indie movie Let Me Down Hard, produced and written by William DeVizia(Lesser Prophets ,Nora Jones,Elvis Costello to name a few. (Released in 2016). Winning the Asbury Park And Garden State Best Feature Film Award, He was also Music Supervisor/Producer on the film and soundtrack, Currently, Keith also performs with Kingston And Greystar which Features (Members of Monster Magnet,Stabbing Westward.Bette Midler.
Steve Addabbo is best known as a Grammy winning producer, musician, writer, recording engineer and owner of Shelter Island Sound Recording studio in NYC.
Steve’s production and engineering work on Suzanne Vega’s first two albums set a new standard for the singer songwriter genre and helped pave the way for artists like Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, and many others. Suzanne’s second album, Solitude Standing, with the worldwide hits Luka and Tom’s Diner went multiplatinum. Steve also co-produced Shawn Colvin’s Grammy Award winning debut album, Steady On.
Recent projects include mixing Bob Dylan’s 2017 Grammy winning Bootleg XII, The Cutting Edge, Bootleg X, Another Self Portrait, and last year’s Bootleg XIII Trouble No More” from Dylan’s Gospel period. Steve recorded Jeff Buckley’s recent posthumous release in 1993. Richard Barone’s newly released Sorrows and Promises and Steve’s own debut album, Out of Nothing were both recently released. Other recent sessions include diverse artists as Rosanne Cash, Nona Hendryx, Will Ackerman and the Ravi Shankar Foundation.
Steve has served on the board of governors for the NY Chapter of NARAS. He is a member of ASCAP, a member of the Audio Engineering Society and an active panelist and mentor with NERFA, Folk Alliance and the ASCAP Foundation
Frank Stefanko,Celebrating 40 Years Of iconic Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town !Frank Stefanko is a fine art photographer whose work graces the album covers of Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River, and Chapter and Verse, as well as Southside Johnny’s Hearts of Stone album cover, and Patti Smith’s the Arista Years 1975/2000 box set. In addition, Stefanko’s photographs also appear in Bruce Springsteen’s Live 1975-1985, Greatest Hits, Tracks, The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story, The Essential Bruce Springsteen, and The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984.
*Mr. Stefanko is the author of the book, Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen, and Patti Smith: American Artist. Both of these books are now in their second edition. Moreover, Frank’s photograph titled Corvette Winter was chosen for the cover of Bruce’s autobiography, Born to Run, which was released in September 2016.
Jeff Smith - Saustex Records
Jeff Smith is a rock’n’roller for life. Having started a band called The Dwarves (not the SF punk legends) at the age of 14 he has continued to write, record, play and promote music for nearly four decades. J Smith launched his current label Saustex Records in 2004 and has since issued well over fifty releases by artists as diverse as Javier Escovedo, Blowfly, The Upper Crust and BP Fallon in addition to many lesser known regional and international acts and his own band, the long running Hickoids.
ELLEN GOLDFARB – Director / Producer
Ellen Goldfarb is the Creator, Director and Producer of Dare To Be Different. Ellen grew up listening to radio station WLIR, which greatly impacted her life. She has produced and directed many projects including 2 concerts, but this is her first feature film. She studied in New York and took screenwriting classes through UCLA's extension program.
Dare To Be Different is a feature length documentary revealing how 80's music was really introduced to the US from Europe. U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: over half a billion records sold and you may never have heard of them if not for a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY: WLIR. In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of American culture forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the 'LIR crew and the biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC, the record labels, mega-radio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America.
Kevin Kerslake’s latest directorial effort, BAD REPUTATION, a documentary on the life of Joan Jett, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018 joining a critically-acclaimed body of work that includes core culture and music docs (AS I AM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DJ AM, THE RAMONES: WE’RE OUTTA HERE!, NIRVANA: LIVE! TONIGHT! SOLD OUT!,BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS’ LEGEND: REMIXED, THE ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL EXPERIENCE), television dramas (Disney/ABC’s 4-hour FALLEN miniseries starring Paul Wesley and Bryan Cranston, FOX’s THE VISITOR starring John Corbett), concerts and live events (Insomniac Events, HARD Events, AOL, HBO, KCRW, Soundgarden, STP, Queens of the Stone Age, Velvet Revolver, Cypress Hill), shorts exhibited at the Whitney Museum, Walker Art Center and Museums of Contemporary Art in Tokyo and San Francisco, plus writing duties for Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros, Ed Pressman, and Quentin Tarantino’s A Band Apart. One of a handful of filmmakers responsible for forging the visual identity of the MTV generation, Kerslake cut his teeth directing music videos for Nirvana, Green Day, R.E.M., Prince, Joan Jett, STP, the Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, Rise Against, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others. A surf film for Quiksilver launched a move into branded content where Kerslake directed commercials and brand-integrated campaigns for the likes of Hyundai, Nike, Puma, Sprite, DC Shoes, VEVO, Coca-Cola, Sony Playstation and Insomniac Events, plus advocacy projects involving Doctors Without Borders, the Red Hot Organization, Homeboy Industries, PETA, SurfAid, Room to Read, and Amnesty International.
John Foster is a world-renowned designer, author and speaker on design issues. His work has been published in numerous books and every major industry magazine, hangs in galleries across the globe and is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian. He is the proud recipient of a gold medal from the Art Directors Club. He is an international speaker, including numerous appearances at the largest design gathering in the world; The HOW Design Conference. Foster is the author of Album Art: New Music Graphics; New Masters of Poster Design and New Masters of Poster Design: Volume Two; Paper and Ink Workshop; 1,000 Indie Posters; Dirty Fingernails: A One-Of-A-Kind Collection of Graphics Uniquely Designed By Hand; For Sale: Over 200 Innovative Solutions in Packaging Design; Maximum Page Design; and is one of the authors of Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans. He had the honor of penning the layout chapter of Debbie Millman’s Principles of Graphic Design, and has written columns for howdesign.com, brightestyoungthings.com and rockpaperink.com. He sits behind an enormous desk for drawing, painting and thinking and general computering. The goofiest foxhound, dachshund, and olde english bulldog to roam the land occupy the region directly below his feet.
Jeff Dupre is the series producer and director of SOUNDBREAKING: STORIES FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC, which was nominated for an Emmy as well as a Grammy Award.
He produced and co-directed Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, which premiered at Sundance in 2012. The film won the Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival, as well as an Emmy and a Peabody Award. His film Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, was nominated for two Emmy Awards, and was shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination.
Soundbreaking' is an eight-part documentary exploring the history of music recording. The series profiles accomplished artists, producers and music innovators, and features original interviews and clips. Studios and pioneering technology are tracked through time, revealing the evolution of recording. Episodes discuss how recordings became visual when MTV popularised music videos and how each generation had its own medium to play tracks, from vinyl to CD. In the first episode the work of record producing greats George Martin, Phil Spector and Rick Rubin is spotlighted. And artists who also turned their hands to producing are discussed; individuals include Joni Mitchell and Prince.
From Washington Square Park and the Gaslight Cafe to WNYC Radio and Folkways Records, New York City's cultural, artistic, and commercial assets helped to shape a distinctively urban breeding ground for the folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s. Folk City explores New York's central role in fueling the nationwide craze for folk music in postwar America. It involves the efforts of record company producers and executives, club owners, concert promoters, festival organizers, musicologists, agents and managers, editors and writers - and, of course, musicians and audiences.
In Folk City, authors Stephen Petrus and Ron Cohen capture the exuberance of the times and introduce readers to a host of characters who brought a new style to the biggest audience in the history of popular music. Among the savvy New York entrepreneurs committed to promoting folk music were Izzy Young of the Folklore Center, Mike Porco of Gerde's Folk City, and John Hammond of Columbia Records. While these and other businessmen developed commercial networks for musicians, the performance venues provided the artists space to test their mettle. The authors portray Village coffee houses not simply as lively venues but as incubators of a burgeoning counterculture, where artists from diverse backgrounds honed their performance techniques and challenged social conventions. Accessible and engaging, fresh and provocative, rich in anecdotes and primary sources, Folk City is lavishly illustrated with images collected for the accompanying major exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York in 2015.
THE NEW YORK COFFEE FESTIVAL IS NEW YORK’S FLAGSHIP COFFEE EVENT, CELEBRATING THE BURGEONING SPECIALTY COFFEE SCENE IN THIS GREAT CITY.
We will be talking to variety-coffee-roasters ( They have amazing roasts) , Flat Brew ( The world’s first espresso spread), Tea Hee Hee ( Tea brand with a sense of humor. Each tag comes with a joke, pun, or just a little something to make you smile.
*The New York Coffee Festival celebrates New York’s vibrant coffee scene.
With over 12,000 plus coffee lovers and foodies, professional baristas, coffee shop owners and top decision-makers expected to attend, The New York Coffee Festival promises to be an unmissable event for all coffee lovers and industry folk alike.
Now in its third year, the Festival features artisan coffee and gourmet food stalls, demonstrations from world-class baristas, as well as all the coffee you could possibly drink, live music, art and much more.
Join me as I talk about the amazing life of Crispin Cioe , Music and so much more!
In 1980, Crispin and three other horn players (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, and Paul Litteral, who was eventually replaced by Larry Etkin) formed the Uptown Horns, starting with a weekly event at Tramps nightclub on E. 15th St., “The Uptown Horns Party”, that ran for two years, and featured many special guest artists as they passed through Gotham (including Solomon Burke, Rufus Thomas, Mitch Ryder, Elvis Costello, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Coffey, David Johansen, Dr. John, Southside Johnny, Clarence Clemmons, Buster Brown, Iggy Pop, and many others).The Uptown Horns emerged from this period with their first significant gigs and sessions as a section, including an acclaimed live album with Solomon Burke , and tours/recording with the ascendant J. Geils Band . The Uptowns went on to tour/record with a wide variety of top-tier artists, including The Rolling Stones , Peter Wolf , James Brown , Joe Cocker, Buster Poindexter , James Montgomery Band , B-52s , Tom Waits , Bronski Beat, Iggy Pop, The Communards, Cameo, Joan Jett , Ohio Players, Albert Collins, Robert Plant & The Honeydrippers, Robert Palmer, and many more.In the late-90s Crispin’s started his band Cracked Ice, which has developed into a multi-platform springboard for various facets of his music and business. Crispin wrote/arranged/produced the band’s debut album “Soul Noir” (which music the band has performed live at festivals and clubs), developed the group into an ace backup unit for live performance (for Al Kooper, James Montgomery, Billy Squier and others), a potent ensemble for live TV (“The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor” for PBS), and (in a parallel universe) one of the premier party bands in America today.
What happens when an anti-social petty thief, a male hustler, and a delinquent runaway come together to join forces in the streets of NYC? One of two things, usually. Either the birth of a gang of misfit criminals, or a legendary rock & roll band. Luckily, for society’s sake, the latter has turned out to be true for Beechwood.
After our 30 Min interview ; Spencer and Holly talk about the things happening East/ West..
Tune in to Turn on!
link to purchase record:
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In December 2015, the Smithsonian called on rock and roll lovers around the world to collect photos and stories of their favorite moments in music. Fans dug through attics, basements, closets, shoeboxes, digital cameras, and photo albums to post great rock shots to rockandroll.si.edu. From Woodstock to the Whisky a Go Go, from Lollapalooza to the 9:30 Club, and all the rockin' places in between, fans overwhelmingly responded with their favorite rock and roll moments. Iconic artists ranging from the Who to Nirvana to Chuck Berry to the Jimi Hendrix and many more are celebrated here. There are early photographs of everyone from Run-D.M.C. to the Runaways, and contemporary shots of some of the biggest names in music, including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, and Metallica. Presented together, these photographs create a kaleidoscopic history of the artists, the musical styles, the venues, the concerts, and the fans. This is rock and roll as it has never been seen before.
BILL BENTLEY is the former A&R Director at Concord Music Group and Vice President of Warner Bros. Records. He has been a drummer, record store clerk, DJ, concert promoter, music producer, and record label publicist. Through it all he's also been a writer, and in 2007 he was given the ASCAP Deems Taylor award.
"TUNE in to TURN on!" This will be a great show on "Record Store day" and the creators of some of the most Iconic Vinyl and its return! Special guest's will be calling in to discuss the evolution of Vinyl and its comeback !
Michael Kurtz is the founder of "Record Store Day," conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day was launched with Metallica on April 19, 2008 and is widely credited for the relaunch of the vinyl industry. Today there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica, and it is considered the largest and biggest music event in terms of worldwide participation in history. Before co-founding "Record Store Day," Michael Kurtz served as the President of The Department of Record Stores (The DORS), the largest coalition of record stores in North America. As President Michael worked with a board of dynamic record storeowners, artist managers, as well as record labels and music and film distributors.
The DORS has 72 storefronts in the USA and 12 in Canada. In 2013, Michael Kurtz was given the honor of "Chavalie De L'Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres" by the French Ministry of Culture. The receipt of this honor is the equivalent of being knighted and was an acknowledgment of contributions to music culture worldwide. In 2014, Michael Kurtz was given the Independent Spirit Award by the National Association of Retail Merchandisers for his work with Record Store Day, and in 2015 Michael Kurtz was given a Libby Award by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) for being independent record label's best ally.
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
For the first time, legendary performer Roy Orbison's story as one of the most beloved rock legends will be revealed through family accounts and records. Roy Orbison is a rock and roll icon almost without peer. He is known to the world for hits like “Blue Bayou,” “You Got It,” and “Oh, Pretty Woman.” Despite these and countless other accolades—honored member of the Rock & Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame, winner of multiple GRAMMY® awards, and recipient of the Musicians Hall of Fame’s inaugural Iconic Riff Award—Roy Orbison was just a boy from West Texas who was drawn to the guitar at the age of six. He lost his first wife in a motorcycle accident and also his two oldest sons in a fire. His career touched four decades and ended abruptly at perhaps its highest peak, when he passed away at the age of fifty-two on December 6, 1988. Still, the true story of Roy Orbison, the man, is essentially unknown to millions of fans around the world. Now, for the first time ever, the Orbison Estate, headed by Roy's sons, Wesley, Roy Jr., and Alex Orbison. Roy's Boys—has set out to set the record straight: “To the world, Roy Orbison was a legend, but to us he was simply dad. But even to us he was something more than just a father. Even in our small world, at home, we knew he was special.” Filled with over 300 photographs, many never-before-seen, gathered from across the globe and uncovered from deep within the Orbison Vault, The Authorized Roy Orbison (Oct. 17, 2017) shows Orbison as a young child and follows him all the way through to the peak of his stardom, and tragic end. Roy's Boys-have left no stone unturned in order to illustrate the people, places, things, and events that forged their father, the man behind those famous sunglasses.
American Valhalla, co directed by Homme and Andreas Neumann tells the story of an unlikely musical collaboration between two mavericks of American rock: Joshua Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age and Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk. The film, co-directed by Homme, follows the recording of Iggy’s final album ‘Post Pop Depression’ in the California desert, with his band comprising of Homme, his QOTSA bandmate Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys’ drummer, Matt Helders, as well as the explosive tour that builds to a crowning performance at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. Featuring stunning cinematography and intimate access, American Valhalla reveals the growth of an intense bond between the musicians who have taken to heart the mantra: "you risk nothing you gain nothing.
As we got to know each other, you blew my mind” Homme tells Pop in the film. “You really came with such an open mind and saying ‘Yeah, I know what I’ve done but I’m here to…look forward.’”
As they prepared the tour to support the album, Iggy received news of the passing of David Bowie – his longtime friend and confidant. In these moments, Pop contemplates his own impermanence and, at his most vulnerable, pushes harder with carpe diem-resolve to rehearse and add the next great landmark to his legacy.
http://www.americanvalhallamovie.com
This is the second half of Anthony DeCurtis’s amazing new book about Lou Reed.
We had so much more to talk about and Anthony was happy to come back and continue the conversation.
Anthony DeCurtis is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, where his work has appeared for more than thirty-five years, and a distinguished lecturer in the creative writing program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of In Other Words and Rocking My Life Away and the cowriter of CliveDavis's autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, a New York Times bestseller. DeCurtis is a Grammy Award winner and has served as a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee for twenty-five years. He holds a PhD in American literature and lives in New York City.
Singer / songwriter / pianist / guitarist / inspirational speaker – 21-year-old Ali McManus is releasing her debut album Unbreakable on February 16 (Desert Dreams Books & Music), produced by the legendary Jack Douglas. An uplifting collection of personal songs, Unbreakable features distinctive vocals and honest, powerful lyrics that speak to McManus' place as a beacon for perseverance against adversity.
Entering the studio in 2017 with producer Jack Douglas to begin work on the album, McManus’ sound evolved. Her music traverses musical moods from the soaring strength-infused opening track “Unbreakable” to the elevating nature of “Rhythm That Rhymes.” The hopeful cadence of “Wings,” buoyed by gospel organs, leads to the emotional weight of “Heart Shattered.” Proving that an unstoppable spirit can topple all odds, McManus’ strong vocal delivery betrays her 30% lung capacity.
But Ali’s story is one of compelling talent and an indomitable spirit. Ali’s velvety vocals are reminiscent of Stevie Nicks; her songwriting evokes a young Joni Mitchell or Jewel, with the timeless modern appeal of Sara Bareilles and Haim.Named Youth Ambassador for several charities, McManus donates her time giving back to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, the Children’s Miracle Network and Dick Wagner “Remember The Child” Memorial Fund. “I don’t see myself as a person in a wheelchair,” states Ali. “I see myself as a regular person who just happens to sit down all day.” With these words, she aims to connect with listeners, and hopes to inspire them with her story. Unbreakable is an open door to her soul, washing over the listener with her warmth and optimism.
https://alimcmanus.com
The 'B' Girls are New York City's most prominent girl band of the 70's/80's rock'n'roll/punk scene. They toured with The Clash, shared bills with Blondie, The Dead Boys, The Ramones, Elvis Costello, The Heartbreakers, Mink Deville, The Runaways and more from 1977- 1982. They only released one 45 on Bomp Records in 1978 'Fun at the Beach' backed with 'B Side'.
Their influences are girl groups of the 60's like The Shangri-Las, The Crystals and The Ronettes meets The New York Dolls, The Ramones, The Heartbreakers. In other words, Girl Groups, Power Pop, Punk, Garage and Glam.
The 'B' Girls are back on Bomp with their first full length Pink Vinyl LP out August 2017 and their 40th Anniversary Tour underway!
'Bad not Evil' The 'B' Girls LP
Mark Roland is a writer and editor. He started his freelance writing career at Future Publishing in the early 1990s, writing for Future Music before joining Melody Maker, first as a researcher and then a section editor and senior writer. At the same time he was part of the launch team for the dance music title Muzik until 1999 when he became deputy editor of the alternative lifestyle magazine Mondo. He has since contributed to many music and lifestyle titles, and has edited and written books for Channel 4, Transworld, Jonathan Cape and others. In 2013 he founded Electronic Sound magazine with fellow music journalist veteran Push.
Special Guest calling in Chris Frantz Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club!
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Tony has performed and/or recorded with everyone from Ornette Coleman to GG Allin. He has also designed and made costumes and clothes for the likes of Joey Ramone, Diane von Furstenberg, and the motion picture Zoolander.Tony is at his best bringing people together, and has an encyclopedic and personal firsthand knowledge of Rock, Punk, and Pop Culture.He is also an actor, with credits including Ruben Amar’s multi-award winning film Swim Little Fish Swim.Some bands Tony is associated with :The Flying 69, GG Allin ( Scumfucs, Cedar Street Sluts ), Electric Monster, She Wolves, Dee Dee Ramone, Syl Sylvain, Jayne County , Mad Juana ,The Saints, Yout Gone Mad,The Willowz, Psychotica, SuperNumbLiveMachine, Lost Patrol,The Lovely Intangibles, The Fuzztones, Angel Rot.
Tony has contributed to the following books : Lost Rockers ( PowerHouse) New York Rock ( St Martins Press) currently working on a book with bodyguard Big John Harte ( Kiss, Iron Maiden, Prince, Billy Idol)Has appeared in the following films : Squeezebox The Movie, No Spare In NY, Swim Little Fish Swim, Con Art -The Mark Kostabi Story
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World is a 2017 documentary film about Native Indians of Canada and the United States who became rock and roll musician
Stevie Salas- Executive Producer on RUMBLE, is also a world-renowned guitarist and producer of music, film, and television. As a guitar player, Stevie Salas has recorded, written, and produced with artists as diverse as George Clinton, Mick Jagger, Public Enemy, Justin Timberlake, T.I., and Rod Stewart. A major label recording artist who has sold over two million solo albums around the world, Guitar Player magazine named Stevie is regarded as one of the top 50 guitarists of all time. He was Music Director and consultant on American Idol when it had top ratings, 2006 to 2010. Stevie is also an accomplished composer, credited with providing the score for several films including Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. A Native American (Apache), Stevie has been involved in prominent projects that support Indigenous communities. Notably, he served as the Advisor for Contemporary Music at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and co-created the music exhibit “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians In Popular Culture” that had amazingly successful runs in Washington, DC and New York City. For his efforts in support of Native American culture, Stevie received the Native American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2009.
From the moment he made his debut in the 1970s, Joe Ely has blended rock-and-roll sensibilities to hardcore honkytonk and become one of the most recognizible and respected artists to hail from the Lonestar state. Growing up on the vast and empty plains of West Texas, his legend was forged onstage with relentlessly riveting live performances, hammered out over thousands of shows and countless touring miles from Lubbock to London and back again the long way around. He is embraced as a kindred spirit by artists as diverse as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and The Clash. Over his four-decade career, he’s been at the forefront of Outlaw Country, Alt-Country, Texas Country and Americana, and has been recognized as one of the best songwriters of his generation. Last year, Ely was given membership into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters (with active members Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtry) as the first musician ever honored by the group. The invitation was the result of Ely’s second book, Reverb: An Odyssey. Also, Ely was recognized by the Texas Legislature as the Official 2016 Texas State Musician, a coveted honor given to only a few (past recipients include Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Dale Watson & Billy Joe Shaver). Additionally the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame recently announced Ely will be inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside such legends as Roy Orbison and J.D. Souther. “There’s no mistaking a Joe Ely album,” wrote noted Dallas Morning News critic Mario Tarradell. “His stinging, road-hued voice commands lyrics about life, love and the wandering spirit. When you listen to a CD like Satisfied At Last, you’re enjoying the essence of Joe Ely. That’s the essence of Texas Music.”
Nicky Blitz.,Everything about him conjures a sense of panicked mystery. His songs will send you flashbacks of OUT OF CONTROL house parties and legendary prom nights. They’re as elegantly designed as a vintage suit and as liberating as ripping it off. Blitz's weapons of choice are propulsive beats and melodic hooks. His tunes are a blend of 50's jukebox rock'n'roll, '60s LA psych, the darkest '70s electro-pop and 90s grunge rawness. It’s the newest wave and it'll stalk your nightmares for weeks.The livewire behind it all is multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Nick Scapa. Scapa grew up in LA's San Fernando Valley, making beats in his teen years and aspiring to work with 50 Cent and The Neptunes. After Jay Z's former producer Aqua told him to buy an MPC sampler/drum machine, Blitz began landing placements for big pop stars. In the last few years he's written for Miley Cyrus (“Liberty Walk”) and Icona Pop (“Light Me Up”). With his production team 10K Islands - described as “The Brill Building meets Sub Pop” by the New York Times – he's also bagged licensing deals, scoring CNN and ESPN documentaries and advertisements for Honda and Windows among others.Nicky Blitz didn't set out to make commercial music, it just happened. He's psycho for creating and currently splits time between LA, New York, and his studio lair in Miami which has been used by everyone from Diplo and Pharrell to Skrillex and FKA Twigs. Festivals and promoters began booking Blitz due to his reputation for a provocative, unpredictable live show. His rise is inevitable, fuelled by a punk desire to turn nothing into something. There’s an inscrutable power and charisma about him, flashes of Elvis, Nick Cave, Jim Morrison, Talking Heads, Joy Division, the B-52s and LCD Soundsystem. What kind of a f***ingname is Nicky Blitz? It's just the beginning.?
Anthony DeCurtis is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, where his work has appeared for more than thirty-five years, and a distinguished lecturer in the creative writing program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of In Other Words andRocking My Life Away and the cowriter of CliveDavis's autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, a New York Times bestseller. DeCurtis is a Grammy Award winner and has served as a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee for twenty-five years. He holds a PhD in American literature and lives in New York City.
Elvis Perkins has released three full-length collections of songs, two under his own name ('Ash Wednesday' ’07 XL Recordings & 'I Aubade', ’15 MIR) and one under the band name Elvis Perkins in Dearland (’09 XL Recordings). The band with whom he has toured extensively also released the 6 track 'Doomsday EP' in 2009 (XL). In the past two years Elvis has made two film scores: “I am the Pretty Thing the Lives in the House” (Netflix, October ’16) and “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” (A24 ’17). A soundtrack album for the latter was released via Death Waltz Recording Co. in March 2017. Elvis is currently in a Beth Morrison Productions' theater piece, HOME, the brainchild of his old friend Geoff Sobelle (Object Lesson), for which he provides live original music. HOME world premiered at Philly Fringe Arts in September, is bound for BAM's Next Wave festival in December 2017 and the Edinburgh Festival in the summer of 2018 among other international tour dates.
The discussion hardly ends with “Thank you for your service.” Furthering that conversationbetween civilians and military veterans is the true challenge. Noted recording artist MARCUS GOLDHABER aims to fortify the civilian-veteran dialogue and solve the disconnect with CARRY YOU ON (Krian Music Group/Universal Records), a uniquely compelling collection of story-based songs created to open new windows into the everyday lives of veterans and their families. Set for Veterans Day Weekend release (Nov. 10), CARRY YOU ON is the culmination of Goldhaber’s ongoing mission to #BridgeTheGap between civilians and military veterans through the power of music. The first single, “Song for Peace,” is due Oct. 11.
Known for his vivid songwriting and intimate approach to the American Songbook, Goldhaber makes a bold departure from his jazz roots and charges beyond stars-and-stripes patriotismto achieve a greater conversation of nuance and individuality. With music as his vehicle to drive the conversation, Goldhaber blends a variety of styles and special narratives that summon the timeless sensibilities of classic singer-songwriters, from James Taylor to the Lumineers. All original lyrics on CARRY YOU ON were inspired by conversations Goldhaber has had with civilians, active-duty service members, veterans and their families during a five-year journey that began with one like-minded song, the anthemic “Come Home America,” which has been newly arranged for CARRY YOU ON.
Clem Burke is a world-renowned drummer, Grammy award winner, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and most recently the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Gloucestershire for his groundbreaking involvement in the Clem Burke Drumming Project. In the mid-1970’s Clem answered an ad in the New York newspaper Village Voicewhere a band was seeking a ‘Freak energy’ rock drummer. The band in question was Blondie and fronted by the iconic lead singer Debbie Harry. The band played the fabled New York downtown circuit of CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City and Mother’s, amassing a major following before recording their first album Blondie in 1976. Its release was was well received and the band toured in support of Television and then for Iggy Pop and David Bowie in 1977.During periods of inactivity with Blondie during the 1980s and 1990s, Clem played with a number of well respected artists and bands, including: Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Chequered Past, The Romantics, and Joan Jett. Over recent years Clem has been able to combine working with Blondie and other artists including Nancy Sinatra, Kathy Valentine, Miss Derringer, Slinky Vagabond, Magic Christian, and Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers. In 2006, along with the other original members of Blondie, Clem was inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Between Blondie tours, Clem has been recording and touring with his other musical collaborations, the Split Squad and the Empty Hearts. Both have albums out now and the Empty Hearts are on tour now.
Drew Stone is an American film director, producer, editor and musician. His works include music videos, commercials, documentary films and television. He founded the New York City-based film production company Stone Films NYC and played an active role in the early stages of the American musical movement known as hardcore punk. He was the co-founder and lead singer of the hardcore bands The Mighty C.O.’s of Boston, Massachusetts and The High & The Mighty of New York. Stone is also known for his career as the front man for New York City’s Antidote since 1984. A native New Yorker, Stone was born in Queens and raised in the Bronx. His father, Arny Stone, was a filmmaker who won an Academy Award for his film, The Critic, starring Mel Brooks. Evan B. Stone, His brother is also a film director, editor and cinematographer, whose credits include CMT’s Guntucky, Syfy’s Destination Truth, CBS’s The Amazing Race, MTV True Life, and the Emmy Award winning Current TV.After working for years as a crew member on film sets in a variety of roles in 1992 Stone formed New York City-based film Production Company, Stone Films NYC. He produced numerous music videos including Run-DMC, Onyx, Type O Negative, Insane Clown Posse, King’s X, and Biohazard. He later went on to direct videos for Agnostic Front, Madball, Sub-Zero, and Garth “Culti” Vader. Joining forces with his brother Evan as “The Stone Brothers” he directed music videos for various artists including Vanilla Ice, and Channel Zero. He is a four-time X-Tremmy award winner with his Urban Street-Bike Warriors series of extreme sports films and director of the MTV True Life episode “I Live To Ride,” which exposed the new sport of street-bike freestyle to millions worldwide. In 2006 he created the Urban Street-Bike Warriors: Black Sheep Squadron Tour which made landmark stops in France, Poland, and Cuba
The Story of ProgStock
October 13-15, 2017 in Rahway, NJ
Music is not only the universal language, it also has no boundaries. "ProgStock" is an international festival that is founded on the principle of supporting artist families, the music they produce and the fans that follow the genre. This three-day festival was founded to solve a few positive problems. First, even though a handful of fun Prog gatherings exist around the globe, artists are eager to play in the Northeast United States during the autumn months, where and when not much else in Prog circles takes place. Second, we know that Prog fans are seeking a comfortable, classy venue to see their favorite bands perform. Add in a great host town that’s close to a huge airport and regional rail transportation , and that’s most of ProgStock’s story. The only thing we need for this to be complete? You! And with you, there will be much rejoicing at North America’s New International Progressive Rock Festival, which is ProgStock.ProgStock’s main stage will feature music that most radio hosts would find to be too long and too complex to play on-the-air. Dancing in 7/8, indeed, is left to fans who are accustomed to calculating high math in their heads. It’s easy to assume — because even the massive force of Apple Music doesn’t feature a decent Prog option — that the genre is dead. Alas, the Internet is largely credited for bringing together Prog’s most loyal and growing fandom. Saturday night headliner for ProgStock 2017! The Dave Kerzner Band performing with some very special guests!
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Join Holly Stephey as she talks to Marshall Terrill Author & Pilot Mike Jugan . New Book on Steve McQueen and Movie . By the world’s standards, acting legend Steve McQueen had it all. But it wasn’t until he placed his faith in Jesus that he found the ultimate source of satisfaction. In this new book, Pastor Greg Laurie with Marshall Terrill tells the little-known story of McQueen’s life-changing encounter with Christ. What were the critical steps that led McQueen to make such a life-altering decision? Perhaps more importantly, why is that part of his story so rarely told? This book answers these questions and more. About The Film Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he “is still the King of Cool” according to Esquire Magazine—50 years after the zenith of his career! The coolest thing about him, however, is barely known, despite countless biographies and articles. Steve McQueen was a believer in Jesus Christ .On the surface McQueen had everything he could want—fame, cars, homes, more money than he could spend in a lifetime. An avid fan of the actor (and owner of a replica of McQueen’s car in the classic film Bullitt), Pastor Greg Laurie hits the road in his mint Mustang, traveling the country in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters.Narrated by Gary Sinise, interviews include:Barbara Minty McQueen, his widow Academy Award®-winning director Mel Gibson Renown stuntman Stan Barrett Celebrated McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill Actors Barbara Leigh and Mel NovakDiscover this amazing, true faith journey in STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON, a one-night event in select theaters Thursday, September 28 only. The Erwin Brothers (Woodlawn and Moms’ Night Out) partner with Greg Laurie to tell the story of Steve McQueen you’ve never heard before!
Punk rock pioneers and provocateurs the Dead Boys celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark first album, Young, Loud and Snotty, with a worldwide tour and a special re-recording of the classic record. Still Snotty: Young, Loud & Snotty at 40! on Nashville-based Plowboy Records is hitting the streets and available online on September 8 with a major US tour kicking off in Dallas, Texas on September 7. Formed in Cleveland in 1976, the Dead Boys were one of the first American acts to combine the proto-punk fervor of bands like the Stooges and the New York Dolls with a new level of intense energy. 1977 debut LP, Young, Loud and Snotty, was a landmark album in the birth of hardcore punk and produced one of the first great punk anthems, “Sonic Reducer.” After one more album, the band split in 1979. They reunited for a few gigs in the 1980s, but following the death of lead vocalist Stiv Bators in 1990, the band members went their separate ways except for two brief reunions in 2004 and 2005. The return of the Dead Boys began with guitarist Cheetah Chrome. “I've had my solo band for the last ten years, and Dead Boys songs have always been included in my shows.With the 40th anniversary of the Dead Boys on the horizon and a solid band that could interpret and deliver the performance and sound needed to maintain the authenticity of the Dead Boys, I reached out to Johnny Blitz about an anniversary tour and he said yes and we began the journey of what would become Still Snotty.” With Jason Kottwitz on guitar, Detroit punk legend Ricky Rat on bass and vocalist Jake Hout from ‘zombie’ Dead Boys tribute band, the Undead Boys, the Dead Boys 40th anniversary tour started taking shape.
Join Holly Stephey as she talks to Julian David Stone about his new book & Kickstarter project - "No Cameras Allowed - My Career as an Outlaw Rock and Roll Photographer".
While experiencing the adventures that make-up the book No Cameras Allowed - My Career as an Outlaw Rock and Roll Photographer, Julian David Stone grew-up in the San Francisco bay area. Eventually he relocated to Los Angeles after spending his college years at the California Institute of the Arts. He has since written screenplays for Disney, Paramount, Sony and MGM, the full-length play, The Elvis Test, as well as making several short-form documentaries on Frank Sinatra, for the Warner Brothers. He is also the writer and director of the hit cult comedy feature film, Follow the Bitch, which has played to packed houses all around the country and received numerous awards. Recently he began writing books with his debut novel, The Strange Birth, Short life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl, about the world of the 1950’s live television, currently being turned into a TV series.
Danny Goldberg is the author of How the Left Lost Teen Spirit and Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business. As an Author and rock music industry veteran ,He is also president of Gold Village Entertainment, whose clients include Steve Earle and The Hives. Previously, he was president of Gold Mountain Entertainment (Nirvana, Bonnie Raitt), chairman of Warner Bros. Records, president of Atlantic Records, and vice president of Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records. He was also Zeppelin's publicist in the early 70s and had his first break reporting on Woodstock for Billboard Magazine in 1969. He lives in New York City.
Thomas Price was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. By the tender age of 16, he had already hit the road playing drums in rock bands and he hasn't stopped since. Schooled on "early blue eyed soul" like The Dave Clarke 5 and The Young Rascals, he found his chops playing along with his older brother's 45's of drum heavy songs like "Bits and Pieces" and "Glad All Over" (the latter of which he now covers in his own new band . He has spent his life on the road and in the studio, and along the way has become one of the most well known and highly sought after skin bashers in the business. His style is unique in that he has a sound completely his own, and his talent is impossible to overlook, but he stays solid and in the pocket without the flash and distractions of most well known drummers. He can provide the fireworks without losing his place as the most rock solid backbone around. For this reason his list of credits is almost endless. The band Price-Sulton, released a full-length album on CBS Records called Lights On. Price-Sulton also had a song featured in a movie starring Susanna Hoffs called The All-Nighter. This project was the first time Thommy stepped up to the front of the stage, playing guitar and singing his original songs. Thommy Price has been a Blackheart. "In the beginning I was just playing on Joan's records, but I wasn't really in the band. Kenny Laguna would call me all the time and say 'Are you ready yet?' At the time I was in Mink DeVille and touring all over Europe for months at a time. "Besides being a Blackheart, Thommy continues to write and produce with others. In his latest side project "Downtown Phantom" Thommy has reunited with old friend and bandmate Johnny Rao and Joey Vasta.
A British rock giant and an acclaimed and respected member of New York's acting community walk into a recording studio ... and produce one of 2017's strongest and most compelling albums. This odd couple consists of multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, a founding member of both King Crimson and Foreigner, and guitarist and lead vocalist Ted Zurkowski, co-founder of New York's celebrated Shakespeare ensemble, Frog & Peach, and a long-time member of the world-famous Actors Studio. Together, this unlikely new songwriting team conjured the album Bad Old World under the banner of their quartet, HONEY WEST. Bad Old World is filled with memorable melodies and clever and sophisticated lyrics served on a bed of guitar-driven rock 'n' roll played by top-shelf musicians, including drummer Steve Holley, whose credits include Paul McCartney & Wings and many others, and McDonald's son, Maxwell McDonald, on bass. The album also boasts a guest appearance by Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants) on bass ("Brand New Car," "California," "A Girl Called Life"). While it's a modern sound stamped by Ian McDonald's world-class musicianship and production, it also bears an instant familiarity, thanks to a sonic blueprint recalling such Brit-rock titans as The Move and Mott the Hoople. HONEY WEST - named in honor and celebration of the proto-feminist 1960s cult TV spy series starring the ever-alluring Anne Francis - was already up and running when the two came together. For McDonald, discovering the scope and breadth of Zurkowski's talents was the catalyst for wanting to create a musical partnership. Make sure to catch Honey West on their new tour! http://www.honeywestmusic.com/
The human story always starts with a heartbeat. This is our Mythic Rhythm. Grammy winning iconic world music drummer Glen Velez and acclaimed Rhythm Vocalist Loire Cotler set this musical story in motion with their super-human capacity to deliver the unimaginable in an exhilarating duo concert exploring the astonishing power of the voice as a rhythm instrument and a mystical symphony produced from a single-headed drum. Hailed by The New York Times as “Explosive, exuberant” and the Chicago Classical Review as “Jaw dropping.”
Up close and personal with Grammy winning iconic world drummer Glen Velez and critically acclaimed Rhythm Vocalist Loire Cotler
Hollis Brown is an American Rock ‘n’ Roll band. Named after a Bob Dylan song (“The Ballad of Hollis Brown”), the band was formed by Queens-natives and songwriters Mike Montali (lead vocals/guitar) and Jonathan Bonilla (lead guitar). Both 2nd-generation immigrants (Italian-American and Puerto Rican-American, respectively), they soon found their musical brethren across America, recruiting Andrew Zehnal (drums) from Cleveland, Adam Bock (keyboard/vocals) from St. Louis, and Brian Courage (bass) from Long Island.
Hollis Brown’s current single “Run Right To You” was released on 7” vinyl in October 2016 on Velvet Elk/One Little Indian records. Their song “Steady Ground” is a featured exclusive on Amazon’s playlist Amazon Acoustics. The band’s vinyl EP, Cluster of Pearls (Alive Naturalsound Records), was chosen as one of the 300 select releases throughout the world for Record Store Day 2016. Pressed on Starburst Vinyl, the record is limited to 800 copies and features four previously unreleased tracks and two songs released on vinyl for the first time. It was released digitally on iTunes in August 2016. Cluster of Pearls follows up the 2015 release of Hollis Brown's third album 3 Shots (Jullian Records/RED), featuring the Bo Diddley collaboration “Rain Dance,” and the duet “Highway 1” with acclaimed alt-country songstress Nikki Lane.This summer Hollis Brown will be touring across the US including stops at Mountain Jam, Karoondinha Festival, and more.
A proud, native New Yorker, Max Heller grew up thinking the city was a playground, subways were thrill rides and the streets were pure theater. Shocked to find life beyond the five boroughs was not as action-packed,he realized his mission was to create entertainment for those with and without subway access.
After graduating the University of Southern California Max wrote, produced and edited many award winning music videos including Grammy Winners Tim McGraw, Merle Haggard and Faith Hill. He returned to NYC to shoot We Live in Public the 2009 Sundance Documentary Grand Prize winner.
He continued editing for over a decade on highly acclaimed television series ranging from NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta, TBS’s sitcom Are We There, Yet? and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart.
Max has produced five feature films including Summer of Blood the breakout success of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. Currently Max is wrapping post on Born Guilty his directorial debut starring Rosanna Arquette, Xander Berkeley and Keesha Sharp.
Onur Tukel is the writer/director of ten feature films, including Richard’s Wedding, Summer of Blood, Applesauce, Abby Singer/Songwriter and Catfight. His films have played film festivals all over the world and his latest, Catfight, premiered at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival. He has also published two children's books, Little Friends and Rainstack! He occasionally writes and illustrates movie reviews for The Talkhouse and has pop-up art shows in Bushwick. He has also acted in several films, including Red Flag, Booger Red, Summer of Blood and Applesauce. He is currently in post-production on two projects, a dark comedy about sorcery and gentrification called Black Magic for White Boys and the zeitgeist comedy The Misogynists, starring Dylan Baker.
The New York Times called Willie Nile “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by UNCUT magazine. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011” and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.”Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises. His album, American Ride, won “Best Rock Album of the Year” at the Independent Music Awards. It appeared on over one hundred year-end Top Ten lists for 2013 and Bono called it, “One of the great guides to unraveling the mystery that is the troubled beauty of America.”In November 2014 he released an album of piano-based songs, If I Was A River. No Depression raved “Willie Nile’s artistic renaissance continues unabated.His 2016 album World War Willie appeared on numerous year end top ten lists as did hid his live shows. As American Songwriter said "Nile cranks up the volume and tears into these tunes with the same hunger, passion and exuberance he displays in his legendary sweat-soaked shows." World War Willie was voted “Album Of The Year” by Twangville Magazine and the song Forever Wild was named “Coolest Song In The World” by Little Steven’s Underground Garage. Willie has toured across the U.S. with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. As the induction program from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame says: “His live performances are legendary. Join us as we celebrate His highly anticipated 11th studio album called "Positively Bob Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan.
The Rolling Stones’ rise to fame is one of rock ‘n’ roll’s epic stories. Yet one crucial part of that story has never been fully told: the role of Brian Jones, the visionary who founded the band and meticulously controlled their early sound, only to be dethroned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Tormented by paranoia and drug problems, Jones drowned at the age of twenty-seven. Drawing on new information and interviews with Richards, Andrew Oldham, and Marianne Faithfull, among dozens of others, Brian Jones lays bare the Rolling Stones’ full story, in all its glory and squalor.Paul Trynka is a respected music writer known both for his groundbreaking role as editor of MOJO magazine and as author of Starman and Open Up and Bleed, biographies of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, respectively, which attracted laudatory reviews worldwide. Portrait of the Blues, his collection of oral histories with more than sixty blues musicians (in collaboration with photographer Val Wilmer), is regarded as a landmark work. Paul was also editor of the widely respected International Musician magazine and founding editor of the Guitar Magazine, for which he first interviewed Keith Richards more than twenty years ago. Paul lives with his wife, Lucy, and son, Curtis, in Greenwich, London, just down the road from Mick and Keith’s old stomping ground of Dartford.
A Los Angeles based Graphic Designer and Creative Director, Azerrad is the founder of LADdesign , a graphic design studio dedicated to elevating our cultural experience through good design. Since 2001 LADdesign has created graphic design and comprehensive visual identity systems for clients such as Sting, MUSE, The Silversun Pickups, Dawes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Esperanza Spalding, Yo-Yo Ma, The Voyager Golden Record, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Art Power at UC San Diego, Red Bull Sound Select’s annual 30 Days Festival, Amazon Music, and seven album packages in 18 years for award-winning American alternative rock band, Wilco.
Azerrad has spoken at TEDxUCLA, the AIGA National Design Conference, the Museum of Design Atlanta, and has been an instructor of design at Art Center College of Design and UCLA. Currently Azerrad serves on the board of directors for AIGA Los Angeles, and is the national chairperson for the AIGA Design+Music initiative. http://laddesign.net)
Matt Pinfield and Mik came up with the name “This Is Decibel” while in the middle of super storm “Sandy”. They were meeting up to talk about few ideas and were forced to drive to a restaurant to find electricity. While at the restaurant, Matt suggested of the idea of starting a new project and co-writing songs with Mik. They both started to travel to the mountains of Pennsylvania in the look for inspiration while away from the city life, spending weekends listening to the best records and watching music documentaries while writing and recording every idea.
Decibel seemed like the perfect representation of both sound and energy, and in that moment it carried extra resonance as an idea that could deliver the electricity and light that were needed in the midst of a storm. With the formation of This Is Decibel three years later, the band builds on this origin with music reminiscent of calm in the middle of a storm, with touches of electricity.
Decibel has found a reliable residence, accepted amongst rock-faithful for their muscular guitar riffs, melodic hooks, and an easily digestible delivery that’s blanketed in familiarity. Their music leaps, gyrates, and contorts, while the sheer enthusiasm of the band transforms its underlying retro vibes into something totally fresh. The band shows itself to be incredibly ambitious and amazing in the way it fulfills those ambitions. They skillfully combine a classic rock style with their own hard-hitting vocals and lyrics for an amazing new sound. There is just something awesome about the way Rocky sings and the accompanying music. It’s so original, intricate, polished…yet raw and visceral!
Richard Barone is an acclaimed recording artist, performer, producer, and author. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ as frontman for The Bongos, and reinventing himself with the chamber pop classic “cool blue halo”, Barone has produced countless studio recordings and worked with artists in every genre. Collaborators have included Tony Visconti, Beach Boy Al Jardine, Sean Lennon, Dion, John Sebastian, Alejandro Escovedo, Jill Sobule, Donovan, Moby, the late Lou Reed, and American folk icon Pete Seeger. He has scored shows and staged all-star concert events at such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. His memoir Frontman: Surviving The Rock Star Myth was published by Hal Leonard Books. Recent album releases include his studio album, Glow produced by Visconti, the deluxe CD/DVD set, '”cool blue halo' 25th Anniversary Concert”, and his latest, “Sorrows & Promises”, a new album of songs from the early 1960s music scene in Greenwich Village, where Barone lives. He is affiliated with the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University.
Chuck Prophet describes his new disc BOBBY FULLER DIED FOR YOUR SINS as “California Noir.” He says, “the state has always represented the Golden Dream, and it’s the tension between romance and reality that lurks underneath the surface in all noir films and paperbacks, and that connects these songs. Doomed love, inconsolable loneliness, rags to riches to rags again, and fast-paced violence are always on the menu on the Left Coast. Who is Bobby Fuller? He’s the star of the ultimate Rock and Roll Babylon feel-bad story. The title track came out of an obsession Prophet shares with co-conspirator klipschutz. Prophet explains, “One day we were sitting in my so-called office South of Market listening to LPs, when out of frustration –I picked up a guitar and shouted, ‘I hear that record crackle, the needle skips and jumps!’ and klipschutz shot back, ‘“Bobby Fuller died for your sins! One thing led to another, and ten months later he found himself at the legendary Hyde St. Studios in the heart of the Tenderloin “slaving over a hot two-inch tape machine, cutting tracks with Brad Jones, Paul Q. Kolderie, and Matt Winegar riding herd.” And pumping it all into the echo chamber. No computer in sight and two-inch tape boxes stacked up to the ceiling. The Mission Express, Prophet’s band, which includes his wife Stephanie Finch, provided the backing. “Talented, difficult people who all played their hearts out. You can hear it,” he says. And recording at Hyde Street – walking distance from his apartment – was a homecoming of sorts. “I did my first session there, in high school no less,” says Prophet. He even dragged out his ’64 Stratocaster, a guitar that Jonathan Richman said sounds, “like gasoline in the sand, like a motorcycle at a hot dog stand.”
Gerry Leonard is a Dublin born guitar player, songwriter and producer now based in upstate New York. As part of the New York scene Leonard’s distinctive ambient style has led to his working with many great artists over the years. A highlight was becoming music director / guitar player for David Bowie on his last year long “Reality” world tour and DVD (2003/2004). Apart from Bowie’s previous two records, “Heathen” (2001) and “Reality” (2003) and the subsequent tours, he is also featured on the penultimate David Bowie record titled “The Next Day” and had two co-writes with David on the album, “Boss of me” and “I’ll take you there”. “The Next Day” came out on March 12 2013. Gerry was honored to be part of the Brit Awards Tribute to David in Feb 2016.Leonard produced and helped co-write the last full album for Suzanne Vega. “Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles” came out in Feb 2014 and has been very well received garnering 4 star reviews from Q and Mojo music magazines. He has also produced and arranged the new album from Suzanne based around the life and works of the author Carson McCullers. This new 10 song album called “Lover Beloved” will be released in the fall of 2016.
When not touring or recording with these international artists, Leonard heads up his own project, Spookyghost. Under the name Spookyghost, he has recorded two solo albums. The first recording simply called “Spookyghost” was primarily an ambient guitar record, made in his New York apartment in 1998. His second, “The Light Machine” (2002) has been described by David Bowie as “Quite the most beautiful and moving pieces of work I have possessed in a long time.” A third Spookyghost album is currently in the works.
Punk Avenue: The New York City Underground 1972-1982 is an intimate look at author Paris-born Phil Marcade’s first ten years in the United States where drifted from Boston to the West Coast and back, before winding up in New York City and becoming immersed in the early punk rock scene. From backrooms of Max’s and CBGB’s to the Tropicana Hotel in Los Angeles and back, Punk Avenue is a tour de force of stories from someone at the heart of the era. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Marcade relays first-hand tales about spending a Provincetown summer with photographer Nan Goldin and actor-writer Cookie Mueller, having the Ramones play their very first gig at his party, working with Blondie’s Debbie Harry on French lyrics for her songs, enjoying Thanksgiving with Johnny Thunders’ mother, and starting the beloved NYC punk-blues band The Senders. Along the way, he smokes a joint with Bob Marley, falls down a mountain, gets attacked by Nancy Spungen’s junkie cat, become a junkie himself, adopts a dog who eats his pot, opens for The Clash at Bond’s Casino, opens a store named Rebop on Seventh Avenue, throws up in some girl’s mouth, talks about vacuum cleaners with Sid Vicious, lives thru the Blackout of 1977, gets glue in his eye, gets mugged at knife point, plays drums with Johnny Thunders’ band Gang War, sets some guy’s attache-case on fire, listens to pre-famous Madonna singing in the rehearsal studio next to his, gets mugged at gun point, O.D.s on heroin, gets saved by a gentle giant named Bill, lives at night? Never sleeps?
You know you’re doing something right when Bruce Springsteen’s right hand man decides your song is the coolest track in the world. That’s exactly what Steve Van Zandt did this June –picking ‘Trip Into The Light’ for that very accolade on his Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show. It’s easy to hear why – the opening song from Jeremy And The Harlequins’ debut full-length, American Dreamer, it sparkles and shimmers with the glamor of rock’n’roll’s past while simultaneously forging forward into the future with confidence. Channeling the influences of 1950s and ’60s rock’n’roll through the (cell phone) camera lens of 2015, Jeremy And The Harlequins – Jeremy Fury (vocals), Craig Bonich and Patrick Meyer (guitars), Stevie Fury (drums) and Bobby Ever (bass) – have managed to capture the sound of New York both in the here and now and the there and then. It’s a record about love and loss, tragedy and romanticism, dreams and reality, as well as everything in between, and its ten songs are at once familiar and fresh, a new friend it feels like you’ve known for decades.
Steve Weitzman – Founder, has been a music and sports journalist, photographer and concert promoter. Since beginning his writing career in 1969, he has written for Rolling Stone, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Billboard and other publications having interviewed many artists including John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Billy Joel (for Billy’s first Rolling Stone feature) and many others before making his transition to concert promoting in the late 1980’s. His photographs have been published in a wide variety of books and magazines. Since 1989 Steve has promoted countless concerts at many New York City venues including Tramps, Village Underground, Warsaw, Central Park SummerStage, Beacon Theater, Town Hall, Roseland and others working with many artists including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Eminem, Chuck Berry, Willie Nelson, George Clinton and many others. Steve organized and promoted the 2006 Benefit for Arthur Lee concert at the Beacon Theater which headlined Robert Plant along with Ian Hunter, Ryan Adams and others to raise money for Lee’s medical expenses when he was suffering from leukemia with no health insurance. Today, Steve is now focused on giving back through charity events. Steve originated the idea of and is the producer for the “We Are Not Afraid” benefit video and song release.
Producer/engineer/mixer, Ed Stasium would rather just talk about the music when pressed for highlights of his career. Helping an artist clearly bring their vision to fruition while taking care to make sure the sound shines, Ed has always taken a role as "another member of the band" while leading a project to completion; in fact Ed has contributed guitar, vocals, keyboards, and percussion on every record he has worked on. He recorded, and was a member of countless garage bands during his formative years. While attending the School Of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Ed joined a local New Jersey group named "Brandywine. In 1972 he left the band and had a chance meeting with Tony Camillo and Tony Bongiovi, owners of Venture Sound Studios in Somerville, NJ. There he became involved with the building and wiring of the room and became a staff engineer where he received his first "hands on" experience in professional recording. Ed recorded and mixed his first gold single, Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Midnight Train to Georgia" at Venture Sound. In the three decades since, Ed has recorded and produced such diverse artists as The Ramones, Talking Heads, Julian Cope, Peter Wolf, Mick Jagger, Jeff Healey, Joan Jett, Marshall Crenshaw, Living Colour, Soul Asylum, The Smithereens, Motorhead, Baby Animals, Biohazard, The Reverend Horton Heat, Shirley Caesar, Misfits, The Coal Porters, Hoodoo Gurus, The Chesterfield Kings and The Empty Hearts. Today, Ed lives in Southern California. He enjoys listening to his 78, 45, and LP record collection while enthusing about the creative musical possibilities of working in the ever-changing analog/digital recording environment.
The Museum of Interesting Things is a traveling interactive demonstration/exhibition of antiques and inventions that goes to schools and events and inspires kids and adults to be curious. We bring back tinkering. I like to say it shows kids and adults that their ipods did not pop out of thin air! Like a circus...just no elephants!
Curator and founder Denny Daniel brings his traveling interactive demonstration/exhibition of antiques and inventions, inspiring innovation and creativity for all. Heralded in the NY Times, appeared on the History Channel, The Science Channel and over 20 publications and presented at 3 TEDx talks, Daniel, an NYU Grad who often lectures there, teaches through touch and feel allowing participants to actually interact with historical items and learn from the past to invent a better future. The Museum includes departments in Science, Math, Literature, Medical, Toys, Music, Household and Photography, plus many themed exhibitions. "We bring back tinkering and show kids and adults their iPods did not pop out of thin air! Like a circus...just no elephants."
Homegrown and Rhinestoned is the first full length album from Briana Christian Kidwell. The rhinestone album is about growing up on a fourth generation family farm in Missouri and moving to Nashville, Tennessee. It was inspired by the happiness of family, music and rhinestones. Written from the heart to create happiness and the feeling of unconditional love for listeners all over the world. Many sub genres and styles within country music are present on this gift to world. It brings with her the love and experiences that span her lifetime of love. If there is anything you can take with you from the record, we hope you carry Briana's love for you and the world in your heart forever.
Johnny Pisano’s “Punk Rock Pizzeria” is a collection of material he has written on and off over the past 20 years Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bass Player, Johnny Pisano has toured internationally in the Punk and Rock music scenes for over 20 years. Working with artists both in the studio and on the road, Johnny has performed alongside Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Peters, Ryan Adams, Willie Nile, Jesse Malin, Deborah Harry, Kate Pierson, Leonard Graves Phillips , Cheetah Chrome, Peter Criss, David Johansen, Robert Gordon, Jimmy Vivino, Glen Matlock, Joan Jett, Handsome Dick Manitoba, The Counting Crows, and many more. His writings and collaborations, along with his bass lines, can be heard on Ryan Adams’ “Rock n Roll” and “Love Is Hell Part 1, and Part 2,” Marky Ramone and the Intruders’ "The Answer to Your Problems,” The Alarm’s “Strength 2015,” Willie Nile’s “American Ride,” “Hard Times in the UK,” and “World War Willie,” and Jesse Malin’s “To Be Somebody” (Bellvue), “The Fine Art of Self Destruction,” “The Heat,” and various singles, including “Broken Radio,” featuring Bruce Springsteen. Johnny has appeared on MTV, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” VH1’s “The Big Morning Buzz,” and “The Artie Lange Show.”
The New York Coffee Festival is New York’s flagship coffee event, celebrating the burgeoning specialty coffee scene in this great city. Last year, 9,782 discerning coffee lovers and industry professionals from the US and abroad attended the second New York Coffee Festival from 16-18 September.
Join us as we talk to some of the great Companies / Craftsman who were part of this Festival and get to know more about the brands that are making the Coffee industry a fun way to indulge in a lifestyle that will enlighten your tastebuds as well as create a new way of looking at Coffee as an art and a way of life ..
There is so much more that goes into a beverage .. Learn about the people, intention and creativity that creates the wonderful world of Coffee!
Ava Leigh Stewart is a director, writer, producer, and artist. She cut her teeth at CNN, climbing the ranks of news production, until 2005. She founded Art West Film, a full service production company that specializes in film, television, and new media. She is also the founder of the Southeastern International Film Festival, which promotes an independent film distribution to the Southeastern United States. Stewart launched her film career after earning a film degree in London, England. She garnished attention after directing, producing, and writing an award winning short film called “Keepers of the Gate”. She directed her first feature film entitled, South of Southern, which was alos adapted as a television series. Her first documentary entitled, Paradise Garden, debuted at the Savannah Film Festival and has won many awards ranging from Best Documentary at the Orlando Film Festival to 2nd Place at the Durango Film Festival. She was the producer of State of Control, which focused on the humanitarian crisis in Tibet, and was released in 2016. In addition to her own projects, she has also directed television shows, commercials, web series, and music videos. Stewart is the author of ten books, as well as writer for film, websites, and magazines. She has also taught University classes in Film History, Production, and Screenwriting, and does educational lectures and workshops. Currently she is finishing a new action adventure novel and film to be completed at the end of the year, in addition to a number of ongoing film projects. She has published six additional books of poetry. Holy Suppression, a poem from her book Beyond Fear, was featured as part of the documentary film, Bloodline. Waxing Eloquent is under consideration by the National Poetry Series. http://avaleighstewart.com
Lisa S. Johnson’s guitar art, is taking the world of fine art photography on a rock and roll ride. Born into a talented family, with a mother that sings and a father that plays guitar, bass, violin and mandolin, Lisa fell in love with melody and imagery and pursued a career in photography. After a successful 10-year stint at Kodak, Lisa found herself befriending the owner of a vintage guitar shop in Memphis, TN. It was there that she began to exclusively photograph guitars.
Since then, Lisa has photographed the guitars of Les Paul, Jimmy Page, Roger Waters, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Lou Reed, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, John Lee Hooker, Peter Frampton, Chrissie Hynde, Joe Satriani, Wayne Kramer, Michael Wilton, Phil Collen, Ace Frehley, Ted Nugent, Carlos Santana, Scotti Hill, Ben Harper, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Scofield, John Hiatt, Luther Dickinson, Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes, Lucky Peterson, Al Kooper, T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour, Steve Earle, Keb Mo, Nancy Wilson, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Robbie Robertson, George Benson, Steve Vai, Jack White, SLASH, John Entwistle, Michael Monarch, Brian May, Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, Brad Paisley, Willie Nelson, Richard Thompson, Gary Rossington, Joe Walsh, Robby Krieger, Mick Ronson, Bob Margolin, Hutch Hutchinson, Bonnie Raitt, Brian Setzer, Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Zakk Wylde, Warren DiMartini, Dave Mustaine, Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell, K.K. Downing, Steve Howe, Dave Mason, Tommy Shaw, Mark Farner, Brian Robertson, Steve Morse, Porl Thompson, Michael Schenker, and many more. Far from still life, Lisa’s work conjures the abstract, yet also possesses a very sensual and ethereal feel that intentionally illustrates the intimate wear and tear details of the instrument. Her unique presentation undoubtedly personifies the musician and captures their true spirit in these wooden extensions of their own iconic flesh. http://108rockstarguitars.com
Deep into his legendary career, Rockabilly Hall of Famer, iconic singer/songwriter Buzz Cason is still in love with the art of songcraft. It is proven on his new album Passion . With a rich history as a producer, songwriter, artist, and publisher, it still all comes down to the songs for Buzz. Cason remains the consummate troubadour. It’s encapsulated right in the title: Passion. The fervor and excitement of the songwriting process, and the satisfaction of making a new record still burns bright after decades in the music business. Following the success of Troubadour Heart (2014), and Record Machine(2015), Passion continues Buzz Cason’s undying love of music. The album was recorded at the Cason family studio Creative Workshop in Berry Hill, . Additionally, Jimmy Buffett’s High Cumberland Jubilee was the first recording at the studio in 1970 -- Cason co-wrote songs with Buffett for this record.
Enlisting the help of his producer / songwriter son Parker Cason on Passion, his unique production style gives the recording a “fresh feel”, according to Buzz. Ranging from traditional country and roots to classic Rock ‘N’ Roll, Passion takes listeners by the hand and invites them into Buzz’s soul.
“This record is intensely special for me since we molded elements from various genres musically from my career and attempted to make a recording that will satisfy the taste of the diverse listener, states Buzz.
SCOTT CRAWFORD is a filmmaker, music journalist, and graphic designer. As a teenager, he founded Metrozine, a fanzine dedicated to the DC hardcore punk scene. In 2001, he launched Harp magazine and served as its editor-in-chief for over seven years. His documentary debut, Salad Days, played around the world and received critical accolades from the New York Times to Rolling Stone. He lives in Washington, DC. Spoke is his latest work. His next documentary film is "Boy Howdy: The Story of Creem Magazine" about the heyday of the influential music magazine.
Co-curated by the GRAMMY Museum and the Queens Museum, in collaboration with Ramones Productions Inc., the exhibit commemorates the 40th anniversary of the release of the Ramones' 1976 self-titled debut album and contextualizes the band in the larger pantheon of music history and pop culture. On display through February 2017, the exhibit is organized under a sequence of themes — places, events, songs, and artists.Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk is organized by the GRAMMY Museum and Queens Museum, in collaboration with Ramones Productions Inc., JAM Inc., and Silent Partner Management. The exhibit is co-curated by Queens Museum guest curator Marc H. Miller and Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum. Delta is proud to be the official airline of both the GRAMMY Museum and the Queens Museum.The Ramones were loud and fast — and gloriously so, from the moment of their inception in Forest Hills, New York, in 1974, until their final concert, 2,263, in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 1996.
"The Ramones not only set a precedent for a new sound that influenced generations of musicians, they became synonymous with a lifestyle that inspired fans to be different," said Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum. "We are so excited to tell the story of these four punk rockers from Queens in a way that has never been done before .In their time, in their brilliantly specialized way, the Ramones —the founding four of Johnny (guitar), Joey (vocals), Tommy (drums), and Dee Dee (bass), were the sharpest band on the planet. Fully evolved as musicians and songwriters, they wereconfident in their power and the importance of what they had.Road to Ruin was the first album with a new drummer (Marky), followed by CJ (bass), and Richie (drums).T
Renowned songwriter, singer, true believer, Alejandro Escovedo released Burn Something Beautiful on October 28th, 2016 via Fantasy Records. The new album, Escovedo’s first solo endeavor since 2012’s highly acclaimed Big Station, is in actuality, a highly collaborative affair. Teaming with Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5) to co-write the album’s songs, Escovedo also enlisted the pair to act as the project’s producers. At once a celebration of the rock and roll life, a contemplation on mortality, and the healing power of love, Burn Something Beautiful connects repeatedly with Escovedo’s soulful heart and voice at its core. Recorded at Portland’s Type Foundry studio, cwith the help of an esteemed group of musicians .They include guitarist Kurt Bloch (The Fastbacks), drummer John Moen (The Decemberists), vocalists Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney) and Kelly Hogan (Neko Case, The Flat Fie) as well as saxophonist Steve Berlin (Los Lobos). In a trailblazing career that began with The Nuns, San Francisco’s famed punk innovators, to the Austin-based-based alt-country rock pioneers, Rank & File, to Texas bred darlings, True Believers, through countless all-star collaborations and tribute album appearances and finally a series of beloved solo albums beginning with 1992’s acclaimed Gravity, Escovedo has earned a surplus of distinctions: No Depression magazine’s Artist of the Decade Award in 1998 and the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Performing in 2006, just to name two. “You just do your good work, and people care,” Alejandro says. “I always believed, when I was a kid, that if you worked hard, you would find fulfillment. I think I got a lot of that from my father and my brothers. A working musician is all I ever wanted to be. Hard work, stay true to what you want to do, and then eventually someone would notice for that very reason.”
Patrick Bamburak is a veteran recording artist, musician, songwriter, producer and actor, who is best known as a founding member of the indie-rock band bait-oven, (pronounced “Beethoven” – as a pun on the composer’s name.) Patrick’s work has been featured on albums from artists such as bait-oven, Blindfold the Sun, Funhaus, Alis Singer, Tarra Dei, and Tim Keyes, among others, and as a producer and session musician, Patrick has created music for television and motion picture soundtracks. Patrick’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, and all of the major online streaming services. Patrick recently made his acting debut in the feature film Peepers, a supernatural thriller written and directed by industry veteran Andy Ferullo, and now available exclusively on Amazon Instant Video. Beyond his career in the music industry, Patrick is also known around the world as a contributing writer for Black Belt Magazine, the original and iconic magazine of the martial arts, where he has written numerous cover stories and has interviewed many of the top stars and champions of the UFC. Patrick is in the process of writing his first book, a biography on his great-uncle, former New Jersey Governor Harold Hoffman, who was in office during the final months of the Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial, known to history as the Crime of the Century. Patrick also stars in the online reality series “Patrick Bamburak RESTAGED”, produced by API Media. The series gives a behind the scenes look into Patrick’s adventures in music, writing, and media, through exclusive vignettes produced for social media networks such as Facebook.
Don DiLego has managed to carve out a sound that is at once both nostalgic in it’s Americana leanings and modern in it’s approach to creating a sonic landscape. Ripe with reverb, detuned guitars, banjo, and pedal steel, DiLego’s most recent recordings seem to fully realize what he began exploring on his first release, The Lonestar Hitchhiker, in 2001.The follow-up record, The Lonestar Companion, was released after his release from Universal, to which Rollingstone.com called him “Alt-country’s next poster boy.” His 3rd release, Photographs of 1971, saw him move towards that sound of combining his penchant for the sounds of country with the lyrical and melodic hooks of his pop heroes. Following that album’s release in 2006, Don’s focus moved to production, as he had been building a studio outside his hometown of NYC. He began work on a record with Bree Sharp, and released two albums as the electro-twang duo Beautiful Small Machines, which became renown for their banjo-laden cover of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes.” DiLego also began an ongoing partnership with Jesse Malin (D Generation), and went on to co-write, produce, and play on three of Malin’sreleases, up to the most recent, “New York Before the War” and “Outsiders.” DiLego would continue to tour with Malin both in his band, and as a performer, honing the songs that he would eventually come back to for hisrecent release.?In the spring of 2016, DiLego announced his latest solo release, Magnificent Ram A, and a subsequent signing to One Little Indian.DiLego released Magnificent Ram A in July 2016, and is set to tour much of the U.S. and Europe with his band The Touristas.
Bands like The Velvet Underground, Blondie, and The Ramones are enshrined as rock royalty and recognized around the world for their musical innovations. Tracing their roots, however, there is one very important feature they share—they all rose to prominence in New York City.
In NEW YORK ROCK bestselling author Steven Blush presents the definitive history of New York’s rock scene from 1966 to 2006.
NEW YORK ROCK brings all these disparate parts together, explaining how punk, new wave, no wave, glitter rock, and indie rock grew from and shaped each other.
NEW YORK ROCK is full of the behind-the-scenes stories, social context, and obscure rock scene facts that music lovers clamor for. Blush was there for much of what he writes about, having spent his life as journalist, editor, promoter, DJ, and filmmaker in New York.
Steven Blush is the bestselling author of American Hardcore, American Hair Metal, and .45 Dangerous. He co-produced the eponymous American Hardcore documentary released by Sony Classics, and was the publisher and primary editor of the award-winning Seconds interview magazine. He also writes for Paper and Interview and music-oriented magazines
As the son of musician Jack Bruce (Cream), Malcolm has always been immersed in a musical environment. He grew up hearing and experiencing firsthand some of the finest musicians around, whether through his father’s frequent collaborations with musicians such as Tony Williams or John Mclaughlin, or Jack’s own bands with musicians like Simon Phillips and Mick Taylor. Early in his career, Malcolm performed guitar and piano on Bill Ward's (Black Sabbath) record 'Ward 1', which included piano on a track featuring Ozzy Osbourne. He recorded with Dick Heckstall-Smith, and a Brand X compilation featuring 2 of his own songs performed with Percy Jones, John Goodsall and Pierre Moerlan. In the 90s Malcolm toured and recorded with ‘Lost City’, featuring Rue Phillipsand Kofi Baker, which included a double headline US tour with Edan Everly (Don Everly’s son).
Malcolm has been touring regularly, playing shows in theatres and clubs across the UK and the US, including venues in London such as The Jazz Cafe, The Troubadour and O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, and in NYC at BB Kings, Iridium and The Cutting Room.
Malcolm is now gearing up to release an album, recorded in Nashville and London, through Pledge Music in late 2016 and will be touring in support of the release through the USA in November and December and into 2017.
Holly Stephey talks to Keith Green Holly Stephey talks to Keith Green Photographer Extraordinaire!
ABOUT KEITH GREEN PHOTOGRAPHY, In Keiths own words!
I am a native of Houston, Texas and relocated to New York City in 1986 to further pursue my photography career by working as an assistant for several top photographers in the editorial and commercial photography fields. I subsequently branched out on my own through self-assigned projects as well as being published in magazines such as Hamptons, London Sunday Times, Time Out New York, Rolling Stone and others.
My most noted work features an exclusive photo-essay of the late punk icon Dee Dee Ramone, which was captured at the infamous Chelsea Hotel during the spring and summer of 1993 as Dee Dee struggled to overcome his addiction to heroin. Several of the images from that series have appeared on the covers and insides of Dee Dee's subsequent trilogy of autobiographical book titles: "Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones" published in 2000, "The Chelsea Horror Hotel" published the following year and "Legend of a Rock Star," Dee Dee’s memoir, which was completed shortly before his untimely death in 2002.
My subsequent work relating to this literary music genre include exclusive portraits of Vera Ramone, Dee Dee's first wife, which are published in her recently released memoir, "Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone" published in 2009. Other photo essay projects include a work-in-progress portrait series of a cross section of creative, individuals whose artistic and literary contributions remain as indelible fixtures among our cultural landscape.
Join Holly Stephey & Spencer Drate as we talk to our friend Aaron Zych who is at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in NYC.Morrison Hotel Gallery® is the world leader in fine art music photography representing over 100 of the most highly acclaimed music photographers -- those who made, and continue to make, an indelible mark on music culture with photographic portrayals of the industry’s most influential artists.Morrison Hotel Gallery was founded by former record company marketing executive Peter Blachley; music retail industry professional Richard Horowitz; and legendary music photographer Henry Diltz. The concept of Morrison Hotel Gallery originated with the Diltz archive and the eponymous Morrison Hotel album cover taken by Diltz in 1969 for The Doors. With it’s flagship gallery in Soho, New York City, the gallery has always maintained a strong presence in Los Angeles, and is now suitably housed in the rockstar’s hotel, Sunset Marquis Hotel – this incarnation the brainchild of world-renowned author, director and photographer Timothy White. White, the gallery’s newest partner, is well known for documenting the charisma of an astounding list of Hollywood royalty.In 2016, Morrison Hotel Gallery joined forces with Fleetwood Mac founder and rock icon Mick Fleetwood to open our newest gallery in Fleetwood’s General Store in Lahaina, Maui. Morrison Hotel Gallery curates hundreds of the world’s most exceptional collections of rare and iconic music photography for international exhibition and sale.
Aidan Levy has written for the New York Times, the Village Voice, JazzTimes, and the Daily Forward, among others. He is a 2016-17 Biography Fellow at the Leon Levy Center for Biography, where he is working on a biography of the tenor saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins. He plays baritone saxophone in the Stan Rubin Orchestra and is a doctoral student in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He holds an M.F.A. from Long Island University, Brooklyn, a B.A. from Brown University, and is a proud member of IATSE Local 52. He lives in New York City. Dirty Blvd. is his first book.
Returning after a two-year hiatus to focus on developing Broadway Bound Musical Theatre Projects & relocating her label True Groove Records to Brooklyn, Marla Mase returns with her highly anticipated 5th album Miracles ~ Lost & Found.
Currently being developed as a multi-dimensional concert presentation, Miracles ~ Lost & Found, weaves elements of psychedelia, power pop, modern opera, spoken word and textbook Marla Mase style rock-n-roll into a prescient concept album for our times. Starting with the lead single (and video) “Everyone Dies” to the Beatles/George Martin tribute “Falling Sideways” to the 21st century post-modern sound of “56 Trees”, Mase deconstructs lyrically and sonically both the inner and outer workings of living and dying in our world today.
Produced by Tomás Doncker and James Dellatacoma for True Groove.
“I started playing in bands when I was 13 years old, and that’s when I decided that music would be my life,” states Ivan Julian. “It’s always been important to me to be what I do, and not leave it behind at 5 o’clock.”Although his new release The Naked Flame is his first album under his own name, Ivan Julian has been one of rock’s most celebrated players and most in-demand collaborators for more than three decades. The album, Julian’s first collection of his own songs in more than 20 years, finds the veteran guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer effortlessly stepping back into the role of frontman/bandleader.
“I look at this record as a harvest of everything that has come before,” Julian says. “All of us are the sum of our experiences, and these songs are the product of mine.” The Naked Flame features a dozen compelling new songs that benefit from Julian’s commanding performances as well as his seasoned studio skills, which give the tracks a timeless warmth and immediacy. “I’ve had my share of triumph and heartbreak,”he concludes. “Everyone goes through that, no one escapes. It’s all about how you ride it. And I think that if you’re a musician, it’s your obligation to put the joy, the sorrow, the laughs and the tears into the writing and playing. You have to take it all. And one day you realize: this what I do and this is who I am. That’s when the ride starts to make sense, and you just relax and do it.”
Cindy Lee Berryhill is a singer-songwriter and a Los Angeles native who has released 6 acclaimed albums and many compilations since Who’s Gonna Save The World? (Rhino/Capitol) debuted in October 1987. She has worked with Patti Smith guitarist Lenny Kaye on several albums. Berryhill coined the name Antifolk which she and her friends, including Beck, called their disenfranchised music on the lower east side of Manhattan, and the name/genre continues on today with young artists coming out of Europe. You may have seen her and her son (by late husband Crawdaddy Magazine founder, Paul Williams) starring in that CoveredCalifornia health-care commercial, if you were on the west coast. In fact the reason she was cast in the commercial was due her very popular blog about caring for her ailing husband; Beloved Stranger. Her seventh album, The Adventurist will be out on Omnivore Records spring 2017.
Thomas is the founder of Tommy Boy and has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1981. He has over 37 years experience in the hip-hop, urban, alternative, dance, rock and gospel music markets. He founded Dance Music Report in 1978, the preeminent newsletter for DJs for over 15 years. He founded Tommy Boy in 1981 which was one of the original pioneers in the hip hop movement with artists such as Afrika Bambaattaa, De La Soul, Digital Underground, Queen Latifah, Naughty by Nature, House of Pain, and Coolio. He was a founder and partner in the legendary New Music Seminar, the world’s seminal music industry convention through the 80’s. He has re-launched the New Music Seminar in 2009 to introduce a new paradigm for an emerging new music business.
Mr. Silverman serves on the board of RIAA, Sound Exchange, American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), Merlin and has served for many years on NAIRD/AFIM board, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Dance Music Hall of Fame, as well as the NARM Manufacturer’s Advisory Board. Tom was the recipient of the 2013 A2iM Lifetime Achievement Award, NARM Independent Spirit Award 2010, NARAS Heroes Award in 2000. He received his bachelors’ degree in Environmental Studies from Colby College and studied Environmental Earth Science at Western Michigan University.
“In some ways, Steve Conte is the quintessential rock and roll musician. He lives in New York City , has played with everyone from the New York Dolls to the late Willy DeVille, released his own work, and is an unabashed admirer of rock and roll in all its many forms and genres. The latter fact is made completely obvious by the choice of material on his latest CD, International Cover Up. As a 13 year old live performer, Steve Conte looked to The Rolling Stones, The J. Geils Band, Black Oak Arkansas, The Beatles & Jimi Hendrix for both musical inspiration and how to give “good show”. Cut to 2016 – Conte releases his “COVERS” album featuring many of the songs he & his band have played on tour – and captures that LIVE spirit in the recordings! The album features songs written and/or recorded by Eddie Cochran, Willy/Mink DeVille, Tom Waits/Ramones, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Jason And The Scorchers – all delivered in pure Conte-style. In addition to playing original songs from his studio albums on tour, Steve would always add a few well-chosen covers. Conte says: “This album contains some of my favorite songs to play live; road-tested in Europe with my band, The Crazy Truth International. I kept the album production sparse to showcase the band’s live energy. All songs were recorded live, in a few takes. Most guitar solos were played live. ”INTERNATIONAL COVER-UP was largely recorded at Labtones Studio in Dordrecht, The Netherlands by Wilco Minderhoud & Jasper van Dorp. It features 6 studio recordings with Conte’s European version of The Crazy Truth – plus a pair of solo acoustic tracks recorded in New York City; one in his own Manhattan studio, The Joint NYC and the other recorded live on renowned record producer, Steve Lillywhite’s program for East Village Radio, The Lillywhite Sessions.
Cylon George decribes his blog as a way to help busy people thrive in their spiritual lives so they can live with more joy, peace, purpose, and meaning.
He is a spiritual chaplain, musician, devoted husband, and busy dad of six. He love's listening to people’s stories and helping them gain perspective on life’s opportunities and challenges. In his own life, the serenity prayer helps him when he find's himself worrying about things he has no control over. It reminds him to let go of his worry. It reminds him that he can experience greater spiritual fulfillment by taking responsibility for his own thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and feelings. It reminds him to constantly seek wisdom.
He Describes his life as the following;
I was born in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. I moved to the United States in 2000 to attend Hartwick College where I earned degrees in Music Performance (piano) and Computer Science. In 2012, I earned a Master’s degree in Theology from St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry.
I am blessed to be married to my wife, Laura. We have six beautiful, energetic children. We live in Albany, New York.
I enjoy running, reading, writing, and music (both listening and creating)
Link to Blog..http://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/about
God, give me grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other. ~ Serenity Prayer
David Godlis couldn’t believe it the night that Robert Frank walked into CBGB.“I was hanging out around the door and I thought, oh my god, that’s Robert Frank,” he says. “For me, that was the biggest thing that could happen, because I had studied photography and he was one of my idols.”Godlis says that from the moment he walked into CBGB, which was soon after he arrived in New York, he started thinking about doing a photo book. His inspiration was Brassai’s black-and-white photographs of Paris’s nightlife in the 1930s. “I thought, this place is so crazy and so cool, I should be taking pictures here, even though I’m a street photographer who shoots with natural light during the day. I wondered if I could be a street photographer shooting by natural light at night.”More than 35 years later, his book about CBGB, History Is Made at Night: Photographs 1976-1979, is finally here. Godlis showed the work to publishers over the years, but no one was interested in the grainy images, shot with long exposures instead of flash. “Punk photography was all flash, and this wasn’t,” he says. “And it wasn’t really a music book either, so they didn’t know what to do with it.”In the new book’s introduction, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch notes that night people are different from those who prefer the clarity of day. “At night the edges lose definition,” he writes. “In the city every corner or recess, doorway or alley becomes mysterious, alive with a constantly shifting variety of possibilities. One must be ready for them. Living at night requires imagination. In NYC in 1976 it was necessary just for survival. ”Godlis survived to tell the tale . One day something is old news and the next it’s legend. Sometimes success means waiting long enough to be on the right side of history.
Join Vera Ramone King as she talks about new book " Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones Years)" Vera was married to the legendary punk rocker and they were often referred to as "Punk Rocks Royal Couple". Vera and Dee Dee, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Grammy Award Winner of the Ramones were married from 1978 to 1995. Vera toured extensively with the Ramones living the punk era first hand. Often regarded as the first punk-rock group ever, named one of Rolling Stone magazine's Top 50 Bands of All Time, with all members having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Ramones are nothing if not legendary. Waking up the neighbors and setting the U.S. music scene on fire in the 1970s and through the '80s, The Ramones' story is tragic and raw, sentiments that could also describe the band's songwriter, bass player, and unsung genius, Dee Dee. A wild ride into the heart and soul of New York City, Poisoned Heart is Vera Ramones King's last testament to her former husband, who shocked the world when he died in 2002 of a drug overdose despite having been clean for years. Dee Dee defined the punk-rock lifestyle. He was a rash, often violent heroin addict, and no one better understood his twisted mentality, or insanity, than faithful wife Vera. But Vera, herself a less destructive Nancy to Dee Dee's Sid also came to know the Dee Dee that music fans worldwide held near and dear: a generous, loving man who had a soft spot for bums, who grew up in the tough streets of Queens, who never stopped working, writing, and performing, who often treated his wife like a Punk Rock Princess, and whose greatest joy was the look on his fans' faces as he played them a song.
Sarah Clanton’s folk-rock-meets-speakeasy sound is a celebration of the unexpected. The classically trained singer-cellist-songwriter strums, bows, picks, and taps her instrument through heartbreak and vengeance on songs that grab you by the collar and refuse to let go. Her vocals can go from moonlit night to house on fire on a dime, with a tone that blends smoke with sunlight and lands somewhere between Nina Simone and Gillian Welch.
After graduating from Furman University in 2007, the Nashville-based singer hit the road with artists like The David Mayfield Parade, Edwin McCain, and Richard Leigh, among others. Her hair-tossing, quirky, electric performances - an exercise in musical abandon - quickly became audience favorites. A self-titled EP released in 2015 included “Tequila,” an original song co-written by Clanton, Tom Bettencourt, and Richard Leigh, which made the Nashville Songwriters Association International Top 40 in January 2016.
Recently signed by Nashville newcomers Torque Entertainment, Clanton is busy working away on a debut album, co-writing with industry regulars, touring, and crafting a new incarnation of her honey-and-thunder sound.
Brian Ashley Jones is a soulful singer, acclaimed session guitarist, and versatile touring songwriter whose "Twang & Blues" guitar-driven tunes have found their way into film and television and have been recorded by many other performing artists. Originally from upstate South Carolina and a longtime resident of East Nashville, TN, Brian performs internationally at festivals, concert series, clubs, music education programs and music conferences. Jones' guitar chops and relentless touring earned him a nomination for Best American Roots Guitar Player in the Alternate Root's 2011 Reader's Choice Awards.
Born and raised in London, Simon landed a gig with a group called the Black Cat Bones. The drummer befriended the group's talented guitarist, Paul Kossoff, who in turn convinced Simon to leave the group with him and begin a new outfit with singer Paul Rodgers. Soon ex-John Mayall's Bluesbreakers bassist Andy Fraser signed on and Free was officially formed in 1968. Mixing blues with hard rock, the group would prove to be quite influential, especially on the strength of their classic Fire and Water, "All Right Now." When the band broke up, it didn't take Simon long to find another gig, joining Paul Rodgers in a new band, Bad Company. Joined by ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell and ex-Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's record label, Swan Song. Their debut album, 1974's Bad Company, would go on to become one of hard rock's all-time classics, as it birthed such long-standing rock radio standards as "Can't Get Enough," "Ready for Love," and the title track, written by Paul and Simon himself. Simon Kirke is the only member of Bad Company who’s been in every lineup of the band.In addition to his work with Free and Bad Company, Simon has “guested” on a long list of recordings by other artists including Wilson Pickett, Faces, Gov’t Mule, Jim Capaldi and Ron Wood, among countless others and he is often found drumming live on tour with acts like Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band. Simon just finished his latest solo record, "All Because of You," to be released on BMG Records in 2016. Presently, he is on-the-road for 2016 with Bad Company on their 2016 world tour with, The Eagles' Joe Walsh.
Please Kill Me is the first oral history of the most nihilist of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Malcom McLaren, Jim Carroll, and scores of other famous and infamous punk figures lend their voices to this definitive account of that outrageous, explosive era. From its origins in the twilight years of Andy Warhol’s New York reign to its last gasps as eighties corporate rock, the phenomenon known as punk is scrutinized, eulogized, and idealized by the people who were there and who made it happen.Legs McNeil was the Resident Punk at Punk Magazine, a senior editor at Spin, and currently contributes to Vice. His other works include The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Film Industry as well as Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose, which he co-edited with Gillian McCain. He currently lives in Schwenksville, PA. Gillian McCain is the co-editor (with Legs McNeil) of Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose, and is the author of two books of poetry, Tilt and Religion. A collaborative work called Descent of the Dolls will be published this year by Blazevox Books. Make sure to go to http://pleasekillme.com and subscribe to the newsletter ! Daily news and much More !
Frank Stefanko is a fine art photographer whose work graces the album covers of Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town and The River, Southside Johnny’s Hearts of Stonealbum cover, and Patti Smith’s The Arista Years1975 / 2000 box set cover. Frank’s photographs also appear in Bruce Springsteen’s Live 75/85, Greatest Hits, Tracks, and the Essential Bruce Springsteen. Mr.Stefanko is the author of the book Days of Hope and Dreams / an Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen which has recently been released in the second edition. He is also the author of Patti Smith / American Artist which features beautiful images of a young emerging artist; Ms. Smith from 1970 to 1980. Frank’s work has toured in two museum shows: Bruce Springsteen, Troubadour of the Highway, which, at the time, broke attendance records at the Frederick Weisman Museum in Minneapolis, The Cranbrook Museum near Detroit, The Experience Music Project in Seattle, and The Newark Museum in New Jersey. In 2012, the Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock Photography show will tour The Columbus Museum, in Georgia, The Hunter Museum of American Art, in Tennessee, The Gibbes Museum of Art, in South Carolina, The Huntsville Museum of Art, in Alabama, and The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, in Mississippi. Mr. Stefanko is represented by The Morrison Hotel Gallery, in Soho, New York; the Govinda Gallery, in Washington, DC; the Fahey / Klein Gallery, in Los Angeles; and Snap Galleries Ltd. In London.Beyond Frank’s Rock photography, he has been assembling a portfolio of landscape photographs that feature places where the footprint of man has not yet touched.
JOHN ROSS BOWIE's play, "Four Chords And A Gun" is a world premiere production that captures the dramatic period of time when The Ramones recorded their fifth album, "End Of The Century," with infamous and legendary producer, Phil Spector. Hearts were broken, guns were drawn, and a legend was born - so funny, sexy and tragic it has to be true.This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Ramone's 1976 debut album.
Directed by JESSICA HANNA (No Homo, Bachelorette), "Four Chords And A Gun" will begin previews July 2nd and officially open July 6th at the Bootleg Theater at 2220 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057. The limited engagement will conclude July 31st .
The all-star cast will feature MATTHEW PATRICK DAVIS (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Greek), JOHNATHAN McCLAIN (Retired at 35, Mad Men) , MICHAEL DANIEL CASSADY (Love, Drunk History), JAMES PUMPHREY (Key & Peele, Arrested Development), ARDEN MYRIN (W/Bob and David, Madtv), and JOSH BRENER (Silicon Valley, The Internship).
BRIAN NITZKIN is producing. "Four Chords And A Gun" will have scenic design by DAVID OFFNER (Asterion); costume design by KERRY HENNESSEY (Gogol Project - Ovation nominee, Bedtime Stories); lighting design by BRANDON BARUCH (Wood Boy Dog Fish, Vieux Carre); and sound design by CRICKET MYERS (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo - Tony nominee, Stoneface).
‘Four Chords and a Gun’ Where: Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
When: Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm. , through July 31
Info: bootlegtheater.org
As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band’s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. With Mark Stein’s mysterioso wash of Grand Guignol keyboard theatrics, Tim Bogert’s amazing and trippy bass runs, and guitarist Vince Martell’s era-happy soloing, Appice boomed like no other drummer in rock history. Vanilla Fudge went on to tour with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and even had Led Zeppelin as an opening act.Post-Fudge, Bogert and Appice formed Cactus . Post-Cactus, the rhythm section found Grammy-winning Guitar Hero Jeff Beck to form the first supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice (BBA).One of the premier showmen in rock, Appice became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition to becoming a highly sought-after session drumme.In ’76, he joined Rod Stewart’s band, touring, recording and writing two of Stewart’s biggest hits, “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and “Young Turks.” He left Stewart to record his first solo album, Rockers, and tour Japan and North America with an allstar band. . In the early ‘80s, he toured with OZZY Osborne ,Ted Nugent . In the mid ‘80s, he formed King Kobra. Carmine played on a Pink Floyd record "Momentary Lapse of Reason and formed Blue Murder with Whitesnake’s John Sykes and The Firm’s Tony Franklin. In the early ‘90s, he pounded away soul-style for The Edgar Winter Group.As an educator, Carmine was the first to legitimize rock drumming with his landmark book, The Realistic Rock Drum Method, selling over 400,000 copies (now in video format). . In appreciation for his universal appeal, Los Angeles was one of four cities that have had “Carmine Appice Day.” In ’91, he was forever immortalized via his induction in cement to the Hollywood’s Rock Walk (next to his idols, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich).
At 17, Bobby Rydell was the toast of American Bandstand - the kid from Italian South Philly with the smoothest voice, the highest pompadour, and the sweetest smile. And there were those hits: "Wild One," "Volare," and "Forget Him," to name a few. He was far more than just a teen idol. Bobby's voice and boy next door charm earned him a spot singing, acting, and dancing with Ann-Margret in the hit film Bye Bye Birdie. His phrasing and musicianship prompted Frank Sinatra to anoint him as his favorite young singer, and his comedic talents made him a nighttime fixture during the golden age of TV variety shows.Bobby Rydell's career spans six decades and encompasses every area of the entertainment world. His debut in the late '50s as a rock and roll teen idol lead to starring roles in such hit films as "Bye Bye Birdie" and plays such as "West Side Story." Bobby has made countless network TV appearances throughout the world on shows like Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Perry Como and of course American Bandstand. He was also a semi-regular on The Red Skelton Hour for many years. Working with the "greats" of comedy, Bobby was able to develop an uncanny comedic gift.TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS is just one aspect further confirming Rydell's still explosive career. Aside from continuing to tour around the world as a "saloon swingin'" solo artist and with fellow South Philly "Golden Boys" Frankie Avalon and Fabian in a road show with over 30 years of staying power, Rydell will be gracing the silver screen next year in Taylor Hackford's The Comedian with Robert De Niro .TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS is available NOW at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and book stores throughout America. Autographed copies and books with customized personal messages can be ordered exclusively at www.bobbyrydellbook.com.
So many years have passed,” sing the Blues Magoos on the title track to Psychedelic Resurrection, their first new studio album in four decades. “But now we’re back and on this journey. ” The legendary psychedelic band from the Bronx, have returned with the release scheduled for October 14 on Kayos. Original members, lead vocalist/keyboardist Ralph Scala and vocalist/guitarist Peppy Castro, along with drummer Geoff Daking, who joined prior to the recording of the band’s hit debut album, Psychedelic Lollipop, were joined by newest additions, Mike Ciliberto on guitar and Peter Stuart Kohman on bass. The album also features cameos by original bassist Ronnie Gilbert and lead guitarist Mike Esposito, who also became part of the band before releasing their debut album, which went to #21 on the Billboard Top 200, thanks to the massive Top 5 single, “(We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet),” re-recorded for the new album.“Being a Blues Magoo is like taping into my childhood. Rock till we Drop!” states Castro. “This is what we do/We’ll take you in a new direction,” Scala promises on Psychedelic Resurrection, and it is both a reminder of where they came from and a bold step into reclaiming a classic garage-punk-rock sound that has been imitated by everyone from the White Stripes and the Black Keys to Ty Segall and Parquet Courts. The Blues Magoos’ November 1966 debut album represented a landmark of the kind of garage punk that anticipated bands like Television and the Ramones, with the band’s cover of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road” included on Lenny Kaye’s original, influential 1972 Nuggets album, and their “We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet” as part of the 1998 re-issue.
“If you loved the vulnerable songwriting soul of Johnny Thunders, but not his armies of silly, clownish imitators, with their jack-off hammer-on solos and Nikki Sixx hair-do’s, and compulsory, make-believe, drug-problems, NEW YORK JUNK are still makin’ the style of raunchy, thoughtful, raucous, gutter punk, with real emotions, that we always duff our crumpled, pink fedoras to. If you prefer Iggy and Lou Reed To Adam Bomb and Vinnie Vincent, Joe Sztabnik is your main-man. Others may have puffs of pink smoke and purple polka dotted blouses. NEW YORK JUNK got soul, perspective, honesty, a point of view. Joe Sztabnik may have been friends with all the good ole geezers of The Lower East Side’s Past, but what makes him special, in addition to his outstanding musicianship; he’s a bastion of guitar, is that he’s his own dude. He’s a sovereign, authentic, unflinching storyteller, clearly reveling in a hard-earned sense of freedom. His songs possess a survivor’s depth and maturity that the die young crowd never got to achieve.
NEW YORK JUNK are doing it their way, sayin’ their own thing, and that’s so rare, with all the gimmicky joke bands and sarcastic social climbing, ironic hipsters. It ain’t no put-on with Cynthia and Joe, they are just effortlessly eminating genuine coolness and giving consolation, inspiration, comfort, and courage to loads of us scattered punk-rock die-hards and culture-war refugees. It’s not something they do, it’s something they are. Just by playin’ out, writing real songs, being themselves, they’re lifting the whole standard. Just a tiny light is stronger than oceans of inky-black darkness. NEW YORK JUNK are puttin’ the soul back into The City. REMINDING people.” Sugarbuzz Magazine
Willie Nile's "World War Willie" "Forever Wild", his tribute to Levon Helm on "When Levon Sings", the tremendous title track, "Grandpa Rocks", is just a joy, solid Willie. The melodic "Trouble Down In Diamond Town", great lyrics, the blues of "Citibank Nile", a fun, fun tune. And the album finishes with his great remake of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane". His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by UNCUT magazine. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011” and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.” His single from that album, “One Guitar,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today.Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praisesHis album, American Ride, won “Best Rock Album of the Year” at the Independent Music Awards. It appeared on dozens of year-end Top Ten lists for 2013 and was voted “Album Of The Year” at Twangville Magazine. Bono called it, “One of the great guides to unraveling the mystery that is the troubled beauty of America. In November 2014 he released a new album of piano-based songs, If I Was A River, to universal critical acclaim. “One of the most brilliant singer-songwriters of the past thirty years” said The New Yorker. Uncut called him “the unofficial poet laureate of New York City.” Willie has toured across the U.S. with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. As the induction program from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame says: “His live performances are legendary.” He is currently touring in North America and working on a new album. He lives in New York City
Calixte married to Christopher Thomas Stamp, who discovered and co-managed the Who for 10 years & founded the independent "Track Records" label,
Calixte has a private practice in New York City and East Hampton, Long island, USA.
Calixte lives and works as a healer. Her mission is to be a vehicle of Love in co-creating conscious awareness.
She is experienced in many fields: therapy, psychodrama, trauma repair, addiction, bereavement, family systems, clinical supervision, energy healing, psychic development, editing, production, coaching and life skills. Calixte is a NY State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Experiential Therapist, Healing Touch Practitioner and former CASAC, Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor.
Calixte is a non-denominational Reverend of the order " Sanctuary of the Beloved".She is currently writing a book. She facilitates workshops and also offers private and group consulting/teachings on energy clearing and altar building for homes and offices.
Calixte has a partnership in music publishing and film, President of "Gowmonk Inc.", music publishing.
President/Owner of "Integrated Healing Inc."
and "Green Essence" : Natural Energetic Products with high Frequency therapeutic Grade Essential Oils in partnership with Nancy Depietro, healer and licensed aesthetician.
Her beloved husband, Chris Stamp, who is in the realm of Spirit, is the subject of the beautiful film " Lambert & Stamp", distributed by Sony Picture Classics. Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage the iconic band known as The Who and create rock 'n' roll history.
Richard Stuverud was born in Seattle Wa. and began playing drums at very early age.
As the punk rock movement was underway in the northwest, Richard found himself playing in various bands, one of which was The Fastbacks. A great initiation with all things rock n roll...(like under age partying while opening up for The Ramones!).
In 1990, he signed his first record deal with Columbia recording artists War Babies.
While the mid 90's unfolded, Richard went on to play with Jeff Ament to form the group Three Fish, which released 2 records on Sony's Epic label in 1996 and 1999.
Staying in demand with session work and touring opportunities while working with various producers and songwriters, Richard has toured with artists Gary Allen in support of Rascal Flatts, (with an unknown taylor swift sharing the bill), as well as U.K. artists Paul Newsome and Proud Mary in support of the Police at the Isle of Wight festival.
Richard toured with N.Y.C. band White Light Motorcade in support of the Yeah, Yeah,Yeahs at the Redding Festival, and in support of The Donna's across Europe in 2004.
Richard has performed on NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with Tres Mts, which includes members of Pearl Jam and King's X. He also performed with another current band, RNDM on Jimmy Fallon as well as The Conan O'Brian Show, which includes artist extraordinaire Joseph Arthur.
Richard has an extensive recording discography and is featured on Pearl Jam's 2011 box set Vitology for the track "Nothing Man".
He currently teaches drums to aspiring young drummers, from K to 5th grade with his Little Rhythms Workshop.
Richard rock's Ludwig drums and smashes Zildjian cymbals.
A “one-time refugee from punk and sometime band member,”Ted Riederer has armed himself with painting supplies, electric guitars, ampliers, old LPs, record players, drum kits, hard disk recorders, photography equipment, a vinyl record lathe, and long-stemmed roses as he’s ambled artistically from the Americas to the Antipodes. His work has been shown nationally and internationally including exhibitions at PS1, Prospect 1.5, Goff and Rosenthal Berlin, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, Jack Hanley Gallery (San Francisco), Marianne Boesky Gallery, Context Gallery (Derry, Ireland), David Winton Bell Gallery (Brown University), The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, the Liverpool Biennial, and the Dhaka Arts Center, Bangladesh. His Never Records project has traveled from New York, to Liverpool, to Derry, to New Orleans, to Texas, and to London, which was sponsored by the Tate Modern. http://www.tedriederer.com/opening
Internationally renowned singer-songwriter Candice Night, who has just released a solo album Starlight Starbright, inspired by motherhood and her children — Autumn (5 years old) and Rory (3 years old). Her husband — legendary guitarist and Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Ritchie Blackmore -- contributed guitar on this offering. Not only did Candice write songs on the album, but her daughter Autumn (who obviously absorbed her parents’ creativity) wrote the song “Lullaby In The Night” (music video below), as well as several short stories included in the booklet.
A collection of ethereal lullabies that transport the listener to a place of magic and innocence, the songs of Starlight Starbright have also had a calming affect on children dealing with sensory issues, hyperactivity, and learning disabilities at several schools.
Slipped Disc Entertainment is proud to present “TVC16: A Celebration of David Bowie” on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at The Lodge in Ontario, California. Performing at the event are “Jiggy Sawdust” (Dennis and Jonathan of the Jigsaw Seen with Kim Serene and Slim Evans from El Vez' band), The Aviators, Vintage City Rockers, Kurt M. Ross (of the Flamethrowers), Kermit, Jaime St. James (of Black 'N Blue), Mike Ruby (of Room Service), Casey Jones & The Railsplitters, Dennis LeBlanc, Jason Arthur (of the Relatives), Patrick Bacich, and the House Band - Scott Sebring, Alan Alves, Tony Snow, Joe Servia, Tommy Rojo, Anna Snow, Vickie Sebring, & Letisha De Laurentiis. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Max’s Kansas City Project. The Lodge is located at 218 W. Holt Blvd., Ontario, California 91762. The program begins at 8:00PM, and the cost is $15 reserved and $10 general admission. Slipped Disc Entertainment, founded and operated by Bruce R Kilgour, is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California and is a full service music entertainment company providing promotion, event planning, band management, and booking. Slipped Disc believes in giving back to local communities and has held many charitable events, most notably an annual toy drive benefiting various Inland Empire cities. The Max’s Kansas Project embraces the philosophy of Mickey Ruskin, the creator of Max’s Kansas City, and was established in his memory in 2001. We are dedicated to providing emergency funding and resources to financially distressed individuals in the creative and performing arts for housing, medical, and legal aid. We are also committed to empowering teens through the arts with a focus on substance abuse and suicide prevention by mentoring and motivating them to make healthy choices, offering an ongoing process to aid them in building the personal skills needed to inspire them to lead healthy, productive lives.
Danny Clinch loves music. He listens to it, plays it, photographs it, and films it. Danny has established himself as one of the premiere photographers of the popular music scene. He has photographed and filmed a wide range of artists, from Johnny Cash to Tupac Shakur, from Bjork to Bruce Springsteen. His work has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair, Spin, Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine ,his photographs have appeared on hundreds of album covers.. His past collaborations have included Carmelo Anthony for Chocolate Milk, and a Pepsi campaign with world class soccer players including Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Robin Van Persie, and Clint Dempsey. Clinch has presented his work in numerous galleries and published three books: Discovery Inn (1998) and When the Iron Bird Flies (2000), and Still Moving (2014) with a forward by Bruce Springsteen and published by Abrams. His advertising clients include John Varvatos, American Express, Squarespace, Gap, Absolut, and more as a director, Clinch has received 3 Grammy Award nominations: in 2005 for Bruce Springsteen’s “Devils and Dust” and in 2009 for John Mayer’s “Where The Light Is” and for the Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite collaboration short film called “Get Up”. He has also directed music videos for Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Pearl Jam, Alabama Shakes, My Morning Jacket, Avett Brothers, Foo Fighters and Dave Matthews, among others.Other music documentaries and concert films directed by Clinch include 2007′s “Immagine in Cornice,” following Pearl Jam through their Italy tour, 2006′s “Skin & Bones” featuring the Foo Fighters, and several films from the Bonnaroo music festival. He recently traveled to Cuba with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and documented their journey to discover their musical heritage.
Born in 1944, in Ottawa, Canada, Cornish came into the world with music in his blood. His mother, Ada, was a singer for Big Bands, including those led by Woody Herman and Ozzie Nelson. By 1959, he was 15 and had earned a reputation as a talented guitarist. By then, he was fronting his own band, Gene Cornish & The Satelites, with boyhood friend, Pat Proietti. While attending Ben Franklin High School, he started a vocal group called The Nobles, and eventually put out a few records under his own name. In 1964, he moved to New York City and was doing double duty in Joey Dee & The Starliters, and his own group, The Unbeatables. The Unbeatables had a novelty hit with a Cornish song called “I Wanna Be A Beatle.” but lasted only a year. It was in the Starliters that Cornish met singer and keyboard player Felix Cavaliere, and singer Eddie Brigati. All three left to form The Young Rascals with drummer Dino Danelli. After a short few months playing the NY club scene, the explosive R&B flavored rock band was signed by Atlantic Records.They soon became known as one of the best live bands in America. Before 1965 was over, the group would start releasing a string of hit songs that would continue for six years. Brigati left in 1970, and Cornish followed in 1971. The remaining Rascals went in a jazz rock direction, but Cornish stayed true to his love of rock and roll. He re-emerged in 1973, with Dino Danelli in a band called Bulldog, and the pair remained together through a second rock band, called Fotomaker.The Rascals reunited for one tour in 1988. In 1997, were inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Gene Cornish reunited with the other 3 Rascals in 2010 for a star-studded benefit show. In 2013, Cornish a full-blown Rascals reunion finally happened. Gene participated (with the original Rascals line up) in the acclaimed stage production: The Rascals- Once Upon A Dream, which toured North America after a sold out run on Broadway.
In Jills own words, she describe's herself ..Married and a mother of four children has given me a lifetime of incredible experiences as well as challenges. I have also been a business owner for over 40 years, and I have worked with people from all around the world . I am self-taught and diversified in every aspect of my manufacturing business. I had to learn it all, from the ground up. I have interfaced with companies that were just starting out in business to some of the largest mega-corporations in the world. One of the greatest rewards for me over the years was working with hundreds of loyal employees and thousands of clients. Every day brought a new challenge, and I was there, not only with an open ear but with an open heart. It is through these experiences that I had discovered that my passion was to work with others; and help bring balance, clarity, and harmony into their lives. I made the choice to take my life into a new direction and follow my passion. I became a Holistic Life Coach, and earned my Ph.D. in Philosophy, and I am an Ordained Reverend. With a thirst for knowledge, I couldn’t stop there. I studied and received my Certification in Crystal Therapy, and Crystal Healing, which I now incorporate into my practice. It is with great passion that I work with many individuals and their families who have life-altering situations and challenges; such as Family Losses, Divorce, Financial Issues, Drug and Alcohol Problems, and Care for Family Caregivers, to mention a few. And there are those who are searching for direction. I help others discover their strengths and guide them in the direction so they can flourish in their own light. It is with great pride that I announce the summer of 2016, I will be releasing my first book ~ Fifty-Two Weeks of Clarity: How to Transcend to Self-Reliance, as well as Co-Authoring; The Assertive Woman: Confidence, Communication, & Charisma, which will be released at the same time.
Andrew Horn’s work has encompassed a wide range -His latest film is, We Are Twisted F*cking Sister! just released by Music Box Films in the US and Monoduo Films worldwide, and is available on DVD and iTunes. Making films on post-modern dance in New York to writing for one of Germany’s most popular soap operas, from film musicals to music documentaries, from Eastern Europe to the East Village. His feature films DOOMED LOVE and THE BIG BLUE, as well as the documentary feature EAST SIDE STORY (named as one of the 10 best films of the year in Time Magazine), and his previous film, THE NOMI SONG (named in the year’s 10 Best on VH1, and Uncut’s Top 25 DVDs), all featured, if not premiered, at the Berlin Film Festival. These, as well as his earlier short films, have been widely shown all over the world and appear in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the BFI, Berlin Film Museum, Cinematheque Francais, Munich Film Museum, and the Lincoln Center Library of Performing Arts. Born in New York, Andrew Horn graduated from New York University School of the Arts where his junior thesis film was nominated for an Academy Award. After living in New York as a filmmaker and graphic artist, he came to Berlin in 1989 as a guest of the prestigious DAAD Berlin Artist Exchange fellowship program, where he has remained, working as a filmmaker, writer, and journalist for such magazines as Screen International, Moving Pictures and Variety, as well as an Emmy Award winning film researcher for projects for BBC, ZDF, Arte, Channel 4, PBS, HBO, The Paul Robeson Foundation, Michael Moore and Spike Lee.
John Kruth is a singer/songwriter/bandleader/poet/multi-instrumentalist (playing mandolin, guitar, banjo, flute, harmonica and sitar) with ten solo albums to his credit. Kruth is also music educator, journalist and author of three musical biographies to date. To Live’s To Fly (DaCapo), his 2007 biography of Townes Van Zandt was the recipient of the prestigious Deems Taylor Award. John also leads the popular NYC based world music group TriBeCaStan. As a sideman Kruth has performed and collaborated with John Prine, Laurie Anderson, Violent Femmes, King Missile, Hal Willner, Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg, Liz Swados, Sam Shepard and Ornette Coleman.
Please help me welcome Zoe Moon Back to Red Velvet Media ! Zoe began her journey as a singer/songwriter with BMG Music and Arista Records, traveling the country, connecting with others of varying spiritual disciplines, sharing song and insights, and honing her techniques as a reader. She worked in television and film where she connected with her first clients, a base which has grown by word of mouth, through referals. She works fulltime now as an astrologer, writing for GlitterBall Magazine, Manchester Gossip, The Cosmic Path, OM Times Magazine,Northwest Woman's Magazine, and Vault of Heaven. She is busy doing radio interviews as well as her own weekly show on Blogtalk radio . She has an upcoming tv show in development and 2 more in talks. You can request a private reading from Zoe by writing her here http://zoemoonastrology@gmail.com , http://zoemoonastrology.blogspot.com
Join Holly Stephey & Spencer Drate as we talk to Queens Museum guest curator Marc H. Miller , Monte Melnick (Ramones' tour manager) about the Ramones two-part exhibition celebrating the lasting influence of punk rock progenitors the Ramones.The exhibition's two parts will share many key objects drawn from more than 50 public and private collection across the world, each will explore the Ramones through a different lens: In 1976, the Ramones changed music forever with the release of their self-titled debut album. Their minimalist tunes, slapstick lyrics, buzzsaw guitars, and blitzkrieg tempo became the wellspring for a genre of music and a strain of culture.Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of that album’s release, Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk explores the lasting influence the punk rockers had on their hometown, from their start in Queens to their history-making performances at CBGB, highlighting their musical achievements, and placing a special influence on the dynamic synergy between New York City's music and visual arts scenes in the 1970s and 1980s.The Queens Museum in New York and GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles have announced they are partnering to present an unprecedented two-part exhibition celebrating the lasting influence of punk rock progenitors the Ramones.Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk will be on view at the Queens Museum from April 10 through July 31, 2016, and will open at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2016, on display through March 2017.
Join us as we talk to both Dennis Cieri (NYCIFF) and Ava Leigh Stewart ( SIFF) about Film and the Indie Film fest in NYC. Ava Leigh Stewart is a director, writer, producer, and artist. She cut her teeth at CNN, climbing the ranks of news production, until 2005. She founded Art West Film, a full service production company that specializes in film, television, and new media. She is one of the founders of the Southeastern International Film Festival, which promotes an independent distribution model to the Southeastern United States. Dennis Cieri is the executive director of the New York Indie Film Festival, which features works of independent filmmakers from around the world. His latest work includes a series about New York’s booming brewery and street cart food business, and The End of Fair Trade, an investigative documentary of dynamic pricing and customers’ perceived ability to pay—a system in which internet algorithms store all aspects of your life to induce you to pay the highest prices for goods and services.
Deriving from the city of New York, in the borough of The Bronx, Adam Falcon is a guitarist, singer/songwriter whose music is rooted in the blues and early soul. Digesting early sounds of Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin and B.B. King.HFalcon became heavily inspired by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Hal David & Burt Bacharach, Sly & The Family Stone, Smokey Robinson, and the great writers for Motown. As a teenager, he played in countless bars and clubs throughout the city with numerous bands. At 17, he'd written his first song for the legendary jazz guitarist George Benson, but being too shy to present the song, it wasn't until 10 years later that the late, iconic music producer, Arif Mardin, heard the song and decided to have Benson record it for Warner Brothers Records. That song is called "In Search Of A Dream" from the Grammy nominated album "In Your Eyes." At the age of 21, Falcon embarked on a national tour, playing for an act, opening for the Bee Gees.Some of the artists that he's worked and/or shared the stage with are Roberta Flack, Sophie B. Hawkins, Whitney Houston, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Jim Lauderdale, Robert Palmer, Phyllis Hyman, Peter Gabriel, and Nona Hendryx. "Either recording an album for The Village People or playing with Jonathan Butler on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, it was one big musical trip" The Light Shines is Adam Falcon's most recent effort. The EP, released in 2015, marks his fifth recording to date.
Brian Cullman was born in New York City and caught in the web of music at an early age. At 17, he was London editor of Crawdaddy and continued writing about music for CREEM, ROLLING STONE, MUSICIAN, SPIN, CONDE’ NAST and, most recently, for THE PARIS REVIEW. He has won the ASCAP-DEEMS TAYLOR award for excellence in music journalism three times. He has sung back-up vocals with Sandy Denny, produced Lucinda Williams, recorded with Mark Knopfler, Robert Quine and Vernon Reid, and traveled across Siberia in search of shamans and flying saucer cults.
His new album, THE OPPOSITE OF TIME, released by SUNNYSIDE RECORDS on February 26 2016, is his finest work to date.
The Opposite Of Time will be released on Friday, February 26th, 2016
http://www.briancullman.com/#brian
Kris Gruen writes songs about grown up life infused with a mystic wonder, softening the world’s sharp edges like a glass of exceptionally fine bourbon. Kris grew up steeped in classic records. His Americana influenced new folk is grounded in the tradition of great narrative songwriters like Cat Stevens and Paul Simon and yet Kris’s voice is strikingly current. A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris effortlessly blends sagacious wit and emotional depth. Americana UK writes "There is the sense of theatre that artists such as Sufjan Stevens achieve, and Gruen's music certainly stands al While often garnering comparisons to contemporaries like The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams, and Andrew Bird, Exclaim! Canada’s Music Authority aptly notes, “Kris Gruen is no mere imitator. He possesses a sound all his own.”Building off the success his critically acclaimed albums Lullaby School and Part Of It All, Kris released his third studio album,New Comics From The Wooded World, in the summer of 2013.New Comics From The Wooded World finds Kris Gruen’s voice seasoned, soaring, and at the height of his craft. The album was recorded in San Francisco at John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone Studios and at producer Charles Newman's Mother West Soho digs in NYC. It features contributions from drummer Butch Norton, Anais Mitchell, Sean Hayes, Shiben Bhattacharya, The Bowmans, Nashville's Jason Gofort and more.In 2015 Kris did a short run release of the Duos and Trios EP which included some and co-writes from friends iJim and Sam, The Bones of J.R. Jones, Rachel Ries and Peppina. This coincided with and 8 country European tour supporting Jesse Malin and Brothers of Brazil. He's currently working on his next full length titled Coast and Refuge, It's slated for a fall 2016 release.
WILD HONEY ORCH: BEACH BOYS 1967-77 AUTISM BENEFIT February 13 Event Takes Place at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, With its namesake Beach Boys' 1967 LP as its inspiration, the Wild Honey Orchestra and Guest Artists will explore the Beach Boys' dazzling post-Pet Sounds work from Smiley Smile (1967) onward to 1977's underground classic The Beach Boys Love You. From the classic hits Good Vibrations, Heroes and Villains, Sail On Sailor and Surf's Up to the underdog gems from amazing records like Wild Honey, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Holland, and many more, over 30 songs from this incredible era will be brought to life with full orchestration in the same manner as last year's Wild Honey productions of the Beatles' White Album at the Alex. The Wild Honey Orchestra, a loose collective of LA's finest musicians, will be joined by the Bangles, Matthew Street, Susan Cowsill, and many others in a gala event that will benefit the non-profit organizations the Autism Think Tank and the Children's Music Fund.The Autism Think Tank connects world-renowned autism experts, via tele-medicine, with families suffering from the harrowing complexities of autism. The Children's Music Fund provides music therapy and musical instruments to children and young adults with chronic or life-altering illnesses and supports research on the effects of music therapy. Wild Honey founder Paul Rock's eleven-year-old son Jacob has been greatly helped by both organizations.For additional information regarding event: Contact Wild Honey Fdn at 323.255.8839
In 2012, the future founder of Voilà Chocolat, Peter, was hosting his daughter's make-your-own arts & crafts themed birthday party. He noticed how everyone at the party both kids and adults alike became joyfully immersed in their creativity, similar to how he felt whenever he made chocolates as a trained chocolatier. That was the first moment when he knew he had to create Voilà Chocolat, to share that feeling and that magic with others. After extensive research and planning, Peter began to assemble a "dream team" to help him bring Voilà Chocolat to life. He recruited a diverse team, from a nationally-recognized Master Chocolatier and pastry chef to a senior chocolate scientist, to create a unique place where everyone, not only trained chocolatiers, could experience the fun and magic of crafting beautiful, delicious chocolates with friends, family and colleagues. As an artistic material, chocolate is endlessly fascinating, complex, and creative to work and play with. The Voilà Chocolat team now want everyone to come and discover for themselves the surprisingly rewarding and entertaining experience of making chocolates.Voilà Chocolat’s “dream team” consists of a diverse set of professionals who bring unique skills and passion.We are led by our Founder and Chief Cacao Nut, Peter Moustakerski, and our Master Chocolatier, Christophe Toury.Peter is a visionary entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for chocolate. After relocating from Bulgaria to China and co-founding a confectionary company there that he ran for 10 years.Christophe was born in Chartres, France and began his career at the Ritz in Paris. He has been named by Pastry Art & Design Magazine as one of the 10 Best Pastry Chefs in America. EVERY DAY 10am - 9pm 221 West 79th Street, NYC (at 79th & Broadway) 212.920.8799
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Fred Goodman is a New York-based author and reporter. His books include The Mansion on the Hill, which was a New York Times Notable Book and received the Ralph J. Gleason Award for the best music book of the year. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, where he was an editor, as well as the New York Times and many national magazines. Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. The hard-nosed business manager became infamous for allegedly catalyzing the Beatles’ breakup and robbing the Rolling Stones, but the truth is both more complex and more fascinating. As the manager of the Stones and then the Beatles—not to mention Sam Cooke, Donovan, the Kinks, and numerous other performers—he taught young soon-to-be legends how to be businessmen as well as rock stars. In so doing, Klein made millions for his clients and changed music forever. But Klein was as merciless with his clients as he was with anyone else, earning himself an outsize reputation for villainy that has gone unchallenged until now. Through unique, unprecedented access to Klein’s archives, veteran music journalist Fred Goodman tells the full story of how the Beatles broke up, how the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock history, and how the music business became what it is today.
Although best known as the Guitarist for the super group HeadCat (a band he formed with Lemmy from Motorhead) and Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats) and his dynamic "Whitestripes of Country” duo THE LONESOME SPURS. Danny has also produced, recorded and performed with Wanda Jackson, Sky Saxon, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Ramone, The Rockats and Levi Dexter. 2014 saw the release of "69 Cats" , his Rock'n'Roll collaboration with Jyrki 69from The 69 Eyes.
Recently Danny B has been touring the world and recording with his wife Annie Marie Lewis and mother in law Linda Gail Lewis (little sister of Jerry Lee Lewis). Look for a brand new CD from Danny'n'Annie on Lanark Records in 2016
As a film composer, Danny B has produced , composed and recorded 6 film scores including the number one box office film THE RAGE: CARRIE ll for MGM in 1999.
Orian Williams was born in Jackson, Mississippi and raised in Houston, Texas. A graduate of Baylor University, Orian moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990’s . After a few years as a successful producer of commercials, Orian formed a fortuitous alliance with the director E. Elias Merhige, whose work Orian was an early champion of after seeing his acclaimed University thesis feature film BEGOTTEN. Williams first film was to set up SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE the Academy Award nominated film starring Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich at Saturn Films, Nicolas Cage’s production company directed by Merhige. In 2004 Orian secured the rights to the book “Touching from a Distance,” a biography based on the life of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the band Joy Division, written by Ian’s widow, Deborah Curtis. Ian committed suicide in 1980 just 2 days before the bands first American tour and reformed under the name New Order. The highly regarded photographer/video director Anton Corbijn, directed and was his first feature film. CONTROL stars Sam Riley as Ian Curtis, Samantha Morton and Alexandra Maria Lara. CONTROL had its world premiere in Cannes 2007 opening the Director’s Fortnight and came away with 3 awards including Best European Film and 4 BAFTA nominations including one win for writer and 10 BIFA nominations with 5 wins including Best Picture. Orian then set his eyes on Jack Kerouac, producing two films about his life, a documentary about the book ‘Big Sur’ then the feature film BIG SUR Written and Directed by Michael Polish, BIG SUR stars, Jean Marc Barr as Kerouac and Josh Lucas as Neal Cassady, Kate Bosworth, Radha Mitchell and Henry Thomas also star. Currently Orian is producing WONDERLAND AVENUE with David Fincher, which focuses on Danny Sugerman and his young life in Los Angeles in the 1960’s, Fred Durst will direct, set up at New Regency.
Wendy James new solo LP ’The Price Of The Ticket’ recorded in NYC, mixed in Berkeley CA. The players on this album are a bona-fide line-up from all-time Punk and New Wave bands… Lenny Kaye (The Patti Smith Group) on guitar, Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) on bass, James Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) on drums, with tracks 12 and 13 recorded by Wendy James and James Williamson (Iggy and The Stooges), Steve Mackay (Iggy and The Stooges), James Sclavunos (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds). All songs are written and produced by Wendy James, tracks 12 and 13 are cover versions of songs written Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith (MC5/Sonic’s Rendezvous Band) and Bob Dylan respectively.Wendy James has evolved in music legacy to where her first band Transvision Vamp is an iconic and collectable favorite and her new music is constantly a push for ever more current attitude and talent, followed and bought by proceeding generations of Alt-Rock n Roll fans the world over. Cited by Miley Cyrus as her original pin-up and at the same time being on par with Patti Smith as an uncompromising artist, songwriter and musician. Originally from London, now resident of NYC, she has achieved what few can or have: longevity and a forward motion trajectory in New Wave Garage Rock. The release of ’The Price Of The Ticket’ will include all formats: LP Vinyl, CD and Digital Download.
https://thewendyjames.com/ http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/wendyjames
Holz Hollywood is the true Hollywood story of photographer George Holz. George Holz was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee , graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and assisted for Helmut Newton, whom he credits with guiding his career. As a fledgling photographer, he lived in Milan and Paris, where he shot beauty and fashion for major European magazines such as Italian Vogue and French Elle. Afterward, he moved to New York City, where he set up his famous studio on Lafayette Street, traveling frequently to Los Angeles and Europe to shoot fashion, advertising, and portraiture for major publications such as Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar. His fine-art nudes have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. His shows have included “Original Sin” and “Three Boys from Pasadena – A Tribute to Helmut Newton” with fellow Art Center alumni Just Loomis and Mark Arbeit. Holz has collected a variety of prestigious industry awards over the years including a Grammy and a Clio. Holz works as an adjunct professor and lectures internationally at museums and universities, mentoring young photographers and passing on his photographic aspirations to “always begin and end with light, ” to “do it all in-camera,” and to “bring modern photography back to the level of the artful burn and dodge of the past.”Holz continues to travel extensively for his commercial work, fine-art shows, and lectures, and is currently working on several projects, including his upcoming book of nudes. He presently bases in the rustic Catskill Mountains of New York, where he lives on a farm with his family, two dogs, and flock of East Friesian sheep. When not exploring remote locations and photographing his muses, George’s favorite pastimes include traveling the American backroads in his '58 Airstream and conversing with his chocolate lab, Ruby.
Max's Kansas City is one of those unique places that defined an era. “It was the exact spot where Pop Art and Pop Life came together in the 60's, Everybody who was Anybody, from Warhol and his Superstars to William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Debbie Harry, Mick Jagger, Edie Sedgwick, Lou Reed, Abbie Hoffman, Truman Capote, Betsey Johnson and Robert Rauschenberg to name a few, and the launching site for emerging bands like the Velvet Underground.To commemorate Max's 50th Anniversary, The Max's Kansas City Project, established in 2001 by Yvonne R. Sewall, will recreate some of the magic with two special events in January and February, a tribute concert to the iconic Velvet Underground and Lou Reed on January 14, and a Meet & Greet the artists and photographers 50th Anniversary reunion party/exhibition/auction on February 11. The Max's Project embraces Mickey Ruskin's the creator of Max's Kansas City philosophy of helping artists in need by providing emergency relief and resources for individuals in the arts in crisis, and has in development FEARLESS YOUTH, a teen empowerment through the arts program featuring and interactive virtual club dedicated to supporting teens in developing their uniqueness through the creative arts with a focus on substance abuse and suicide prevention.The Velvet Underground/Lou Reed Tribute Concert will be a night to remember with an amazing line-up of talent with a Max's All Star Band featuring musicians from Lou Reed's various bands: Mike Rathke , Ellard-James "Moose" Boles , and drummer to be announced. Other special talent includes Garland Jeffreys, Marshall Crenshaw, Lenny Kaye, Jenni Muldaur, Bebe Buell, Conner Kennedy, Donna Destri, Monica Behan, Richard Barone, Kimberly Hill , poet Anne Waldman and the "Cadillacs," . Perennial Max's 'master of ceremonies' Jimi LaLumia will emcee the show.
The new single, ‘Should I Stay’ by Luke Potter will be released at the end of January 2016 (date TBC)
“Should I Stay’ was written by Luke and his good friend, Casey Abrams (American Idol), during Casey’s visit to the UK in the spring of 2016.
It was then recorded in LA and produced by Bleu (Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Adam Lambert…). Casey provides backing vocals and ‘chanting’ on the song, which also features Joe Seiders (New ographers, Beat Club) playing keyboards and drums
It’s a classic song and has already been selected to be the Record of the Day by the prestigious taste-making ROTD team
The single will be preceded by a new video that is being filmed in London shortly.
Luke will be releasing further new music and will be playing shows through much of next year including a major US tour…
While earning a degree in economics at the University of Michigan, Jesse Frohman picked up a camera and never put it down. When he returned home to New York, he had no formal training or experience, but he did have a portfolio of platinum prints, which caught the interest of legendary photographer Irving Penn, who hired Jesse to manage his studio.Jesse has photographed countless celebrities and still lifes.His work is also in many private collections. Jesse lives and works in New York. And whilst he may have shot everyone from James Brown to Woody Allen, The Stroke to Diane Von Furstenberg for Vogue, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, it’s his iconic portraits of Kurt Cobain, shot in New York in 93 that linger longest in the memory. One of Kurt’s last ever photoshoots before his untimely passing. It’s now being commemorated by ONETSHIRT for a new capsule collection On the 20th anniversary of his death, a powerful portrait of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana including many previously unpublished image taken during their last formal photo shoot . In August 1993, when Nirvana was in New York to perform at the legendary Roseland Ballroom, Jesse Frohman photographed them for the London Observer’s Sunday magazine Over the course of ninety photographs, Cobain seems an almost feral creature, by turns gentle, playful, defiant, suffering, or absorbed in his music. There’s a diverse range of shots of Cobain with fellow band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl and on his own, posing, performing, and greeting fans. Jon Savage’s original interview, which appeared with Frohman’s photographs in the Observer is also reproduced, giving us Cobain in his own words. The book is a touching tribute to Cobain twenty years after his tragic demise, and following Nirvana’s recent induction in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The book contains 90 illustrations, 25 in color.
For the past 10 years, Keith has been a producer at Sirius XM satellite radio. He coordinates rock icon, David Johansen’s “Mansion of Fun” weekly radio show, in addition to being an on-air personality for the “Hair Nation” and “Ozzy’s Boneyard” channels. Keith is also the co-creator and host of the “Electric Ballroom Radio Show", a rock n' roll specialty program that's been airing weekly since 1998. It is broadcast on 95.9FM in New Jersey. The show has received wide acclaim for its' impressive roster of guests (Joe Strummer, John Paul Jones, Brian May, John Entwistle, Alice Cooper and literally hundreds more) and Keith's knack for coaxing intimate, revealing interviews from its' high profile guests. This is in no small part due to Keith's profound love and encyclopedic knowledge of music and pop culture as well as his experience as a musician himself.A creative workaholic, he is also co- creator /Producer of Main Man records, a Red Bank,NJ based record label. Working with a wide range of artists from rock legends to up and comers, Main Man is currently preparing it's fiftieth title for release.As a musician, Keith started in Bad Biscuit, an influential punky, hard rock band, regarded by many as ahead of its time.The band was managed by Bon Jovi's BJM company and the band warmed up the crowd for the stadium rockers in 1995.Following this in 2005, Keith formed Frankenstein 3000, of which he is the singer and primary song writer.The band has had a rich history and is getting ready to launch their 8th album.Keith has also enjoyed a storied career as a session musician, performing with rock notables Cheetah Chrome, David Johansen,Silvain Silvain, Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow, Cherie Currie and Earl Slick to name a few.
Artist and Composer Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Estonian immigrants. Raised in Whittier, California, he studied drawing and painting at California State University, Fullerton. Kostabi moved to New York in 1982, and by 1984, emerged as a leading figure in the East Village art scene where he cultivated a provocative media persona by publishing self-interviews reflecting on the commodification of contemporary art. By 1987, his work was widely exhibited in New York galleries as well as prominently throughout the United States, Japan, Germany and Australia. He inspired extensive international press coverage in 1988 when he founded Kostabi World, his Manhattan art studio, which employs numerous painting assistants and idea people. Beginning in the early 1990s Kostabi's work has been widely exhibited throughout Italy. Kostabi established a second home in Rome in 1996. Dividing his time between Rome and New York enabled him to dramatically enhance his presence in the Italian art scene.
Kostabi has designed album covers for Guns 'N' Roses (Use Your Illusion) and The Ramones (Adios Amigos), Jimmy Scott (Holding Back The Years), Seether (Holding Onto strings Better Left to Fray) and numerous products including a Swatch watch, a Bloomingdales bag, Alessi vases, Rosenthal espresso cups, and a Giro d'Italia pink jersey. Kostabi is the subject of numerous documentary films.Kostabi has been profiled on 60 Minutes, Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, A Current Affair, Nightwatch , The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Nonsolomoda, West 57th, CNN, MTV and numerous television programs throughout Europe and Japan.His permanent public works include a mural in Palazzo dei Priori in Arezzo, Italy, a large bronze sculpture in the central square of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, and a bronze portrait of Pope John Paul II in Velletri, Italy. http://mkostabi.com
In December 2014, Tasjan spent a week recording In the Blazes at New Monkey Studio in Los Angeles, the same hallowed space where Elliott Smith cut his final record From a Basement on the Hill. At the helm for the sessions was Tasjan’s good buddy Eli Thomson of the band Everest, whom he’d met on tour while pulling a stint with Brooklyn indie-folk outfit Alberta Cross, and who produced Delta Spirit’s Ode to Sunshine. “Eli is a very grounded dude, personality-wise—he has a zen way of being,” Tasjan says. “On a subconscious level, that’s a comforting thing to be around during the creative process. You’re relaxed enough to try new things and blow it. And for better or worse, part of my thing is messing up—I have to mess it up first to do it great. Really, that idea permeates my life, far beyond being a songwriter,” Tasjan explains. “I always identify with the underdog. Some people, if you look at ‘em, you wouldn’t think much of them, but then they surprise you. It turns out there’s something about them that blows your mind. And that’s kind of the overarching theme of most of the songs on In the Blazes.”Truth in advertising—In the Blazes finds Aaron Lee Tasjan more than just one toke over the line. But it’s cool. The charmingly self-deprecating underdog of an East Nashville songwriter can handle his shit. Instead of the munchies, young gun Tasjan—who cut his teeth playing lead guitar in late-period incarnations of The New York Dolls and Drivin N Cryin—wound up with one hell of a debut LP.
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Join Holly Stephey as she talks to Ben Usen of the USA KeepCup Division . You think you know about Coffee? Think again .. After talking with Ben , I learned so much more and have a better understanding about Coffee and how important it is to our environment and the way we process Coffee. The KeepCup is a Brilliant creation to help further a way for us to really GO GREEN and help the planet while being able to enjoy the yummy Coffee creations in a Reusable cup that you create yourself on the KeepCup website
Motivated by the amount of disposable cups thrown away in their cafes everyday, brother and sister, Abigail Forsyth and Jamie Forsyth created the KeepCup to create a more sustainable environment.
The KeepCup is designed, tooled and made in Melbourne - Australia's coffee capital - and is the world's first barista standard reusable take away coffee cup.
Since launch in 2009 the KeepCup has been purchased by business and government to help deliver their policies, and individuals wanting to make their own personal difference (and enjoy a great coffee or tea while they're at it).
So if you love a coffee, you'll love the KeepCup. And you'll be helping out the environment at the same time.Through our own actions we inspire others to be the change they wish to see in the world. Find better ways to enjoy the things you love.http://www.keepcup.com
Dallas music legend & veteran rocker Shane Evans along with Kelsey Hamilton Evans proudly announce their first single “How 2 Build a Bomb” which will be available on Oct. 30. Pre-orders will be available via the band’s official website and on itunes.Special in store appearance Friday Oct.30.2015 6:00 pm CTZ at Guitar Center
North Dallas 4519 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Farmers Branch TX 75244With two decades of gold and platinum sales, Collective Soul co-founder and drummer Shane Evans adds a new chapter to his legacy with his new group, Beauty For Ashes, which he formed with singer-songwriter Kelsey Hamilton-Evans in 2014. Hamilton-Evans wrote all seven songs for the EP.
Musical beacons Collective Soul were a mainstay on rock and alternative radio throughout the 90’s and Evans provided the backbeat to seven #1 radio hits (“Shine,” “The World I Know,” “Gel,” “Heavy,” and “Run), 19 Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million albums and CDs worldwide. More recently, Evans recently recorded an album with former Collective Soul band mate Ed Roland for his debut solo album and in 2013, Evans played on Jason Fowler’s Letters From the Inside.
With Beauty For Ashes, Evans remains on the drums but has stepped up front the band, which plays music the way it’s meant to be heard – hard and soulful.
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What: Special in store appearance "Beauty for Ashes" Cd Launch party.
When: 6:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30. 2015
Where: Guitar Center North Dallas 4519 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway Farmers Branch, TX 75244
Cost: Free
Information:Visit http://www.beautyforashesmusic.com
Live Twitter feed @6pm https://twitter.com/atlbeauty4ashes
I like to tell a story that sends a message often this is about being the person you want to be. I hope people will listen to my songs and be able to relate to them.Luke is a young artist / songwriter from the UK who’s starting to make a buzz with his songs.He cites “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls as the song that, the moment he heard it playing, made him realize he wanted to be a songwriter.Shortly after, at the age of 17, Luke picked up an acoustic guitar for the first time and started writing songs not only about love but also about growing up. Other artists that have influenced Luke include the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Jason Mraz, Fountains of Wayne, Goo Goo Dolls and the music of his father who played in bands way back when. “exciting hearing such a fresh new and exciting talent like Luke.I was thrilled with the reaction to my last single, ‘Do You Love Me (Yet)’. Aside from being Record of the Day here in the UK it got quite a bit of radio play out there and feedback to the video was amazing! Over 40k views and still getting plays! And it’s time for the follow-up so I’m releasing my new single, ‘Ready or Not’ on October 30th, 2015 through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc. It’s a song that I co-wrote and recorded in my home studio with my good friends from Stockholm, Marcus and Hjalmar, just a few months ago. The video was all shot in my home too! Anyway, it’s a bit different in that it’s pop rock with a bit of funk too. The video for the single will be out on October 26th. It’s a fun homage to my film adventure heroes. We had a lot of fun shooting it and thanks to all my friends that helped out and to Ross Dixon who directed it.I’m keeping pretty busy with lots of writing sessions in London for a new project, which I hope to tell you more about soon. And there’ll be another single out early in the New Year when I’ll be doing shows too!
Former Collective Soul co-founder issues first new music in a decade. Beauty For Ashes proudly announce their first single “How 2 Build A Bomb,” which will be available on Oct. 30. Pre-orders are available now via iTunes and on the band’s official website,'With two decades of gold and platinum sales, Collective Soul cofounder and drummer Shane Evans adds a new chapter to his musical legacy. Beauty For Ashes, which he formed with singer-songwriter Kelsey Hamilton-Evans in 2014. Kelsey and Shane hit the studio to begin recording their debut album Death 2 The Beautiful set for release in early 2016' First came the music… then came love. But it was the love of music that brought them together in the first place. http://www.beautyforashesmusic.com
Though Harry is the breathtaking face and indelible voice of Blondie, she will be the first to acknowledge Stein’s central role in the development of the band as songwriter, guitarist, and visionary thinker. As Harry has said, “The singer is always a recognizable factor but oddly I don’t think Chris gets noticed as a guitarist. His musicality and the way he plays guitar is really an underlying strong part of Blondie.“We were living very much in the moment,” says Chris Stein of his early days in Blondie as he discusses the trove of photographs he’s taken since the start of the seventies. Though best known as an innovative guitarist and groundbreaking songwriter, this Roll Hall of Fame inductee has been equally passionate about, and devoted to, photography. The proof of his acuity as a visual artist is in ample evidence throughout his beautifully rendered coffee-table book, Negative – Me, Blondie and the Advent of Punk, which documents his life back stage, off stage, on the road and at home. Looking at the images, many of them printed in evocative black and white, he says, “There is time travel-esque quality to it, of freezing a moment in time. There really isn’t another art form that does that.”The cross- currents of Stein’s multi-cultural pursuits are all on display in Negative, along with images of seminal figures from the seventies and eighties whom he had befriended: artist Jean Michel Basquiat, designer Stephen Sprouse, hip hop personality Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite, saxophonist James Chance and his muse Anya Phillips, and, of course, Andy Warhol. Above all, Negative –as with so much of the music of Blondie – is a paean to the most enduring creative relationship in pop music: the collaboration between Harry and Stein. It was Stein was gave the world its first photographic glimpses of that ravishing, now iconic face.
Former Ford model turned international photographer Nancy Lee Andrews spent her early educational days, as she refers to them, in front of the camera. She became more interested in clicking the shutter rather than being the subject. One day while working for Milton Green and asking too many questions about photography, he handed her a camera and showed her how to load film and told her to go out and shoot and bring the film back. That was the beginning of a life long love affair with the camera.
A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll, a coffee table book, reveals the intimate access to music royalty that was accorded to Nancy Lee Andrews while she was engaged to Ringo Starr for six years. The photographs, beginning in 1970, present assorted iconic images that have become an historical imprint of that era. Among legendary names pictured in this compilation besides Ringo are John Lennon, George Harrison, Keith Moon, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Gregg Allman, to name a few. Currently, her photographs can be seen for the cover of Billy Ray Cyrus memoir, Hillbilly Heart, for Amazon.
Shlomo lives and breathes for music and works hard to bring interesting, diverse and exceptional talent to City Winery's stage. A member of the core team that founded City Winery in 2008, Shlomo is a well-recognized figure in and around the venue. When he isn't perfecting his Shlo-Mullet hair, rambling in Hebrew or blasting his latest music discovery in the office, he is busy making concerts happen - often 5 days or more per week! Shlomo also books external productions and benefit concerts with Michael Dorf Presents, including the famed NYC venues Carnegie Hall, Central Park SummerStage, The Apollo and much more. When he is not in music mode, he plays for the Israeli Baseball team as the starting pitcher.City Winery is the brainchild of Michael Dorf, founder of the iconic Knitting Factory, one of New York’s longest running music venues, wanted to create a space in Manhattan where he could combine his shared passions for wine and music. How was the idea conceived? After making his first barrel of wine in California with his brother Josh and wine maker David Tate, formerly of Ridge Winery and now at Barnett Vineyards, Michael caught the bug: "For a long time I'd been enjoying wine as a fan-drinking it, taking classes, attending wine dinners-but it was not until I actually started participating in the process of working with the grape, turning it into wine, putting it into a bottle, and watching it develop over time, that I really started to understand wine. And when I would give my friends a bottle of wine with my name on it, most would respond by saying: 'I wanna do that too!' It was this experience that led Michael to conceptualize and start working on the City Winery business plan in 2006.
Ava founded the Southeastern Film Festival in 2013 with a group of filmmakers to promote independent film distribution in smaller towns in the South. It is the festival’s third year in progress, we have over 1900 submissions from 52 countries in just 3 months, surpassing the entire total of entries in 2015 in just three months. The first event for 2015 took place in Dahlonega, Georgia and we screened 45 films from 24 countries over a long weekend, our next event will be in Nashville in May of 2016. This year the festival has screened 80 films from 24 countries, our next event will be in Nashville in November of 2015. Ava Leigh Stewart is a prolific artist who specializes in creative development for film, television, and web. Stewart launched her film career after earning a film degree in London, England. She garnished attention after directing, producing, and writing an award winning short film called Keepers of the Gate in 2006. In 2011, she directed her feature debut film entitled, South of Southern. She has gone on to direct seven more feature films and countless other media projects. Stewart is currently working on the feature documentary entitled, Paradise Garden. She was one of the producers of the recently released feature documentary film, State of Control, which chronicles the humanitarian crisis in Tibet.
Ron Aprea is extremely accomplished in his field for a guy who didn’t know what a saxophone was when he first started out. That’s right – one of the most talented (yet somehow under the radar) saxophone players around thought he was going to be playing clarinet. Ron grew up in Astoria, NY and clearly remembers seeing Pete Fountain playing the clarinet on television. Inspired to play, Ron went to his elementary school band director, Mr. Cahill, and asked to play what he thought was Pete’s instrument, a saxophone.So that’s what the school gave him. That little mistake has given the world of Jazz an artist that contributes to the genre with exceptional skill to this day. John Lennon's life and artistry were taken from us in 1980, he left behind a treasure trove of musical masterpieces.Ron worked on Lennon's Walls and Bridges album. In 2014, Ron searched the former Beatle's library, and now pays a long-overdue tribute to the musical genius of John Lennon. On Lennon's Walls and Bridges album, John used 5 horns, dubbing them "Little Big Horns." Ron's tribute also includes a horn section, along with a string ensemble, and added guest soloists. The guest artists include trumpeter extraordinaire Brian Lynch, virtuoso violinist Matt Aprea, jazz guitar veteran Dom Minasi, and a cameo performance by jazz vocalist Angela DeNiro. Another special guest is trumpeter Steve Madaio, a fitting addition to this album, as Steve was also a member of the Walls and Bridges' Little Big Horns. This collaboration is a mystical moment on this tribute, as Steve and Ron reunite in a heart-felt tribute to their former bandleader, with a stunning rendition of Lennon's "Imagine".
The International Day of Peace Vigil is a global undertaking that requires the efforts of many people of all faiths and beliefs to be successful. Red Velvet Media encourages you to support the United Nations' call for a full day of global ceasefire on 21 September by observing the day in spiritual contemplation for peace, global ceasefire and nonviolence with other members of your community and/or the broader interfaith community.
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All” which aims to highlight the importance of all segments of society to work together to strive for peace. The work of the United Nations would not be possible without the initial partnerships that were active in its creation and the thousands of partnerships each year between governments, civil society, the private sector, faith-based groups and other non-governmental organizations that are needed to support the Organization in achieving its future goals.
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982.
The United Nations invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.In the words of John Lennon, Give Peace a chance.
The films and videos of Roddy Bogawa are known for their investigation of history and culture via lyrical low-fi means and innovative narrative structures. He has made four feature films, I WAS BORN, BUT… (2004), JUNK (1999), and SOME DIVINE WIND (1991) and most recently the documentary TAKEN BY STORM: THE ART OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS (2011) and numerous shorts including IF ANDY WARHOL’S SUPER-8 CAMERA COULD TALK (1993), A SMALL ROOM IN THE BIG HOUSE (1988), THE IMAGINED, THE LONGED-FOR, THE CONQUERED, AND THE SUBLIME (1996), and I’M SIMPLY OVERWHELMED, I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY – THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. GOOD NIGHT (2002). His films have screened in competition at the Sundance, Mannheim, Hawaii, Oberhausen, and Fukuoka film festivals and the New York Film Festival, New York and Chicago Underground film festivals, Asian American International Film Festival, and South by Southwest, as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Guggenheim and Whitney Museum, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm and have been reviewed in Variety, the Village Voice, Off Hollywood Report, A Magazine, and Art Forum. He has written on art and film for Frieze, Purple Prose, Documents, Motion Picture, and the magazine Citizen K. In 2013, he had a mid-career retrospective IF FILMS COULD SMELL over six days at the Museum of Modern Art. His book for Kaya Press of the same name is forthcoming this fall. TAKEN BY STORM: THE ART OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS will have it’s theatrical release at the Museum of Modern Art in New York October 2-8th.
Dubbed the “Rebel Heiress” Born in New York, Consuelo Costin is an extraordinary musical talent. Her philosophy is to write and sing without abandon, believing that: “You have to write and sing as if nobody you know will ever hear your songs. That is the only way to find the truth and ultimately tell it.”Starting at a young age, Consuelo began to sing as a child in her school choir in London, England. Consuelo has travelled the world honing her singing and songwriting abilities - Studying music in Italy at the famed La Studio Di Britannica, playing in clubs and cafes in Florence and then touring the hottest venues in Munich, Germany. Later, Consuelo found herself in Los Angeles where one of her songs landed in the hands of David Foster and the producers of a show called “Pop Stars” on The WB network. The song was recorded by Eden's Crush, which featured future cat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger.Performing with Joe Cocker at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, a star-studded stage in New York’s Central Park, where she sang along side with Vanessa Carlton, Mya and Tweet for a Pantene Pro Voice Competition and working with vocal coaches Ron Andersen (Alicia Keys) and Seth Riggs (Whitney Houston), famed producer, Peter Amato (LeAnn Rhymes) and Grammy award winning mixer, Jess Sutcliffe, Consuelo's talent has been recognized by numerous music luminaries.
Now based in Los Angeles, Consuelo is ready to start her next journey as a rising star. Her emotional singing and song-writing abilities are coupled with her stunning good looks, emotive performance style and the backing of Continuous Cool's stable of producers, song-writers and remixers including Jerome Farley, who has worked with every major pop diva over the past 10 years including Madonna, Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox and Mariah Carey. It's Consuelo's time to shine!
2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the band that drove the 1970 Billboard smash “Vehicle” to the top of the charts: The Ides Of March. Last Band Standing is a perfectly executed celebration of The Ides Of March history and a showcase of a band still in their prime at 50 years deep. Original members Jim Peterik (also of Survivor fame and songwriter behind “Eye Of The Tiger,” and well as many other chart-toppers), Bob Bergland, Larry Millas, and Mike Borch started as group of teenagers whose love of Rock N Roll and R&B led them to showcases and bandstands around their native Chicago, eventually hitting it big nationally with “Vehicle.” The first four audio discs contain material from across their storied career. Included are Warner Brothers albums Vehicle and Common Bond, first-time-ever releases of the best of their RCA releases World Woven and Midnight Oil ,Spirit Of Chicago. Rarities like “Like It Or Lump It” and “No Two Ways About It” Billboard charter You Wouldn’t Listen . The audio portion is completed with brand new Ides of March tracks, including the brass driven “Who I Am,”Too Far To Turn Around,” and the aptly titled “Last Band Standing,” featuring Steve Cropper – the iconic songsmith of Booker T and the MG’s and organizer of the Blues Brothers. Disc five is a live DVD of The Ides Of March performing 15 of their most iconic songs in an eleven camera shoot at the House Of Blues, Chicago on May 31, 2014. This DVD boasts a slew of extras: archival footage from their TV appearances in the 70's, new interviews, a look behind-the-scenes, a photo collage spanning 50 years ,an exciting new music video for the title track “Last Band Standing.” Showing no signs of slowing down, The Ides Of March, who continue to tour to this day, are truly worthy of the title Last Band Standing. ?
Billy Conway, who played drums in my parents’ band, and the rock band Morphine, took me aside one night and asked me when I was going to start writing my own songs. I thought that was a pretty good question.” So Reed got to work, and in his late teens.After a move to Colorado, Reed’s clear tenor, emotional songwriting, and undeniable charisma as a front man launched Acoustic Junction in 1989, which developed a cult following in the jam- band era of the 90s. The band released six albums, a collaboration with Graham Nash, and was signed to Capricorn Records and later Mercury Records. Reed found a new kind of success in short trips once or twice a year to Los Angeles, New York and Nashville that earned him placements on the silver screen, television, and commercials. Heput what money he could from the royalties to make three solo records: Spark (2004), Stoned Beautiful (2007), and Once an Ocean (2009) Country legend Lee Ann Womack’s September 2014 release leads with his song “Fly.”Lost in the West is a soundtrack for the invisible cinema of the mind. It features seven songs combining Reed’s powerful lyrics and vocal performance set against wide-open landscapes painted with Stratocaster and Wurlitzer. A deeply talented and accomplished cast joins Reed as producers, performers, and co-writers on this record. John also delivers a masterful performance on percussion, and Jefferson’s varied guitar work shines throughout the record. Anaïs Mitchel sings on “Rags and Bones” and “Four Lanes.” Frazey Ford appears on “Caroline” and “Steal Away.” Reed co-wrote “Caroline” with Esmé Patterson, founding member of Paper Bird, and he teamed with Gregory Alan Isakov to write “Rodeo Clown.”The choices Reed has made earned him the respect of his industry peers on one hand, and his loved-ones on the other.
The Morrison Hotel® gallery is about people. Founded in 2001 by former record company executive and producer Peter Blachley, music industry professional Richard Horowitz, and music photographer Henry Diltz, The Morrison Hotel® Gallery, which represents world renowned photographers, has grown to become the place to purchase fine art music photography. As you view some of the most inspiring and iconic images of music and musicians photographed over the last fifty-plus years, think about the people who existed on both sides of the lens. The photographers had no idea what they were creating or how historic the imagery would become. It is a one-second click of the shutter that creates a timeless moment in our lives.
From a very early age Aaron has had a deep understanding and appreciation of photography. Not only has he been with Morrison Hotel Gallery for 10 years, but he has been instrumental in the curation of over a hundred shows here.
Aaron works hand and hand with each of the represented photographers to cultivate the emotional experience that the art deserves. He is closely involved with the overseas markets creating the same real time experience as if one was standing in the actual SOHO gallery space.
Before settling down in New York, Aaron was on the West Coast immersed in its diverse art scene. He now lives in Brooklyn with his wife.
Morrison Hotel Gallery - SoHo, NYC
116 Prince Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012
phone: 212.941.8770
Morrison Hotel Gallery - West Hollywood, CA
Sunset Marquis Hotel
1200 Alta Loma Road
West Hollywood, CA 90069
phone: 310.881.6025
Jennifer’s life’s vision is to uplift, empower and transform the world with songs that open the heart. She is the co-founder of the Remba Records label and has written and performed five albums of powerful, uplifting music, including her most recent release, the Ho’oponopono Prayer Chant. She is currently working on a CD project to Change the World.
Jennifer is a Practitioner for the Agape International Spiritual Center and the Center for Spiritual Living Camarillo. She facilitates Practitioner Mastermind Circles that focus on building a thriving sacred business as a Practitioner.
She is also dedicated to using the universal language of music as a powerful teaching tool for awakening our children. Jennifer received The Parents Choice Award and The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval for composing “The Virtue Songs,” a compilation of 52 original compositions. Among her other awards, she considers the Church of Religious Science Art award her personal favorite.
To accompany the release of these albums, Jennifer Ruth Russell will be giving an intimate concert on the evening of August 9th in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets will be available soon on BrownPaperTickets.com with select all access passes available for media.
Dublin-native Mark Geary is a celebrated musician who began his career more than 20 years ago. In 1992, Mark bought a one-way ticket to New York City and spent several years playing the local circuit in the East Village which included numerous appearances at the acclaimed Sin-é cafe with other upcoming artists including friend Jeff Buckley. Mark is described as a "quintessential singer-songwriter" and his records have been hailed as encapsulating both boisterous joy and gentle, delicate moments that endear themselves to the listener and evoke comparisons to artists such as Van Morrison, John Lennon, Elliot Smith and Richard Thompson. His body of work includes 4 studio albums, 2 live recordings and collaborations with a number of artists including the release in 2013 of a charity version of his song 'Christmas Biscuits' with friend Glen Hansard in aid of St Vincent De Paul, in Ireland. Mark has also lent his talents to the visual arts scoring several films including “Loggerheads” (2005), “Steel City” (2006) and TriBeCa Film Festival “Sons of Perdition” (2010). Touring and performing are Mark's lifeblood and passion, and his finely crafted songs and charismatic storytelling provide his audience with a unique experience on every occasion. Over the last 20 years Mark has toured all over Europe, US & Australia, and has shared the stage with The Swell Season, Glen Hansard, The Frames, Josh Ritter, Bell X1, Coldplay, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders & Joe Strummer. Mark has recently competed tours in Switzerland and Germany, including a headline spot on the critically acclaimed “Songs from Ireland: Old and New” tour. Dates in Switzerland, Ireland and New York are also planned in which Mark will be road testing songs from his forthcoming 5th album, released in Autumn 2015.?
When it comes to the music business, Mark Proct is a lifer. He’s not a star, but he is one of those people essential to stars a journeyman working behind the scenes who helps to make what happens onstage under the lights possible. A music industry professional in Austin, TX since 1975, Proct has labored in an array of showbiz infrastructure jobs, from driving tour buses to running sound, running his own lighting company and tour coach businesses and working as an artists’ manager. In the process, he not only helped further the careers of employers and clients, he played a pivotal role in the growth of Austin into a world-renowned hub for music and musical creativity. In those roles, and others, Proct has been present at pivotal moments in the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the arc angels, Storyville, Vallejo, and others. A tireless amateur photographer, Proct was seldom without his camera, even as the music business took him and his musical compadres across the country and around the world. Now, after a lifetime of being behind the scenes, Proct is stepping out as the author of Home Today, Gone Tomorrow, a collection of rare, behind-the-scenes candid moments captured, as it were, on the run. These are not the glamor shots of carefully posed, manicured stars. Rather they are moments captured—backstage, in hotels, in recording studios, on city streets, behind the scenes. It’s Proct’s gift that he was not only present in the moment, but had the presence of mind to capture it for the rest of us. Home Today, Gone Tomorrow not only catches musicians at pivotal moments in their lives, it also tells a larger story of the city of Austin, and its transformation from a sleepy college town to an international hub for music.
Join Sandy Fox and Holly Stephey as Sandy Fox Introduces International Love and Gratitude Day, It has been officially declared on July 22nd to honor the life and work of Dr. Masaru Emoto.
It is also Dr.Massaru Emotos Birthday! Come celebrate this day with Sandy Fox .
We are all connected through the water in our bodies and our beautiful planet. Dr. Emoto found that the two most powerful words Love & Gratitude had a profound effect on water and the ability to transform and shift consciousness.
Here are some ways you can celebrate Love & Gratitude Day on July 22nd
*Show your love and appreciation to friends, family, co-workers, school mates by giving them a card or small token of love and appreciation.
*Be of service and share love and gratitude with a local non-profit that could use your contributions and assistance.
*Make a list of 100 people, places or things that you love and are grateful for in your life.
*Most importantly be kind to yourself and thank your personal body of water for taking such good care of you. This love and gratitude energy will ripple out into the world. We want to know how you celebrate Love & Gratitude day?
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*We will also be joined by Joan Clark Who is an amazing teacher and hosts a pilgrimage each year honoring the path of the Goddess with Mary Magdalene as a inner guide and teacher, this a spiritual journey for those who are being called to awaken, ascend or simply listen to the voice within. The Feast of St. Mary Magdalene is celebrated on July 22nd , we will be talking about how you can celebrate and the history behind the Feast. It has been celebrated on that day at least since the 8th century.
Thommy Price is a rock musician from Brooklyn, New York. He has played drums in a number of bands, including Scandal, Billy Idol, Blue Öyster Cult, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and is an in-demand session drummer.
Thomas Price was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. By the tender age of 16, he had already hit the road playing drums in rock bands ... and he hasn't stopped since. Schooled on "early blue eyed soul" like The Dave Clarke 5and The Young Rascals, he found his chops playing along with his older brother's 45's of drum heavy songs like "Bits and Pieces" and "Glad All Over" (the latter of which he now covers in his own new band ... but more on that later...)
He has spent his life on the road and in the studio, and along the way has become one of the most well known and highly sought after skin bashers in the business. His style is unique in that he has a sound completely his own, and his talent is impossible to overlook, but he stays solid and in the pocket without the flash and distractions of most well known drummers. He can provide the fireworks without losing his place as the most rock solid backbone around. For this reason his list of credits is almost endless...
Chocolate For Change™ is a New York City based company that creates chocolate bars packaged in unique wrappers. Each Chocolate For Change™ bar is designed with a specific cause, organization or charity in mind. The wrappers display graphics and text that serve to inform others about the cause for which the funds are being raised.
Chocolate For Change™ was founded in New York City in 2004. It was born out of one woman's recipe for combining activism, altruism, and of course, chocolate!
The mission of Chocolate for Change™ is to educate and raise awareness while also generating funds for issues that are close to our hearts and benefit humanity. Proceeds are donated to a variety of organizations. We are committed to causes that not only require our dollars, but also our attention and dedication to make a positive change in the world around us.
"We can't change the world overnight, but we can make a difference (one bite at a time)."
Carin Cohen, founder of Chocolate For Change is a NYC based chocolatier, artist and teacher. When she is not making chocolate she is often teaching art to students of various ages. She is an enthusiastic Pearl Jam fan and concert goer. She also enjoys the local NYC music scene. Carin loves to travel, which includes meeting fellow chocolatiers around the world! Carin frequently has a camera in hand to capture the world around her.
Wine evangelist, devoted epicurean, Cordon Bleu chef, consultant, marketer and promoter of high quality wines, aesthete, scribe, editor, and founder of Monaco’s top lifestyle magazine.
Founder and Chief Enthusiastic Oenophile (CEO) of the Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival – with sponsorship from Standard Bank since 2005
Now in its 25th year, the Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival is South Africa’s oldest and most prestigious wine show, promoting just 60 wine industry leaders to oenophiles and connoisseurs from around the country
Juliet is also the editor and founder of MONTE CARLO, The Art of Taste, a glossy high-end magazine showcasing Monte Carlo’s finest in art, fashion, jewellery and lifestyle. The refined publication unveils international boutique venues and divulges bespoke treasures.”
As a youth in the 1980s, LeVine recognized the appeal of countercultural aesthetics including punk flyers, comics, graffiti and tattoos. Beginning in 1994, LeVine became an independent curator, organizing exhibitions at punk and alternative rock venues in the NY/NJ area such as: CBGB, Webster Hall, Max Fish, and Maxwell's. By promoting these visual art forms through group shows in venues that were home to their musical counterparts, LeVine gave a home to this nascent art movement, early on.
In February 2001, LeVine opened his own gallery Tin Man Alley in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The gallery relocated to Philadelphia in late 2002. In January 2005, LeVine renamed and moved his gallery to the epicenter of the contemporary art world, Manhattan's Chelsea district.
Jonathan Levine Gallery is committed to new and cutting edge art. Our roots go back to 1995, when Jonathan's life-long participation in punk and underground music grew into a curatorial experiment with the visual culture that surrounded him. We moved to Chelsea in 2005, with an eye towards honoring and connecting with the history and context of Post War art. In 2014, the gallery opened a second space on the ground floor of 557 West 23rd Street. We contribute to the dialogue by challenging the conventions of the canon — exploring the terrain of the high/low and everything in between. Our success in nurturing the careers of Shepard Fairey, Invader, Olek and others motivates us to continue being the voice for this cultural shift. The catalogues we publish, prints we distribute, and museum shows we help to produce reflect our dedication to our artists and community. At the same time, we aim to create an accessible and engaging gallery space. http://jonathanlevinegallery.com
Rock and a Heart Place traces the rise, fall, and redemption of famous entertainers who were brought to their knees a great place to meet God. Join award-winning producer and music executive Ken Mansfield and biographer Marshall Terrill on a spiritual journey down the secluded halls of the music industry. Rock and a Heart Place is your backstage pass to never before-heard secrets, stories, and testimonies from some of rock music's greatest legends including members of Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Collective Soul, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Grand Funk Railroad, Kansas, Korn, Ozzy Osbourne, Pointer Sisters, Prince, The Ronettes, and The Turtles. KEN MANSFIELD’s legendary career in the music industry began as a member of the Town Criers, a successful southern California folk group in the early 1960s. From there he moved to executive tenures as US manager of The Beatles’ Apple Records and, director at Capitol Records, vice president at MGM Records, and president at Barnaby/CBS Records MARSHALL TERRILL is a veteran film, sports, and music writer and the author of nearly twenty books, including best-selling biographies of Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, and Pete Maravich. Three of his books are in development to be made into movies.Shane Evans, the former drummer of Collective Soul and a member of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Shane's New Project and Music, Beauty for Ashes is the husband and wife duo of Shane Evans and Kelsey Hamilton, who formed, fell in love, got married and started making beautiful music together.
Skateboard Studio is a collection of artfully designed skateboards inspired by color, art, pop culture, movies, nature and music. Tracy has been fascinated by the artwork and color of skateboards since gradeschool when she became the first female freestyler in her neighborhood. As a successful entrepreneur Tracy has cultivated several brands to international status and has appeared in countless international magazines and TV such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and O, The Oprah Magazine. Tracy writes several national columns on Trends in decor and entertainment pieces. She received an associate degree of the New York School of Design as well as Received BFA in painting at the University of Tampa. Tracy currently resides in New York City. As if Tracy’s designs weren’t unique enough, she’s enlisted the infamous artist Randy Polumbo to create a limited edition series of boards featuring his inspiring work Lovestream. “Randy’s work (sculpture) , his imagination , his mind and his heart, are what made this collabration a must,” says Stern. “I’m inspired by his use of colored glass and beautiful shapes. It’s magical and transports us all to a dierent plane or for me, the garden of Eden. ”Randy’s work has been featured internationally at venues such as Art Basel/Miami Beach and Burning Man, Crocker Art Museum and Museum of Sex, NY. He has been reviewed in the New York Times, New York Magazine, and Art Daily to name a few. Current studio projects include a large penthouse residence turned art installation designed and built from Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory salvage and extensive plants hydroponic gardens, plant walls, a green roof, and a food garden. Randy lives and works in New York City.
Fotovisura is the global networking platform for photography and media:
Fotovisura is the global networking platform for photographers, editors and organizations to connect, share, hire and get hired. The platform is three-tiered offering: photographers an annual membership which includes a hosted website linked to our networking platform with access to additional resources and tools to further your work and career; editors, image buyers and researchers, a profile with access to light-boxes, our advanced search engine and marketing tools; and media organizations, a profile to share and promote your about, mission statement and news to our networking platform. Fotovisura.com's mission is to build a virtual home where the key players in the photography and media industry can connect, share and network as well as obtain interconnected resources and marketing tools to further their mission, work and career. http://www.fotovisura.com
Rose Hartman, whose work has been published in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Vanity Fair, has been granted the kind of celebrity access in her 35+year career that most photographers can only dream to have. The "social historian" shot Jerry Hall and Diana Vreeland in the seventies, Jackie Onassis in the eighties, and Anna Wintour (smiling!) at Christie's in the nineties, to name a few of her widely circulated images. In 2012, a solo exhibit of photos from her book, INCOMPARABLE WOMEN of STYLE, opened at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Her latest book, INCOMPARABLE COUPLES,(ACC Editions) features more than 150 photographs, including the famous shot of Bianca Jagger kissing Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for her birthday party in 1977.
Her photos have been exhibited at the Whitney Museum, the Museum of the City of NY, Experience Music Project, Staley-Wise Gallery, the Library of Performing Arts, the Dia Foundation, Serge Sorokko Gallery, the Dean Project, Pucci Gallery, the Ravestijn Gallery in Amsterdam (selected list).
Website: http://rosehartman.com
Bruce Pavitt was born 1959 in Chicago IL. At the age of nine, he sold Christmas cards door-to-door in the summer heat, earning enough money to buy his first record player, and soon after, his first record (“Revolution” by the Beatles). A lifelong passion for music brought him to the Evergreen state college in Olympia, WA, in 1979, where he spent time as a DJ at KAOS-FM. Soon after, he started his own zine named SUB POP, which reviewed hard-to-find independent rock recordings. In 1983 Bruce moved to Seattle, where he started the SUB POP indie music column for the Rocket magazine, hosted a SUB POP radio show on KCMU-FM, was a DJ at the infamous Metropolis all ages club, as well as the Vogue and Re-Bar.In 1984, he co-founded Fallout Records, the first indie rock record store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. In 1986 he launched the SUB POP record label with the release of a compilation album: SUB POP 100, featuring NY’s Sonic Youth and Seattle’s U-Men. In 1988, along with business partner Jonathan Poneman, Bruce opened the doors to the SUB POP offices at First and Virginia in downtown Seattle. By the early 90′s SUB POP had released recordings by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Mark Lanegan, Beat Happening, TAD, The Walkabouts, Steven Jessie Bernstein and helped initiate a global interest in Seattle area music.In 2012, Bruce released Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989a photo journal documenting his travel experiences with Sub Pop bands in Europe. . IN 2014, a compilation of his early Sub Pop zines and columns entitled,Sub Pop USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology, 1980-1988.
Bruce Pavitt currently lives on Orcas Island in Washington State. In addition to working as the Creative Director at 8Stem he also keeps engaged in music by speaking at conferences and festivals, consulting with artists and music labels, and as a DJ.
Betsy's work has always gravitated toward the media. A Philadelphia native with a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Betsy worked as an account executive for WFIL radio in Philadelphia, and from there went to radio stations WPEN and WFLN. After that, she became a commercial print model and acted in television commercials in Philadelphia and New York. From 1987 to 1999, she worked in Los Angeles at the motion picture and television company Castle Rock Entertainment as the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In August '99, she followed her boss to Warner Bros. and became his Executive Assistant, as he assumed the position of President and COO, and stayed until she retired in 2005. Betsy is now writing full time. LoveHuman offers valuable guidance regarding how to find comfort in a world where uncomfortable things happen. It answers questions regarding where you come from, where you are going, and why you are here. The message helps us embrace the world as it is and the people around us as they are—and love whatever that is. Not because it’s a perfect world, but because as we love and accept life as it is, love and acceptance grow.
Ed Donovan pioneered the first peer counseling program for Law Enforcement Officers in the World, the Boston Police Stress Program. Ed Donovan is a retired 32 year veteran Boston Police Officer who has produced, directed and appeared in documentaries and talk shows for over twenty years, including, including Oprah Winfrey and Phil Donahue, 20/20 and 60 Minutes. After retiring he moved to Florida and immediately got involved in Film and Television. He has acted in over 50 Independent Films in the past 20 years and is a member of SAG-AFTRA.In 2009 at the Crystal Reel Awards Ed received the Best Supporting Actor Award in a Feature Film for his role in Acts of Mercy written and directed by Laura Lopez also starring Aleksa Palladino who appeared in Boardwalk Empire on HBO. Once a year, the Florida Motion Picture and Television Association (FMPTA) awards an Annual Trophy to someone outstanding in the entertainment industry. In 2010 Ed was the recipient of the R. John Hugh Award, as the Editor of Infocus Magazine.for the hard work he does in promoting film and television in Florida.In 2013 Ed he received the Visionary Award at the Treasure Coast International Film Festival for his promoting Film and Television in the State of Florida.He has spent the last 15 years as the Editor of Focus In newspaper and now In Focus Magazine, Florida’s Film, Television and the Arts Industry Magazine. As a police officer, he was the Founder and Director of the Boston Police Stress Program "Cops Helping Cops," which offered the first peer-counseling program for police in the world. His life story was shared in a book, "The Shattered Badge, Story of Ed Donovan, Stress Cop," by Bill Kankewitt.Donovan has found a way to live a life that makes a difference to others. By sharing the truth and pursuing his dreams of acting, he continues to remind people they are not alone.
In this pre recorded show I talk to "Joint Information Center" about the current situation in Santa Barbara and the oil spill. Make sure to be prepared to take down the website and Phone number you may call to volunteer or help!
This Oil Spill has affected so many people and our wildlife in so many ways and they are working round the clock to help however they can ..It was enough to prompt Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency for Santa Barbara County.
The cleanup could last months, officials said. For now, currents, tides and winds make the oil plume "a moving target" as it drifts offshore, said U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jennifer Williams.
"It's a continual effort," added U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer David Mosley. "It's not something that we can say, 'Yeah, we are hitting it out of the park,' but it's something our guys are dedicated to."
The size of the spill, which began contaminating California's beaches on Tuesday, is equivalent to the volume of water the average American residence uses in a year.
As of Thursday, vessels had skimmed 7,770 gallons of oily water from the ocean, McMichael said.
True groove was founded in 2011 by internationally renowned guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer, Tomás Doncker. True Groove is a young, hungry record company with a roster of killer artists spanning genres from R&B to World to Rock to Blues to Experimental. We are also honored to have an inspired (and inspiring) group of in-house instrumental and vocal talent that are the backbone of our creative output.
It is our vision to nurture, record and produce artists that transcend genre in search of authenticity of artistic expression. We strive for music that drives social consciousness forward and tells true tales from deep, genuine emotional terrain. We are about change. We are also known as the 'Home of Global Soul'. So, just what is Global Soul? Tomás Doncker, James Dellatacoma, Marla Mase ,Samuel Claiborne,Kevin Jenkins, Bill Laswell.
http://www.truegroove.info
Tracy Stern and Renée Vara are pleased to present SALON ART SOCIETY (SAS), a cultural community of visionaries, intellects and art aficionados gathered to share their desire to embrace artistic experiences and viewpoints. Members are given unique access to the arts to spark experimental perspectives and new relationships. SALON ARTSOCIETY Membership is offered in three categories: Lifetime, Founding and Annual Members which provide priority access to a full calendar of exclusive SAS events and prominent listings in a social diary.SAS official launch event will celebrate the opening of NY Armory week on March 2, 2015. The SAS community, its co-founders and 12 SAS Ambassadors will invite their favorites to indulge their artistic impulses and support creative culture.Salons over the centuries consecrated the talents of great artists, writers, designers and intellects by gathering such visionary energies to indulge in exciting adventures, dinners, conversations, parties and performances, artists and literaries met and famously blended with fashionistas, socialites and royalty to manifest cultural history.http://www.varaart.com http://www.tracystern.com/
Samantha Spector has been in the event planning industry for over a decade and has her own event planning company. Prior to that she worked for Susan G. Komen, National Kidney Foundation and other non-profits organizing fundraising events including auctions, galas, home tours, walks, conferences and receptions of many shapes and sizes. She and her husband have a passion for making cocktails at home. She came up with a brilliant idea and created "SaloonBox" a Subscription cocktail kit with all the ingredients needed to create craft cocktails at home curated by top mixologists in the country.
SaloonBox brings curated cocktail kits to your door, allowing you to make cocktails at home without the hassle of searching for ingredients, shopping and spending a lot on full size bottles. You get a new recipe card each week with instructions on how to make the drink along with background information on the mixologist, their bar and the history of the cocktail. Each recipe is made by one of the best mixologists in the country so you know you're getting something good. Perfect if you have kids or want to stay in while still having fun. Once SaloonBox is fully launched post-Kickstarter, each box will have all the ingredients needed to make your cocktails. Kickstarter does not allow rewards to include alcohol, so some of the ingredients have been swapped for bar tools and swag.
www.saloonbox.com
In his three and a half decades as a recording artist, Willie Nile has earned a reputation as both a fiercely committed rock ’n’ roller and a singularly insightful songwriter. It’s Nile’s introspective side that fuels If I Was A River, a deeply compelling ten-song collection that diverges from his usual sound, while affirming the remarkable melodic and lyrical skills that have long endeared the artist to his passionately loyal fan base.Working with Grammy-winning producer Stewart Lerman (Boardwalk Empire, Antony and the Johnsons, Loudon Wainwright III, Dar Williams) Nile recorded the material in an appropriately spare environment that helped to capture the songs’ intimacy and immediacy. He also employed the same Steinway Grand piano that he'd played 34 years earlier on the evening of the death of John Lennon, while both Lennon and Nile were recording at Manhattan’s Record Plant. When Nile was working on If I Was A River, the legendary piano was residing at Hobo Sound in Weehawken, NJ, where he recorded the new album with a minimum of embellishment or trickery. If I Was A River also features some contributions from guitar master Steuart Smith (of Eagles/Rosanne Cash/Rodney Crowell fame) and multi-instrumental stringmaster David Mansfield (whose voluminous credits range from Bob Dylan to Johnny Cash to Yo La Tengo), along with backing vocals from singer-songwriter and frequent Nile co-writer Frankie Lee.It’s hard to think of many other artists who are doing some of their best work in the fourth decade of their careers, but Willie Nile continues to seek out new creative challenges and conquer new musical territory.“Doing this album was liberating in many ways,” he states. “I learned that it’s fun to change horses and take different roads from time to time as one travels through life, and I think I'll carry that lesson with me in the records that I make in the future.?
Shaun Weiss spent most of his time as an Entertainment Attorney, had the chance to meet some of the top people in the industry and was able to be in the right place at the right time.
This show will be fun as we talk about his many encounters with some of Rock n Rolls finest legends .
Shaun started taking pictures candidly and now he has a massive collection of some of the rarest moments in
Rock n Roll .
From the Moments of the Beatles to Jim Morrison walking down a Hallway flicking his hair, all of the moments Shaun has captured are memories that we will be talking about on Red Velvet Media Blogtalk Radio.
Who knows Shaun may even have a Picture of you !
I know who listens to my shows and if you want to call in , please do so :)
We will be talking about his life growing up and how the Beatles were such a Huge influence and how this shaped his future to be able to take candid photos and become friends with many who he has has the pleasure of photographing and catching some rare moments in the history of Rock N Roll.
Ava Leigh Stewart is a prolific artist who specializes in creative development for film, television, and web. Stewart launched her film career after earning a film degree in London, England. She garnished attention after directing, producing, and writing an award winning short film called Keepers of the Gate in 2006. In 2011, she directed her feature debut film entitled, South of Southern. She has gone on to direct seven more feature films and countless other media projects. Stewart is currently working on the feature documentary entitled, Paradise Garden. She was one of the producers of the recently released feature documentary film, State of Control, which chronicles the humanitarian crisis in Tibet. Leigh founded the Southeastern Film Festival in 2013, second year in progress, we have over 1300 submissions from 44 countries. She believes in supporting independent film, so she offered a 30 day free entry period. In that time,she received over 40 films from countries that were under sanctions, like North Korea and Iran, where filmmakers don't have credit cards and can't enter festivals to promote their work. The first event this year took place in Dahlonega, Georgia and we screened 45 films from 24 countries over a long weekend, our next event will be in Nashville in November of 2015. Stewart is also an author whose work extends from poetry, to fiction and non-fiction novels, as well as screenwriting.
Marla Mase is a writer/performer/producer/singer/songwriter from New York City. She writes songs, plays, monologues, short stories, erotica, blogs, and poems. She is known for her gutsy, sexy, raw performance style and her intelligent lyrics and is regarded by her peers as a true musical pioneer. Her songs, a mix of world beat, spoken word, funk, r&b, punk, soul, and classic rock-n-roll are infused with GLOBAL SOUL, the signature sound of Tomás Doncker, her guitarist, co-writer and producer . She is backed by his band, the Tomás Doncker Band. Marla is also SVP of Marketing/A&R with True Groove Records, a label she runs with Tomás Doncker.
Tomás Doncker As a prime mover on New York’s downtown “No Wave” scene in the early 1980s, Tomás Doncker cut his teeth as a guitarist with such genre-busting groups as James Chance & The Contortions, Defunkt, J. Walter Negro & The Loose Jointz and many more. Eventually he went international, touring and recording in Japan with jazz pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, and producing studio and songwriting sessions with Boosty Collins, Yoko Ono, Reggae vocal group The Itals, and producer Prince Charles Alexander, to name just a few. Since then, Doncker has continued to work with an A-list of iconic artists including Ivan Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Meshell Ndegeocello, Living Colour lead singer Corey Glover, former P-Funk keyboardist Amp Fiddler,Shamekia Copeland,and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa. He also frequently collaborates with legendary Producer/Bassist Bill Laswell, and his ongoing "Power Of The Trinity" project was featured on CNN on November 27,2012 (Jimi Hendrix' birthday).His most recent project is "Big Apple Blues",his 2nd collaboration with Pulitzer Prize winning Poet Yusef Komunyakaa.
See Hear Yoko captures the rich complexity of Yoko Ono—woman, artist, activist, wife and mother—from her days with John Lennon through the present, with intimate portraits by the legendary rock-and-roll photographer Bob Gruen, and words by Ono herself, edited from conversations with Jody Denberg, rock radio’s “Voice of Austin, Texas.”
Conceived expressly for Yoko Ono as a gift between friends on the occasion of her eightieth birthday, and published at her personal request, See Hear Yoko is legendary rock-and-roll photographer Bob Gruen’s tribute to an icon of contemporary American cultural history, from her days with John Lennon up through the present. Gruen, who served as personal photographer to Lennon and Ono during their years in New York City, has collaborated with his friend, Austin rock radio mainstay Jody Denberg, who edited twenty-five years of interviews with Yoko for the book’s text.
In this breathtaking volume, Gruen has selected more than two-hundred classic color and black-and-white photographs that intimately illuminate the life of Yoko Ono at the height of her fame as a woman, wife, mother and avant-garde artist (who keeps creating, she says, because “That’s who I am.”) Yoko’s role as peace activist and artist underscores the enduring legacy of the era of rock-and-roll. See Hear Yoko reveals a modern woman in love, in ascension, in grief, in joy and in peace.
Lavish and beautiful, mirroring the deeply personal design of the original volume given to Yoko herself, See Hear Yoko brings into focus an extraordinary woman and one of the most memorable periods in modern history.
The Playground of Life: Charitable New Book of Poetry, from London Writer, Examines War Between Ego & the Divine Self.John Lennon was absolutely right, the world needs more love. Nobody knows this better than S.R. Lore who, after being diagnosed with a long-term health condition, has spent her entire life seeing the world from a critical yet positive perspective. She, like Lennon, is committed to bringing more humanity and peace to life’s proceedings.As an accomplished poet, Lore is finally publishing her first collection titled ‘The Playground of Life’ a small book with a boundless and powerful big message.The poems in 'The Playground of Life' are mostly from personal experiences on reflection. It analyses life and relationships, especially, love. As some of the poems are written at different periods in the author's life the tone and mood changes to reflect that time and situation.Furthermore, because S.R.Lore grew up with a long-term health condition, she started exploring the meaning of life from a spiritual aspect from an early age. The poems also relate to the conflicted role that one has with oneself when it comes to spiritual matters which she call 'the war between the ego and the divine self'. “I, like millions, have always struggled in a battle between spirituality and the ego. While most let these forces pass them by, I saw it as the perfect topic to focus on through poetry,” explains Lore. “It carries a very transformative message that the world needs to hear, particularly at the current time when discord has never been more prevalent.”But Lore’s project is far from personal gain, as she proudly explains.“50% of each sale will be donated to the UCL Hospital and FareShare, two organizations that have benefited me personally yet suffer from a severe lack of funding.‘The Playground of Life’, from Spiderwize, http://amzn.to/1BPSWLW
Nothing directly affects our health, wellness and longevity more than the water we drink, cook and shower with.We're told it's healthy for us to swallow in a glass of water but then again toothpaste companies are forced to warn us to call a Poison Control Center if we swallow the equivalent dose in toothpaste. ? It's affecting everybody's health and well-being. Harvard School of Medicine links Fluoride to Reduced Children's IQ, Improper Brain Development and Cognitive Disorders. The Lancet Medical Journal classifies it as a Harmful Neurotoxin like Lead, Arsenic and Mercury. Studies link it to Thyroid, Kidney & Gastrointestinal Problems, Increased Bone Fractures, Pineal Gland Calcification, Accelerated Aging & numerous Degenerative Diseases. Please take to to check out http://www.fluorideprotection.org and the Indie Gogo page that you will want to suport! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-get-the-f-out-of-austin
Red Velvet media celebrates World Water Day with Sandy Fox co-founder of H2Om Water with Intention, The Love Planet Foundation and certified HADO instructor trained by world renown water researcher Dr. Masaru Emoto. We are Water beings that inhabit a water planet. Our bodies and our planet are made up of over 70%water. In honor of World Water Day we will discuss water on a personal, global and spiritual level. World Water Day has been observed on 22 March since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as "World Day for Water! The UN and its member nations devote this day to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within their countries regarding the world's water resources.
Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting is an inside look into the world of vinyl record collectors in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. It all started out several years ago as nothing more than a way for photographer Eilon Paz to make use of his idle hours. Adrift in Brooklyn after emigrating from Israel, Eilon—a record collector on the side—thought it might be fun to start taking photos of people whose record collections were both larger and weirder than his own.
Adopting this as his personal project, he began traveling the world, from Australia to Cuba and Argentina to Ghana, in pursuit of intriguing and memorable subjects. Unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community, the assembly of portraits he created quickly turned into the Dust & Grooves website.
In the summer of 2012, Eilon launched a Kickstarter campaign that funded his road trip to shoot collectors throughout the American heartland, and since then, the project has been embraced by many friends and supporters who have volunteered to work with Eilon along the way. This year, Dust & Grooves expands even further, complementing the website’s cloud with a physical book that profiles over 130 vinyl collectors with photographic essays and in-depth interviews.
Dust & Grooves has engaged and connected the underground community of record collectors. As well as becoming a go-to place for vinyl lovers, it maintains the integrity and history of vinyl, as well as the musical heritage that goes along with every record in these collections. As technology moves forward and many music formats go digital, Eilon’s endeavor helps keep the rich, warm, analog life of vinyl spinning.
http://www.dustandgrooves.com
It is always a pleasure and so much fun to have Zoe Moon "ASTROLOGER TO THE STARS" on Red Velvet Media Blogtalk Radio. Zoe Moon began her journey as a singer/songwriter with BMG Music and Arista Records, traveling the country, connecting with others of varying spiritual disciplines, sharing song and insights, and honing her techniques as a reader. She worked in television and film where she connected with her first clients, a base which has grown by word of mouth, through referals. She works fulltime now as an astrologer. Zoe is a highly sought after astrologer to the entertainment industry. This is your chance to call in with personal questions. http://zoemoonastrology.blogspot.com
One very important fact about Alan Merrill: He was the lead singer and songwriter of the first and original 1975 version of "I Love Rock N Roll" with his band, The Arrows. The song has become an enduring international rock anthem, recorded by Joan Jett, Britney Spears, and many others. Joan Jett saw Merrill perform the song on a British television pop show in '76, while on tour with her band, The Runaways, and she was deeply inspired. Her 1982 version of the song was #1 for 8 weeks in the USA.After starting to play music in semi-pro bands in Greenwich Village, Alan eventually moved to Japan in his late teens. Starting his professional career in music with the RCA-Victor Tokyo-based recording group, The Lead, in 1968, Alan replaced Mark Elder as guitarist in the band. They had one hit single, titled "Blue Rose." It was also then that his management changed his professional name to Alan Merrill.Alan's composition, "When The Night Comes" (as recorded by R&B great Lou Rawls in 1983), was taken into space by the first black astronaut in history, Guion "Guy" Bluford. It was the first LP ever in outer space, and Alan Merrill wrote the title track! The album "When The Night Comes" by Rawls, also won two Beach Awards for best album, and the recording has a 5-star rating (full marks) in Rolling Stone magazine's album guide .http://www.alanmerrill.com
Nevada Sky documents a life of inspiration, reinvention, and marks a profound coming together of many of the facets of Blachley’s life ,family, photography, music, loves won and lost, and professional and personal aspirations.In Blachley’s journey, he’s been a carpenter and served in Vietnam. His second act was being a music video pioneer through making culture-defining videos with the Stray Cats, George Thorogood, and Duran Duran as an executive producer/marketing visionary. During this time, Blachley worked at Capitol/EMI, and he went from mailroom up to being a music marketing exec before cross-fading to EMI’s Picture Music International as music video executive, content producer and marketerer. At 50, his music business tenure ended, and he reinvented himself as a gallery owner, co-finding the fine art music photography gallery the Morrison Hotel Gallery with partners Richard Horowitz and iconic photographer Henry Diltz.“There is hope in the fact that you can always reinvent yourself. Reinventing is about finding something you want to do everyday, something that makes you happy, and finding a way to make money doing it,” . For his third act, Peter Blachley is emerging as a captivating singer-songwriter with his debut album,Nevada Sky. It’s one of those storyteller albums that instantly feel like an old friend. It recalls the work of CSN, John Stewart, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Ian Tyson. It stretches across the highways of high lonesome country, confessional folk, and swampy rock n’ roll and it authentically evokes the rugged mountains and big open skies of the West, and the burly swagger of the big cities of the east it is pure Americana through and through.Nevada Sky folds family stories, personal and professional journeys, and lifelong dreams into one Americana storybook. Blachley says in conclusion “With this album, I’ve left my legacy "
Reggae Entertainer, songwriter and producer Ramize Yardsoul, hailing from Kingston, Jamaica born Vernon Smith on October 22, 1987, is progressively paving his way towards stardom. The island of Jamaica has long been world renown for its friendly people, warm climate and its rich musical heritage, rooted in the hardships, struggles and triumphs of the people. The popularity and success of Reggae legends such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown and more recently the Diamond selling acts such as Shaggy and Chronixx has played a significant role in the widespread acceptance of this musical genre.“Yard Soul” also blossoms from his own ongoing love affair with music as a spiritual force that resonates deep within his soul and which he feels has the ability to move people and change their lives. .After having completed his first official debut project entitled, Love Potion: the Classics, with APS.Columbian, recently, Ramize has recorded and released two new singles “My Hideaway” and “In the City” catching the attention of popular DJ Host Ron Muschette of Irie Fm in Ochos Rios. Mr. Muschette was so impressed with Ramize’s talent and as an aspiring new Jamaican Artist, interviewed Ramize on his famous morning show “Wake up Call”. More recently, Ramize has caught international attention, with the number one radio station in East Africa, Imbaraga Radio and the number one internet radio station BDSRadio1 in Toronto Canada who has also recognized his talent and potential as a new uprising artist, by endorsing him and giving Ramize’s music aggressive airplay internationally. Presently Ramize has just released his new 3 song EP entitled “I wanna know EP”.Ramize has teamed up with Stolen From Africa / Volé D'Afrique, an arts education organization in Toronto, Canada that promotes empowerment through cultural and historical Awareness of the African Diaspora.
Spencer Drate The Indie Cafe & Holly Stephey Red Velvet Media talk to John Cafiero Punk rock musician, producer, director, writer, artist, manager of icons & indie record label CEO. Osaka Popstar is the pop-punk music and art project of singer/producer John Cafiero, long-time Misfits & Ramones collaborator & platinum selling film and video director. His critically acclaimed debut album, (the 2006 release entitled “Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk”) features frontman Cafiero with a revolving lineup of punk-rock legends as guests in his backing band including members of the Misfits, Ramones, Black Flag, the Voidoids and more. Cafiero’s recent team up with Rasputina’s Melora Creager for a unique rendering of the Rolling Stones’ classic tale of addiction, "Mother's Little Helper" (2014). The latter finds Cafiero on backing vocals, guitars, keys and percussion with Creager on lead vocals and cello.Cafiero’s longstanding collaborations with the Misfits (from both a business and creative perspective) remain consistent with releases through the label imprint Misfits Records. Among other endeavors Cafiero edited the book “Commando: the Autobiography of Johnny Ramone” (and contributed an afterword), directed the chart-topping “Ramones Raw” DVD, manages the Estate of punk icon Dee Dee Ramone (as well as the legendary Misfits), and directed the modern day cult-classic film “Big Money Hustlas” starring the Insane Clown Posse, Rudy Ray Moore , WWE’s Mick Foley, & the Jerky Boys.
Two brand new singles from Osaka Popstar (“Hopping Ghosts” and “O Holy Night”) are OUT NOW with a corresponding Ltd Ed. vinyl figure and Deluxe Glass Ornament available respectively. Two additional tracks have already been recorded for a forthcoming compilation; a new full-length album is in the works for 2015 & more.
Gary’s professional performances, experience and knowledge of the music and recording industry have continued for over fifty years.His performance and recording credits include John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Neil Sedaka, Keith Moon, Paul Simon, 60’s soul singer Howard Tate and the legendary songwriter/producer Jerry Ragavoy. Gary is featured in John Lennon’s “Live in NYC” music video on MTV, VH-1, HBO and Showtime. He also appears in the feature film “Imagine”, Yoko’s “Then and Now” music video, Chuck Berry’s “Hail Hail Rock and Roll”, “The John Lennon Video Collection”, The John Lennon Anthology” [Box Set], as well as the documentary’s “The U.S. vs John Lennon”, “LENNONYC” PBS’s American Masters Series, and “Strange Fruit” the history of Apple records. Other TV performances with John Lennon include the Mike Douglas show, the Dick Cavett show, Dick Clark’s “Rolling Stone's 25 Years”, VH-1’s Legends and Behind the Music. As a singer/songwriter Gary has also recorded with his own groups, the Dynatones on Hanna Barbera records, Pig Iron on Columbia records and Elephants Memory on Apple records. Gary continues to record, perform, make appearances at Beatle shows and produce local acts. He wrote his first instructional book “Shortcuts” To Improving Your Bass Playing in 2006. Gary’s work is included in the new John Lennon exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.Gary released his first “Solo” CD “Pop Goes The Elephant” in the Fall of 2014.
Singer/Bass Player Jeff Piccinini also known as Geoff Myles (aka) former original bassist for the legendary British punk rock bands Stormtrooper and Chelsea with Nashville guitarist Ernie Brady who formed Revenant in 2009 and are established with Chris Carpiniello on drums.
Musically this band blends the elements of a modern power trio, British rock and Jeff's and Chris's punk rock roots "Emerging From the Darkness" is the latest offering by the band that delivers an energetic vocal style with hook laden bass lines heralding old school guitar riffs with a modern edge all driven by the relentless energy of Chris Carpiniello on drums. .
*The Walrus and the Elephants: John Lennon's Years of Revolution, James A. Mitchell.
In late 1971 John Lennon left London and pop stardom behind and moved to New York City, eager to join a youth movement rallying for social justice and an end to the Vietnam War. Lennon was embraced by radicals and revolutionaries, the hippies and Yippies at odds with the establishment. Settling in Greenwich Village, the former Beatle was soon on the front lines of the antiwar movement, championing causes and inspiring solidarity—and suspicion. Seen as a savior by a generation in need of cultural heroes, Lennon was just as passionately hounded by a government anxious to silence enemies within its borders.The Walrus and the Elephants is told by the unlikely cast of friends, among them the members of Elephant's Memory, who were some of the few who got to know the man behind the Beatle. Exclusive interviews include writer and feminist leader Gloria Steinem; Congressional Black Caucus cofounder Ron Dellums; "Chicago Seven" veteran Rennie Davis; immigration attorney Leon Wildes; and legendary poet-activist John Sinclair, whose imprisonment for marijuana—ten years for two joints—kicked off Lennon's American journey. It was a busy year of making music and controversial TV appearances, allies and enemies. It was a time of great change in America, one that saw the end of the movements of the sixties, the beginning of a new era. The Walrus and the Elephants is a look back at that time and at the John Lennon who joined the revolution, through the eyes of those who dreamed, rallied, and fought alongside him.
"Making Ordinary Extraordinary " Is somthing Samantha Goss lives by !
Samantha Goss is a Fine Art photographer. Art has always been her passion since she can remember. She originally started off as a fine art drawer and later found her passion for fine art photography. In her own words she says ,We all have ideas, stories, and dreams. I make mine come to life through my work. Not only am I expressing my inner most personal thoughts, I am also exposing other people’s as well giving them the okay to feel. With my work I’m letting my audience think, get lost, and even become part of the images itself. We all connect somehow and how I connect to other people is through photography. I've always said, “Where my words fail me, my images speak.”
Go see her work https://www.flickr.com/photos/sleepingawakephoto
Read her thoughts and Images http://www.sleepingawakephoto.blogspot.com
I love having Zoey on , this will be a great show !
Zoe Moon began her journey as a singer/songwriter with BMG Music and Arista Records, traveling the country, connecting with others of varying spiritual disciplines, sharing song and insights, and honing her techniques as a reader. She worked in television and film where she connected with her first clients, a base which has grown by word of mouth, through referals. She works fulltime now as an astrologer, writing here and for GlitterBall Magazine, Manchester Gossip, The Cosmic Path, OM Times Magazine, Northwest Woman's Magazine, and Vault of Heaven. She has an upcoming tv show in development and 2 more in talks. You can request a private reading from Zoe by writing her here http://zoemoonastrology@gmail.com
As the founding member of Survivor and co-writer of one of the most inspirational songs in rock history, Jim Peterik easily fits into the category of ‘rock star.’ But a closer look at Peterik’s life and career reveal that he is anything but your typical rock star. Forgoing a life of meaningless sex and drugs, Peterik married his high school sweetheart and focused on the music, becoming one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation.
Here, for the first time, Peterik shares the stories behind his iconic songs?from touring with Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin on the heels of the Ides of March number one classic ‘Vehicle’ to his Grammy-winning, triple platinum ‘Eye of the Tiger’ with Survivor and beyond. He explores the often torturous power struggles within the band contrasted by the giddy highs that accompany a trail of worldwide hits. Peterik has also co-written songs with some of the most famous bands and artists in rock-and-roll, including 38 Special (Rockin’ Into the Night, Caught Up In You, Hold On Loosely), Sammy Hagar (Heavy Metal), Brian Wilson, The Doobie Brothers, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, the platinum comeback of The Beach Boys (That’s Why God Made the Radio), and many more.
Through the Eye of the Tiger is more than just a memoir of a songwriting legend; it’s a classic rock-and-roll story, told through the eyes of someone who has lived through it all- and through the Eye Of The Tiger.
http://jimpeterik.com
About "STEVE CONTE NYC"
Steve Conte has been one busy musician over the past few years. After leaving New York Dolls in 2010 he joined up with former Hanoi Rocks front man Michael Monroe as guitarist, songwriter and backing vocalist to release 3 albums, the most recent of which – Horns And Halos, 2013 Spinefarm Records – he wrote the lion’s share of the songs for (it’s already been nominated for “Album Of The Year” by the Finnish Grammys and The Nordic Music Prize). In the summer of 2011, in between touring with Monroe he began work on what was to be his first official solo album, naming the project “Steve Conte NYC”.And now in 2014, after years of making records with others, NYC guitarist/singer/songwriter Steve Conte has stepped out on his own to release The Steve Conte NYC Album. His first official solo record delivers all the guitar, vocal and songwriting skills you know from his previous bands; Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth, Crown Jewels, The Contes and Company Of Wolves.And that “bunch of friends” includes some serious talent. Joining Steve are members of Foo Fighters, The Wildhearts, New York Dolls, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Hanoi Rocks, Georgia Satellites, Alice Cooper, Mink DeVille, Hellacopters, The Urban Voodoo Machine, Mott The Hoople, Backyard Babies, The Wallflowers, Company Of Wolves, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, and players from the bands of Ian Hunter, John Mellencamp, Roseanne Cash and Bruce Springsteen.The new album was mixed and mastered by Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Keith Richards) and Richard Dodd (Tom Petty, Counting Crows), respectively – the same team who did the 2009 release, Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth. http://stevecontenyc.com
Luke is a young artist / songwriter from the UK who’s starting to make a buzz with his songs.He cites “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls as the song that, the moment he heard it playing, made him realize he wanted to be a songwriter.Shortly after, at the age of 17, Luke picked up an acoustic guitar for the first time and started writing songs not only about love but also about growing up. Other artists that have influenced Luke include the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Jason Mraz, Fountains of Wayne, Goo Goo Dolls and the music of his father who played in bands way back when! In a short time he’s become a natural songwriter and emerging artist in the making. Music Week selected Luke as one of their ten ‘favorite’ new talents of 2011 and commented saying “Luke’s songs are beautiful.” Promo Only agrees saying it’s “exciting hearing such a fresh new and exciting talent like Luke, it’s perfect for US radio”.Luke’s debut radio single, “We’re Alive” impacted several stations on the East Coast in the summer of 2012, having top 30 airplay in Boston and San Francisco with video rotation at Hard Rock Cafes (“Great video”) around the world.January 2013 saw the release of Luke’s EP, ‘One Day’ which met with a great critical reaction. Luke has recorded an album of his songs with Bleu (Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers…) and is just waiting patiently for the right time to release them to everyone. In September 2013 he signed a management contract with WEG (Wright Entertainment Group) and Orrigami. Since then he’s been even busier with writing trips to Sweden, Canada and USA during 2014 where he’s worked with some amazing collaborators.He also did a short UK school tour and a small tour in the USA in July / August 2014.With a great catalogue of songs ready to go Luke will be putting out new music and videos soon!
Al Satterwhite has shot commercials, features & award-winning feature shorts as Director/Cameraman. He is currently working on several book and museum projects. His newest Project "The Secret of Muhammad Ali" Three versions will be printed: the General Edition (expected retail: $75), the Collector's Limited Edition (expected retail: $150) and the Artist's Limited Edition(expected retail: $500). These will all be First Edition books. Only 700 books will be available in the numbered and signed limited editions. Anyone interested should reserve their copy now as they may not be available in the same format later, and they will not be First Edition. The few photos of mine that were published in the magazines were overshadowed by the actual fight photos…. which I never covered; and were soon forgotten. I photographed Ali again a couple years later in Los Angeles at a benefit track meet that he sponsored. He still remembered me. After that the negatives sat in my files until recently when I started looking at what I have photographed over the years. There are over 50 rolls of Tri-X from those early years. I have edited the contact sheets and chosen 200 iconic images to choose from for this project. This book will be done the way I want, showing off my images of Muhammad Ali the best way possible. It will become a collector's book due to the limited number of copies available, and if you are an Ali fan or just like really good photography, I guarantee, you will like this book. You only get one shot at a book like this and I intend to make it the best. A Fine Art Photography book of Al Satterwhite's photographs of Muhammad Ali preparing for his first two fights after being denied the right to box for nearly four years - featuring both his iconic and never-before-seen images.
Join Holly Stephey as she talks to Ed Kleinman who in his words "This is my journey from listening to the bands of the mid 1950's to working with bands in the 60's and 70's. It is filled with stories regarding musicians in a time where the music industry was changing as quickly as the social and political climate."
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One tells a story of days gone by. A flash of your history, a snapshot of an instant.
Be it a minute, an hour, a day, or a year, it matters none.
Something jogs your brain cells where past history is stored.
You smile, and you think you have something worth telling.
*Ed Kleinman’s story chronicles his 18 years in the music industry from 1966 to 1984. He started as a part-time roadie making just enough money to buy cigarettes and put gas into his car. Eventually, he was able to hang out with musicians and tell lovely young ladies, “I’m with a band. You wanna meet one of ‘em?”
It tells how he was able to form his own entertainment company until he left the business world of rock and roll.
Those years brought a great deal of change to the music world and to all corners of society. The youth fought for equality for all, protested the Vietnam War and marched against it. The music got stronger, more political and more active in supporting change.
The 18 years he had in the music industry helped him further his career and enrich his sales force development role.
Join him as he reminisces and relives his rock and roll journey.
Peter Gabriel is one of rock music’s most active innovators. Between his Grammy- award-winning albums, social activism-based concerts, world music festivals, and his claim-to-fame band Genesis’s 2010 induction into the rock n’ roll hall of fame, Gabriel’s creative longevity is unquestionable. Author Daryl Easlea’s new biography, Without Frontiers: The Life and Music of Peter Gabriel illuminates this musical pioneer’s life and what inspires him. Daryl Easlea delves into the multi-talented Gabriel’s childhood, where he writes of young Gabriel’s influences, including his father who fostered his musical interest in everything from The Beatles to soul music. Gabriel began his musical career in the early 1970’s as the front man for Genesis, a band he created with fellow schoolmates. By 1975, citing the stress of being in the band and that Gabriel was newly married and with a baby, he set out on a solo career. Naming his first three albums after himself, he achieved moderate success with the singles “Solsbury Hill” and “Shock the Monkey.” It wasn’t until Gabriel’s 1986 album, So, with the hits “Sledgehammer,” “Big Time,” and “In Your Eyes,” that he achieved commercial success. It was followed up five years later by the equally successful album US, hits “Digging in the Dirt” and “Come Talk to Me” and as the author notes, is clearly the result of the singer’s personal struggles and years in therapy. Throughout Without Frontiers, Easlea weaves a beautiful biographical tapestry of Gabriel’s life. Quotes and interviews with friends and fellow musicians who were instrumental in Peter’s life help to chronicle the man and his immensely creative approach to his music.
Richie Scarlet, nicknamed ”The Emperor of Rock ’n Roll”, is multi-talented musician and producer from New York. The man started his career back in the late 70’s but he’s best known from his long and successful collaboration with former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. Scarlet has also worked with such names as Sebastian Bach, Mountain, and he’s released several solo albums, including the latest I PLEAD THE FIFTH which came out earlier this year.
London-born Ivor Davis first came to America in the early sixties and was appointed West Coast correspondent for the London Daily Express in l963.His first big assignment came the following year: to hang out, travel with and get to know the four members of a new pop group from Liverpool who were tearing up the world with their music: the Beatles. In the summer of 1964 The Beatles embarked on a record-breaking, pandemonium tour of America. This is the first chronicle of that tour told by someone on the inside: Ivor Davis, then a young reporter for the London Daily Express. For 34 days, he had unrestricted access to the four boys from Liverpool from their hotel suites to the concert arenas to their private jet, fending off girls’ (& their mothers’) attempts to hook up with the band, playing all-night games of Monopoly with John Lennon, ghostwriting a newspaper column for George Harrison, being there as Bob Dylan introduced them to pot. In The Beatles and Me On Tour, Davis recounts the rip-roaring adventures of the most legendary band at a critical moment in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. As a writer for the Express & the Times of London, Ivor covered major events in North America. He penned a weekly entertainment column for the New York Times Syndicate interviewing some of the biggest names in show business. He was a co-author of the l969 book Divided They Stand, which chronicled the Presidential election & witnessed some of the biggest trials in American history: Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Bobby Kennedy , black-power militant Angela Davis, acquitted of murder in l972 Daniel Ellsberg’s trial for leaking the Pentagon Papers, Patty Hearst convicted of robbery after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. He co-wrote Five to Die, the first book ever published about the Sharon Tate murders.
A coastal community faces the wrath of a mysterious sea creature in Max Hawthorne’s heart pounding new novel, Kronos Rising.
Max Hawthorne grew up in Philadelphia and graduated with a BA from Central High School and a BFA from the University of the Arts. He is a world record-holding angler whose writing has appeared in a multitude of outdoor magazines and periodicals. He is an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include fishing and the collection of fossils and antiquities. He lives with his family in the Greater Northeast.
Link to website ! http://www.kronosrising.com
Scentbird was born out of our frustration with the “perfume graveyard. All those scents you once loved (but got tired of wearing), all those scents you got as presents (and never really loved) all piling up and making you feel guilty about buying a new scent. But you love perfume! You love trying something new or matching the scent to the season oroccasion! New job? New man? You deserve a new scent. Still, at around $80 a pop, it is expensive and wasteful to buy new perfumes when you have all those “graveyard” perfumes left. Scentbird is the smart girl’s way to smelling amazing butspending smart. Just $14.95 amonth gets you a monthly supply of the perfume of your dreams. Designer and niche perfumes at your fingertips. Treat yourself to a new fragrance monthly or get your favorite;build a queue with the help of our recommender and be delighted by what you discover. Scentbird team was inspired by Andy Warhol.
*How it works! - 8 ml purse spray of any fragrance of your choice (enough perfume to apply daily for a whole month) A custom perfume atomizer to protect your perfume. Just drop the purse spray we ship you every month into the atomizer, twist to close and you are good to go! Queue from a selection of 300+ designer perfumes and monthly new arrivals. Receive a 30-day supply of the fragrance of your choice every month. Update your perfume wardrobe monthly or stick to an old favorite. A luxury perfume automizer with your first order.No hidden fees, shipping inluded with the price of membership. "Perfumes are the feelings of flowers."- Heinrich Heine, "Perfume is the most intense form of memory."- Jean Paul Guerlain. Most of your scent memories come from the first decade of your life. The first perfume as we know it (a blend of essential oils and alcohol) was created in 1310 for Queen Elizabeth of Hungary.
Jesse Malin was born in Queens, New York. Jesse Malin’s passion for music began at an early age. Upon receiving his first nylon stringed acoustic guitar, Jesse taped an old 1950’s reel-to-reel recorder with a beat-up attached microphone to its body and the soon-to-be songwriter began his musical career.
Malin began playing live the age of twelve years old in the seminal hardcore band Heart Attack. After the group’s disbandment in 1984, Jesse and his childhood pals formed the rock and roll band D Generation and released three albums, touring the globe several times over before parting ways in 1999. Following several in-between bridge bands, including PCP Highway and Bellvue, Jesse Malin embarked on a solo career and has released five acclaimed records. Over the years Malin has also worked in both film and radio, currently co-hosting a monthly radio show on Sirius XM alongside John Varvatos, and is now completing production on a new album set to be released in 2015.
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH WARD, BETTER KNOWN AS "CJ RAMONE," IS AN AMERICAN MUSICIAN BEST KNOWN AS THE BASSIST FOR THE PUNK ROCK GROUP THE RAMONES FROM 1989 TO 1996.PRIOR TO JONING THE BAND, CJ WAS A MARINE AND A RAMONESFAN. HE WAS SEEN AS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR INTO THE BAND. JOHNNY RAMONE CLAIMED HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHEN CJ AUDITIONED TO REPLACE DEE DEE THAT HE WAS RIGHT; COMMENTING THAT CJ "HAD THE RIGHT LOOK." WHEN THE RAMONES WERE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, ORIGINAL RAMONES DRUMMER TOMMY RAMONE CREDITED CJ WITH "KEEPING THE BAND YOUNG." CJ RAMONE WAS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER WHEN HE JOINED BY 9 YEARS. CJ'S FIRST SHOW WITH THE RAMONES WAS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1989, IN LEICESTER, ENGLAND, AND HE PLAYED WITH THE BAND UNTIL THEY RETIRED ON AUGUST 6, 1996. AFTER THE RAMONES, HE PLAYED IN A BAND CALLED THE REMAINS, OR THE REMAINZ, WHICH WAS FORMED BY DEE DEE RAMONE, MARKY RAMONE, AND DEE DEE'S WIFE, BARBARA ZAMPINI (BARBARA RAMONE). HE ALSO PLAYED WITH HIS OWN BANDS LOS GUSANOS AND BAD CHOPPER. HE NOW TOURS ON HIS OWN AS CJ RAMONE WITH HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM - RECONQUISTA.
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. After serving as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, his solo career spanned several decades.
We will be featuring songs written by Joseph Arthur from his new Cd entitled "LOU"
Many people have been invited to take part in this show so , make sure to tune in as we never know who may be calling in... If you wanted to know what it was like with LOU , then don't miss this interview as there will be many things discussed and shared by those who Loved , worked and Friend's to LOU.
Lou Reed, Rock Icon never forgotten always remembered.
*Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. "Cooking on FB" was created because we often found ourselves talking about food and what we all create with Love ! We encourage people to Share their Recipes! Imagine Recipes from all over the world! Our Moms Favorite recipe, Friends or anyone who shared! This is one subject that Holly loves to talk about as she shares her love for food with everyone who passes through her life.. Make sure to tune in to hear all the fun things going on at "Cooking on FB" that can be found on the Net and On Facebook. Website and Facebook Page Make sure to like the page and always check for new things to be added as new Yummy recipies are added every day.. Chefs and people who love food have been invited to be part of the show so you never now who may be calling in.. !
RJ’s a city boy with swamp water in his veins, a profound disappointment to his parents, and the banjo-wielding front man of the blues rock show band Dance Hall Pimps. RJ’s Americana solo project fuses moody dark troubadour, classic smoky jazz, blues, and rock—taking him back to the days of playing music in bad places and sometimes fighting his way out of there. His unconventional use of plectrum banjo caught the attention of Deering Banjo Company, which included him among Deering’s sponsored artists.In 2009, RJ launched his first band the Dance Hall Pimps, who were quickly approached by two record labels. In 2012, the Dance Hall Pimps released their debut LP, Beast for Love, on Lakeshore Records. RJ and the Dance Hall Pimps recently released their second LP The Dead Don’t Walk—which dropped November 5, 2013 (Growling Moon Records).John Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard) asked RJ to write the title track to his horror/comedy “SMOTHERED”. Six Dance Hall Pimps tracks are also on the soundtrack.RJ is currently working on his solo album, due out in 2014. There’s talk of him going to New Orleans to make the record.
Having recorded with John Lennon in 1974 on the "Walls and Bridges" album, Ron will be producing a jazz tribute to Lennon and his songs. Ron remembers recording with John Lennon and Elton John on the album Walls and Bridges and it created a longing to do a tribute album to John himself. The all-star horn section included Howard Johnson, Frank Vicari, and Steve Madeo. Ron Aprea, composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist, has performed with Woody Herman, Les Elgart, Tito Puente, Frank Foster, Buddy Morrow, Billy May, Charlie Persip, Nat Adderley, Lionel Hampton, and Louis Armstrong.Ron Aprea, jazz saxophonist & arranger, been recording and producing albums for over 30 years. In 1974, I had the honor of being one of the “Little Big Horns” on John Lennon’s 1974 “Walls and Bridges” album. John was an amazing human being, and my vision is to honor the music and spirit of John Lennon with a jazz tribute album.
*This album will include 12 songs, most of which are Lennon or Lennon/McCartney collaborations, with a gem by George Harrison.
my “John Lennon Story” which can be read in its entirety at http://ronaprea.com/john-lennon.html
*** Please make sure to check out how you can be part of this exciting project at Kickstarter!
Though only in her 20's, singer-songwriter Megan Slankard has independently sold nearly 30,000 copies of four independently released CDs. Megan’s newest release, A Token Of The Wreckage (Spring 2011), is "an edgy alt-rock release that is a breath of fresh air" (Maverick Magazine), “gleaming, grooving, and gritty” (Minor 7th), with "thoughtful construction and clever wordplay" (Performer Magazine). The CD, which was recorded with help from David Bryson (Counting Crows) and Jerry Becker (Train), held a spot in the 10-best selling albums on CD Baby for weeks. In addition to 12 new songs, the CD also includes Megan’s first official music video, written and directed by Matthew Ward. The video has earned 18,000 plays on Vimeo and You Tube combined. Megan and her music have appeared on TLC’s “What Not To Wear”, which generated purchases by TV viewers that placed her CD “Freaky Little Story” on the #5 spot on Amazon.com CD sales charts and on the Top-10 Rock Bestseller list on CDBaby.com. Because of the episode’s popularity, the show’s producers featured her in a follow-up episode a year later, bringing “Freaky Little Story” and her third release, “A Little Extra Sun” back into the Top-10.* Megan has started a new project " inDIYe". A new series features interviews and silly sketches with independent musicians. Take a look inside the lives of your favorite indie artists. Join us as we talk about the first and Second series and the behind the scenes filming. "inDIYe" is a short skit-based, monthly DIY web series created and filmed in San Fransisco, by independent musician, Megan Slankard. Each episode will be available on YouTube, Facebook, and MeganSlankard.com, and will feature different independent artists and their music.
Join me as I talk to Paul A. Loverme about Right Side Art an Art Gallery Located in the Everett Station Lofts & gallerie ,Downtown Portland Oregon. We will also be talking about the Instagram contest and exabition Worldwide with Juried Exhibition. This is the link to event page The Instagram Contest is open to artists everywhere. Submit any imagery created using smart phones, mobile devices and the application ‘Instagram.
The Instagram Contest & Exhibition (Presented by Right Side Art) Worldwide Photography-Based Exhibition. Please see Artist Call webpage to enter: www.rightsideart.com/callDeadline for Entries August 10 2014. Show opens September 4, 2014 @ Right Side Art - Portland Oregon.A Juried Group Art Exhibition. The Instagram Contest is open to artists everywhere. Submit any imagery created using smart phones, mobile devices and the application ‘Instagram’.For Each Entry Artists List Camera Used (i.e. iPhone 5, Galaxy S4)For Each Entry Artists List Any Techniques Used. (Instagram Filters, Photo Editing Apps)Entry Fee is $10 total for up to 10 images. Most credit cards accepted. Pay easily through PayPal. You will receive confirmation of submittal.Upon acceptance, your imagery will be archival printed and displayed. Top 3 images will be displayed as winners. Art sales results in 60% to artist. Right Side Art sets art prices
Willie Nile is currently in the midst of a creative renaissance that’s produced some of the most compelling music of his 35-year career. The tradition continues with his CD American Ride.The CD is being released on Loud and Proud Records, where Nile becomes the first artist released under the label’s new deal with RED Distribution.“It’s pretty rockin’ over all, but there are some left turns and right turns along the way,” Nile says of the album, which was fan-funded through Pledgemusic.com. “There are songs about the rights of man, songs about freedom, songs about love and hate, songs about loss, songs about God and the absence of God, and songs about standing up for your fellow man. It’s upbeat and full of life. I’m thrilled with how it came out.”American Ride offers a bracing set of 11 original compositions, and one well-chosen cover, that rank with the catchiest and most vivid music that Nile’s ever delivered. From the everyday wisdom of “Life on Bleecker Street” and “Sunrise in New York City” to the broader observations of “This Is Our Time” and “Holy War” to the rock ’n’ roll abandon of “Say Hey” and the road-tripping title track. Several of American Ride’s recurring themes come into focus on the last two songs, “The Crossing” and “There’s No Place Like Home,” which end the album on a note of humanistic uplift. Another highlight is a fiery reading of Jim Carroll’s “People Who Died,” recorded as a tribute to both Carroll, who passed away in 2009, and to Nile’s late brother John. American Ride features backup from Nile’s live band guitarist Matt Hogan, bassist Johnny Pisano, drummer Alex Alexander, and Nile on guitar & piano guest appearances by Eagles’ guitarist Steuart and New York singer-songwriters James Maddock & Leslie Mendelson.
Lets Catch up with Erin J Mogart who is working on her own new Reality TV show! What's it like to be a Fitness Supermodel? FitTV Top Fitness Trainer, Actress and Supermodel Erin J Morgart will share her insights on how to become a supermodel and what you need to do once you get there.
Erin is also a member of MENSA, the reigning Ms United Nations, a Certified Personal Trainer, Mrs. Galaxy Virginia 2012 and voted in the Top Ten Fitness Trainers by FitTV.
More impressively, she holds a degree from THe Citadel and a Harvard Medical School CME, is fluent in 4 languages and is working towards her PhD. She is a fitness model and actress who wants to someday take over the world. No feat is too small for her and she plans on using her degrees from Harvard Med and The Citadel to accomplish this.Fluent in four languages, Erin can chew out anyone in French, Italian and Latin.
Prepare for an enliving and fascinating conversation.
Zoe Moon began her journey as a singer/songwriter with BMG Music and Arista Records, traveling the country, connecting with others of varying spiritual disciplines, sharing song and insights, and honing her techniques as a reader. She worked in television and film where she connected with her first clients, a base which has grown by word of mouth, through referals. She works fulltime now as an astrologer, writing here and for GlitterBall Magazine, Manchester Gossip, The Cosmic Path, OM Times Magazine,Northwest Woman's Magazine, and Vault of Heaven. Zoes understanding of artists and the industry has made her indispensable to many but her popularity crosses all lines as is evidenced by her exuberant following on The Zoe Moon Astrology Show, a live one hour radio show on blogtalk radio . She also makes frequent appearances as a favorite guest on several other shows.
One of her personal quotes , It's a crime that we aren't taught how to maneuver our unique energy patterns. We know our heritage, we understand DNA and yet we are blind to the energetic blue print we carry. It is time that this changed and I am on a mission to change it. Zoe Moon.
Swami Asha has been a spiritual seeker since she was a young girl. In 1969 at Stanford University, she heard Swami Kriyananda speak for the first time. Instantly, she recognized him as her spiritual teacher. “I knew the moment he walked into the room that he possessed the consciousness I had long been seeking.”She soon became a founding member of the new community Swami was starting near Nevada City, California, called Ananda Village, based on Yogananda’s dream of world brotherhood colonies for “simple living and high thinking.”Swami Kriyananda placed Asha in the role of teaching and counseling soon after her arrival at Ananda. She also served as Swami's correspondence secretary and personal assistant for many years. In 1987, Swami Asha and her husband, Swami David, became spiritual directors of Ananda Palo Alto in California, where they continue to serve today. Swami Asha is author of Swami Kriyananda as We Have Known Him, a collection of more than 200 stories by people who have been touched by his teachings and spiritual friendship, often in remarkable ways. She is also author of Loved and Protected: Stories of Miracles and Answered Prayers.With warmth and wisdom, Asha helps us see how spiritual teaching can be woven into daily, ordinary life. She offers practical, real-life examples to guide us, encouragement, and support for the journey of life. Her teachings are non-sectarian — sharing the truths that unite the great religions; her Sunday Services are based on texts from both the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.
“Good company is essential on the spiritual path. Whether your energy will move inward toward God, or outward toward the world, is determined, to a large extent, by the company you keep.”
—Paramhansa Yogananda
http://www.nayaswamiasha.org
AFTER 65 MILLION YEARS, THE WORLD’S GREATEST PREDATOR IS BACK. Not since the 1975 movie JAWS, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw, have people been so afraid to go into the water as they have after reading Max Hawthorne’s new marine terror novel, Kronos Rising. In what can only be described as an adrenaline pumping roller coaster ride into pure terror, through the eyes of his intriguing cast of characters, Hawthorne introduces the reader to the deadliest predator the world has ever seen, “now freed, after 65 million years!”
As NY Times Bestselling Author, Stan Pottinger, put it: “A word to the wise: if you bite your nails, you'd better wear oven mitts when reading Kronos Rising. It will drag you down to the depths of fear and take you back for a breath of air as fast as you can turn the pages. Readers beware: a new master of marine terror is in your bookstore, and his name is Max Hawthorne!”
Max Hawthorne is a world record-holding angler whose writing has appeared in a multitude of outdoor magazines and periodicals. He is an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include hunting, fishing and the collection of fossils and antiquities.
Silently Seizing is a breakthrough new book that explores what most doctors won’t tell you about autism that in some cases, the symptoms of autism are caused by seizures that are undetectable with standard diagnostic tools.The stealth relationship between autism and seizures has been hidden until very recently, and today, innovative clinicians and researchers acknowledge that in order to accurately diagnose autism, it is imperative to look for seizure activity in the brain. It is a sad fact that many children diagnosed with autism do not receive effective treatment because the seizure element is not addressed. The doctors who have generously shared their wisdom in this book all of whom are noted experts in their fields have seen first-hand that children show measurable gains when treated early for seizures. Many such children actually end up “losing” their autism diagnosis, replacing it with a diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), which is easily manageable with the right medications. If an unrecognized seizure disorder turns out to be the culprit, then treating it can produce a miracle of healing. Up to 50% of all children diagnosed with with autism have undiagnosed seizure disorders, to a great extent because they are difficult to diagnose and due to a lack of awareness and understanding. Caren Haines, with renowned behavioral child neurologist Nancy Minshew, MD, is determined to change that. At age two, author Caren Haines' son was diagnosed with autism. By the time he was 12, his diagnosis didn't account for his uncontrollable aggression, the acrid smells that lingered in his mind and the odd voices that screamed at him from inside his head. By the time he was 18, his out-of-control behavior mirrored a mood disorder with psychotic features. Silently Seizing begins with a close-up look at this family's journey and examines a disorder that cannot always be identified in a clinical setting.
*NEW RECORD... NEW LABEL ... AND THE SOMETHING IN MY DRINK TOUR 2014 11,000 MILES OF PUNK
In 2011, the Recording Academy gave the Ramones a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in Los Angeles, where all three of the band's drummers (Tommy, Marky and Richie Ramone) stood beneath the same roof for the first time ever. In 2012, Richie was the only surviving Ramone featured on the second Joey Ramone solo album, “Ya Know?” On October 8, 2013, Richie released his first solo album, "Entitled," which features new songs written by Richie as well as new recordings of songs he wrote for the Ramones. Billboard notes, "Richie's 12 freshest cuts aim to please fans of both rock and metal with its blend of power chord-chugging simplicity and guitar hero virtuosity." Richie Ramone is the fastest, most powerful drummer who ever played with the legendary punk rock band the Ramones. He joined the Ramones in 1983 and first appeared with the band on their Subterranean Jungle tour. Richie performed in over 500 shows around the world with the Ramones and wrote several critically-acclaimed and fan-favorite songs for the albums Animal Boy, Too Tough to Die and Halfway to Sanity. Punk rock icon, Joey Ramone, remarked that “[Richie] saved the band as far as I’m concerned. He’s the greatest thing to happen to the Ramones. He put the spirit back in the band.”
**His first solo record, ENTITLED, is out on DC JAM RECORDS — featuring new killer tracks PLUS all-new recordings of I Know Better Now, Smash you and yeah, Somebody Put Something In My Drink.http://www.richieramone.com/
Ray Francis' first book, Never Be Sick Again, helped thousands of people put their "incurable"
diseases into remission and enabled thousands more to shed excess weight, improve their
cholesterol profiles, and achieve peak immunity from disease. Now Francis brings his
revolutionary approach to anyone who wants to enjoy robust health and wellness and reverse
accelerated aging.As Francis explains, just like an automobile, the body ages as a result of
accumulated repair deficits, or a lack of maintenance. Fortunately, the human body is a self-
repairing system, and in this latest book, Francis shows readers how to stay in good repair and
keep the aging process at bay. His revolutionary approach counters the one-size-fits-all approach
of most conventional anti-aging treatments on the market by targeting specific imbalances that
manifest through "aging" symptoms. Botox injections, plastic surgery, and even hormone-
replacement therapies don't yield meaningful results because they fail to activate the body's
self-repair mechanisms; what's more, sometimes these treatments compound the problem by
introducing additional toxins into the body. Never Feel Old Again provides a fundamental
understanding of why we experience accelerated aging and teaches readers to look and feel their
best and be healthy at any age.Raymond Francis Health Care Products and Resources are available
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Come celebrate Earth Day with Vocal Trash ...
Described as, “Glee Meets Stomp”, Vocal Trash asks you to recycle your imagination as their urban themed Broadway style show energizes audiences From New York to Seattle and Las Vegas to Beijing. The show- World class singing, industrial drumming, award winning break-dancing. Led by producer/creator, Steve Linder and child star Kelsey Rae (Annie), this green minded ensemble tours globally on a relentless pursuit to bring people together utilizing the universal language of song and dance. This is Vocal Trash. Promoting a positive message through song and dance, which to us is the universal language. Taking things that would usually end up in a land fill and making music out of it is what were all about in Vocal Trash. Our goal is for you to leave with a smile on your face.Steve Linder -
Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, The Rat Pack
Kelsey Rae - India Arie, Karen Carpenter,Lauryn Hill
Larry Parish - Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Greg Dugan - Tower of Power, Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Soulive
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Come celebrate 45 years since woodstock as captured by Baron Wolman!
Baron Wolman is an American photographer best known for his work in the late 1960s for the music magazine Rolling Stone becoming the magazine's first editor of photography from 1967 to 1970. Join Markham Vineyards in celebrating the 45th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock music festival with the photo retrospective On Assignment: Woodstock, featuring photos from Rolling Stone Magazine’s First Chief Photographer, Baron Wolman. Meet Baron Wolman at the artist’s reception on Saturday, April 19, 11:00am – 1:00pm in conjunction with Napa Valley Arts in April.The exhibit consists of 50 pieces from the 100-piece collection which Wolman donated to The Museum at Bethel Woods. These selected photos will be on display at the Markham Gallery March 1 – August 31, 2014. The exhibit features photos of live performances, documentary portraits and studio/semi-posed portraits along with a wealth of background information regarding Woodstock and Rolling Stone Magazine. Wolman used three cameras during the festival and shot 16 rolls of black-and-white film. Those attending the festival are really the stars of Wolman’s work – they illustrate how the festival became a legend in so many hearts and minds. http://www.fotobaron.com/
Michael Frey is a physician and assistant professor in New York City. He has been published numerous times as a short storyist and poet, but this is his first zombie novel. He lives in Somers, New York with his wife Jessica, two children and two dogs.
*About State of Infection!
Just months before the Battle of Central Park and the onset of the Second Civil War, President Obama declares martial law in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as the ZA infection spreads. Despite the military’s best efforts, the government falls and Manhattan is reborn as a city-state under a military dictatorship. Survivors Mike Calaf, and Avalon Calendar struggle to survive, caught between the zombies and the new ruler of New York.But long before the zombie infection, during the First Civil War, Doctor William Jackson (of the Confederate States of America) is trying to unravel the mystery behind this strange new sickness. He knows that if Complex P fails to work, there could be devastating consequences which might influence the future of mankind.
http://www.stateofinfection.com/home.html
~One of Nathalie's Faviorite quotes!
"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced"-Vincent Van Gogh
Nathalie Tedrick is a professional actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, and instructor. She has had a fierce and passionate determination to act in television and film since she was a little girl. Nathalie has been featured in national and international commercials, film, film festivals, and television. She is SAG-AFTRA Eligible and was recently nominated for Best Actress and won Best Song in Santa Rosa, California's 48 hour film festival. As a professional dancer, she has toured internationally with Miles Copeland's Bellydance Superstars from 2007-2013. She has performed in theatres across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and has also been featured on PBS, BBC, ABC, and more.Nathalie hopes to land dramatic and comedic roles in television and film, while sharing her love for performance and life with the world. http://www.nathalietedrick.com
Perhaps best known for his innovative interpretation of seasonal carols and his haunting musical prayer for peace “Prayer of the Children,” the Utah-based composer and performer Kurt Bestor launched his career writing music for television and movies. His credits include more than 40 film scores and more than 40 themes for national TV programs and commercials. It is Bestor's music that has introduced NFL Monday Night Football and National Geographic Explorer; he scored TBS's Wild! Life Adventures and the IMAX film The Great American West. He received the Outstanding Film Score Award at the New York Film and Television Festival for PBS's A More Perfect Union and was awarded an Emmy® for his collaboration with Sam Cardon on the original music for ABC's coverage of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Kurt Bestor is an Emmy-award-winning composer, who for over 30 years has composed an incredible variety of music in a myriad of styles and genres. From over 40 feature-length films, 16 popular CDs, numerous television themes, and mix of live shows, he has established himself as one of America's most prolific and versatile composers.As a gifted performer, Bestor has performed his popular holiday shows for over 24 years to sold-out audiences throughout the western United States. People from Seattle to Dallas have enjoyed his easy-going manner and rapport with the audience. Bestor has also performed internationally, conducting and performing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, the Estonian National Orchestra, among others. http://www.kurtbestor.com
Objects With Purpose,"The Wearable Candle" Objects With Purpose is the culmination of experiences and vision of Ianthe Mauro. "Wearable candle" doubles as warm massage oil when lit, solid perfume when cool. Comes with matches & wooden dipping stick to access organic vegan coconut vegetable wax as body butter! Each of her candles is hand-poured with a clean-burning wax that contains organic coconut, apricot and shea butters, along with a proprietary blend of essential oils for fragrance. The wax burns at a low temperature, so you can use it as soothing body butter when it’s warm (perfect for moisturizing and massages) and a solid perfume when it’s cool. Her scents are sophisticated and appealing, including the soothing Fight or Flight, laced with jasmine and vanilla; vibrant Dahlia, with rose and lychee; Gifted, which combines white tea, fig and tobacco in an alluring blend; and Archetype Rising, a meld of peony, cucumber and firewood. All of the elements -- from the organic butters, essential oils and cotton wicks to the glass containers and reusable muslin packaging -- come from U.S. suppliers. Once upon a time, Ianthe's kindergarten teacher lit a candle before lunch at her Waldorf School, taking a moment to give gratitude. Lighting a candle became Ianthe's way of giving thanks, focusing on an intention, creating warm fragrant ambiance, and calming down at the end of a long day. As an adult, Ianthe discovered many of the candles she'd been lighting were toxic! Researching the safest cleanest candles to burn for her family, she discovered organic coconut butter wax. Objects with purpose went to the Oscars! "Everybody wins at the Oscars"swag bag! http://objectswithpurpose.com/
Ready to live your very best life? Actually, the secret to becoming absolutely, ridiculously happy is already being conveyed to you every moment of every day. And, it’s coming from right from within you. Now, life transformation coach Carol Whitaker can teach you how to tap into the positive potential of your physical and emotional well-being, and, by doing so, achieve your lifelong dreams.
Ridiculously Happy! The Secret to Manifesting the Life and Body of your Dreams is Whitaker’s groundbreaking, step-by-step approach to changing the course of your life. By empowering you to claim your God-given birthright to a meaningful, blissful existence, the author encourages you to simply embrace your own unique magnificence to manifest dreams.
Placing equal emphasis on both mental and physical positive energy, this comprehensive book shares strategies to harness the power of the Law of Attraction. By letting go of negative energy, and thinking intentionally about the way you live your life, you will not only set yourself on a road to vitality, abundance, and deep satisfaction, but you will become your own cheerleader to stay the course. If you believe you can be ridiculously happy, Carol Whitaker’s illuminating, actionable book will show you the way.
The Cutting Room is a music venue in New York City that was open from late 1999 through January 2009 for music of all varieties and reopened at the beginning of 2013 in a new location at 44 East 32nd Street. Created by original owner Steve Walter (Berklee Alumnus) and co-owner Chris Noth (Sex and the City, Law & Order, The Good Wife), the new Cutting Room continues the tradition of extraordinary performances and special moments, with a fresh new take on what a rock club & lounge should feel like. We are proud - and honored - to offer New York City a place to watch classy At its new location on East 32nd Street between Park and Madison, The Cutting Room builds on a decade of history that includes some of today's top performers - John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Sting, Sheryl Crow and David Bowie are just some of the artists that have graced the stage of the Cutting Room at its previous location. We wanted a place where up and coming artists could get seen and established artists felt comfortable playing club gigs. We wanted a place with great sound, creative food and cocktails where the venue itself was as beautiful as the music.
Artistic talent combined with life-long exploration of consciousness and devotion to self-realization has given Daniel B. Holeman an ability to depict uplifting and profound sacred imagery. His inspirational paintings have a strong impact on people. Many are deeply touched emotionally sometimes brought to tears - and describe his paintings as the some of the most beautiful pictures they have ever seen.Daniel's primary role in Life is that of a Spiritual Guide and Messenger and the art that comes through him is an expression of that role. He is here to assist others in remembering their connection to Divinity and live from that place inspired to living their fullest potential, their unique possibility. He knows that more people being that way will bring about a better world for all Life. Daniel feels it is not so much the beauty as the place it stirs in people that they are responding to. He invites the viewer to dive into a deeper dimension of consciousness while viewing his paintings. The imagery stirs forgotten awareness of a place felt to be HOME a warm, familiar and heartfelt state of mind a welcome contrast to the day-to-day world we live in. His work has been used on TV and videos, book and CD covers, magazines, prints, posters, cards and the internet. Daniel offers Visions of Beauty, Truth and Inspiration and encourages all to join in the Earth’s Awakening. He is committed to bringing forth and environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on the planet as the guiding principle of our time. He is a Wayseer who offers possibilities on living more aligned with the Source (God) within.
Join us as Sandy Fox and Holly Stephey talk about world Water day and the things you can do to help ..A mesage from Sandy Fox .. Lex and I are participating in our 5th year of WALKING for WATER so the women of Samburu don't have to. Women and young girls have the responsibility in their village of searching for clean water and walking up to ten miles a day. The Samburu Project has drilled over 60 wells and brought clean water to over 60,000 since 2005. World Water Day has been observed on 22 March since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as "World Day for Water "The UN and its member nations devote this day to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within their countries regarding the world's water resources. International World Water Day tries to remind people about the significance of fresh water and to promote sustainability for fresh water resources' management. .Many events are held worldwide during World Water Day.
http://www.razoo.com/story/Th-Annual-Walk-For-Water
In her debut novel, Patricia Cori weaves her visionary message into a page-turning fantasy adventure that speaks to the very soul of the planet. Patricia Cori is a renowned leader in the Spirit Movement an author, teacher, and guide to sacred sites who utilizes her visionary gifts to help raise the consciousness of the planet. A resident of Italy, she travels the world, enriching her understanding and experience, and exploring her own spiritual journey. For more than 15 years, she has guided fellow spirit travelers through sacred sites in Asia, Mexico, Egypt, Europe, England and Peru through her SoulQuest™ Journeys programs. This year she took three groups of seekers out into the ocean, to experience what she describes as “unimaginable bliss” swimming with dolphins in the wild. It is no wonder that she has been dubbed “a real-life Indiana Jones” in the media and by those who have shared in her adventures. Through her work with the Cetaceans, swimming with wild dolphins in the open oceans out on the sea with the whales, she has become an expert on the experience of the Cetacean-human interaction, and she is a die-hard activist for the cause of saving the oceans. In 2012 she founded the non-profit 501c charity, SAVE EARTH'S OCEANS, INC., which is dedicated to awakening people to the urgency before us all, to restore the balance of the world's oceans. The Emissary Within minutes of one another, three bone-chilling events take place around the globe. In Los Angeles, hundreds of blackbirds drop out of the sky, zapped to their death, mid-flight; in Maine, miles of beach are covered in tens of thousands of dead fish; in New Zealand, 150 whales and dolphins lie dead or dying on the beach. One woman has been chosen to be the voice, against the forces of evil, of the cherished creatures of the sea. She is the emissary.
Joan Clark is considered one of the most inspiring master aromatherapists and natural perfumers in the world. A prolific speaker and teacher in what she calls the “subtle arts” and the awakening of the divine feminine, she has traveled the globe teaching the art and science of aromatherapy, healing, creativity, mind, body fitness and organic beauty. Joan's work empowers women and inspires the divine working through all of us in our evolutionary human form. Joan's holistic background includes: Master Aromatherapist, Certified Natural Perfumer and member of the elite Natural Perfumer's Guild. She is certified in the following practices Reflexology, Kundalini Yoga, Dance Movement Therapy, Reiki Master, Shamanic Healing and has developed her own Intuitive Energy/Emotional Release healing practice. She also founded the original women's groups- "Women of Essence" - women who work with plant spirit medicines in the US and "Powerful Passionate Women of Peace" -women working to create a more peaceful planet through nurturing self love and care. Several years ago, during a pilgrimage to France, Joan Clark received seven sacred teachings from Mary Magdalene. With those teachings, Joan was inspired to create the curriculum for her Goddess Mystery School. Mary Magdalene’s seven sacred Goddess Mystery School TM teachings of: Humility, Forgiveness, Compassion, Trust, Love, Ecstatic Joy and *Oneness will be the cornerstones of our May 2014 Sacred Pilgrimage to France.
William Forstchen, the New York Times bestselling author of One Second After, comes Pillar to the Sky, a towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston’s Blasphemy and Michael Crichton’s Prey. Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos.This journey to the stars will not be easy—a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal. The stakes could not be higher. Humanity's salvation will hang in the balance. *William R. Forstchen (born 1950) is an American author who began publishing in 1983 with the novel Ice Prophet. He is a Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, in Montreat, North Carolina. He received his doctorate from Purdue University with specializations in Military History, the American Civil War and the History of Technology. Forstchen is the author of more than forty books, including the award winning We Look Like Men of War, a young adult novel about an African-American regiment that fought at the Battle of the Crater, which is based upon his doctoral dissertation, The 28th USCTs: Indiana’s African-Americans go to War, 1863-1865 and the "Lost Regiment" series which has been optioned by both Tom Cruise and M. Night Shyamalan.
Finding Love with...Yoga? This is So True!
According to Yogi Extraordinaire, Vishwanath "Vish” Iyer Whose Mission to Heal is Set to Tune of Healing 15 Million Singles in Two Years – No Stretch – Plus Abolishing Divorce in America And He is Not Alone, Equipped with Reinforcement The Proven Techniques Found in His New Book . In Yoga & Love author Vish reveals, "It's an essential scientific system that teaches singles how to 'live for love' by establishing a clear conception of a loving relationship with one's self and thereby unlocking your magnificent heart's potential.”Time-Honored Vedic Yoga Mantra and Lineage 7,000 Years Strong.Yoga & Love stands on the credibility of Vish's story as he shares his personal story of how he attracted his wife, Deypika – the great love of his own life, who he met on a movie set (see following below to learn more about the author's acting career). Vish conveys time-honored and time-tested techniques of yoga breathing, mantra and meditation, to teach readers how to better know themselves. The key, according to the author, is cultivating prana, or life force, to help foster a life where being happy becomes a habit.In this way, our positive thoughts and feelings become a magnet for attracting our 'Soul Help Mate,' that person who can help, support, and motivate us in the Soul's spirit of unconditional love.Could Yoga reverse the divorce trend in America?As one of the world's foremost leading Yoga experts and thought leaders, Vish is also recognized as a combination of Deepak Chopra and Tony Robbins.http://yogaandlove.com/index/
Cher Slater-Barlevi is an American Artist, an Author, and a Spiritual Counselor with a passion for lifting consciousness on this planet. She holds a Masters in Spiritual Psychology and is also an Arts/Design graduate, cum laude, where she has illustrated award-winning children’s books, tabletop books, magazine editorials, education books, and now her very own book, “DOG OF GOD: The Novel, A Wild Romp Through Magical Lands
Over her lifetime, this California girl and Hay House author has worked at developing her talents as a Medium: doing readings and using her art for channeling large “SOUL” paintings having to do with images and messages she receives, to helping move people’s lives forward. She also does art with a message for people’s pets to help in the healing process whether it has to do with a pet’s health, the owner’s healing or after a pet’s passing.
”When two dolphin lovers, Zeeep and Eeeoo—vowing to be together forever —lose their lives in a poacher’s snare, they learn their next lives will be on land: Eeeoo becomes Sabrina, a comatose little girl in Montreal, Canada and Zeeep becomes Xico, a flea-ridden dog in a tiny village in Brazil. It seems the two will never be together but the magic of fate relies on a higher knowing. This crossover novel leads the reader on adventures with Xico the dog through mystical travels visiting Otherworldly dimensions, learning the world of healing. The two lovers eventually reunite in Brazil where a famous shaman and psychic surgeon lives. When they meet again, Xico has learned to be a medium and is helping the shaman. He lovingly helps to initiate the healing of Sabrina. When Sabrina’s desperate mother steals Xico and takes him to Canada to be with her daughter, the Brazilian villagers rally together to get their “healing dog” back so he can do his God-given job.
Dr. Alma H. Bond is the author of twenty-one published books, including, most recently, Marilyn Monroe: On the Couch, Jackie: On the Couch, Lady Macbeth: On the Couch; Michelle Obama: A Biography; The Autobiography of Maria Callas; Margaret Mahler: A Biography of the Psychoanalyst; Camille Claude: A Novel; America’s First Woman Warrior: The Story of Deborah Sampson; and Who Killed Virginia Woolf? A Psychobiography.Dr. Bond received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University, graduated from the post-doctoral program in psychoanalysis at the Freudian Society, and was a psychoanalyst in private practice for 37 years in New York City. She “retired” to become a full-time writer, but now maintains a small practice in addition to writing.Dr. Bond is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Dramatists Guild, and the Authors Guild, as well as a fellow and faculty member of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, the International Psychoanalytic Association, and the American Psychological Association. She was one of the first non-medical analysts to be elected to the International Psychoanalytic Association.Experienced psychoanalyst and biographer Alma Bond creates an intimate reader experience in Marilyn Monroe: On the Couch, a unique twist on psychological biography that allows the luminous but troubled sexual and dramatic icon to tell her own story, reflecting to her analyst about her past from a 1959-1962 present in a vibrant collection of reminiscences that are sometimes humorous, often raw, and altogether tremendously powerful.
About Aaron!
From a very early age Aaron has had a deep understanding and appreciation of photography. Before settling down in New York, Aaron was on the West Coast immersed in its diverse art scene. In addition to fine art music photography, he has a passion for photojournalism and has varied musical tastes the run the gamut from Indie Rock to Jazz.
The Morrison Hotel® gallery is about people. Founded in 2001 by former record company executive and producer Peter Blachley, music industry professional Richard Horowitz, and music photographer Henry Diltz, The Morrison Hotel® Gallery, which represents world renowned photographers, has grown to become the place to purchase fine art music photography. As you view some of the most inspiring and iconic images of music and musicians photographed over the last fifty-plus years, think about the people who existed on both sides of the lens. The photographers had no idea what they were creating or how historic the imagery would become. It is a one-second click of the shutter that creates a timeless moment in our lives.
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A deep, creative, present and soulful/spiritual musician, Kristin Hoffmann strives “to cultivate a space of openness and possibility, through the vehicles of music, sound and vibration, in which inspiration, creativity, love, growth and interconnectedness can be shared and experienced freely by all who choose to tap in.” Hoffmann created The Human Compass as a “musical guide for those who follow their hearts,” and New Directions encourages further exploration of the shadows and light of life.With influences ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach, Imogen Heap, Massive Attack, and Sigur Ros to Annie Lenox, The Human Compass features Hoffmann’s poised, expressive, and powerful music that penetrates the intellectual and spiritual side of the art, “[making] her audience look inward and go to places they would not normally go” (Streetcred Music). “Although she hardly shies away from real-world concerns, her moody chamber-pop songs tend to be more inward-directed, blending neoromantic piano, terse lyrics and Hoffmann’s nuanced, sometimes delicate, sometimes explosive vocals.Now, Hoffmann takes her sound one step further, remixing three tracks with industrial sound-weaver Troy Stallman (aka Rise of Troy) on The Human Compass: New Directions. Enhancing her mysterious allure and suspenseful emotion with reverberating effects and electronic beats, the new mixes demonstrate the versatility of Hoffmann’s craft and are set for release next year.http://www.kristinhoffmann.com/
It all began in 2004 while honeymooning on the beautiful island of Kauai. One morning we were meditating on Poipu Beach. As part of our meditation, we sent positive intentions for the planet into the ocean, visualizing that energy going through the water out into the world so that anyone who was touching the water would receive our positive intentions.After our meditation, we walked into town for lunch. On the table of the restaurant was a local publication called "Inspiration Magazine". The feature story read “The Miracle of Water ~ Send your Blessings into the World” the work of famous water researcher Dr. Masaru Emoto. It was an article on water and its unique ability to retain and reflect vibrational information. We said “Wow, we were just doing this!” After returning back to the mainland we started to tape positive words on our bottles of water, inspiring family and friends to do the same. If water was receptive, we wanted to give it something positive to receive.A few months later we saw the hit movie “What the Bleep Do We Know!?” There it was again, documentation of water's receptivity and our connection as water beings, to effect the world around us by creating positive thoughts for ourselves and the water around us (other people and our water planet). The morning after seeing the film, at 5am, Lex awoke from a powerful dream and saw a banner, with images of the bottles and the name “H2Om ~ water with intention”, and the motto " Think it while you drink it" floating in front of him. That was the day we decided a message so strong should not be ignored, and we started the process of creating H2Om Water with Intention. Almost two years later on February 14th 2006, we opened our doors for business.
Ron Aprea, composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist, has performed with Woody Herman, Les Elgart, Tito Puente, Frank Foster, Buddy Morrow, Billy May, Charlie Persip, Nat Adderley, Lionel Hampton, and Louis Armstrong.While with Hamp's band, some of the highlights were a Ramsey Lewis television special, and a recorded concert at the Smithsonian Institute, where Ron's solos were taped and put into their Archives. Ron was the featured soloist and arranger for performances with Nat Adderley at the world-famous Apollo Theatre, and he also performed at the Paramount Theatre with King Curtis' Big Band. Ron has played shows for literally hundreds of stars, including Clint Holmes, Rita Moreno, Robert Merrill, Chita Rivera, Rich Little, and Billy Eckstine.In 1974, Ron recorded with John Lennon and Elton John on the album entitled Walls and Bridges. The all-star horn section included Howard Johnson, Frank Vicari, and Steve Madeo. Ron was a featured soloist on the jazz-gospel album Free to Be Free. On June 5th 2013 Ron released his own album entitled Ron Aprea Sextet-Remembering Blakey, Ron's tribute to Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers. Ron's front line on this album is Joe Magnarelli-trpt., Jerry Weldon-tenor, and Ron on alto. The rhythm section is Cecilia Coleman-piano, Tim Givens-bass, and Vince Cherico-drums. The album is a mix of originals and standards. Ron has two of his own originals, Sophia and For Pete's Sake ,for the late bassist & close friend Pete Chivily. Although none of the 12 cuts are tunes that Blakey recorded, Ron confesses that in writing for this project Blakey's Jazz Messengers kept popping into his head. when drummer Vince Cherico came to the session and asked Ron "what type of feel do you want?" Ron said one word "Blakey!" Ron is currently working on an album with vocalist Tony Yezzo. The producer is bassist Al Cardillo, who collaborated with Ron on the writing.
Harold W. Becker has dedicated his life to living and sharing the practical application of unconditional love. Since 1990, his consulting company, Internal Insights, has had its focus to “empower people through self awareness and unconditional love.” In 2000 he founded the globally recognized non-profit, The Love Foundation, Inc., with the intent to “inspire people to love unconditionally.” He blends incredible insight and intuition with humor, compassion and kindness for a strong inspirational and motivational vision in all of his endeavors which also include business, writing, speaking and personal guidance. Harold W. Becker has pursued a life of service, personal growth, and unconditional love and always searches for the highest and best out of every personal experience. The Love Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization with the mission of inspiring people to love unconditionally. Our vision is to assist people by building a practical foundation and understanding of unconditional love within individuals and society as a whole. Established in 2000, we have become an international leading resource for sharing the awareness of unconditional love.As truth can be found in all aspects of life, The Love Foundation is designed to be an open organization built on the universal recognition of unconditional love. As such, we are not affiliated with any religious creed or perspective. Our focus is on the personal appreciation and pragmatic experience of unconditional love. Through education, research, and charity, we strive to share in this timeless understanding and expand our individual and collective consciousness.
Shannon MacDonald Loves the Beatles and that has created a sensation world wide with her Images she has created and she has been quoted to be "The Worlds Greatest Beatles artist " by The Lord Mayor of LIverpool To commemorate the arrival of the Beatles to America , Shannon has created a limited exclusive print for the 50th anniversary and to commemorate the event in NYC at The Apollo Theater on February 6th , 2014.In past years, Shannon MacDonalds's art has become as familiar as the internationally recognized celebrities she showcases in her exquisite paintings. Shannon has an extraordinary ability to capture the distinct energy and spirit of each of her subjects and to reflect these unmistakable qualities through her wonderfully vivid creations. Combined with a tremendous flair for originality and daring expression, Shannon possess an uncanny ability to express the grace, dignity, strength, and intensity which have elevated her subjects to positions of irrefutable recognition and prestige of each of her subjects and to reflect these unmistakable qualities through her wonderfully vivid creations. Combined with a tremendous flair for originality and daring expression, Shannon possess an uncanny ability to express the grace, dignity, strength, and intensity which have elevated her subjects to positions of irrefutable recognition and prestige.CLIENTAL: The Beatles ♠ Rick Nielsen/Cheap Trick ♣ Sylvester Stallone ♥ King Features ♦ Steven Tyler/Aerosmith ♠ The Spielbergs ♣ The Cavern Club ♥ Graceland ♦ James Dean Foundation ♠ American Airlines ♣ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♥ Rick Derringer
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Betsy's work has always gravitated toward the media. A native Philadelphian with a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Betsy worked as an account executive for WFIL radio in Philadelphia, and from there went to radio stations WPEN and WFLN. After that, she became a commercial print model and acted in television commercials in New York and Philadelphia. For seventeen years, she worked in Los Angeles at the motion picture and television company Castle Rock Entertainment as the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In August '99, she followed her boss to Warner Bros. as he took a new position there as President and COO, and became his Executive Assistant. She is now writing full time. Betsy's writing began unexpectedly while going through an especially difficult time in her life. She believes that her books were the answer to her prayers.In addition to Walking Through Illusion (published by O-Books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing Ltd), Betsy Otter Thompson is the author of The Mirror Theory (published by Hampton Roads Publishing) and 4 self-published books through her own company, Ascension Publishing. The self-published books are now at of print except for LOVEPARENT, which is now available on Kindle and through Paypal.
Its always fun to have Zoe Moon on ... Please help me welcome Zoe Moon Back to Red Velvet Media ! Zoe began her journey as a singer/songwriter with BMG Music and Arista Records, traveling the country, connecting with others of varying spiritual disciplines, sharing song and insights, and honing her techniques as a reader. She worked in television and film where she connected with her first clients, a base which has grown by word of mouth, through referals. She works fulltime now as an astrologer, writing here and for GlitterBall Magazine, Manchester Gossip, The Cosmic Path, OM Times Magazine,Northwest Woman's Magazine, and Vault of Heaven. She is busy doing radio interviews as well as her own weekly show on CBS radio's Newskyradio, Thursday nights at 5pm pacific/8pm eastern . She has an upcoming tv show in development and 2 more in talks. You can request a private reading from Zoe by writing her here http://zoemoonastrology@gmail.com
To honor the passing of an amazing man "Bunny Rugs", This is a REBROADCAST of a show that was done 2 years ago! It was so much fun and full of love.. He will be greatly missed and Bless up!
Bunny Rugs is lead singer for one of the longest running Reggae bands of all Time, Third World. The group was formed in 1973 and has released a total of 23 albums and Rugs himself has released 4 solo albums. Bunny Rugs has been nominated 10 times for the prestigious Grammy Awards as a member of Third World. Collectively, Third World has received numerous awards, including most recently “New York City Ambassador Award” in November 2009 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the 1986 “United Nations Peace Medal”, and “Jamaica Music Industry Awards for Best Show Band” in 1992 and 1996 respectively. Rugs is also a spokesperson for the Jamaica Children’s Heart Fund, a cause he holds close and dear to his own heart.
Bunny Rugs and Raw Edge Productions announce the release of 3 massive reggae singles from his soon be released solo album “TIME”.
“LOVE IS BLIND” bounces across Sly and Robbie’s dub influenced Tune In Riddim. This infectious one drop beat delivers a contagious hook that just makes you want to move. Rugs penned “LOVE IS BLIND”, a song about a woman heartbreaker, fi di man dem. “Cause I fall for your tricks every time, the more you confuse and perplex my mind. You keep saying everything thing is fine, you’re a sample girl you’re one of a kind.” “LOVE IS BLIND” was produced by Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare & Rory Baker and recorded at One Pop Studio in Kingston, Jamaica.
Join me as I welcome Dr. Patricia O’Gorman Back to Red Velvet Media! Dr. Patricia O’Gorman Ph.D is an internationally-recognized public speaker known for her warm, funny, and inspiring presentations, coach, psychologist, and a consultant to Lifescape Solutions in Delray Beach, Florida. She is noted for her work on women, children of alcoholics, and trauma, in the child welfare, mental health, and substance abuse systems.She was one of the first researchers in children of alcoholics in the early 1970’s, documenting the impact of alcoholism and sobriety on adolescent development, and went on in 1974 to create the Department of Prevention and Education for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD). She has served as an international consultant to organizations in preventative and clinical strategic planning. Dr. O’Gorman is a co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, where she serves on the Advisory Board, and has held positions ranging from Clinical Director of a child welfare agency, Executive Director of an agency serving mostly female survivors of crime and abuse, to Director of the Division of Prevention for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). She is currently Chairperson of the Advisory Board of Horses Healing Hearts (HHH), Inc. a nationally recognized equine therapy program for children of alcoholics located in Delray Beach, Florida.She is a veteran of numerous television appearances, including Good Morning America, Today, and AM Sunday and the author of numerous articles in magazines including Addiction Today Counselor, and Recovery.
Shlomo Lipetz, NYC City Winery
Shlomo lives and breathes for music and works hard to bring interesting, diverse and exceptional talent to City Winery's stage. A member of the core team that founded City Winery in 2008, Shlomo is a well-recognized figure in and around the venue. When he isn't perfecting his Shlo-Mullet hair, rambling in Hebrew or blasting his latest music discovery in the office, he is busy making concerts happen - often 5 days or more per week! Shlomo also books external productions and benefit concerts with Michael Dorf Presents, including the famed NYC venues Carnegie Hall, Central Park SummerStage, The Apollo and much more. When he is not in music mode, he plays for the Israeli Baseball team as the starting pitcher.City Winery is the brainchild of Michael Dorf, founder of the iconic Knitting Factory, one of New York’s longest running music venues, wanted to create a space in Manhattan where he could combine his shared passions for wine and music. How was the idea conceived? After making his first barrel of wine in California with his brother Josh and wine maker David Tate, formerly of Ridge Winery and now at Barnett Vineyards, Michael caught the bug: "For a long time I'd been enjoying wine as a fan-drinking it, taking classes, attending wine dinners-but it was not until I actually started participating in the process of working with the grape, turning it into wine, putting it into a bottle, and watching it develop over time, that I really started to understand wine. And when I would give my friends a bottle of wine with my name on it, most would respond by saying: 'I wanna do that too!' It was this experience that led Michael to conceptualize and start working on the City Winery business plan in 2006.
In one of the most memorable collaborations since “We Are the World,” the Rockers for St. Jude, a gathering of celebrated musicians from the history of rock ‘n’ roll, joined talents in Los Angeles to record “(I Could Change the World.)” Available now on digital download sites around the world, including iTunes, Amazon.com, and CDBaby, fifty cents from each download of the song will benefit the work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® in finding cures for pediatric catastrophic diseases. The benefit song is written and produced by legendary lead guitarist and songwriter, Dick Wagner, “The Maestro of Rock,” (Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Lou Reed, KISS, and more). Wagner tells us, “There is more love in the human heart than can ever be given away. This song is about giving a small part of that endless supply in your heart.”Among the more than 50 Rockers performing are Mark Farner (formerly of Grand Funk Railroad) Chicago founder Danny Seraphine on drums; Bass superstar Lee Sklar (James Taylor, Jimmy Buffet, Dolly Parton, Jackson Brown); Fred Mandel (Alice Cooper, Queen, Supertramp, Elton John); guitarists Elliot Easton (The Cars) and Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson); and legendary Trini Lopez on lead vocals. The Rockers for St. Jude combined have sold hundreds of millions of records globally across the span of their careers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIgQkmXaWg#t=2