He Just Won’t Stop: New Paul McCartney Album
69 year old Sir Paul has a new wife. With new found inspiration, The Cute Beatle (as I like to call him) has also recorded a new album. The album will be out February 7 and is called My Valentine (via Consequence of Sound). It’s like the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for Baby Boomers!
“The new record is said to feature romantic staples of ole in addition to originals. McCartney cites the music his family reared him on as influence. “This will sound like the years between 1920-1940,” he explained, “the time when my father was 20. These are songs I heard. My family, my uncles, everybody sang.”
“In addition to covers, there will be tracks written by the man himself, following in the style of the rest of the album. Produced by Timmy Lipuma, the record features guest appearances by jazz pianist and singer, and Mrs. Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, as well as double bassist John Clayton.”
This will be….interesting.
Beach Boys to Reunite for FIFTIETH Anniversary
Baby boomers (who are the core audience of this website…..) are shuddering at the anniversary number in the headline. Anyway, following the recent trend of, well, every band that has broken up, the Beach Boys’ original line up is re-uniting to record a new album and to tour (via Gigwise). The original line up is Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks.
“Frontman Brian Wilson said of the reunion: This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stage with them again.”
So new music from Paul McCartney AND the Beach Boys – my time machine DID work – it is the mid 1960s again! Now, where is my abacus so that I can count all of my schillings and half schillings that I’m going to make from this thing?!
City and Colour, Feist, Deadmau5, Drake to Play 2012 Juno Awards
The Junos, insultingly called the Canadian Grammys, will be rocked by City and Colour, Feist, Deadmau5, and Drake in 2012 (via Billboard). Well, maybe City and Colour will “light rock” the show, but that’s getting a little technical.
“Coming off of the most-watched Juno Awards broadcast on record, we are excited to continue to bring the nation the biggest and most spectacular night of Canadian music all year,” said Phil King, president CTV programming and sports in a statement. “The already diverse line-up announced today is just the beginning of what we have in store for this year’s broadcast.”
No word if the audience will be forced to wear those Deadmau5 Mickey Mouse-esque helmets.
Howard Stern on America’s Got Talent – What.The.Fuck.
Shitty Reality show (I think “shitty” + “reality show” is redundant) America’s Got Talent has replaced judge Piers Morgan with ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern (via MTV). Why is Howard doing this? Millions upon millions of dollars helps, but divorce aside, he already has hundreds of millions from his satellite radio deal plus options.
“I’m going to be Piers [Morgan] on steroids,” Stern promised, in reference to the former lead judge. “It’s going to be a no-nonsense judge … I’m going to go there as a serious judge … It’s gonna be something else … I am very excited. This nonsense of Howie and Sharon putting through less-than-talented people has got to stop,” Stern thundered. “Under my administration there will be no Frank Sinatra impersonators winning for the year. If people think I’m the crazy man, I am not. I am the voice of reason,” he said, railing against some of the acts that have gotten through in the past that he would not abide by. “Goofy acts are not going through.”
Goofy hosts though, different story.
A Muppets Impersonator Covers Mumford and Sons’ White Blank Page
The headline is obscure, but bear with me. The Muppets are all the rage again, with a new movie and soundtrack. On Toronto radio station Edge 102′s morning show, a blind man (Dereck Welsman) sung Mumford and Sons’ White Blank Page (via Chart Attack). It’s actually pretty good. Listen to what was sung on the Dean Blundell Show and wonder “why?”
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Morning Music Notes – New Music from Old Men
He Just Won’t Stop: New Paul McCartney Album
69 year old Sir Paul has a new wife. With new found inspiration, The Cute Beatle (as I like to call him) has also recorded a new album. The album will be out February 7 and is called My Valentine (via Consequence of Sound). It’s like the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for Baby Boomers!
“The new record is said to feature romantic staples of ole in addition to originals. McCartney cites the music his family reared him on as influence. “This will sound like the years between 1920-1940,” he explained, “the time when my father was 20. These are songs I heard. My family, my uncles, everybody sang.”
“In addition to covers, there will be tracks written by the man himself, following in the style of the rest of the album. Produced by Timmy Lipuma, the record features guest appearances by jazz pianist and singer, and Mrs. Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, as well as double bassist John Clayton.”
This will be….interesting.
Beach Boys to Reunite for FIFTIETH Anniversary
Baby boomers (who are the core audience of this website…..) are shuddering at the anniversary number in the headline. Anyway, following the recent trend of, well, every band that has broken up, the Beach Boys’ original line up is re-uniting to record a new album and to tour (via Gigwise). The original line up is Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks.
“Frontman Brian Wilson said of the reunion: This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stage with them again.”
So new music from Paul McCartney AND the Beach Boys – my time machine DID work – it is the mid 1960s again! Now, where is my abacus so that I can count all of my schillings and half schillings that I’m going to make from this thing?!
City and Colour, Feist, Deadmau5, Drake to Play 2012 Juno Awards
The Junos, insultingly called the Canadian Grammys, will be rocked by City and Colour, Feist, Deadmau5, and Drake in 2012 (via Billboard). Well, maybe City and Colour will “light rock” the show, but that’s getting a little technical.
“Coming off of the most-watched Juno Awards broadcast on record, we are excited to continue to bring the nation the biggest and most spectacular night of Canadian music all year,” said Phil King, president CTV programming and sports in a statement. “The already diverse line-up announced today is just the beginning of what we have in store for this year’s broadcast.”
No word if the audience will be forced to wear those Deadmau5 Mickey Mouse-esque helmets.
Howard Stern on America’s Got Talent – What.The.Fuck.
Shitty Reality show (I think “shitty” + “reality show” is redundant) America’s Got Talent has replaced judge Piers Morgan with ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern (via MTV). Why is Howard doing this? Millions upon millions of dollars helps, but divorce aside, he already has hundreds of millions from his satellite radio deal plus options.
“I’m going to be Piers [Morgan] on steroids,” Stern promised, in reference to the former lead judge. “It’s going to be a no-nonsense judge … I’m going to go there as a serious judge … It’s gonna be something else … I am very excited. This nonsense of Howie and Sharon putting through less-than-talented people has got to stop,” Stern thundered. “Under my administration there will be no Frank Sinatra impersonators winning for the year. If people think I’m the crazy man, I am not. I am the voice of reason,” he said, railing against some of the acts that have gotten through in the past that he would not abide by. “Goofy acts are not going through.”
Goofy hosts though, different story.
A Muppets Impersonator Covers Mumford and Sons’ White Blank Page
The headline is obscure, but bear with me. The Muppets are all the rage again, with a new movie and soundtrack. On Toronto radio station Edge 102′s morning show, a blind man (Dereck Welsman) sung Mumford and Sons’ White Blank Page (via Chart Attack). It’s actually pretty good. Listen to what was sung on the Dean Blundell Show and wonder “why?”
[youtube SMXJ_h5UH1E]
Morning Music Notes – Jack White’s 18th Band
I have returned from cottage country to realize that none of my predictions came true….yet. Without further adieu, your Morning Music Notes.
Michael Jackson’s Thriller jacket has sold for $1.5 Million dollars. The rumours of the jacket’s ability to transform you into a werewolf have
BEEN PROVEN TRUE – RUN!not been tested yet. The jacket and many other itemsno one cares aboutwere auctioned off, with some proceeds going to the Shambala Preserve in California (where MJ’s tigers have been kept since they left Neverland Ranch), while the other proceeds are likely lining the pockets of the Jackson family.It appears Katy Perry might have bought some lucky items at the auction, as she is about to tie Michael Jackson’s record for five Number 1 songs from one album. As ridiculous as they feat might sound, no album has had five Number 1 songs since Bad in 1987. Note that I have been using the word ‘bad’ to describe Katy Perry’s album for awhile; it seems that I knew what I was talking about.
The latest Supergroup has been unleashed on the world, and it consists of Jack White and Stephen Colbert?? Meg White’s newest replacement, Stephen Colbert, made a public performance together in New York City that likely consisted of lots of pompous sarcasm (likely from Colbert) and awesome guitar solos (likely from White).
The Muppets are releasing a Cover Album…? Acts such as
We’ll Do Anything for a DollarWeezer, My Morning Jacket, and The Airborne Toxic Event have all contributed tracks to the Green Album, which features the awesome cover shown below.Glastonbury News Summary
Not quite sure where to start, as more happened this past weekend than has happened to me in all my years of existence.
Of course I’ll start with Radiohead, who played a surprise gig. Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood showed up last year in a surprise manner, and this time they brought the whole band with them. They stuck to songs made from the King of Limbs, which makes sense, seeing as it is their most recently released album – funny how that works out.
U2 headlined Friday night, bringing their own stage to the party. They played mainly hits, which means they strayed away from their recent albums.
However, not everybody loves
RaymondU2, as protests broke out regarding U2′s tax situation. Yes, apparently festival attendees have more important things to worry about than getting high and rocking out. Not only did people protest, but it got violent, as protests often do. U2 have been accused of moving parts of their business affairs from Ireland to the Netherlands for taxation purposes. Next up – Dutch-influence hits.Tory Chairman Christopher Shale’s died in the VIP toilets this past weekend. Early rumours were of a suicide, but police has ruled this out.
Coldplay brought the noise, funk, and fireworks to their headlining slot. Five new songs were played, and airline pilots within one hundred kilometers were drawn to the light show. Hopefully that new album is coming soon, gents.