Glen Hansard announces new album, Between Two Shores, shares Time Will Be the Healer: Stream9/30/2017 Photo by Dara Munnis Irish folk songwriter Glen Hansard will return early next year with his third solo album,Between Two Shores. The follow-up to 2015's Grammy-nominatedDidn't He Rambleis due out January 18th via Anti-. The 10-track effort came together almost unintentionally. Hansard had booked time in France's Black Box Studios with his former Frames bandmate and producer David Odlum to simply take stock of his personal songbook. As the pair worked through years of ideas, home demos, and sketches, an album started to form. Hansard assembled his band - including drummer Brain Blade and his Fellowship Band, as well as Hansard's own touring ensemble - and decided to produce the record himself, his first time taking on such a role. As a first listen, Hansard has shared the lead single Time Will Be the Healer. A soul-folk track that finds its way into R&B territory, the song is ostensibly advice given to a forlorn lover. However, as a press release notes, it also speaks to the way forward in the current social climate. Take a listen below, and pre-orderBetween Two Shores at Hansard's website. Between Two ShoresArtwork: Between Two Shores Tracklist: Hansard will return to the road later this fall for a tour of Germany and Ireland. He'll open 2018 with a one-off gig in New York before heading out on a European trek. Find his full itinerary below. Glen Hansard 2017-2018 Tour Dates: * = solo acoustic ![]()
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The Californian singer's second album finds her teeming with ambition: opener Hungry is all sassy delivery and theatrical production that prove Fergie an unstoppable force of hip-hop-infused pop. It's a strong start, though what follows is surreal be it alluding to Pharoahe Monch (encouraging ladies to rub your boobies) or the jarring juxtaposition of hyperactive single MILF$ leading into a power ballad. But with sumptuous, old-school beats, plus guest spots from Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Fergie's toddler son, Double Dutchess is fun and gloriously confident, cementing Fergie's place in pop royalty. Continue reading...Photo by Philip Cosores Late last week,Lady Gagacanceled her appearance at Brazil'sRock in Rio Festivalafter being hospitalized with severe physical pain as a result of herfibromyalgia. Now, the illness is having a greater impact on her performance schedule, as she's postponed her upcoming European tour under the advice of her doctors. Coming in support oflast year'sJoanne, the trek was scheduled to launch September 22nd inBarcelona, Spain and stretch 13 shows culminating in a Cologne, Germany concert on October 28th. Though no new dates have been confirmed, promoter Live Nation is advising fans to keep their ticketspending the announcement of additional information once it is available. In a statement released to Instagram, Gagaexpressed her disappointment in having to postpone the dates and responded to people who suggest she's being dramatic, making this up, or playing the victim to get out of touring. I use the word suffer not only because trauma and chronic pain have changed my life, but because they are keeping me from what I love the most in the world: Performing for my fans, she wrote. Live Nation also released a statement explaining that expert medical professionals recommended the postponement. The promoter said Gaga plans to spend the next seven weeks proactively working with her doctors to heal from this and past traumas that still affect her daily life, and result in severe physical pain in her body. They also noted that the second North American leg of the tour, set to launchNovember 5th in Indianapolis, Indiana, is still scheduled to commence as planned. Find both Gaga and Live Nation's statements below. Gaga's struggle with fibromyalgia will be covered in her upcoming Netflix documentaryGaga: Five Foot Two. Find the remainingJoannetour dates below. Lady Gaga 2017 Tour Dates: ![]() The #stopHansZimmer hashtag was created after the composer was brought in to provide the music for Blade Runner 2049, with critics claiming he's too dominant Rare is it that composers of instrumental music can get the time of day from the general public, but Hans Zimmer is a bonafide rockstar. His summer tour played to zealous fans throughout Europe and North America at venues like Wembley Arena, Radio City Music Hall in New York, and a rousing set at Coachella. The Supermarine cue from his Dunkirk score has a ready spot on my iPhone's playlist and, although the 60 year-old Frankfurtian is a phenomenon deserving our respect, but maybe it's time to reel it in a little. Related: Radiohead and Hans Zimmer collaborate for Blue Planet II teaser Continue reading...Following a strongteaser clip that surfaced this summer, the first full trailer for The Disaster Artist, James Franco's film about the making of actor-director Tommy Wiseau's noted cinematic catastrophe and cult favoriteThe Room,has been released by A24. The clip takes us through the chronology of Franco's movie, opening withWiseau (James Franco) and The Room's supporting
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Although its radical roots have generally lost out to braggadocio and bedroom anthems, r&b has a rich tradition of social and political conscience. The struggle for freedom and equality goes right back to its inception and some of its most universally loved songs deal with the desire for peace and the championing of human rights for all.
Resist is the second album this year from the enigmatic rhythm and blues project, Agency. This follows up their March release Identity which carved out their place as a new political voice in the genre. Through smooth, rich vocals upfront lyrics and crisp production, they delved in to what one's sense of self means in 2017; confronting norms and stereotypes, finding love in weird places and taking ownership of your life. On Resist, Agency charges forward with defiant anthems that take on the issues of race, disparity and violence that are still problems that America is dealing with on a daily basis. The album is biting in content but silky in its delivery. Political r&b for a new age. The tone of album is set by opening with MLK's historic mountaintop speech. The snappy 'What's Going On (Right Now)' is a spiritual descendant of Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On'. Both muse on the incomprehensible state of affairs and dream of better days. 'Till & Marrow's ringing sentiment How could they do that? recalls the killings of young black men Emmet Till and Henry Marrow by white mobs without repercussion. The incidences draw eerie comparisons to the litany of murders in recent years by police officers that go unpunished. The song grimly highlights the tragedy of failing to learn the lessons of history. A pair of poignant covers at the album's halfway point strip away the slick production leaving only acoustic guitar and a voice. Their take on Sinead O'Connor's 'Black Boys On Mopeds' switches out the references to Margret Thatcher and England for Our President, choosing to leave the megalomaniac American president unnamed. Although no rendition will ever outshine O'Connor's gripping performance, this is a potent version that re-contextualizes the song 27 years later. For the second cover, Agency completely reimagines Jimi Hendrix's incendiary 'Machine Gun' without all the electric guitar acrobatics, instead leaving the voice to the dramatic swoops. A haunting acoustic guitar brings a wistful sorrow to the words. Resist works to further solidify Agency's place as modern truth tellers. Social commentators in a genre that too often gets lost within its own vanities. Resist is righteous, uncompromising and in the end, full of hope. And some damn catchy jams. Four years after her band's dramatic split, the Girls Aloud star has reunited with hit-makers Xenomania. Can she recapture the old magic as a solo artist? Related: Girls Aloud 10 of the best In an ideal world there would be a commemorative plaque above the entrance of Liverpool's Echo arena. Here ended Girls Aloud, the last great girl band it would say. On 20 March 2013 Nadine Coyle one fifth of the genre-bending, pop-reshaping rabble was getting ready for the final night of the band's reunion tour. I was in hair and makeup, she explains in a north London restaurant, going through my nightly ritual. Rather than taking delivery of a good-luck bouquet, Coyle received some news via the band's PR and manager the other girls wanted to call it quits. Not the more fashionable hiatus, which they'd already done in 2009, but a proper split. With the band working to majority rule, there was nothing she could do. Continue reading...It hasn't even opened in theaters yet (that'll happen on Friday, September 8th), but it's already cutting into the profits of real clowns everywhere. Director Andy Muschietti's adaptation of the Stephen King classic is also projected to break R-rated horror records, however, so it's no surprise Warner Bros. has its eyes on a sequel. In fact, as Muschietti himself revealed to Yahoo! Movies, a follow-up has always been in the plans, and he's already hard at work on part two. Those who have been following the reboot closely likely aren't terribly surprised by the news. King's novel switches perspectives from The Losers Club as children to a separate battle with the extra-dimensional clown Pennywise 30 years later. WhileItfocuses on the kids' point of view, it largely ignores the wholeinterdimensional travel aspects. According to Muschietti, however, that might be something that makes its way into his next film. I really wanted to focus on the emotional journey of the group of kids. Getting into that other dimension - the other side - was something that we could introduce in the second part, Muschietti told Yahoo. In the book the perspective of the writing is always with the Losers, so everything they know about Pennywise is very speculative and shrouded in absurdity, so I wanted to respect that mystery feeling of not knowing what's on the other side. (Read:The 25 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2017) The director toldVarietythat a second half - not, in Muschietti's eyes, a sequel - was always WB's intention. Though it wasn't highlighted in the marketing of the film, it's clear that the plans were well laid, as themovie ends with a title card that reads(MINOR SPOILER WARNING)It: Chapter One. Muschietti isn't confirmed for the sequel yet, as it hasn't been officially announced, but he's ready to get to work as soon as WB gives him the greenlight. In an interview withConsequence of Sound, the directer and his producer wife, Barbara Muschietti, also reveal that they're mulling over two other King adaptations in the meantime. One project,The Jaunt, was actually announced way back in 2015 before Andy signed on forIt. We've been developing 'The Jaunt', a short story from Skeleton Crew, which is one of my all time favorite short stories of his, into a feature-length story. It's pretty cool, he says. I don't know if you remember the story, but it's very small, it takes place in a day. So for us, it's easier to try and crack and figure out the story. (Read:Ranking: Every Stephen King Movie, Miniseries, and TV Show from Worst to Best) Barbara adds, And Pet Sematary, it's always there. It is one of our favorite books, not only by Stephen King, but one of our favorite books. If there was ever a way to honor it in full force, we'd love to do it. Given the projected success ofIt, we wouldn't be surprised if WB wanted to sign the duo onto more King adaptations. For now, though, check out theIttrailer below. ![]() |
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