Muse to Release Drones World Tour In Cinemas Worldwide For One Night Only July 12April 26, 2018Muse have announced plans to release their ambitious 'Drones World Tour' to cinemas worldwide on July 12 for one night only, through Trafalgar Releasing. Exclusive screenings will bring the globally renowned, multi-platinum-selling band and their Drones 'in the round' spectacular to the big screen. Tickets will go on sale by May 3rd. For more information, including screening locations, please visit musedrones.film.
Country Superstar Brantley Gilbert Honors Waffle House Hero James Shaw Jr.April 26, 2018For Brantley Gilbert, playing with a symphony orchestra is unusual enough. But when the CMA Awards Song of the Year nominee heard about the shooting at a Nashville Waffle House, he knew he wanted to do something to honor James Shaw Jr. -- the 29-year-old man who disarmed the shooter and has already started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the victims' families.
Cartoon Network Invites Asia To Get Animated with ANIMATE YOUR LIFE FestivalApril 26, 2018Turner's Cartoon Network, together with some heavyweight partners in Singapore, will be hosting its biggest ever branded event in Southeast Asia. Attracting industry talent from around the world, the two-week Cartoon Network Animate Your Life (May 26-June 10) will share with 80,000 participants the mechanics – and the creativity – behind some of the most iconic kids shows.
The Recording Academy Celebrates the Passage of the Music Modernization Act in the House of RepresentativesApril 26, 2018Today, one week after the Recording Academy's GRAMMYs on the Hill® Awards and Advocacy Day, music creators are applauding the House of Representatives' passage of the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447). Introduced on April 10, 2018, by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the bill quickly gained bipartisan support for the need to update music copyright laws and align legislation with the changes in music consumption, ensuring fair pay for all creators. The historic bill, if passed by the Senate, would be the biggest update to music legislation in 40 years.
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Add U.K. Leg to WASTELAND TourApril 26, 2018UK's scuzziest ambassadors of blood-curdling fuzz, UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS, prepare to hit the roads of Europe this winter in support of their much anticipated fifth album, due out this autumn. Dates for mainland Europe and Scandinavia were announced last week. Now they add a UK leg in January 2019.
59th Consecutive Show Added to Historic Billy Joel Residency At Madison Square GardenApril 26, 2018The Madison Square Garden Company announced today the unprecedented 59th consecutive show by legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden on December 19, 2018. The December show is part of his residency at The World's Most Famous Arena, which began in January 2014 with Joel playing one show per month at The Garden. The December 2018 show will be Joel's 105th all-time performance at The Garden. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 4 at 10:00AM (EST). Due to high levels of congestion during the on-sale time, it can often be difficult to purchase tickets right away. Please continue to check Ticketmaster as tickets will be available throughout the day.
SALOME Starring Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain Will Stream on BroadwayHDApril 25, 2018Oscar, Tony, and Emmy Award winner Al Pacino and Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain make their debuts on streaming service BroadwayHD on Thursday, May 3, 2018 with the critically acclaimed production of Oscar Wilde's Salome. The Los Angeles Times said that the film 'proves a chilling and watchable look at lust, power, reprisal and decadence.'
Chancha Via Circuito Announces New Album BIENAVENTURANZA Will Be Released on June 8April 25, 2018For the last decade, Argentina has become the epicenter of a musical explosion that characteristically blends folk music from the surrounding Andes and electronic beats. The artist arguably responsible for its emergence on a global platform is one named Chancha Via Circuito- a Buenos Aires native named Pedro Canale whose first album Rodante (2008) opened the floodgates by pushing the borders of Cumbia listeners weren't even aware existed. He's gone on to release other highly acclaimed albums such as Rio Arriba (2010), which Resident Advisordescribed as 'aural magical realism', and Amansara (2014), which catapulted him onto acclaimed international stages and received praises from The Fader to the NPR.
THE POLKA DOGS, Toronto's Beloved Theatre-Based Band Returns with a Brand-New Album and Ontario TourApril 25, 2018The revived, renascent, and reformed Toronto theatre-based band, THE POLKA DOGS, have returned after a 25-year hiatus, with a new album THE BEE officially released on June 1, and an Ontario tour. Starting as a theatre pit band in 1989, the band wowed the world in the 90s with an explosive, raucous, joyous sound of trombone, tuba, banjo, drums and that sultry, fantastic voice of theatre staple John Millard. The band returns with the same original sound, and features all five of its founding members including, Tom Walsh on trombone, Tiina Kiik on accordion, Colin Couch on tuba,John Millard on banjo and vocals, and Ambrose Pottie on drums.
Odyssey Impact Illuminates & Challenges Societal Issues, Winning a Peabody Award in the ProcessApril 25, 2018Odyssey Impact and its production company Transform Films announced today a series of awards, upcoming films and growth for the Spring into Summer 2018. The national non-profit organization – that has won an unprecedented nine major awards including a 2018 Peabody Award and 2017 Venice International Film Festival Human Rights Award – has a mission to inspire social change through the power of film. Recent and upcoming works are slated to compete and screen at prestigious film festivals throughout the world including this month at Tribeca and The Melbourne International Film Festival in August.