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tinamrazik · 5 months ago

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DEF LEPPARD – LIVE IN CONCERT REVIEW, AUG 9TH, 2024

AT ‘HARD ROCK LIVE AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO HOLLYWOOD, FL’

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN AND READY TO ROCK

If cats truly have nine lives, then Def Leppard is the epitome of that statement. Overcoming adversity, loss, and great success, they have remained one the staples in rock-n-roll history. An early darling of the fledgling MTV Music Television network (debuting in 1981), Leppard was on heavy rotation for most of the first years of the network. Their videos played at least twice an hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Making the group not only one of the most popular but lucrative rock bands in history. They have sold over 120 million albums worldwide; played over 2500 shows and have been inducted into the Rock-And-Roll Hall of Fame. Not too shabby for the lads from Sheffield, England.

This evening in Hollywood Florida at the Hard Rock Live, a sold-out Def Leppard performance was in order. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of their history making album, “PYROMANIA,” and their current Stadium Tour, everyone was ready to get rocked. The first thing you noticed was the floor (no-seating) in front of the stage. The VIP Access was standing room only, literally. It reminded me of the ole fashioned mosh pit from back in the day. For those of you too young to know the reference, Google it. Center stage itself projected into the VIP Access audience, giving the rest of us a closer look at the band once they ventured out. The multi-generational audience consisted of old-time rock-and-rollers, the eighties set (it’s a good thing they saved their wardrobe-spandex, frills and all), and the diehard Leppard faithful (clad in Leppard concert t-shirts from every era). The show’s production was in a futuristic vein. Fifteen minutes before showtime, a PYRO CLOCK appeared on the video screens, signaling the countdown to liftoff. Two minutes and counting, the projection video behind the stage played an amazing sequence of the ‘mothership’ coming into dock at the Hard Rock Live itself. Alien, possibly, Terminator, definitely. Whatever the take, it was very cool and unique.

Kicking off their set was the classic, ROCK ROCK (TILL YOU DROP), it was clear to see, the band was in fine form. Joe Elliot was in great voice. Recently celebrating his 65th birthday, the silver maned frontman commanded the stage like a maestro conducting an orchestra. Many times, during the show leading the audience in sing-alongs. Not that we needed much encouragement. Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen on guitars and backing vocals, struck every note with precision and a rock sensibility of ‘take no prisoners guitar riffs and solos.’ Rick Savage on bass, held the beat with finesse and power. Rick Allen on drums, the Thunder God, was solid as ever, smiling throughout the entire set. I watched you on the screen Rick. You were having the time of your life, and it showed.

The setlist for the show was heavy on the hits with a couple new tunes thrown in. ROCKET, ARMAGEDDON IT, ANIMAL, LOVE BITES, all from ‘HYSTERIA,’ released in 1987, brought back the best rock music has to offer. I can still visualize all the videos released that I watched over and over. Iconic doesn’t begin to describe their influence on the music scene. The handful of gems from ‘PYROMANIA,’ garner the loudest and most frenzied response. Classics, FOOLIN,’ ROCK OF AGES, and PHOTOGRAPH were monstrous. TWO STEPS BEHIND, was a highlight of the show as Elliot took center stage with guitar in hand. Speaking of guitar, the band’s acoustic version of THIS GUITAR, all members taking the front together in a circle, was certainly memorable. Of course, no Leppard show would be complete without the encore of HYSTERIA and POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME. One could feel the rafters of the Hard Rock Live shake. For those that believe ‘rock is dead,’ it’s clear they’ve never seen Def Leppard live in concert. Rock is alive and well and is riding shotgun with the band.

#def leppard #hard rock hotel #rock n roll

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thejoyofviolentmovement · 2 years ago

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New Video: Friendship Commanders Share "120 Minutes MTV"-like "High Sun"

New Video: Friendship Commanders Share "120 Minutes MTV"-like "High Sun" @FCommanders @buickaudra @JerryRoe @GodCityStudio @heygroover @romainpalmieri @DorianPerron

Today will be a busy day with a lot of running around: First I’ll be heading down to Coney Island for the Mermaid Parade. And then eventually, I’ll be at Clem’s for my second-ever DJ set. But there’s still business and the show must go on as best as it could, right? So let’s get to it. Nashville-based melodic, heavy duo Friendship Commanders — Buick Audra (vocals, guitar) and Jerry Roe (drums,…

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canmom · 2 years ago

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Animation Night 121: Liquid Television

Hi everyone! Happy square-numbered Animation Night! We won’t see another of these til Animation Night 144!

First of all, I wanna say: I watched Inu-Oh last night in the Alamo Drafthouse in LA. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, seriously you gotta - Masaaki Yuasa totally outdid himself, the choreography and flow if it is just incredible and the whole concept (a biwa hōshi and the cursed mutant son of a noh performer invent glam rock to tell the story of fallen Heike soldiers) is both so out there I struggle to imagine how they came up with it, and yet a perfect evolution of the themes Yuasa explored in his films so far.

So... I was completely spellbound the whole time, it’s one of those films that really rekindles the firey love for animation after days of drawing tiedowns lol. The ideas for movement, the creative shot choices, the solidity and weight of the animation, the visual motifs, the music behind the animation... gaahh you guys it’s such a good movie that ties together so well. So glad to finally get the chance to see it. And you can trust that the very minute it becomes available on blu-ray, or at least the very week, I’ll be screening it on Animation Night.

I also highly recommend watching Naoko Yamada’s Heike Monogatari first, a series created as a complement to the film that tells the story of the Heike incredibly beautifully. See Animation Night 91 for more on that subject!

I’ve been working stupidly hard on the final marathon project of Vann Oba’s month-long daily animation challenge, and as such I haven’t had the chance to do a lot of research tonight. Luckily I am in the house of my brilliant girlfriend @mogsk, who has had something prepared for just such an occasion~

In many ways Animation Night owes its entire existence to Liquid Television, the weekly experimental animation programming block that ran on MTV from 1991-1995, making it about as old as I am. Liquid Television gave rise to Aeon Flux, and Aeon Flux was the seed of Animation Night. But let’s expand...

MTV is an American cable channel, which was fighting for a relatively limited audience of subscribers; it began with the simple premise of screening music videos, but gradually evolved to be dominated by reality TV shows. However! There was a brief window in the early 90s where they decided it would be a good bet to to throw their money at experimental, counterculture animation. Some of this was in a music video format, such as the ‘Amp’ electronica block which, but there was also narrative animation produced for the channel such as The Maxx and Daria. We’ll dig into those another day...

Liquid Television was something different: a weekly block of experimental short films from all sorts of creators, many of them influenced by Art Spiegelman’s underground comic compilation series RAW (1980-1991). The style varied wildly, from stop motion and early CG to traditional animation like Aeon Flux. Some of the works that debuted on Liquid Television would go on to achieve wider success, like Mike Judge’s series Beavis and Butthead.

Beyond Aeon Flux, we’ve encountered a few Liquid Television staples on Animation Night! For example, Bill Plympton (Animation Night 112), or Bob Sabiston who we saw last week on Animation Night 120. But there are many others we have not yet encountered!

The problem is, due to its heavy use of licensed music, Liquid Television has almost never aired since its original run. So, while recordings are available, they’re usually in very low quality VHSrips recorded directly off the TV. This is where @mogsk heroically comes in: she created a compilation of the major recurring series on Liquid Television, searched her many resources for better quality versions of the relevant segments, and edited it all together into one video. She’s amazing, seriously.

So the plan is tonight, we’re gonna watch Mogs’s ‘Best of Liquid Television’! Followed by the brief 2014 web revival which is available on Youtube.

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Sound fun? I’ll be going live in just a minute since it’s pretty damn late over in the UK, and we’ll begin the program in 20-30 minutes once people arrive, all at https://twitch.tv/canmom ! See you there~

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natromanxoff · 3 years ago

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Queen live at Knebworth Park in Stevenage, UK - August 9, 1986 (Part-2)

Photo 5 was taken by Ian Stewart Brown. Photos 6 and 7 were taken by Mark Alexander, and the last three photos were taken by Andy Cox.

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Fan Stories

“Lot's of people say they were there, when you mention Knebworth to them, this is because they can't handle the fact that they missed Queen's final gig. Throughout the times that I went to see Queen live, I always tried to make sure I went to the last gig of that tour. Not to do with morbid fears of them splitting, more to do with last gigs being notoriously the best shows, as the band in question will let their hair down, and do things that they wouldn't normally do. When the 'Magic' tour was scheduled, Wembley was at the back end of the tour, but by no means the last gig, with that honour scheduled to happen in Marbella, Spain. Yours truly had tried to get tickets for Wembley, but on the back of 'Live Aid', the demand for tickets was phenomenal, and you couldn't get them for love nor money. I thought 'Oh well, I'll miss them again!'. But in the UK, some tickets are sold off to coach tour companies and small amounts to box offices around the country. I had tried about 15 coach tour operators and about 6 or 7 box offices with no luck. One day we went shopping in Oxford, and just happened to walk past the Apollo there, on our way back to the car. They had a small chalkboard in the window, saying tickets available for various bands, and one of those was Queen. Now I'd already tried the Apollo about 2 weeks before, so I wondered where they had suddenly got Wembley tickets from. We had to wait around another hour or so, for the box office to open, and I queued up. On arrival at the counter, I didn't care which gig, I just wanted two tickets, end of story. This was when they told me it was Knebworth, and I suddenly became a little sceptical, "But they're not playing Knebworth, I've seen the tour schedule on promo posters!" The guy said "Do you want these tickets or not?". I only had to think for about 4 nanoseconds, before I handed over the cheque for them. The day arrived, and we jumped in the car at about 0930 am for the hour and a half drive to the town of Stevenage, about 30 miles North-West of London. About five miles away from the place, the traffic was grid-locked, and nothing moved faster than slow walking pace. We eventually got to one of the car parks, and I'd never seen so many parked cars and coaches. They scattered the fields everywhere, and when we parked up and started following everyone else it took 15 minutes to get to the wooden fence that surrounded the venue. My thought then was "How the hell are we going to find the car?" and that wasn't even taking into account the fact it would be dark, when we needed to. After passing the huge skips, that everybody's drinks that they'd brought with them, were being thrown into (there must have been hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of Coke, Pepsi etc in those skips), at the ticket entrance, we moved around the outside of the place quickly, visiting the toilet, refreshment stalls and merchandising stalls, as we went. The toilets were disgusting, they consisted of a long metal row of seats with flimsy partitions, suspended over a shallow channel which then went off to a tank. So, as you were sat there, you could see everyone else's business floating by.

We chose a vantage point, one that we knew we would have to be in for a long time. It was about 1230, and as you look out from the stage, centrally there were two tents, a small one about 100 metres from the stage, and a bigger one about 250 metres from the stage. We were about halfway between the front tent and a stage left lighting tower, about 120 metres in a straight line away from the stage. MTV was a new thing in those days, and it was being broadcast via the sound system and a huge screen suspended above the centre of the stage. First band on, at about 2pm was a group called 'Belouis Some' and they were absolutely sh*t. The crowd were throwing 2 litre Lemonade bottles at the stage, with such intensity that you could hardly see the stage. Of course, none of these bottles ever got as far as the stage, they were landing on the crowd in front, who were picking them up and throwing them back from where they came from. There was then about an hour's gap before Status Quo came on. I could live with that, they had the crowd bouncing up and down, playing their inimitable, but slightly repetitive style of 12-bar blues. At one point, one of their roadies was spotted 85 ft up in the air on top of the 'Star vision' screen, with a big cardboard cut-out of a guitar, head-banging to one of their songs. The crowd went wild, and Quo thought it was them that had made the crowd wild. When they found out in the reviews of the gig, they sacked the roadie. I thought this was a bit extreme, and haven't bought a Quo record since, purely because of that. Backstage, there were funfairs, including dodgems, beer tents and lots of other amusements for the 'kling'ons'! (hangers-on and record company exec's) who were allowed there. Throughout the afternoon, helicopters were flying over, filming the crowd, or so I presumed, but on a couple of occasions, two flew close together over the crowd, and the crowd was shouting at them, but I didn't know why until months later when 'Live Magic' was released, and you could make out all the logo's on the side of it. It was in fact bringing Queen into the venue. An hour after Quo had finished (they were flying off to do the second of three gigs that day, to Switzerland), Big Country took to the stage. Now to me, all their stuff sounds the same, so I found them boring and was rather glad when they had eventually finished. Every song they did came with a free 'bagpipes style' guitar solo. At around 8.50 pm, ambient light was starting to fade off, and the muzak they had been feeding us faded out. The crowd suddenly surged forward, and packed so tight, you could nearly tell what religion the guy was, standing behind you. The familiar 'God moves in mysterious ways' intro to 'One Vision' came out of the sound system at about twice the volume of anything previously. And the crowd was really getting into it now, bouncing up and down, clapping, and on the final keyboard chord before the guitar, Freddie appeared and the crowd went completely ballistic (If you hear the 'Live Magic' album, turn it up as loud as you possibly can stand. Shut your eyes and imagine a fifth of a million people in a relatively small field all around you! All pushing into you. All going mental. You just can't buy this, really it IS quite unique).

Eventually after about 20 minutes of this, we made it out of the field, and you had room to actually see your feet, if it hadn't been dark. Now started the search through four huge very dark car parks trying to pick out a particular needle in a haystack of similar needles. After about 2 hours, we had a stroke of luck, and it was luck because we could easily have been there all night looking, we stumbled across our car, and just sat in it for another three hours as nothing was moving out of the car park very quickly. We found out the next day, that the Police were looking for a murder weapon, as a fan had been stabbed and had bled to death about 50 metres behind us, at about the time in 'One Vision' that I had looked around. One goes, another arrives, a woman had given birth in the crowd at Knebworth, as well. This was the last time that anyone saw Queen live on stage, and forms an indelible memory in my head. You can watch this sort of stuff on video, and say, "Yeah, that was good!", but you miss the thing as a total experience. Being there is just on a totally different level, and how it connects in your head. Everytime, I see 'The Show Must Go On' video, and you have that part where the helicopter is behind and over the stage at Knebworth as Queen take to the stage, I just burst into tears, the emotion of the event is still THAT strong after 15 years. I hope that I have put 'what you missed' into words that reflect the gravity of it all.” - Steve_C/Kes

“Hi, just read your story on the Knebworth show and it brought lots of memories flooding back to me. I and two of my mates managed to get 3 tickets for the show. I was in hospital the week before, as I had been ill and was found to be diabetic. After I was shown how to inject myself, I told one of the nurses about the show I was going to. She told me it was up to the doctor if I would be able to get out of the hospital to go to the show. They weren't too keen to let me go such a distance but as my mate's mum was diabetic and he was able to inject me till I was able to do it myself, the hospital gave me the ok to be out early to get to the show. We hired a car and drove the 700 miles and managed to get a couple of beds on the floor at a hotel which was full cause of the show. We had a good night drinking on the friday night, up early next day. A guy gave us a lift to the show but we had to get dropped off mile from knebworth as the traffic was at a standstill. Like you said, Belouis Some were pretty poor but I enjoyed the Quo and Big Country. After Big Country the crowd began pushing forward, pretty frightening, as I don't really like big crowds so you can imagine how I felt with 125000 people there. The build up to Queen coming on was absoloutly brilliant and the show was superb, one of there best I think. I had already seen the band 6 times before. We got lost coming out but had arranged a meeting point for outside. We eventually met up about hour after the show and the guy from the hotel came and picked us up and took us back to the hotel where we ended the night with a few drinks before bed. We were up early on Sunday, showered, had breakfast and then set on the long journey back home to Sundee, Scotland. As you say in your story, watching the snippet from Show Must Go On, with the helicopter flying over, always brings a little tear to me as well, mate. I never ever thought it would be the last time Queen ever performed and I've had people doubting me about being there until I produce the ticket from inside my wallet, where it's been for the past 18 years, and shall remain TILL I FUCKING WELL DIE :-) What an event, and will remain with me always. Love to all Queenies out there.” - Michael Donnelly

“I had seen Queen in 1986, my brother bought me a ticket for my birthday, thanks Rich! We got tickets for the Maine road show thinking this would be the only show we would get to. The Knebworth show came up and I had to beg my mum and dad to buy me a ticket: it was the week before my 16th birthday so they bought it for me the princely sum of GBP 9.00! The day came so me and my mate Martin went to the coach station in Leeds, met up with my brother and off we went. We got there I think about 12ish I think, my brother went off on his own, he had seen Queen loads of times so he was used to it. Me and Martin wandered around and found a place maybe 100 yards or so from the stage so there we were for the day! We had not much money and we got a very small bottle of pop each to last us about 12 hours. Belouis Some came on, I thought he was ok, he had a couple of hits in the 80's but he introduced a song called Target/Practice cue the bottles not very nice I admit but for a couple of teenagers it was quite funny. Then later on the Quo came on, now I was a fan but remember being a bit bored; the highlight being the guy up on the big screen playing the air guitar. A couple of hours passed by, then came Big Country, the worst band ever, boring was not the word I think. Martin and I sat down for their set until they played Honky Tonk Woman at the end. We were very excited, then about 8.30 or so Martin was saying I can see Freddie. I didn't believe him but with that the lights dimmed and One Vison started and that was it, the boys were here. I dont remember too much about the concert itself, i remember Freddie swearing that shocked me and Brian's ear piercing screech during the guitar solo. At the end it was very dark and it seemed to take hours to get out of the park and to try and find our bus. I remember we met up with a guy from Wales, now he was ladened up with T-shirts, posters, books etc. He decided to go to the toilet so he gave us all his stuff to save for him. Now we could have nicked off with this stuff but being the kind souls we are, we waited for him and gave him it all back. The truth is it never entered our heads to run off with his stuff, it would be worth a fortune now. Anyway we eventually found our bus or rather <artin did (he's good at that, still is thanks mate).There was my brother vitually on his knees cos he didn't have a drink (no-one did), poor fella. The bus set off and seemed to take hours just to get out of the park. We were eventually on the motorway on our way home to Leeds. We got home about 6 in the morning, 3 of us piled into Richard's 2 seater car and then we were home. Shattered but very happy. We knew it was the last concert of the tour but not the last concert ever - at least I can say we were there. I am nearly 40 now, Martin being a bit older and Rich a bit older; still and all of us massive Queen fans even now. Thanks Brian, Roger, John and Freddie.” - Matthew

“Yes, what a day that was! Myself and a friend had already done 8 other dates on this tour, kicking off at the Foret Nationale in Brussels and so here we were arriving at Knebworth station for the final date. We got into a waiting coach which then got stuck in this bloody traffic jam and seemed to take forever. Having arrived at the venue we made our way round the nine foot high security white boards fencing that encircled the venue until we found the entrance to the guest enclosure. It was much quieter back there and only a few crew were milling around. The day was very warm and sunny. My friend went off inside to get the guest passes and I waited outside, looking across the fields and the distant scenery. Some time later she emerged with one pass and said that there was no other pass available from her usual source (who had kindly let us into some shows and provided passed to others before on the tour)... It was difficult, she said, after all we were back near London and for the Wembley shows I'd relied upon pre-bought tickets - because everyone wanted passes for the London shows. We had a discussion about it and she disappeared back inside and I waited some time then for a pass to be procured, which it eventually was thanks to my old friend Jacky getting one from Gerry Stickells - who I gather wasn't very pleased! Whilst I was waiting for this I heard a helicopter circling which appeared to be getting louder and then I noticed it was getting ready to land nearby across in the field next to me. I was all on my own there as I watched it touch down with the Kind of Magic logo on the side... I watched as a Range Rover drew up alongside and the band spilled out onto the field. They climbed in and it drove off to backstage. My friend appeared with the pass and I made my way inside towards the guest enclosure. I found Jacky and said thank you and then we met Jim Jenkins again, who we'd seen at many other dates on this and previous tours. They were then looking at my hair in horror and fascination and I couldn't understand why. Unfortunately where I'd been sitting outside was right beside long grass and my hair was apparently full of tiny flies. There were so many they couldn't be removed by hand! I thought there was no sense in worrying about it and eventually they all flew away. The gig itself was wonderful, better than both Wembley shows and as great as Newcastle and Brussels. I was standing the other side of two fences overlooking an enormous mass of people and was glad to have been there, for the crowd was huge and went back as far as the eye could see. In fact it was like Hyde Park 1976 all over again. The band looked relaxed and had fun: it was a great show. I don't remember much more about the gig but I do vividly recall I was standing by the fence when some of the crew standing in the middle between the fences suddenly became visibly agitated and anxious and it was then that a long of them started running up and down, talking upon walkie talkies. They seemed alarmed about something and the next thing I knew was that an ambulance had backed up to the fence inside the enclosure and that the crowd parted over the other side of the fences and two people were helping this guy walk along. They got him over the fences and into the back of the ambulance and it drove off at speed. I couldn't believe later that he'd died because I saw him walk out. It was very sad. Later on the police held everything up as they searched each vehicle and coach leaving the venue.

At the end of the gig I felt exhilarated but pretty tired and had a awful headache which somewhat spoilt things. We were invited to hang around to go backstage to the Funfair but unfortunately I decided that I had to go home as I felt really rough which was maybe a combination of the heat of the day and too much brandy!! I never knew that this would be the very last time I'd see the band live but I feel priveliged to have been there and grateful to those people whose generosity at that time has provided me with such special memories.” - Jane Palm-Gold

“I was at Knebworth. Front row! What an amazing night... little did we know that it was Queen's last concert with Freddie. The thing is, I was already living overseas by this time... since January 1983, but chose to time my trip back with Knebworth. I had seen Led Zep in 1977 and Genesis in 1978 at the same venue (IIRC) and fancied Queen in a big field. I'd seen them at Stafford Bingley Hall in 1977 (again IIRC - this is all from memory, as I wake up in Japan and stumble across this amazing site). This is going to be, by the way, more of a "how Queen affected my life" story as opposed to one single concert experience! The things that Queen have meant in parts of my life is quite amazing... My first single was Seven Seas of Rhye, my first album was A Night at the Opera... Stafford Bingley Hall was amazing. I was already travelling the world as a DJ by 1983 and getting back for Knebworth was a stroke of good timing and a memory that will last my lifetime. This, by the way, was the FIRST and, as far as I know (unless he'd been forced to a Take That or One Direction concert by the wife or daughter in the last decade or so!) and LAST concert that my younger brother attended AND we had made our way to the front row, crushed up against some barriers by the time Quo came on! I think he came because I'd bought two tickets just in case, at Cyclops records in Birmingham... I didn't want to go all by myself... I can't remember too much about the transportation!! I think we drove and left the car in some field miles away but my mind's a bit of a blank there! The helicopter came down to our left (it is called "stage right"?) and the crowd went nuts... One Vision was a mega-opener and they surprised (me anyway, in those days you didn't see set lists from previous concerts immediately - the surprises are good sometimes!) with Hello Mary Lou (didn't Roger come out and sing it? Or some of it?)... I am digressing :-). So great day, great night, great memories... I eventually settled down in Japan and have since begun "singing" too, and one of the first songs I ever jumped on stage and did - and now it's a regular thing is Crazy Little Thing Called Love... and I am married (25 years in Feb. 2017). My wife is Japanese and the first concert she ever went to? 23rd April, 1975 (St. George's Day! - Queen Live in Kobe! Fate! Queen - never equalled!” - Alan Gibson

#queen #queen band #roger taylor #freddie mercury #brian may #john deacon #queen concerts

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chloefashionthroughtime · 2 years ago

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MTV, or Music Television, is a cable television network that originated as a 24-hour music video platform. MTV made its premiere just after midnight on August 1, 1981, with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" broadcast. Video disc jockeys (or "veejays") introduced videos and spoke about music news between clips, similar to Top 40 radio.Following a strong start, the network suffered in its early years. The reservoir of music videos was fairly shallow at the time, resulting in frequent recurrence of clips, while cable television remained a luxury that had yet to find a market. MTV's popularity skyrocketed once it extended its programming to include rhythm and blues musicians. Singles from Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982), such as "Billie Jean" and "Beat It," not only demonstrated the virtues of the music video genre, but also demonstrated that exposure on MTV could catapult musicians to superstardom. The network helped newcomers like Madonna and new wave legends Duran Duran achieve popularity by using more complex tactics to make the visual parts of the video as essential as the music. MTV also resurrected older musicians such as ZZ Top, Tina Turner, and Peter Gabriel, who each had their best successes of their careers as a result of strong rotation of their videos. MTV had had a notable impact on motion films, advertisements, and television by the mid-1980s. It additionally had an impact on the music industry; appearing nice (or at least intriguing) on MTV became as crucial as sounding good when it came to selling records.

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When Viacom Inc. bought MTV Networks, the parent company of MTV, from Warner Communications Inc. in 1985, the programming change was drastic and quick. Instead of a veejay's full shift being covered by a free-form mix of music, videos were packed into separate blocks depending on genre. Specialty series such as 120 Minutes (alternative music), Headbangers Ball (heavy metal), and Yo! MTV Raps arose as a result (hip-hop). Soon, game programmes, reality series, animated cartoons, and soap operas joined the MTV schedule, and the network's focus changed from music to youth-oriented pop culture. By the mid-1990s, the bulk of MTV's daily schedule was devoted to non-music programming. VH1 has been showing adult-oriented rock videos since 1985, and it quickly filled the void with original programming such as Pop Up Video and the documentary series Behind the Music. MTV Networks created MTV2 in 1996 with the purpose of recapturing the enthusiasm symbolised by their 1980s "I Want My MTV" advertising campaign. MTV2 began with the same free-form framework as early MTV, but quickly moved to genre-specific programming. By 2005, MTV2 had taken the same path as its parent network, with the majority of its programming consisting of reality shows, celebrity news, and comedy. While music had a diminished prominence on MTV, visuals remained vital to the network's brand. MTV began honouring accomplishment in the medium with its annual Video Music Awards in 1984. Total Request Live (TRL), an hour-long interview and music video show that anchored the daily lineup, started in 1998. By the early twenty-first century, however, MTV was rapidly attempting to market itself as an Internet music destination.Its website included streaming video and music material, and in 2007, it launched Rhapsody America, a joint venture with RealNetworks and Verizon Wireless, as a subscription-based competitor to Apple Inc.'s enormously popular iTunes service; in 2010, it was split out as Rhapsody International. TRL was terminated in 2008, in part due to the popularity of watching music videos on the Internet, but it reappeared in 2017. When the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" appeared on MTV (Music TeleVision) in the summer of 1981, it only slightly overestimated the influence that the cable television network would have on music and popular culture. MTV, which broadcasted 24-hour music videos interrupted by "music news" and hosted by peppy "veejays," was accused of everything from decreasing viewers' attention spans to racism and discrimination.

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Nonetheless, its quick speed and the increasingly complex techniques used in the music videos it transmitted had a considerable impact on film, television, and ads. It also had an impact on the music industry; appearing nice (or at least intriguing) on MTV became as crucial as sounding good when it came to selling records. Artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson rose to fame as a result of their use of the media. Jackson's Thriller (1982) videos were dance-oriented minimusicals that not only helped the album become a millions seller, but also expanded MTV programming to include black artists. MTV was instrumental in selling hip-hop to a primarily white suburban audience at the time. The network's programming has also expanded to include youth-oriented game programmes, animation, comedy, and bizarre documentaries. VH1, a sister network, was launched in 1985 to cater to a little older demographic, and by the 1990s, MTV had affiliates all over the world.

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daggerzine · 3 years ago

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40 Years With Jason Ringenberg by Eric Eggleson

I first heard Jason back when he was with The Scorchers on MTV. 120 Minutes was playing their “better than the Stones’” version of “19th Nervous Breakdown.” I was blown away! I bought the Still Standing cassette (yeah, it was a long time ago) and found the rest of the album was just as good. “Shotgun Blues,” “Take Me To Your Promised Land,” and a slower favorite, “Good Things Come To Those Who Wait.” Luckily, I got to see them live at Milwaukee’s Summerfest. Hearing those songs performed live was definitely one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Jason is now touring his new album, Rhinestoned, and I finally got the chance to see him again. This time it was at Kiki’s House of Righteous Music. Again, I was blown away by his musical talent, songwriting history, and audience connection. (I found out he grew up about 90 miles west of me in Sheffield, Illinois.) Be sure to check out “Before Love and War,” “I Rode with Crazy Horse,” “The Freedom Rides Weren’t Free,“ and his rockin’ version of “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” off of the new album. Jason agreed to answer some questions despite his busy tour schedule.

When did you begin your musical career?

I did my first paid gig at my college dorm room lunchtime cafeteria in the spring of 1978. I was paid 30.00 for it.

What musical training do you have? I am self-taught.

When did you feel that you “made it” in the field?

I don’t think I ever “made it.”

Who influenced you the most in your musical career?

Bob Dylan and my mom, Betty Ringenberg.

Favorite tour?

Opening for Bob Dylan in 1989.

Did you play “Absolutely Sweet Marie” when you toured with him?

We did do ASM a few times on the tour.

I know Bob Dylan is a favorite of yours, how do you feel about his Christian albums?

I like or at least find interesting every bit of Dylan music.

What do you feel are your greatest accomplishments?

The two biggest awards received were the AMA Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance in 2008 and an Emmy Award for my Farmer Jason videos in 2009.

What are your favorite songs to perform live? Why?

“God Bless the Ramones” and “The Tractor Goes Chug Chug Chug.” Those two always work.

What’s your favorite cover of another band?

I love singing “Trail of Tears” by Guadalcanal Diary.

Favorite venue to perform at?

Eddie’s Attic in Georgia.

Who would you like to work with if you could?

Harlan Howard.

When writing a song, what comes first, lyrics or melody?

Every song is a unique experience. It is different every time.

What instrument do you usually begin writing songs with?

Always guitar.

If you could switch to any other type of music, what would it be? Why?

I think I could have been a reasonably good folk singer and would have enjoyed that.

How did Farmer Jason come about? How often do you perform as him?

Farmer Jason started as a gift to my young daughters and blossomed into something way bigger than I expected. At its peak, I was doing 150 shows a year as Farmer Jason.

How has Covid-19 affected you?

It has affected everything that all we recording artists go through, especially on the touring front. It has in fact knocked the table out from under us touring musicians and it will take a long time to recover.

Has it affected your songwriting?

Not much to any real degree.

Have you lost anyone close to you from it? I would rather not go into that, but yes.

When I saw you perform at Kiki’s, you did a great job giving the audience background on the song you were about to sing. Can you share one song? I would rather save that for live shows or my Barnstorming with Jason Ringenberg program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLk4IyVj9g

Any new bands you like or would recommend?

There are so many great younger artists out there. To name a few in no particular order: The Secret Sisters, Charlie Crockett, Jason Isbell, The Turnpike Troubadours, Margo Price. Pokey LaFarge, Hugh DeNeal.

Any suggestions for new bands breaking into the business?

Get good luggage.

Top Ten desert island discs?

This changes for me every day but here goes:

Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks

Bob Dylan Bringing it All Back Home

Bob Dylan The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

Phil Ochs Greatest Hits

The Who Who’s Next

Gram Parsons Grievous Angel

Johnny Horton’s Greatest Hits

Jerry Lee Lewis Memphis Beat

Emmylou Harris Roses in the Snow

Any good Ramones anthology

Finish this sentence: I want to be remembered for…

I didn’t sluff off as I got older. My latest work is as good as my early stuff. I am very proud of that.

From Jason and The Scorchers to Farmer Jason to solo Jason Ringenberg, he’s got a lot of great music out there to make all ages happy. His show at Kiki’s was two one hour sets of covering his vast catalogue. It was great to hear a lot of the new album performed live, especially the history of how these songs came about. His second set was mostly requests, and thankfully someone picked “Good Things Come To Those Who Wait.” After 40 years in the music business, Jason is “still standing” and isn’t even close to being ready to stop.

https://jasonringenberg.com/

https://jasonringenberg.bandcamp.com/album/rhinestoned

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Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman have broken up

Before I speak my mind about this sad event that has come to my attention I need to clarify that I am just a distant witness of these happenings and am in no way connected nor gravely affected by them. Except that I am.

I “met” Amanda late at night on a weekday while I was in college. I must have been doing something important to be up that late, because my excuse to never staying up late to study was “my best strategy at this point is to come in well rested”. Or maybe not, maybe I didn’t have anything important to do the next day and I was just messing around while Pervy, my flatmate, was working on his projects. Some time after midnight, 120 minutes or 120 minutos, as we say around here, was on on Mtv. In a time when reality shows and Britney and Justin’s videos occupied most of the day tv hours, after midnight, there were a few hours with, what seemed to me, incredibly exciting and underground bands with weird-ass music videos. The fact that it was so hard for me to stay up that late made the music even more mystical since I had to evoque a good portion of my weak will power and have enough neurons awake to remember any of the bands the next morning.

That night Coin-Operated Boy came on. The chaotic and burlesque scenery caught my eye. Being a newly added fan to Roman Dirge’s creations, particularly Lenore, I was all into these dark, victorian-bohemian outfits, but what got me was that this was a full-on rock song played with only a piano and a drum set by this pale individuals.

Limewire was my p2p platform of choice and soon enough, after leaving my laptop on for a couple of nights, I had rotating on my iPod Shuffle not just Coin-operated Boy, but also Girl Anachronism, Half Jack, and Miss Me. I could not decide which I liked best and every time I listened to them they just seem to become more and more brilliant.

A few months after, Neil Gaiman came into my life. I had heard about Neil here and there, because of The Sandman, but hadn’t read it yet. I had watched and enjoyed Stardust, without knowing he was the creative mind behind it, and I knew he was somehow involved in Coraline, which I was very fond of. But when I really became aware of Neil was when Mr. Besha, my penpal, told me she had just finished reading American Gods and thought that I might enjoy it. It took me quite some time to get my hands on a copy of it. That kind of books weren’t readily available around here. I must have paid a presumable big chunk of my budget to that big fancy bookshop on Hidalgo street. It must have been one of the first books I read in English and the fact that I could comment it with Mr. Besha, recipient of the biggest crush-energy I have ever hurled around, made me read non-stop.

Fast forward a few years of looking for new records in the increasingly smaller and smaller CD section in Best Buy and following and unfollowing @Neilgaimanhimself on twitter, I found out that they were together. I knew about it, but never registered it until, looking for a new ukulele song to learn, I saw a video of Mrs. Palmer playing in her bathroom and Mr. Gaiman appearing in the reflection of a mirror. I remember thinking “What the f*ck is he doing there?” o “Qué chingaos?”, as we say around here. Plus she was in her undies! The nerve of that guy. To be honest, I found it somewhat disturbing. I couldn’t fathom how those distant parts of my world could have merged without my approval. I was annoyed and bewildered. More than I should have been.

Out of this annoyance, I think I lost interest in that part of the universe, perhaps hoping that it would cease to exist and, thus, reinstating the possibility of Amanda and I meeting, she falling not just head over heels, but stumbling down the hill and rolling for me, and me, stoically, telling her “I’m sorry, dear, we are just not right for each other.”

Just a couple of years ago, I was preparing a playlist for my holidays, since I was planning on going to this human forsaken beach where a surf guru was going to initiate me in the inconceivable arts of standing on water. This meant a few days with no satellite connection to anything and long, warm nights with no “ok, just one more episode” sessions. So, An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer came up in my suggestions and was added. As if I had reencountered an old crush, I wanted to know how it was going and to find out that they couldn’t possibly be as happy as they would be if they decided to regain my favor.

Then the worst thing happened. I totally fell in love with them. I started shipping them as if they were Fleabag and The Hot Priest. That recording was just brilliant. An inviting and heartwarming clash of creativity. Two amazing persons that summed even when they combined their oddities and awkwardness. They were the cool kids that belong together that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs had made me believe in. They were the proof that oddballs and weirdos were not excluded from having a love story. That age and distance and cultural barriers and past mistakes and fears and looks were obstacles not big enough to stop two love-filled individuals from colliding.

Being reconnected to the possibilities of the interweb I fell, quite gleefully, into a spiral of Amanda-Neil binging. Following the YouTube rabbit hole for hours and days: interviews, TED Talks, old shows, old songs. Amanda rapping to M.I.A., finding out about the time Neil met Neil Armstrong, listening to Amanda talk on a box to a crowd about the art of asking, listening to Neil describe his night at the Oscars, and rewatching the cringy moment when a drunken aussi proposed to Amanda and secretly hoping I could listen someone say Wastepaper Basket.

Then I got the news! They were having a baby! Oh my goodness, that is a lucky kid! His life will be so full of music and stories and weird clothes. Man, was I jealous!

All this time I was thinking “Well, at least that part of the universe turned out fine… Maybe there is hope for all the other parts. Including mine.” Oh dear… I almost forgot that tragedy is in the fabric of this existence.

I don’t know the details and I won’t be looking into them, but I read there were some mean things crafted in a very creative, I am sure, set of written essays. Something that perhaps has to do with egoism and narcissistic notions of people. A bunch of words that digest the love and turns it into shit to be put next to the never ending piles of shit that cover everything else.

I know that they are just humans and, as such, are flooded with emotions and opinions and circumstances and that, probably, they are just doing the best they can with what they’ve got. Nevertheless, I just felt this urgent need to write these long preamble to the following five-word statement: F*ck you Neil and Amanda.

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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 527: Drew McWeeny

August 28 - September 3, 1993

This week Ken welcomes film critic, screen writer and all around movie oracle Drew McWeeny to the show.

Ken and Drew discuss Ken's shock that people listen to the show, 1993, the Late Night Wars, moving to LA, going to an Arsenio taping, loving Letterman, the beauty of late night TV, Tom Snyder, being terrified by the Son of Sam, watching TV late at night, SVHS, getting a snapshot of a time and place, being heavily into laserdiscs, Ken Crane, what The Grimace's Second Wife watches, 227, spin offs, the beauty of YouTube, Dick Cavett, Ken's dislike of Leno, Mike Nesmith's Television Parts, It's Gary Shandling's Show, the shock of Letterman not getting The Tonight Show, Leno screwing over Conan, the magic of panels, closed captioning, how bad they still are, the writer's strike, The "New" Mission Impossible, developing an MST3k Habit, rent-a-friend, Dream On, Tales from the Crypt, Body Bags, John Carpenter, Mick Garris, Ken's love of The Real World, SNL, loving late night pay cable in the 80s and 90s, USA Up All Night, The Creature Feature Movie Guide, TV Guide 2 star movies, the debut of Nickelodeon's SNICK, why animators were the best kinds of nerds, Ren & Stimpy, Bruce Campbell, Briscoe County Jr., 120 Minutes, The MTV Music Video Awards, The MTV Movie Awards, getting fired from being a tour guide at Universal Studios, MTV Week in Rock, Roseanne, the sad decline of Tobe Hooper, Invaders from Mars, Stephen King's Sleepwalkers, The Larry Sanders Show, Tall Hopes, The John Larroquette Show, loving The X-Files even though it's not on yet, Bonnie Hunt's The Building, Bob, Eye Witness Video, how important music videos were, knowing the directors, and how much the world has changed.

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Portland’s Eight Bells Ready for Psycho Las Vegas

~Interview by Jamie LaRose~

If you haven’t caught Oregon’s EIGHT BELLS yet, your chance is coming up at the Psycho Las Vegas, where they play on Sunday, August 19th. Some of the bands playing Psycho this year are Dimmu Borgir, Danzig, Red Fang and Wolves in the Throne Room. Eight Bells has long been held together by the very talented Melynda Jackson, who has given life and beauty to this emotional masterpiece of sound. We had the chance to speak with Melynda Jackson as well as Melynda Amann, Brian Burke, and Alyssa Maucere and get some insight on how the band has progressed as well as their plans for the future. While they have been working on new material for you to get your emotional heavy groove on, they have made great strides as a group and have plans to record once they have completed their current writing process. Don’t miss them at Psycho '18, and look forward to the delicate doom that will enrapture your soul.

Landless by Eight Bells

You have a very unique and particular style about Eight Bells. What was the original inspiration for the project?

MELYNDA: I had started out playing in SubArachnoid Space for years, kind of a hard psych/noise what have you instrumental project. That project started as improvised noise, and over 15 years morphed into more of a songwriting collaboration. When I decided to let that project go, I knew I wanted to continue on into more distinct and concise songwriting but keep a little bit of the feel of SubArachnoid Space. Over the years the drummer was becoming more and more interested in some metal techniques like blast beats etc. We decided that we wanted to continue that trajectory after we dissolved SubArachnoid Space, so we named the new band Eight Bells, after the final SAS album. We never really wanted to fit anywhere perfectly, and I think we have accomplished that goal. I feel like turmoil and sadness are expressed frequently in this project. We would like to make something emotionally vivid and not have all the songs sound the same.

What is the driving force that carries you on over the last few years?

MELYNDA: It has been a tough couple of years for sure, with many points where I considered giving up. Playing music teaches me lots of things. I would say those things go beyond learning to play the music itself, but interpersonal stuff, connectedness, commitment, self-examination, and emotional expression. I have a lot to learn so I keep trying because it is interesting. Getting older reminds me that I have a finite amount of time to create, so I really have no choice-it is an itch that can’t be scratched. Also, I am stubborn as fuck so when signs all seem to be pointing to giving up, I try harder.

Can you talk about the lineup changes and how that has affected the sound this year?

MELYNDA: Oh, we have about 20 minutes of new music that has been difficult in its creation because of how many people Lindy and I have gone through in the rhythm section. (laughs) She has been with me for a couple of years now, but we are on our 3rd drummer (Brian), as well as our 3rd Bassist, (Alyssa). It felt like a struggle to really practice with regularity and treat it as a discipline until Brian and Alyssa joined. The songs Lindy and I were working on as a duo sort of finished themselves with their input and the ideas were made better for sure. I am not sure yet how the sound has changed to an outside listener, but I can say for me, the music is more defined. We have three-part harmonies now and we had a great time at our last two shows, so we can have fun together and connect onstage and that means everything to me -- and I do mean everything.

Do you have any upcoming plans for a new release with the new lineup?

MELYNDA: We totally want to record when we have another couple of songs. We will be focused on writing and making demos when get back from Psycho Las Vegas.

Describe your favorite way to enter the writing process.

ALYSSA: When someone comes in with a riff and we play it over and over, and it grabs us, that's when it's the best. We can see where else it could be taken, or it can push us in a completely different direction as our minds/ears begin to churn. It's important for me to carry the foundation for the harmonic layering to give space and clarity to my bandmates. It's a lot of refinement and experimentation, and that gives birth to truly abstract and complex song structures that give that feel really satisfying once they're played to our standards. Witnessing my bandmates get lost and found within a composition is how I know we all found something that works for us.

LINDY: Before I even present anything to my bandmates I am often inspired in random and unexpected ways. My voice recorder on my phone usually gets a lot of action for spur of moment inspirations out of nowhere. If I hear a riff in my head I often sing it into my recorder, so I don’t forget it. Sometimes this spontaneous idea could translate into a vocal melody or a keyboard riff. This riff usually doesn’t make it to the band practice room for others to listen to until the pot smoke has dissipated, and some serious rumination has occurred. If my riffing inspires others. I get excited and a possible jam may elicit more awesomeness that I didn’t hear the first go around in my head.

MELYNDA: I kind of feel like I don’t really have a choice in the matter in terms of how I process, meaning I don’t consciously choose to sit down and write a song. I hear riffs in my head and enjoy working with the group in real time to flesh out songs and arrangement. Recording riff ideas, like lindy says, helps. Sometimes I will work off a keyboard part of Melynda’s, or whatever. I like jamming a riff until it leads to the next part. We don’t really have a formula that we follow and we are still developing a language that we all can understand. Seems like learning to play the parts together is the first pass like a rough draft, then more arranging and tweaking.

What do you most look forward to while participating in the upcoming Psycho Las Vegas 2018?

ALYSSA: It's a family reunion for many of us. We have friends from all over the country convening all in one place, seeing bands that we all look up to, together, or never have seen, confined to a ridiculously fun environment that encourages all forms of debauchery. I'm honored that we get to play the Vinyl Stage with of such an amazing line up, I mean, c'mon we play after Necrot and Mutoid Man, two of my favorite bands out right now! It will be great to have this moment to give people the ability to see the reincarnation of Eight Bells. Plus, there's that killer pool and legal marijuana.

LINDY: I look forward to the camaraderie and friendships with my contemporaries and fans and also the bangovers and ringing ears caused from my own band’s crushing performance and from the performances of my friends and heroes on all of the stages.

MELYNDA: Playing the set honestly. I am not a fan of the desert in August. I look forward though, to air conditioning and seeing folks I don’t get to see very often.

Where did you start on the path of playing music?

ALYSSA: It started when I was a little kid. I used to play this game with my family where they would turn on a song for one second on the radio/CD player, and I'd have to identify what band it was, and most of the time I was dead-on. I was obsessed with tone and recording quality, all the unique sounds individual to a specific band, and it fascinated me how different everyone was. That's how I was able to remember who was who by their tone! Before I was even 10, I was hooked to MTV, especially 120 min and Beavis and Butthead (which I used to sneak at night and watch). It was there I heard PJ Harvey, Bjork, Soundgarden, Helmet, Unsane, Hum, The Beastie Boys, etc. I really liked playing on one of those children's pianos and would do it all the time for hours. Eventually my family broke down and found me a cheap upright piano when I turn 8 and it changed my life. I got my first electric guitar when I was 13, and I’ve played one almost every day for 20 years now. It was when I was 23 that I got asked to play bass in a band, and I never looked back.

LINDY: It started from the days of infancy when my mom would place my playpen by the record player, plug my headphones and spin an LP for me to keep me occupied. Later, that path continued on long car rides from Massachusetts to Maine when my Dad would blast Pat Benatar, Black Sabbath, Tina Turner and the Motels all the way to his place. It started with singing in church every Sunday, and friends picking me up in the morning for school blasting Iron Maiden and Metallica. Music has always been a central part of my life.

MELYNDA: I played clarinet and bass clarinet in band, but was kicked out for being unruly even though I could play well. I suppose that was my first lesson – you are never so good or talented that you get to be an asshole to everyone and keep playing. I failed at guitar lessons soon after. As a kid I liked to listen to music and count the beats- oh here are 4s, but halved they are 2, oh this is 6… that sort of thing.

What are some of the most influential artists to you?

ALYSSA: Al Cisneros is a wizard. He creates a sonic vortex by meditating on very few potent riffs for lengths at a time. There's a mathematics going on there, a pattern that undulates in and out of consciousness. I know how to play most of those riffs, but if you ever see the man live, you're blown away by his delivery. Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell were probably the first musicians to show me what "heavy" meant, between the depth of the content in the lyrics and the eclectic richness of their influences. Soundgarden was a perfect storm of catchiness and brutality. It was also because of Kim Thayil that I ended up loving bands like Master Musicians of Bukakke and Sunn O))). Last but not least, metal bands like Blut Aus Nord and Deathspell Omega have a profound influence over my writing. It's chaotic and unsettling, and somehow, it's incredibly emotive and beautiful.

LINDY: In terms of vocalist heroes, I would say: Pat Benatar, Bruce Dickinson, Joni Mitchell and Aretha Franklin. Musicians that I am influenced by would be Nick Cave, Prince and Diamanda Galas.

MELYNDA: Old and new: Steve Reich, Sonic Youth, hildur guðnadóttir, Death, Enslaved, Popol Vuh, Butthole Surfers, Oranssi Pazuzu, Vaura, Earth Wind and Fire, Bauhaus, Faust, Amon Düül II -- so many. Basically, everything music influences me in some way, even if I don’t like it. I try not to wear my influences on my sleeve, but I also try not to overthink things.

Do any shows stand out above the rest, so far, as your favorite experience with the band and why?

ALYSSA: I'm so new to this band that every show so far stands out. Psycho Las Vegas will be the largest crowd I've played to in 5 years, and I'm really looking forward to performing.

BRIAN: The first two and the last two stand out most in my mind.

LINDY: Considering that I have been a member of Eight Bells for 2 years, I have only played 6 live shows with them. One that stands out for me is playing in Canada, opening for SubRosa. The energy and our playing were great and the excitement of the show was palatable.

MELYNDA: Brian we have only played two shows together. (laughs) Honestly, I would say our first show with this lineup eclipses any other that I have played with Eight Bells so far.

Is there a central message that you would like to convey?

ALYSSA: Eight Bells will crush your soul.

LINDY: Our time is finite. Our time is up. Crush my enemies, see them driven before me and hear the lamentations of everyone.

MELYNDA: For the love of Satan, please when driving on the highway, use the left lane for passing only.

Catch Portland, Oregon’s Eight Bells on the Vinyl Stage of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sunday night, August 19th, at Psycho Las Vegas. Get tickets here

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MTV Best Of 120 Minutes Live 1996

A special edition of MTV's 120 Minutes dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the show that is featuring some of the most memorable live performances of the first decade of this legendary show.

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The Hot On Da Block™ Winter Concert is a fast growing hiphop production exhibiting a mixture of live performers and entertainers performing a unique colorful vibe to the musical landscape .

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HOLLYWOOD ANGELA HARRIS

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Harris, also known as “Hollywood Angel,” is a purpose journalist and native of Panama City, FL. She was born with a knack for God, people, education and entertainment!

Angela earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Florida A&M University, one of the top HBCU’s in the US. Home to the Rattlers and the Marching 100’s Band, in the heart of the Capital City!

Hollywood Angel earned her 2nd B.S. Degree in Film from Full Sail University, one of the finest Art schools in the country, located in Winter Park, FL. She has hopes of becoming an Entertainment Lawyer in the near future and currently manages artist, Knolo Stacks of Block Ink Ent, is a PR for IUU MUSIC Hong Kong has conducted A&R and PR work for many in the industry including Que Mussolini, 4G Rap Music, Charisma Mufasa, Swift Slay, Black Ice, Kenyon Glover, Donnell Williams, Jamil Flores, Geechie Dan, Polo the Fur King, Shi Lewis, Jermel Howard and so many more!

Angela has experience as an Opinions Editor, Assistant Editor, and Contributing Writer. She has director credits from creating her own movies and commercials, she is skilled in photography, public relations and social media management.

Some of her work includes: Journey Magazine, OZONE Magazine as a featured Model, Miami Kustoms Magazine, Flaim Magazine, BTMB Magazine, the FAMUAN and Capital Outlook newspaper. She has worked on music videos with Boyz 2 Men, Nino Brown, Blood Raw, Rapp Brown, Percy Townes, Swift Slay and BBMG. She directed: “Acquaintances, My Friend, Whatever,” a short story on stereotypes of African Americans, an HIV/AIDS awareness PSA which was submitted to a national contest for Global Aids Awareness, and she had the opportunity to submit a test Doritos commercial for the Super Bowl through Full Sail University. Angela has been in front of the camera on many occasions as well as BTS. One of the 1st movies Angela played a role in is, “Chain Reaction,” featuring Rick Ross in character, directed by MBezzy and filmed by Total Kaos! She is also featured in “Forgive Us Our Sin,” by Antoine Gomire, a Chicago Filmmaker and has been cast for “Forgive Us Our Sins II.” Angela is also committed to starring in her 1st feature length film, “Just a Closer Walk,” by John Fredericks, where she will play a role as John’s mother’s best friend!

Angela loves the beach, sunny weather and seafood. She enjoys spending time with family. And she is extremely excited to be the new Editor-in-Chief for BDL4LIFE Magazine and a current A&R for BDL4LIFE ENT!

“To all of our current supporters, thanks for embracing me with open arms and entrusting me to take BDL4LIFE Magazine to another level! And to all of our future clients, we welcome you with open arms and are extremely happy to bring our supporters a wide array of features, marketing, advertising and promotional opportunities!” Let’s work 2018!!

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LIK BROTHAZ

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Praised by music fans The LIK BROTHAZ are “captivating”. Performances draw from their notable “style of intellect, message and emotions,”

The LIK BROTHAZ are currently recording their debut album, INFLUENCE, featuring new works and will be released in 2020.

Through their engaging and thought-provoking songs, branded by listeners as genuinely exciting” and “imaginative,” the LIK BROTHAZ Ty Boogie and Diddy Bop acclaim for bringing “young emotional power” to bold new sounds, and for their “fun masterpiece” performances- The group will tour extensively across North America giving both debut appearances at Thalian Hall Wilmington NC January 31st as part of a concert series.

Based in Kentucky, the LIK BROTHAZ have been presenting themselves in schools and sporting events throughout the 2019 season, leading the public to applaud them as “a new generation of icons, who cogently traverse a range of repertoire staples and entertain.

Previous recorded music video engagements include: the 2019 Southern Elementary & UK a rendition to the University of Kentucky..

The Duo is getting booked solid to perform extensively throughout North America, and abroad.

Formed in 2019 and combining 2 distinctive musical personalities into a unique collective, the LIK BROTHAZ draw their name from “LIKE BROTHERS,” noted for their respect and love for each other and others with incredible detail.

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Supa Cool

BIOGRAPHY

Anthony Walker better known as RealSupaCool, was born on Novemeber 14th 1985 in Germany. After moving back to the United States, he began his journey to discover his gift of music. Elementary school was tough not because of the work but because of anger issues due to divorce from mom and dad. From there he found his calm thru the music he listened to and used that energy to channel what would become greatness.

RealSupaCool got his official start in middle school where a good friend named Matt told him about the program Fruityloops (FL Studio, which was at version 1.9 at the time). It allowed hia vision to be produced in beat format using the software he just gained. Soon talent shows and other artists began to discover him as not only an artist but an extraordinary producer as well.

His past influences are artists like (2Pac, Biggie, T.I., Jeezy, Outkast) and producers like (Dr. Dre, Mannie Fresh, DJ Toomp, Organized Noize) just to name a few. He has been making quality tracks for over 20 years now and has worked with many people in the industry (Kevin Gates, Bezz Believe, Shaq, Starlito, Gucci Mane, Bubba Sparxxx, Jackboy 1800, OG Boobie Black).

What the future looks like is simply a mission to the top of every chart that can be made in music. Currently he is a member of Chessboard Enterprises and is a minority shareholder as well. “My job is to make sure we experience the levels that I’ve already seen in this industry. This time we do it on our terms as a family like we supposed to.”

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BOTTOM BOY INC.

BIOGRAPHY

Bottom Boy Inc hailed by fans for their hardcore energy is equally on a world-music stage or performing a concert. The Bottom Boy Inc. come together when CEO Johnny Fabian seeks out talent as T.A., BBI Bray, Young God, and Bobaine. and begin successful partnerships from their love for the music— which features a seamless blend of traditional hiphop and crunk music—leading to a busy global touring schedule and a growing catalog of critically acclaimed recordings garnering notoriety.

Committed to performing their debut GET DOWN OR LAY DOWN album music premieres MY DOG , SLIDE, STEPPED ON along with their best compositions.

BBI The Bottom Boy Inc become connected the concert series striving actively and expanding their repertoire, with contributing works to be announced. . Appearing frequently in diverse non-traditional spaces, night clubs and art galleries the groups forms an unforgettable experience.

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LADY BLING

BIOGRAPHY

LADY BLING is one of the best recording artists to descend from Memphis, Tennessee.

“Nothing short of remarkable…Lady Bling simply, brings whatever she narrates over to glorious life. That is how music fans describe her. Whether rapping about hustling, struggles, or telling a story her diverse repertoire captivates audiences and critics with her gritty yet charming stage presence, and entertaining presentation.

Lady Bling‘s renowned SLAUGHTER TIME 2 ALBUM offers a unique combination of a pure voice and seamless blend of songs and artists ensembled.

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Mr. Smith a.k.a BO$$ MONEY

BIOGRAPHY

Meet Mr. Smith a.k.a. “BO$$ Money” — many have been impatiently waiting.

Performing “Do Your Thang” his promise into a persuasive message that resonates an adult and mature melody creating attention. In this event, BO$$ Money through fly sex appeal and setting a trend BO$$ Money is reaching audiences elevating excitement and a memorable show.

Applauded by fans a perfect encapsulation of today’s genre-bending trend in Twerk music,” and by like-minded,” BOSS MONEYs interpretation of Do Your Thang! makes him one of the most dynamic artists of the culture and generation.

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BIOGRAPHY

The DARK REIGN ROYALTY camp has earned praise from audiences and critics alike for their show performances, compelling recordings and distinctive repertoire. Hailed as “…a tight-knit explosive with power and un-concealable ambition to connect with their newly found listeners”.

DRRs connection with its audiences repertoire is diverse, ranging from songs by ROGUES P and SCOTTY MAC such as Your Desire featuring New York’s own pride. DRRs subsequent performances has gained praise culminating with performances as part of the concert series.

DRR is based in Long Island NY.

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(Scene 9)GEE GEE

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Living Darian

BIOGRAPHY

Cincinnati, Ohio born Darian has led a challenging life resulting in ultimate victory. His birth father, onetime James Brown guitarist Calvin Goshade, returned to touring during his mother’s pregnancy and had no idea he had a son and his mother, Shelia Faye Owen, attempted raising him and his two sisters before cancer felled her ten days before Darian’s fifth birthday. Owen had chosen individuals to care for her children upon her death but sexual abuse soon fragmented the grieving children – Darian’s sisters were adopted and Darian moved thirteen times over the next three years before William and Marilyn Pellman adopted him.

Perhaps it seems natural, given his DNA, that Darian found music soon after. He started playing drums at the age of ten, began composing his own music by his fourteenth birthday, and had his own studio at the tender age of eighteen years old. He logged seven years as a member and executive producer of the band Non-Fiction but differences eventually dissolved the unit and Darian has worked as a solo artist since then. His album release Live For Love illustrates a vast array of influences – much of his material draws from hip hop, but blues and rock alike make their presence felt as well. His multi-instrumental talents fuel the sprawling eighteen song collection and his production work shaping the release distinguishes its sound.

The opener “Hit the Highway” melds his rock influences with a high velocity hip hop styled delivery. There’s a light synthesizer touch adding color to the track at key points, phased guitar riffing, and simmering energy keeping the track on a headlong path from its first seconds to last. This is a strong way to begin the album and the variation Darian brings to his vocal delivery further sets the song apart from similar efforts. The album’s title song opens with pensive and lyrical piano before expanding into a mid-tempo hip hop groove. It features second vocalist Jangles as a featured guest and his voice provides a low-key dramatic contrast with Darian’s own. Darian intends this song to stand as a definitive personal statement about his own destiny and what he wants from his world; the mix of attitude and musicality provides a perfect forum for such aspirations.

“These Things” is another mix of stylistic approaches opening with a blast of soul before incorporating his hip hop sound into the composition. It is impossible to not be impressed by the seamless way he blends seemingly disparate musical strands into an unified whole; other artists can’t pull such a synthesis off without it sounding disjointed and poorly conceived. “Down by the River” has a light funk edge and a moody near singer/songwriter sensibility unlike anything else discussed thus far in this review. The performance dispenses with the hip hop influences prevalent throughout much of the album in favor of a stripped down musical attack built around Darian’s voice and guitar.

“Gullible” has a slinky groove snaking its way over the course of three and a half minutes Darian matches with an understated vocal throughout. It is one of the release’s hidden gems and should be compelling in a live setting. The album concludes with a reprise of the title track sans Jangles’ vocal contributions – this take on the track varies little from the previous version but the additional emphasis on Darian’s performance gives it a greater personal quality than ever before. Living Darian’s latest release Live for Love is the peak so far in a short career, but he’s accomplished more as an artist than many of his contemporaries manage over decades. It is bracing to think about how early he is in his journey.

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JOHN FOUR TON

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RPG a.k.a. Rapping GrandPa

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It’s Friday, I’m in love… (1990s #1)

Finally, right?? The ’90s. Boo-yah. (We actually said that back then. It was usually after a particularly tasty dunk in a pickup hoops game. #whitemencantjump)

I was a baby at the end of 1969. I covered part of that decade in a playlist. I was a kid in the ’70s. I covered that decade once or twice. I was a teenager in the ’80s. And I covered that decade once, twice, and thrice.

I was an adult in the ’90s. And it’s about gotdam time that I gave that era some love.

The ’80s were weird. The ’90s were normal. I graduated college in 1991. That was normal. I graduated law school in 1994, and again in 1995. The first time was normal, and the second time was only weird because who reups for an extra year of law school. (Tbh, it was waaay better than the first three. JY and KB, what’s up?) Then I spent a lost year sending resumés and working a few odd jobs. I guess that was weird, but it wasn’t. I had a best friend who seemed just as adrift, but also more grounded, as me. And he loved music.

MRH was a force. He knew stuff. When I (thought that I) was all alt listening to Frank Black and the Smashing Pumpkins, he was all indie listening to Pavement and Superchunk. The first tape that he gave me had Slanted and Enchanted on the a-side and No Pocky for Kitty on the b-side. I wore out that tape until I bought the cds. I paid him back with a mix tape of rap that he refused to listen to. He was a snob, and he never let you borrow any cds. He’d copy them for you, though – often on shuffle, so the tracklist was all wrong. (I’m still surprised that “All Shook Down” isn’t the first track on the Replacements’ All Shook Down.)

In 1996, he and I both moved to Chicago. Different neighborhoods, but North-side close enough that we got together every week or so – mostly at his place in Lincoln Park, which was closer to the Lakeview Reckless Records shop. We saw alot of Sox games (Paul Konerko’s homer off Kerry Wood at the Cell when the interleague series mattered was so great), and we saw alot of shows. A few stick out: Teenage Fanclub with Yo La Tengo opening at Metro; Sebadoh with Rodan opening (their last performance ever, and still one of the best sets that I’ve ever witnessed) at Lounge Ax; Royal Trux with Gastr del Sol opening at Metro; and Eric’s Trip at Empty Bottle. I think all of those bands are represented here, except Rodan, and they’re a hard hang – a descendant of fellow Louisville legends Slint. Remember them?

Remember 120 Minutes on MTV with Matt Pinfield? Remember JBTV on some cable access channel? I mentioned Reckless, but do you remember Ajax on Chicago Avenue? Remember your own local record stores and rifling through bins of used cds? Promos of new stuff that were dirt cheap because they had a don’t-sell-or-buy-this stamp/sticker on the cover? Music didn’t stream back then, and iTunes and Napster were years away. You actually had to buy shit. And make decisions. Should I go for this used copy of the latest Th’ Faith Healers album, or the new, full-price Tortoise remix compilation? GbV’s next ep (there might be a classic among those six songs), or whatever Will Oldham’s put out this month? One Belle & Sebastian 7″ or both of them? Should I buy music or lunch tomorrow at work? Your choices may have been different, but the point is this: Kids, we walked a mile to and from school uphill both ways, music-wise. You don’t even know.

We were sorta grown-up with our own version of disposable income, but we were still mostly broke. A new cd was, what, $12-15? I have totes of them in the garage. Most of the ones that I’ve kept are still dear to me, but I’d sell any of them for a quarter of what I paid. Hmu, if you’re looking for some choice vintage Table of the Elements releases.

(Footnote here: I love Spotify, but I do miss physical iterations of music. I loved opening a new cd and checking out what was inside the insert. Same for vinyl. Streaming services should add that stuff.)

Anyway. In 1990, I listened to WXRT jams. A few years later, I listened to Q101 jams. After that, it was indie rock that wasn’t on the radio, hip-hop, and jazz. And that’s where I stopped, pretty much. Most of the stuff that I dig rn has a toe-hold in what I heard in the ’90s. My best friend would back that up, for sure, and tell you about my near-nightly “Son Volt Party” on the deck. (Fwiw: It’s not always totally Son Volt, but it always starts with something off Trace.)

What I’m struggling to articulate is that this era is my safe place. And, unlike the ’70s and ’80s playlists, where I could take an ironic piss on a track here and there, these playlists are comprised of tracks that I mostly love, even the lame ones. You know the “new stuff-old stuff” descriptions on the weekly playlists? (It just occurred to me that you might not know because you don’t read those posts, and that this is tl;dr.) The old stuff is mostly from the 1990s.

This week’s playlist is the first of two. Both have 99 tracks, and both were lovingly co-curated by my best friend. I promise that I won’t blab so much next time. Here’s the widget.

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GAY MUSIC CHART – 2017 week 38

Welcome to the Gay Music Chart, the LGBTQA related music videos TOP 50 actuality and most request.

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Here is the recap for this week :

OUT : Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish (LW: 02 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 02)

OUT : Jay Arseno - Shine! (DJ Sean Mac Remix) (LW: 14 / WO: 11 / PEAK: 14)

OUT : Lara Fabian - Growing Wings (Offer Nissim Remix) (LW: 22 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 22)

OUT : Cub Sport - O Lord (LW: 23 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 17)

OUT : Goldfrapp - Everything Is Never Enough (LW: 24 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 24)

OUT : Filthy Friends - Despierta (LW: 25 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 25)

OUT : The Hound - Can't Let You Go (LW: 29 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 29)

OUT : Rainbow Riots - Freedom (LW: 35 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 12)

OUT : Ricky Rebel - If You Were My Baby (LW: 36 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 36)

OUT : Arturo Cardelús - Sherwin and Jonathan (In a Heartbeat OST) (LW: 38 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 34)

OUT : Garek - Mr. Kellyanne Conway (LW: 39 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 28)

OUT : The Human - The Uninvited Guest (LW: 40 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 40)

OUT : Lazaro Carrasco - Feliz de mentira (LW: 43 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 42)

OUT : Projekt 100% MENSCH - Wir sind Eins (LW: 46 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 16)

OUT : Bjartmar Thordarson - Hollow (LW: 47 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 47)

OUT : Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Over Everything (LW: 48 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 48)

OUT : BFF - Techno Gym Love Affair (LW: 50 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 44)

01 (+ 43) : Logic feat. Alessia Cara, Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (LW: 44 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

This powerful music video, which is also a promotion for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, follows a gay teen couple and is the incarnation of the "It Get Better" slogan.

02 (+ 3) : Leon Else - What I Won't Do (Lyric Video) (LW: 05 / WO: 14 / PEAK: 02)

The British singer has recently came out on Facebook.

03 (+ 14) : Kevin Chomat - Sens Interdit (LW: 17 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 03)

This new single of the French singer reached the top 10 YouTube trending in France. His first album will be released next September 25, 2017.

04 (+ 5) : Alfie Arcuri - If They Only Knew (LW: 09 / WO: 11 / PEAK: 04)

This is the new music video of the winner of The Voice Australia 2016. What must do a gay man when he's in love with his best male friend, who's dating his best female friend?

05 (+ 25) : P!nk - What About Us (LW: 30 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 05)

The music video includes audio contents from the tragic events in Charlottesville for denouncing the hate speeches from the supremacist movements, and shows several people dancing under the intimidating eye of the authorities, including two men together.

06 (+ 39) : Alvin Point - Il a dit (LW: 45 / WO: 51 / PEAK: 01 (x4))

The first single of the 24 years old singer is talking about a romantic gay love story. The title means "he said".

07 (+ 20) : Wrabel - The Village (LW: 27 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 04)

This engaging song was written the day after US President Trump removed new federal protections for trans students in public schools last February. Trans actor August Aiden plays the role of a young transgender who tries to be himself despite the hostility of his father in the music video.

08 (=) : Eli Lieb - Shangri La (LW: 08 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 03)

Eli Lieb is completely bare in his new music video.

09 (- 5) : Myckael SG - Strong or Best (alternate version) (LW: 04 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 04)

10 (+ 24) : Lizzo - Good As Hell (LW: 34 / WO: 40 / PEAK: 02)

This is taken from the EP "Coconut Oil".

11 (+ 5) : Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (Official Audio) (LW: 16 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 11)

The British singer is back with a new upcoming album.

12 (- 2) : Kevin Chomat - Un homme à terre (LW: 10 / WO: 32 / PEAK: 01 (x3))

For his third single, the French singer is talking about infidelity, with his boyfriend who cheated on him.

13 (NEW) : Zayn feat. Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 13)

14 (- 3) : La Prohibida - Baloncesto (LW: 11 / WO: 9 / PEAK: 03)

15 (- 12) : Martin Garrix & Troye Sivan - There For You (LW: 03 / WO: 16 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

16 (- 4) : Benny - Boys Will Be Boys (LW: 12 / WO: 37 / PEAK: 02)

It took two years for the 17 years old YouTuber Ben J. Pierce to release a new music video after "Little Game", but the wait was worth it, because it's really good. It talks about toxic masculinity and the effects it can have on a person.

17 (+ 2) : Benny - Never Apart (LW: 19 / WO: 15 / PEAK: 17)

His new single is a tender gay youth love declaration.

18 (- 3) : Paris Bang Bang - Poseída (LW: 15 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 15)

The drag queen is from Mexico City.

19 (- 13) : Michele Bravi - Solo Per Un Po' (LW: 06 / WO: 18 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

The Italian singer has came out earlier this year, just before coming fourth in the San Remo 2017 music festival in the Champion category. This single is the second single of his album "Anime di carta" which reached #1 in the top album in Italy.

20 (NEW) : Marc Devigne - Çà va (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 20)

From the Canadian TV miniseries "Shadowlands", Marc Devigne and Charlie David play a couple whose time together is cut short. Originaly posted on Vimeo.

21 (- 14) : Harel Skaat - Radio (LW: 07 / WO: 20 / PEAK: 01 (x3))

This is the new single of the Israeli singer, shoot in Paris.

22 (- 1) : PVRIS - What's Wrong (LW: 21 / WO: 13 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

A portion of every ticket sold for their upcoming fall tour will be donated to The Ally Coalition in support of LGBTQ equality.

23 (- 22) : Greyson Chance - Back on the Wall (LW: 01 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

The 19 years old singer has recently came out on Instagram. He was revealed with his cover of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a school talent show 7 years ago (almost 60 millions views on YouTube) and is produced by Ellen DeGeneres.

24 (RE-ENTRY) : Neon Trees - Feel Good (LW: - / WO: 5 / PEAK: 17)

After a break for his first solo album "Excommunication", Tyler Glenn goes back with his band for a new song.

25 (NEW) : MRSHLL 마샬 - Circle (visuals) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 25)

Sadly, there isn't an entire music video yet for the first solo track of the first openly gay kpop singer.

26 (+ 11) : Beth Ditto - We Could Run (LW: 37 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 10)

This is taken from her first solo album "Fake Sugar."

27 (+ 22) : Tom Bleasby - Where Is The Love (audio) (LW: 49 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 27)

The former contestant of X-Factor UK has recently came out publicly as gay.

28 (RE-ENTRY) : GAREK - Stray (LW: - / WO: 49 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

The single taken from the album "Take the King" is a conversation with his 8-year-old self about accepting who he is, the talk he wishes he had as a child, because he "spent so many years hating [himself] because [he] listened to the voices around [him] saying that people like [him] were disgusting".

29 (- 16) : Autoheart - My Hallelujah (LW: 13 / WO: 11 / PEAK: 11)

30 (NEW) : Superfruit - How You Feeling? (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 30)

This is the eighth single taken from their first album "Future Friends".

31 (NEW) : George Michael feat. Nile Rodgers - Fantasy (Audio) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 31)

This track is taken from "Listen without Prejudice/MTV Unplugged" – out in October 20th.

32 (- 6) : MUNA - I Know A Place (LW: 26 / WO: 32 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

The new song of the L.A. queer trio band is an LGBT anthem which imagines a place where none of them would need to be afraid. This is taken from their first album "About U".

33 (NEW) : Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Arnaud Rebotini Remix) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 33)

This classic gay anthem is a remix for the OST of the French movie "120 battements par minute", which depicts a group of HIV/AIDS activists in the early 1990s. The movie won the Grand Prix in the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

34 (NEW) : Brockhampton - Junky (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 34)

35 (NEW) : ERASURE - Just A Little Love (Official Lyric Video) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 35)

36 (- 8) : Namuel - Yugoslavia (LW: 28 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 16)

The Chilean singer is back, and is playing Adam and Steve in his new music video.

37 (- 4) : Falko - Undercover (Official Lyric Video) (LW: 33 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 33)

It took 5 years to the former contestant of the Flemish version of Idol (he was 16 and out at this time) to release his second single.

38 (- 18) : Mickey Taylor feat. ØMC - In The Night (LW: 20 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 20)

After "All Day", this is the part two of a 7 part series.

39 (+ 2) : Superfruit - Worth it (LW: 41 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 02)

This is the third single of the duo taken from the "Future Friends - Part One" EP. The music video breaks down gender norms with these two young dancers.

40 (RE-ENTRY) : LP - No Witness (A Night at The McKittrick Hotel) (LW: - / WO: 3 / PEAK: 18)

41 (- 9) : Chester Lockhart - Save Me from Myself (LW: 32 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 32)

42 (- 24) : Pabllo Vittar feat. Mateus Carrilho - Corpo Sensual (LW: 18 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 18)

The new song of the famous Brazilian drag queen is with one of the member of Banda Uó. Quente...

43 (RE-ENTRY) : PVRIS - Anyone Else (LW: - / WO: 2 / PEAK: 31)

A portion of every ticket sold for their upcoming fall tour will be donated to The Ally Coalition in support of LGBTQ equality.

44 (NEW) : Detonautas Roque Clube part. Leoni - Dias Assim (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 44)

This music video is full of straight, gay and lesbian kisses.

45 (- 3) : Germán Díaz - Dentro de tí (LW: 42 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 42)

This is the new track of the Argentinian singer.

46 (RE-ENTRY) : Ria Mae - Bend (LW: - / WO: 5 / PEAK: 07)

This is the new single of the Canadian singer.

47 (RE-ENTRY) : Tuure Boelius - Eikö sua hävetä (LW: - / WO: 2 / PEAK: 43)

This is the first single of the teenage Finnish YouTuber who came out last November 2016 at the age of 15 on YouTube.

48 (NEW) : Tokio Hotel - Something New (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 48)

49 (NEW) : State of Sound - Heaven (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 49)

This music video is full of straight, gay and lesbian kisses.

50 (- 19) : Tom Goss - Click (The Interactive Music Video) (LW: 31 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 15)

This ambitious project is an interractive and immersive music video where you will have a total liberty for searching your future boyfriend or girlfriend. You have the choice between 11 love interests !

ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

Giovanni Falchetti - Entonces que somos

This is the new single of the Chilean singer based in Mexico.

Michael Perry - Perfect Love

After "Underwear Model", this is his new single.

Marc Almond - How Can I Be Sure

From the forthcoming album "Shadows & Reflections", out 22nd September.

St. Vincent - New York

NU3L - Ventre

VIZIN - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

This is cover of the classic gay anthem by Sylvester.

Chumina Power - Quiero un Ángel

Taken from the album "No Soy una Señora" from the Spanish drag queen.

Pupi Poisson - Tienes to la cara

Taken from the OST of "Un marido para Pupi".

Sunkee Angel - Slut Walk

This is the new song of the transgender singer, inspired by Amber Rose.

MUNA - In My Way

Taken from the album "About U".

Shamir - 90's Kids

Bonnie McKee - Thorns

Macy Rodman - Born

Michael Resin - Only Human

This is the new track of the Swiss singer.

See you next week and don’t forget to vote for your best LGBTQA music videos ! Here are the rules :

1 ) You can vote for many videos as you want under the videos on YouTube in the comment section. It could be recent or past music videos, which must provide at least one among the following conditions:

- the music video has LGBTQA related content, in the lyrics or the music video

- the artist is LGBTQA, an LGBTQA icon or eventually ally

- LGBTQA medias talked about it.

2 ) You can’t vote more than 3 songs of a same artist per week.

3 ) In case of an artist who receive votes mostly by a fan base, we will count only one song, in a limited time of 10 weeks of presence in the top.

4 ) You can vote with only one account.

5 ) If you make 5 votes or less, your first vote will represent 5 points, your second vote 4 points, etc… until your last vote and following 1 point. If you make 6 to 10 votes, your first vote will represent 10 points, your second vote 9 points, etc… If you make more than 10 votes, your first vote will represent 20 points, your second vote 19 points, etc…

6 ) People who make 1 to 5 votes form the amateur ranking, those who make 6 to 10 votes form the fan ranking, those who make more than 10 votes form the expert ranking. We form the jury ranking. The Gay Music Chart is the addition of the four charts. In case of equality, the number of votes and the dates of votes will count.

7 ) The votes will close on Thursday, 8 PM, European time.

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