#Congratulations on being a Lynne Pete

[korrolrezni]

Come on, why is there no letter after this run? This was rather crucial for Peter. I think it deserves one.

[howtoplaythesax]

That's The Way I Like It - How To Play The Sax from HowToPlayTheSax on Vimeo.

That's The Way I Like It - as performed by the AWESOME Members at HowToPlayTheSax.com

Originally by KC And The Sunshine Band, That's The Way I Like It is a great fun song. Uh huh, uh huh.

And, at HowToPlayTheSax.com , we are all about having fun, playing saxophone, being awesome and repeating the whole process.

As an international group project, we at HowToPlayTheSax.com decided to expand on the saxophone lessons for this iconic disco song and take it to the next level. Thus, this group project was born.

Special thanks for their bravery and AWESOMENESS go to: Annette from New Zealand, Bernhard from Germany, Lynne from the UK, Pete from the UK, LaRae from Canada, Scott from The Netherlands.

These amazing musicians have only been playing saxophone for a very short amount of time and just look at what they have achieved !

Congratulations go to each one of these saxophonists - and indeed all of Saxophone Nation - at HowToPlayTheSax.com

I cannot emphasise enough as to just how impressed and proud I am of these AWESOME people.

You ladies and gentlemen are Rock Stars !!

That's The Way I Like It saxophone. KC and the Sunshine Band saxophone. How To Play Thats The Way I Like It On The Saxophone.

:-)

Thanks,

Matthew

P.S. If you would like to learn how to play the saxophone, visit us at: howtoplaythesax.com

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[nilority-blog]

(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — With most of music industry’s top acts absent, the two-hour MTV Video Music Awards lacked star power and felt flat — and it was up to a pop veteran to bring the house down.

Jennifer Lopez, who earned the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for lifetime achievement, provided the night’s most energetic performance as she gave a lengthy performance of her hit songs. MTV fashion

The most over-the-top looks from the #VMAs https://t.co/qq4KO58JA6

— Mashable (@mashable) August 21, 2018

  She started off slow — Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott’s unamused faces perfectly captured the vibe — but she hit a strong stride when she sang old smashes like “Jenny from the Block,” ”I’m Real” — where Ja Rule joined her onstage — and “All I Have,” which showed the skilled dancer’s vocal range.

But Lopez’s speech was more stirring than her powerful performance: She was emotional as she thanked her children and beau Alex Rodriguez onstage at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

  .@JLo full performance at the @vmas #VideoVanguard! Special reunion with @Ruleyork #VMAs pic.twitter.com/V3kJDw3DE1

— MTV Asia (@mtvasia) August 21, 2018

  She was teary-eyed and looked at her “two little angels,” as she called them, and said, “I stand here stronger and better than ever … so thank you Max and Emme.” She called Rodriguez, who filmed her performance with his phone, “my twin soul.”

“My life is sweeter and better with you in it,” she said.

While Lopez’s speech went for the heart, Cardi B aimed for jokes. The rapper, in her well-known silly demeanor, “opened” the show — not with a performance, but with cute jokes. The new mom was onstage pretending to hold a baby, but she then revealed to the audience that it was actually a Moonman, which she won earlier in the night for song of the summer for her No. 1 hit, “I Like It,” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin.

  #VMAS: @NICKIMINAJ thanks @ArianaGrande: “I’m so freaking proud of you” pic.twitter.com/3EkuWJ8OG5

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 21, 2018

Cardi B was the top contender of the night with 10 nominations. She gave birth to Kulture Kiari Cephus last month and was up for video of the year with “Finesse,” her collaboration with Bruno Mars. The song’s video, inspired by the 1990s sketch comedy series “In Living Color,” is also nominated for four other honors.

For the top prize, Cardi B and Mars were competing with Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” Drake’s “God’s Plan,” Beyonce and Jay-Z’s “Apes–t,” Camila Cabello’s “Havana” and Ariana Grande’s “No Tears Left to Cry.” But only Cardi B and Grande were on hand for the evening’s festivities.

At the end of the show, Madonna was called upon to pay ‘tribute’ to Aretha Franklin with a short speech.

#VMAs: The Queen of Pop @Madonna pays tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin: “I want to thank you, Aretha for empowering all of us. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Long live the queen.” pic.twitter.com/ugdxbr48Gz

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 21, 2018

  Twitter did not appreciate it.

Seriously I’m so over MADONNA She’s “honoring” Aretha Franklin & making the story all about her…Funny she did the same thing when Michael Jackson died & she opened the VMA’s with a speech & it was about her…I just can’t anymore with her! Aretha or Madonna pic.twitter.com/QXzfeAwJh0

— Jessica Lynn (@jessilynn1123) August 21, 2018

  Twitter roasts Madonna for her #VMAs Aretha Franklin tribute https://t.co/4uJ401nTyB

— Variety (@Variety) August 21, 2018

  Nicki Minaj won the first televised award — best hip hop — and checked comedian Tiffany Haddish for dissing girl group Fifth Harmony, now on hiatus.

After congratulating ex-Fifth Harmony member Cabello on her five nominations, presenter Haddish said sarcastically, “Hi Fifth Harmony.” When Minaj accepted an award moments later, she looked to Haddish and said, “Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because Normani is that (chick).” Normani currently has her first hit apart from the group with the Khalid-assisted “Love Lies.”

Minaj, who has been a trending topic this week after she madly tweeted about why her new album debuted at No. 2 behind Travis Scott, also provided the first bleeped moment of the night when she told the audience to listen to her Apple Music radio show this week to hear “who the (expletive) of the day award is going to.”

There was a political moment when Logic was joined onstage by young immigrants wearing T-shirts that read, “We are all human beings,” to protest the Trump administration’s separation of migrant children from their parents after they illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. The rapper, best known for the suicide prevention anthem “1-800-273-8255,” wore a T-shirt that read, “(Expletive) the wall.”

Grande won best pop video and thanked her fiance Pete Davidson “for existing.”

As for the top nominees, Beyonce and Jay-Z were behind Cardi B with eight bids for “Apesh–t,” filmed at the Louvre museum in Paris. Gambino’s “This Is America,” which tackles racism and gun violence, earned him seven nominations, while Drake, who gave away $1 million to Miami residents in his “God’s Plan” clip, scored seven nods.

Full Winner’s List HERE.

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  Go to Source MTV Music Awards 2018: Who Showed Up, Who Showed Out And Who Stayed Home NEW YORK (AP) — With most of music industry’s top acts absent, the two-hour MTV Video Music Awards lacked star power and felt flat — and it was up to a pop veteran to bring the house down.

[davedimartino]

NEW THIS WEEK 06.22.09

Wow!  What an occasion! Please join me in celebrating this special 100th edition of New This Week--the celebrated blog that can only be written after repeated viewings of Yo-Yo Sexy Girl Cop and a vast influx of carbonated cola product!

What have I learned after supplying you, the reader, with all this fabulous content?

1) Many of you do not think the Jonas Brothers are the New Beatles!

2) Many of you do not agree that in some ways Led Zeppelin is better than Nickleback!

3) As always, I should continue to aspire to winning over readers who make such comments as "You like Teena Marie? You're either gay or have no taste in music."

4) And, finally, I believe I may actually have peaked as a writer in 2007 with my thought-provoking battle royale: "Soulja Boy Vs. Springsteen!"

Luckily, thanks to your continued encouragement, I'll simply keep at it--telling it like it is, in no uncertain terms, and making or breaking artists' entire careers with one well-placed keystroke!

Hey, do you have my lighter?

 Dream Theater: Black Clouds & Silver Linings (Roadrunner)  Like many who write product descriptions for a living, I'd be inclined to say that Dream Theater is "a uniquely compelling creative force"--especially when it comes to great logos and long, extended musical pieces that showcase musical virtuosity in exchange for any single living female fan! Still making records after 25 years, this lovable gang of rapscallions know how to construct massive slabs of arty "progressive metal" that last long enough for non-fans to drive to a nearby Starbucks or 7/11, pick up a newspaper and read it, then drive home and pretend they're grooving to the tuneage just as the second song starts! Sometimes kids get lost in the tunnels that run underneath their learning institutions! In short: their best yet!

 Al B Sure!: Honey I'm Home (Hidden Beach) There's something that's, I don't know, kind of feel-goodish about a brand new album by Al B Sure!, but it's difficult to pinpoint! Is it because, like many who lived through the '90s, I've always been uncertain that the singer actually existed or I was just making him up? Is it because he has boldly decided to punctuate his professional stage name with an exclamation mark? Is it because defining "New Jack Swing" to anyone under 15 is about as easy as describing "Beach Music"? Nope, it's simply because of the album title! Certain to bring back special memories to old school fans and romantics alike, this new album--his first studio release in 15 years--comes with artwork and everything!

Cheap Trick: The Latest (Cheap Trick)  Used to be that I'd tell everybody who'd listen that I was only really impressed with the first two Cheap Trick albums and then sort of found them repeating themselves less and less successfully--but then I found myself repeating myself less and less successfully! So I decided to go with an entirely new approach! It may just be because the best part of the fab new album by drummer Bun E. Carlos's "side project" Tinted Windows sounds like prime Cheap Trick, it may simply be that this is the best Cheap Trick album I've heard in years, or it may be that as a Teena Marie fan I have no taste on music, but here's the scoop: The songs here are great, the band plays well, and you should buy this when you have a minute!

 Regina Spektor: Far (Sire) With a gold album to her credit, a list of critical plaudits, and a rapid potential fan base just waiting for an album featuring a blue piano on its cover, Regina Spektor is no longer the next big thing--she is a big thing! Not physically, though! Boosted by a batch of hot producers--including Jeff Lynne, David Kahne, and Two Other Guys--and America's compulsive need to arbitrarily focus on random entertainers for 18 months or so before declaring them obsolete--Far is loaded with memorable tunes and primed to take her to the superstardom that she, her label and her management probably all think she deserves! It's great! Let's just let it happen!  

Tortoise: Beacons Of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey)  A deft, intelligent outfit not nearly as prolific as they once were--this is their first new album in five years--Chicago's Tortoise are fascinating, ultramusical, and not the sort that aim to make hit records! Thus why on earth they opted for such a sexist album cover is beyond me! That being said, their logical goal--of having a full album side played between the works of Can, Kraftwerk, Terry Riley and Cluster and no one actually noticing they were listening to a new album--is now easily within their reach, and for it, they merit much praise! Old school pop fans will find them like the Turtles, but dryer! Recommended!

Ginuwine: A Man's Thoughts (Notifi/Asylum) The sixth album from the man least likely to be able to prove his identity via his driver's licence in a bar 25 years from now, Ginuwine's latest effort is solid, well-stocked with guest appearances by Brandy, Bun B, and Timbaland & Missy Elliott, and sure to be available in ringtone format via virtually any US carrier! Despite the deceptive album title, not a single song here features him wondering where he left his car and shoes or which super power he would like to have if he could only have one! You'll definitely like this!

 God Help The Girl: God Help The Girl (Matador)  Fans of Belle & Sebastian should go gaga over this superb album, which features B&S's Stuart Murdoch's songs and Murdoch fronting--with his band--a batch of singers, mostly female, who apparently "passed the audition"! There are a couple of familiar songs from past B&S albums, but the overall effect is catchy, very pleasant female pop that more than anything else evokes Belle & Sebastian's earliest work. If you like Belle & Sebastian, the Bird & The Bee, and Paddy McAloon's solo stuff, congratulations! You've got great taste! And it all sort of sounds like this!

 Pete Yorn: Back And Fourth (Columbia)  Interestingly, Pete Yorn is back with his fourth album! And you know what? He's pretty good! Yep, entirely acceptable! Recorded in Omaha, Nebraska with producer Mike Mogis--the man who catapulted Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley to international superstardom!--you'll find more than a few songs to hum along with here! Perhaps while listening you'll discover that anagrams for his name include "Repent Yo," "Retype No," and "Teeny Pro"! And after a couple of listenings, you'll think "Paradise Cove" is pretty good and wonder how he'd sound singing "Horse With No Name"! This job is so easy!

 Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul (2009 remastered version) (Stax) What better way to celebrate the 100th New This Week posting than writing about the first album I ever reviewed back when it first came out? Who says life is nothing but a dreary repetition of the familiar resembling nothing so much as snake eating its own tail and consuming itself into the dreary blackness awaiting all of us in the beyond? Not me, and not Isaac Hayes! Featuring the album's four original songs plus two bonus "single versions," this set remains classic any way you look at--for Hayes' 18-minute take on Jimmy Webb's "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and, for me at least, the staggering opening track, "Walk On By," which via its new remastering concludes with the most powerful five-minute ending life has ever provided us! Buy this and then shave your head in tribute!

 Alexisonfire: Old Crows/Young Cardinals (Vagrant) A scathing indictment of the seamy underside of Vatican nightlife, this disc is largely marred by the screaming of poor Alexis--who must have been in incredible pain before the ambulance arrived!