Summer of '82 - When Zappa Came to Sicily

"Summer of '82 - When Zappa Came to Sicily"

Coming to DVD and Digital Formats on December 8th

Zappa's '82 Italian tour comes to life with never-before-seen concert / backstage footage

Limited theatrical run starts in LA on November 5th

Where were you in the summer of '82?

In the feature documentary, Summer 82 - When Zappa Came to Sicily, filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behind-the-scenes story of Frank Zappa's star-crossed concert in Palermo, Sicily, the wrap-up to a European tour that ended in public disturbances and police intervention. Cuccia had a ticket to the concert but never made it. 

Thirty years later, collaborating with Zappa's family, he re-creates the events through a combination of rare concert and backstage footage; photographs; anecdotes from family, band members, and concertgoers; and insights from Zappa biographer and friend Massimo Bassoli. The story is also a personal one, as Cuccia interweaves the story of Zappa's trip to Sicily with his own memories from that summer.

The film looks at the rise and heyday of Frank Zappa's career as an innovative composer and libertarian provocateur, and includes tales of the relationship of a busy father with his children.

While in Sicily for the concert, Zappa visited Partinico, the birthplace of his father and grandfather; and in the film's warm and loving coda, three of Zappa's children, Dweezil, Moon Diva and his wife Gail, return to meet their relatives there for the first time.

A Blu-ray edition of the film, distributed by MVD Entertainment Group and produced by Eleonora Cordaro for Abra&Cadabra, will be released on December 8th (pre-order HERE). Bonus features include unpublished photos of Zappa behind the scenes.

SCREENINGS:

11/5 - Los Angeles - The Regent Theater - Q&A with Dweezil & Moon Zappa + Steve Vai

11/17 - Philadelphia - PhilaMOCA - Q&A with Dweezil Zappa

11/20 - Boston - The Regent Theatre - Q&A with Dweezil Zappa

TRAILER: https://youtu.be/vnSTDTfhJ-8   

My Kid Brother's Band

Fifty Years of THE BEATLES: Louise Harrison Lifts Veil

on Her Life With her Beatles Brother

"…Harrison has an unusual angle for her Beatlemaniac memoirs:
she was living in America when her brother hit it big…" - Rolling Stone
 

She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah...!!!! By the summer of 1965,Beatlemania had gripped the world, with fandom reaching the highest pinnacles of society. The Beatles had played for presidents, heads of state, and accepted a command performance from Queen Elizabeth II. So great was the Fab Four’s rising fame that, in June of 1965, they were named Members of the British Empire--a high honor for four kids from Liverpool. Now, on the cusp of the 50th Anniversary of their MBE induction, one person close to them is looking back at Beatlemania. For Louise Harrison, Beatles success meant something different entirely. Living in the United States, Louise had been a vanguard of the Beatles, and she worked hard to help make the band as big a success in America as they had been across the pond--her efforts often and humorously met with rejection. But behind the fame and away from the lights, Louise and her mother and father provided something to the other three Beatles that only the Harrisons could: a family. Now, for the first time, Louise has lifted the veil on life with the Beatles in a heart-felt, powerful memoir My Kid Brother’s Band: a.k.a. The Beatles!  Recounting the rise from Liverpool, sweeping British and European popularity, and that fateful first broadcast on The Ed Sullivan Show. Louise takes readers on a journey through the years, touching on emotional, spiritual, and professional landmarks along the way. With so many Beatles “50th anniversaries” on the calendar this year, Beatles fans everywhere won’t want to miss this intimate portrait of life inside one Beatles family. ABOUT LOUISE HARRISON Louise Harrison was born in Liverpool, England, the first child and only daughter of Harold and Louise Harrison. Her youngest brother, George, was also the youngest of the four Liverpool lads know as The Beatles. During 1964 and 1965 Louis, living in Illinois, found herself writing and broadcasting daily Beatles reports nationwide, due to public demand for news of The Beatles. Her distinctive voice with its British accent is immediately recognized by Beatles People all over the world.

It's Chumming! Sharknado 3!

You know the old saying "When pigs fly out my ass?" Well F#@k those trough eaters, the likelihood of sharks flying out your ass is inevitable, bitches!

That's correct flying out of our collective asses in 2015, Sharknado 3 is coming, or is that chumming?

Whatever! This I know Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are returning. Yippee ki yay shark bait!

Sharknado 2: The Second One was Syfy's most-watched original movie with 3.9 million viewers.

When viewers last saw Ziering's Fin and Reid's April, they were battling sharks in New York. Reid's character got a saw hand. Is that the opposite of a not seen hand, just asking?

Location, location, location.. Ian Ziering had different ideas on that topic. "I think it should be a European city. We have so many foreign fans, I think we should take the movie to them," Ziering stated "I thought wouldn't it be great instead of demolishing a city, if we, through a Sharknado, could rebuild it? Wouldn't it be fantastic if we went to Italy and Sharknado straightened the Leaning Tower of Pisa."

Food for thought.

Get caught in the Sharknado at: 

http://www.syfy.com/

Pentatonix: The Ceiling Can't Hold Them

Pentatonix preparing for World Domination

"Here we go back, this is the moment

Tonight is the night, well fight till its over

So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us"

- Macklemore

The ceiling certainly can't hold Pentatnoix, thus this is the prefect song to kick off their latest EP "PTX Volume 2".

Yes, that's right after taking a trip to Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" the PTX gang kick it again with another song by the Rap God "Can't Hold Us".

With their huge success in the United States the gang is currently embarking on a European takeover as well.

Yes everyone, PTX is in the process of dominating the world, no the ceiling can't hold these guys!

                                                             "Can't Hold Us" Video

Get dominated PTX Style at: http://www.ptxofficial.com/

Turning European? Here are the tours dates: http://www.ptxofficial.com/tour

Marie Parie Scores An "Alien Victory"

"Sweet Dreams" - Marie Parie

Parisian born singer/songwriter Marie Parie has always believed in her higher alien power. Raised by two Catholic Priests in France Ms. Parie has always identified herself as a alien resident on the Planet Earth.

Her first album "Alien Victory" drops this week. In the world according to Marie scoring this victory has multilevel meanings. The first and foremost one is, understanding the alien power within in us all and letting it guide you when you are unsure of where you should lead.

So, let's hear it from the self described gay man in a woman's body Ms. Marie Parie!

MS: Marie I know you think of yourself as an alien I'm guessing that's why your debut album is titled: "Alien Victory".

MP: Well, yeah (laughs) I believe there is a part of all of us that is an alien. That's where I come from, and the victory is that every single human being is capable of overcoming any situation.

                                                              Dating C'est Toc

MS: So how long has your debut been in the works?

MP: A year.

MS: That's pretty standard. The alien theme is something that runs through all of your music including your hit song "Dating".

MP: When I was a child I was always calling myself and alien, and extraterrestrial. This is a thought that would always be in my mind and I had no idea why.

MS: I assume you will include your biggest hit "Dating" on the album.

MP: Of course! There is the English version and we did a French version. We wanted to combine the French and the American on the album. The heavy bass and heavy drums are American style, but melodic part of it is European style.

MS: Bringing the American and European version together on one album is an "Alien Victory" all it's own.

MP: I've always been fascinated with the "Two Sisters" relation between France and America, they have always been inside of each other in history. For example if you go to Normandy, FR there is so much American heritage there and if you go to Louisiana, USA there is so much French heritage. I've always thought how powerful it is to join two worlds together. Uniting two worlds, it's a victory, but to do that you need an alien force. There are so many layers to my album, but there is also the mystery of the alien world which I believe in. On all the planets there are creatures, and we are all part of each other, we are all one.

MS: I like that.

MP: On a personal psychological aspect of it, every person feels alienated for one reason or another. Because it is hard to comprehend this thing called a human. We place limits on ourselves as human beings and we have unlimited potential. In society it is hard to be accepted or belong, or feel like you are a part of something. There are a lot of layers on my album in regard to this, it brings it altogether it goes through all the emotions you could never imagine. It's my "Alien Victory" (laughs).

MS: OK, Marie break down your "Alien Victory" for everyone.

MP: Well it starts with "Dating" your dating right now and it feels good inside. Then it goes to "Playground" because the first stages of dating are all fun.

MS: They are.

MP: "Playground" represents the mixture of danger and fun that "Dating" starts.

Another Day In The Alien World = Victory!

MS: So Marie, how does it all go from here? Will I like the ending to this novel?

MP: After those two stages you are facing the darkness and the light, it brings you to your beauty and your power. The alien in you gets you to do all of these things and you think: "Wow, I'm a miracle"!

MS: The suspense is killing me. How does it end?! Grrrrrrrrrrrrl please!

MP: There is "Lie To Me" the darkness has taken over. (laughs)

MS: Stop, been there done that, I could probably write that song.(laughs)

MP: "Lollipop" is when you become sexual again, you become a sex diva.

MS: Oh, here is my area of expertise. (laughs)

MP: So when you take your sexuality and get a hold of it, you become empowered again. So now you become like my song "Ur Ma Bitch" get on your knees, you are dominant. You really get a hold of your sexuality.

MS: Yeah?

MP: So, "Dating C'est Toc" is dating the new side of you, the alien thing.

MS: I know I did not hit every single track, just the highlights, so Marie Parie, what about the final one? "Love Me".

MP: "Love Me" until I die, it ends that way. You're in love and embracing your inner alien.

Embrace your "Alien Victory" with Marie Parie at:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marieparie

https://www.facebook.com/MarieParieMusic?fref=ts

For Immediate Release: Shonen Knife - "Ghost Train"

SHONEN KNIFE RELEASES "GHOST TRAIN" - 2ND VIDEO FROM THEIR LATEST "POP TUNE" ALBUM

On the heels of their North American "Pop Tune Tour 2012" Japanese Pop Punk 

Princesses "Shonen Knife" have released their second promotional video from their latest album release "Pop Tune" (Good Charamel 2012).

 The video is for the track "Ghost Train"  shot at The Osaka Pangea and Shibuya O-Nest in Japan, it was produced by by Mike Rogers and Ken Nishikawa. 

After a brief break from touring Shonen Knife returns to promoting the "Pop Tune" album with a European tour and an "Osaka Ramones" (their Ramones tribute alter ego) appearance in their hometown of Osaka.

Check out the new "Ghost Train" video  below ...

www.shonenknife.net