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Give me weed instead of roses/give me whiskey ‘stead of wine”: How modern country music and marijuana made friends natpo.st/10u0VMl
Exhibition curated from David Bowie’s personal archive to make first touring stop at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto this fall
“David Bowie is” will feature more than 300 objects from Bowie’s own personal archive, according to a press release issued by the AGO, including diary entries, more than 50 costumes and pictures of Bowie taken by star photographer Helmut Newton. More here: natpo.st/1bsdk33
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Rock of Aged: Music fans now have more than sympathy for old devils
Why, as a culture, are we now paying deference to those we’ve been encouraged to disdain? Maybe we’ve lowered our expectations, or maybe the press, whom wild hearses once couldn’t drag away from an ageist pun, have finally decided that denigrating veteran rockers is old-hat: http://natpo.st/192qTHd
[Illustration by Kagan McLeod]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f2adff2ebba2a4100309c186c6b3ea3/tumblr_mo8l9mrMol1r59dcio1_1280.jpg)
Rock of Aged: Music fans now have more than sympathy for old devils
Why, as a culture, are we now paying deference to those we’ve been encouraged to disdain? Maybe we’ve lowered our expectations, or maybe the press, whom wild hearses once couldn’t drag away from an ageist pun, have finally decided that denigrating veteran rockers is old-hat: http://natpo.st/192qTHd
[Illustration by Kagan McLeod]
Graphic: Bieber Versus Bieber
When Justin Bieber burst onto the scene in 2009, he was an uncontroversial, shaggy-haired, prepubescent 15-year-old. He’d been discovered on YouTube by some big music stars, and with his debut single ‘One Time,’ he was, for a brief moment, a shining example of young Canadian talent. The Stratford, Ont., -raised singer quickly became the most famous person on the planet.
Since his humble beginnings, Bieber sold out a Madison Square Garden concert in 22 minutes, amassed nearly three billion YouTube views, sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, and became the focus of intense public scrutiny. From ‘Baby’ to ‘Boyfriend,’ mop-hair to gel-hair, purple hoodie to leather, dog tag to gas mask, the evolution of Bieber from ‘cuddly’ to ‘gnarly’ in these short four years has gripped the world. Which Bieber do you prefer?
Guess who performed with the Rolling Stones in Montreal last night
It’s Win Butler of Arcade Fire! The Stones are currently touring North America, bringing celebrity friends onstage along the way. Read our review of their May 26 Toronto show, which featured Carrie Underwood, here: http://natpo.st/12J0Wbx
Ciara got served!
Watch a video of the singer getting served a lawsuit in the middle of her L.A. Pride performance here: natpo.st/10668dg
Concert Review: The Rolling Stones outlasted everyone in the house – Rob Ford jokes and all — at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on May 25: natpo.st/1aqEBSX
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield set to return to Earth today after five-month mission to make space cool again
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has handed over command of the International Space Station as he prepares to return to Earth.
The first Canadian to command the station said it’s time to turn over the reins to Pavel Vinogradov, a Russian cosmonaut.
David Bowie tweeted “Hallo Spaceboy…” after Hadfield wrapped up his five-month visit to the giant laboratory by posting a rendition of Space Oddity.
David Bowie’s new music video draws ire of The Catholic League
Bowie’s video for The Next Day, with its religious themes and partial nudity, has prompted the Catholic League to label the iconic musician a “senior citizen from London.” oooOOOoooh. See the video and read more about the controversy here: natpo.st/10u4DzW
After decades of excess, Rod Stewart is finally ready to settle down: Despite Rod Stewart’s well-known love of hard living, fast cars, and obliging blonds, his new album, Time, offers a picture of domestic bliss. On the song Beautiful Morning, he even croons about the joys of pulling off the road with one’s sweetheart and “into Starbucks for a doughnut and a coffee.” READ MORE: natpo.st/10mTscq
Illustration by Kagan McLeod
Kris Kross’s Chris Kelly, half of teenage rap duo, dies in apparent drug overdose at age 34
Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade’s most memorable songs with the frenetic Jump, died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. He was 34.
“It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose,” said Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County police.
The 2013 Juno Awards: Full list of winners
Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber and Leonard Cohen were among the night’s big winners. Check out a full list here: natpo.st/14HIkOI
What did that pylon ever do to him? Psy’s Gentleman music video banned on South Korean television for abuse of traffic cone: natpo.st/11hch3u
Unpacking Accidental Racist by LL Cool J and Brad Paisley, line by excruciating line
In a development absolutely no one could have predicted, country star Brad Paisley and career initial enthusiast LL Cool J got themselves into some hot water Monday with the release of their song Accidental Racist. Hailed as everything from a “real, horrible song” to as bad as a song about the Holocaust, the track’s been able to unite people of all colours over how terrible it is. Others find it at least ironically funny, since it is basically doing for Paisley and Cool J’s reputation as sensitive men whatSouthern Man did for Neil Young among people for whom y is not only sometimes a vowel.
All right, so it might be bad. But do Paisley and LL Cool J at least address the problem they’re trying to? Or are they just a couple of accidental racists themselves, accidentally being racist all over this accidentally racist song? We decided to take a page from our poetry professors of years past and go line by line through the song, to see if we can understand what all the fuss is about. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Justin Bieber showed up at a Polish airport on Monday with no shirt on, for no reason
“He wasn’t told to take off his clothes,” a spokeswoman for Lodz Airport said. “He had no metal objects on him.” Find out more: natpo.st/ZrAO4T
