Tuesday, July 28, 2015
The Cains Release New Music Video For Single, “Journey's End”
We loved seeing and speaking with Taylor, Madison and Logan Cain at the 2015 Country To Country Festival (C2C) in March
They are not only singers and songwriters, but also multifaceted entertainers and musicians who play guitar, piano, bass, harmonica and more.
Their single “Journey’s End” (DayStreet Records / GMV Nashville; Amazon UK) which was released to radio and digitally on 28th April 2015 is one of our favourite tracks of 2015.
We’re now delighted to bring you this update.
(Nashville, Tenn. – July 28, 2015)
Sibling harmony band, The Cains, have released a new music video for their single, “Journey's End.” Produced and directed by Fresh Films' Glenn Sweitzer, the music video is now available for viewing on The Cains' Youtube channel.
Of the new video, The Cains’ Taylor Cain commented, "What we want to achieve in the music video for "Journey's End" is a sense of nostalgia for the viewer. No relationship is ever too far gone. No memory is ever too far out of reach. There is always hope. Just when you think you've reached your journey's end, you've only just begun!"
Written by Taylor Cain, Madison Cain and Becki Devries, “Journey's End” is a sentimental ballad about love, family and hope. The track is currently playing On The Horizon on Sirius XM's The Highway.
On July 21, the group dropped their new, self-titled EP, The Cains, which features songs co-written by the group’s own Logan, Madison and Taylor Cain, with additional writer credits, including Jaida Dreyer, Stephony Smith, Billy Lawson, Ed Hill, Becki Devries and Dave Thompson. The EP was produced and mixed by Daniel Agee, and was recorded at Nashville'sStudio of Solitude.
The Cains - EP (DayStreet Records / GMV Nashville)
5 Tracks/ Time: 18:08
Available: Amazon UK (MP3) - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
>> Test Drive on SPOTIFY
Tracklisting/ Credits
“Journey’s End” (Taylor Cain / Madison Cain / Becki Devries)
“Knock Knock” (Jaida Dreyer / Stephony Smith / Dave Thompson)
“Smoke On The Hill” (Billy Lawson / Ed Hill / Taylor Cain / Madison Cain)
“Down To The Water” (Taylor Cain / Madison Cain)
“Miss Red, White, And Blue” (Taylor Cain / Madison Cain / Logan Cain / Becki Devries)
The group recently partnered with Bravo TV to write and perform exclusive re-cap tracks for the network’s hit reality television show, “Southern Charm.” The group wrote and recorded original tunes, all titled “Southern Charm,” that musically recount episodes within the series. The “Southern Charm” music videos can be viewed on Bravo TV's website, www.BravoTV.com, here.
In March of 2015, hot off the heels of a successful radio debut and packed performances at Country Radio Seminar 2015, The Cains broke onto the U.K. Country music scene with their first international appearance at London's Country to Country (C2C) festival, Europe's largest and most well-attended Country music event of the year. Upon their return to the U.S., the group inked an exclusive booking agreement with Nashville’s The Kinkead Entertainment Agency.
Most recently, The Cains have announced their addition to Sasha McVeigh’s I Stand Alone U.K. Tour.
The group will open for the lovely Sasha on select dates in various clubs all over the U.K.
The Cains – I Stand Alone U.K. Tour Dates:
Fri 11th September 2015 - Culpeppers, Basildon (Gardiners Ln S Basildon SS14)
Sun 13th Sept 2015 - Oran Mor, Glasgow (Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX)
Tues 15th Sept 2015 - The Musician, Leicester (Clyde Street, Leicester LE1 2DE)
Thurs 17th Sept 2015 - The Bullingdon, Oxford (162 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE)
Fri 18th Sept 2015 - The Ruby Lounge, Manchester (28-34 High St, M4 1QB)
Tues 22nd Sept 2015 - Water Rats, London (328 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8BZ)
TICKETS: I Stand Alone UK Tour - Tickets
UK Country Duo The Shires land BBC Radio 2 A Playlist for new single ‘All Over Again’
The Shires announce summer of UK country with live performances including:
- BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, supporting Tom Jones and Camp Bestival
- The Shires To Join Joan Armatrading And Ray Davies For Glastonbury Festival’s Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza
- UK National Tour in October with dates including Shepherd’s Bush Empire
The soundtrack to your summer will be UK country music this year, as The Shires today announced their new single ‘All Over Again’ has been added to the prestigious BBC Radio 2 A Playlist, repeating the success of their debut single ‘Nashville Grey Skies’, which was added to the Radio 2 A list earlier this year.
The Shires will release ‘All Over Again’ on 21 August.
The Shires will release ‘All Over Again’ on 21 August.
The UK country hitmakers also announced details of their summer live shows, which will include BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, Somersault Festival in Devon, Camp Bestival and a prestigious support slot for Tom Jones on Monday 27 July at Greenwich Music Time. For more information about Greenwich Music Time visit: http://www.greenwichmusictime.co.uk/book-tickets/tom-jones-plus-the-shires
The Shires will also share the stage with music legends Joan Armatrading and Ray Davis for the 19th annual Extravaganza, held in Glastonbury Abbey on 8 August 2015. The event is held each year after Glastonbury Festival to thank locals for their support of the festival, with previous prestigious artists performing at the event including: Robert Plant, George Ezra, Status Quo, Madness, Van Morrison, Jools Holland and Bryan Ferry.
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| The Shires - Grand Ole Opry DEBUT! |
Playing Glastonbury was a dream come true, but there is so much more to come.
Getting the A list and playing BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park again is so fantastic, Radio 2 have been so supportive of us and we can’t thank them enough.
Also warming up the stage for Sir Tom is a pinch me moment for sure. We are also honoured to be invited by Michael Eavis to share the stage with Ray and Joan at the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza. They are songwriting legends and an inspiration to us and all emerging songwriters out there. We can’t wait!”
Michael Eavis recently stated that: “The Shires… are making a name for themselves within months of being formed...” and Janet Bell, Abbey director, also recently added: “To have these world-class performers showcasing their talent in the abbey grounds is going to make a for a wonderful event...”
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| The Shires at Sheffield World Snooker with BBC Radio 2s Ken Bruce |
The Shires who only formed in 2013, have quickly spearheaded the British country music revolution in the UK and the US, which has seen them score a top 10 album, secure inclusion on Radio 2 playlists, achieve critical acclaim from the UK’s music critics and taste makers and play Nashville and country music’s most important stage The Grand Ole Opry as well as stealing the show at the UK’s leading country music festival C2C Festival at the 02.
Following their summer shows, The Shires tour the UK in October, with performances across the UK and the tour beginning at Bedford Corn Exchange on 1 October and culminating in a headline show at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 24 October. For more information please visit: http://www.theshiresmusic.com
‘All Over Again’ is released 21 August 2015. For more information please visit: http://www.theshiresmusic.com
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Official UK Top 100 Album Chart (Week Ending July 30, 2015)
The Shires with BRAVE (DECCA NASHVILLE) rose 9 places 99-90 (700 estimated sales; 21 week estimated total 48,800) in their 19th top 100 chart frame.
The Shires "Brave" Official UK Top 100 Album Chart run (beginning week March 14, 2015):
10-23-48-78-95-158-136-88-30-37-37-17-25-32-45-48-60-74-78-99-90
The Shires - Brave - Deluxe Album (Decca)
14 Tracks Time: 47:30
The Shires 9,516 sales BRAVE debut bettered most the US country “superstars“ by quite some margin who charted during 2014.
Some of the highest Official UK Albums Top 100 debuts last year came from Sheryl Crowe’s FEELS LIKE HOME (No.16 debut; 5,498 sales; chart week Feb 8, 2014), Lady Antebellum’s 747 (No.12 debut; 5,998 sales; chart week Oct 18, 2014) and Garth Brooks MAN AGAINST MACHINE (No.23 debut; 7,608 sales; Nov 22, 2014). Swedish Folk duo First Aid Kit's STAY GOLD fell just short of the Top 10 at No.11 but sold more (11,281 sales; chart week June 21, 2014). Albums to chart higher than “Brave” were legend Johnny Cash with OUT AMONG THE STARS debut at No.4 (19,347 sales; chart week April 12, 2014) and Dolly Parton’s compilation set BLUE SMOKE / THE BEST OF debut at No.6 (20,860 sales; chart week June 21, 2014).
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The Shires – Live Dates:
Summer Dates:
Monday 27th July, 2015 - supporting Tom Jones, Greenwich Music Time
Wednesday 29th July – supporting Tom Jones, Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Friday 31st July – Bitts Park, Carlisle
Saturday 1st August - Camp Bestival, Dorset
Sunday 2nd August - Carfest North, Cheshire
Saturday 8th August - Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury
Friday 14th August - Farm Festival, Crewe
Sunday 30th August - Carfest South, Hampshire
Friday 4th September - Cottingham Folk Festival, Cottingham
Saturday 12th September - Boomerang Hickstead, Hickstead
Sunday 13th September – BBC Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park
October National Tour:
Thursday 1st October - Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford
Friday 2nd October - The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen
Sunday 4th October - Glee Club, Cardiff
Monday 5th October - Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Tuesday 6th October - Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth
Thursday 8th October - Leas Cliff Hall Theatre, Folkestone
Saturday 10th October – Ironworks, Inverness
Sunday 11th October - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
Monday 12th October - Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Wednesday 14th October – Empire, Middlesbrough
Thursday 15th October - The Leadmill, Sheffield
Friday 16th October – Roadmender, Northampton
Sunday 18th October – The Institute, Birmingham
Monday 19th October - O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool
Tuesday 20th October - Cambridge Junction, Cambridge
Thursday 22nd October - Bath Pavilion, Bath
Saturday 24th October - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Thursday, July 2, 2015
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| Boss up come $$$$. Rozay on home detention without a home. |
Out of county lockup, Def Jam rapper Rick Ross has to give the keys of home to the state of Georgia. In order to get out and lawyer up, William Leonard Roberts II has to lose his rides, his clothes, his U.S. passport and the keys to the crib.
So while he gears up for a state trial, the Maybach Music Group CEO now wears a shiny ankle bracelet and probably banned from leaving the United States.
The allegations towards the 39 year old rapper stem from an associate getting a sliver shiner over the head. The victim claims he was pistol whipped by Rozay and his boys.
Rozay and his body man were apprehended in a U.S. Marshal "NO KNOCK" arrest.
It took $5 million to get out of Fayette County lockup.
Kidnapping alone carries up to 20 in the iron college. But the assault and use of weapon in robbery could put the rapper on ice.
Looks like Rozay needs to get back in the studio and record some albums.
Gucci Mane has record songs, put out mixtapes and digital albums while serving his three year federal time out on gun charges.
Rozay better stay relevant while he still got time. Once you're in the iron college, that freedom to make music is limited to recorded phone calls and special privileges to hear production samplers.
It looks like the charges are serious enough for him to be forking out.
I am sharing my experience of traveling in Canada.
I went to the town of Dresden, Ontario. It's about 76 miles from Detroit. I was traveling the Highway 401 towards London. I saw the sign that said Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site.
I couldn't help but go and visit this.
It's a part of Civil Rights History.
The Henson estate. Josiah Henson, a former slave, author, abolitionist, and minister, who, through his 1849 autobiography The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's title character in her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.[
The 5-acre (20,000 m2) complex is part of the original 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land purchased in 1841 to establish the Dawn Settlement, a community for escaped slaves.
The original Henson cabin was located on a different location nearby and opened as a museum in the 1940s by an area farmer, William Chapple.
The house was moved to the existing location in 1964 by J.D. Thomson, and subsequently was owned and operated by Kent County, Ontario and then the St. Clair Parkway Commission. Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site has been owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust since 2005.
Henson Family Cemetery is located on the site. The original cabin was moved slightly for the museum and interactive centre.
I show some pictures and also posted my first YouTube video in five years.
Have you visited the National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati?
Have you read about Mother Moses?
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| President and First Lady Obama greet Girl Scouts outside the White House. The best two weeks for the president. Affordable Care Act is here to stay, marriage is equal, and the jobs market is improving. Also the White House now allows photos. Great day for Barack Obama. |
The good news is that 225,000 jobs were reported for the month of June. The unemployment rate has dropped to 5.3%. Thus sealing a set of two good weeks for a president most in the media written off as a lame duck.
President Barack Obama's policies have improved the economy.
His executive order also gives salaried workers who make less than $50,000 a pay raise. It's a temporary fix until the lame Congress officially pass a worker's pay bill which includes an adjustment to the minimum wage.
The AP reports the Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate dropped from 5.5 percent in May. The rate fell mostly because many people out of work gave up on their job searches and were no longer counted as unemployed.
Other details in the report were less encouraging: The percentage of Americans working or looking for work fell to a 38-year low. Average hourly pay was flat. And employers added 60,000 fewer jobs in April and May than the government had previously estimated.
For the first five months of 2015, monthly job growth averaged 217,000, a healthy streak that has been steadily absorbing the unemployed as well as part-time workers looking for more hours.
That job growth has raised economists' expectations that the Fed will soon boost the key short-term rate it controls in September or, if not, in December. The Fed has kept that rate at a record low near zero for 6½ years to support the economy. A Fed rate hike would lead to higher rates for mortgages, auto loans and other borrowing.
Strong hiring has endured this year despite a miserable winter, which helped cause the economy to contract 0.2 percent at an annual rate in the January-March quarter.
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| Politifact rated Stallmigo Ted Cruz (R-TX) statements on unemployment false. He took that talking points from an annoying conservative agitator and used it for his attacks. |
A survey of purchasing executives at manufacturing firms released this week found that factories reported a scant rise in orders in June but ramped up hiring anyway.
Americans are finally spending more after boosting their savings earlier this year, in part because they're growing more confident about the economy. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index reached 101.4, matching March's figure for the second-highest level since the recession.
That's good news for auto dealers and real estate agents. Auto sales jumped to nearly a 10-year high in May. The National Automobile Dealers Association forecasts that sales will top 17 million this year for the first time since 2001.
And home sales are running at an eight-year high and boosting construction. Permits to build homes jumped 11.8 percent in May to the highest level since 2007.
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| Good news pisses this old fart off. |
The workforce rate dropped to 62.5%. The lowest since 1977. That means a slight improvement from normal figures.
The jobs report for the month of June comes roaring like a lion and the conservative agitators are still devoted to making the ridiculous claim that 93 million people not being in the workforce. Of course, they don't explain to their stupid followers that it's based on statistics not policies.
The biggest nay sayer in the junk food media is an old fart. That old fart is Rush Limbaugh.
Jobs are being loss. Yeah, because the radio stations keep you and that annoying conservative agitator Sean Hannity on the radio. You squeeze out the local agitators. For you see, if you see an old fart like Rush Limbaugh dominate 573 radio stations across the country, he already destroyed 80 jobs.
It already cost a lot to put this piece of shit on radio. He's not profitable. When they kick him off the radio station, that puts people out of jobs. Matter of fact, the progressive radio stations have to sell their stations to accommodate to you. So that means you put agitators like Thom Hartmann, Stephanie Miller, Bill Press and Alan Colmes on the street. They don't have the 500 stations. They barely have 50 affiliates.
In reality, if you have a bunch of people not in the workforce, I am guessing that some are not looking for service jobs. Many careers for a post graduate are not hiring. Construction is up. I mean when it rains or when the working season is over, construction is halted.
Out of 320 million people, there's over 56 million people who are leaving the job force through retirement. At least 100,000 people die in the United States a day. The baby boomers are retiring at a faster rate. There are 38 million people who are between the age of 16 - 25 either in high school or attending college. There are active college student that don't work.
So lumping in everything would make sense if you count the dead bodies, force the retired back to work, tell the disabled to get to work and tell children under 16 to pick up a job application.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
I am in Canada right now. I will be back in the United States by the end of the week.
While I haven't had an opportunity to post the latest events happening in the junk food media, I can give you a little bit of information about our friend Donald Trump running for the clown car.
After his controversial statements on immigrants from Mexico, Trump found himself fired out the cannon.
NBC and Univision dumped the reality turd and business mogul as they put the brakes on the Miss USA and Miss Universe broadcasting. The Apprentice is canceled. The Trump name is no longer a brand on NBC.
Many activists have urged Trump to apologize for his comments about all Mexicans being rapists, drug dealers and the such.
Of course, Trump fired back saying that he quit the network. He said that NBC sold out.
He gets fired but Brian Williams, a former NBC News anchor gets to keep his job.
Williams lied about his reporting and was suspended without pay. He was later demoted to be news reader over at MSNBC. Lester Holt would replace him.
Trump declared he's running for the clown car last month. Since he's announced he surged to the top-tier standings overshadowing Stallmigo Rand Paul (R-KY) and Benjamin Carson.
Also, Macy's decided to end his clothing line. I am guessing that Trump will bitch about Sean "Puffy" Combs still having a deal with the company despite him smacking up his son's coach.
Trump is a carnival barker who questioned Barack Obama's birth certificate. He also banned him, Vice President Joe Biden, and the CEOs of Macy's, Univision and NBC from his properties.
Trump is one of the many clowns running for the nomination. Many speculate that he has no chance.
Republicans fear that he continues on, he may damage their brand.
While I haven't had an opportunity to post the latest events happening in the junk food media, I can give you a little bit of information about our friend Donald Trump running for the clown car.
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| He trademarked the phrase "You're Fired!!!" Now presidential douche Donald Trump found himself without a promotional network home after he talked smack about immigrants. |
After his controversial statements on immigrants from Mexico, Trump found himself fired out the cannon.
NBC and Univision dumped the reality turd and business mogul as they put the brakes on the Miss USA and Miss Universe broadcasting. The Apprentice is canceled. The Trump name is no longer a brand on NBC.
Many activists have urged Trump to apologize for his comments about all Mexicans being rapists, drug dealers and the such.
Of course, Trump fired back saying that he quit the network. He said that NBC sold out.
He gets fired but Brian Williams, a former NBC News anchor gets to keep his job.
Williams lied about his reporting and was suspended without pay. He was later demoted to be news reader over at MSNBC. Lester Holt would replace him.
Trump declared he's running for the clown car last month. Since he's announced he surged to the top-tier standings overshadowing Stallmigo Rand Paul (R-KY) and Benjamin Carson.
Also, Macy's decided to end his clothing line. I am guessing that Trump will bitch about Sean "Puffy" Combs still having a deal with the company despite him smacking up his son's coach.
Trump is a carnival barker who questioned Barack Obama's birth certificate. He also banned him, Vice President Joe Biden, and the CEOs of Macy's, Univision and NBC from his properties.
Trump is one of the many clowns running for the nomination. Many speculate that he has no chance.
Republicans fear that he continues on, he may damage their brand.
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| The South rocked by possible arson at predominately Black churches. |
First things first, we start of the month of July with the report of the Klan making a trip to Columbia, South Carolina to protest the proposal to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds.
Then there was a disturbance in which a man instigated a riot near the capitol grounds. The man was a supporter of the Confederate flag and he deliberately drove through to taunt the Black protesters.
That situation managed to attract the conservative Craigslist attention. After all, what could spook White folks more than a man being pummeled by a bunch of Black people.
Conservatives would find #BLACKLIVESMATTER hashtag merged with #RACIALMOBVIOLENCE
Then we have unexplained Black church burns in the South.
Macon, Memphis, Tallahassee, Warrenville, S.C. , Knoxville, and Charlotte were the scene where possible burns may have been the works of White extremists.
The FBI and state authorities are trying to connect the dots. Could this have been a hate crime?
Since that White terrorist killed nine innocent victims at Emmanuel AME Church, the calls for gun control and the removal of the Confederate flag have gotten louder.
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