INTRODUCING THUNDERFLIX — THE FIRST ALL-METAL APP DELIVERING HD, EXPLOSIVELY HEAVY CONTENT IN ALL FORMS

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Born out of the inability to find high-quality, heavy metal to entertain himself as a lifelong music fan, Samuel Douek has created and released the world’s very first on-demand library of content that metalheads everywhere will bang their heads to. Enter THUNDERFLIX, Douek’s answer to quench a thirst for metal entertainment. A complete library, filled to the brim with documentaries, films, interviews, live concerts, behind-the-scenes features of some of heavy metal’s best and brightest, accessible on any device, at any time.

With a fully-subscription based model, THUNDERFLIX will be available worldwide at the very apropos price of $6.66 per month and $66.60 per year. This enables the app to ditch the bootleg and welcome in the crisp visuals of the blood and sweat that go into the creation of any and all things heavy.

Explore and download the app today through the official THUNDERFLIX website, here.

We’re not talking about just any ol’ bands, by the way. THUNDERFLIX will be granting subscribers with “Making Ofs” with Iron Maiden, directorial debuts of short films featuring Watain, and legendary documentaries on the shock-rock king himself Alice Cooper. This is just a small dip into the massive library of this powerhouse app. Out now, it’s time for fans of all music to dive into this first-of-its-kind app. More familiar faces you’ll be running into on THUNDERFLIX? Rage Against The Machine, Slipknot, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, and Velvet Revolver just to name a few…

Innovator and acquisition rights specialist Douek puts it simply: “Imagine a Netflix, but all metal.” Examining the fan experience, he goes on to explain, “YouTube had stuff plagued with ads. Some are really low resolution… and just not enjoyable.” His plan is for “THUNDERFLIX to be the main library of official concerts and films that have come out in the last 30+ years. Concerts that only existed on VHS or DVD, even those DVDs we got on the Limited Edition digipaks with bonus concerts or making ofs.” In a world that can be muddled by big business, metalheads can bang their head in approval, as Douek provides everything “from Death Metal to Speed to Black to Thrash and Power and Folk… all metal. It’s important people know, THUNDERFLIX is made by metalheads for metalheads. We’re not a big corporation, we’re metalheads that want to enjoy our concerts and documentaries! We want to pay artists and labels their fair amount. And we want everyone to enjoy it!”

In the name of metal, THUNDERFLIX salutes you!

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Prologue

1. The Music Of My Life

Music means everything to me. It has for as long as I can remember. Each night I fall asleep listening to music. Every morning I wake up listening to music. I play music in the shower. I play music in the car. I play music at the gym. If I am not actively listening to music, I hear songs in my head. When somebody is talking to me, I hear lyrics in their words, and start singing to myself. While I have never completely written or recorded anything original, I have made mix-tapes and play-lists since the Seventies.

I have spent almost all of my free time and “disposable” income on music and music-related experiences. My first job was delivering The Daily News to a six block radius around my house on Long Island, New York. I took the job because they offered a free cassette tape of my choosing if I signed up 3 new subscriptions on my route. I took care of that task quickly, and scored what may be my most favorite album of all time – the self-titled debut from the Long Island based band named Zebra. I continued to find bargains and build my catalog thanks to the marketing efforts of BMG and Columbia House music mail order services. Eventually, I bought cheap guitars and amps, and later more expensive guitars. I have too many guitars.

Once the concert floodgates opened for me when I went to the University of Virginia, I started going to as many shows as I could, no matter where they were located. Music festivals began, locally and small at first, then larger ones able to draw a national audience of freaks like me who were willing to drive or fly all over the country, sleeping in any hotel, motel, Holiday Inn, tent, RV or Air B’n’B I could find. Woodstock ‘99, Rocklahoma, Rock On The Range, Carolina Rebellion, Welcome To Rockville, Aftershock, Earthday Birthday, Vans Warped Tour, Coachella, Voodoo Festival, Once Upon A Time in the LBC, Rock USA and KAABOO Del Mar – these are a few of my favorite things. Then the rock cruises came along, which I have enjoyed as a customer, staff member, charity worker, journalist and photographer – ShipRocked, Motörhead’s MotörBoat, MegaCruise, and Monsters Of Rock Cruise.

From 2010 to 2020, I was able to get up close and personal with the music, the musicians and the fans. I have been a photojournalist for several print magazines and online websites. I have previewed and reviewed concerts, albums and livestreams. I have interviewed artists backstage and on tour buses. I have photographed shows of every kind, from the smallest and darkest of clubs, to the largest of outdoor festivals. I have captured local artists, new acts, living legends and lifelong loves, from Aerosmith to ZZ Top.

During this mostly silent year, I decided to take a look back, to appreciate the journey so far, and perhaps to make some sense of my decisions and choices along the way. This isn’t exactly a memoir or biography, as I don’t believe that I have done anything of such consequence to merit such documentation. I won’t know if there are any lessons to be learned, or advice to carry with me on my second half, until I write it all down. The songs have been chosen, the memories have come rushing back. We will see where this experience takes me.

With 52 years of special songs to revisit, I also plan to really focus on learning to play complete songs on guitar. That gives me 2 songs to learn per week. That should hold me to a good working cadence. Is everybody in? Drop the needle on the record.

2. The Way I Chose The Songs

Choosing only 2 songs from an entire year was quite an ordeal. Some years had many releases that had a major impact at the time, others not as many. I chose songs based on the year that the album they came from was released. This means that the song itself may not have even been released as a single that year. Sometimes a song hits you right away, sometimes it builds slowly, and other times you discover it well after it was released. In many cases, it takes some new experience to bring the importance of the song into focus.

I suppose it generally takes some passage of time for the songs that mean the most to you to bubble to the surface. Only time will tell which ones continue to swim around in your brain, forming the soundtrack to your life’s story.

I chose the songs that have had the most lasting impression on my life, the ones that instantly take me back to a time, or a place, or a person, or an experience, or all of the above. The names will be changed to protect the innocent and guilty alike. These are the songs that mean the most to me, and nobody knows me better than I know myself, so I can’t really say if others share the same memories in the same ways.

Looking at the final list, there are sooo many songs that I love that did not make the cut. There are lots of artists that I cannot believe are not represented. I guess this should not be too surprising. Think about how hard it is to make a top 5 list in any given year. There are just so many artists and songs that I love, it is no wonder that I am almost always listening to, writing about, or photographing music. Out of the 104 songs chosen, 8 are from bands that appear twice. Those are obviously among my all-time favorites, and they are among the ones who have meant the most to me throughout my life. They are Alice In Chains, Candlebox, Creed, Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Rush and Shinedown. I had expected Tesla and Queensrÿche to be represented twice, but they both have so many great songs from each album, it was hard to select one at times.

Part I

3. The 1970’s – The Record Era

I have been wandering this spinning rock for over five decades now. Conveniently for retrospective purposes, I arrived at the end of the 1960’s, so I can organize my playlists and analysis by decade. Generally, each decade is defined by the methods most often used to collect and listen to music. From record albums to cassettes, to Compact Discs (CDs), to digital files (mostly MP3), to digital streaming services and apps, the song remains the same. Specifically, I landed on this planet the very same day that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 made history mere hours after Johnnie Crow was born in a hospital in Hollis, Queens. The Eagle had landed after a long journey, and the Crow had begun a journey of his own. Most of my musical memories of the 1970’s revolve around listening to old records with my Mom or my Dad in our suburban Long Island basement, and listening to 45’s with my little sister in her bedroom, on a cheap yellow plastic record player.

For more chapters of My Life In Music:

My Life In Music, Part 1, 1969-1974

16. 1975 – Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

Queen is just, Queen. Nobody has ever been, or ever will be, as bold and risky and adventurous and unexpected and just plain awesome as Queen. I really got into Queen when they released “The Game”. I had that one on vinyl, and it featured “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “Another One Bites The Dust” and “Dragon Attack”. They cemented their place in my heart later that year with their theme song from the movie “Flash”. Ah-ahhhhh!! I mean, it was a superhero movie, in 1980, and the hero’s secret identity was New York Jets quarterback!

In 1981, they released a greatest hits album, cleverly titled “Greatest Hits”, and literally every single song was a bona fide hit. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is an entire musical in 6:00 minutes. It is epic, and so much fun to sing along to. Just ask Wayne and Garth. Way!!

In 2005, I worked in London for 2 weeks every month for over half a year. My best friends from Germany came to visit one weekend. They love Abba and really wanted to go and see “Mamma Mia!” in London’s theatre district. As I was about to buy a ticket to go with them, I realized that I would much rather see “We Will Rock You”. Abba is cool and all, but, QUEEN!! We decided that we would not be talking to each other for the next few hours anyway, so we should all see what meant the most to us. I am so glad that I did.

Watching that musical, in London, is my second favorite theatre experience of all time, right behind “Miss Saigon” in Charlotte, NC. I scalped the only ticket available, which was in the last row of the main level. I have a thing in stadiums and theatres, where I hate having seats directly above me. I feel claustrophobic, like I am on the outside looking in. I would rather be on a balcony level or upper level of any kind, and have sky or at least a high ceiling above me. During the first act, I noticed an empty seat in the 2nd row. At the intermission, I waited a beat, and then walked up the aisle, “returning” to my seat. Another great move, as I was able to feel 100% part of the show for the 2nd act. It was life-changing, opening my eyes to the possibilities of live entertainment. It even inspired me to write a musical of my own while quarantining during the pandemic, but that is another story for another time.

My favorite lyric:

“So you think you can love me and leave me to die?”

Desperation, betrayal, solitude, the full weight of consequences – all brought to bear in a single question. Freddie Mercury was a genius.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Written by Freddie Mercury

Performed by Queen

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I’m easy come, easy go, little high, little low
Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me

Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooh, didn’t mean to make you cry
If I’m not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters

Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine, body’s aching all the time
Goodbye, everybody, I’ve got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooh (Any way the wind blows)
I don’t wanna die
I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all

I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me
(Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro magnifico
But I’m just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He’s just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go
(Let him go) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let him go) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Never, never, never, never let me go) Ah
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
(Oh, mamma mia, mamma mia) Mamma mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
Oh, baby, can’t do this to me, baby!
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here

(Ooh)
(Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah)
Nothing really matters, anyone can see
Nothing really matters
Nothing really matters to me
Any way the wind blows

17. 1975 – Crazy On You – Heart

At one point in high school, I started journaling in a notebook. Each night I would list my current favorite movie, TV show, artist, album, baseball player, football player, actor, actress and celebrity crush (although that is not what we called it back then). I found that book a few years ago, and I definitely had a major crush on Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson throughout high school. She was beautiful, she dressed amazingly on album covers and in videos, she played guitar and she sang. What more could a growing rock and roller want out of life. She actually married a writer from San Diego, so in another life, I might actually have had a shot!

I finally got a chance to photograph Heart after I moved to San Diego to become a writer (mostly of software, but I’m working on it). They were doing a special tour where Jason Bonham, the drummer son of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, was performing the music of his Daddy’s band. The encore each night was both bands joining forces for one more set of Zep classics. Heart had toured with the mighty Zeppelin in the 1970’s, and you could feel all the emotions coming through Ann Wilson’s voice. Heart is one of the most gracious acts around. Knowing how special the encore was, they invited us back up to photograph the encore of Led Zeppelin songs with Jason Bonham on drums. So grateful.

I have seen Heart in concert many times, and they are one of those bands who always sound better live than they do on record. Ann Wilson is born to be on the stage, with the most beautiful and powerful voice in rock and roll. Whether singing her own songs, or paying tribute to Led Zeppelin, she puts her all into every single note. The first time I saw them was on Long Island in the 1980’s at Jones Beach Theater, a scenic amphitheater right on the beach. Michael Bolton opened up, and at the time he was still a rocker, right before he switched to pop. One of the best recent shows was after my cousin’s wedding in Indiana. One of my cousins and my uncle joined us at an amphitheater literally in the middle of farms. We came upon a school bus tailgate party, and the women who had set up tables of food, drinks and jello shots invited us to join them. It was a perfect setup to a Hall of Fame concert from Joan Jett, Cheap Trick and Heart.

“Crazy On You” was one of our most played couch-standing, pre-gaming, ready to go out partying songs in college. It really gets you motivated and excited, with its ebbs and flows.

My favorite lyric:

“I was a willow last night in my dream
I bent down over a clear running stream”

Beautiful, lush imagery.

Crazy On You

Written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson

Performed by Heart

If we still have time, we might still get by
Every time I think about it, I wanna cry
With bombs and the Devil
Little kids keep coming
No way to breathe easy, no time to be young

But I tell myself that I was doing all right
There’s nothing left to do at night

But go crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you, oh

My love is the evening breeze touching your skin
The gentle, sweet singing of leaves in the wind
The whisper that calls after you in the night
And kisses your ear in the early moonlight

And you don’t need to wonder, you’re doing fine
My love, the pleasure’s mine

Let me go crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you, oh

Wild man’s world is crying in pain
What you gonna do when everybody’s insane?
So afraid of one who’s so afraid of you
What you gonna do?

Ah
Ooh, crazy on you
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you

I was a willow last night in my dream
I bent down over a clear running stream
I sang you the song that I heard up above
And you kept me alive with your sweet flowing love

Crazy, yeah
Crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you, oh

18. 1976 – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Öyster Cult

The only album I ever owned from Blue Öyster Cult was their double live album “E.T.L. Extraterrestrial Live”. It had a fold out record sleeve that is completely covered in sci-fi graphics. The band is drawn as astronauts, which was wicked sweet for a young moon baby. I didn’t really know much about the band or the recording or anything else, other than the fact that it was full of really cool songs with amazing titles like “Godzilla”, “Veteran of the Psychic Wars”, “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”, “Black Blade”, “Burnin’ For You” and “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”.

“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” starts with a cool guitar riff and drifts into a chilling story of life and death, but it is delivered so smoothly that you don’t necessarily see the darkness behind the beauty. It features a lot of harmony vocals, and all band members contribute vocals. When songs have extensive call and response vocals, I usually listen to them twice in a row, one time singing the lead, the next time singing the harmonies. This extensive training came in handy one night while visiting one of my college roommates in Philadelphia. He was playing a gig where he played piano and sang along to just about any song you could think of. One night, he started playing this song, and I seamlessly added every harmony vocal along the way. We had not planned it or said anything, we just did it. At the end, he was shocked at how perfectly I had remembered every line and delivered them flawlessly.

I later learned a few interesting things about B.Ö.C. and the “E.T.L.” album. Most live albums document a single performance, or a couple of performances in the same venue if they want to pick the better take. They may also be pulled from highlights of a tour. This album is actually pulled from multiple shows at many venues over 2 years of touring. It still sounds like one complete show, so kudos to the producer and mixer. The band is from Long Island, just like me. I have developed this theory over time that it is much easier to sing songs from artists who come from the same place as you. Their accent, timing and word choice are more natural, which seems to make it easier to replicate. This is probably one of the reasons I was able to easily harmonize with my college buddy.

I got to see Blue Öyster Cult live at the Outlaw Jam in western Maryland in 2010, along with Bad Company, Candlebox and Black Stone Cherry. I was just beginning my concert photography, I was shooting from the crowd, and I didn’t even have a decent camera yet, but I still had a blast being there.

My favorite lyric:

“40,000 men and women everyday (Redefine happiness)”

That is really dark – they “redefine happiness” by dying, and flying off, somewhere.. What kind of “Cult” is this again? ;p

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper

Written by Buck Dharma

Performed by Blue Öyster Cult

All our times have come
Here, but now they’re gone
Seasons don’t fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain

(We can be like they are) Come on, baby
(Don’t fear the Reaper) Baby, take my hand
(Don’t fear the Reaper) We’ll be able to fly
(Don’t fear the Reaper) Baby, I’m your man
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la

Valentine is done
Here, but now they’re gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity (Romeo and Juliet)
40,000 men and women everyday (Like Romeo and Juliet)
40,000 men and women everyday (Redefine happiness)
Another 40,000 coming everyday

(We can be like they are) Come on, baby
(Don’t fear the Reaper) Baby, take my hand
(Don’t fear the Reaper) We’ll be able to fly
(Don’t fear the Reaper) Baby, I’m your man
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la

Love of two is one
Here, but now they’re gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn’t go on
The door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew and then disappeared
The curtains flew and then he appeared

(Saying, “don’t be afraid”) Come on, baby
(And she had no fear) And she ran to him
(Then she started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye
(She had become like they are) She had taken his hand
(She had become like they are) Come on, baby
(Don’t fear the Reaper)

19. 1976 – Peace Of Mind – Boston

I first heard Boston while riding around northern New Jersey with my uncle, listening to his 8-tracks. They completely blew my mind. I asked him how many guys were in the band, as it sounded like 5 singers and a dozen guitar players. There was some studio magic created by guitarist Tom Scholz, who earned a Master’s Degree in Engineering at M.I.T.. He built his own studio, invented his own distortion sounds, and played most of the instruments. Vocalist Brad Delp could hit notes previously unheard of. The entire album is classic rock perfection.

“Peace Of Mind” is my favorite Boston song, for its guitar sounds and its message. The song has always stayed in my brain, especially whenever I need to make major life decisions. It helped me decide not to use my degree in Finance to work on Wall Street after I graduated from the University of Virginia. I had worked for the New York City Board of Education each summer during college, and I met a lot of people who lived in New York City. I feel like living in a congested city leads to the stress brought on by competition. When nobody owns (or rents) a piece of land, they are competing on a daily basis for the very air they breathe. They compete for parking, for a place to stand, for a subway seat, for food, for any place at all to just kick back and relax. I didn’t want that life. “All I want is to have my peace of mind.” This was the same driving force which led me to go to college in the South. The Ivy League schools are great, but when I visited schools in Boston, New York and Philadelphia, I saw people rushing about, in a small area, stacked together, with traffic all around. When I visited campuses in Virginia and North Carolina, I saw people playing soccer, riding bikes and hanging out on sprawling campuses full of grass and trees. That is why I moved to Virginia Beach after college, with no job prospects, but plenty of sunshine and friends to enjoy nature with.

Who knows what would have happened if I had tried to climb the company ladder on Wall Street. Perhaps I would have worked for “The Wolf”. Perhaps I would have created financial software that made me rich beyond my wildest dreams. Perhaps I would have dated and married one of my high school friends. I like to believe that things work out the way they are supposed to. It is more zen to accept things in their own time, rather than forcing them or constantly wondering about the paths not taken. After all, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.

My favorite lyric:

“I understand about indecision
But I don’t care if I get behind”

I have always been super patient, seeing so many steps ahead, mentally exploring every potential outcome I could conceive of, and waiting for the right opportunity or the right move. This has not always worked out, but being impulsive generally doesn’t work for me. I have gotten caught up in the moment, living in competition, and made quick decisions. I am not a gambler, I know that the house always wins, so I don’t get a thrill from playing a losing game.

Peace Of Mind

Written by Tom Scholz

Performed by Boston

Now if you’re feelin’ kinda low ’bout the dues you’ve been payin’
Future’s comin’ much too slow
And you wanna run but somehow you just keep on stayin’
Can’t decide on which way to go

I understand about indecision
But I don’t care if I get behind
People living in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Now you’re climbing to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn’t take too long
Can’t you see there’ll come a day when it won’t matter
Come a day when you’ll be gone

I understand about indecision
But I don’t care if I get behind
People living in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Take a look ahead
Take a look ahead
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well everybody’s got advice they just keep on givin’
Doesn’t mean too much to me
Lots of people have to make believe they’re livin’
Can’t decide who they should be

I understand about indecision
But I don’t care if I get behind
People living in competition
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Take a look ahead
Take a look ahead
Look ahead!

20. 1977 – Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf

My most memorable time listening to “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” is from high school. I had a friend who I would see movies with. We would call each other up on the house phone (the only kind that existed), look in the newspaper, pick a movie that was starting in minutes, hang up, shower quickly, and then I would drive over to his house to pick him up. We were always running late, and in a hurry. This one time, he had forgotten his wallet, so we had to turn back. At his house, I had paused my cassette player while he ran inside. A minute later, he came sprinting out, jumped in the car, slammed the door and said “Go! Go! Go!”. He was silent for blocks and would not tell me what had happened. Finally, he let me know that as he went to his room to grab the wallet, he saw his parents doing it in their bedroom. I tried not to laugh, because he was not laughing. He was trying not to laugh, as he was processing it. I asked if I should just put the music back on. He agreed. The song was on the part where the boy and girl are both singing, 4 times in a row:

“We’re gonna go all the way tonight
We’re gonna go all the way and tonight’s the night”

We looked at each other and just bust out laughing as hard as we ever had. We laughed all the way to the movie theater.

I have other memories of large groups singing this song at parties, and one time at a wedding, where the DJ split the room into boys and girls, so we could all sing the appropriate parts to each other. But nothing will ever top my buddy walking in on his parents and my car’s impeccable comic timing.

My favorite lyric:

“I swore that I would love you to the end of time!

So now I’m praying for the end of time”

This combination of lines, with a short musical interlude between them, completely sums up the theme of the song. After finally agreeing to say what the girl wants to hear, the boy quickly second-guesses himself. He wants to stand by his words, so he begs for external forces to get him out of his hasty commitment.

Paradise By The Dashboard Light

Written by Jim Steinman

Performed by Meat Loaf

Part 1: Paradise (0:00 – 3:30)
Verse 1: Meat Loaf
Well, I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake and there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school, they were wishing they were me that night

Pre-Chorus: Meat Loaf
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C’mon! Hold on tight!
Well c’mon! Hold on tight!

Chorus: Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light

Post-Chorus: Ellen Foley
Ain’t no doubt about it, we were doubly blessed
‘Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed
Ain’t no doubt about it, baby got to go and shout it
Ain’t no doubt about it, we were doubly blessed
‘Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed

Verse 2: Meat Loaf
Baby don’tcha hear my heart? You got it drowning out the radio
I’ve been waiting so long for you to come along and have some fun
And I gotta let you know, no, you never gonna regret it
So open up your eyes, I got a big surprise, it’ll feel all right
Well, I wanna make your motor run

Pre-Chorus: Meat Loaf
And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C’mon! Hold on tight!
Well c’mon! Hold on tight!

Chorus: Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night
Paradise by the dashboard light

Post-Chorus 2: Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
You got to do what you can
And let Mother Nature do the rest
Ain’t no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed
‘Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely-

Bridge: Meat Loaf & Ellen Foley
We’re gonna go all the way tonight
We’re gonna go all the way and tonight’s the night
We’re gonna go all the way tonight
We’re gonna go all the way and tonight’s the night
We’re gonna go all the way tonight
We’re gonna go all the way and tonight’s the night
We’re gonna go all the way tonight
We’re gonna go all the way and tonight’s the night

Part 2: Radio Broadcast (3:30 – 4:26)
Instrumental Breakdown

Spoken Interlude: Phil Rizzuto
OK, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here
Two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth
There’s the windup, and there it is, a line shot up the middle
Look at him go. This boy can really fly!
He’s rounding first and really turning it on now
He’s not letting up at all, he’s gonna try for Second
The ball is bobbled out in center, and here comes the throw
And what a throw! He’s gonna slide in head first
Here he comes, he’s out! No, wait, safe – safe at second base
This kid really makes things happen out there
Batter steps up to the plate, here’s the pitch-he’s going
And what a jump he’s got. He’s trying for third, here’s the throw
It’s in the dirt-safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base!
He’s taking a pretty big lead out there
Almost daring him to try and pick him off
The pitcher glances over, winds up, and it’s bunted
Bunted down the third base line, the suicide squeeze is on!
Here he comes, squeeze play, it’s gonna be close, here’s the throw, here’s the play at the plate
Holy cow, I think he’s gonna make it!

Part 3: Let Me Sleep on It (4:27 – 6:56)
Verse 3: Ellen Foley
Stop right there!
I gotta know right now!
Before we go any further!
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife?
Do you love me!?
Will you love me forever!?
Do you need me!?
Will you never leave me!?
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life!?
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife!?
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further
Do you love me!?
Will you love me forever!?

Verse 4: Meat Loaf
Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
I’ll give you an answer in the morning
Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
I’ll give you an answer in the morning
Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
I’ll give you an answer in the morning

Verse 5: Ellen Foley
I gotta know right now
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife?
I gotta know right now!
Before we go any further
Do you love me? (Let me sleep on it)
Will you love me forever?

Breakdown: Ellen Foley
What’s it gonna be boy?
Come on, I can wait all night
What’s it gonna be boy? Yes or no?
What’s it gonna be boy? Yes or no?

Verse 6: Meat Loaf & (Ellen Foley)
Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Well, let me sleep on it
I’ll give you an answer in the morning
(I gotta know right now!)
Let me sleep on it
(Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?)
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
(Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?)
Well, let me sleep on it
(Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?)
I’ll give you an answer in the morning, morning, I’ll tell you in the morning
(Will you take me away and will you make me your wife?
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further
Do you love me!?
Will you love me forever!?)

Call & Response: Meat Loaf & (Ellen Foley)
Let me sleep on it
(Will you love me forever?)
Let me sleep on it
(Will you love me forever?)

Part 4: Praying for the End of Time (6:57 – 8:28)
Verse 7: Meat Loaf
I couldn’t take it any longer
Lord I was crazed
And when the feeling came upon me
Like a tidal wave
Started swearing to my god and on my mother’s grave
That I would love you to the end of time
I swore that I would love you to the end of time!

Verse 8: Meat Loaf
So now I’m praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
‘Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don’t think that I can really survive
I’ll never break my promise or forget my vow
But God only knows what I can do right now
I’m praying for the end of time
It’s all that I can do
Praying for the end of time
So I can end my time with you!

Outro: Meat Loaf & (Ellen Foley)
Well, it was long ago and it was far away (it never felt so good)
And it was so much better that it is today
Well, it was long ago and it was far away
(It never felt so good)
And it was so much better that it is today
(It never felt so right)
It was long ago and it was far away
(And we were glowing like)
And it was so much better that it is today
(A metal on the edge of a knife)
It was long ago and it was far away
(It never felt so good)
And it was so much better that it is today
(It never felt so right)
It was long ago and it was far away
(And we were glowing like)
And it was so much better that it is today
(A metal on the edge of a knife)
It was long ago and it was far away
(It never felt so good)
And it was so much better that it is today
(It never felt so right)
It was long ago and it was far away
(It never felt so right)
And it was so much better that it is today

21. 1977 – Cold As Ice – Foreigner

Foreigner had a ton of songs that I love. The one that always brings me to a specific place and time is “Cold As Ice”. When were in elementary (grade) school, our Moms were still of the “Stay-at-home” variety. This meant that summer time meant a big change to their lifestyle. Now they had to deal with us rugrats 24-7. I am very confident that they signed us up for summer camps as a way to get a break from us. We had a public pool in our small suburban town. They had summer camps, with the usual arts & crafts, snacks & drinks, but mainly they just set us loose in the pool. This was the glorious time when we had diving boards, including the high dive which was about 3 stories high over the deep end (at least that is how I remember it). Great fun.

Our biggest decision each day was how we should enter the pool for the first time. Even in summer, pool water up north is quite chilly, especially first thing in the morning. You definitely could not walk in slowly, or climb down the ladder, chilling each body part as your went. Oh no, that would not do. Technically, you weren’t supposed to dive or cannonball into the low end, which was where the water warmed up sooner. The best choice was to dive in, preferably from the high dive. That would leave you in the coldest water, but completely submerged 12 feet below the surface. If you could make it all the way down, you could push off the bottom and rocket back upwards to the warm sun. During the summer of 1977, when “Cold As Ice” was topping the charts, it was played often on WBAB Babylon. As one of our Moms was driving us across town to the pool, my friend and I always prayed that we would NOT hear the song, because whenever we did, we just KNEW that the pool would be extra cold that morning. When we did hear it, we would yell “Nooooo!” and laugh all the way across the parking lot into the facility.

I very recently had the chance to photograph Foreigner, although founder and guitarist/keyboardist Mick Jones is the only original member left. Most photo passes come with the same rules, which are typically explained verbally by someone on staff at the venue – First 3 songs, no flash, from the photo pit or the soundboard area. For this show, along with our laminate pass, we were each handed a printout. The printout asked us to attempt to capture very specific poses, which they showed examples of, mostly centered around Mick Jones. This was humorous for the photographers, since they were pretty much standard poses that anyone would want to capture at a rock concert. The entire situation became farcical when we all started to realize that Mr. Jones had not shown up for the concert. We later found out that he had somehow missed the bus from the hotel and ended up appearing halfway through the set. Fortunately, they had also offered us the chance to shoot the encore song “I Want To Know What Love Is” from the soundboard, as they were having local school choruses join them on stage for this song. In the end, I was able to get a few long distance shots of Mick Jones, although not in the requested poses.

My favorite lyric:

“You’re as cold as ice”

That’s really it. The pool, the extended outro in 4 part harmony. I was 8. I didn’t get any other meaning from this song at the time.

Cold As Ice

Written by Mick Jones & Lou Gramm

Performed by Foreigner

You’re as cold as ice
You’re willing to sacrifice our love
You never take advice
Some day, you’ll pay the price
I know

I’ve seen it before, it happens all the time (Ooh-ooh)
You’re closing the door, you leave the world behind
You’re digging for gold, you’re throwing away (Ah, ah)
A fortune in feelings but, some day, you’ll pay

You’re as cold as ice
You’re willing to sacrifice our love
You want paradise
But some day, you’ll pay the price
I know

I’ve seen it before, it happens all the time (Ooh-ooh)
You’re closing the door, you leave the world behind
You’re digging for gold, you’re throwing away (Ah, ah)
A fortune in feelings but, some day, you’ll pay

Cold as ice
You know that you are
Cold as ice
As cold as ice to me
Cold as ice

Ooh, ooh, ooh, cold as, cold as ice
You’re as cold as ice
You’re as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know
You’re as cold as ice, yes I know
You’re as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know
You’re as cold as ice, oh, yes I know
You’re as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know
You’re as cold as ice, oh, yes I know
You’re as cold as ice, cold as ice

22. 1978 – Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb

My Mom used to take my sister and I grocery shopping every week. The store we went to the most had a small area where they would sell a few 45 singles for 99 cents. Every time we went, we would beg my Mom to let us buy one. Once in a while, she let us pick one, which she had to approve of. We had a tiny yellow plastic 45 record player in my sister’s room. We ended up with a small collection of records, carefully and slowly curated from the limited grocery store selection. We had Kiss, Rod Stewart, Gloria Gaynor, and the Bee Gees. Our top artist, with 4 singles, was the Bee Gees little brother, Andy Gibb. He was a great talent, who like way too many artists, could not take care of himself, and torpedoed his career and his life at a young age. For a few years though, he provided 2 little kids on Long Island plenty of fun music to sing and dance to.

My favorite lyric:

“How can I hold you when you ain’t even mine?”

I love questions in lyrics. It makes the piece more poetical and philosophical.

Shadow Dancing

Written by Andy Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb & Barry Gibb

Performed by Andy Gibb

You got me looking at that heaven in your eyes
I was chasing your direction, I was telling you no lies
And I was loving you
When the words are said, baby, I lose my head

And in a world of people, there’s only you and I
There ain’t nothing come between us in the end
How can I hold you when you ain’t even mine?
Only you can see me through
I leave it up to you

Do it light, taking me through the night
Shadow dancing, baby you do it right, uh-huh
Give me more, drag me across the floor
Shadow dancing, all this and nothing more

All that I need is just one moment in your arms
I was chasing your affection, I was doing you no harm
And I was loving you
Make it shine, make it rain, baby I know my way

I need that sweet sensation of living in your love
I can’t breath when you’re away, it pulls me down
You are the question and the answer am I
Only you can see me through
I leave it up to you

Do it light, taking me through the night
Shadow dancing, baby you do it right
Give me more, drag me across the floor
Shadow dancing, all this and nothing more

And in this world of people, there’s only you and I
There ain’t nothing come between us in the end
How can I hold you when you ain’t even mine?
Only you can see me through
I leave it up to you, oh

Do it light, taking me through the night
Shadow dancing, baby you do it right
Give me more, drag me across the floor
Shadow dancing, all this and nothing more

23. 1978 – Summer Nights – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

“Grease” is a classic that everyone knows. It’s packed full of fun sing-along songs and high school hijinks. John Travolta showed his range and youthful exuberance by going from TV high school student Vinny Barbarino on “Welcome Back, Kotter” to movie high school student Danny Zuko in “Grease”. With a Long Island accent and suspect singing voice, I felt fully confident belting out the songs along with him, alone in my basement. Back in the dark ages of technology, it was difficult to make a play list. They were called mix tapes, because we used cassette tapes to record a mix of songs. We either had to record straight off the radio, which required listening to Casey Kasem’s American Top 40, waiting until the songs you wanted were played, and timing it perfectly, or record from our record collection.

“Summer Nights” has always been my favorite tune from this soundtrack. It sets the scene, introduces all of the characters, and has a fun back and forth between the boy parts and the girl parts. Naturally it was going to be part of one of my first mix tapes. When recording onto a boombox from stereo speakers, the microphone is going to pick up any external sounds. I made sure to be alone in the basement, and to not make any noise. I was lip synching quietly to myself, but I must have gotten caught up in the moment, and sang the last part out loud. Even worse, I mistimed it and belted out “ni-ii-iiights” a beat too soon. Worse still, my sister had been sitting at the top of the stairs the whole time, and cracked up at my combination of being off beat, off key and ruining my recording. I laughed along with her and she insisted that I keep the tape as is.

My favorite lyric:

“We made out under the dock
We stayed out till ten o’clock”

As a pre-pubescent, there were many things about “Grease” that went over my head for a long time. Things like almost all of the plot, dialogue and lyrics. Things like 30 year olds playing high schoolers (all old people look the same to a kid). Things like “making out” made me giggle and sounded dangerous. Staying out till 10:00 seemed crazy and definitely forbidden, and therefore dangerously cool.

Summer Nights

Written by Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs

Performed by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

Verse 1: Danny + Sandy
Summer lovin’, had me a blast
Summer lovin’, happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be

Both
Summer days drifting away
To, uh oh, those summer nights

Chorus
T-Birds
Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!
Tell me more, tell me more
Doody
Did you get very far?
Pink Ladies
Tell me more, tell me more
Marty
Like does he have a car?

Verse 2: Danny + Sandy
She swam by me, she got a cramp
He ran by me, got my suit damp
I saved her life, she nearly drowned
He showed off splashing around

Both
Summer sun, something’s begun
But, uh oh, those summer nights

Chorus
T-Birds and Pink Ladies
Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!
Pink Ladies
Tell me more, tell me more
Frenchy
Was it love at first sight?
T-Birds
Tell me more, tell me more
Kenickie
Did she put up a fight?

Verse 3: Danny + Sandy
Took her bowling in the arcade
We went strolling, drank lemonade
We made out under the dock
We stayed out till ten o’clock

Both
Summer fling don’t mean a thing
But, uh oh, those summer nights

Chorus
T-Birds and Pink Ladies
Woah, woah, woah
T-Birds
Tell me more, tell me more
Sonny
But you don’t gotta brag
Pink Ladies
Tell me more, tell me more
Rizzo
Cause he sounds like a drag

All
Shooda-bop bop
Shooda-bop bop
Shooda-bop bop
Shooda-bop bop
Shooda-bop bop
Shooda-bop bop
Shooda-bop bop
Yeah

Verse 4: Danny + Sandy
He got friendly holding my hand
Well, she got friendly down in the sand
He was sweet, just turned eighteen
Well, she was good, you know what I mean

Both
Summer heat, boy and girl meet
But, uh oh, those summer nights

Chorus
T-Birds and Pink Ladies
Woah, woah, woah
Pink Ladies
Tell me more, tell me more
Jan
How much dough did he spend?
T-Birds
Tell me more, tell me more
Sonny
Could she get me a friend?

Bridge: Danny + Sandy
It turned colder, that’s where it ends
So I told her we’d still be friends
Then we made our true love vow
Wonder what she’s doin’ now

Both (T-Birds and Pink Ladies)
Summer dreams ripped at the seams
But, oh, those summer nights
(Tell me more, tell me more)

24. 1979 – Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 – Pink Floyd

I have always fallen asleep to music. Once I started using streaming services, I started making sleep play lists. Pink Floyd is my most played list, made up of their slow and trippy songs. I call most of my mixes Rocker’s Dozen, a play on baker’s dozen, with 13 songs based on a theme or an artist, or both. R12: Pink Floyd Quiet Storm contains “Comfortably Numb”, “Hey You”, “Mother”, “Goodbye Blue Sky”, “Us and Them”, “Breathe (In The Air)”, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, “Wish You Were Here”, “On The Turning Away”, “Sorrow”, “A Great Day For Freedom”, “If” and “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”. None of which has anything to do with this chapter, but I like to share things that make me happy.

“The Wall” is a legendary concept album masterpiece, complete with full length feature film to bring the story to life. But the first single was “Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2”, and I was introduced to it as a stand alone piece, concerned with the eternal struggle between teacher and student. As a 5th grader, this song resonated with me on so many levels.

One day at school, during lunch, I led all of my friends in singing this song. We were also banging our fists on the table to keep the beat. Unbeknown to me, our giant mean terrorizing principal had walked into the cafeteria. One side of the table immediately stopped singing and banging, but those of us who couldn’t see him kept going. Eventually it was only me, singing loudly “Leave us kids alone!”, pounding the table, until the principal was standing directly behind me. He ordered me to follow him to the stage at the far end of the cafeteria. I asked why, and he told me if I liked singing so much, I could sing for the entire school. Panicking, I narc’ed on one of my friends, the boldest of us all, and asked why he wasn’t also in trouble. He was then ordered to accompany me. As Darth Principal led us to the stage, the bell rang, but not a single student left the cafeteria. The next period lunch crowd also started entering. My friend and I had a huge audience to perform in front of. We debated what would happen if we actually sang “Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!” in front of the whole school. We kind of wussed out, thinking that we would get suspended if we actually sang that song. We had a few seconds to decide what to sing instead as he pulled us up front. We went with “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, which prompted laughs from hundreds of elementary school classmates. As we turned as red as Rudolph’s nose, that apparently satisfied the Sith Lord and we were sent back to class.

There have been so many times throughout my life that I have pondered what really would have happened if I had not caved, and went ahead and sang “Another Brick”. Had I sang Pink Floyd, on stage, in front of the whole school, as a 5th grader, would I have gained the confidence to actually pursue my lifelong dream to be a rock singer? Would I have become a “cool kid” instead of the “brain”, “geek”, “nerd” or whatever people classified me as? Self esteem and confidence have always been lacking for me, and this event is one of those potential life-altering chances to change the direction of your existence on this planet. Whenever I mentally go down that road, the thing I land on is the fact that my friend had my back, even though I dragged him into my punishment, and he never thought less of me or ever turned his back on me throughout his life. I really miss him, he was taken from us too soon.

My favorite lyric:

“We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom”

School is tough for kids. It doesn’t matter if you are smart, athletic, attractive, clever or none of those things. Every day is a battle for survival. I have always felt that teachers are either outstanding or horrible. All of the ones that I remember either inspired and motivated me, or made me feel small and insignificant. I am not sure if the bad ones realize the power they have to destroy the hopes and dreams of children, or if they are just too ignorant to know what they are doing. Either way, in my opinion, their job is to open the mind and encourage creativity. “Thought control” and “dark sarcasm” create scars that never heal.

Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

Written by Roger Waters

Performed by Pink Floyd

Verse 1: Roger Waters & David Gilmour
We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher, leave them kids alone
Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!

Chorus: Roger Waters & David Gilmour
All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall
All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall

Verse 2: Islington Green School Students
We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers, leave them kids alone
Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!

Chorus: Islington Green School Students
All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall
All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall

Outro: Roger Waters
Wrong, do it again! (*Children playing*)
Wrong, do it again!
If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding!
(Wrong, do it again!)
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?
(Wrong, do it again!)
You! Yes! You behind the bike sheds! Stand still, laddie!
(If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding!
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?)
(You! Yes! You behind the bike sheds! Stand still, laddie!)
*Children playing*
*Phone beeping sound*

25. 1979 – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band

I had to listen to this song in secret. My parents hated it. I don’t think they were opposed to Georgia. After all, we spent 2 weeks a year in South Carolina, and we would drive down I-85 now and then. There was one particular Easter weekend where we visited the original Cabbage Patch where the real dolls were made, and you selected them from an actual patch, well before the dolls went plastic and commercial. Perhaps they were concerned that their “Johnny” would be swayed by the devil, and all of his “Rock n’ Roll”. Actually, it was due to one little word, that somehow was so evil it could not be spoken, or even heard, in my house. “Bitch”, as in “son of a bitch”, was a dirty word. Even though Joan Collins used it on TV’s “Dynasty”, it was verboten in my household. I find that a rather tame way to cuss out the actual Devil, but it was enough to get this song banned in my house.

I still found ways to listen to this classic tale of Good vs. Evil, played out over the sickest violin solos ever put down on wax. This song grooves, it is dramatic and dangerous, and it takes the listener on a journey. Don’t tell anybody, but this is one of the coolest songs of all time.

My favorite lyric:

“When the Devil finished, Johnny said, “Well, you’re pretty good ol’ son
But sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it’s done.””

If I learned nothing else from being raised Catholic, it was how to say NO to temptation. I like to think I would have Johnny’s confidence in an actual satanic showdown.

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Written by Charlie Daniels, James W. Marshall, Charles Hayward, Fred Edwards, “Taz” DiGregorio & Tom Crain

Performed by The Charlie Daniels Band

The Devil went down to Georgia
He was lookin’ for a soul to steal
He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind
He was willing to make a deal
When he came across this young man sawin’ on a fiddle and playin’ it hot
And the Devil jumped upon a hickory stump and said “Boy, let me tell you what.”
“I guess you didn’t know it, but I’m a fiddle player, too
And if you’d care to take a dare I’ll make a bet with you
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, but give the Devil his due
I’ll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul ’cause I think I’m better than you.”

The boy said, “My name’s Johnny, and it might be a sin
But I’ll take your bet, and you’re gonna regret, ’cause I’m the best there’s ever been.”

Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard
‘Cause Hell’s broke loose in Georgia and the Devil deals the cards
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold
But if you lose the devil gets your soul

The Devil opened up his case and he said, “I’ll start this show.”
And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow
And he pulled the bow across the strings and it made an evil hiss
And a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this:

Demonic violin piece

When the Devil finished, Johnny said, “Well, you’re pretty good ol’ son
But sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it’s done.”

“Fire on the Mountain” Run, boys, run!
The Devil’s in the house of the rising sun
Chicken’s in the bread pan picking out dough
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no

Non-demonic violin piece

The Devil bowed his head because he knew that he’d been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny’s feet
Johnny said, “Devil, just come on back if you ever wanna try again
I done told you once–you son of a bitch–I’m the best there’s ever been.”
And he played:

“Fire on the Mountain” Run, boys, run!
The Devil’s in the house of the rising sun
Chicken’s in the bread pan picking out dough
Granny, will your dog bite? No, child, no

For more chapters of My Life In Music:

My Life In Music, Part 2, 1980-1984

My Life In Music, Part 2, 1985-1989

My Life In Music, Part 2, 1975 – 1979 first appeared on Game On Media.

This week, the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, was set to be released in movie theaters worldwide. The fifth and final chapter featuring Daniel Craig as 007, is highly anticipated, as many consider Craig to be the ultimate Bond (#2 at worst) and his feature run has been the most consistently excellent in the 5 decades of the franchise. While we wait, let’s take a look back on what makes James Bond 007 so special. Without a doubt, many tune in to see who the exotic, glamorous, dangerous and unforgettable “Bond Girls” will be. Some of the world’s most famous models and actresses have been tangled up with the agent with a license to kill, and love. With almost 100 beautiful and talented women to choose from, we took the liberty of creating two Five Fave lists.

Here are our Five Fave Bond Girl Characters:

5. Casino Royale with Daniel Craig – Vesper Lynd (Eva Green)

4. Quantum Of Solace with Daniel Craig – Camille Montes (Olga Kurylenko)

3. The Spy Who Loved Me with Roger Moore – Major Anya Amasova “XXX” (Barbara Bach)

2. Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan – Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh)

1. You Only Live Twice with Sean Connery – Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi)

Here are our Five Fave Bond Girl Names:

5. Die Another Day with Pierce Brosnan – Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson (Halle Berry)

4. Thunderball with Sean Connery – Dominique “Domino” Derval (Claudine Auger)

3. GoldenEye with Pierce Brosnan – Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen)

2. Goldfinger with Sean Connery – Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman)

1. Dr. No with Sean Connery – Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress)

Five Fave: Bond Girls first appeared on Game On Media.

This week, the 25th official James Bond film, No Time To Die, was set to be released in movie theaters worldwide. The fifth and final chapter featuring Daniel Craig as 007, is highly anticipated, as many consider Craig to be the ultimate Bond (#2 at worst) and his feature run has been the most consistently excellent in the 5 decades of the franchise. While we wait, let’s listen to the amazing theme songs that have been such an integral part of the franchise success. One of the highlights of any James Bond movie is watching the title sequence with the cool graphics and a new tune sung by one of our biggest stars, a list which includes Shirley Bassey, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Madonna, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones, Louis Armstrong, Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow and Sir Paul McCartney. Obviously, Monty Norman and John Barry‘s original instrumental ‘James Bond Theme‘, from Dr. No in 1962, is the most iconic movie song of all time, with variants throughout the series. This list focuses on the singers and songs that came after. The newest song is from the upcoming No Time To Die and features Billie Eilish. This is a great song in the style of Skyfall from Adele, but can’t be placed on the list without seeing it with the title sequence.

Here are our Five Fave Bond Songs:

5. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton from For Your Eyes Only 1981

4. You Know My Name by Chris Cornell from Casino Royale 2006

3. A View To A Kill by Duran Duran from A View To A Kill 1985

2. Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon from The Spy Who Loved Me 1977

1. Live And Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings from Live And Let Die 1973

Five Fave: Bond Songs first appeared on Game On Media.

So you’ve got at least another month to self quarantine. Now is the perfect time to catch up on your binge watching. Disney+ is the newest streaming service, so why not have some fun exploring what is has to offer. Here are our Five Fave Fun Things To Do With Disney+ In Quarantine:

5. See how many movies you can find where the main character’s parents die early in the movie, or are already dead when it begins.

Not sure why Disney seems obsessed with this story device, but it has been using it forever, with no signs of stopping. Some of the best include Finding Nemo and James And The Giant Peach. You can watch the whole movie, or just count how many minutes it takes to kill off one or more parents, or reveal that they are already dead.

4. Spend 5-1/2 hours binge-watching Disney+ original series The Mandalorian.

Created by Jon Favreau, the man whose vision launched a decade of Marvel movies, this is a Star Wars story that takes place between episodes 6 and 7. No, that is not Baby Yoda, and no, that is not Boba Fett, or even Jango Fett. The timeline places 800 year old Yoda as a force ghost, Jango Fett decapitated by Mace Windu, and Boba Fett slowly digesting over the course of 1,000 years in a Sarlacc pit. Whatever you want to call the characters is irrelevant, because this is its own story with its own mythology, and it is as captivating and exciting as anything in the Star Wars universe. It works best as one continuous viewing, or 2 if you want to take a break. This is the most promising aspect of Disney+, and hopefully they will continue to be this bold with their original content.

3. Spend 20 hours watching the Star Wars saga in order.

This one is easy, because the episodes are numbered 1-9, beginning with The Phantom Menace, and ending with The Rise Of Skywalker, which is not on Disney+ yet, but can be rented or purchased on Amazon. Be sure to watch Rogue One in between episodes 3 and 4, because it leads directly into A New Hope, which was the first movie released way back in 1977, and was titled Episode 4 from the beginning, although not many seemed to notice until the saga returned in 1999. Add another 2-1/2 hours to complete the saga with Episode 9, and you can always dip over to Netflix for Solo, which takes place before Rogue One.

2. Spend 20 hours watching Disney movies in their recent live action format, followed by their original animated format.

You must watch them in that order, because the animated versions are almost always better, with the arguable exceptions of Beauty And The Beast, Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan. We also have high hopes for Mulan. For now, check out Aladdin, The Lion King, Dumbo, Alice In Wonderland, Lady And The Tramp, and 101 Dalmations and see which version you prefer. If you have 10 more hours to spare, you can use Amazon and Hulu to check out the live action Cinderella, Beauty And The Beast and Peter Pan, then hop back to D+ for the originals. Cindy and Belle will be added this fall.

1. Spend 40 hours watching most the Marvel movies in chronological order.

18 of the 23 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films are available now on Disney+. If you have another 10 hours to spare, you can use a Amazon to rent The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Spider-Man: Far From Home, and depending on how long it takes you to get through the series, you can either Netflix Ant-Man And The Wasp and Avengers: Endgame or wait until they hit D+ this summer. Here is the full sequence of Marvel movies to watch them in chronological story order.

Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain Marvel
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
The Incredible Hulk
Thor
The Avengers
Thor: The Dark World
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Iron Man 3
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War
Black Panther
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Doctor Strange
Thor: Ragnarok
Ant-Man And The Wasp
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: Far From Home

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I recently discovered the Swedish rock band H.E.A.T on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise, which primarily features the biggest glam metal acts of the 1980’s. This newer band has that retro sound and attitude and was a perfect fit. Their latest album “H.E.A.T II” is an incredible achievement, reminiscent of Dokken, Asia, Survivor and pre-Slippery Bon Jovi. If Sylvester Stallone had made Rocky V in 1989, this album could have been the soundtrack. The album is their sixth overall, and their fourth with vocalist Erik Magnus Grönwall, who joined in 2010. Erik won Swedish Idol in 2009, and performed on the live televised “Jesus Christ Superstar”. This is no surprise, as he is one of the most vocally talented and engaging frontmen in music. Bassist Jimmy Jay, keyboardist Jona Tee, drummer Don Crash and guitarist Dave Dalone deliver such a tight, energetic sound, and every song is infectious. This album gets better with each listen, and every track is strong. Despite this being their sixth album, they named it “H.E.A.T II” because they produced it themselves, and they consider it to be the start of a new chapter in their career. Let’s hope that they continue to blaze this path they are on. Be sure to get this album, and take advantage of any chance you get to witness them live.

Photos of H.E.A.T performing on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise X in February 2020:

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Apple Lands “Beastie Boys Story,” produced by Academy Award-winning director Spike Jonze

New film directed by Spike Jonze, and written by Beastie Boys Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz along with Jonze, to portray the history and legacy of the revolutionary group

Apple today announced that it has acquired “Beastie Boys Story,” a new nonfiction film from Grammy Award-winning Beastie Boys members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz and Academy Award-winning director Spike Jonze. A special cut of the documentary feature will open exclusively in select IMAX® theatres for a limited engagement April 3, before premiering globally on Apple TV+ on April 24.

Beastie Boys, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz, tell you an intimate, personal story of their band and 40 years of friendship in this live documentary experience directed by their longtime friend and collaborator, and their former grandfather, filmmaker Spike Jonze.

The film is set to premiere on the heels of the 26th anniversary of the release of Beastie Boys’ #1 charting 1994 album, “Ill Communication,” and reunites Beastie Boys with director Spike Jonze over 25 years after directing the music video for the album’s immortal hit single, “Sabotage.”

“Beastie Boys Story” is produced by Grammy Award winner Jason Baum, Amanda Adelson, alongside director and writer Spike Jonze, and executive produced by Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Dechen Wangdu-Yauch, John Silva, John Cutcliffe, Peter Smith, Thomas Benski, Dan Bowen, Sam Bridger, Michele Anthony, David Blackman and Ashley Newton.
The project grew out of Adam’s and Mike’s collaboration on their bestselling “Beastie Boys Book”.

The film is produced for Apple by Fresh Bread and Pulse Films in association with Polygram Entertainment. The deal was negotiated by Endeavor Content and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.

Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, as well as select Samsung smart TVs, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices and at tv.apple.com, for $4.99 per month with a seven day free trial. Customers who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch or Mac can enjoy one year of Apple TV+ for free.*

Comments from the filmmakers:
“There are some friends you have lunch with so many times over the years, you know their order.  Spike is one of those friends.  And even when you don’t recognize anything on the menu, he comes up with something good for the whole table.  Like when we wondered what to do when our book comes out… then Spike placed his order: You will put on a show for the children.” – Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz

“I owe Beastie Boys a lot. One time, they pulled me out of a burning ship, and another time they helped me cheat on my college exam to get into Florida State. So, it was a real privilege to get to reunite with them and help them tell their story.” – Spike Jonze

“This is the eighth time I’ve rewritten this thing, the filmmakers kept telling me I was doing it wrong but I’m really feeling this one. Here’s what the film is: Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz of Beastie Boys tell you an intimate, personal story of their band, and their 40 years of friendship together. From the 1980s New York City punk scene, to Fight For Your Right (to Party) and becoming the first hip-hop artists to make a #1 record (Licensed to Ill), through their evolution, which took them to Sabotage, Intergalactic and beyond. Created with their old friend, their former  grandfather and collaborator, filmmaker Spike Jonze, the film seamlessly mixes a live stage show and documentary to create a new format, a live documentary. Does that make sense? It’ll make more sense when you see the trailer that the filmmakers haven’t finished editing yet, despite constant badgering. But anyways, I’m not mad. In this film that was shot at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, Mike D and Adrock discuss their evolution as musicians, artists and people, and a whole bunch of other crazy sh!t. Their co-conspirator, musician, activist, inventor, discredited astrophysics professor and my favorite beastie boy, Adam Yauch, couldn’t be there that night because he passed away in 2012. But even though he’s not there, his spirit is very much felt onstage through Mike and Adam and the force of nature that was Yauch, their band, and their friendship.” – Larry 

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The 2020 Golden Globes awards were handed out in Hollywood tonight for the best work in television and movies for the past year. The night was full of emotion, with humor, appreciation and empathy evident throughout the show. There were many wonderful speeches, particularly when nearly half of the recipients seemed genuinely shocked to have won over their more famous fellow nominees. Tom Hanks was choked up while thanking his wife and 5 children for years of support, and first winner of the night, Ramy Youssef, riffed on host Ricky Gervais‘ opening monologue and acknowledged his own anonymity.

These are our Five Fave Moments of the 2019 Golden Globes awards show. We have a deeply touching personal moment, a gracious and memorable acceptance, an overdue validation of an historic career, a politically incorrect stand-up routine, and a humble and humorous speech.

#5 – Brad Pitt won Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for his role in “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood“. He was full of reverence for fellow nominees Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. He mixed humor and graciousness to perfection, explaining that he did not bring his Mom to the awards, because he gets romantically linked to any woman who stands next to him.

#4 – Ricky Gervais hosted for the 5th and allegedly “final” time, and he blatantly stated that he was going to tell jokes and he didn’t care what anyone thought of them. His opening monologue was biting and bawdy, with many unexpected gut busters. Nobody was spared and nothing was sacred, with the censors having to bleep several of his punchlines.

#3 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin won Best Original Song – Motion Picture for “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” from “Rocketman“. “This is really sweet,” Taupin said, “because this is not just about a song we wrote for a movie. It’s about a song we wrote for a movie that deals with our relationship. And it’s a relationship that doesn’t happen very often in this town: It’s a 52-year-old marriage.” Elton John added “It’s the first time I’ve ever won an award with him, ever.”

#2 – Ellen DeGeneres accepted the Carol Burnett Award for Excellence In Television. Among her hilarious and heartfelt comments, which she delivered with perfect comedic timing, she shared her motivation. “All I’ve ever wanted to do was make people feel good and laugh. There’s no greater feeling than when someone tells me that I’ve made their day better with my show or that I’ve helped them get through a sickness or a hard time in their lives. But the real power of television for me is that — not that people watch my show, but people watch my show and then they’re inspired to go out and do the same thing in their own lives, make people laugh or be kind or help someone less fortunate than themselves. That is the power of television. I’m so, so grateful to be a part of it.”

#1 – Kate McKinnon introduced Ellen DeGeneres as the recipient of the Carol Burnett Award, with a speech that was funny and deeply personal. She thanked Ellen for showing her as a child that gay people could be on TV. “She risked her entire life and her entire career in order to tell the truth and she suffered greatly for it. Of course, attitudes change but only because brave people like Ellen jump into the fire to make them change. If I hadn’t seen her on TV, I would’ve thought, ‘I can never be on TV, they don’t let LGBTQ people on TV,’ and more than that, I would’ve gone on thinking that I was an alien and that I maybe didn’t even have a right to be here, so thank you, Ellen, for giving me a shot.”

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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker completes the trilogy of trilogies, as the 9th and final chapter of the Skywalker saga, which began in 1977 when George Lucas introduced the world to Jedis, stormtroopers, droids and the Force. Writer/Director J.J. Abrams returns after creating the well-received Episode 7, continuing the narrative begun there as the next generation of Skywalkers and Solos continued the battle of the light side vs. the dark side of the Force. Episode 8, The Last Jedi, which apparently even Disney wants to forget (it is the only film not available on Disney+), is glossed over and hardly necessary to the overall story. Abrams truly understands the Star Wars universe is a feeling, and he captures that feeling perfectly. Adventure, excitement – a Jedi may not crave these things, but lifelong Star Wars fans absolutely do. Episode 9 has everything we have come to love about the franchise – exotic locales, strange creatures, thrilling chases, heartbreaking surprises and epic adventure. Abrams also follows the philosophy I have lived my life by: You can never have too many stormtroopers.

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Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw is a fast-paced tour de force of action and comedy starring Jason Statham and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as characters from the Fast & Furious franchise. The movie plays as any spy thriller does, so it is not necessary to know the characters’ back story. The visuals are stunning, with stunts and effects as exciting as any put on film in recent memory. This is a super enjoyable ride which also allows room for co-stars Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby to shine.

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Yesterday asks us to imagine a world where The Beatles never existed. An event occurs sending Himesh Patel’s struggling musician character to the hospital, where he awakens to discover that he appears to be the only person on earth who knows The Beatles and their legendary songs. He begins to sing them and people believe them to be his own creations. The true stars of this movie are the timeless songs that everyone knows, no matter their age, cleverly arranged and performed brilliantly by Patel. The movie has love, drama, comedy and surprise, taking us on a magical mystery tour of classic music that plays out much better than might be expected.

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Good Boys is a pre-teen coming of age movie produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Lee Eisenberg, and James Weaver. It is directed by Gene Stupnitsky and written by Stupnitsky and Eisenberg. It is both a send-up of the typical high school comedy, and an accurate and touching portrayal of the confusion and contradiction of entering middle school. This is a movie with heart and humor, using sex, drugs and rebellion for nonstop comedic moments. Good Boys is one of the most consistently funny movies in years.

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Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a fictional aging actor, and Brad Pitt as his friend and stunt double. The pair end up next door to Sharon Tate, portrayed wonderfully by Margot Robbie, and the movie is loosely based on actual events involving Tate and Charles Manson’s cult during 1968. There are some incredible acting performances by the stars, as well as the supporting roles. The movie is slow paced and dialogue heavy, in the Tarantino style. The cinematography is stunning, and perfectly captures Hollywood 50 years ago.

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Olivia Wilde Makes Her Directorial Debut in the  Fresh Comedy BOOKSMART Arriving on Digital August 20 and Blu-ray and DVD September 3

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Jason Mewes’ Directorial Debut MADNESS IN THE METHOD

In Theaters and On Demand Beginning August 2, 2019 Cinedigm has announced it will release Jason Mewes’ meta comedy MADNESS IN THE METHOD in select theaters and on demand beginning August 2, 2019, with a DVD and Blu-ray release planned for fall. Fans attending San Diego Comic Con can get a sneak peek at the film on July 18 at the TCL Chinese Theatre at Theatre Box, with Jason Mewes in attendance for a Q&A. Produced by Autumnwood Media and written by Chris Anastasi and Dominic Burns, the film stars Mewes (Mallrats), Vinnie Jones (Snatch), Gina Carano (Haywire), Jaime Camil (“Jane the Virgin”), Kevin Smith (Clerks), Danny Trejo (Machete), Stan Lee (in his last onscreen role), Teri Hatcher (Tomorrow Never Dies), Brian O’Halloran (Mallrats), and Dean Cain (God’s Not Dead). In the film, Mewes, tired of Hollywood’s perception of him, embarks on a quest to reinvent himself as a serious actor. Upon advice from best friend Kevin Smith, Mewes tracks down a highly secretive method-acting book – with disastrous consequences. Joining the star-studded ensemble are David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man), Mickey Gooch, Jr. (How to Be Single), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), and Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club). Best known as the vocal half of the on-screen comedic duo, Jay and Silent Bob, Mewes has reprised his role as the celebrated character, “Jay,” in a number of films. With cult-fans following his controversial antics, Mewes has captured audiences with rebellious banter against his unspoken other half and longtime friend, Kevin Smith (Silent Bob). Since the beginning of the duo’s offbeat work together, Mewes and Smith have continued to build on their beloved character driven roles from the Jay and Silent Bob series. Most recently, the duo wrapped Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which is scheduled for release later this year. CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL TRAILER BELOW! ABOUT CINEDIGM Since inception, Cinedigm has been a leader at the forefront of the digital transformation of content distribution. Adjusting to the rapidly transforming business needs of today’s entertainment landscape, Cinedigm remains a change-centric player focused on providing content, channels and services to the world’s largest media, technology and retail companies. Cinedigm’s Content and Networks groups provide original and aggregated programming, channels and services that entertain consumers globally across hundreds of millions of devices. For more information, visit cinedigm.com.

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Universal City, California, June 2019 – Unconventionality rules in UglyDolls, the fun and quirky animated musical debuting on Digital on July 16, 2019 and on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on July 30, 2019 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Centered around the adorably unique town of Uglyville, the film follows Moxy and her friends as they confront what it means to be different and discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Inspired by the global plush phenomenon and based on the UglyDoll characters created by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, UglyDolls is filled with colorful and adorable characters and packed with powerful messages of inclusion and empowerment. Join the fun and keep the party going with the music-filled comedy on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital showcasing an exclusive, all-new sing-along edition and stuffed with exciting bonus features allowing fans everywhere to dive deeper into the world of Uglyville. Featuring a star-studded voice cast including Kelly Clarkson (The Star, “The Voice”), Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Rio 2), Blake Shelton (The Angry Birds Movie, “The Voice”), Pitbull (“Empire,” Epic), Wanda Sykes (“Black-ish,” Bad Moms) and Gabriel Iglesias (Ferdinand), the humorous and heartwarming film comes home with vibrant bonus content such as featurettes that reveal how the talented cast brought their characters to life, hilarious games with the cast and a sneak peek of the exclusive sing-along edition’s interactive entertainment. In Uglyville, weird is celebrated, strange is special and beauty is embraced as more than simply meets the eye. When Moxy (Clarkson) and the UglyDolls discover Perfection, a town where dolls are seen through a strict model of attractiveness, they confront what it means to be different, struggle with their desire to be loved, and ultimately discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Directed by Kelly Asbury (Smurfs: The Lost Village, Shrek 2) and featuring original songs performed by Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton and Pitbull, UglyDolls is “a movie you’ll want to watch again, and again!” (Naz Perez, Fandango). BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL Sing-Along Edition Sing Along Tease – A small taste of the big fun the Sing-Along Edition provides. Fun with the Cast of UglyDolls – Watch the cast of UglyDolls play fun games that showcase their unique talents. Making UglyDolls – A closer look at the music behind the film and the talented voice cast that brings these rich characters to life. Theatrical Trailers UglyDolls will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. Blu-ray unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound. Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download. FILMMAKERS: Cast: Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Wang Leehom, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, Lizzo, Nick Jonas and Pitbull Music Supervisor: Jason Markey Music By: Christopher Lennertz Edited By: Julie Rogers ACE, Nolan Sutherland Production Designer: Andrew Woodhouse, Shannon Jeffries Head of Animation: Sebastien Bruneau Executive Producers: Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Rouging Fu, Mingyu Peng, Huixia Zhang, Luyuan Fan, Wei Zhang, Jerry Li, Shujin Lan-Shuster, Gabriel Bloch, Pitbull, Drew Matilsky Produced By: Jane Hartwell p.g.a., Robert Rodriguez, Oren Aviv p.g.a. Screenplay By: Allison Peck Story By:  Robert Rodriguez Directed By: Kelly Asbury Based on the UglyDoll Characters Created By: David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim

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INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival Reveals Daily Set Times and Stages

The Second Annual INKCARCERATION: Taking Place July 12-14, 2019 at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory | GET TICKETS HERE!

INKCARCERATION 2019 to Also Feature:

70+ Tattoo Artists

Food Trucks & Beverages

Tent & RV Camping

“Escape from Blood Prison” Haunted House Attraction

+ More!

The INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival will return to the historic Ohio State Reformatory, a.k.a. Shawshank Prison, in Mansfield, OH, on July 12, 13 and 14! This year’s massive line-up will be led by none other than colossal rock bands  Shinedown,  Godsmack and Five Finger Death Punch. Quickly becoming one of the nation’s premier rock festivals, INKCARCERATION will feature over 30 bands on two outdoor stages, 70 tattoo artists, reformatory tours, gourmet food trucks, the best drinks and for the first time, the haunted house attraction, Escape from Blood Prison.

Today, INKCARCERATION has revealed the daily set times and stages for performing bands!

INDIVIDUAL DAILY LINE-UPS:

Friday July 12^th:

Doors at 3:00 PM

Main Stage

10:00 – 11:15: Shinedown

8:50 – 9:40: Taking Back Sunday

7:40 – 8:30: Skillet

6:00 – 6:30: Fozzy

4:50 – 5:20: Awake at Last

3:40 – 4:10: Broken Hands

Second Stage

6:40 – 7:35: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

5:25 – 5:55: The Funeral Portrait

4:15 – 4:45: The Everyday Losers

Saturday July 13^th:

Doors at 12:00 PM

Main Stage

9:30 – 11:00: Godsmack

8:00 – 9:00: +Live+

6:05 – 7:00: Motionless in White

4:45 – 5:25: Red Sun Rising

3:25 – 4:05: Buckcherry

2:10 – 2:45: Light the Torch

1:00 – 1:30: Titans in Time

Second Stage

7:05 – 7:55: Andrew WK

5:30 – 6:00: Stabbing Westward

4:10 – 4:40: Eyes Set to Kill

2:50 – 3:20: Raven Black

1:35 – 2:05: Monster Dolls

12:25 – 12:55; Impending Lies

Sunday July 14^th:

Doors at 12:00 PM

Main Stage

9:30 – 11:00: Five Finger Death Punch

8:00 – 9:00: Seether

6:05 – 7:00: I Prevail

4:45 – 5:25: Starset

3:25 – 4:05: Issues

2:10 – 2:45: Smile Empty Soul

1:00 – 1:30: Scattered Hamlet

Second Stage

7:05 – 7:55: P.O.D.

5:30 – 6:00: From Ashes to New

4:10 – 4:40: Kerbera

2:50 – 3:20: Beyond Unbroken

1:35 – 2:05: Monster Dolls

12:25 – 12:55: Rivals

In addition, INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival will host 15 gourmet food trucks serving up the most delicious local eats! This year’s festival will feature Island Noodles, Smash Time Food Truck, Chicky Chicky Waffle, Zaki Food Truck, Swat Food Truck and Catering, Bistro de Mohr, Pizza Cottage, Three Lil Piggies BBQ, The Gaucho & The Gringa, OH Pizza and Pretzels, Loops Food Truck, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dogs, Graeters Ice Cream, Barroluco Argentine Comfort Food and Gorilla Gurt! Visit https://www.inkcarceration.com/faq to learn more about what each truck has to offer!

While the stages and food trucks will be busy outside, INKCARCERATION will feature 70 local and regional tattoo artists tattooing all weekend inside the reformatory. Appointments are recommended if there is a specific artist you would like to work with. Visit www.inkcarceration.com/tattoo for information on how to book your appointment and to see a full list of featured tattoo shops, companies and artists. Tattoo competition details and judges will be announced soon.

INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival‘s incredibly unique festival setting – the historic Ohio State Reformatory – is considered one of the most haunted buildings in the country and the setting of the 1994 cinematic classic/IMDB’s highest rated movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption (celebrating its 25^th anniversary his year). The Ohio State Reformatory is centrally located about an hour away from Cleveland, Columbus, and Canton/Akron, Ohio and within a three-hour driving distance of Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Michigan and southern Ontario. Additionally, INKCARCERATION features tent and RV camping for a true outdoor festival experience!

Escape from Blood Prison is the annual Halloween haunted house attraction hosted at the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH. It typically runs from the end of September through early November every year, but INKCARCERATION will make this spooky attraction available for festival goers to experience all weekend long in 2019! Once Blood Prison takes over the reformatory, the enormous facility is filled with bloodthirsty inmates waiting for victims to enter and try and make it through the facility alive!

INKCARCERATION 2019 Ticketing Details:

All available via https://https://inkcarceration.frontgatetickets.com/!

VIP & CAMPING PACKAGES – SOLD OUT!

Now offering MILITARY DISCOUNTS via GovX (12% off Weekend Tickets Only)

Visit GovX here to buy tickets!

Single Day General Admission (Early Bird)

ONE General Admission Wristband includes:

– Field pass for concert

– Access to the tattoo convention

– Self-guided reformatory tours.

Starting at $65

Weekend General Admission

ONE 3-day General Admission Wristband includes:

– Field pass for concert the entire weekend

– Access to the tattoo convention

-Self-guided reformatory tours.

Price $199    

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In April, INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival was awarded Mansfield, Ohio’s prestigious Tourism Award of Excellence, and has been recognized by the United States House of Representatives, Ohio Senate, State of Ohio Representatives and Congressional Proclamation.

“The job the crew at INKCARCERATION did coming out of the gate demanded to be recognized,”  says Destination Mansfield President Lee Tasseff. “Our organization has worked with national events over the years, but nothing compared to the level of professionalism demonstrated in producing a head-turning concert event of the highest order on the iconic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory…it was and is a perfect match. The community can’t wait to witness this year’s festival!”

Susan Fisher, Co-Producer, INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival, says, “We’re so honored to receive the Tourism Award of Excellence and be recognized by our Ohio State Representatives. We are grateful to our partners at Destination Mansfield who, along with Mansfield City officials, our local hotel partners and hundreds of Richland County volunteers, are gearing up to help us welcome our festival guests to a bigger and better INKCARCERATION 2019, from all around the world — as far as New Zealand.”

In its first year, INKCARCERATION brought enormous entertainment to over 18,000 fans, and this year, the festival aims even higher.

Stay tuned for more news coming soon about INKCARCERATION 2019!

INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival online:

Website – www.inkcarceration.com

Tickets (Field, Camping & VIP) – https://inkcarceration.frontgatetickets.com/

Facebook – www.facebook.com/Inkcarcerationfestival

Twitter – www.twitter.com/InkcarFestival

Instagram – www.instagram.com/inkcarcerationfestival

The Historic Ohio State Reformatory online:

www.mrps.org

www.mrps.org/learn/film-and-television

www.shawshanktrail.com/photos

INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival is produced by Inkcarceration LTD.

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The Elton John movie ‘Rocketman’ has arrived in theaters. Taron Egerton (Kingsman franchise) stars as Reginald Dwight AKA Sir Elton Hercules John. With Elton’s encouragement, Egerton sang all of the songs in the film, using his own vocal interpretations rather than mimicking one of pop music’ most celebrated voices. Writer Lee Hall and director Dexter Fletcher used the songs to help tell the story, and created unique arrangements, which helped prevent direct comparisons. This movie covers a lot of ground, in a very entertaining and visually stimulating way. All of the emotions of life are on display, well written and finely acted. This is one of the most original and creative biopics ever made, which the subject matter clearly deserves, as Sir Elton continues to be larger than life both on and off the stage.

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LED ZEPPELIN FILM

Studio group portrait of Led Zeppelin, London, 1968. Clockwise from left: John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page. Photo by Dick Barnatt / Redferns (Getty Images) Now in post-production, the as yet untitled Led Zeppelin documentary, directed by Bernard MacMahon, celebrates the world’s best-selling rock band on their fiftieth anniversary. The documentary traces the journeys of the four members through the music scene of the 1960s, their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that will change the future of rock, and culminates in 1970 when their second album knocks The Beatles off the top of the charts and they become the number one band in the world. With brand new interviews of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones, as well as rare archival interviews with the late John Bonham, this documentary will be the first of its kind; the Led Zeppelin story told through the words of the men that lived it, with no outside voices or conjecture. Featuring never before seen archive film and photographs, state of the art audio transfers of the band’s music, as well as the music that shaped their sound, this documentary will be the definitive telling of the birth of the world’s biggest selling rock band. It is the first and only time the band have participated in a documentary in fifty years. Jimmy Page: “When I saw everything Bernard had done both visually and sonically on the remarkable achievement that is American Epic, I knew he would be qualified to tell our story.” Robert Plant: “Seeing Will Shade, and so many other important early American musicians, brought to life on the big screen in American Epic inspired me to contribute to a very interesting and exciting story.” John Paul Jones: “The time was right for us to tell our own story for the first time in our own words, and I think that this film will really bring that story to life.”

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No Spoilers Movie Review

‘Avengers: Endgame’, the 22nd movie in the current epic Marvel Cinematic Universe, was released on April 26, 2019, to record-setting crowds and acclaim. This 3 hour superhero extravaganza was not only a sequel to 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, but the exclamation point on a decade-long story arc.

All of the events from the preceding movies lead to this ultimate adventure, featuring the most iconic of the original Avengers, with a little bit of help from their new friends. Directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, this film has all of the grandeur, signature character moments and gut-wrenching twists as the other films in the series that they helmed – ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier’, ‘Captain America: Civil War’, and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. Anyone who has not kept up with the series and wants to dive in now would be wise to watch those 3 in order, and then hit the theater for the final satisfying chapter.

The graphics are so seamless that you never once even think about which characters or locations are real and which are animated. Dive in and experience a landmark in cinema.

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JAMES McAVOY, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, BRUCE WILLIS AND SARAH PAULSON STAR IN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S  COMIC-BOOK THRILLER 20 YEARS IN THE MAKINGGLASSTHE #1 MOVIE IN NORTH AMERICA FOR THREE WEEKS IN A ROW!AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL APRIL 2, 2019 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY, DVD AND ON DEMAND APRIL 16, 2019 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Universal City, California – Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with GLASS, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.  GLASS is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with  Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy (Split, Atonement), Samuel L. Jackson (Hitman’s Bodyguard, Avengers Franchise), Bruce Willis (Unbreakable, Die Hard), Sarah Paulson (Ocean’s Eight, “American Horror Story”) and Anya-Taylor Joy (Split, The Witch). Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic vision including an in-depth look at the making of the film, deep insights on the characters, a never-before-seen alternate opening, and deleted scenes. GLASS features “Shyamalan’s eccentric, intimately scaled superhero universe” (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times), while offering a closer look at the world of the Elijah Price, also known as Mr. Glass (Jackson), David Dunn (Willis), and Kevin Wendell Crumb (McAvoy) as they experience a series of escalating encounters as they escape from an asylum and embark on a thrilling battle of good versus evil. Producers M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum (Get Out, Halloween), Marc Bienstock (Before I Fall), Ashwin Rajan (Devil, The Visit) and executive producer Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity series) reunite with GLASS for “one of the most original comic book movies in recent years” (Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment). BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM & DIGITAL The Collection of Main Characters – A look at all the main players and how they fit in the universe created by filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. David Dunn Elijah Price Kevin Wendell Crumb The Rest of the Family Bringing the Team Back Together – M. Night Shyamalan is famous for working with many of the same crew from film to film.  In this piece, cast and crew share personal stories of why Shyamalan’s productions feel like seeing family again. David Dunn vs. The Beast – An in-depth look at the animalistic face-off between David Dunn and The Beast Glass Decoded – M. Night Shyamalan unveils some secrets of continuity and style from across the Glass trilogy Breaking Glass: The Stunts – The superhuman strength of The Beast is best illustrated in the stunts. Take a behind the scenes look into the very effective methods of executing stunts in the film. Connecting the Glass Universe – Explore M. Night Shyamalan’s stylistic approach to the Glass trilogy and the unconventional concept of a comic book movie grounded in reality. M. Night Shyamalan: Behind the Lens – Cast and crew discuss Shyamalan’s dedicated and meticulous approach to storytelling. The Sound of Glass – Composer West Dylan Thordson elaborates on his use of string instruments to create tension, and explains why recording the score on-location enhanced the tone of Glass. Enhancing the Spectacle – The VFX team provides details on the rewarding task of using CGI as an effective tool to intensify the narrative of Glass. Raven Hill Memorial – Roam the long corridors of Raven Hill Memorial Hospital and see why the cast and crew describe the eerie location as its own character in the film. Night Vision – A look at the early stages of Glass by examining the storyboards and their remarkable similarity to the final shots in the film. BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM, DIGITAL AND DVD: Alternate Opening – Introduction by director M. Night Shyamalan available Deleted Scenes – Introductions by director M. Night Shyamalan available David Alone at Bar Patricia Talks to Cheerleaders David Encounters Pierce Casey in Art Class Dr. Staple Explains Machine Mrs. Price in Waiting Room Mrs. Price Talks to Elijah Dr. Staple Drinks Tea Pierce Checks Elijah’s Room Mrs. Price Tells Elijah About Surgery David Submits to Dr. Staple Patients Worship The Beast A Conversation with James McAvoy and M. Night Shyamalan – Star James McAvoy and Producer/Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan discuss the importance of originality when creating a film in this genre. The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD in a combo pack which includes 4K Ultra HD Blu-rayTM, Blu-rayTM and Digital. The 4K Ultra HD disc will include the same bonus features as the Blu-rayTMversion, all in stunning 4K resolution. 4K Ultra HD is the ultimate movie watching experience. 4K Ultra HD features the combination of 4K resolution for four times sharper picture than HD, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) with immersive audio delivering a multidimensional sound experience. Blu-rayTM unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound. Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download. MOVIES ANYWHERE is the digital app that simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes found in eligible Blu-rayTM and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere. MOVIES ANYWHERE is only available in the United States. For more information, visit https://moviesanywhere.com. Website: http://uni.pictures/Glass Trailer: http://uni.pictures/GlassTrailer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlassMovie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/glassmovie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassmovie/ Hashtag: #GlassMovie FILMMAKERS  Cast: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy with Sarah Paulson and Samuel L. Jackson Casting By: Douglas Aibel, CSA Music By: West Dylan Thordson Music Supervisor: Susan Jacobs Costume Designer: Paco Delgado Edited By: Luke Ciarrocchi, Blu Murray Production Designer: Chris Trujillo Director of Photography: Michael Gioulakis Executive Producers: Steven Schneider, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Kevin Frakes Produced By: M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan Written and Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan

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ADAM MCKAY’S CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED VICE ARRIVES ON DIGITAL  MARCH 12 AND ON BLU-RAY AND DVD APRIL 2

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Bohemian Rhapsody Arrives on Digital and Movies Anywhere January 22 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD February 12 Includes Complete “Live Aid” Movie Performance Not Seen In Theaters

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THE HATE U GIVE Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.  Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and Anthony Mackie.Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes®, THE HATE U GIVE arrives on Movies Anywhere January 8 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM and DVD on January 22. THE HATE U GIVE 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD Special Features: Extended scenes: Maverick and Seven Protecting Their Home Uprising Seven’s Graduation Featurettes: Starting a Conversation The Talk Code Switching The Heart of Georgia Thank U Georgia Starr: Shine Your Light (4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray only) Audio Commentary by George Tillman, Jr., Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Angie Thomas and Craig Hayes

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