Hey Music Mag - Issue 5 - April 2019

FOR THE LOVE
OF BLACK GOLD
CHICAGO
BOUND
Ariana Grande (above),
Twenty One Pilots, The
Strokes and Childish Gambino
have been confirmed as the
headliners for this year’s
Lollapalooza festival, taking
place at Chicago’s Grant Park,
from 1 – 4 August.
Last month, it was reported
that Grande had signed over
90% of the royalties from
7 Rings to the estates of
Rodgers and Hammerstein,
after it sampled their My
Favourite Things track, from
The Sound of Music.
Love vinyl? Then don’t forget it’s Record Store Day,
on 13 April, when independent record shops worldwide
celebrate black gold culture.
Special vinyl and CD releases, and various promotional
products, are made exclusively for the day, with bands
and DJs heading to their local stores for intimate
performances, meet and greet sessions and to buy
records, of course.
“This is a day for the people who make up the world
of the record store – the staff, the customers and the
artists – to come together and celebrate the unique
culture of a record store and the special role these
independently owned stores play in their communities,”
said a RSD spokesperson.
The first Record Store Day took place on 19 April
2008. On that day, Metallica spent hours at Rasputin
Music, in San Francisco, meeting fans, and now
hundreds of artists get involved each year.
Pearl Jam are this year’s official Record Store Day
ambassadors. Guitarist Mike McCready said: “Support
every independent record store that you can. It’s a place
to learn. It’s a place to have fun. And it’s a place to
discover new music.”
BRAZIL NUTS
London club Fabric is
off on a whistle-stop tour
of Brazil this month, as
part of its 20th anniversary
celebrations. Fabric resident
Craig Richards and Ben UFO
will represent the London
club on the three-day tour,
dropping into RARA, in Rio
De Janiero, on 18 April,
Warung Beach Club, in Itajaí,
the following night, and Sao
Paulo’s famous D-Edge
club (above), on 20 April.
Photo_The Tennessean
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