Billboard.com has a cool thing on their website that takes different milestones to construct a custom playlist to serve as your life’s soundtrack. The “Soundtrack of My Life” Creator matches #1 Hits up with things such as your birthday, first kiss, getting your driver’s license, and graduating from High School. It even has a “create your own” option if there’s a particular moment you think deserves a track.
The songs that pop up might not be your favorites, but you will certainly recognize them. Share your personal soundtrack’s with JACK in the comments section below!
The all-female “super tour” Lilith Fair will return next summer with an 18 city tour including stops in Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The festival which originally ran from 1997-1999 with moderate success featured headlining acts including Sarah McLauchlan, Sheryl Crowe, Dixie Chicks, Jewel, and Indigo Girls.
Nettwerk Music Group has not announced lineup or tour dates, but CEO Terry McBride promised “exciting announcements”.
Rest assured, Jack FM will not be giving away tickets to this one…
[CBS News] Jack FM’s favorite one-armed drummer is doing more than just rocking our faces off. Def Leppard’s Rick Allen talked at length during an interview on CBS’ Early Show about using his personal story of triumph over tragedy to help inspire wounded vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rick Allen’s story of overcoming the loss of his left arm in a car accident and continuing to drum in one of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s has long been considered one of the most awe-inspiring tales in the world of music.
Allen’s organization, Raven Drum, helps troops who have sufferred life-altering traumas to celebrate their uniqueness and find a light during some of the darkest moments of their lives.
Def Leppard was set to begin the third leg of their North American tour last week, but had to cancel due to “unforseen circumstances”. While it sucks that we won’t see them on stage, you can still see their touring partners, Cheap Trick, live and in charge at Jack’s Cheap Christmas on December 10th at Allstate Arena.
During last night’s taping of the Late Late Show, 70 mph winds in California knocked out the lights leaving host Craig Ferguson in the dark mid-interview with actress Alicia Silverstone. Instead of stopping the tape, they handed the comedian a flashlight so he could continue on with the show.
Craig Ferguson, who is notorious for using puppets and extreme close-ups during his show, adapted quickly and managed to turn the technical difficulty into late night gold.
The high winds also managed to knock out power around the greater Los Angeles area. You can watch the entire episode at CBS.com.
Paul McCartney’s “I’ve Gotta Feelin’”, the first track to be released off of his new DVD “Good Evening New York City”, can be heard right here! What do you think about his newest song?
The Multi-Disc CD/DVD Special Package Features Dazzling Performances of Beatles, Wings and Solo Classics From Citi Field, Formerly Shea Stadium, Historic Site of The Beatles’ Landmark 1965 Concert, and will be relased in the U.S. on November 17th.
“It was three great nights for the band and for me personally it was very exciting to be back opening a new stadium on the site of the old Shea Stadium where we had played 44 years previously. Even more exciting because this time round you could hear us!”- McCartney
(OFFICIAL RELEASE) Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, will be immortalized November 17 when Hear Music/Concord Music Group releases Good Evening New York City. This momentous musical experience will be available in two formats: a 3-disc (2 CD + 1 DVD) standard edition and a 4-disc (2 CD + 2 DVD) deluxe version featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney’s traffic-stopping, headline-making July 15 performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee (including bonus numbers not aired on the Late Show with David Letterman broadcast). The set will also be made available in high quality vinyl. In any configuration, the 30+ songs and nearly 3 hours of music comprising Good Evening New York City are a must-have for attendees wishing to relive the July 17, 18 & 21 shows, those who couldn’t get tickets and/or anyone interested in an audiovisual document of a living legend. Good Evening New York City marks McCartney’s 2nd release for Hear Music. The first was 2007’s highly acclaimed Memory Almost Full. The standard version of Good Evening New York City will be available at participating Starbucks company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada and wherever music is sold.
