PHENOMENA'S ANTHOLOGY CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY!

Phenomena’s Anthology Features the Best and the Rarest Tracks From the Original Trilogy – Out Now!

This 25TH ANNIVERSARY compilation has been fully endorsed by Tom Galley, who personally compiled the track list.

Anthology

Phenomena’s Anthology

Featuring special guests:

Glenn Hughes

John Wetton

Brian May

Cozy Powell

Mel Galley

Neil Murray

Ric Sanders

John Thomas

Ted McKenna

Keith Murrell

This BEST OF compilation features the #1 HIT SINGLE ‘Did It All For Love’ sung by John Wetton.

This compilation also features final mixes of the RARE tracks ‘Assassins in the Night’, ‘Running with the Pack’ and ‘Stealing Heaven’.

The rare 12” Remix of ‘Did It All For Love’ is included along with a PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 12” Remix of ‘Still The Night’.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC VIOLIN?

Knowing the difference between an acoustic violin and its electric version can help you take advantage of the best instrument as a string musician. This is a crucial step in improving your skills while achieving advanced status as a violinist. In addition, you can discover other essential techniques that will help you build a successful career in music.

Acoustic Violin Details

Acoustic violins have a hollow structure to increase vibrations of violin strings. They are designed with a sound box to naturally amplify sounds when the strings vibrate against each other. You hear the sound right from the time it is played. However, for many people, it’s more difficult to play an acoustic violin than its electric counterpart.

The best advantage of acoustic violins from electric versions is the weight. Obviously, an acoustic instrument is more lightweight and manageable due to its traditional construction. You only have to carry a 480-gram classical violin when you choose the acoustic model. Plus, its natural amplification produces more classical tone than the electric amplification.

Electric Violin Details

On the other hand, electric violins have a solid structure in order to boost amp for better sound quality. They don’t have a sound box, but they are created with an external device like speakers or amp so that the sound will be heard across the theater. Slight sound passes off from the instrument, but it’s barely audible.

With plenty of colors and designs, electric violins instill a new experience for modern string musicians. In fact, they amaze beginners and students who want to learn the art of playing stringed and bowed instruments like the violin. It opens possibilities that composers and violinists can explore so that new skills and techniques can be learned.

When it comes to the strings, classical violins only have 4 strings while the electric violins have more than 4 strings. In terms of design, acoustic violins have traditional styles and are unfortunately limited. But if you choose the electric violin, you can enjoy unlimited designs and sizes depending on your personal preferences.

Conclusion

When choosing a musical instrument, it’s important to consider what makes you feel more confident and comfortable. Violins have their own pros and cons for every purpose and use. If you think that an acoustic design is best for you, then go for it. But if you want to experiment and be modern, the electric violin can help you create interesting sounds.

FULL STRAWBERRY MOON AND JUPITER JUNE 17 2019

This month's full moon occurs on Monday, June 17 at 4:31 a.m. EDT, but the moon will appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual observer, making for an extra special night show for Father's Day. June's full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, though it has many other nicknames by different cultures. Read More

The next full moon will be:
Monday * 17 June 2019 * 4:30:40 am (EDT)
Moon sign: Sagittarius 25° 53'

In other time zones:

WELLINGTON = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 8:30:40 pm (NZST)
SYDNEY = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 6:30:40 pm (AEST)
TOKYO = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 5:30:40 pm (JST)
BEIJING = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 4:30:40 pm (CST)
BANGKOK = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 3:30:40 pm (ICT)
DELHI = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 2:00:40 pm (IST)
DUBAI = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 12:30:40 pm (GST)
MOSCOW = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 11:30:40 am (MSK)
BERLIN = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 10:30:40 am (CEST)
LAGOS = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 9:30:40 am (WAT)
LONDON = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 9:30:40 am (BST)
RIO = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 5:30:40 am (BRT)
SANTIAGO = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 4:30:40 am (CLT)
NEW YORK = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 4:30:40 am (EDT)
MEXICO CITY = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 3:30:40 am (CDT)
CALGARY = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 2:30:40 am (MDT)
LOS ANGELES = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 1:30:40 am (PDT)
ANCHORAGE = Monday * 17 June 2019 * 12:30:40 am (AKDT)
HONOLULU = Sunday * 16 June 2019 * 10:30:40 pm (HAST)

THE LAVENDER SCARE NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES ON PBS JUNE 18

THE LAVENDER SCARE Premieres Nationwide on June 18 at 9:00PM on PBS re-airing on digital channels throughout June.

With the United States gripped in the panic of the 1950s Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deemed homosexuals to be “security risks” and vowed to rid the federal government of all employees discovered to be gay or lesbian.

Over the next four decades, the longest witch-hunt in American history, tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation.

But the mass firings have an unintended effect: they stirred outrage in the gay community, helped ignite the gay rights movement, and thrust an unlikely hero into the forefront of the LGBTQ fight for equality.

Partly based on the award-winning book by historian David K. Johnson, THE LAVENDER SCARE illuminates a little-known chapter of American history and serves as a timely reminder of the value of vigilance and social action when civil liberties are under attack.

Director Josh Howard is a producer and broadcast executive with more than 25 years of experience in news and documentary production. He has been honored with 24 Emmy Awards, mostly for his work on the CBS News broadcast 60 Minutes.

AUDIBLE BRINGS STAN LEE'S ALLIANCES" A TRICK OF LIGHT TO DETROIT!

Audible brings an exclusive early listen of the highly anticipated Audible Original, Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, performed by Yara Shahidi, to local comic book store, Vault of Midnight (1226 Library Street, Detroit, MI 48226), enabling local store-goers to be among the very first to hear the audio event of the summer – one of Stan Lee’s final collaborations - weeks before its official release!

A Trick of Light, written by Stan Lee and Kat Rosenfield, created by Stan Lee, Luke Lieberman and Ryan Silbert, and performed by Yara Shahidi (Black-ish, The Sun is Also a Star) is a first-of-its-kind audio storytelling event that invites listeners to unleash the power of their own imagination, and bring to life an epic origin story featuring brand-new superheroes set within a tech-centric, highly-connected world, unnervingly reminiscent of our own (full synopsis).

The audio will exclusively play in-store beginning on Monday, June 10th leading up to the Thursday, June 27th premiere date. A limited amount of A Trick of Light posters and stickers will also be given to the store for customers.

HANK WILLIAMS MADE HIS GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT JUNE 11 1949

In the tragically short life of country legend Hank Williams, Sr., there were many broken relationships, both personal and professional, that resulted from his self-destructive behavior. One such relationship was with the most important institution in his chosen field: The Grand Ole Opry.

Shortly before it cost him his life, Hank’s drinking cost him his membership in the Opry, just three years after his triumphant debut. That debut, however, remains one of the most famous in the history of the live country-music performance program broadcast weekly on WSN Nashville since 1925.

Hank Williams took to the microphone for his Grand Ole Opry debut on June 11, 1949, electrifying a live audience at Ryman Auditorium that called Williams out for six encores and had to be implored not to call him out for more in order to allow the rest of the show to go on.

Hank Williams was only 25 years old when he was invited to appear for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry. As a young man growing up dirt poor in southern Alabama, he began supporting his family at the age of seven by shining shoes and selling peanuts, but by 14 at least, he was already performing as a professional musician. Read More

6 QUESTIONS WITH ARTIST/PAINTER JOHNNY BEE BADANJEK!

A Small Utopia (Portrait Of Mary Cobra.

In the top 2 of my favorite legendary rock drummers, Johnny Bee Badanjek (Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Edgar Winter, The Rockets, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, Albert King, Nils Lofgren, The Romantics) is also a very accomplished artist/painter.

"The Pipe Smokers Go Stark Raving Mad." 

Bee's work has been featured at Art Prize in Grand Rapids and many other galleries. I really enjoy his work and am excited that Detroiters will get an opportunity to see Bee and his art on display this coming August 2-31 at the Detroit Artist Market. 

Was thinking the other night that I really don't know much about Bee's art process and this new 6 question Q&A was the result. Thanks, BEE!!

RK: Who are some of your personal art heroes?

BEE: Art is a long history! There may be hundreds of painters I like, but I'll just name a few. Caravaggio, Eugene Delacroix, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollack,
Willem De Kooning, Joan Mitchell.

Chaålis Abbey

RK: What are your top 5 favorite tools to work with?

BEE: I work in Oil and Acrylic Paint. Prismacolor Pencils, Black Ink, and Pastels.

"The Boy With The Moon Rock Eyes." 

RK: What motivates you to paint?

BEE: I always liked drawing as a kid. And I thought that I would be an artist. But I started playing the drums and got sidetracked for fifty years before I came back to art. I think it's (art) just something you have to do. In order to be a real artist, you have to close the door and throw your bank book away. And become an Isolated stranger to the rest of the world. " Painters are like magicians of Insecurity."

"Erasing A Cobra With Moon On A String."

RK: Do you sketch first or paint straight to canvas?

BEE: I do both. Sketching helps the mind loosen up and start ideas flowing. And other times you just start painting and see what comes out. Most of the time you end up in a different place from where you started.

"The Artist And His Mother."

RK: What artist/genre do you most identify with?

RK: I like artists from the Mid-century who came from the New York School. Abstract Expressionists! I would say my painting is like an Abstract-Figuration with squiggles and scumbling!

Transcendental

RK: What’s your favorite of your artwork

BEE: I have a few favorites. (1.) "The Boy With The Moon Rock Eyes." (2.) "A Small Utopia (Portrait Of Mary Cobra." (3.) "The Pipe Smokers Go Stark Raving Mad." (4.) "Erasing A Cobra With Moon On A String." (5.) "The Artist And His Mother."

Event information is HERE

Johnny Bee Badanjek Official Website