Ben Heffernan’s upcoming third EP, drive in movies, sees the Canadian Folk Music Award nominated singer-songwriter move into new sonic and lyrical territory. drive in movies is a personal, cinematic collection of songs that chronicles key events in the life of a teenager: falling in love for the first time, losing someone for the first time, frustration with the world around you, and the speed in which one’s young life tends to change.

While “Drive In Movies” acknowledges Heffernan’s roots in what he describes as “classic singer-songwriter folk-pop”, it also reflects his love for 80s-inspired maximalist pop/rock productions and widescreen, stadium-sized ballads. The songs are neatly tied together through the use of vintage movie samples, which lends the EP a conceptual, unified feel.

LIVENow and Robomagic Live are delighted to announce Where is the Love Stream – Black Eyed Peas, Live from the Pyramids in Egypt, a one-off concert streaming live to fans across the globe. Black Eyed Peas will be playing one of their most iconic shows to date, in one of the world’s most historic locations, for an international celebration of music, love and unity. The Pyramids in Egypt will serve as the backdrop for a special performance from the Grammy Award-winning group, which will stream live on 2nd October 2021 at 2:00PM (EST) exclusively on LIVENow. Fans can purchase Passes and VIP packages from $9.99 – $75.00 and are available from Tuesday 14th September viaLIVENow. 

On the 2nd October 2021, will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and J. Rey Soul will hit the stage in front of 13,000 lucky fans to deliver a truly legendary performance, with BEP fans joining the celebration from the comfort of their homes, or on their mobile device from anywhere in the world.  

“What a year it’s been, we’ve missed the stage and our fans. We’re incredibly proud to be able to perform from the Pyramids in Egypt, and also to be able to stream it live to our fans across the world. We know everyone has missed live music as much as we have, so we are looking forward to celebrating and dancing with you, wherever you are in the world.” – will.i.am

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Black Eyed Peas are one of the most successful groups of our generation. 35 million album sales, 9 international number one singles, 6 Grammy 

Award wins, and a catalogue of hits old and new, they are undoubtedly one of the biggest acts of this era.

From early hits like Shut Up and Let’s Get It Started, through to international megahits Boom Boom Pow and I Got A Feeling, to RITMO and all-time classic Where Is The Love?, fans can expect a huge set filled with emotion, energy and everything in between. 

Passes: Where is the Love Stream- Black Eyed Peas Live From the Pyramids

Behind The Scenes Footage

Join the Black Eyed Peas on their journey to the iconic Egyptian pyramids, with exclusive never-before-seen footage exclusive to VIP and VVIP Pass holders. Follow the band as they explore Giza, and get closer to the action than ever before, with the perfect pre-show experience. 

Green Room Feed

For the first time ever, fans can peek behind the curtain and tune into a live feed from the Black Eyed Peas’ personal greenroom. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the band as they prepare for their biggest show yet. Only available for VIP and VVIP Pass holders only.

Lithograph

A very special bespoke lithograph created just for the show, featuring the Where is the Love Stream artwork. Limited to just 200 copies, this is your only chance to own a historic piece of Black Eyed Peas memorabilia. The ultimate collector’s item.

Out in the suburbs of Minnesota, the winters are long, harsh, and biting. However, it all feels a little warmer with local singer-songwriter Zack King around. Life is simpler out there, and he, armed with an acoustic guitar and a heart of gold, just wants everyone to stop for a moment and take it all in. A fanatic for ‘90s nostalgia a la Matchbox Twenty, Zack toyed around with music his whole life before turning it into a professional pursuit after graduating college. Like many, he found himself feeling lost after graduation, and turned to his music to confront those feelings. which is evident in his new single and video for “Take It Away.” Captivating from start to finish, King brings to life music that evokes emotion. We had the honor of catching up with Zack for an exclusive interview below.

Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically? 

Have you ever felt that awful, lingering, gut wrenching feeling from a breakup? ‘Take It Away’ brings the listener on an emotional journey sharing how it feels when you can’t get that person out of your head. “Every night I lie awake thinking about her and what we used to have. Tossing and turning in my sleep… She’s the only thing on my mind. What do I have to do to get these memories out of my head? Someone please take it away.”

I chose to visualize this song because there’s so much emotion behind the story and the lyrics. Constantly replaying those memories in your head of all those nights you shared and those moments you shared. That’s why it was perfect to shoot one of the scenes in a bedroom. Lying awake, tossing and turning, throwing a tantrum because you can’t get her out of your head. 

What was the inspiration behind this video(visuals, storyline, etc.)? 

Scene 1: We wanted to give as much interpretation as possible with ‘Take It Away’ and what it feels like going through a breakup. That’s why we had a projector in the background with videos of couples spending time together. After a breakup, it’s so easy to replay all of those memories in your head over and over again, that’s why we had the images behind me – showing that those were in the past. At the end of the video, it shows me walking away from the screen – symbolizing I’m moving on from her and all of those haunting memories. 

Scene 2: I wanted to reenact how most people feel when they go through a breakup or tough time in their lives. Laying awake, tossing and turning in your sleep, and trying to get those feelings out of your head. We made sure to make the scene capture the frustration I am going through – I’m screaming, throwing blankets and pillows, and overall giving the audience insight on how it feels to be going through a breakup. The red lights in this scene helped capture the frustration I’m going through, and what it feels like to be going through a breakup. 

What was the process of making this video?

First, we went to Taylor Sound in Hopkins, MN where they have a big open white room with a screen. We spent half of a day recording Scene 1 – making sure the video lined up with the correct lyrics and overall the scene stylistically fit the song. 

Second, we went to my home to shoot the bedroom scene. We rented a fog machine and bright blue and red lights to capture the emotion of the song. The fog machine added a distinct feel to the scene, giving the viewer a sense of anger and heartbreak. After 10 hours of filming, changing ideas, and overall direction of the video, we finally got the look we wanted for both scenes, leading up to the release of the music video.

Raised on a diet of Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, and John Denver, Jeremy was steeped in the soaring harmonies and technical guitar playing of the masters. Later gravitating towards rock & roll and bluegrass, Dion developed his unique “Mile High Americana” sound of contemporary folk and acoustic rock that is engaging, passionate, and honest. With a present voice, versatile guitar skills, and the insight of a therapist, Dion is emerging as a formidable songwriter.

With three albums – and his fourth on the way to be released in 2021 – plus countless gigs under his belt, Dion has proven himself as an artist. Sharpe & Dion is Jeremy’s 4th independent studio release, being released under his personal label, Inner View Records. It is the first album of Dion’s to have two musicians – Dion himself and his long-time musical friend, Peter Sharpe. “This album was also different in that we tracked everything live, and did very little editing and overdubbing, doing our best to capture the authentic, raw, acoustic sound of us playing songs together in the living room” Dion states about the album. Dion believes that this work is his best work yet and captures where he is in life perfectly. It is able to show the twenty years of friendship and growth between Sharpe and Dion as they went on their journeys through life as therapists and musicians.

Jeremy Dion’s new single “Blowin’ Smoke” is out now via digital outlets.

Elyza Bleau’s newest single, “Apparition,” is taken from part of her upcoming EP, Haunted. The song is a very personal one for her that will entice you with every listen.

Echoing the vibes of U2, but with more edge, her music is about her family’s legacy and more broadly about one’s own legacy not being able to be who you want to be due to your family’s expectations or ideas of who you should be.

“I was really inspired by this need to trace our heritage in the zeitgeist and the expectations that families and cultures can have around people falling in line with it, even if your path is very different,” says Elyza. It’s about not fitting a mold that fits your ancestry and the hurdles that come with that.”

Elyza was basically in a personal lockdown before March of 2020. She had moved away from the city into a bungalow on the beach and was working 2 full-time jobs. That fierce independence led Elyza to show up to her guitar every day in January. After 4 years of struggling to write, she wrote 21 songs in 30 days. Planning to make an EP she had spent the last month and a half choosing the best ones to craft. And then…all hell broke loose on earth.

Working from home, she was able to keep focusing on the EP. One day at a time, one “you got this” at a time. The songs were feeling heavy, carrying all of the burdens that come with carrying a lifetime of anger and sadness thus far.

Suddenly, she had her guitar in hand and wrote a little ditty of a melody around those words. And then she picked more words from her diary and wove a tale around her actual story. It was rich with the feeling of travel in the 1930’s, of a girl still in college going on a trip to a city she lived in for over a decade to see family we didn’t know we had. There was sadness, longing, excitement, and thrills. All told in the words of a girl who was just along for the ride.

The song quickly replaced another as the 4th song on Haunted. But it changed the meaning of the whole EP and helped me to brighten the other 3 songs. Yes, we may carry around a heavy weight from our past, but we also carry around the laughter and silliness that lighten the load.

Cites and Sounds are a New Jersey based rock band, formed out of passion and love for music in the summer of 2020. Attached to artists such Audra McLaughlin, Nalani and Sarina, Boyz 2 Men, The Early November, Lauren Marsh, October Rose, Finding Westerly and many others – these 5 artists with many different influences joined up at the perfect time. Forming, writing and recording a full length album worth of material with Chris Badami (Portrait Recording Studios) all within the year, it will see the light of day later this Fall. We had the honor of speaking with the band regarding the making of their new video “Ghosts,” which you can dive into below.

Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically? 
It was just three of us that night. We went in the basement, plugged in, turned the PA on and the opening riff just happened to be the first thing I came up with and we went from there. We wrote it in about an hour. I was just mumbling melody ideas while we were writing it. I knew we had that upbeat anthem musically we wanted. So the next day, with the melody in mind, I sat down and wrote the chorus pretty much in real time. Once that chorus was done, we knew it was the first song we wanted everyone to hear from us.

What was the inspiration behind this video(visuals, storyline, etc.)? 

  The band had a great idea to do some throwback covers. It fit the song perfectly. The inspiration for the video of the single, “Ghosts” is one to showcase some of our favorite album covers but to also show creative ways to show your “voice” which is what inspired the track in itself. An anthem about being heard. If you feel people zone you out, don’t take your voice seriously, or don’t even hear you, there is always a way to express yourself to get someone to listen. This is our way.

What was the process of making this video?

Storyboarding the albums like doing a “photo shoot” was pretty fun. We wanted to get some of the details pretty close on these iconic albums. And you have to obviously have some live shots in a video too. We were trying to shoot them in a spot in Philly outside but it just didn’t work out. So we booked a rehearsal spot for the night to get these shots. It was a pretty cool day doing the album shots. We hung out in a basement, got some food and cocktails and played some dress up.