April 2015

Thanks to Google you can now glimpse the magic that goes on inside the world’s most famous recording studio. In this virtual tour you get to ‘walk’ anywhere you like inside the studios, tinker with the mastering equipment and you even get the chance to learn how to cut vinyl. Video and audio files are available that tell the studio’s fascinating history – from the footage of the world’s first live global broadcast to Jay Z discussing his Magna Carta album with Zane Lowe.

The iconic zebra crossing is the closet most people get the studios. More than half a million people visit the crossing every year – but the studio is closed to the general public since it opened for business in 1931. Now, with Google’s interactive project the hallowed halls of Abbey Road are private no more! You can explore every inch of the iconic recording studio and learn about its history.

Giles Martin, a producer based at Abbey Road for artists like Paul McCartney, and whose father Sir George Martin produced The Beatles, said: “Abbey Road Studios has been a hive of creativity and source of world-class recordings for more than 80 years. This collaboration with Google gives the outside world a great insight into the everyday workings of the studio and allows anyone to glimpse the magic that goes on inside the world’s most famous recording studio.”

Inside Abbey Road includes more than 150 different 360-degree panoramic images captured inside the building’s three main studios and mastering suite, as well as interactive exhibits and a media archive.

Watch the video below and click ‘Step Inside’ at the end to experience Inside Abbey Road.

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Having just made an impressive debut performance at SXSW and with a debut EP Dreamstate set to drop in 2 days (on April 14), Frankie might me a relative newcomer to the indie pop scene but she is sizzling hot! With each new song she releases the buzz surrounding her gets bigger. With 800,000 listens on Soundcloud and Spotify, plus a great remix of her track Problems Problems by producer duo BLU J – put her on your list of artists to watch out for this year.

Her latest single New Obession is quite an apt title. Prepare to be intoxicated by her sound and smitten by her charm. Think sweet-girl-next-door crossed with tomboyish girl power – a beautiful mix of retro and contemporary.

This 23-year old singer-songwriter with dreamy synth-pop melodies is 100% in control of her artistic vision. “I want to bridge together the sound of women from the ’70s, like Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell, with women from the ’90s, like Alanis Morissette and The Spice Girls,” Frankie explains. “They were completely unique, sang exactly what was on their minds and represented a real time of girl power, which is something I try to channel into my music.
“Like so many great female singers who came before me, I want fans to listen to my songs and connect with every emotion I’m expressing,” Frankie adds. “Basically, I want you to feel like I’m right there with you, whether you’re in the mood to dance or just need a good cry, I want my music to heal and lift your spirits..”

Frankie is certainly poised to become our new obsession – take a listen to her latest single and the opening track on her debut EP Dreamstate –

Frankie simply oozes California cool – as do the six songs on her debut EP Dreamstate.
01 – New Obsession
02 – Where We Left It
03 – Problems Problems
04 – Blackout
05 – Gold
06 – Chaos

Frankie chose our Sunday Sessions this week (Creation 5 users you will find this playlist under ‘Playlists >> Sunday Sessions’)

1-BORNS- Electric Love
“This song…so vibey and brings me back to The Beach Boys days. I love him and I got a chance to hear this song at SXSW and it was everything. I’m all about harmonies and the chorus makes me dance every single time. This song gets my band and I pumped so no brainer”

2-Labrinth- Jealous
“This was one of my favorite songs of last year… so beautifully written and his vocal performance gives me chills every single time. Such a strong powerful ballad which I’m all about. One of my favorite artists to watch right now, undoubtedly.”

3 -Bebe Rexha- I’m Gonna Show You Crazy
“If this one doesn’t get you ready for Mondays then I don’t know what will…Love her voice and this song is seriously filled with girl power and gets me dancing like crazy. Pun intended. What a cool track and shows such a real side of humanity…love love love!”

Connect with Frankie
Website – Soundcloud – Facebook  – Twitter – Instagram

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The 16th edition of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival started yesterday (Friday April 10) and will continue over the rest of this weekend and the next. Thanks to technology, those of us not lucky enough to be able to hang out in the desert in California all weekend can watch the live stream.

The only artist you won’t be able to see on the live stream is Drake – you have to be there in person for that. Otherwise there is a really comprehensive schedule on the 3 live stream channels – find the feed for Channel 1, 2 and 3 below, followed by the full schedule.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire’s Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It was founded by Paul Tollett in 1999 and features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and EDM, as well as art installations and sculptures. Across the grounds, several stages continuously host live music. The main stages are: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, and the Sahara Tent – a new Yuma stage was introduced in 2013.

Over the course of this weekend and next 160,000 people will trek to the desert in California. For us Live streamers we won’t have to hustle with the crowds, we can watch all the Coachella happenings all weekend via the below live stream, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. PT.

Coachella 2015 Live Webcast Channel 1

Coachella 2015 Live Webcast Channel 2

Coachella 2015 Live Webcast Channel 3

Coachella 2015 webcast schedule (all times EST):

Saturday, April 11
6:35 p.m. – Clean Bandit – Channel 1
6:35 p.m. – Royal Blood – Channel 2
6:35 p.m. – Parquet Courts – Channel 3
7:15 p.m. – Benjamin Booker – Channel 2
7:15 p.m. – Lights – Channel 3
7:40 p.m. – Milky Chance – Channel 1
7:55 p.m. – Toro y Moi – Channel 2
8:00 p.m. – Perfume Genius – Channel 3
8:30 p.m. – St. Paul & the Broken Bones – Channel 1
8:40 p.m. – Chet Faker – Channel 3
9:00 p.m. – Yelle – Channel 2
9:15 p.m. – Hozier – Channel 1
9:35 p.m. – Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – Channel 3
9:45 p.m. – Bad Religion – Channel 2
10:05 p.m. – Run the Jewels – Channel 1
10:25 p.m. – Belle & Sebastian – Channel 3
10:35 p.m. – Glass Animals (partial set) – Channel 2
11:00 p.m. – Father John Misty – Channel 2
11:15 p.m. – Alt-J – Channel 1
11:20 p.m. – Duke Dumont – Channel 3
11:50 p.m. – Jungle – Channel 2
12:00 p.m. – Flosstradamus – Channel 1
12:15 a.m. – Jack White – Channel 1
12:25 a.m. – Gramatik – Channel 3
12:30 a.m. – Tyler the Creator – Channel 2
1:20 a.m. – Dirty South – Channel 3
1:20 a.m. – FKA twigs – Channel 2
2:15 a.m. – Deorro – Channel 3
2:25 a.m. – The Weeknd – Channel 2
2:55 a.m. – Axwell ^ Ingrosso – Channel 1
3:15 a.m. – Ratatat – Channel 3
3:25 a.m. – Antemasque (partial set) – Channel 2

Sunday, April 12
6:35 p.m. – Circa Survive – Channel 1
6:35 p.m. – MØ – Channel 2
6:35 p.m. – The Orwells – Channel 3
7:10 p.m. – RAC – Channel 3
7:20 p.m. – Sturgill Simpson – Channel 2
7:30 p.m. – Mac DeMarco – Channel 1
8:00 p.m. – Panda Bear – Channel 3
8:10 p.m. – St. Lucia – Channel 2
8:25 p.m. – Jenny Lewis – Channel 1
8:45 p.m. – What So Not – Channel 3
9:00 p.m. – Tycho – Channel 2
9:25 p.m. – Ryan Adams – Channel 1
9:45 p.m. – Martin Solveig – Channel 3
9:50 p.m. – Vance Joy – Channel 2
10:25 p.m. – Marina & the Diamonds (partial set) – Channel 1
10:40 p.m. – The Cribs – Channel 2
10:45 p.m. – Madeon – Channel 3
10:55 p.m. – Kaskade – Channel 1
11:25 p.m. – Stromae – Channel 2
11:45 p.m. – New World Punx – Channel 3
11:45 p.m. – Florence + the Machine – Channel 1
12:15 a.m. – St. Vincent – Channel 2
12:45 a.m. – David Guetta – Channel 3
1:10 a.m. – Fitz & the Tantrums – Channel 2
2:00 a.m. – Kygo (partial set) – Channel 3
2:30 a.m. – Jamie xx (partial set) – Channel 3

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