We’ve seen a lot of musical cat content here at Upworthy, from The Kiffness blowing us all away with his cat howling duets to a boys choir singing a 19th century opera about a cat fight composed entirely of meows. But somehow we missed one of the greatest cat collaborations ever—Nora the piano-playing cat being …
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Cypress Hill Will Make A Prediction From ‘The Simpsons’ Come True, As They Unveil A London Orchestra Show
Getty Image Cypress Hill will make another prediction from The Simpsons come true, after teasing it last August. Well, sort of. According to Consequence, the cartoon series included a scene about the rap group booking the London Symphony Orchestra to play with them, all because they were high. Although the joke happened decades ago, and …
Come On, ‘Barbie,’ It’s Time To Party, As The Movie’s Hollywood Bowl Screening Will Have A Live Orchestra
Getty Image Barbie fans will be in for a real treat this summer. One year after the film caused a frenzy in movie theaters across the globe, Mattel announced that Barbie The Movie: In Concert is taking place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 27. Throughout a giant LED screening of the …
Listen to the far-out sounds of an ‘orchestra’ where every instrument is a vegetable
The idea of a concert where everyone plays vegetables sounds like a funny one-night-only joke. Still, the Vegetable Orchestra, out of Vienna, has played more than 300 concerts and released 4 albums over the past 25-plus years. It all started when the group’s founder, Matthias Meinharter, had a silly idea in the kitchen. His friend …
How a 'blind' audition at an orchestra still had a secret bias towards men
In her TED talk, “What does my headscarf mean to you?” Yassmin Abdel-Magied told this story: In 1952, the Boston Symphony was looking to diversify it’s male-dominated orchestra, so it conducted an experiment with a series of blind auditions. For the auditions, the musicians would be playing behind a screen, in an effort to remove …
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Cypress Hill Is Bringing Their London Orchestra Joke From ‘The Simpsons’ To An Upcoming Real-Life Show
Back in a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, Cypress Hill made a cameo at Hullabalooza, a music festival that Homer had attended. During their appearance, the band was also part of a funny joke that involved them hiring a live orchestra. After Homer and the rest of the Simpsons family went backstage, they encountered a …
Jeff Goldblum And The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Teamed Up With Kelly Clarkson For ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ And ‘Strollin” Covers
Jeff Goldblum And The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra has finally released their new EP, Plays Well With Others. On the EP, Goldblum and his band cover songs which Goldblum considers to be among the best ever written. On one of the EP’s six songs, Goldblum And The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra teamed up with Kelly Clarkson for …
Manchester Orchestra Puts A Somber-But-Strong Spin On Cher’s Classic Hit, ‘Believe,’ In A New Cover
Manchester Orchestra recently appeared on Sirius XM in support of their recent album, The Valley Of Vision. While there, lead singer Andy Hull covered Cher’s classic 1998 hit, “Believe,” putting the band’s spin on the pop song. This one took on a more somber tone, opening with a gentle piano and Hull’s calming voice echoing …
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Share The Idiosyncratic New Single ‘Meshuggah’
Unknown Mortal Orchestra are preparing to release the double album V. Singles “Layla,” “I Killed Captain Cook,” “Nadja,” “That Life,” and “Weekend Run” have all been shared so far and portray an exciting record, and today they’ve unveiled the newest one, “Meshuggah.” “Meshuggah” is an idiosyncratic glimpse of the record, with a buzzy atmosphere and …
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Manchester Orchestra And Jimmy Eat World Announced ‘The Amplified Echoes’ Joint Tour Slated For The Summer
Shervin Lainez Manchester Orchestra just unleashed The Valley Of Vision, an album with an accompanying VR short film. To make things even more exciting, they’ve announced a co-headlining run with iconic emo band Jimmy Eat World on The Amplified Echoes Tour, kicking off this summer. Along with opener Middle Kids, the bands will be hitting …
Manchester Orchestra Grasp For Redemption On The Spectral Single ‘The Way’
Manchester Orchestra are going all-in with The Valley Of Vision, their forthcoming album, which arrives with a virtual reality short film. First, they unleashed the lead single and opener “Capital Karma.” Now they’re back with “The Way,” the second track on the LP. “The Way” is a mystical experience right off the bat. Against a …
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Manchester Orchestra Are Entering ‘The Valley Of Vision’ On Their Multi-Faceted New Project
Manchester Orchestra have officially announced their next project, an album and a virtual reality short film that are both titled The Valley Of Vision. Fans can expect the two art pieces to drop next month. For now, they have dropped the single, “Capital Karma,” which opens with a somber instrumental. “Making The Valley Of Vision …