Monkey House: Friday

26 APRIL 2019 (TORONTO, ON) - Sophisticated musicianship, imaginative lyrics, and a flair for melody are signatures of the Monkey House sound - a sound that has earned the group serious critical acclaim, peer respect, and a steadily expanding international following.

"Sophisticated musicianship, imaginative lyrics, and a flair for melody are signatures of the sound of Monkey House, a sound that has earned the group serious critical acclaim, peer respect, and a steadily expanding international following.

The world has changed a lot since 1992, when Don Breithaupt first collected an album's worth of his irresistibly hooky and jazzy pop songs and formed Monkey House. Since then, the talented and prolific Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer has stamped the band's Kurt Vonnegut-inspired moniker on five albums of original material, including Headquarters (2012), Left (2016) and Friday (2019), the latter a blazing tour de force which topped the iTunes jazz chart and went to #11 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

The party series FETENHITS turns 25 this year! We're celebrating this occasion with a special release that includes the best of this long period: as a 5CD in a noble digipack. Included are classics by The Police, Queen and ABBA as well as more recent songs by Billie Eilish and The Weeknd. Loosely based on P!NK: Get The Party Started!

Nicole Kidman playing a singing prostitute? Ewan McGregor channeling the Police? If the soundtrack to director Baz Luhrmann's freakish musical Moulin Rouge has its way, we'll all be wearing corsets and swinging from the ceiling while the former Mrs. Tom Cruise becomes our favorite new pop sensation. As daring as Luhrmann himself, the compositions test Kidman–who could have easily used a league of backup singers and studio knob-twiddlers to hide her inexperience–and she actually passes. She's no Olivia Newton-John, but she capably mixes Madonna's "Material Girl" with "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (which is as breathy as Marilyn would've wanted it to be) and goes full throttle on any medley thrown her way. Her cover of "One Day I'll Fly Away" is especially poignant given her much-publicized personal tragedies. Ewan, though, is a real star; his giggly schoolboy brogue morphs into a fun cradle for Paul McCartney's Wings as well as U2's Bono on "Elephant Love Medley." Beck's cover of David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" is a hit waiting to happen, while Pattie LaBelle's '70s staple "Lady Marmalade" (remade by an all-star cast of divas, Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera among them) already is. A delicious, racy soundtrack that is equal parts cabaret, glam rock, and trip-hop, Moulin Rouge doesn't disappoint. -Kristy Martin

We proudly present ‘The Ladies Of Midnight Riot,’ a dazzling new compilation celebrating the reign of the boogie queens and disco divas from the label. A journey that celebrates aii genres and styles, showcasing the immense talent of some of the modern scene's most dynamic female voices, songwriters, and performers. From the acid beats of Manchester’s Paulette in her ode to the powerhouse female DJs with ‘Sheroes,’ to the soulful vibes of LaRae Star from Detroit’s Dames Browns, and jams from our very own Suki Soul & Alexis Victoria Hall, this album is a packed with love & emotion.

The absolute essence of Britten, distilled into four generously-filled CDs. The objective is to give an insight into all the genres Britten’s music covered, to enable a serious newcomer to the composer to discover the great works.
Most of these versions are regarded as ‘reference’ recordings against which subsequent interpreters are judged:
His orchestral masterpieces The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge are presented in Britten’s own revered interpretations.
The vocal masterpiece ‘Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings’ is offered in the unsurpassed Peter Pears recording with Barry Tuckwell.The Choir of King’s College Cambridge offers the essential choral masterpieces Ceremony of Carols and A Boy was Born, the early masterpiece from the 19-year-old prodigy.
Newer recordings include Janine Jansen’s lauded and best-selling interpretation of the Violin Concerto.

Enjoy this Compilation with the most successful NOW That's What I Call A Massive Party singers like ABBA, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Cher, Blondie and many more!