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Aug1711:00 AM
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This is an exclusive follow up to the blog we posted on May 7, 2010 entitled "Watch It Grow: An Experiment In Digital Busking".
Read the backstory here first, and then watch the video below from our friend Scott Valentine...
This video features the song, SAVE THE WORLD - a song by Scott Valentine Presents.
FREE MUSIC
Download Scott Valentine's Earth Day, All Day, Every Day soundtrack here for free.
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Breaking News: FREE Single Download from Quartered
Jun2501:47 PM
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The long wait is over, new music from Quartered is here! And in typical Thorny Bleeder fashion, we're giving you this first taste for FREE!
The brand new single Eternity Below is from the upcoming Walks Like A Ghost album, available everywhere on Tuesday, August 24 through Thorny Bleeder Records.
Combining melodic with experimental, heavy sounds through the use of odd time signatures, hook-laden bridges, and solid balls-out brutally hardcore riffs, Quartered's sound can best be described as gutsy and genre defying. But, who do they sound like? Think Deftones meets Alexisonfire, and that'll give you a good starting point.
Having just returned home from a tour of the Philippines where they performed with Lamb Of God, Testament, and Slapshock, Quartered are now gearing up for their 2010 Canadian Summer Tour in support of their highly anticipated new album, Walks Like A Ghost. New dates are being added weekly, so stay tuned to their new show listings on their MySpace page here.
Recorded in Vancouver at the legendary Mushroom Studios, the new album was produced by Ben Kaplan (Chevelle, Trapt, The Gallows, Biffy Clyro).
Ok, let's get to it! Listen to the new single Eternity Below right here, right now...and then just click the Download button for your FREE track!
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Thorny Bleeder Showcase:
Free Music Download with Online Pre-Sale
May2004:38 PM
Filed in: Music News
We like giving away free music. It makes us happy. It makes you happy.
So in honour of this philosophy we've decided to offer everyone a FREE download when you buy an advance ticket online to our upcoming Thorny Bleeder Records Showcase on June 5th at The Shark Club in Vancouver.
The Free Download contains new music from all 3 bands on the bill, including BRAND NEW, unreleased material from Quartered's upcoming album, 'Walks Like A Ghost'!
Exclusive 3-Song Download
with Each Ticket Pre-sale!
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS HERE
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Vancouver Musician Cultivates Earth Day Interest
Apr1906:53 AM
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Victoria BC-based Scott Valentine Delivers Free Music with a Twist
On Earth Day, April 22, Victoria singer/songwriter Scott Valentine is hitting the streets of Vancouver with a new tune…literally.
The homegrown singer/songwriter was moved to action by the insufficient spotlight today’s environmental issues receive. Valentine will be at high-exposure downtown Vancouver locations on Earth Day, promoting his second single, ‘Green The New Black’ (as heard on 104.3 Shore FM) by handing out 1,000 free music drop cards, each with a unique PIN providing the recipient with a free download of what Valentine hopes will be eventually recognized as the Unofficial Earth Day Anthem.
But there’s a unique twist…these drop cards are made from 100% post-consumer junk mail and embedded with wildflower seeds. After each card has been redeemed it can be planted under a thin layer of soil and it will blossom into a wildflower garden!
“It should be Earth Day, all day, every day,” says Valentine. “I believe this song will plant that seed of awareness. These drop cards are a pretty cool way of celebrating that.”
Anyone interested in receiving a FREE Seedcard on Earth Day can receive updated location information by following him on Twitter @ScottyTuesday.
Listen to Scott Valentine’s music at www.scottvalentinepresents.com
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Earth Day: Watch It Grow!
Apr0410:25 AM
Filed in: Music News
We have an incredibly fun and engaging plan for Earth Day (April 22) in both Victoria and Vancouver, in unison with the stunning music from Scott Valentine Presents. Are you interested in being a part of this special event? It's as easy as giving away Free Music and sharing smiles!
If you want to join us and our tribe on Earth Day, send Scotty a message and we'll give you the details:
Contact Scott Valentine here
And in honour of Spring here's a free song download from the man himself, Scott Valentine:
FREE MP3 > Listen & Download:
Watch It Grow
(to Download and Save to your desktop, right click on this link and “Save Link As”)
Seasons: A Film Journey, Spring (Part 1 of IV)
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Farewell To The Painted Birds
Feb1709:10 AM
Filed in: Music News
The trials, tribulations, struggles, and the ups and downs of being an independent artist in the new milenium have taken its toll on yet another band who showed great potential for making a name for themselves. Vancouver's The Painted Birds announced on their blog this morning that the band has called it quits after hinting towards this announcement in a recent Facebook posting which said they were playing their very last show.
The Painted Birds are featured on our Get Thorny 2 free album download with their single Wash Away. Listen to their very last recorded song below while you read their goodbye blog posting.
Best of luck guys and thanks for the music...hopefully this won't be the last music we hear from each of you.
MP3: The Painted Birds - Wash AwayClick To Read More...
Free The Music: New Downloads from Burning Borders and Quartered
Jan3110:12 PM
Filed in: Music News
In our continued pursuit to Free The Music, we have just added three new albums to our Free Downloads page for you to enjoy!
The debut album from Burning Borders, the debut album from Quartered, and last year's EP form Quartered.
Free Downloads, no strings attached.
Grab It. Love It. Share It!
If you dig the tunes, support the bands however you can by sharing the music with your friends, calling radio stations asking for airplay, buying their stuff on iTunes, or grabbing a CD or a T-Shirt. Your support keeps the music coming!
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Get Thorny 2 Featured Artist Podcast: Columbia
Jan2802:50 PM
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For the next 17 weeks we'll be featuring all of the artists who appear on our brand new Get Thorny 2 free album download (available here).
To kick off our first week of features, here's an interview podcast with Kevin Schallie, singer/songwriter for the band Columbia.
MP3: COLUMBIA - 10 Out Of 10
Their new single 10 Out Of 10 (posted above) has just been delivered to Canadian Radio, so request it at your favourite station today!
The band is embarking on a cross-country Canadian Tour in March, so keep your eyes peeled to their website for tour dates in a town near you.
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE:
MP3 Podcast: An Interview with Kevin Schallie from Columbia (to Download and Save to your library or desktop, right click and “Save Link As”)
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Free The Music: 3 More Albums Released For Free
Jan1501:10 PM
Filed in: Music News
While many in the music industry may call us crazy, we like to think of ourselves as forward thinkers embracing a new reality. Our goal, our responsibility...is to have our music heard by the world.
Let's face it, there's no shortage of music to listen to these days. In fact, it can be quite overwhelming. But what good does music do any of us if it's locked in an online vault where you have no chance of discovering it?
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Now Available: Free Album Download - Get Thorny 2
Dec3002:48 PM
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It’s The Bleeder Blog’s One Year Anniversary!
Yup, this blog and website has been up and running for a full year now, so it’s time to celebrate with some free new music, woohoo!
When we launched The Bleeder Blog in December 2008, we did it alongside a free album download, titled Get Thorny. It featured sixteen tracks by sixteen up and coming independent artists, and the response was overwhelming. In the past year we’ve had thousands and thousands of music fans from all over the world download the compilation and fall in love with some new artists which they probably would never of had the chance of hearing before.
So now we’re doing it again with Get Thorny 2. Seventeen tracks from seventeen amazing independent artists in glorious 320 kbps MP3 high fidelity. Each track has been carefully filtered through our Thorny Bleeder ears to ensure that we pass along nothing but the finest to our listeners...Click To Read More...
TV Heart Attack Release QR Code-Enabled Remix
Nov1912:40 AM
Filed in: Music News
TV Heart Attack have just released a very unique free download on their website. In fact, it's so unique that I've never heard of any other band doing anything like it before.
And it's fucking brilliiant.
I'm not kidding. It's Nine Inch Nails brilliant.
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The Rebellion REMIX "Start Us Over"
Jun1801:57 PM
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The Rebellion have teamed up with FACTOR for a fresh remix of their track "Start Us Over".
Click the link below to listen to the mp3...
The Rebellion - Start Us Over (FACTOR Remix)
Scott Valentine: Free Song #13 - "Little Black Book"
Jun1811:42 AM
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Scott Valentine Presents continues his Free Song A Week For A Year with 'Little Black Book', available now on his website.
Sign up to his mailing list and you'll not only receive a free song every Tuesday in your email, but you can also go to the Free Song Archive on his site and download all of the songs you've previously missed! Nice.
If you like Valentine's music and want to support what he's doing, please visit his online store and order a copy of his beautifully packaged, 5-disc album, or a t-shirt, or a tote bag.
And lastly...
Request 'FORGOTTEN'
by SCOTT VALENTINE PRESENTS
at your favourite radio station today!
NEW SCOTT VALENTINE - FORGOTTEN
Scott Valentine Presents: Where Do We Belong?
May2602:03 PM
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Here's a live video of the 10th of 57 songs that Scott Valentine will be releasing FREE every Tuesday for One Year. It's also the first song from the "Summer" record, so check out the new vibes, emotions and moods of the "'Summer' disc from 'Seasons'.
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The Pirate Bay Gets Thorny
Mar1808:34 PM
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The Thorny Bleeder Records compilation, Get Thorny, is now on available on The Pirate Bay and many other Bit Torrent sites for a free download.
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SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
Mar1307:02 PM
Filed in: Music News
The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For the fifth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of songs totaling 6 GB, which can all be downloaded for free, thanks to BitTorrent.
Featured Artist: Ross Neilsen
Mar0510:36 AM
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Two time ECMA (East Coast Music Association) nominee and two time CBC Rising Star Award winner, Ross Neilsen, eats, breathes and sleeps the blues.
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Sharing: Good For Business?
Feb2510:11 AM
Filed in: Opinion
Sharing is good for business.
Just ask Radiohead or Nine Inch Nails, it certainly worked for them. NIN's Ghosts I-IV album was given away for free last year by the artist, but it was also the number one digital download album of the year on Amazon.Click To Read More...
Featured Artist: Over The Coals
Feb1110:25 AM
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Vancouver seems to be turning into quite a hotbed of upcoming world class metal in the past few years; Six Inches Of Blood, Bison BC, Southern Death Threat, to name just a few. Add to the list today's featured artist, Over The Coals.Click To Read More...
Featured Artist: Cosmedic
Feb0302:30 PM
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Freaky guitar lines, memorable choruses, and eccentric sexy grooves sums up Cosmedic, an independent Vancouver based 4-piece.
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Featured Artist: Quartered
Jan2201:01 PM
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Do you like your bands heavy, soulful, groovy as hell, and with vocals that aren't marred by trendy screamo antics? Click To Read More...
The Turn: "Cut To Pieces" Video
Jan1207:09 PM
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If you haven't had a chance to check out Vancouver's The Turn, check out their debut music video here.Click To Read More...
Kill Rhythm Hope For A Taste Of Chaos
Jan1009:52 AM
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Vancouver's KILL RHYTHM are vying for a slot on the Western Canadian Taste Of Chaos tour dates, as a part of the Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands. Click To Read More...
NEW Burning Borders Video
Jan0804:42 PM
Filed in: Featured Artist
Just released and hot off the press, we bring you the brand new Burning Borders video for their killer new song, "Sleep". Click To Read More...
Message From Trent Reznor
Jan0708:05 PM
Filed in: Music News
The following message was posted today on the NIN website. How cool is this?! It's great to see Trent kicking the year off with an innovative approach and digital strategy. Click To Read More...
Why Give Music Away For Free?
Jan0603:28 PM
Filed in: Indie Advice
I've had a lot of people ask me recently why The Bleeder Blog and Thorny Bleeder Records would give away music for free. As I approached bands for our Get Thorny free album download, you can imagine what some of the reactions were.
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Featured Artist: Burning Borders
Jan0602:30 PM
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Vancouver's Burning Borders are back in the studio, putting finishing touches on their upcoming album at Ear Art Studios with producer Tim Neuhaus.
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Featured Artist: Versus The Nothing
Dec2207:18 PM
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Vancouver's Versus The Nothing is one of the city's best young rock acts emerging on the local scene. The band was a Top 5 finalist on the 2008 CFOX Seeds competition (a Vancouver radio station contest showcasing local talent) and their track "Let It All Come Down" has been getting steady spins at radio ever since.
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FREE CHRISTMAS DOWNLOAD
Dec1911:46 AM
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Merry Christmas from The Bleeder Blog and all of us here at Thorny Bleeder Records!
We have a very special treat for you from now until New Years, a limited time Free Holiday Download just for you.
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Featured Artist: Southern Death Threat
Dec1609:23 PM
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If you haven't listened to Southern Death Threat yet, you're in for a treat. The following track is a southern fried, booze soaked, acoustic metal classic. Check out the track below and download it for free on our "Get Thorny" compilation.
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Welcome To The Bleeder Blog
Dec1512:20 PM
Filed in: Music News
Welcome to The Bleeder Blog everyone! We've officially launched our new website today and hope you come back often. If you want to stay up to date with all of our latest news and free music offerings, subscribe to our RSS feed.
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Thorny Bleeder Records Releases Free Mp3 Album Download, New Website, And Artist Services Division
Dec0911:57 AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
How do you appease your musical appetite?
Oct2601:48 PM
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Ok, there's lots of ways to appease your musical appetite, but which way do you consume music the most?
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