Vancouver's brit-inspired rockers Columbia have been spending most of the year in some intensive songwriting sessions, gearing up for the recording of their second album.

But the whole recording process can be a lengthy one, so rather than wait many months to release something new, the band decided to jump into a friend's studio and crank out one of their favourite new songs as quickly as possible. And that they did. One week later the song is not only finished and awaiting the mixing and mastering stage, but they've also filmed a video for it too.

So in prep for the new song, here's the lyrics for you, plus a little teaser for the new video we'll be premiering next week. If you've seen the band perform recently, then you might already be familiar with the new song, The Time.
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Tags: Columbia | New Song | Video

The wait is over. After months of raising cash via a very unique album pre-order campaign, Billy The Kid's new fan-funded album is finished.

Well, kind of. We don't have any physical copies yet, you'll have to wait until September for that... but we do have the digital files!

The final mixes and masters for the appropriately titled album, Ours, just rolled in last week. And without skipping a beat we're releasing the very first song today as a free download. But don't hesitate, this free download is only available for one week. Next week this offer will be removed and replaced with yet another new song for a free download. And it too will only be available for one week.

We're going to keep doing this every week for the next 12 weeks. And when all 12 of the songs have been given away... the physical packages will then be released to the world on www.billythekidonline.com.

Download the song from the widget right here and share the link with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. Share the love, this freebie will only last for one week!

Oh yeah, don't forget to visit's website www.billythekidonline.com.... it's brand new and fully pimped out for this exciting new chapter in her career!


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Tags: Billy The Kid | Billy Pettinger | New Album | New Song | Ours | Diamonds | Topspin Media | Free Download

Being the web savvy individual that I am...I think it's pretty safe to say that I've uncovered a huge surprise that's coming from Art Of Dying next Tuesday, September 28.

The graphic you're seeing is the official cover art for Die Trying, the debut single release from the upcoming Art Of Dying album on Reprise Records.

This the website that gave it away.

To Art Of Dying fans, Die Trying isn't necessarily a new song, although it's never had an official release. The song has been a highlight of the band's live shows for a couple of years now, due in part to an early demo of the song, featuring a guest duet with Shaun Morgan from Seether, that leaked to the internet and became a fan favourite. The song has had a few different versions as the band has tweaked it over the years, one being a little slower and more acoustic driven, while the other one being a full-on raging rocker.

This newly recorded version of Die Trying was recorded in LA with producer Howard Benson, engineer Mike Plotnikoff, and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge.

Get ready to fire up your iTunes or Amazon MP3 Store on Tuesday, Sept. 28 to download the first new song from Art Of Dying in three years!
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Tags: Art Of Dying | New Song | Die Trying