Radio
The Future of Music With Radio Legend Alan Cross - Ep. 33: The Music Biz Weekly Podcast
Nov1011:19 PM
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Alan Cross is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a music writer… and admitted professional musical geek. He started in radio in 1980 and moved on to become Program Director at The Edge in Toronto, then the Senior Program Director for Corus Interactive and then Head Curator for Explore Music. His radio show The Ongoing History of New Music debuted in February 1993 and since then it’s… well, it's taken on a life of its own. There have been over 690 one-hour episodes... making it the longest-running music documentary in Canada and one of the longest in North America—if not the world!
Alan also has a weekly national column in the Metro newspaper and most recently has not only started a brand new radio show, The Secret History of Rock (Astral Radio), but he's also become the new voice of Aux.tv.
So click play and join us music nerds as we chat about music, technology and the shifting tides in the entertainment industry.
You can subscribe to The Music Biz Weekly Podcast on iTunes here, listen to it on Soundcloud here, or use the player below.
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Billy the Kid - Song Search 2011 Top 20 Finalist
May1803:36 PM
Filed in: Music News
The song that got her into the Top 20 shortlist is the stunning track, The Drugs (featuring the phenomenal Garth Hudson from The Band), featured to your left. Go ahead, hit play. You'll love it. And feel free to download it as well, there's a little button just waiting for you to click it. Oh yeah, it's free.
And here's a video of Billy playing the song live for Alan Cross and Explore Music:
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Congrats to those who made it into the Top 20 Shortlist! One of these lucky artists will have the opportunity to open for Jim Cuddy and perform an intimate set to a sold-out room at SHOREfest Whistler. Keep your eyes on the Shore 104 news feed (or on Twitter here) to find out who that artist will be!
The winner of Song Search will receive a jumpstart prize pack valued over $20,000 which includes:
A fully mixed and mastered 4-song EP by Nimbus School of Recording Arts, Produced by Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, Hannah Georgas)
A professionally produced Electronic Press Kit (EPK) by Insider Films
All expenses paid trip and artist showcase at Rifflandia 2011
Extensive airplay on Shore 104.3 FM
A $5000 gift certificate courtesy of Long & McQuade
In alphabetical order, here's the full Top 20:
1. Billy the Kid - "The Drugs"
2. BJ Block and Dawn Pemberton - "Just Be"
3. Freeflow - "Sunny Days"
4. Mark Irving - "Fool For You"
5. Ivory Sky - "Crazy Queen"
6. Jackie Treehorn - "Cruel"
7. Reid Jamieson - "Lost"
8. Steph Macpherson - "Summer Salute"
9. The Matinee - "Sweetwater"
10. Ryan McAllister - "This Black Heart"
11. Ryan McMahon and the Company Damn - "We Live Forever"
12. The Midnight Hours - "Invisible Prison"
13. Sheree Plett - "Old House"
14. Randy Ponzio of Quest Poetics - "For the People"
15. Portage and Main - "What Have I Done"
16. Prairie Dance Club - "Until They Put Me In The Ground"
17. Redbird - "Oh Please My Heart"
18. Ben Sigston - "More Than I Ever Did Know"
19. The Sumner Brothers - "You Will Find Me"
20. Watasun - "It's You"
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Edmonton Radio Adds Black Hat Villain to Playlist
Oct2704:20 PM
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Edmonton's Best Rock, 100.3 FM The Bear, has officially added the Black Hat Villain single 'My Generation' into regular rotation this week.
This is huge news for us, The Bear is one of Canada's most respected and listened to rock stations, with very dedicated listeners. The Black Hat Nation continues to grow!
If you live in the area, you can request 'My Generation' on The Bear using the following web form:
http://www.thebearrocks.com/requests.aspx
Or... fire off a quick text (click the image for more info):
Satellite Radio and Social Media: A Discussion
Jun3009:58 AM
Filed in: Opinion
Today we bring you yet another music industry video discussion, care of AUX.tv.
This discussion features Alan Cross, David Marsden, AUX Weekly's Barry Taylor and Jay "Mad Dog" Michaels from Virgin Radio. Find out how satellite radio compares to terrestrial radio and how the new technology of social media is keeping the 'older' radio technology fresh.
Is Satellite Radio really the lazy man's iPod? Watch the video below for this intriguing discussion and leave your comments and thoughts below!
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The Role Of The Radio DJ: A Discussion
Jun2910:05 AM
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We're happy to bring you another video from AUX TV featuring Alan Cross from Explore Music, David Marsden, AUX Weekly's Barry Taylor and Jay "Mad Dog" Michaels from Virgin Radio.
In this roundtable discussion, the panelists discuss the role of the radio DJ as gatekeepers of music - what freedoms do DJs need to guide music culture? Does the current state of commercial radio allow DJs any freedom for editorial choices?
Radio DJs used to be cultural gatekeepers, a trusted music filter who listened to all of the bad music so you didn't have to. Has this era passed? Where are things going from here?
Watch the video below and leave us your comments on your thoughts!
K94 Rocks Two Hour Thorny Bleeder Records Special
Apr1904:16 PM
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Tune in to k94rocks.com this Wednesday, April 21 for a very special 2 Hour Feature on Thorny Bleeder Records!
How freakin' cool is that?
Two full hours on yours truly, the little indie label that refuses to quit and is devoted to FreeThe Music!
This exclusive feature will be on the "Doc's Alternative Universe" program, which runs from 9am - 11am PST (12pm - 2pm ET).
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Thorny Bleeder Records Impacting at Radio
Apr0510:02 AM
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We've been kicking things into high gear lately with some incredible support from our good friends at radio stations across Canada.
Check out the following list of our new singles which have recently been added into regular rotation!
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TV Heart Attack Releases NEW Single to Radio
Mar2211:07 AM
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TV Heart Attack has just released their new single "Nowhere Fast" to Canadian Radio this morning, so if you dig it...request it at your favourite station!
Tonight: K94 Rocks Features Canadian Indies
Dec2801:39 PM
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Tune in to www.k94rocks.com on Monday night, from 8-10 pm ET and check out their Canadian Indie band special, featuring a couple of our Thorny Bleeder artists.
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NEW Radio Interview With Art Of Dying
Nov1402:15 PM
Filed in: Music News
Tune in to CFOX 99.3 FM on Monday, November 16, between 3-5 PM Pacific to hear a brand new interview with Jonny from Art Of Dying and DJ extraordinaire Todd Hancock.
Excitement is building up around Art Of Dying thanks to Get Thru This being the theme song for the upcoming WWE: Survivor Series. Check out the new trailer below that's now being pumped up in anticipation for the big event...
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Shore 104 FM Adds Scott Valentine Track
Nov1207:01 PM
Filed in: Music News
Breaking Thorny Bleeder news: Shore 104 FM in Vancouver has just added the amazing track 'Forgotten' by Scott Valentine Presents into daily rotation!
Vancouver's newest music station focusses on Roots, Rock & Rhytm and is a much needed breath of fresh air in the local music scene.
So now we're putting a call out to all of the Scott Valentine Presents fans to send Shore 104 your feedback via telephone, email, Facebook, or Twitter. Your positive feedback can help get take this song to the next level. Together we can make Scott Valentine the next big buzz to come out of the amazing Vancouver music scene...
Contact Shore 104 FM
Phone: (604) 280-104
Email: heydude@shore104.com
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LIVE Interview On Woody Radio MONDAY NIGHT
Sep1308:12 PM
Filed in: Music News
Woody Radio will be doing a big feature on Thorny Bleeder Records on Monday night!
DJ Boz will be spinning tons of tunes from our artists and he'll also be interviewing me, Brian Thompson, Managing Partner at Thorny Bleeder.
Tune in live to the Woody Radio website to participate in a live chat with other listeners.
Monday, Sept. 14
6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern
http://www.woodyradio.com
(You can also find Woody Radio on iTunes under Hard Rock/Metal on the Radio toolbar.)
I hope you have a chance to tune in! If you do, send us your comments and feedback...we always love hearing from you!
Art Of Dying Invades Local Radio Station
Aug1804:19 PM
Filed in: Music News
All five members of Art Of Dying will be on air at The Fox, CFOX 99.3 FM in Vancouver, tomorrow at 6 PM Pacific. Tune in to hear the interview plus a live acoustic performance.
It's sure to be a hilarious piece of radio as these guys are never ones to be quiet and shy. Listen live on the internet at the following link: http://www.cfox.com.
I'll be heading down to the radio station with my iPhone in hand, tweeting live videos, photos and updates as the craziness takes place. So if you're not following Thorny Bleeder Records on Twitter yet, now's your chance to see some exclusive content, as it happens.
Follow us @thornybleeder and don't forget to follow @artofdying as well. Jonny from Art Of Dying posts exclusive photos on a daily basis that you won't get to see anywhere else.
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Ross Neilsen LIVE on CBC Radio, June 6
Jun0309:32 AM
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Ross Neilsen - Back For More
ATLANTIC AIRWAVES:
Saturday afternoons at 5:05 p.m.
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Burning Borders: NEW Single
May2903:56 PM
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Hard rockers Burning Borders are set to release the first single from their upcoming Thorny Bleeder Records album, 'Yesterday's Gone', to radio stations across the country.
Be the first to hear the new single right here, right now, on The Bleeder Blog. Click the button below to listen now!
Like what you hear? Comment below and show them some love!
The album 'Yesterday's Gone' will be released this summer, with the date to be announced soon.
NEW Burning Borders - Leading
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TV Heart Attack: NEW Single
May2711:46 AM
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TV Heart Attack is gearing up for the release of their brand new single, AO, from the forthcoming Thorny Bleeder Records release 'Lost In The Sway'.
The single will be shipped to radio in the next couple of weeks, but you can hear it here first on The Bleeder Blog...
NEW TV Heart Attack - A O
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Mar2608:50 PM
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CBC Radio 3 has launched a new installment of its metal podcast, "Full Metal Podcast 2".
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Vancouver’s ROCK 101 adds vinyl Friday show
Jan2809:15 PM
Filed in: Music News
FROM VANCOUVER’S ROCK 101 WEBSITE:
Once upon a time, a long time ago, music was played from hard vinyl discs. The discs were purchased from record stores in elaborately and painstakingly designed sleeves. The true music experience culminated in the spinning of records at 33 1/3 rpms.Click To Read More...
Art Of Dying Nominated for "Best New Group" at the 2009 CRMA's
Dec1910:38 AM
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reak open the champagne!
The 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards have just been announced and Thorny Bleeder Records' very own Art Of Dying have just been nominated for BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (ROCK) OF THE YEAR of the year.
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Art Of Dying's "Get Through This" Top 20 Rock Single
Jul1005:36 PM
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Art Of Dying's second single from their debut album, "Get Through This", has just hit the Top 20 in Canada's Rock Charts!
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NEW Art Of Dying Single Hits Radio
Sep2805:35 PM
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Art Of Dying's latest single, "You Don't Know Me", was released to all Canadian rock radio stations today.
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