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Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category

April 26th, 2008

New album from Paul Weller due out July 22

After a three year recording hiatus - during which he played two historic concert series in NYC and LA devoting one evening each to his Jam, Style Council, and solo catalogs, and earned Lifetime Achievement honors at the 2007 Brit Awards, among other highlights - Paul Weller returns on July 22 with 22 Dreams, […]

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April 16th, 2008

Music Channel Introduces New Additions | Austin Sound Check | Pop Music Scene | The Good Musician

b5media’s Music Channel is pumped to announce the launch of two new blogs by two very talented bloggers.
Launched just in time to provide exclusive coverage of SXSW in Austin Texas, new b5media blog Austin Sound Check has quickly become a major draw for the channel. Austin Sound Check will cover the infuencial and […]

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April 12th, 2008

Foxboro Hot Tubs New Single Available

Foxboro Hot Tubs Fans….
Foxboro Hot Tubs new single, “The Pedestrian“, from their upcoming full length album, is now available for download at on their website courtesy of Jingle Town Records. You can download the new single at 320k MP3s; the highest quality available, direct from the band.
The Band will be announcing tour dates shortly and […]

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April 12th, 2008

Artist Profile: The Cliks

It took a blogger in Austin Texas during SXSW to introduce me to The Cliks.  Finding out I was from Toronto, the lead blogger for Austin Sound Check indicated that one of her favorite bands was from our humble abode - a band called The Cliks who ’sound a bit like early Pretenders.’
The Cliks are […]

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April 6th, 2008

Feist and Blue Rodeo Honoured at Juno Gala

The 2008 Juno Gala Awards celebrated honored two of Toronto’s favorites - our most recent breakout superstar Feist and legendary folk heroes Blue Rodeo. The gala, held on April 5, 2008 in Calgary, was an exclusive ticketed event to present 30 winners with Juno Awards in various categories.
Feist’s two awards included Artist of […]

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April 5th, 2008

The Juno Cup Trash Talk

In the true spirit of Canada, the Juno Awards weekend features the Juno Cup. The Juno Cup is a hockey game featuring Canadian musicians and some top hockey legends.
Word is, that in the past, there has been some friendly trash talking between the musicians and the players prior to the game. Hockey (and […]

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April 5th, 2008

b5media at the Juno Awards

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b5media will be attending and covering the 2008 Juno Awards being held this weekend in Calgary, Alberta. The awards celebrate Canadian Music, and the weekend consist of  events, concerts and in true Canadian fashion, the Juno Cup - a hockey game between Canadian musicians and hockey legends.
The b5media representatives at the Juno […]

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April 2nd, 2008

Luke Doucet to Showcase at JunoFest

(Image Source: JunoFest)There will be a Six Shooter Records showcase as part of JunoFest.
Luke Doucet & Justin Rutledge will play The Palomino Club in Calgary on Friday Night (April 4th) Rutledge will hit the stage at Midnight and Doucet will follow at 1am.
Tickets for the show are $10 or you can get a […]

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March 29th, 2008

Rivers Cuomo wants help writing next song

Alright fellow guitarists, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo wants fans to “come up with some chords, yo,” for a song tentatively titled 80’s Rock.  
Rivaldinho (Cuomo) will be using YouTube in an attempt to collaborate with songwriters online.
Rivers released a solo album in December 2007 entitled Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, which featured home demos […]

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March 24th, 2008

New Raconteurs Album Available For Download Starting At 12 am EST Tonight

 

Earshot Media is happy to announce that The Raconteurs‘ new album, Consolers of the Lonely, will be available for download through www.theraconteurs.com starting at 12 am EST tonight. At midnight EST you will be able to visit the site, choose your territory and download the album in a matter of minutes.
Don’t want to […]

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