May 31st, 2008
When I’ve been following a band for a while and they finally hit the airwaves on local radio - in this case the Edge - I always hit to emotions: a) I think, ‘nice, now more people will be exposed to this great band’ and b) I get immediately disappointed because I know that the […]
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May 6th, 2008
This week we’re still pulling some key tracks from other blogs in the channel. We are diversifying our portfolio so to speak. Start out your day with some quality Jazz. Some people don’t ‘get’ jazz. Appreciation can be simple for jazz and any other genre - listen to it and pick out why it’s different […]
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April 6th, 2008
A good friend is out in Calgary as Site and Logistics Manager for the Juno Awards.
I got a text regarding the Juno Cup,
The Juno Cup was an energy charged game last night. The rockers may have lost for the 5th year in a row but they fought hard with a score of 16-15. […]
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March 13th, 2008
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Working away today listening to CBC Radio 3 and caught their live feed from SXSW.
Grant Lawrence was on site (or was he…) at the outdoor stage at Emo’s.
Radio 3 shot the feed through all the snow to us Canadians. The line-up was […]
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March 2nd, 2008
Hello Operator has emerged as a band ready to break out in a big way. At the front end of a North American tour, the band will be playing the Opera House on March 6th as part of Canadian Music Week before heading out for the rest of the tour.
Hello Operator were called […]
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March 1st, 2008
Interested in seeing Run With The Kittens at some random gigs outside of the GTA?
I just got this email from the band…gotta love their emails. Enjoy.
(from Kittens) We have some out of town gigs in the next couple weeks:
1. Papa’s Billiards Sat March 1 - Peterborough
This is a smaller venue so we […]
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February 29th, 2008
One of the most anticipated albums of the year - CBC Radio 3
Company House Records and EMI Music Canada are excited to announce the release of the heavily-anticipated debut album “You Will Land With A Thud” from Cape Breton Island’s high-voltage […]
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February 26th, 2008
Canadian roots rock alt country singer songwriter Emily Weedon and her band Delta are playing a few upcoming shows in the city…
Thurs Feb 28th The Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen St W @ 10:30pm
Thur March 6th The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St W from 7 to 10pm
About Emily Weedon & Delta…
Emily Weedon is one of the sweetest […]
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February 25th, 2008
Around the b5media Music Channel, a few bloggers have listed off tracks that are stuck in their head. In addition to our list of ‘songs that get stuck in your mind‘ some others have listed songs (both good and bad) that they can’t shake. Have you say by checking them out….
Metal Martyr has […]
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February 24th, 2008
Homegrown band Blue Rodeo is on stage at Massey Hall during its Small Miracles tour. Blue Rodeo recently released its 11th full length album of the same name.
The performance is expected to include songs from the new album as well as some of the band’s classic repertoire.
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band […]
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