Playlist December 25th 2008

1. Garen- Carol of Bells
2. Shiney Toy Guns- Ghost Town
3. Lights- Drive My Soul
4. Death Cab Four Cutie- Christmas (baby please come home)
5. Jack Johnson- Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
6. The Dandy Warhols- The Little Drummer Boy
7. John Mayer Trio- Who Did You Think I Was
8. Chucky Danger- Travelling
9. Sloan- Believe in me
10. Everclear- Santa Baby
11. Broadcast Radio- The Black Cars are Coming
12. The Verve- Love is Noise
13. Snow Patrol- Crach the Shutter
14. Sufjan Stevens- Come On! Let's Boogie to The Elf Dance
15. Kings of leon- Closer
16. The Fleshtones- Champagne Christmas
17. Spiral Beach- New Clouds
18. Glass Tiger- Give Love For Christmas
19. Supergrass- Diamond Hooha
20. The Hives- Tick Tick Boom
21. Serena Rider- Calling to Say
22. Adele- Right as Rain
23. Art of Fresh- Get Free
24. The Killers- Joseph, Better you Than Me (ft Elton John & Neil Tennant)
25. Keane- Spiralling
26. The Flaming Lips- A Change at Christmas
27. Mute Math- Spotlight
28. Santo Gold- Say Aha

News Update December 25th

Holiday Stress
Samantha Ronson claims the stress of preparing for Chanukah is to blame for her hospitalisation. The DJ girlfriend of actress Lindsay Lohan - who was briefly admitted to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday (21.12.08) - says her hectic schedule left her with no time to buy presents for the Jewish festival. Posting on her MySpace page yesterday (22.12.08), Samantha wrote: 'Happy Chanukah! Thanks for all your messages, I'm home and all good. I was just pretty exhausted from travelling and working too much to buy Chanukah gifts and my Jewish mother was worried about me.'The 31-year-old star insists she is now much better, and credits the support from her loved ones and good food for her quick recovery.


Paul’s Holiday Dinner
Sir Paul McCartney once had macaroni cheese for Christmas dinner.
The former Beatles star – whose late wife Linda McCartney was a famous vegetarian and launched a range of meat-free products and recipe books – revealed how his family coped without turkey for their festive meal when they first stopped meat in the 70s. He said: 'We had all the trimmings but we needed something to simulate the turkey. So Linda made macaroni cheese. It was good, then she let it stand so it went solid and I was able to slice it.
'It kind of worked so we called it the macaroni turkey.'

New Updates

The Dears

Will play a benefit show for the Every Kid Choir with... the Every Kid Choir.
On Jan. 31 at Montreal's St. James United Church. The event will begin at around 8, and unnamed special guests have been promised. The $20 tickets can be purchased from Cheap Thrills, and etix.com to name a few.
The Every Kid Choir is a joint project of Montreal City Mission and St. James United Church. It's for children between the ages of five and 13 who have the desire to sing, but never had the opportunity.

No Doubt

No Doubt drummer Adrian Young says the band won’t release a new album in 2009. While in LA, Young revealed to MTV news that the band will be working on music while touring through the spring and summer. The update from Young squashes previous reports for new No Doubt music in the new year. Despite various solo projects, it’s been seven years since the band has released an album.

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire plans to release a new concert film with live and behind-the-scenes footage from their European and North American tour.The band unveiled the project using a new website, Miroir Noir or Black Mirror, named for a song on their 2007 album Neon Bible.A short clip of the film, shot by friend Vincent Morisset, is already up on the site. The film is scheduled for release Monday, according to a news release. The 70-minute digital release will be downloadable and a DVD will be available in 2009, Morisset announce

The Hives have a Christmas song with none other then Cyndi Lauper if you want to check it out go to The Hives website

Playlist December 18 2008

1. City and Colour- Waiting
2. The Decemberists- O New England
3. You Say Party! We Say Die!- Monster
4. The All New Adventures of Us- 45 Forever
5. The Dears- Money Babies
6. Gaslight Anthem- Film Noir
7. Keane- Spiralling
8. Pale Young Gentlemen- The Crook of my Good Arm
9. The Bravery- Split me Wide Open
10. Grand Theft Bus- Automatic
11. The Reason- This is Just the Beginning
12. MGMT- Electric Feel
13. The Arcade Fire- Black Mirror
14. Josh Ritter- Right Moves
15. Crystal Castles- Alice Practice
16. The Recroom- Be Still
17. Sloan- All I Am is All You're Not
18. Soul Postion- Drugs, Sex, Alcohol and Rock-n-Roll
19. Sweatshop Union- Goldrush
20. Empire Isis- Mission
21. The Strays- Start a Riot
22. The Living End- The End of The World
23. Kings of Leon- Sex On Fire
24. We Were The States- Up Your Sleave
25. Winter Gloves- Let Me Drive
26. The Darcys- I am a Ship
27. The Last Shadow Puppets- My Mistakes Were Made For You
28. Heavy Trash- Pure Gold
29. The Coral- In The Rain

Event Listings - Thurs. Dec. 18, 2008

Hey Everyone...

There are only a few shows that I wanted to mention this week. Remember, if you have a listing you would like to share, please send us an email to blissfulthunder@ciut.fm.

The Trews
w/ Mobile
$21.02
All Ages
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Thu 18 Dec 2008 9:00 PM

Beast
w/ These Electric Lives
$10
The Mod Club
Fri 19 Dec 2008 7:00 PM

Cancel Winter
w/ Still Life Still, Dinosaur Bones, Rich Kids
El Mocambo
Sun 21 Dec 2008 9:00 PM

News Updates December 11 2008

Ice Cream Christmas
Prepare yourselves moosic lovers, there’s a new act in town and it’s herding for the Christmas Number 1. Ben & Jerry’s Friesian friends – famed for creating chart-topping ice creams - are set for a bestseller of another kind this winter as they release a Christmas single! The bovine beauties will be spreading some seasonal goodwill and cow cheer with a track that reminds us Ben & Jerry’s milks happy cows, not the planet

PEI
It was supposed to be the follow up to 30,000 fans for Aerosmith in 2007, but the Alanis Morissette concert in September attracted only a few thousand fans, and P.E.I. is looking to avoid another failure.

With the help of the Tourism Advisory Council, the province has put together new guidelines for promoters wanting to hold major concerts on P.E.I.
For the full story and new guidelines

Coldplay
Coldplay is firing back against accusations they copied another artist's work for their hit `Viva La Vida.'In a statement released Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week. That lawsuit says the Grammy-nominated song contains `substantial, original portions' of his 2004 song, `If I Could Fly.'Says Coldplay: `If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him. The statement goes on to say: `Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song `Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours.

Playlist - Thursday December 11, 2008

1. Adele - Chasing Pavements
2. We Are Scientists - Chick Lits
3. Darker My Love - Blue Day
4. Quest For Fire - Bison Eyes
5. The Dears - Money Babies
6. Minus the Bear - Lets Play Clowns
7. Saint Alvia - Trouble Keeps Me Busy
8. A Fine Frenzy - Lifesize
9. Cancel Winter - How Long
10. Matt Mayes & El Torpedo - Stand & Deliver
11. Kings of Leon - Closer
12. Sarah Slean - Sound Of Water Change Your Mind
13. The Streets - On The Flip Of A Coin
14. Young Love - Discotech
15. Hope&Social (formerly Four Day Hombre) - Dont Go Gently
16. Femme Generation - The Future Called, They Want Their Sound Back
17. The Go Team - Grip Like A Vice
18. Kill The Lights - Skinny White Girls
19. The Kooks - Ooh La
20. Tokyo Police Club - Sixties Remake
21. Stars - Midnight Coward
22. Sweatshop Union - Time Machine ft. Mat the Alien (WEBSITE)
23. DJ Shadow - This Time (Im Gunna Try It My Way)
24. Cake - War
25. Mother Mother - Hay Loft
26. Winter Gloves - Glass Paperweight
27. Down The Lees - The Gullivant

The Best of 2008

On January 1st, 2009 we will be having our first show of the new year!! We will be playing our favourite music from the past year and discussing some of our fav events, news, experiences, etc.

We want to hear what your favs of 2008 are!! Hopefully we can include some of your fav music and stories in the program.

Let us know by sending us an email to blissfulthunder@ciut.fm or you can comment on this post or you can joing our Facebook group and discuss it there: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=22019624536

Cheers!!

Event Listings - December 11, 2008

Hey Everyone...

Well, as the holidays approach it looks like there are alot of great shows happening in the city to occupy your free time. Ive picked out a few of the shows I think you might like. If you have any listings you would like me to mention, please send me an email to blissfulthunder@ciut.fm

The Flints CD Listening Party
Doors open at 8pm, the album plays 9pm & 10pm
The Art Bar
Thursday December 11, 2008

Stars
$29.50
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes
All Ages
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Thu 11 Dec 2008 9:00 PM w/ The Russian Futurists
Fri 12 Dec 2008 9:00 PM w/ Gentleman Reg
Sat 13 Dec 2008 9:00 PM w/ The Done Me Wrongs

Modernboys Moderngirls
w/ Everything All of the Time
$5
Supermarket
Fri 12 Dec 2008 9:00 PM

Run With the Kittens
w/ Jay Spectre, Dirty Penny
Door Price: $10
Horseshoe Tavern
Sat 13 Dec 2008 9:00 PM

The Arkells
w/ Young Rival, We Are the Take, Songs From A Room
Free w/ canned food donation
Horseshoe Tavern
Tue 16 Dec 2008 9:00 PM

Matisyahu
w/ Trevor Hall
Advance Ticket Price: $31
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster, Rotate This
All Ages
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue 16 Dec 2008 7:00 PM

News Thursday December 4th 2008

Canadian Band Writing for Britney?
Members of the band Let's Go to War are credited on Britney Spear's latest album Circus. Adrein Gough and Henry Walter wrote the music for the track Mmm Papi (the lyrics were written by Spear's and producer Nicole Morier). The boys had submitted several songs to Kobalt Music in LA and one of there submissions was picked by Britneys people. Henry Walter says "It's got a '60s go-go vibe" so it should be pretty cool.

Live Earth India
Live Earth India, a massive concert promoting environmental awareness, has been cancelled due to terror attacks in Mumbai. In a statement sent out late Friday night by the organizers (including Al Gore) said the December 7th event has called off. The statement said everyone involved with the concert was "stunned abd saddened by the tragic events of the past few days".

Playlist - Thursday December 4, 2008

1. Lights - Drive My Soul
2. Kate Nash - Foundations
3. Ruby Coast - More Than Television
4. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
5. Shawn Hewitt - Keep Them At Bay
6. Spiral Beach - Kind of Beast
7. Dido - us 2 little gods
8. Sweatshop Union - Goldrush
9. The Streets - I Love You (More than you like me)
10. TV on The Radio - Shout Me Out
11. The Killers - Human
12. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
13. Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool
14. Arctic Monkeys - No Buses
15. Chucky Danger- Strawberry Man
16. Blood Red Shoes- Try Harder
17. Hot Hot Heat- So So Cold
18. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip- The Night we met Musik
19. The Bicycles- Walk Away (From a Good Thing)
20. The Dears- Crisis 1&2
21. Hey Rosetta- Handshake the Gangster
22. Cancel Winter- Change
23. Death Cab for Cuite- Pity and Fear
24. Grand Theft Bus- Automatic
25. Arctic Monkeys- Fake Tales of San Fransico
26. Keane- Perfect Symmetry
27. The Stills- Oceans Will Rise

Playlist November 27 2008

1. The Dears- Crisis 1&2
2. The Stills- Snow in California
3. Mother Mother- Wrecking Ball
4. The Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound
5. All The new Adventures of Us- Forever 45
6. Stars- My Favourite Book
7. The Decemberists- Valerie Plame
8. Sarah Slean- Sound of Water/ Change Your Mind
9. Pale Young Gentlemen- The Crook of My Goodman
10. Ohbijou- Misty Eyes
11. Keane- Perfect Symmetry
12. Mutemath- Typical
13. Blood Red Shoes- Try Harder
14. Snow Patrol- Take Back The City
15. The Black Ghosts- Full Moon
16. Rogue Wave- Debaser
17. October Sky- Sacrifice
18. Liam Finn- Lead Balloon
19. Jack Johnson- Sleep Through The Static
20. Audio Bullys- Keep Movin
21. Woodhands- Can't See Straight
22. Matiyushu- Smash Lies
23. MGMT- Kids
24. Hot Hot Heat- So So Cold
25. Hard-fi- Hard to Beat
26. Aberdeen City- God Is Going To Get Sick of Me

News

No Doubt Set to Reunite.

No Doubt posted a photo of themselves on their website and announced it was time to tour again during an online chat. Gwen - who recently gave birth to her second child with husband Gavin Rossdale - said: "I don't think we should wait. Pack up the babies and get a bunch of nannies. So fun! Would be so inspiring to get out there and play all those songs again." Bassist Tony Kanal added: "We need to play. It's been too long. I feel like it's time for some rock and roll. "The group - who had hits including 'Don't Speak', 'Just A Girl' and 'It's My Life' - reunited briefly last year at one of Gwen's concerts in California. Tony - along with drummer Adrian Young and guitarist Tom Dumont - began working on new material earlier this year.

More Amy Winehouse Trouble
Amy Winehouse's spokesman says the troubled singer is being treated at a clinic following a reaction to medication.Chris Goodman says Winehouse was admitted to the London Clinic on Sunday. He declined to identify the medication that caused the reaction. The 25-year-old Grammy winner has a history of drug problems and has been in and out of hospitals this year. On Monday, a British court rejected an appeal by Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, against his sentence for assault and obstructing justice.The judges urged him to continue making progress at a drug rehabilitation centre.


Chromeo Win
Chromeo took the stage with the Vampire Weekend live at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards-The Definitive college music awards- to perform "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance". Just before their performance they won the Most Original Band (or Left Field Woodie in Mtv speak). To check out the performance click here!

Event Listings - Thursday November 27, 2008

Here are the listings for this week...

Thursday November 27, 2008

Franz Ferdinand - Lee's Palace $25

Yoav - Al Green Theatre (750 Spadina)$20

Broken Social Scene, Land of Talk - The Sound Academy $25 8pm

The One Of A Kind Show
"A one-stop shop for unique holiday gifts" - Direct Energy Centre $12 - runs until Sat

Saturday November 29, 2008

The Coast & The Bicycles - Sneaky Dee's 9pm $10

Calvacade of Lights - Nathan Philips Square - FREE

Sunday November 30, 2008

Wavelength - Sneaky Dee's PWYC 10pm


If you have a show or event you would like us to mention on the show, please send us an email: blissfulthunder@ciut.fm

Playlist - Thurs. Nov. 20, 2008

1. Friendly Fires - Strobe
2. Jakalope - Pretty Life (The Respirator Rmx)
3. Pendulum - Granite
4. A Fine Frenzy - You Picked Me
5. The Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistakes Were Made For You
6. The Stills - Eastern Europe
7. Cancel Winter - Missing
8. The Airbourn Toxic Event - Papillon
9. Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
10. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
11. Darker My Love - Blue Day
12. Wintergloves - Invisible
13. Kate Nash - Foundations
14. Atmosphere - Puppets

Liv's Set:

1. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard
2. DJ Shadow - What Does Your Soul Look Like (pt.4)
3. The Cat Empire - Two Shoes
4. MSTRKRFT - Easy Love
5. Death From Above 1979 - Blood On Your Hands
6. The Fratellis - Chealsea Dagger
7. The Specials - A Msg To You Rudy
8. Pilot Speed - Into Your Hideout
9. Blind Pilot - One Red Thread
10. Le Tigre - Decepticon
11. Arkells - Deadlines
12. Less than Jake - All My Friends Are Metalheads
13. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes - Rainbow Connection
14. Snow Patrol - Its Beginning To Get To Me

News - Thurs. Nov. 20, 2008

Placebo

Placebo are planning headline the first rock concert at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex, putting years of catering to their fans' teenage angst behind them to speak out against human trafficking.

The December 7 gig, held as part an of an MTV Exit campaign, will transform the 12th century Khmer ruins into a rock venue that will also feature US band The Click Five and a host of other international and Cambodian stars.

Breast Fest

The Weekend Rethink Breast Cancer will be launching BREAST FEST, the world's first breast cancer film festival. The festival is located at the ROM and tickets are available for ten dollars to see and they include different packages per film. Go to breastfestfilmfest.com for more details and to see some short films.

The Junos

Russell Peters will host the 2009 Juno Awards. The comedian hosted the 2008 awards ceremony from Calgary and will return to the stage when the show heads to Vancouver next year. Russell said “I had a great time hosting the 2008 show, let this love affair continue.” The Junos will air March 29th on CTV.

No Tour for The Vines

The Vines frontman's deteriorating mental condition has forced the cancellation of The Vines' upcoming tour. Craig Nicholls and the band were scheduled to play dates in Japan as well as their native Australia in November, but have been forced to pull them due to Craig's Asperger's Syndrome. The band released this statement on their website: "It is with a great deal of regret that The Vines announced that they have cancelled all of their Australian festival appearances - Homebake, Pyramid Rock and Big Day Out - and their forthcoming Japanese tour scheduled for late November. “Craig Nicholls’ mental condition has deteriorated extremely rapidly over the past month to the point where he requires immediate help over an extended period of time. "Drummer Hamish Rosser added: "On behalf of The Vines we would like to extend our sincerest apologies to those of you who have bought tickets to see us perform and will not get to do so.

News Updates November 13 2008

Justice Release CD/DVD
As Justice were about to tour the USA for the second time, multi-award winning director and friend of the band, Romain Gavras taped every second of that 3 week tour that looks like it lasted 3 years. This documentary ain't about how cool Justice's live show is (the bonus CD is here for that), but is all about the extraordinary things that can happen when a bunch of frogs gets dropped in dreamy America.

This live CD + DVD release will include recordings of Justice's signature live sets along with show footage and various hijinks captured as the band toured the US in March 2008.


Canadian Musicans Going Abroad
Alex Cuba, Bedouin Soundclash and Patrick Watson are among the Canadian acts set to rock Tokyo next week as part of an annual musical showcase in Asia.
For the second year, the Canadian Independent Record Production Association is spearheading a "music trade mission" to Japan, with industry representatives from a host of Asian countries expected to take in performances by and meet with Canadian artists as well as a slate of record labels. CIRPA president and CEO Duncan McKie says As our business becomes more dependent on export markets to survive, we have to get out there and do the best we can and find other channels to sell our music.


Batman has Another Fight On His Hands.
This one is with Batman. Actually, it's with the mayor of Batman, Turkey. Variety says the mayor of the Turkish town of Batman wants royalties from ``The Dark Knight'' so he's suing Warner Brothers and the director, Christopher Nolan. The mayor is accusing them of using the city's name without permission. The Batman character has been around since 1939. The mayor isn't saying why it's taken until now to complain and sue.

Playlist November 13 2008

1. Metric- Raw Sugar
2. The Stills- Snakecharming the Masses
3. Kites- Daylight
4. The Dears- Crisis 1&2
5. The Dears- Money Baby
6. Grand Theft Bus- Stretch
7. The Hoosiers- Worried About Ray
8. Death Cab for Cutie- Pitty and Fear
9. We Are Scientists- Chick Lit
10. Gnarls Barkley- Smiley Faces
11. Muse- City of Delusion
12. Mute Math- Spotlight (Twilight Remix)
13. Rock Kills Kid- I turn My Camera On
14. Woodhands- Can't See Straight
15. Matisyeh- Smash Lies
16. The Enemy- This Song
17. Stars- Undertow
18. The Living End- Wake Up
19. MGMT- Kids
20. Gorillaz- Feel Good Inc (Stanton Warriors remix)
21. Friendly Fives- Jump in the Pool
22. The Carps- Veronica Bellmont
23. Frou Frou- Breath Lu (Jason Beutly Remix)

Event Listings - Thurs. Nov. 13

Hello listeners,

There are alot of "bigger" shows in town over the next week and some very interesting free shows as well. I hope you can get out and see some great live music, here are some of the gems that we've picked out:

Parkdale Potluck Presents: Raising the Dough
feat. Anagram, Metz, DCT, The Pauls, and DJ Wes Allen

Thursday November 13 9pm
$10 @ the door or $8 with a donation to the Daily Bread Food Bank
Wrongbar (1279 Queen St. W)

- All the proceeds of the show will benefit the publishing of the Parkdale Potluck, a community cookbook being created to raise awareness and support the Daily Bread Food Bank

Attack In Black & Ladyhawk
w/ Shotgun Jimmie
Advance Ticket Price: $12.50
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes, Horseshoe
Horseshoe Tavern
Fri 14 Nov 2008 9:00 PM
Sat 15 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Priestess
Advance Ticket Price: $15
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes, Horseshoe
Lee's Palace
Sat 15 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Sam Roberts
Door Price: Free
Audience: All Ages
Sonic Boom
Sat 15 Nov 2008 3:00 PM

Teeter & Winter Gloves
w/ The Struggle Fish, Automatic, Tales To Astonish
Door Price: Free
Horseshoe Tavern
Tue 18 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

The Killers
Advance Ticket Price: $53
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster
Audience: All Ages
Massey Hall
Tue 18 Nov 2008 7:00 PM

Kaiser Chiefs
w/ Still Life Still
Advance Ticket Price: $30
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes
The Mod Club
Tue 18 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Hey Rosetta
w/ Museum Pieces, Oh No Forest Fires
Door Price: $8
Horseshoe Tavern
Wed 19 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Cheers!

News Nov 6 2008

Crystal Castles Tops a "Cool List"

Relative newcomer to the indie scene Alice Glass has scooped the title of coolest person in music in the NME’s seventh annual Cool List, released today! The Toronto based singer, who fronts electro punk band Crystal Castles, and is famed for her crowd surfing antics, has narrowly beaten off competition from heavy weight hip hop icon Jay Z.Glass told NME: 'I’m flattered, thank you. Why do I think I won? My pact with Satan hasn’t expired yet.'

Two Hours Traffic
Every year, countless young Canadians arrive in Toronto in pursuit of fame, fortune - or at the very least, an affordable downtown apartment. In 2006, the four guys from Two Hours Traffic - Alec O'Hanley, Liam Corcoran, Andrew MacDonald and Derek Ellis - made the trek. The Charlottetown, PEI band was in need of a record label and a manager. They soon found both - and then three months after they arrived, all of them "promptly booted it home."Two years later, it appears the band made the right move. Their 2007 LP Little Jabs -- an 11-track tribute to the three-minute pop-song (by way of equal parts Beach Boys and the Gin Blossoms) -- won the 2008 ECMA for Best Pop Recording of the Year. Their sugar-sweet songs have found their way onto Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill, among other teen dramas. And the critics, too, lapped it up, making Little Jabs one of this year's Polaris Prize nominees.
www.dose.ca

Event Listings - Thurs. Nov 6

Hey Everyone,

Here are your listings for this week. There are some great shows happening over the next few days.....

The Waking Eyes
El Mocambo
Thu 6 Nov 2008 9:00 PM
Thu 13 Nov 2008 9:00 PM
Thu 20 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Matt Mays & El Torpedo
w/ Arkells
Advance Ticket Price: $20
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Thu 6 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Ruby Coast CD Release
w/ Green Go, The Elwins
Door Price: $8
Sneaky Dee's
Fri 7 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Apostle of Hustle & Tagaq
Advance Ticket Price: $25
Glenn Gould Studio
Fri 7 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Kings of Leon
w/ We Are Scientists, The Whigs
Advance Ticket Price: $36
Advance Ticket Outlets: Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Sonic Temple
Audience: All Ages
Kool Haus
Fri 7 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

The Bicycles CD Release
w/ Young Rival, Matt Murphy, $100, Sebastien Grainger, Forest City Lovers, Green Go, Hooded Fang, Laura Barrett, The Old Soul, more
Advance Ticket Price: $8
Advance Ticket Outlets: Rotate This, Soundscapes
Lee's Palace
Sat 8 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

The High Dials
w/ Spiral Beach, Golden Hands Before God, Evelyn Room
Horseshoe Tavern
Tue 11 Nov 2008 9:00 PM
FREE

Wavelength 438
w/ The Von Drats, Huelepega Sound System, Contact
Door Price: PWYC
Sneaky Dee's
Sun 9 Nov 2008 9:00 PM


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Playlist - Thursday Oct. 30, 2008

The Coral - Who's Gunna Find Me?
Brazillian Girls - International
Spiral Beach - Kind Of Beast
Winter Gloves - Let Me Drive
Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating
Stars - Undertow
Atmosphere - Painting
The Streets - I Love You More (than you like me)
Yoav - Beautiful Lie
Bloc Party - The Prayer
Santogold - Creator
Matisyahu - Smash Lies
Lights - Drive My Soul
The Fratellis - Look Out Sunshine!
Mother Mother - O My Heart
Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool
The Verve - Sit and Wonder
Manchester Orchestra - I Was A Lid
The Cinematics - Break
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
The Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else But You
Arctic Monkeys - No Buses
Metric - Hardwire
Pendulum - Granite
Cities - Capitol (Rmx)
Sound Team - Your Eyes Are Liars
Oasis - Bag It Up

As Promised...

During the show I said I would post the website for the artist Yoav, so here it it:

www.yoavmusic.com

ENJOY!

Event Listings - Thurs. Oct. 30

Howdy Listeners.... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! thought I should get that in there even though its a day early ;-)

If you are interested in finding out information on all the spooky things happening in the city for tomorrow night, you might want to check out www.toronto.com ... it has the scoop on all the haunted happenings for this year.

Anyway, here are your listings for this week:

Shout Out Out Out Out
w/ Stereo Image
$15
Lee's Palace
Thu 30 Oct 2008 8:30 PM

Thunderheist
CiRCA
Fri 31 Oct 2008 9:00 PM

Born Ruffians
w/ Henri Faberge & the Adorables, Hooded Fang
$12
Opera House
Sat 1 Nov 2008 9:00 PM

Feist
w/ Hayden
Advance Ticket Price: $39.50-$49.50
Massey Hall
Sat 1 Nov 2008 9:00 PM
Air Canada Centre
Mon 3 Nov 2008 7:00 PM

The Smashing Pumpkins
With the announcement of their 20th anniversary tour, the Smashing Pumpkins have divided their two Massey Hall shows into separate entities called "Black Sunshine" and "White Crosses."
Massey Hall $47.50-$55
Mon 3 Nov 2008 9:00 PM
Tue 4 Nov 2008 9:00 PM


Elliot Brood
w/ O'Death, Hoots and Hellmouth
El Mocambo
Tue 4 Nov 2008 9:00 PM $10



Fucked Up

After they destroyed everything in sight during a show in an MTV bathroom, hardcore heroes Fucked Up will play an incredible seven shows in three days. The midnight Rancho Relaxo shows are All Ages and Free, and the Sneaky Dee's shows are 19+ and $12.
Sneaky Dee's Shows Full Lineup:
Oct 30: Final Fantasy, $100, Vivian Girls, Katie Stelmanis
Oct 31: Sex Vid, Demons Claws, Quest For Fire, Jack of Heart
Nov 1: Iron Age, Hatred Surge

Rancho Relaxo Shows Full Lineup:
Oct 30: Tropics, Lullabye Arkestra
Oct 31: Teenanger, Darvocets
Nov 1: Mad Men, Urban Blight

Reverb Full Lineup NOV 1: Mind Eraser, Sex/Vid, Rampage, The Shitty Limits, Molested Youth, more
$15, All Ages


Remember, if you have a show you would like me to announce on the program send us an email to blissfulthunder@ciut.fm

News Update October 30th

A Change in Career
Joaquin Phoenix says he’s quitting acting – to become a singer. On the red carpet at a charity benefit, a scruffy-looking Joaquin told a reporter his last movie would be, well, his last one. Phoenix said, “I’m working on my music, I’m done. I’ve been through that.” Joaquin’s friend and brother-in-law Casey Affleck then said, “I don’t think he’s kidding, he’s got music and stuff.”Joaquin was nominated for an Oscar for playing singer Johnny Cash in 2005’s Walk the Line. Joaquin has also worked as a music director for bands including People in Planes,Sliversun Pick-ups, and Albert Hammond Jr.

Bedouin Soundclash Show Shutdown
Jay Malinowski is speaking out after police shut down a Vancouver Bedouin Soundclash show before it even happened. The performance, a charity gig scheduled for last week, aimed to build a broader awareness" for the InSite Safe Injection Program, the singer said. Jay says the band knew about the show's cancellation, which occured because, according to cops, concert organizers were operating without a permit, but "felt it was important to show support for the event and program regardless."

Maximo Park
Maximo Park have commenced work on their third album with producer Nick Launay (Talking Heads, Kate Bush, PiL and Nick Cave)in LA.The as yet untitled album, is the follow-up to the gold selling albums Our Earthly Pleasures (2007) and the Nationwide Mercury Prize nominated A Certain Trigger (2005) which have collectively sold over a million copies worldwide. The new album is due for release in the Spring of 2009.
On recording the new album, singer Paul Smith adds: 'We are (fairly) hard at work on the new album with a man called Nick Launay, who has worked with a lot of legends and he's just finished the latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs album too. We're hoping his magic powers will rub off on our new songs... Up to now we've been going through songs, it's been a long process, but it feels tantalizing now we're recording them. As we're in the Valley, there aren't many distractions (especially since I can't drive), although there is a cable channel that shows English, Spanish and Italian football. I've already set my alarm to watch the early Premiership matches...
The whole affair is going to be quite stripped down compared to the last album because we don't like to repeat ourselves. Our producer Nick thinks it's a dance record, and who are we to disagree? Don't be alarmed though, we won't be donning face masks and gore-tex like Altern-8, or dancing like electric monkeys. Apart from Lukas.'

Read the band’s studio blog and see photos from the recording studio at: www.maximopark.com

Music News October 23

Boy George is Writing for Kanye

The former Culture Club singer and Kanye West are planning to collaborate after Kanye revealed he is a huge fan of George.George is hoping the track proves more successful than the recent composition he wrote for Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue.George - real name George O'Dowd - said: "I wrote a song for Kylie but her representative said it was too Kylie. I don't know what he meant by that."I'm actually doing something for Kanye West soon. My friend Amanda Ghost is a big songwriter at the moment."She met with Kanye a couple of weeks ago and he loved 'Karma Chameleon' and he's looking for real songs. Whether or not he does it is another story! He might say it's too Kanye West!"

(musicnews.com)

The Weakerthans

Indie veterans The Weakerthans received further accolades for their latest album, Reunion Tour, this weekend, picking up a trio of trophies at the Western Canadian Music Awards in Edmonton.The Winnipeg band, which has been touring in support of Reunion Tour, won outstanding independent album, songwriters of the year and video of the year for the track Civil Twilight.

The Dears

The Dears have just released a new album called Missiles but thats not all thats new at The Dears camp there is also a brand new line up apart from original members singer/guitarist Murray Lightburn and keyboardist/singer Natalia Yanchak the band now has Jason Kent, Lisa Smith, Yann Geoffroy, Laura Wills and Christopher McCarron who Murray says are fitting in nicely but are still getting their feet wet after a handful of shows together. He also says finding the new players was something which happened rather naturally.

"Relationships evolved and turned into something pretty meaningful," Lightburn says. "These kids have no idea what they're in for. I keep warning them about the fire and the ash, but they think I'm joking around. But they'll see, it's going to be all consuming and they won't know what happened to them. It happened to the other guys -- and they're gone now.

Playlist for October 23 3008

1.The Subways-Rock and Roll Queen
2.Hot Hot Heat- Happiness Ltd
3.Call the City-Don't you Wish
4.Kings of Leon-Sex on Fire
5.he Go Team-Grip Like a Vice
6.Monte Negro-Arde ElCorazon (Triangled Love)
7.Death From Above 1979-Black History Month
8.The Stills-Snake Charming the Masses
9.Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip-The First we Met Musik
10.Make your Exit-Quarters
11.Mother Mother- O my Heart
12.Vampire Weekend-Ottomen
13.HotShotRobot- Kiss my Chernobyl
14.The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
15.Cut Chemist - A Peak In Time
16.Dizzee Rascal - Brand New Day
17.Cities - Free The Robots -Capitol (RMX)
18.Ruby Coast - More Than Television
19.Winter Gloves - Factories
20.Sunset Rubdown - Swimming
21.Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave
22.Natalie Walker - Lost My Shadow
23.The Cinematics - Break
24.Dragonette - Another Day
25.The Streets - I Love You (More then you like me)
26.KEANE - Spiralling
27.The Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistakes Were Made For You
28.Santogold - Say Aha

Event Listings - Thursday Oct. 23

Hello Listeners and Friends...

Here are the event listings for this week. There are not alot at all... but plenty more shows are in the near future, so keep checking back for updates. Cheers!

Saturday October 25

Great Lake Swimmers @ Lee's Palace 9pm $15

Hello Operator @ The Mod Club 9pm

Sunday Oct 26 & Monday Oct 27

Metro Station w/ Shwayze, Tyga @ Kool Haus $18.50

Tuesday October 28

Anberlin w/ Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run, There for Tomorrow @ Pheonix Concert Theatre $16.50 7pm

Playlist - Thurs. Oct 16, 2008

1. The Strokes - Juicebox
2. Minus The Bear - Lets Play Clowns
3. Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Shining Eyes
4. Kate Nash - Mouthwash
5. We Are Scientists - After Hours
6. Pilot Speed - Barely Listening
7. Kasabian - Stuntman
8. Caribou - Niobe
9. Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost
10. People In Planes - Beyond The Horizon
11. The Reason - Beyond This ft. Sara Quinn
12. Atmosphere - Puppets
13. Arctic Monkeys - No Buses
14. Friendly Fires - Paris
15. Brazilian Girls - InternaCional
16. Vancougar - Phone Calls
17. Young Rival - Too Hip
18. Black Kids - In Not Gunna Teach...
19. Mother Mother - O My Heart
20. These Electric Lives - Wake Me Up
21. The Stills - Eastern Europe
22. Land of Talk - Young Bridge
23. Kings of Leon - Closer
24. Rachael Yamagata - Sidedish Friend

Fall Membership Drive 2008

Hey Listeners,

As you probably know already... the CIUT Fall Membership Drive is approaching; November 3-9th.

We are so heartened by the support you have already shown us during past membership drives. You validate what we do and keep us going... without you, this show would not be possible. Thank you.

That being said, each membership drive every show is required to get 10 members per hour. So, for us, that is a total of 20 members .... $25 per membership... damn that's alot.

If you would like to support Blissful Thunder please call (416) 946-7000 on Thursdays between 12-2pm EST or go to our secure server at www.ciut.fm and click on Donate Now... (dont forget to mention that you are supporting BT)

We are going to have a special draw for everyone who makes a pre-pledge to the show. Just a little extra incentive for you ;-)

More information on prizes and even MORE exciting Membership Drive news to come.... so stay tuned!

Event Listings - Thursday October 16

Hello Friends....

Here's a whole trunk load of listings for the next week or so. Remember, if you want to let us know about an event you are having, send us an email: blissfulthunder@ciut.fm

Thursday October 16, 2008

Vancougar w/ Sylvie, Said The Whale, Awkward Stage
@ The Horseshoe Tavern 9pm $8

The Golden Dogs w/ Waking Eyes, Rich Aucoin
@ Lee's Palace 8:30pm $15

Friday October 17, 2008

We Are Wolves w/ Pas Chic Chic, The Wet Secrets
@ El Mocambo 9pm $11

Saint Alvia CD Release w/ Hostage Life, Little Millionaires, more
@ The Horseshoe Tavern 9pm $10

Mother Mother w/ Dance Yourself To Death, David Martel
@ Lee's Palace 7pm $8.50

Saturday October 18, 2008

Fox Jaws w/ Brett Caswell
@ El Mocambo 9pm

Jason Collett w/ Rock Plaza Central, Zeus
@ Lee's Palace 9pm $16.50

Sunday October 19, 2008

You Say Party! We Say Die! w/ Winter Gloves, Beast
@ Wrongbar 9pm $16.50

Tuesday October 21, 2008

White Lies w/ Japanese Motors, Hot Panda, The Labor Of
@ The Horseshoe Tavern 9pm FREE

Wednesday October 22, 2008

Delhi 2 Dublin w/ Eccodek
@ El Mocambo 9pm $10

Secret Machines
@ Lee's Palace 9pm $17.50


Stay tuned for news on live music shows from....
Elliot Brood
Kings of Leon
Anberlin
Broken Social Scene
Matt Mayes & El Torpedo
Feist
AND MORE!

News for October 16 2008

Teenage Head Singer Dies

Teenage Head lead singer Frank Kerr -- aka Frankie Venom --has past away.
Kerr had recently battled throat cancer and got to spend Thanksgiving weekend with his family before slipping into a coma.The Glasgow, Scotland-born Kerr, 51, was the lead singer of the Hamilton-based band which formed at Westdale High School back in 1975.Guitarist Gord Lewis announced the death in a press release yesterday afternoon which was later posted on the band's official website teenagehead.ca.


Amy Winehouse

blamed her drug habit on the devil during a furious rant.The troubled singer – bizarrely dressed in only skimpy black shorts and a lace bra – was in a West London recording studio attempting to pen tracks for her forthcoming third album when she became incensed at her uninspired efforts.Amy, 25, only managed to play a a few chords before becaming so frustrated she smashed up the instrument and began screeching that Satan was giving her drugs. An eyewitness said: 'She lost it.' This latest incident has prompted fears for Amy’s mental health again. Earlier this month, it was reported she had threatened to kill herself with a knife because she was missing her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is currently serving a 27-month sentence.


Bloc Party
Are set to celebrate the physical release of their third album, 'Intimacy’ with a free show and signing session at HMV’s flagship store on Oxford Street, in London’s West End on Monday 27th October. The album already came out in digital form on August 21.

Showtime starts at 6.00 pm, after which the band will remain in the store to meet fans and sign copies of the new record which is released through Wichita Records the same day.

Arts & Crafts

The Canadian record label which is based out of Toronto opened a new office in Mexico. "What we've discovered [are] these really exciting, independent local music communities all over the world," label co-founder and owner Jeffrey Remedios told CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence on Monday, "One place that was really resonating with us, with a scene that is alive and well, is Mexico."

Polaris Prize

And the winner is Caribou taking home the $20,000 prize at a two hours Gala at the Phoenix Concert Theatre. Dan Snaith (the man behins Caribou) told the National Post, in humour, that if he won, the prize money would go towards the cost of a ticket to outerspace on one of the new galactic airlines. featured performances from such finalists as Kathleen Edwards, Black Mountain, Holy F---, Plants and Animals, Shad, Two Hours Traffic and Basia Bulat, was hosted by CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence. Three nominees - Stars, Caribou and The Weakerthans - performed via video. The gala was broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio and CBC Radio 3, as well as online. If you want more information on the Polaris Prize go to www.polarismusicprize.ca

Weezers hitting the Books

'Troublemaker’ video sees world records for dodgeball, Guitar Hero and the smallest ever drum kit crumble

Weezer smashed five world records while shooting the video for new single 'Troublemaker’, the second single from this year’s 'Red’ album. The bizarre world records were all officially monitored by Guinness official Stuart Claxon.The five new world firsts included:Largest Game Of Dodgeball – 100 people in total.Longest Guitar Hero World Tour Marathon – 10 hour, twelve minutes and fifty four seconds.Largest Air Guitar Ensemble – 233 ParticipantsMost People In a Custard Pie Fight – 120 ParticipantsMost People Riding A Skateboard – 22 People
(Music-news.com)

Playlist Thursday October 9 2008

1. People In Planes- Mayday (M'aidz)
2.Eden Ants- Wear off of Me
3.Grand Theft Bus- I Guess Not I Guess
4.Hot Hot Heat- Happiness Ltd
5.The Reason-Is it Just Me?
6.The Verve-Love is Noise
7.One Day As A Lion- Wild International
8.Broadcast Radio-My Last Chance
9. Brendan Cannings-Love Is New
10.The Coral-Whose Gunna Find Me?
11.You Say Party! We Say Die!-Monster
12.Wolf Parade-Soldiers Grin
13.Aydin The Funki Chile-This?
14.Katchpraze-I Don't Wanna
15.Cadence Weapon-Real Estate
16.The Blow-Babay (eat a critter, Feel its wrath)
17.Hot Chip-Boy From School
18.Bloc Party-Hunting for Witches
19. Land of Talk-Yuppy Flu
20. Jamie Lidell-Little Bit of Feel Good
21.Boys Noize-Lava Lava
22.Santogold-Say Aha
23.Young Rival-Too Hip
24.Kings of Leon-Closer Crawl
25.Chris Koster-Only Lonely
26Chucky Danger-Strawberry Man

Event Listings - Thursday Oct 9

Hey Everyone,

I dont have a whole lot for you this week, but there are some great acts coming to Toronto in the upcoming weeks. So check back often to see when your favs will be playing. Also, if you have any listings send me an email to: blissfulthunder@ciut.fm

Thursday October 9, 2008

Mardeen w/ Pavlov's Dog Orchestra, Scobo, & more...
@ The Horseshoe $10 9pm

Cadence Weapon & Woodhands @ Lee's Palace 9pm $10

Chromeo w/ Jamie Lidell and more... @ Muzik $25 9pm

Friday October 10, 2008

The Dears @ Music Gallery 9pm

Oh No Forest Fires (CD Release Party) w/ Black Hat Brigade & Dinosaur Bones
@ Supermarket $5 9pm

Tuesday October 14, 2008

Virgin Music Canada 25th Anniversary w/ Northern Pikes, Colin James, Choclair, and more...
@ Lee's Palace 7pm $20


Coming soon.....
Jason Collet
Elliot Brood
Kings of Leon
Anberlin
Broken Social Scene
Matt Mayes & El Torpedo
Feist
AND MORE!

Playlist October 2 2008

1. Dizzee Rascal-Wannabe ft Lily Allen
2. Grand Analog- Around this Town
3. Saint Alvia-Romeo
4. Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip- First Time we Met Musik
5. Kasabian-Shoot the Runner
6. Sleeper Set Sail- Celeste
7. People in Planes-Pretty Buildings
8. Wintersleep- Weighty Ghost (live SXSW)
9. ...music video?-The Day I Exploded
10. Brendan Canning- Chameleon
11. New Pornographers- Fail Safe
12. Stars- The Beginning After the End
13. These Electric Lives- We Should Be Believing.
14. Santogold - You'll Find A Way
15. The Go Team - Grip Like A Vice
16. Metric - Hardwire
17. Ben Folds ft. Regina Spektor - You Don't Know Me
18. Cities In Dust - Got The Clap
19. Young Rival - Your Island
20. Soul Position - Hand Me Downs
21. Tricky - Council Estate
22. The Sadies - 1,000 Cities Falling (pt. II)
23. Low vs Diamond - Heart Attack
24. Sound Team - You've Never Lived A Day
25. Adele - Cold Shoulder
26. One Day As A Lion - Wild International
27. Monte Negro - No One Knows
28. Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos - Broadripple Is Burning

News Updates

Rage Against the Machine
According to a Twistedear.com, reunited political rock act Rage Against The Machine are apparently readying to record their first album of new material in nearly ten years. The report says that the band is in talks of recording their new album for their longtime label Sony and expect to release it in 2009, a source explained: "We're hopeful, but a new album is far from definite."

Frontman Zack de la Rocha, who just recently started a new band One Day As A Lion, also spoke to Los Angeles Times last month about the possibility of new material, saying:

"We're going to keep playing shows - we have a couple of big ones happening in front of both conventions. As far as us recording music in the future, I don't know where we all fit with that. We've all embraced each other's projects and support them, and that's great."
(from 411mania.com)

Feist
will partner with multiple charities on her upcoming Canadian tour. Concert-goers are being asked to bring non-perishable food items to concert venues, which will each pair with a local food bank. And don't feel bad buying that souvenir sequined romper because all the proceeds from merchandise sales will go to CARE Canada, Doctors Without Borders and War Child Canada.


Nuit Blanche
For one sleepless night, Toronto will be transformed by artists.Choose from more than 155 destinations to see all sorts of amazing displays but you should make your way to CIUT from 7PM until 7AM for a very special, experimental broadcast to coincide with the third edition of Nuit Blanche

www.scotiabanknuitbalanche.ca

Event Listings: Thursday Oct 2

Hello everyone out there in blogger land.... not too many listings this week, but not to worry, they're all ace shows and if you attend, they should be able to give you your fill in live performances for the next little while... (wow, what a great run-on sentence)

Friday October 3, 2008

Hydrogen Launch Party presented by Toronto Independent Music Awards w/ Sadie May Crash, Dame, Supernal @ Rok Boutique 8pm $7

Saturday October 4, 2008

Liam Finn @ Lee's Palace

CIUT presents "This Old House" as part of Nuit Blanche 7pm-7am, with outdoor performances from Dubmatix, Eric Chenaux, Ryan Driver, NAW, Insideamind, and MORE!!
FREE

Sunday October 5, 2008

Black Kids @ The Mod Club $20

Beck @ Sound Academy $50 <---- holy crap!!!

Tursday October 9, 2008

Cadence Weapon, Woodhands @ Lee's Palace $10

Coming soon....

Anberlin
Ladyhawk & Attack In Black
Broken Social Scene
Elliot Brood
AND MORE!

P.S Keep checking back b/c I will probably post some more shows soon =)

The WeakerThans and Hey Rosetta!
are both $25,000 richer after winning the two prizes up for grabs at the inaugural Verge Music Awards ceremony on Wednesday night.

The Weakerthans were named artist of the year, while Hey Rosetta!'s Into Your Lungs (And Around In Your Heart And On Through Your Blood) was chosen as best album. More than 45,000 Canadians voted on XM Canada's website for two months to decide the winners in each category. The Weakerthans were represented by Jason Tait, while Hey Rosetta!'s Tim Baker was on hand to accept the honour for his St. John's, Nfld. bandmates.

V-fest Drama Continues

Oasis say they feared Noel had been stabbed when he was attacked on stage at the Virgin Festival in Toronto earlier this month. The band was closing the festival when a man jumped on stage and pushed Noel down. In the confusion the guys thought Noel had been knifed. Oasis cancelled gigs in London, Ontario and New York after the incident and have just added three more to the list. The band has postponed shows in Cornwall, UK, Cologne, Germany and Paris, France after a CT scan this week revealed Noel suffers from three broken and dislodged ribs

Black Lungs

How does Wade McNeil start of his tour? “we lit off a large amount of fireworks in a parking lot in hopes to have a massive first evening so all the other days of the tour need to be raised above that bar," Wade MacNeil says .
Most people are probably more familiar with MacNeil in his role as guitarist and backup vocalist in Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire. But, this time around, he's out with his side project, a band with a revolving lineup and a slightly darker, heavier, dancier sound than his main one offers

Event Listings

Here are your listings for shows coming to Toronto in the next couple of weeks, keep checking back regularily because I will be adding more all the time.

Thursday September 25, 2008

War Child Benefit feat. The Video Dead, Ceremonial Snips, Bombing Neverland, and Junior Battles. 8:30 pm $10.... ALL proceeds go to War Child Canada.

Friday September 26, 2008

Sweet Thing, Gemma Hayes @ The Supermarket $13.50 9pm

The LAND OF TALK show that was suppose to happen at Lee's Palace for this date has been CANCELLED

Saturday September 27, 2008

The High Dials, Disraelis, Invasions @ El Mocambo 9pm

Sunday September 28, 2008

Wavelength @ Sneaky Dee's (PWYC pay what you can)

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Weezer @ The Air Canada Centre $27.75-$52.75 9pm

Hot Chip @ Kool Hause 9pm $25

Friday October 3, 2008

Hydrogen Launch Party presented by Toronto Independent Music Awards w/ Sadie May Crash, Dame, Supernal @ Rok Boutique 8pm $7

Saturday October 4, 2008

CIUT presents "This Old House" as part of Nuit Blanche 7pm-7am, with outdoor performances from Dubmatix, Eric Chenaux, Ryan Driver, NAW, Insideamind, and MORE!!
FREE

Thursday September 25, 2008 - Playlist

Theme: Movie Soundtracks

1. The Cranberries - Liar
Movie: Empire Records 1995

2. Underworld - Born Slippery
Movie: Trainspotting 1996

3. Lisa Bell - Is It Real?
Movie: Practical Magic 1998

4. The Offspring - The Kids Arent Alright
Movie: The Faculty 1998

5. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Movie: Cruel Intentions 1999

6. Musiq Soulchild - Just Friends (Sunny)
Movie: The Nutty Professor II The Klumps 2000

7. Marcy Playground - The Devils Song
Movie: Jay and Slient Bob Strike Back 2001

8. Andy Stochansky - Beautiful Thing
Movie: CORRECTION - Beautiful Thing was in the running to be featured in the movie Shrek, but did not actually make it past the selection stage.

9. Katie Herzig - Look At You Now
Movie: ACTUALLY it is from the television show Sex and The City (had to sneak it in there)

10. Peter, Bjorn, and John - Young Folks
Movie: 21

11. MGMT - Kids
Movie: American Teen

12.Incubus-Pardon Me
Movie: Little Nicky 2000

13.Sufjan Stevens-Chicago
Movie: Little Miss Sunshine 2006

14.Michael Cera and Ellen Page- Anyone Else But You
Movie: Juno 2007

15. Mott the Hoople- All The Young Dudes
Movie: Juno 2007

16.Joe Cocker and Ensemble-Come Together
Movie:Across the Universe 2007

17. The Secret Machines-Blue Jay Way
Movie : Across The Universe 2007

18.We Are Scientists-After Hours
Movie: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 2008

19.Hard-Fi- Unnecessary Trouble
Movie: Charlie Bartlett 2008

20. Talking Heads- This Must Be the Place (naive melody)
Movie: Lars and The Real Girl 2007

21.The Fratellis- Chelsea Dagger
Movie:Run Fatboy Run

22. Jack White and Alicia Keys- Another Way to Die
Movie: 007 Quantum of Solice

Playlist Sept 18 2008

Kate Nash-Foundations
Metric- Monster Hospital
Wintersleep-Weighty Ghost
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-Weapon Of Choice
Black Keys-Strange Times
Pilot Speed-Barely Listening
The Reason-Is it Just Me?
Matt Mays & El Torpedo-Stand and Deliver
Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip- Look for The Woman
Keane-Spiraling
Brendan Canning-Hit the Wall
Death Cab For Cutie-Pitty &Fear
Wolf Parade-Bang your Drum
Amos Lee - Listen
The Plastic Constellations - Black Market Pandas
The Free Press - State Of Emergency
Kaiser Cartel - The Good Ones
Mates of State - Get Better
Albert Hammond Jr - Gfc
Darker My Love - Blue Day
The Stills - Eastern Europe
People In Planes - Mayday
Elliott Brood - T-Bill
The Blow - Baybay
Blonde Redhead - SW

News Updates

Thursday September 18th 2008

Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie has just released Live From Las Vegas At the Palms EP exclusively through iTunes . This EP was recorded live on April 25, 2008 and features three songs from theis latest album Narrow Stairs , one from Plans and one from The Forbidden Love EP.

Feist
Feist, is getting international achievement honours from the Western Canadian Music Awards. The honours recognize the work of western Canadian artists who have achieved national or international stature and significant album sales.The musicians will be recognized at an awards ceremony Oct. 19 in Edmonton.The Calgary-bred Leslie Feist, who performs simply under her last name, soared to international acclaim with her breakout hit "1 2 3 4." Her album "The Reminder" sold more than one million copies worldwide and garnered four Grammy nominations.

Movie Concerts
Radiohead, Beck and the White Stripes are coming to the big screen in Canada as part of a concert series Cineplex is running at participating theatres from Oct. 1 to Nov. 19. Tickets ($10.95 plus tax) can be bought at cineplex.com; packages for three or five concerts ($24.95 and $39.95) can be bought in person at theatre box offices

Nuit Blanche

Zone A offers 64 art destinations to explore. Visit some of the city’s top attractions, beautiful churches, Toronto’s foremost educational institutions and the historical neighbourhoods of Yorkville, Church Street Village, Cabbagetown and Downtown Yonge. Iconic Toronto structures are transformed in unexpected ways for this one night. Historic hockey shrine Maple Leaf Gardens opens its doors for art instead of sport, while reformed Berlin hackers turn City Hall’s 960 windows into the world’s largest interactive computer screen.

Event Listings (Thursday September 18, 2008)

Hello internet friends... if you plan on catching a show in the next few days or weeks, here are the ones we recommend:


Thursday September 18, 2008

Plants and Animals @ The Horseshoe Tavern 9pm

The Darcys w/ Boys Who Say No, The Music Box @ Rancho Relaxo 9pm $5

Sunday September 21, 2008

Wavelength 431 w/ Spooky Ruben, Prussia, Child Bite, and More @ Sneaky Dee's FREE 9pm

Monday September 22, 2008

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip w/ B. Dolan, and more. $13.50 @ Horseshoe Tavern 9pm

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Peter Elkas @ Yonge & Dundas Square 12:30pm FREE

Santogold w/ Low vs. Diamond @ Guvernment $25 7pm

Thursday September 25, 2008

Holy Fuck @ The Pheonix $12.50 All Ages

Saturday September 27, 2008

Black Mountain w/ Jesse Skyes & The Sweet Hereafter @ Opera House $18.50

Land of Talk @ Lee's Palace $10

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Coming in October and November...

Liam Finn
Jamie Lidell
Chromeo
Feist
and MORE....

Keep checking back for new listings every week!

Welcome To The New Site!

Hi Friends and Listeners!

We have created a new blog for your viewing pleasure and also to improve the content of our site. Unfortunately, even though our old site was pretty awesome, it wasn't quite what we wanted. For example, we wanted to be able to post all of the audio from our interviews but unfortunately wordpress would not let us do that. They were also very difficult to operate on Mac computers, most times the site would crash completely while we were trying to update it. There are a bunch of other reasons why we switched over, but it is all irrelevant now because HERE WE ARE!!

We are still trying to figure everything out of course, but we should have things running smoothly by next week. So please, bare with us until then =)

If you have any questions, requests, feedback, suggestions, or comments, please contact us via blissfulthunder@ciut.fm.

Cheers everyone! Have a great weekend and we hope you enjoy what's left of the work week.

Later! M&E