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 =)