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