Playlist - December 31, 2009

Best of '09 Show

It was pretty hard condensing all of the great music we heard in 2009 into one two-hour show. This certainly does not represent all of the best artists/tracks/albums from '09... SO! That is why we are going to be posting our full lists tomorrow. There will be links, videos, and pics included. Please check back for it!

12-1pm

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
2. Metric - Gold Guns Girls
3. Alexisonfire - Born and Raised
4. Julian Casablancas - Tourist
5. Kasabian - Fire
6. The Bravery - Slow Poison
7. Ohbijou - Cannon March
8. Brand New - At The Bottom
9. Dragonette - Liar
10. Grand Archives - Olso Novelist
11. Jenn Grant - Parachutes
12. The Dodos - Fables
13. A Fine Frenzy - Electric Twist

1-2pm
1. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
2. The Morning Benders - Worth The Fight
3. The Dutchess and the Duke - Reservoir Park
4. Muse - Undisclosed Desires
5. Pheonix - 1901 (Fortune Rmx)
6. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Lonely's Lunch
7. The XX - Islands
8. The Big Pink - Velvet
9. Tegan and Sara - The Cure
10. Spoon - Got Nuffin'
11. Land of Talk - A Series of Small Planes
12. MUTEMATH - The Nerve
13. Wolfmother - New Moon Rising

Thank You Gifts

This note is for everyone that supported the show during our Fall Membership Drive:

We will be sending out the Thank You gifts shortly! There has been a bit of a delay with getting everything organized - mainly due to the holidays and our school commitments prior to that - but we are rolling now, and we will be sending them out within the next week. So expect a little something from us in the New Year! :)

Music Video Time

Happy Holidays!

Dear Listener, Viewer, Fan, Friends:

Erin and I would like to wish you all the best for the holidays. Wherever you are, whatever you do, whoever you are with, may you enjoy this special time of year. Spread the peace and love of the season.



xoxoxo

Michelle & Erin

Playlist - Thursday December 24, 2009

1. Death Cab for Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
2. Foreign Born - Vacationing People
3. Lioness - You're My Heart
4. Sufjan Stevens - Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance
5. Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool
6. Hooded Fang - Land of Giants
7. Coin - Low
8. Glass Tiger - Give Love for Christmas
9. Ohbijou - Cannon March
10. Wintersleep - Oblivion (Acoustic Live at SXSW 2008)
11. Tusks - Man's Best Friends
12. The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
13. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Like I Give A Care
14. Wolfmother - New Moon Rising
15. Brendan Canning - All The Best Wooden Toys Come From Germany
16. Barenaked Ladies - Green Christmas
17. Yukon Blonde - Tapes forever be Tapes
18. Miike Snow - Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)
19. Cougar - Rhinelander
20. The Whigs - In The Dark
21. Best Coast - When Im With You
22. The Cribs - We Were Aborted
23. The Dodos - Fables
24. We Are Wolves - Holding Hands
25. Brendan Benson - Don't Want to Talk About it
26. The D'Ubervilles - Spin the Bottle
27. Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
28. Eureka Birds - The Still Life

Canadian Music Fest 2010

Hey Folks,

I just received the Press Release announcing some of the artists that will be performing at Canadian Music Fest 2010 (CMF). It looks like some great performances will be happening in Toronto for 2010!

The festival is taking place from March 10th to March 14th, 2010. Over 700 artists will perform in 45 venues in the 5 nights that CMF is on. Plus there are film screenings and special talks from industry professionals.

For more information, check out: www.canadianmusicfest.com

Some of the artists that will be performing are:
Our Lady Peace
The Trews
Joel Plaskett
Bedouin Soundclash
Jason Collette
Great Lake Swimmers
K-OS
Acres of Lions
Darlings of Chelsea
Delhi 2 Dublin
Dinosaur Bones

And sooooo many more!!

Concert/ Event Listings

I just found out The Dutchess & The Duke are coming to Toronto on January 12th to play at Sneaky Dee's!

I am sure you are familiar with their song "Reservoir Park", especially if you listen to BTR on a regular basis, it has easily become one of my all time favorite songs so it makes it on to the playlists often.

In fact, their entire album is amazing! Please check out the myspace page and come out to see them live on January 12th.

Here is a video of the song "Mary", enjoy!

Podcast for December 17, 2009 show

Blissful Thunder - December 17, 2009

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Events

Hey Everyone,

If you are looking for something "festive" to do, check out the Downsview Park Trail of Lights: http://downsviewpark.ca/eng/tol_promo.shtml

Toronto.com has a great page on the site outlining all of the things that are going on in Toronto for the holidays, you can check it out via: http://www.toronto.com/events/article/624465?action=spot_1_624465

The Constantines are going to be at Lee's Palace this Saturday, December 19, 2009 in celebration of their 10year anniversary. Also performing will be Ladyhawk and Julie Doiron. Tickets are $20 and are available at your usual T.O outlets. The show starts at 9pm.

Have a great weekend!

Podcast for December 10, 2009 Show

Blissful Thunder - December 10, 2009

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Playlist - Thursday December 17, 2009

1. The XX - Crystalised
2. Does It Offend You, Ya? - Dawn of The Dead
3. Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
4. Noisettes - Every Now and Then
5. The Bloodsugars - Light At The End of The Tunnel
6. The Morning Benders - Worth The Fight
7. The Diableros - Heavy Hands
8. Castanets - Worn From the Fight
9. Bell Horses - Still Life
10. Hinterlandband - St. Jude
11. The British Columbians - Bye Bye Marie
12. The Clientele - Harvest Time
13. The D'Ubervilles - Spin The Bottle
14. 7 Worlds Collide - Girl, Make Up Your Own Mind
15. The Dutchess & The Duke - Reservoir Park
16. Amos The Transparent - This Town
17. My Shaky Jane - County Line
18. Acres and Acres - Joker
19. The Postmarks - No One Said This Would Be Easy
20. Muse - Undisclosed Desires
21. Motocade - Commandeering
22. Peter, Bjorn, & John - Young Folks
23. Spoon - Got Nuffin
24. Zeep - Elasticated Masterpiece
25. Said The Whale - Camilo (The Magician)
26. Times New Viking - Martin Luther King Day
27. Eagles of Death Metal - Anything Cept The Truth

News December 17 2009

Top Group 2009
Billboard magazine has named the decades most popular group.....it goes to the Canadian band we all love to hate Nickelback other people recognized include Eminem, 50 cent, and Alicia Keys.

if the 52' LCD screen just won't do
did you think your tv wasn't big enough to enjoy the sights and sounds of the 2010 olymipics....well fear not theres plans to broadcast the games live in movie theatres across central and western Canada.

More Olympic type news

Feist, Usher and Our Lady Peace are among the artists who will headline medal victory ceremonies at Whistler, B.C., during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. On Tuesday, the Vancouver organizing committee announced 14 acts who will play during the victory parties held daily at 7 p.m. from Feb. 13 to 27.


Second City Chicago
It was a comedic gathering of greats as Second City in Chicago marked its 50th anniversary with the likes of Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert.The three-day celebration over the weekend featured monologues, songs and sketches from established and upcoming stars."We're under-rehearsed," said Martin Short on Friday night, according to an article in The Chicago Tribune. Second City, with its main branches in Chicago and Toronto, trained legions of comedians in improvisation comedy, turning out some of the biggest stars in the business.


Thanks for listening :) check out our Anti Christmas show next week....we'll have a hand full of different Christmas Carols, and of course great music -Erin

Playlist December 17 2009

1. Phoenix-1901
2. The Bravery- Slow Poison
3. Winter Gloves- Let Me Drvie
4. Grand Archives- Dig That Crazy Grave
5. Jukebox The Ghost- Under my Skin
6 Bonobo- Days To Come
7. The Jing Bang Show- I'm What's Wrong With The World
8. Feist and Ben Gibbard- Train Song
9. Pilot Speed- Bluff
10. Joel PLaskett- Nowhere with You
11. Sam Roberts- Up Sister
12. Bishop Allen- Dimmer
13. Tegan and Sara- Northshore
14. Bedouin Soundclash- Until We Burn
15. Cougar- Rhinelander
16. Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip- Letters From God to Man
17. John Legend- Heartbreaker (wolfgang gartner rmx)
18. Yukon Blond- Tapes Forever Be Tapes
19. We Are Wolves- Reaching For The Sky
20. Alberta Cross- Leave Us & Forgive Us
21. Rikers- Anywhere Else
22. Cutthroat Britva- Doctor Doctor (This Machine)
23. The Job- Ten Times
24. Eureka Birds- The Still Life
25. Parkas- Warwing
26. The Hoa Hoa's- Grew Up on the Seeds
27. The Disciplines- Yours for the Taking
28. Boys Noize- Heart Attack

Podcast for December 3, 2009

Playlist - Thursday December 3, 2009

12-1pm

1. The Jing Bang Show - I Need Better Friends
2. Tusks - The Grieving Game
3. Tusks - Calling on All Theives
4. Julian Casablancas - Tourist
5. Junior Boys - Dull To Phase
6. Bishop Allen - The Ancient Commonsense of Things
7. Rural Alberta Advantage - Edmonton
8. Foals - Hummer
9. Regina Spektor - The Calculation
10. Grand Archives - Oslo Navelist
11. The Enemy - You're Not Alone
12. Coin - Low
13. Sam Roberts - Up Sister

1-2pm

1. Dawes - My Girl To Me
2. The Ettes - Take it With You
3. The XX - Crystalised
4. Land of Talk - Magnetic Hill
5. Sissy Wish - Table 44
6. Motocade - Commandeering
7. Maps - Let Go Of The Fear
8. The Bravery - Slow Poison
9. The Hidden Cameras - Kingdom Come
10. We Are Wolves - Paloma
11. Young Rival - My Girl June
12. Devandra Banhart - Baby
13. Grand Archives - Dig That Crazy Grave

Podcast for November 26, 2009 Show

Blissful Thunder - November 26, 2009

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Playlist - Thursday November 26, 2009

12-1pm

1. Pheonix - 1901
2. Camera Obscura - My Mandlin Career
3. Metric - Gold Guns Girls
4. Dragonette - Stupid Grin
5. Ohbijou - Cannon March
6. Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words
7. Paper Lions - Strawberry Man
8. The Juction - Deception
9. Mutemath - Pins & Needles
10. Kasabian - Shoot The Runner
11. Tusks - Man's Best Friend
12. Kate Nash - Mouth Wash
13. Arctic Monkeys - Dangerous Animals
14. Grand Analog - Touch Your Toes

1-2pm

1. The Cribs - Weapons of Mass Destruction
2. Eureka Birds - The Still Life
3. Frou Frou - Breath In
4. The Disciplines - Yours For The Taking
5. The D'Ubervilles - Spin The Bottle
6. The Bloodsugars - Right At The End of The Tunnel
7. Patrick Watson - The Great Escape
8. Young Galaxy - Long Live The Fallen World
9. 7 Worlds Collide - Girl, Make Your Own Mind Up
10. The Ting Tings - Great DJ
11. Obits - Back and Forth
12. Cuff The Duke - You Were Right
13. Acres and Acres - Joker

Podcast for November 19, 2009 show

Blissful Thunder - November 19, 2009

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Playlist - Thursday November 19, 2009

12-1pm

1. Ohbijou - Cannon March
2. Kings of Convenience - Boat Behind
3. LoveLikeFire - Boredom
4. Paper Bird - Paper, snow, silver, gold
5. Woodpigeon - Anna Girl in the Clocktower
6. Hannah Georges - The Beat Stuff
7. People In Planes - Get on the Flaw
8. Lioness - What you do will come back to you
9. Hot Hot Heat - Harmonicas and Tambourines
10. Metric - Sick Muse
11. A Fine Frenzy - Blow Away
12. We Were Promised Jet Packs - Moving Clocks Run Slow
13. The Tragically Hip - The Last Recluse
14. Jay Reatard - There is No Sun

1-2pm

1. TV Heart Attack - AO
2. The Gandharvas - Downtime
3. Spoon - The Ghost Of You Lingers
4. Still Life Still - Kids
5. Big Wreck - That Song
6. Daniel Merriweather - Change
7. Pilot Speed - Knife Grey Sea
8. Death Cab for Cutie - Meet Me On The Equinox
9. Band Of Skulls - Friends
10. Everlea - Love Is A Trick
11. Sam Roberts - Hard Road
12. Stars - Take Me To The Riot
13. Mutemath - The Nerve

News

Music
Lights has released a remix EP. The Ice Pack features remixes of her songs by artists including K-OS and Colin Munroe…“It’s really cool hearing, giving my art to another artist and having them work their magic on it,” she told MuchNews.The Ice Pack is available exclusively on Lights’ website.


New Oprah

Snoop Dogg is currently in talks with TV networks about launching his own late-night talk show. Who better to fill the big O’s shoes than the D-O-double-G?
“I heard Oprah Winfrey is leaving and there’s nobody who can do what Oprah did but, ahem – hello! Hello!” he told Contactmusic. Snoop is hoping to bring his wife on the show to give his discussion both a male and female perspective.

WINNER
Joel Plaskett's triple album Three earned the Halifax singer-songwriter a double win at the Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday.Although the roots rocker did not attend the Ottawa event where prizes were given in 19 categories, Plaskett's friend, banjoist Old Man Luedecke, picked up his awards for Contemporary Album of the Year and Producer of the Year.

Event Listings

Tonight!
My Shaky Jane CD Release @ The Horseshoe Tavern
10:30pm $6

Friday November 13, 2009
Band of Skulls @ El Mocambo
9pm $15

Saturday November 14, 2009
Peter Elkas @ The Rivoli
9pm $15

Sunday November 15, 2009
Dave Noris & Local Ivan @ The Tranzac

Podcast for November 12, 2009 Show

Playlist - Thursday November 12, 2009

12-1pm

1. Mute Math- The Nerve
2. Neko Case- People Got Alot of Nerve
3. The Thermals- Now We Can See
4. Dragonette-Liar
5. The Arkells- Tragic Flaw
6. Metric-Help I’m Alive
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Zero
8. Arctic Monkeys- Crying Lightening
9. COMMERCIAL (Talk when it comes out of commercial)
10. Collective Soul- Dig
11. Alexisonfire- Born and Raised
12. Tokyo Police Club- Nature of The Experiment
13. The Coral- Whos Gunna Find Me
14. You Say Party We Say Die- Monster
15. Blood Red Shoes- Doesn’t Matter Much
16. Kate Nash- Mouth Wash
17. MSTRKRFT- So Deep

1-2pm

1. Brendan Benson - A Whole Lot Better
2. A Fine Frenzy - Stood Up
3. The British Columbians - Bye Bye Marie
4. The Swell Season - The Rain
5. Eels - What's A Fella Gotta Do
6. Silver Starling - Caught In Your Glow
7. Spoon - Rhythm & Soul
8. Spoon - Got Nuffin
9. Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody
10. Amos The Transparent - This Town
11. My Shakey Jane - County Line
12. Bedouin Soundclash - Shelter

Playlist - Fill In Show on Tuesday November 10, 2009

1. Reveries Sound System - An Anniversary Away
2. Obits - Back and Forth
3. City of Glass - Big Ideas
4. The British Columbians - Bye Bye Marie
5. Red Mass - Saturn
6. Amos The Transparent - This Town
7. The Diableros - Heavy Hands
8. The Trews - Pool Ol' Broken Hearted Me
9. Little Girls - Youth Tunes
10. Said The Whale - Camilo (The Magician)
11. Kill The Lights - Your Science
12. Silver Starling - Caught In Your Glow
13. Parlour Steps - As The World Turned Out
14. My Shakey Jane - County Line

News!!!

guys I found some interesting news so I'm sharing :)

Fucked Up have decided what they're going to do with their Polaris prize money! their making a re make of Bob Geldof's "Do they know it's Christmas" with some friends from Vampire Weekend, Broken Social Scene, TV on the Radio and more but have selected some new charities to send the proceeds to including Justice for the Missing hopefully the single will be out before Christmas this year.

-have a good weekend, Erin

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

The Fall 2009 Membership Drive Show was a HUGE success, and it is all thanks to these people:

The Forest www.theforest.org.uk

Victor F.

Adam N.

Andrew S.

Sarah S.

Nemanja I.

Sharmeen K.

Jesse C.

Sashar S.

Christopher J.

Marcel S.

Sean D.

Ross E.

Steve W.

Ali Z.

Harvey O.

Robin N.

Chantal L.

Larry R.

Sean P.

Mark J.

Alexandra S.

Thank you to all of you!!!!

Special Congrats to Robin who won the Blissful Thunder Prize Pack which includes: Yuk Yuks tickets, itunes gift card, $50 Victoria Secret gift card, 15+ CDs, and the chance to come in to the CIUT station and co-host/co-program Blissful Thunder!!


<3
Michelle, Erin, and everyone at CIUT 89.5 FM

Playlist - November 4, 2009

1. Miike Snow vs. Peter, Bjorn & John - It Don't Move Me
2. Reverie Sound Revue - An Anniversary Away
3. Obits - Back and Forth
4. Spoon - Black Like Me
5. Hey Rosetta! - Black Heart
6. Mutemath - Spotlight
7. The Whigs - In The Dark
8. Amy Milan - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
9. Kid Koala - Robbin Banks (Doin Time)
10. The Dutchess & The Duke - Reservoir Park

Background music: LCD Soundsystem - Runaway Rmx

News November 5th

Watch out Itunes
HMV has launched their own digital store you can now go onto hmvdigital.ca and download all the music you can't find at the HMV near you. The really awesome part is that the tracks are compatible with any music player....no more of this itunes or media player business.

Verge Music Awards
Dan Mangan is $25,000 richer since he recently won the Verge Music Award for Artist Of The Year. His album is called Nice, Nice, Very Nice (a quote from Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle). Enough listeners liked it (the Verge Awards are partly chosen by fans) that it beat out Alexisonfire, Amos the Transparent, Joel Plaskett and Said the Whale.

CANZINE
Last Sunday at the Gladstone hotel some of Canada's best and brightest artists featured their Zines,cartoons and unique arts and crafts. This years theme the Olympics!

HI!!

hey everybody!!!
it's the final push PLEASE pledge to Blissful Thunder give us a call 416-946-7800 or online anytime at ciut.fm

please help us be here next week!
-thanks!! Erin

Yup... Its that time of year again...

Tomorrow (Nov. 5) is the Blissful Thunder Fundraising Show.

In the Spring and Fall CIUT has a week long Membership Drive to get donations from listeners. Here's a rundown on why we ask for money twice a year:

- CIUT is a not-for-profit charitable organization, so basically, we rely on the support of our listeners through donations to stay on the air.

- All programmers are Volunteers (yes, me too) so we do not get paid for putting together the shows, making podcasts, updating websites, etc. All the money raised goes to keeping the station running.

- The radio station receives very little funding. It cannot cover the costs of paying for the signal, operating the offices, servicing equipment, etc. So donations are the only reason CIUT stays alive.

Now, here is why YOU should donate to Blissful Thunder during the membership drive:

- Every show has a quota to reach during the membership drive. Ours is 10 members per hour. If we do not meet that quota, we will be taken off air. Remember: the money does not come to us, it goes to the station, but we need to show that we have the support of our listeners which is why we have to make our quota.

- Becoming a member has many benefits: you get a tax receipt (so basically you get the money back anyway), you will receive the CIUT newsletter, you get entered into the grand prize draws (there are 4 this year! an e-bike, a travel voucher, a Blue Mountain Trip, and an Arts & Cultures prize pack!), and you are recognized as a member and a supporter of community radio.

- You also get entered into the Blissful Thunder prize draw which includes Yuk Yuk tickets, CDs, itunes giftcard, and a chance to come on the show and be the co-host/music programmer for a day.

- Everyone who donates will receive a special present from Blissful Thunder

- By showing your support to the show we will continue to improve the program, bring you the music you love, get the interviews you want to hear, and bring you the prizes you want to win.


We will be talking more about this tomorrow, so please tune in!!

If you would like to make a pre-pledge, you can do so online at: www.ciut.fm or by calling 416-946-7800 or toll free 1-888-204-8976 ... Remember to say that you are calling to support Blissful Thunder!!

Music Video Time

Gosh I love Land of Talk...

Playlist - Thursday October 29, 2009

1. The XX - Islands
2. Jackolope - Pretty Life (rmx)
3. The Flaming Lips - Worm Mountain
4. Pavement - Cream of Gold
5. A Sunny Day in Glasglow - Failure
6. Die Mannequin - Dead Honey
7. The Big Pink - Velvet
8. Eureka Birds - The Still Life
9. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home
10. The Fratellis - Z Movie Saga
11. The Mary Onettes - Puzzles
12. Eagles of Death Metal - Anything Cept' The Truth
13. The Rakes - Bitchin' in the Kitchen
14. Amy Milan - Skinny Boy
15. The Morning Benders - Worth The Fight
16. We Are Standard - The 1st Girl Who Got A Kiss Without a Please
17. The Carps - Blue Jeans
18. Detroit Social Club - Rivers and Rainbows
19. Land of Talk - Magnetic Hill
20. Speakeasy Tiger - Oil Rising
21. Bombay Bicycle Club - You Already Know
22. New Cassettes - Recover/Retreat
23. Mother Mother - Touch Up
24. Assembly Now - Its Magnetic
25. Circuits - Say No Say Ya
26. Priestess - The Gem

Podcast for October 29, 2009 Show

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the delay in getting this to you! But here you go:

The latest episode is now available in podcast: http://blissfulthunder895.podomatic.com/

The playlist from last week will be posted soon! Stay Tuned!

Cheers!
Michelle

NEWS!

Movies
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend you should head to the movies for Law Abiding citizen that looks awesome or something new in theatres this week you can check out Astro Boy The Vampires Assistant or if you’re looking to get in the Halloween spirit Saw 6

Metric The Big Winners
The Casby Awards took over Toronto last night and some of Canada’s favourite bands went home Winners Metric took Favourite New Indie Release and favourite new album….for Fantasies

Monopoly
If you thought you were the best monopoly player you must not have competed this week at the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas because 19 year old Bjorn Halvard of Norway took the top prize of just over $20,000 let’s hope what happens in vegas doesn’t stay there for Bjorn.

Bye Bye 91 St. George St.

A shot of the former CIUT building on 91 St. George St while it is being torn down.



A shot of the CIUT crew outside of the former CIUT building at 91 St. George St. (I'm on the far right, sitting down, second row, with the suglasses on)



Bye Bye!

October 22, 2009 Podcast now up!

Hi everyone,

The latest podcast is up at: http://blissfulthunder895.podOmatic.com

Have a great weekend!

- - Michelle

Playlist - Thursday October 22, 2009

1. Dragonette - Fixin to Thrill
2. Metric - Gold Gun Girls
3. Arctic Monkeys - Dangerous Animals
4. A Fine Frenzy - Electric Twist
5. Wolf Mother - New Moon Rising
6. Alexisonfire - Emerald City
7. Sky Larkin - Fossil 1
8. Chucky Danger Band - Strawberry Man
9. There Hearts Were Full of Spring - A Question of Trust
10. The Junction - Deception
11. Clues - You Have My Eyes Now
12. The Thermals - Now We Can See
13. Jay Reatard - The Is No Sun
14. Brand New - Bought A Bride
15. Hooded Fang - Land of Giants
16. Death From Above - Blood On Our Hands
17. The Whigs - In The Dark
18. Eels - The Look You Give That Guy
19. Eureka Birds - The Still Life
20. Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
21. Kasabian - Underdog
22. Silversun Pickups - There's No Secret This Year
23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Track Rmx)
24. You Say Party! We Say Die! - There is xxxx (in my heart)
25. Spiral Beach - Cemetary
26. Bodega Girls - Ain't that Cold
27. Do Make Say Think - Do

Fill In Show on October 20, 2009 @ 5pm Playlist

1. Noisettes - Every Now and Then
2. Brendan Benson - You Make a Fool Out Of Me
3. Muse - Resistance
4. Dragonette - Liar
5. The Diableros - Heavy Hands
6. The Dead Letters - Ghost of a Thousand Battles
7. The Ettes - No Home
8. Land of Talk - A Series of Small Planes
9. The Trews - Pool Ol Broken Heart
10. Spiral Beach - Cemetary
11. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Glory
12. Bell Horses - Still Life
13. A Fine Frenzy - Stood Up
14. Do Make Say Think - Do

Podcast Now Available!

Here is the link to our podcast page:

http://blissfulthunder895.podOmatic.com

The October 15th episode is already available!

Event/Concert Listings

Paul Martin's Classic Covers for Sick Kids
@ Graffiti's
Friday October 16, 2009
6pm

Cuff The Duke CD Release
w/ La Strada
@ The Horseshoe Tavern
Friday October 16, 2009 &
Saturday October 17, 2009
9pm $12.50

Ghost is Dancing
w/ Rubik, Styrofoam Ones
@ The Horseshoe
Thursday October 15, 2009
$8 9:30pm

Paramore
w/ Paper Route, The Swellers
@ Kool Haus
Thursday October 15, 2009
7pm $31.50 ALL AGES



The Used
@ Kool Haus
Tuesday October 20, 2009
6:30pm $27 ALL AGES

The Dodos
@ Lee's Palace
Saturday October 17, 2009
9pm $15.50

Metric
w/ The Stills
@ Massey Hall
Tuesday October 20, 2009
7pm $29-35



The Airborne Toxic Event
@ Pheonix Concert Theatre
Monday October 19, 2009
7pm $18.50

The Diableros CD Release
w/ Planet Creature, DJs Shandy & Andy
@ The Boat
Friday October 16, 2009
9pm $5

Silversun Pickups
w/ Cage the Elephant, An Horse
@ Sound Academy
9pm $29.50 ALL AGES

The Most Serene Republic
w/ Grand Archives
@ The Mod Club
Thursday October 15, 2009
7pm $15 ALL AGES

Shout Out Out Out Out
w/ TMDP
@ Wrongbar
Friday October 16, 2009 &
Saturday October 17, 2009
9pm 18.50

Playlist - Thursday October 15, 2009

1. Mute Math - No Response
2. Mando Diao - The Shinning
3. Kasabian - Fire
4. Tragically Hip - Honey Please
5. Metric - Collect Call
6. Said The Whale - Love Is Art, Sleep Through Fire
7. We Were Promised Jet Packs - Moving Clocks Run Slow
8. The Weakerthans - Night Windows
9. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Frank Albert
10. Hannah Georges - The Beat Stuff
11. Malajube - La Valerie
12. Tokyo Police Club - Nature of The Experiment
13. Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes
14. Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone
15. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
16. The Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running
17. You Say Party! We Say Die! - There is xxxx (within my heart)
18. Dragonette - Liar
19. Zero 7 - Pop Art Blue
20. Land of Talk - A Series of Small Planes
21. Bell Horses - Still Life
22. Maximo Park - Let's Get Clinical
23. TV Heart Attack - AO
24. The Cribs - We Were Aborted
25. Spiral Beach - Raising The Snake
26. Noisettes - Every Now and Then
27. A Fine Frenzy - Stood Up
28. Animal Kingdom - Tin Man
29. The Trews - Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me

News!

Adam Beach
Adam Beach has leased 10 channels from an online broadcast company and hopes to provide a slate of aboriginal programming by and for the aboriginal community. Beach says the venture with the New York-based OpenVision Networks is in early stages but that he's already stocked his channels with Canadian fare including the APTN drama Moccasin Flats and his old Showcase comedy, Moose TV

He's not the One
Keanu Reeves can breathe easy after a DNA test proved that he isn’t the father of a Barrie woman’s 4 kids….the woman wanted 3 million dollars a month in spousal support Keanu says he doesn’t know the woman or ever met her…but shes still not convinced she wants to see the dna test and if it was done properly.

Tell Me What You Want!
coming to Londons West End the Spice Girls!...well maybe, Geri Halliwell says she has plans to bring the spice girls rags to riches story to the stage using five unknown actresses to play Posh Baby Scary Sporty and Ginger.

Event/Concert Listings

Nuit Blanche
"a free contemporary art thing"
October 3, 2009 - October 4, 2009
6:55pm until dusk
All around Toronto
www.scotiabanknuitblanche.com

Bright Lights, Big City
CIUT will be broadcasting a live soundtrack to a light installation on the CN Tower. Watch the CN Tower from anywhere in the city and tune in to CIUT 89.5 FM. Or come down to our listening station at 1 University Ave.
The broadcast will be happening this Saturday October 3 from 7pm to 7am on Sunday October 4 as part of Nuit Blanche.








Kid Koala
Saturday October 3, 2009
@ The Mod Club
$18.50
7pm

The Bravery
Tuesday October 6, 2009
@ The Opera House
$22.50
9pm

Playlist - Oct 1, 2009

1. The Kings of Conveniences - Boat Behind
2. Ohbijou - Cannon March
3. A Fine Frenzy - Electric Twist
4. Arctic Monkeys - Dangerous Animal
5. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
6. Hot Hot Heat - Harmonicas and Tamborines
7. Lioness - What You Do Will Come Back To You
8. We Are Scientists - Cash Cow
9. White Lies - From The Stars
10. Wire Tree - Back In Town
11. Sky Larkin - Fossil I
12. Metric - Front Row
13. Tusks - Mans Best Friend
14. Brendan Cannings - Churches Under The Stairs
15. MSTRKRFT - So Deep
16. Neko Case - People Gotta Lota Nerve
17. Thunderheist - Idiotproof (Rmx)
18. Miike Snow - Black & Blue (Tiga Rmx)
19. Pheonix - 1901 (Fortune Rmx)
20. The Ettes - No Home
21. Cougar - Florida Logic
22. Bell Horses - Still Life
23. Mother Mother - Body of Years
24. Yes Giantess - Tuff n' Stuff
25. The Danks - Treaty Connector
26. Magnolia Electric Co. - Little Sad Eyes
27. Band of Skulls - Honest
28. The Amazing - Dragon
29. You Say Party! We Say Die! - There is xxxx (within my heart)

New Poll Up!

Thanks to all of you who voted in the last poll. Apparently 87% of you would like to see Erin try out to become a Much Music VJ! Looks like Erin has been out-voted! haha

Now we want to get some feedback from you guys and gals. The poll for this week is asking YOU what YOU want to hear more of on the show. You are welcome to choose as many answers as you like. This poll will close next Thursday (October 8).

If you have an idea for a poll, or any questions or comments, email us! blissfulthunder895@gmail.com

News September 24 2009

District 9
Nigerian officials say they've asked cinemas to stop screening the sci-fi movie District 9, filmed in South Africa, because of its portrayal of Nigerians.Information Minister Dora Akunyili said Saturday that the movie — a thinly veiled apartheid tale involving aliens — portrays Nigerians as cannibals and gangsters."We have written to the producer and distributor of the film, Sony Entertainment, expressing our displeasure and demanded an apology," Akunyili said. "We have asked that the areas where Nigeria and [former Nigerian president Olusegun] Obasanjo are mentioned should be edited from the film."Akunyili says she has asked the country's film and censor board to confiscate copies of District 9.
cbc.ca



Polaris Prize


Fucked Up won this years Polaris Music Prize! this prize is probably one of the best you can win because it's based on the artistic merit of the album you release not on sales or any of that business. Congratulations Fucked Up

Keane

Keane drummer Richard Hughes is to accompany Amnesty International on a visit to a prisoner on death row in Georgia, USA to help highlight what is widely believed to be a miscarriage of justice. Hughes, 34, is visiting Troy Davis, 40, on death row at the Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson,in the US state of Georgia on Saturday 26 September. Mr Davis, who has always protested his innocence, has been on death row since 1991. Last year Mr Davis came within two hours of execution, but last month the US Supreme Court ruled that he should be allowed a new hearing to establish his innocence. Troy Davis was convicted in 1991 of killing a police officer called Mark Allen MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia in 1989. However, the authorities failed to produce a murder weapon or any physical evidence linking Davis to the crime, and seven of nine witnesses against him later recanted or changed their initial testimonies in sworn affidavits. Amnesty International has a petition for Troy Davis at: www.amnesty.org.uk/deathpenalty
music-news.com

Remember if you ever have a story you want me to check out send me an email at blissfulthunder895@gmail.com

We're Moving!

Today is our last show in the old house at 91 St. George St. Next week we will be broadcasting from Hart House. Our show will be done live every Thursday from the Map Room Studio, which is located almost directly across from the Porter's Desk on the main floor. One of the exciting things about this new studio is the set up. There are glass doors and windows, and a huge lounge outside, so anyone can come down and check us out broadcasting live!

We say goodbye to our old house, we will always remember all of the good times in this building. And we welcome the new space in Hart House and look forward to all of the exciting experiences to come.

xoxo

Playlist Sept. 24, 2009

1. Emmy the Great - Where is my mind? (Pixies cover)
2. Papercuts - Future Primitive
3. Arctic Monkeys - Dangerous Animal
4. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
5. Metric - Twilight Galaxy
6. MSTRKRFT - So Deep
7. A Fine Frenzy - Electric Twist
8. The Arkells - Tragic Flaw
9. Grand Analog ft. Kyomi - Touch Your Toes
10. Tusks - Mans Best Friend
11. We Are Scientists - Cash Cow
12. Joel Plaskett - Through and Through and Through
13. Hoosiers - Goodbye Mr. A
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dull Life
15. Cougar - Stay Famous
16. Band of Skulls - Fires
17. The Fratellis - Z Movie Saga
18. The Duke & The King - If you ever get famous
19. Maximo Park - Lets Get Clinical
20. Zero 7 - Pop Art Blue
21. Little Miss Higgins - In The Middle of Nowhere
22. Two Hours Traffic - Wicked Side
23. Hockey - Learn To Loose
24. The Clientele - Harvest Time
25. The Morning Benders - Worth The Fight
26. Dinosaur Jr. - I Want You To Know
27. Amy Milan - Low Sail

Event/Concert Listings

The Watchmen w/ Paper Lions
Friday September 25 & Saturday September 26, 2009
@ The Horseshoe
10:15pm
$20-$25

She Wants Revenge
Monday September 28, 2009
@ Pheonix Concert Theatre
9pm
$20

Dinosaur Jr.
Wednesday September 30, 2009
@ Pheonix Concert Theatre
9pm
$30

Word on The Street Festival
Sunday September 27, 2009
@ Queens Park
11am
FREE

Sadie May Crash
Saturday September 26, 2009
@ The Mod Club
Free w/ Guestlist email: band@sadiemaycrash.com
9pm

Polaris Finalists 2009 - Gala Tonight!

The Polaris Prize has been around since 2006. It is a cash award of $20,000 to a Canadian band or artist with the best full length album. This is determined by artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. Past winners include Final Fantasy, Patrick Watson, and Caribou.

Here is the short list of nominees for the 2009 Polaris Prize:

Elliott Brood — Mountain Meadows
Fucked Up — The Chemistry Of Common Life
Great Lake Swimmers — Lost Channels
Hey Rosetta! — Into Your Lungs (And Around In Your Heart And On Through Your Blood)
K'Naan — Troubadour
Malajube — Labyrinthes
Metric — Fantasies
Joel Plaskett — Three
Chad VanGaalen — Soft Airplane
Patrick Watson — Wooden Arms

The winner will be announced TONIGHT (Sept. 21) at 9pm. You can catch the Gala live on Sirius Satellite ch. 86 or www.radio3.cbc.ca

News September 17 2009

A Career Change
Lily Allen has revealed that she is taking a break from music to try her hand at acting. The singer said after four years on the road, her voice has been through enough and she is ready to try "something new". She announced her news as she played Bestival on Saturday, telling the crowd: "I'm not going to record and tour again for quite a while. I finish up my gig dates in March and I'll be ready to do something else. "I've been on the road for four years and I've given my voice a real run for its money. "I'm struggling, so I'm going to try something new. "Allen is set to tread the boards and make her stage debut in the West End in a play by top writer and director Neil LaBute called Reasons To Be Pretty, the sequel to hit shows The Shape Of Things and Fat Pig. She said: "The play is about themes close to my heart, things I touch on in my track The Fear, about the really damaging cult of beauty among young girls.
music-news.com


A New Album from The Bravery
The Bravery's third album -- "Slow Poison," due out Nov. 10 -- will be "darker and angrier" than its predecessors, according to frontman Sam Endicott. But it's not a wholesale reinvention of the band, either. "I'd say it's more like the first record (in 2005) in that there's a lot of electronics on it, but it still sounds very human," Endicott tells Billboard.com. "It's also like the first record in that it's a party album. It's uptempo, fun music, although it does have a range of things. There are slower, dreamy songs, and our bass player (Mike Hindert) wrote a song ('She Is So Bendable') that sounds like a '50s ballad or something."The Bravery started working on its follow-up to 2007's sophomore effort "The Sun and the Moon" in October of 2008, working up songs in an abandoned church in rural upstate New York. The group then returned to Manhattan to work with co-producer John Hill (M.I.A., Santigold). "He taught us a lot of ways to manipulate synthesizers and guitars in a way that we had never done before, so the album sounds spacier," Endicott explains.

billboard.com


If you like Harry Potter you'll love This
Harry Potter is getting his own theme park. Universal Orlando has announced that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open some time in the spring of 2010. Actor Tom Felton, who plays villian Draco Malfoy, made the announcement in Orlando yesterday. The $200 million park will include a major ride called Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, as well as exclusive merchandise, food, candy and gadgets from the books and films, and an Ollivanders wand shop, where the experience of having your wand select you is somehow being developed.

Some more events to check out...

Tomorrow night! (Sept 18) @ The Pheonix Concert Theatre
K'Naan
9pm $23.50

Also tomorrow night:

Modernboys Moderngirls CD Release Party
@ Sneaky Dee's
w/ Clothes Make the Man, Black Hat Brigade, & Morning Electric
$10 w/CD 9pm

Playlist Sept. 17, 2009

1. Jay Reatard - I'm Watching You
2. The Dodos - Fables
3. Kasabian - Fire
4. Mando Diao - Give Me Fire
5. Mute Math - Electrify
6. Metric - Give Me Sympathy
7. We Were Promised Jet Packs - Moving Clocks Run Slow
8. The Tragically Hip - Honey, Please
9. Lioness - What You Do will Come Back To You
10. Malajube - La Valerie
11. Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the Experiment
12. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running
13. Hannah Georges - The Beat Stuff
14. Sam Roberts - Up Sister
15. The Requesters - Pianobytes
16. The Fratellis - Z Movie Saga
17. The High Dials - Oisin, My Bastard Brother
18. Wolfmother - New Moon Rising
19. The Besnard Lakes - And You Lied To Me
20. Muse - Resistance
21. Kill The Lights - Little Ninja Boots
22. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
23. Octoberman - Trapped In the New Scene
24. Cuff The Duke - You Were Right
25. We Are Standard - The First Girl Who Got A Kiss Without A Please
26. The Ting Tings - Great DJ

Event Listing

Thursday September 17th
at Neu+ral Lounge (349A College Street, at Augusta)
Stephanie Braganza (www.stephanieb.ca)
The Groove Suit (www.myspace.com/thegroovesuit)

$7
9pm
19+

Poll

Hey Everyone,

Michelle here...

I am encouraging everyone to vote YES! on our poll to convince Erin she should try out to be a Much Music VJ.

The poll closes on Thursday September 24.

Thanks in advance!

New Arctic Monkeys Music Video

Here is the new Arctic Monkeys video for the song Crying Lightning which is off of the Crying Lightning E.P, available now!

Playlist Sept. 10, 2009

1. Cougar - Foil Epee Sabre
2. Portugal, The Man - The Sun
3. Midnight Masses - Preacher's Sun
4. The Coral - Who's Gunna Find Me
5. Amy Milan - He Brings Out the Whiskey in Me
6. Amy Milan - Bruised Ghosts
7. Octoberman - Trapped In The New Scene
8. The Cribs - We Were Aborted
9. Jason Collett - We All Lose One Another
10. Secret Broadcast - Shatter
11. Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
12. My Morning Jacket - Touch Me, Im Going To Scream Pt. 2
13. John Legend - Everybody Knows (RAC Remix)
14. Kill The Lights - Little Ninja Boots
15. Depeche Mode - Peace
16. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
17. Kid Koala - Robbin Banks (Doin Time)
18. Roman Candle - They Say
19. The Paper Cranes - Chivalrys Dead
20. The Dutchess & The Duke - Reservoir Park
21. Mute Math - Odds
22. The Junction - Pick Your Battles
23. Liam Finn & Eliza Jane - Long Way To Go
24. Plasticines - You're No Good
25. Metric - Gold Guns Girls
26. Band of Skulls - Death By Diamonds & Pearls
27. The Darcys - I am a Ship
28. Brendan Benson - Don't Wanna Talk About It

News Sept 3 2009

Kenny vs Spenny

Kenny vs Spenny is a show all about the rivalry of these two long time friends. In each episode the pair compete in a challenge to see who is the "best" friend in the end the loser must perform a humliation as past down from the winner. The sixth season of the show is coming to showcase in November and the boys need your help creating new challenges. Any person that lives in Canada (excluding Quebec) and is age of majority in their province/territory can send in a possible challenge idea. To enter go to showcase.ca and click the Kenny vs Spenny Banner.

Pearl Jam
Pearl Jams "The Fixer" has made this weeks highest debut on the billboard music charts. The Fixer settled that the number 56 spot on the hot 100 and sold 32,000 digital tracks online, beating their former personal best of 20,000 in 2006.

Wanna be on TV?
If you love music and are looking for a job why not try to be the next Much Music VJ. With the departure of Leah Miller Much Music is looking to fill her place, you can enter starting Tuesday September 8th at five pm. For tips on what you need and how to enter go to vj.muchmusic.com/

Playlist Sept 4 2009

1.The Airborne Toxic Event- Does This Mean You're Moving On
2. The Arkells- The Choir
3. Brand New- At The Bottom
4. Joel Plaskett- New Scotland Band
5. The Weakerthans- Virute the Cat Explains her Departure
6. Spinerette- A Spectral Suspension
7. Regina Spektor- Dance Anthem of the 80's
8. Passion Pit- Moth Wings
9. White Lies- Farwell to the Fairground
10. Octoberman- Trapped in the Scene
11. Wilco- You Never Know
12. Alexisonfire- Heading for the Sun
13. Grand Analog- Electric City (ft Shad)
14. The Noisettes - Monte Cristo
15. Soul Position - Priceless
16. Miike Snow - Black and Blue
17. The Danks - Die Young
18. More or Less & Fresh Kills - Rip Rap
19. People in Planes - If you talk to much (My head will explode)
20. Golden Dogs - Never Meant Any Harm
21. The Machines - Track #1
22. Secret Broadcast - Shatter
23. Lupe Fiasco - Intruder Alert
24. The Junction - Pick Your Battles

Playlist - Thursday August 27, 2009

1. Lioness - Harder They Fall
2. Arctic Monkeys - Dangerous Animals
3. Black Ghosts - Full Moon
4. The Dodos - Two Medicines
5. Jay Reatard - I'm Watching You
6. Juke Box the Ghost - Hold it in
7. Kasabian - Fire
8. Malajube - La Valerie
9. Metric - Help Im Alive
10. Pilot Speed - Light You Up
11. The Wooden Sky - When We Were Young
12. Mando Diao - Come On Come On
13. Kid Koala - Robbin' Banks (Doin Time)
14. The Doves - There Goes The Fear
15. Cougar - Stay Famous
16. The Editors - Munich
17. Sloan - The Other Man
18. The Cribs - We Were Aborted
19. The Danks - Treaty Connector
20. Wilco - Bull Black Nova
21. MuteMath - The Nerve
22. Plasticines - You're No Good
23. Miike Snow vs. Peter Bjorn & John - It Don't Move Me
24. Secret Broadcast - Shatter

Event/Concert Listings

Check out www.ciut.fm for the front lawn live music schedule

Starting today and running trough until Sunday is Buskerfest! 2009. Go down to the St. Lawrence Market area in Toronto to see some of the world's best street performers.

Tonight - Thursday August 27, 2009

The Cool Kids
@ Lee's Palace
$20 9pm

Rebel Emergency w/ King Sunshine
@ The Mod Club
ALL AGES 9pm $15

Tomorrow - Friday August 28, 2009

Fan Expo (running until Sunday)
@ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
General Admission $25

Saturday August 29, 2009

Kill the Lights
@ El Mocambo
9pm

Jane Vane w/ The Lovely Killbots, Extra Happy Ghost
@ Rancho Relaxo
$6 9pm

Coming soon...

The Duhks
Arctic Monkeys
Maximo Park
Born Ruffians

News Thursday August 27 2009

Zombie Dance!

If you're going to be in London England on Saturday you may see alot of Zombie like characters walking around, why you ask? Michael Jackson fans are being asked to meet in Hyde Park at noon on Saturday to celebrate Jacksons 51st birthday. The whole idea is to perform the dance from Jacksons video "Thriller" and hopefully break a world record in the process. If you're not in London you can take part in the fun too! here in Toronto theres a three part flash mob to celebrate Jacksons birthday it starts at 3 and should be awesome.
ATTIRE:
Funky, Bling, Retro

EVENT IN 3 PHASES:
Phase 1 - Dundas Square - 3:00pm
Phase 2 - Eaton Centre - 4:00pm
Phase 3 - Much Music - Queen Street

Where the Wild Things Are
Karen O has composed a film soundtrack for director Spike Jonze. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' singer enlisted the help of members from Queens of the Stone Age and the Raconteurs for the soundtrack for Jonze's screen adaptation of the children's book Where The Wild Things Are. She called the collaboration Karen O And The Kids. US songwriter Greg Kurstin, who wrote much of Lily Allen's It's Not Me It's You, has also contributed. the film will be released in the US on October 16 and preceding the release of the album of the soundtrack, a single All Is Love is released for digital download on 25 August.
music-news.com

Soccer Rocks!
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was part of a charity soccer game at Toronto's Cherry Beach on Saturday to benefit a youth centre in Uganda. The next day, the band played the Molson Amphitheatre with Blink-182, and Rivers took a moment to assess one of his high-profile teammates. "Well on my team, the star striker was Michael Cera," Rivers said. "He was really a force on the field. I can tell you that much. What did he say, he hadn't played since he was 12 or something?" According to Rivers, Cera definitely has potential on the field."He had a lot of spirit. Um and he had a ... force to reckon with in the striker position."
muchmusic.com

Playlist - Thursday, August 20, 2009

1. Santigold - Say Aha
2. She Wants Revenge - These Things
3. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
4. MuteMath - The Nerve
5. Liam Finn & Eliza Jane - Learning To Fall
6. Whale Tooth - Hibernation Song
7. The Morning Benders - Worth A Fight
8. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
10. Muse - Uprisings
11. Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
12. Eagles of Death Metal - Anything 'Cept the Truth
13. The Cliks - Dirty King
14. Anya Marina- Move You
15. The Dodos- Fables
16. We Were Promised Jet Packs- Moving Clocks Run Slow
17. Jay Reatard- There Is No Sun
18. Jukebox the Ghost- Static To The Heart
19. Lioness- Harder They Fall
20. Pilot Speed- Light You Up
21. Shout Out Out Out Out- Forever Indebted
22. The Strokes- Electricityscape
23. White Lies- Unfinished Business
24. Tusks- Baby Noise
25. Tokyo Police Club- A Lesson In Crime

Event Listings

Warped 45's CD Release Party
Thursday August 20, 2009
@ The Horseshoe Tavern
11pm $8

Fix Jaw CD Release w/ Major Grange & Rival Boys
Friday August 21, 2009
@ El Mocambo
9pm

Modest Mouse
Fri Aug. 21 & Sat Aug. 22, 2009
@ The Academy
$30

Brendan Benson
Monday August 24, 2009
@ The Mod Club
9pm $13.50

Rock Indie Showcase Duex
Wednesday August 26, 2009
@ Velvet Underground
9pm $10


CNE Opens Tomorrow!!
$1.75 Admission fee for opening day only


Coming soon...

MBMG @ Tara Studios - Aug. 26
The Bravery @ Opera House - Oct. 6 (tickets go on sale this Sat. Aug. 22)

News August 20 2009

New Face of American Idol
With Paula Abdul out it only makes sense to bring in someone new to be a judge on American Idol....according to Entertainment Weekly Joe Jonas will be one of many guest judges on the next season of the Fox show. Other judges announced are Katy Perry, and Victoria Beckham. I wonder if they have any guests from genres other then pop??

V-Fest
The Ontario date for V-Fest has been very mysterious all summer first there was no announced location or date then it was announced that it would be held in Oro Ontario so that music fans could take in a traditional festival experience including camping and a weekend full of music. WELL now the festival which is only nine days away is at Molson Ampitheatre tickets are cheaper but will the experience be the same?? Floor tickets are starting at $59 check out virginfestival.ca

Update
A New York gallery has auctioned a portrait of the late pop star Michael Jackson by American artist Andy Warhol for an undisclosed amount of money. The1984 painting – a vibrant multicoloured silkscreen image of the singer wearing a red jacket and smiling – was auctioned off at the Vered Gallery in East Hampton, N.Y., on Tuesday.The gallery will not disclose the price or the buyer who has requested to remain anonymous. "We can't talk about price. We don't report price," said art gallery owner Janet Lehr in a statement to the wire service AFP. "It's in the range of millions," she added.

Hello Taiwan!!

Blissful Thunder is now being re-broadcast in Taiwan!

www.ohzone.org

Wednesdays at 12am AND 12pm

News August 13 2009

Michael Jackson
A Silkscreen portrait of Michael Jackson done by Andy Warhol is set to go to auction on August 18th. The starting price of the portrait is a whopping $800,000! The print was made in 1984 to celebrate the release and success of Jacksons album Thriller. The print measures 76.2 by 66cm and is expected to get more then it's $800,000 starting price. To date the highest price ever paid for a Warhol portrait is $28 million for Lemon Marilyn in 2007. The auction will be held at the Vered Art Gallery in East Hampton, New York.

Steve Martin
Steve Martin's latest album The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Bango was released this week in Canada and his tour will be in Toronto this fall. This album includes alot of music that was originally recorded on hi 1981 comedy album The Stve Martin Brothers, and various other songs recored in the 70's.

Radiohead
Their last album made quite the impression on the music world not only with listeners and other artists but also record labels when the band independantly released In Rainbows online for a "pay what you want" price tag. But now Radioheads lead singer Tom Yorke says he's not that interested in albums at the moment. Yorke believes that making individual singles available for download has lessend the need to release full albums. So for now Radiohead is going to be focusing on releasing singles and nt full albums.

Playlist Thursday August 13 2009

1. Passion Pit- Moths Wings
2. Alexisonfire- Emerald Street
3. The Decemberists- O Valencia!
4. Feist- My Moon My Man
5. People In Planes- Tonight the Sun Will Rise
6. Mute Math- Typical
7. Death From Above 1979- Romantic Rights
8. Arctic Monkeys- Balaclava
9. Blood Red Shoes- Try Harder
10. The Carps- From Compton to Scarboro
11. Mando Diao- The Shinning
12. Hot Hot Heat- Harmonicas and Tamborines
13. Jet- She's a Genius
14. K-Os- 4,3,2,1
15. Casiokids - Gomur Mamma
16. Audio Bullys - Get Myself on Track
17. MeLo-X - The Highest
18. Art of Fresh - Get Free
19. The Wallflowers - One Headlight
20. Johnny Major - You
21. Supergrass - Kiss of Life
22. Mike Snow - Black & Blue
23. Whale Tooth - Hibernation Song
24. The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
25. Kasabian - Underdog
26. Hard-Fi - Cash Machine

Event/ Concert Listings

The Junction CD Release Party
@ The Horseshoe
Thursday August 13, 2009
$7, 8pm

Caledonia CD Release Party
@ Rancho Relaxo
$5, 9pm

The Breeders
@ Lee’s Palace
Saturday August 15, 2009
$23.50, 9pm


Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Friday August 14 to Friday August 21
@ Bloor Cinema
www.torontoafterdark.com/2009

Playlist August 6 2009

1. Alexisonfire- Emerald Street
2. Brand New- Sowing Season
3. Chucky Danger- Travelling
4. You Say Party! We Say Die!
5. We Are Scientists- Cash Cow
6. Spinnerette- Ghetto Love
7. Sloan- All I am is All Your Not
8. Shad- The Old Prince Still Lives at Home
9. The Rosebuds- Life Like
10. She Wants Revenge- Walking Away
11. Regina Spektor- Fidelity
12. Passion Pit- Moths Wings
13. Mother Mother- Oh My Heart
14. Matt Costa- Cigarette Eyes
15. Joel Plaskett- Through and Through and Through
16. Classified- Used To Be
17. Mando Diao- The Shinning
18. Ohbijou- Black Ice
19. The Frame Work- Always Left Behind
20. Everything all the Time- Lazy Days
21. Grand Analoge- Her Daddy (Don't Like me)
22. Depeche Mode- Peace
23. Ruby Coast- More than tv
24. Hey Rosetta!- Black Heart
25. Film Noir- Red Purple Black and Blue
26. Grand Theft Bus- Automatic
27. Bedouin Soundclash- Shelter
28. Maximo Park- The Kids are Sick Again

News August 6 2009

Jack White
As if Jack wasn't busy enough with his new band Dead Weather, he is now going to release a solo single called Fly Farm Blues for the documentary 'It Might Get Loud' with Jimmy Page and The Edge. The track will be released digitally via US iTunes and on a special-edition vinyl 7inch single from August 11. Jack has also produced two songs for Transit, a group made up of employees of Nashville Metro Transit Authority. 'C'Mon And Ride' and 'Afterparty' were written about the city's bussing system.

Super Group
Dave Grohl and Josh Homme have revealed that the name of their supergroup is Them Crooked Vultures. The Foo Fighters frontman and the Queens of the Stone Age singer have also teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones for the collaborative project. They have been reportedly been recording together in Los Angeles and will make their live debut at Chicago's Metro venue this Sunday (09/08/09).There are also reports that an album will be released shortly and the trio are planning some UK dates for the near future
music-news.com

John Lennon
Nowhere Boy, a depiction of John Lennon's early years, will be the closing-night film at this year's London film festival. The festival's artistic director, Sandra Hebron, described artist Sam Taylor-Wood's debut film as "less a biopic and more a love-story." "[The film is] as accomplished as it is moving and will ensure the festival ends on a high note," she said. The London film festival launches Oct. 14 with the film Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson's version of Roald Dahl's children's story. Voices for the animated movie were provided by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston and Michael Gambon. The festival, backed by the British Film Institute, ends on Oct. 29.
cbc.ca

Event/Concert Listings

Hotboxxx Presents: The Underdogs Showcase Hip Hop Festival
August 6, 7, & 8
@ The Opera House
7pm $20

The Jing Bang Show (CD Release)
Thursday August 6, 2009
@ The Rivoli
9pm $7

Taste of the Danforth
August 7, 8, & 9
FREE

Friendly Fires – SOLD OUT
Monday August 10, 2009
@ Lee’s Palace
9pm

Passion Pit
Tuesday August 11, 2009
@ Pheonix Concert Theatre
9pm $15
(Passion Pit DJ set at Sneaky Dee’s after show, 10pm)

Art Brut w/ Chang Alang
Wednesday August 12, 2009
@ Lee’s Palace
9pm $17.50

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News July 30 2009

New Moon Music
When Twilight came out the song Decode by Paramore basically blew up. But don't expect to hear Paramore on the New Moon soundtrack as once rumoured, instead you'll hear music from Thom Yorke (Radiohead). New Moons director Chris Weitz announced last week that the soundtrack will feature Thom Yorke along with other musicians and bands that he (and the cast and crew) love. Although Weitz was yet to hear the track he says that he will almost defiantly put it on the soundtrack.

Cirque Du Soleil In the Sky?
The first Canadian civilian to buy a ticket to space said Thursday he's eager to begin practical training for his September trip to the International Space Station.
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté is scheduled to blast off on Sept. 30 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, becoming Canada's first space tourist and just the seventh civilian to fly alongside astronauts and cosmonauts on the Russian spaceships.
At a news conference, Laliberté said his training has been theoretical thus far, but practical training is set to begin soon. "It has been full weeks because I'm in an intensive training program, but until now it's been a fantastic experience," Laliberté said. "A lot of work, a lot of studying, but a lot of fun, too."
Laliberté paid nearly $35 million to Russia's space agency for the chance to fly on the spacecraft. He'll spend 12 days aboard the space station and meet with Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, who is currently two months into a six-month stay aboard the orbiting facility. Laliberte hopes that his trip will raise awareness about the need for clean water around the world, and his One Drop Foundation.
cbc.ca

Depeche Mode
Have agreed for their likeness to be used in a zombie computer game.
The band said the Valve company could also feature their branding and music in its upcoming zombie survival shooter Left 4 Dead 2. Recent press shots for the game have featured Rochelle, one of the main survivors, wearing a pink T-shirt with the band's image and logo on it. The game's lead writer Chet Faliszek revealed that Depeche Mode fully authorised it and they were among the few to reply to Valve's requests to various artists and record labels asking them to feature in the game. Left 4 Dead 2 will be released for Xbox 360 and PC on November 17.

music-news.com

Playlist July 30 2009

1. The Airborne Toxic Event- Does This Mean You're Moving On?
2. Arkells- John Lennon
3. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip- First Time We Met Musik
4. Death From Above 1979- Little Girl
5. The Hoosiers- Goodbye Mr A
6. Death Cab For Cutie- My Mirror Speaks
7. Hot Hot Heat- Happiness ltd
8. Joel Plasket Emergency- Fashionable People
9. Jet- She's a Genius
10. Keane- Spiralling
11. Kings of Leon- Notion
12. Matt Mays and El Torpedo- The Hunter, The Hunted
13. Mando Diao- The Shinning
14. Rural Alberta Advantage- Deathbridge in Lethbridge
15. Eels- That Look You Give That Guy
16. Liam Finn- Better to Be
17. The Aggrolites- Wild Time
18. The Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition
19. The Dodos- Fables
20. Bike for Three- Always I Miss You
21. City and Colour- Save Your Scissor
22. The Canks- Treaty Connector
23. The Racontours- Broken Boy Soldier
24. John Legend- Everybody Knows RAC remix
25. The Doves-The Greatest Denier

Event Listings

So as many of you probably know, the big thing happening in the city this weekend is Caribana. There are so many great events associated with this festival, so if you want to find out more information go to www.caribana.com

If you want to get out of the city this weekend, I suggest checking out the Cutting Edge Music Festival (a.k.a CEMF). Starting on August 1st and running until the 3rd, CEMF features two main stages with performers ranging from The Roots to Protest the Hero. Some other artists you can catch there are: Bedouin Soundclash, Dinosaur Bones, Rebel Emergency, and sooooo many more. CEMF takes place in Kitchener this year and camp passes are available. Also on site is a late night dance warehouse, water park, go-carting, paintballing, food vendors, and you can BYOB! For more info, go to: www.cemf.com

TONIGHT Thursday July 30, 2009

Craft Beer Festival
Performances by: Everybody All The Time, DJ Graham (from Thunderheist), DJ Jason Palma
@ Hart House 7pm
or tune in to hear it live on CIUT 89.5 FM 8pm to 12am

Rural Alberta Advantage
@ The Horseshoe
9pm $12

Friday July 31, 2009

Rise Against
@ Molson Amplitheatre

Sunday August 2, 2009

Eagles of Death Medal
(w/ Flash Lightnin')
@ Kool Haus
9pm $27.50

Monday August 3, 2009

The Decemberists w/ Heartless Bastards
@ Kool Haus
7pm $30.50

Tuesday August 4, 2009

Fleet Foxes
@ Massey Hall
7pm $32.50 - $39.50

Tuesday August 4, 2009 and Wednesday August 5, 2009

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
@ Kool Haus
8pm $32.50

Playlist Thursday July 23 2009

1. Spinerette- Ghetto Love
2. Black Lungs- Hold Fast (Sink or Swim)
3. Arctic Monkeys- Balaclava
4. Bedouin Soundclash- Shelter
5. Arcade Fire- Black Mirror
6. Bloc Party- I Still Remember
7. Hey Rosetta!- Handshake the Gangster
8. Franz Ferdinand- Ulysses
9. Blood Red Shoe- Try Harder
10. Dragonette- I Get Around
11. Amy Millan- Skinny Boy
12. Jenn Grant- Parachutes
13. Hooded Fang- Land of Giants
14. Ruby Coast- More Than Television
15. The Dutchess and the Duke- Reservoir Park
16. Silversun Pickups- Panic Switch
17. Cougar- Stay Famous
18. Mutemath- Chaos
19. Tokyo Police Club- Nature of The Experiment
20. New Pornographers- My Rights vs Yours
21. The Dodos- Fable
22. Darker My Love- Summer is Here
23. The Strays- This is Forever
24. The Novaks- Off My Mind
25. Regina Spektor- Laughing With
26. Buck 65- Lipstick

News Thursday July 23 2009

Mercury Prize.
Kasabian have admitted that they can't decide whether being a Mercury Prize favourite is a good thing.
Guitarist Sergio Pizzorno said he hadn't even thought they'd be nominated, let alone be given odds of 5/1 to pick up the prize. d then someone rang us up and goes, 'you're nominated', and it's like 'yeah?! Nice one!' Pizzorno also praised fellow nominees The Horrors, as well as other "NME-type" bands. He said: "That Horrors album's really good isn’t it? I like the single they released, it's great. I'm glad they're in it [the nominations list]. The NME-type bands are sort of saving it a bit, do you know what I mean?!"


White Stripes Doc to premiere at TIFF
The documentary The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights follows the band to cities like Whitehorse, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Charlottetown, which are unconventional stops for a prominent band. Jack White said he was living out a childhood fantasy by touring all of Canada. In addition to 18 official concerts, the tour featured several impromptu mini-shows, including jamming on a Winnipeg bus and rocking out from the back of boat in Charlottetown's harbour. TIFF documentary programmer Thom Powers said many of this year's documentaries reveal unusual new trends in the post-crash economy, including Google Baby, a documentary on surrogate mothers who carry babies for wealthy mothers in India and How to Fold A Flag, about Iraq veterans attempting to rebuild their lives after returning home.
cbc.ca

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee's older sister and younger brother have authorized a Chinese company to make a series of biographical films about the late kung fu icon, saying they want to produce a historically accurate account of their brother's life. Phoebe Lee and Robert Lee appeared at a signing ceremony with J.A. Media in Beijing on Monday, 36 years to the day after Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong at age 32 from swelling of the brain. Lee became a source of Chinese pride by portraying characters who defended the Chinese and the working class from oppressors in films like Return of the Dragon. It wasn't immediately clear who will play Lee in the film series. Producer Manfred Wong said the company plans at least three instalments, with the first to tackle Lee's teenage years, adding he wanted to focus more on the late actor's personality.

Event & Concert Listings

CIUT will be broadcasting live this Saturday (July 25) from the Jamaica Day Festival from 3-11pm. The festival is taking place at Downsview Park and some of the performers featured this year are: Beres Hammond, Culture, Mighty Sparrow, Nadine Sunderland, and more. For more info, check out: www.ciut.fm

Next Thursday (July 30) CIUT will be broadcasting live from the Craft Beer Festival & Summer BBQ at Hart House. The broadcast can be heard from 7-11pm on 89.5 FM or go to www.ciut.fm to find out how you can get tickets.

Currently running up until Sunday July 26th is the International Beaches Jazz Festival at various locations in the Beaches (coxwell to warden, south of Danforth to the lake)

Every Thursday throughout the summer if you head to Nathan Phillips Square you can enjoy free music and cheap eats at Tasty Thursdays from 11am to 2pm.

Starting today (Thursday July 23) and running until Sunday July 26 is the Toronto Burlesque Festival. The theme this year is "tassels without borders"... inticing isn't it??... check out www.torontoburlesquefestival.com for more information.

Also starting today (Thursday July 23) and running all the way until July 29 is the Hillside Music Festival in Guelph. This festival features TONS of great artists! Some of the performers include: The Arkells, Attack in Black, Dala, Gentlemen Reg, Hey Rosetta!, Ohbijou, and more! Go to www.hillsidefestival.ca for more information.

Starting tomorrow is the Canadian Voices series at Harbourfront Centre. With performances from Hey Rosetta!, The Dears, Gentlemen Reg, Amy Milan, and Jenn Grant. For the full schedule and more information on the event, go to www.harbourfrontcentre.com or call 416-973-4000

Also check out...

The Paint Movement
@ El Mocambo
Friday July 24
9pm

Depeche Mode
@ Molson Amphitheatre
6pm

Delhi to Dublin
@ Yonge & Dundas Square
FREE 8pm

Events July 16 2009

Tonight, Tomorrow, and Saturday
Arkells, Still Life Still, Ruby Coast
8pm each night at Sound Academy
www.soundacademy.com

Tonight
Japandroids with Two Koreas
9pm at El Mocambo $8
(May 9th tickets honoured)

The Darcys with The Balconies
9pm at Sneaky Dee's

Friday
M83
9pm at the Pheonix Concert Theatre
$22.50

Saturday
Fjord Rowboat with Flowers from Hell and Clydesdale
9pm at El Mocambo

Russel Peters
8:30pm Younge and Dundas Square
FREE!!!

Just For Laughs Festival
hahaha.com/toronto

Playlist July 16 2009

1. Film Noir- Red, Purple, Black and Blue
2. You Say Party, We Say Die!- Giant Hands
3. The Rosebuds- Life Like
4. Tusk- The Greiving Games
5. Grand Analog- Take It Slow
6. Lioness- Harder They Fall
7. Arkells- Oh The Boss is Coming
8. Joel Plaskett- Through &Through & Through
9. The Bravery- Spilt me Wide Open
10. Bedouin Soundclash- Until We Burn
11. Hannah Georges- Beat Stuff
12. Maximo Park- The Kids are Sick Again
13. Hey Rosetta!- Swing the Cellar Door
14. Brendan Cannings- Churches Under the Stairs.
15. The Coral- Who's Gonna Find Me
16. The Black Keys- I Got Mine
17. Arctic Monkeys- No Buses
18. Jason Collett- Roll On Oblivion
19. Brendan Benson- Don't Want To Talk
20. Franz Ferdinand- No You Girls
21. Pheonix- 1901 (Fortune Remix)
22. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads With Roll
23. Stars- Ageless Beauty
24. Cage the Elephant- Back Against The Wall
25. Jahdan Blakkamoore- Never Gonna Stop
26. The Dutchess and the Duke- Reservoir Park.

News July 16 2009

V-Fest Toronto

....isn't in Toronto. The festival has left its three year home on Toronto Island to go to Oro Ontario (20km from Orillia) Nine Inch Nails and Ben Harper & Relentless7 will headline the Virgin Festival festival organizers announced Tuesday. The festival will be held Aug. 29 at Burl's Creek Park. A festival spokeswoman said the decision to move the festival was not made because of the strike but because the park has camping for music lovers who want to attend both days of the event.Other bands that will be there include Datarock, Pet Shop Boys, Our Lady Peace, and Lights for the full line up go to viginfestival.ca

Bruno!

"Bruno" is getting a makeover in Great Britain so younger teens can see the movie.
Universal Pictures UK is releasing an edited version of Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy that will tone down the racy moments so it can earn a 15 certification from the British Board of Film Classification. That would allow anyone 15 and older to see it. The version now playing has an adults-only 18 certification that prohibits those younger than 18 from seeing the movie. The edited version runs one minute, 50 seconds shorter. It opens in British theatres on July 24. Universal says it decided to offer an edited cut after theatres turned away large numbers of teens younger than 18 who wanted to see "Bruno."
from The Canadian Press

Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene is inviting its fans to help create an experimental concert film of the Canadian indie band, with acclaimed filmmakers Bruce McDonald and Don McKellar also signed on for the project. Though titled This Movie is Broken, the project is not connected to the recently released book about the local band, This Book is Broken. Professional camera crews captured footage of the band this past weekend at a free show the group gave on Toronto's waterfront, but McDonald is also inviting fans to upload amateur footage to the movie's website hismovieisbroken.com. According to producers, fans should "be interesting and be artistic" in uploading footage — be it from a video camera, Super 8 or cellphone — depicting a hot summer day in Toronto in July. "Experiment. Have fun. Our hope is that by integrating your footage with ours, we'll be able to create a visual mosaic that captures the city and the summer," producers said. Any footage used in the film's final cut will be given an on-screen credit and an invitation to a private screening. According to Stephen Lan, the film's publicist, the film follows a boy attending a Broken Social Scene concert with his crush, but things don't turn out as planned.

Cbc.ca

Event/Concert Listings

Friday July 10, 2009

Vans Warped Tour
@ Arrow Hall (Mississauga)
2pm - All Ages
$44.75

Starting Friday July 10th until Monday July 13

Breaks, Beats & Culture
(ft. Live performances, dance showcases, dance lessons, and more!)
FREE
@ Harbourfront Centre
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
or call 416-973-4000 for more info

Saturday July 11, 2009

The Dunes w/ Future History, Eutropy, and Sycho Logic
@ The Horseshoe Tavern
9pm $8

Saturday July 11 & Sunday July 12

Afrofest
@ Queens Park
Free
Broadcast live on CIUT 89.5 FM

Monday July 13, 2009

Matisyahu w/ Dub trio
@ Opera House
All Ages
9pm $34.50

News Updates

Thursday July 9th 2009
You Broke My Guitar
Halifax band Sons of Maxwell have taken their battle with United Airlines over a broken guitar to YouTube, and it seems the U.S. airline might just be listening. Dave Carroll, a songwriter for the folk group, pledged to write three songs about United Airlines breaking his guitar after months of runaround over the incident. We were touring last year, over a year ago and we had to fly United Airlines" he told CBC News. "Somebody cried out from behind me that 'they're throwing guitars outside.'"Carroll said his bass player saw United employees throwing the bass guitar, recognizing it through the plane window. "I tried to alert three employees who showed no interest at all and it began a nine-month saga of me trying to get compensation for a guitar that ended up being broken, badly broken," he said. The $3,500 Taylor acoustic guitar had been custom-made and was packed in a padded double case, but United refused to take responsibility. Carroll sent emails, wrote letters and talked to people at the airline over nine months until a Chicago employee told him to stop sending emails because he wasn't going to get compensation. "I said 'What would Michael Moore do if he was a singer-songwriter?' and so I decided to write three songs," said Carroll, one of the founding member of Sons of Maxwell. United Song #1 is a hurting song, with a catchy refrain that goes, in part, "United breaks guitars" and "You broke it you should fix it," went on YouTube July 6. It caught on pretty quickly, with more than 150,000 hits in its first day.
-from cbc.ca

Polaris Prize Shortlist
The Polaris Prize is now in its fourth year and is offering an awesome 20,000 dollar prize. The great thing is that this prize is based on artistic merit NOT on album sales. This years short list features some of my favorite Canadian artist

Windsor, Ont.'s Elliott Brood, Mountain Meadows
Toronto's F---ed Up, The Chemistry Of Common Life
Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels
St. John's, N.L.'s Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs
Toronto's K'naan, Troubadour
Montreal's Malajube, Labyrinthes
Toronto's Metric, Fantasies
Halifax's Joel Plaskett, Three
Calgary's Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane
Montreal's Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms

The Kooks
The Kooks had a bit of a scare while flying over Munich, Germany on their way to Warsaw, Poland. Ten minutes after take off the plane was struck by lightening forceing an emergency landing. The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard said he saw the lightening hit the side of the plane and said it sounded like someone droping a bunch of plates... On the plus side everyone on board was fine and now injuries were reported, The Kooks got on another plane and arrived in Warsaw unharmed.

Playlist Thursday July 9 2009

1. Die Mannequin- Do it or Die
2.The Black Keys- Strange Times
3. The Vines- Candy Daze
4. Sloan- All I am is All You're Not
5. Paper Lions (aka Chucky Danger)- I'm on Fire
6. Franz Ferdinand- Send Him Away
7. Death Cab for Cutie- A Diamond and A Tether
8. Regina Spektor- The Calculation
9. Pilot Speed- Light You Up
10. The Ghost is Dancing- Dream of A Failed Architect
11. Mother Mother- Oh My Heart
12. Cadence Weapon- Roll With The Winners
13. The Reason- We're So Beyond This
14. Young Galaxy- Outside This City
15. The Rural Alberta Advantage- Deathbridge in Lethbridge
16. The Darcys - A Series of Prayers (for something to happen) .... check http://drop.io/thedarcys
17. Gentlemen Reg - You Can't Get it Back
18. Mason Proper - The World Is Smaller Than You Think
19. People In Planes - Pretty Buildings
20. Nada Surf - See These Bones
21. Metric - Sick Muse ... video contest: www.dailymotion.com
22. Depeche Mode - in sympathy
23. The Clicks - Haunted
24. Silversun Pickups - There's No Secrets This Year
25. Eels - That Look You Give That Guy

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News Updates July 2 2009

Michael Cera and Seth Rogen

Canadians Seth Rogen and Michael Cera have been named members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. On Tuesday, Hollywood's academy announced 134 new members from the film community, who will be able to vote on the Oscars.

Other invitees included Hugh Jackman, who hosted this year's Academy Awards, and Danny Boyle, who won an Oscar for his direction of Slumdog Millionaire. Invitations were also extended to Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt, Viola Davis, Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Amy Ryan and Michelle Williams.

Cbc.ca

Michael Jackson

Now I know Michael Jackson is a huge inspiration for a lot of artist and a very popular musician BUT I really didn't want to report on his death because the news of his death and mysterious circumstances are all over everything. I did however find a piece of news that is pretty cool, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart have Jackson-related titles. Nielsen SoundScan's sales tracking week, ended at the close of business on Sunday (June 28). Jackson himself has a record eight out of the top 10, while a Jackson 5 compilation also finds its way into the upper tier. The King of Pop's "Number Ones" will fittingly lead the pack at No. 1 with 108,000 (an increase of 2,340%) while "The Essential Michael Jackson" and "Thriller" are in the Nos. 2 and 3 slots with 102,000 and 101,000, respectively. Last week "Number Ones" was the only Jackson title on the chart, at No. 20 with 4,000 copies; both "Essential" and "Thriller" re-enter the tally this week.
Billboard.com

The Dears

The Dears have always seemed to be one of those bands that always has a new line up and Murray Lightburn recently revealed to Chart Attack that he isn’t sure how long the current line up will last, saying that being in the dears is like having any job where you work with other people sometimes it great and sometimes its not. But even with these problems Murray says hes already completed writing half a new album and will be a producing a new band over the summer.