News January 22 2008

Notorious
Controversy erupted over the weekend around the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious. Though the film did well at the box office, coming in fourth in North America, a shooting reportedly took place at a movie showing in North Carolina on Friday. Actor Jamal Woolard, who portrays B.I.G. in the film, was on hand when shots were fired in the lobby of the theatre. He wasn’t hurt but one moviegoer was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds.

A New Label
Singer Amy Winehouse is launching a record label called Lioness. Who do you think would trust Amy with their career?. NME is reporting that the label’s first signing is 13-year-old Dionne Bromfield who is shown here accompanied by her godma Amy. The two have been collaborating in the studio and Amy’s sunk £1-million into the release and enlisted Lady Gaga to work on the album that’s due out in March.


FRANZ FERDINAND
Have been revealed as the last band to complete the line-up for the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig. The Scottish rockers will play ahead of The Cure's headlining 90-minute set at the O2 Arena on February 26 Crystal Castles and White Lies will also perform on the night. Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos told NME.com: "We've always fancied playing the Millennium Dome and it's great to share the stage with The Cure - one of the greatest British bands of the last 30 years." The show will take place the day after this year's Shockwaves NME Awards ceremony at Brixton Academy, where The Cure are set to be crowned as 2009 Godlike Geniuses.

Shows

Here are a few shows happening around Toronto in the next few days that you might be interested in checking out....

Tonight

The Flints @ The Supermarket
9pm $6

Friday Jan. 23

Modernboys Moderngirls @ Sneaky Dee's
9pm $6

Fembots, Great Bloomers, & more @ The Horseshoe Tavern
9pm $8

Saturday Jan. 24

NXNE Hip Hop Showcase @ The Rivoli
9pm, FREE

Playlist - January 22, 2009

1. Metric - Help Im Alive
2. The Von Bondies - Pale Bride
3. Get Cape. Wear Cape Fly - Keep Singing Out
4. Lily Allen - The Fear
5. The Black Ghosts - Full Moon
6. Brendan Canning - Churches Under The Stairs
7. Reason - Sleepyhead
8. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
9. She Wants Revenge - Save Your Soul
10. Malajube - Montreal -40C
11. Bedouin Soundclash - Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)
12. White Lies - Unfinished Business
13. The Subways - Rock and Roll Queen
14. Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson In Crime
15. Tegan and Sara - I Know I Know I Know
16. Girls In Hawaii - Casper
17. Peter Elkas - Party Of One
18. Novillero - The Hypothesist
19. Hilotrons - Bella Simone
20. Dandy Warhols - All the Money or the Simple Life, Honey?
21. The Flints - Your Old Crowd
22. Lupe Fiasco - Intruder Alert
23. Death Cab For Cutie - Pity and Fear
24. Lynx and Ram - Ghost Ship
25. Bloc Party - The Prayer
26. The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains
27. Grand Theft Bus - Automatic

News January 15 2009

Grammy Museum
As it prepares for the 50th edition of the Grammy Awards (Feb. 8), the organization behind the show is unveiling a new, four-storey, $34-million museum dedicated to the prestigious institution. Located in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., the Grammy Museum includes historic artifacts and displays of past trophy winners, with an emphasis on music education and appreciation. The 30,000-square-foot space includes an 18-foot touch-screen information table, booths that allow visitors an interactive look at the music-making process and a 200-seat theatre. The Grammy Museum opens with an exhibit titled Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom, which looks at the connection between music and politics.

Arctic Monkeys
The Band took to the stage in New Zealand last night for their first gig in over a year. Performing some old favourites to a packed crowd in Wellington, they also treated their fans to four new songs. They previewed the new tracks - 'Dangerous Animals', 'Pretty Visitors' and 'Crying Lightning' to the sold-out audience at the city's Town Hall. Some of new material saw the band using a little toy piano and a slide guitar.

New Gorillaz?
Gorillaz founders Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett are set to start recording sessions on their third album in March, despite a staged break up live on radio last night. The pair confirmed work on the follow-up to 2005's 'Demon Days' would begin in earnest with a collaboration in Syria.

News Updates January 8 2009

Feist Raises over $200,000
Feist has raised more than $200,000 at her online store for charity. 'We've tallied the numbers, connected the dots, and are delighted to report that over $200,000 has been donated to various excellent organizations,' she proudly states in a blog at her Myspace site. All of the money went to worthwhile causes. 'These organizations include MSF Canada, CARE Canada, War Child Canada and The Salvation Army 'Feist says. 'All of these agencies will continue to do immeasurably positive things, like: build schools, dig wells, educate communities and—in general—do piles of good well beyond the reach of rock and roll.

Bedouin Soundclash lose a Member
One of the founding members of Bedouin Soundclash is leaving the trio from Kingston, Ont. Drummer Pat is out, while Frontman Jay Malinowski and bassist Eon Sinclair will continue with the musical group, according to a release from the band's management. "All three are grateful for each other's friendship and contribution to the band, and will continue to support each other moving forward," the statement said. The band released its third album, Street Gospels, in 2007. Its debut, Root Fire, came out in 2001, and it won the Juno Award, honouring the best in Canadian music, for best new group. The remaining band members will proceed without Pat for their Feb. 7 date at the Hillside Inside Festival in Guelph, Ont., and for their five-date festival tour of Australia at the end of the month.

Coheed and Cambria
On March 17 - 2009 Coheed and Cambria will release Neverender, The Children of the Fence boxset, a release that is possibly as ambitious as the event itself. The box set documents the New York stand in one massive package that will include four live DVDs, four live audio CDs, one documentary DVD, a 10x10 hardcover 48-page photo book and a 7-1/2' custom metal dragonfly. A condensed two-disc DVD will also be made available. Pre-sales for the box began on Friday, Dec 12. Fans who pre-order it will get their names included on a 'Children of the Fence' page inside the book. The first 3,000 copies will be signed by the band. Pre-Order


My Hiatus
Unfortunately due to school conflicts I can't be on the show live for a little bit. I'm still going to try to program the first hour of music and of course I'll contiue to update News on our website. Thanks for stopping by our website and of course listening to the show.
-Erin

Playlist January 8 2009

1. Metric- Help I'm Alive (to get a sneak peak at Metrics upcoming album)
2. Sam Roberts- Up Sister
3. Wintersleep- Dead Letter and the Infinte Yes
4. Kate Nash- Pumpkin Soup
5. People In Planes- Mayday (m'aidez)
6. Broadcast Radio- The Black Cars are Coming
7. Lily Allen- The Fear
8. Tapes 'n' Tapes- Headshock
9. Matt Mays and El Torpedo- Stand and Deliver
10. Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly- Keep Singing Out
11. Cancel Winter- The Starting Block
12. I Was a Cub Scout- Close to Me
13. Bloc Party- Mercury
14. The Von Bondies- Pale Bride
15. Land of Talk- Some are Lakes
16. Roxanne Potvin- The Real Truth
17. Stacy Lloyd Brown- Like Stars
18. The D'urbervilles- Hot Tips
19. Down the Lees- Alone On a Thursday
20. A Night In A Box- The Garden
21. Friendly Fires- Paris
22. Bit By Bats- Neon Flux
23. Arkells- Oh, The Boss is Coming
24. Young Rivals- Your Island
25. The Reason featuring Sarah Quin- We're So Beyond This
26. The Vines- Take Me Back
27. Cake- War Pigs
28. Art of Fresh- Get Free

Event Listings - Thursday January 8, 2009

Hey Everyone,

Here a few of my event picks for the upcoming week....

Dinosaur Bones
w/ Capricorn Party
@ Supermarket
Fri 9 Jan 2009 9:00 PM
FREE

The Guys
w/ The Ryde, Bernadette, 5 Star Trailer Park
@ Horseshoe Tavern
Fri 9 Jan 2009 9:00 PM

The D'Urbervilles
w/Forest City Lovers, Timber Timbre, Jenny Omnichord
@ The Tranzac
Sat 10 Jan 2009

The Fray
@ The Pheonix
Mon Jan 12 2009 7:00 PM
$27.50

Land of Talk
w/ Zeroes, Little Scream
@ Horseshoe Tavern
Thu 15 Jan 2009 9:00 PM
$10

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Remember, if you have a show you would like us to mention please email us at: blissfulthunder@ciut.fm

Cheers!
-M

Wishing you all the best....

Hello Friends & Listeners,

We just wanted to extend our best wishes to all of you for the New Year. We hope 2009 will bring you happiness, good health, and whatever else you want....

Till Next Thursday.....

Michelle & Erin

News January 1st 2009

2008 Favourites
Canadian artists team up with charities. Bands/ artists like Metric, Feist, Sarah Slean and The Dears are just a few of the bands that asked for donations at shows and worked with charities in 2008.

The Vines cancelled festival tour. After a long hiatus the band got back together and planned to play at festivals in Japan and Australia. Unfortunatly due to lead singer Craig's worsening mental condition the dates had to be cancelled.

Canadian's winning prizes. Caribou winning the Polaris Prize, and The Weakerthans and Hey Rosetta! winning Verge awards are just some Canadians that got recognized for their work this year.

Arts and Crafts head down south. Arts and Crafts records open an office in Mexico to broaden their musical horizons.

Favorite odd story of 2008 The Turkish town of Batman persues legal action after the release of Batman: The Dark Knight.

Event Listings

Some of our Favorite 2008 Events
People In Planes
The Kooks
The Hives
dan le sac vs Scrrobius Pip
V-Fest

Playlist January 1st 2009

Our Very Own Best Of 2008
1. Blood Red Shoes- Try Harder
2. Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip- The Night We Met Musik
3. Sam Roberts- Detroit '67
4. We Are Scientists- Chick Lits
5. The Kooks- Sway
6. Sloan- Believe In Me
7. City & Colour- Waiting...
8. The Gaslight Anthem- '59 Sound
9. Keane- Spiralling
10. Kate Nash- Mouthwash
11. Death Cab For Cutie- Pity and Fear
12. These Electric Lives- Keep Love Safe
13. matt mays and El Torpedo- Building A Boat
14. The Coral- Jacqueline
15. The Last Shadow Puppets- My Mistakes Were Made For You
16. Louis XIV- Guilt By Association
17. Tokyo Police Club- In A Cave
18. Santogold- Unstoppable
19. Spiral Beach- Kind of Beast
20. Pendulum- Granite
21. People In Planes- Beyond the Horizon
22. Sweatshop Union- Goldrush
23. Wintergloves- Let me Drive
24. Mother Mother- O My Heart
25. Adele- Cold Shoulder
26. Mute Math- Spotlight