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NEW WEBSITE!!!

2010-05-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

Please go to our new website for all of the latest information with the show, most recent podcasts and playlists, news, and more.

www.blissfulthunder.com

The Trotsky Movie Trailer

2010-05-05T15:06:00.001-07:00

Check it out

Some Sad News

2010-04-19T04:57:00.000-07:00

Devon Clifford of the indie-rock band You Say Party! We Say Die! was pounding a steady rhythm when he suddenly leaned over his drum kit at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Friday night. The five-piece band thought he had stopped to retrieve a drum stick. In fact, he had suffered a "massive brain bleed" -- which doctors believe was caused by an undiagnosed condition -- the drummer's father Ronald Clifford told The Province Sunday. For more click HERE

FUNDRAISING!!

2010-04-08T10:03:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody
Thanks so much for all your support during past membership drives and listening to Blissful Thunder.

It's that time again when we ask you to help us out. CIUT is a registered not-for-profit organization and we honestly depend on the money we get from our listeners to stay on air. Not to mention it helps our Program Director decide whether people really want to hear our show. So please donate whatever you can to CIUT give us a call 416-946-7800, or toll-free at 1-888-204-8976 OR online

Thank You for your Support- Erin and Michelle

Playlist April 1st 2010

2010-04-01T21:18:00.000-07:00

12-1pm

1. Amy Millan- Skinny Boy
2. Athlete- Rubiks Cube
3. Tegan and Sara- Northshore
4. Ben Sollee ft Jim James- Only a Song
5. Jenn Grant- Parachutes
6. The Dodos- The Strums
7. The Jing Bang Show- Grasstains
8. Stornoway- Here Comes the Blackout
9. The Medics- Great is my Fear
10. Ghostkeeper- By Morning
11. The Temper Trap- Down River
12. Tiesto ft Emily Haines- Knock you Out
13. Yeasayer- Ambling Alp
14. Kalle Mattson- So Long
15. The XX- Heart Skipped a Beat
16. Said the Whale- Love is Art/ Sleep through Fire

Playlist - Thurs. March 18, 2010

2010-03-18T11:59:00.000-07:00

Thursday March 18, 2010

12-1pm

1. The Balconies – Ghost Fever
2. Nether Friends – Mom Cop
3. Tegan & Sara – Walking With A Ghost
4. The Bravery – Slow Poison
5. Silence is Sexy – Come Back To You
6. Hot Hot Heat – My Best Friend
7. Let’s Go To War – Drivin’
8. LoveLikeFire – Boredom
9. Kalle Mattson – A Lot To Say
10. Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
11. 6 Day Riot – O Those Kids
12. Paper Lions – Bones
13. The Tunics – A Winter’s Tale
14. Broken Bones – The High Road
15. Make Your Exit – Kids

1-2pm

1. Champion – Resistance (Skool)
2. Hesta Prynn – Can We Go Wrong (RAC Rmx)
3. Yoav – Moonbike
4. Foreign Born – Early Warnings
5. UNKLE – Hold My Hand
6. Fyfe Dangerfield – When You Walk In The Room
7. The Pack A.D – Crazy
8. The Whigs – Kill Me Carolyn
9. Spoon – Out Go The Lights
10. Lissie – Everywhere I Go
11. Cotton Jones – When You Stop For A Minute
12. Little Dragon – Looking Glass
13. Local Natives – Sun Hands
14. Jay Malinowski – Life Is A Gun

Playlist - Thurs. March 11, 2010

2010-03-18T11:56:00.000-07:00

Thursday March 11, 2010

This was the day we did the live broadcast from CMW at The Royal York Hotel, so things were a bit hectic. These are the songs we played during the show – hopefully – in the correct order.

1. Grand Analog – Around This Town
2. Jay Malinowski – There’s A Light
3. Detroit Social Club – Rivers & Rainbows
4. The Pack A.D – Crazy
5. Tegan & Sara – Walking With A Ghost
6. Make Your Exit – Kids
7. The Junction – My Love Was There
8. LIVE INTERVIEW WITH JULIE C
9. Julie C – Steady Ground
10. Metric – Collect Call
11. Moneen – Red Eyes
12. Phantogram – When Im Small
13. The Besnard Lakes – And You Lied To Me
14. Fyfe Dangerfield – When You Walk In The Room
15. LIVE INTERVIEW WITH MICHU
16. Michou – Growing Younger
17. The Duke & The King – If You Ever Get Famous
18. LIVE INTERVIEW WITH JICAH
19. Hooded Fang – Land of Giants
20. The Mary Onettes – Puzzles
21. LIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE WORDBURGLAR
22. The Wordburglar - S’up Burg

Playlist - Thursday March 4, 2010

2010-03-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

12-1pm

1. Regina Spektor - The Calculation
2. Her Space Holiday - The Young Machines
3. Wiretree - Back in Town
4. Two Hours Traffic - No Advances
5. Kings of Convenience - Boat Behind
6. The Balconies - Ghost Fever
7. Said The Whale - Love is Art/Sleep Through Fire
8. Athlete - Rubik's Cube
9. I Might Be Wrong - Woodpecker
10. White Lies - From the Stars
11. You Say Party! We Say Die! - There is XXXX (Within my Heart)
12. Malajube - La Valerie
13. And So I Watch You From Afar - Start A Band
14. Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues

1-2pm

1. Bloc Party - The Prayer (Does it Offend you, Yeah? Rmx)
2. The Junction - My Love Was There
3. Jason Collett - Rave On Sad Songs
4. Amos The Transparent - This Town
5. The XX - Islands
6. Massive Attack - Girl I Love You
7. Noisettes - Never Forget You
8. Muse - Undisclosed Desires
9. The Ravonettes - Heart Of Stone
10. Matthew Barber - Comeback Baby
11. Spoon - Out Go The Lights
12. Lightspeed Champion - Middle of the Dark
13. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
14. Natalie Portmans Shaved Head - Hush Hush

Podcast for March 4, 2010

2010-03-04T12:03:00.003-08:00

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Podcast for February 25, 2010

2010-03-04T12:03:00.001-08:00

Blissful Thunder - February 25, 2010

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Podcast for February 18, 2010

2010-03-04T12:02:00.000-08:00

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Playlist - Thursday Feb. 25, 2010

2010-02-25T09:15:00.002-08:00

12-1pm

1. Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
2. Octoberman - Trapped In The New Scene
3. The Wooden Sky - When We Were Young
4. Monogold - Dead Sea Mineral
5. Netherfriends - Mom Cop
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Edmonton
7. Two Hours Traffic - No Advances
8. The Bravery - Slow Poison
9. Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline)
10. Dragonette - Liar
11. The Jing Bang Show - Im Whats Wrong With The World
12. I Was A Cub Scout - Close to Me
13. Kasabian - Fire
14. The Strokes - Juicebox

1-2pm

1. The Big Pink - Velvet
2. Bombay Bicycle Club - You Already Know
3. Cage the Elephant - In One Ear
4. The Pack A.D - Crazy
5. The XX - Crystalized
6. Foreign Born - Early Warnings
7. Champion - Resistance (Skool)
8. Gorillaz - Stylo (ft. Mos Def & Bobby Womack)
9. Magic Wands - Warrior (The XX Rmx)
10. Zero 7 - Mr. McGee
11. UNKLE - Natural Selection ft. The Black Angels
12. Phantogram - When Im Small
13. The Morning Benders - Excuses
14. Jason Collett - Love is a Dirty Word

2010-02-18T10:41:00.000-08:00

These are Ovechkins crazy skates he's wearing during the olympics

Playlist February 18 2010

2010-02-18T10:00:00.000-08:00

12-1
1. Brendan Canning- Possible Grenade
2. Look Mexico- I Promise We'll Swing for the Fences
3. You Say Party/1 We Say Die!- What's the Hold-up? Wheres the Fire?
4. Winter Gloves- Hillside
5. The Wooden Sky- When We Were Young
6. Mates if State- The Re-Arranger
7. The Dodos- This is a Business
8. Jay Reatard- I'm Watching You
9. Jukebox the Ghost- Lighting Myself on Fire
10. Silence is Sexy- Come Back to You
11. Field Music- Them That Do Nothing
12. Ohbijou- Cannon March
13. The Balconies- Ghost Fever

1-2pm
1. Anya Marina- Satellite Heart
2. The XX- Crystalised
3. Wax Tailor- Kyaan Done
4. Matthew Barber- Comeback Baby
5. The Ravonettes- Aly, Walk with Me
6. Jason Collett- Rave on Sad Songs
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps
8. Zero 7- Mr McGee
9. Champions- Resistance
10. Zeus-Fever Of Time
11. Arctic Monkeys- 505
12. The Stance-Strung Up
13. Mute Math- Clipping

Podcast for February 11, 2010

2010-02-11T14:16:00.000-08:00

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Thursday February 4th Podcast

2010-02-04T13:46:00.000-08:00

Blissful Thunder - Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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Thursday February 4th Playlist

2010-02-04T13:36:00.000-08:00

12-1pm
1. Moneen - Red Eyes
2. LoveLikeFire - Boredom
3. The XX - Heart Skipped a Beat
4. Pete Yorn - Last Summer
5. The Bravery - Slow Poison
6. Taken By Trees - Watch the Waves
7. Clues - You Have My Eyes Now
8. You Say Party! We Say Die! - There is XXXX (Within My Heart)
9. Tiesto ft. Emily Haines - Knock you out
10. Dragonette - Liar
11. Lioness - You're My Heart
12. Winter Gloves - Hillside
13. Julian Casablancas - Tourist

1-2pm
1. Dan Black ft. Kid Cudi - Symphonies Rmx
2. Volcanoless in Canada - Make Up Your Mind
3. The Hoa Hoas - Grew Up on The Seeds
4. Oh No Ono - Helplessly Young
5. Rikers - Anywhere Else
6. Chapel Club - O Maybe I
7. The British Columbians - Bye Bye Marie
8. Liam Finn & Eliza Jane (live at CIUT recording) - Wont change our minds
9. Kate Maki - Rage in a Cage
10. The Cribs - We Were Aborted
11. 7 Worlds Collide - Girl, Make Up Your Own Mind
12. Yeasayer - O.N.E
13. Caribou - ODessa
14. The Dutchess & The Duke - Hands

Thursday January 28th Podcast

2010-02-04T13:33:00.000-08:00

Blissful Thunder Radio - Thursday January 28th, 2010

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NME Awards 2010

2010-02-04T10:13:00.000-08:00

Hey!
if you want to vote for Julian Casablancas for best Solo Artist and check out the other nominee's click HERE

Playlist - January 28th, 2010

2010-01-28T12:28:00.001-08:00

Thanks again to Brough for coming in and taking phone calls from the listeners. And thanks to everyone who called in :)

(This isn't in order... sry!)
Arctic Monkeys - The View From The Afternoon
My Shaky Jane - County Line
We Are Wolves - Walking Commotion
Land of Talk - A Series of Small Planes
Spiral Beach - Raising the Snake
The Junction - My Love Was There
Ladyhawk - Magic
Dragonette - Liar
Magneta Lane - House of Mirrors
The XX - Ialands

Podcast - Thursday January 21st 2010

2010-01-21T12:14:00.000-08:00

Blissful Thunder Radio - Thursday January 21st, 2010

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Playlist - January 21, 2010

2010-01-21T09:30:00.002-08:00

1. The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
2. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
3. MUSE - Supermassive Blackhole
4. Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere In The World
5. Anya Marina - Move You
6. The Bravery - No Brakes
7. Bedouin Soundclash - Until We Burn
8. Grand Analog - Touch Your Toes
9. People In Planes - Pretty Buildings
10. Sam Roberts - Up Sister
11. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
12. Feist & Ben Gibbard - Train Song
13. Kate Nash - Foundations
14. The Strokes - Juicebox
15. We Are Scientists - Cash Cow
16. The Reason - We're So Beyond This
17. Dan Black ft. Kid Cudi - Symphonies
18. The XX - Islands
19. Mother Mother - Hay Loft
20. Young Galaxy - Disposable Times
21. Kasabian - Where Did All The Love Go?
22. Spoon - The Mystery Zone
23. Rambling Bones - Watching & Waiting
24. Kill The Lights - Nation of Introverts
25. Hey Rosetta! - Black Heart
26. Plasticines - Runnaway
27. Death Cab for Cutie - I was once a loyal lover
28. OK GO - I want you so bad I can't breath
29. The Ting Tings - Great DJ
30. Martha & The Muffins - Drive

WOAH

2010-01-15T08:44:00.000-08:00

Jay Reatard,
So I'm a big fan of Jay's music unfourtunatly he was found dead on January 13 in his Tennessee home. So far I haven't found the cause of death and apparently it's still an open case with the local police. So hopefully all is good with his family and friends.

Blissful Thunder Podcasts!

2010-01-14T16:02:00.000-08:00

All of the latest shows are finally available on our podcast. Hurray!

THE WINTER BLUES

2010-01-07T10:20:00.000-08:00

Today we talked about tons of remedies to combat the Winter Blues, heres the the low down
1. Health Up..... after the holiday season alot of people start going through sugar withdrawl from all those goodies and start feeling sluggish and down...so what can you do is start introducing more fruits and veggies into your diet the natural sugar will help make you feel better. Also being active helps try heading out for a walk, or going skating in your free time it will help get your energy back up.

2. Sunshine- In winter one of the things I find most depressing is the lack of sun! if you feel the same as me try open blinds and curtains during the day, sit on the window side of the bus AND try heading outside for a few minutes during your lunch/coffee breaks. Another sun related problem is you might not be getting enough vitamin D try a supplement.

3. Colours- consider introducing orange or green to your world its been proven that after been exposed to these colours you'll feel more happy and calm. Michelle and I tried out looking at orange for thirty seconds in studio...it seemed to make us happier

4. Pamper yourself- after a hectic holiday season its good to take a few minutes for yourself to relax and regroup, try meditation too its a good way to center yourself. Fun fact flame from a candle or fireplace has a calming effect on people so try getting your favorite scent in a candle not only will you enjoy the scent BUT be relaxed by looking at the flame (be safe though dont leave the candle lit while your out of the house)

5. ORGANIZE! this is something that is good all year round but because its the start of a new year its extra handy to figure everything out...try re-arranging a room at home.

6. Find something about winter you enjoy try skiing, snowboarding, or other outdoor activities, this web site has seven games for winter

combating winter blues should be easier now :) let us know how these work for you

Playlist January 7 2010

2010-01-07T10:01:00.000-08:00

12-1
1. Alexi Murdoch- Towards the Sun
2. Attica! Attica!- I Know I Shoulda Taken that Left at Albuquer
3. Hot Hot Heat- 5 times out of 100
4. The Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition
5. The Weakerthans- Tournament of Hearts
6. Tegan and Sara-Sentimental Tune
7. A Fine Frenzy- Stood Up
8. Grand Analog ft Shad- Electric City
9. Passion Pit- Moths Wings
10. You Say Party! We Say Die!- Lonely's Lunch
11. Grnad Theft Bus- Do I Have To Dance.

1-2

1. The XX- Crystalized
2. Savoir Adore- Bodies
3. CFCF- Big Love
4. Them Crooked Vultures- New Fang
5. The Soft Pack- C'mom
6. We Are Wolves- Holding Hands
7. Santigold- Say Ah!
8. Noisettes- Wild Young Hearts
9. Parkas- Don't Say No
10. The Dance Party- Sasha Don't Sleep
11. The Blood Sugars- Light at the End of the Tunnel
12. Amanda Blank- Make it, Take it

Make sure to check out the show next week for our indie label spotlight

Playlist - December 31, 2009

2009-12-31T10:02:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-30T08:34:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-24T06:33:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-24T06:18:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-24T06:13:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-23T10:47:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-21T06:39:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-18T10:34:00.000-08:00

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Events

2009-12-18T10:01:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-18T10:00:00.001-08:00

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Playlist - Thursday December 17, 2009

2009-12-18T09:45:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-17T11:31:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-03T13:12:00.000-08:00

Playlist - Thursday December 3, 2009

2009-12-03T13:03:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-30T14:15:00.000-08:00

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Playlist - Thursday November 26, 2009

2009-11-30T14:06:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-30T13:54:00.000-08:00

Blissful Thunder - November 19, 2009

Blissful Thunder Podcast

Playlist - Thursday November 19, 2009

2009-11-30T13:29:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-27T14:24:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-12T12:04:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

Playlist - Thursday November 12, 2009

2009-11-12T11:37:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-11T14:32:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2009-11-07T13:13:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-11-06T11:52:00.001-08:00

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

2009-11-06T11:29:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-05T10:58:00.000-08:00

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!!

2009-11-05T10:52:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-11-04T13:38:00.001-08:00

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

2009-11-04T13:35:00.000-08:00

Gosh I love Land of Talk...

Playlist - Thursday October 29, 2009

2009-11-04T13:21:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-03T12:44:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-10-23T06:38:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-10-22T13:31:00.001-07:00

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!

2009-10-22T13:15:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

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

Have a great weekend!

- - Michelle

Playlist - Thursday October 22, 2009

2009-10-22T12:10:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-20T16:24:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-10-15T14:36:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to our podcast page:

http://blissfulthunder895.podOmatic.com

The October 15th episode is already available!

Event/Concert Listings

2009-10-15T11:34:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-10-15T10:07:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-01T09:47:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-01T09:40:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-10-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-24T09:03:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-24T08:42:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-09-21T14:03:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-09-17T14:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-17T09:21:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-16T20:07:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-16T20:01:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-16T19:20:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-16T18:28:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-03T10:01:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-27T10:37:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-27T10:03:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-20T10:12:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-20T10:01:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-20T09:09:00.000-07:00

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!!

2009-08-17T07:18:00.000-07:00

Blissful Thunder is now being re-broadcast in Taiwan!

www.ohzone.org

Wednesdays at 12am AND 12pm

News August 13 2009

2009-08-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-13T10:15:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-13T09:33:00.001-07:00

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

2009-08-06T11:02:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-06T09:28:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

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

Want to Contact Us?

2009-07-30T11:04:00.000-07:00

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News July 30 2009

2009-07-30T10:06:00.000-07:00

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.

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