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THIS IS A MUST-HAVE BOOK FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY !!!!
April 18, 2008
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE BOOK FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY !!!!
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Don’t waste your time searching through thousands of Websites trying to find contacts as the Music Directory Canada continues to bring together information from all ends of the industry, from equipment and recording, to management and touring, and everything in between.
This book is a “MUST HAVE” for all Students, Musicians, Music Lovers, Music Industry Personnel, Schools and Libraries!
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The Return Of Britpop CDs?
April 16, 2008
The Return Of Britpop CDs?
By Josh Smithyman
Just recently I was trawling through my own personal myspace page, which incidentally I don’t use that often. I noticed that I had a few new friend requests. On inspection there where the few obvious spammers and a few actual people, but, there was one particular bands music profile which stuck out!
That band where called The Vouch. I thought at first, what a cool name, so I accepted the add.
A few weeks passed and I began using myspace page a little more, to stay in touch with friends. I then began noticing I was getting harassed with messages, constant bulletins and quite frankly it was bothering me. I made the decision that I was going to block them from my friends list. So I proceeded to click on there profile for the first time, a moment I wont, forget may I add. A huge sound passed through my small pc speakers and monitor. A soft broken melodic voice and piercing lead guitar followed. With nothing short of breath taking drumming!
I couldn’t believe I had ignored this for so long! I was robbing myself of a brilliant experience! The tracks on the page where comparative to those of a certain Mr Lennon and McCartney and a Mr Davies. Very raw very British and very catchy.
Now I must say that I have removed myself from the current music scene, as quite frankly it is tripe! I spend my time listening to the Beatles, the Kinks, the Stones and any bands which have really stood the test of time! So I was quite taken a back by the ability of a small town unsigned band! So I did a little more digging, compared them to other local unsigned acts, nothing came close! This is why I urge you to listen to The Vouch.
They are a 5 piece from extremely humble beginnings. They originate from Cannock which believe me is a place best wiped off the map, voted 5th worst place to live in the country! Its a former mining town, and with no intention of offending people there, it has become a breeding ground for zombies born and breed to work underground. There music is often dreamy mixing facts with fiction to create a real experience, when listening!
After really getting into the bands recordings I decided to make the journey to one of there live shows. They appear regularly at the Rock Cafe Cannock but this was not really a venue I wanted to visit. So on closer inspection of their gig guide I found a gig at the dirty south club London, the band had arranged coach travel. So I decided to get in touch and get down there. They where due to support a dj set from former oasis guitarist ‘Bonehead’, so I thought it would be a good night.
The Day Of The Gig
The coach arrived at 4 o’clock on a Saturday to pick us up from the dreaded ‘Cannock bus station’. I hoped on to find it full of drunken teenagers and thought what am I doing. I sat at the front alone for around an hour, before a chubby young lad introduced himself to me. He walked to the front of the coach, carling cans in hand one of which he passed to me, and said “Ort, I’m Beaver.”
The trip on the coach took around 4 hours and was extremely wild, not for the faint hearted. I felt really sorry for the coach driver!
We arrived in London at around 8.30pm local time and went into the venue. I was very surprised to see the band just instantly mingle with there friends and fans and drinks where exchanged immediately. Time slid by as I spent most of the time with my new acquaintances ,’Beaver’ , watching the other support acts. Several pints of Guiness later and toilet breaks, the band arrived on stage. With the front man and bass player tuning in to the dirty pretty things anthem ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’. They immediately threw there instruments to the floor and jumped into the growing crowd to dance and……. well……… go metal really.
Was this a ploy to create mayhem I’m unsure, but it did work! They took to the stage in a venue, that you wouldn’t imagine would have much of an atmosphere……. but they seemed to create there own. Track after track of exhilarating music, the crowd loving it, with some minor stage invasions.
All in all I sum up that The Vouch are a must see!
Josh Smithyman
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The Musical Mayhem of U2 Cds
April 16, 2008
The Musical Mayhem of U2 Cds
By Victor Epand 
Unlike many of the popular bands at the time who were originally from England, U2 was a band of young teenagers who were originally from Dublin, Ireland. The band was created in 1976 by Larry Mullen Jr. when he was fourteen, and U2 is still currently performing and putting out music today. Like the Rolling Stones they have been around for quite a while, but that is where similarities end. U2 is a different band all together, especially in the genre of music that they put out. U2 focuses more on alternative rock, rock and post-punk instead of the rock and roll that the Rolling Stones are best known for.
The main four members of the band have remained the same since the band was first created and includes Adam Clayton, Paul Hewson (also known as Bono), Larry Mullen Jr. and Dave Evans (also known as The Edge). Unlike the members, the name of the band changed a few times before it was known as U2. First, it was the Larry Mullen band for a day before the name became Feedback. Later, the band renamed themselves The Hype before finally settling on U2. As mentioned before, the members of the band were teenagers when they first started the band and their music wasn’t overly popular at first, but this would soon change in the 1980s when they became more recognized.
Though U2 started out in the late 1970s, their popularity didn’t begin to grow until the mid 1980s where their live shows were well received by their audience. In fact, their live shows were apparently more a success than any of the recordings they made. It took some work in the start because when the band was first created the members still had some work to do on their music. With some experimentation and work, they were able to grow in popularity through the different music they offered. Even after they became relatively popular in the 1980s, they continued to experiment and change their music so that they would have their own unique sound that would continue to entertain the audience. This continued growth is especially seen in an album U2 released in the early 1990s. Even after this album they continued to grow and ensure their music was dynamic.
When they first started out, U2 were lacking in some of their ability and experience and the first few years they were playing together involved a lot of practice and growth before they started getting the recognition they deserved. Even during the 1908s, it took a lot of hard work to build their fan base. It was possibly their enjoyment in trying new things and in trying to build a larger fan base that kept them so dynamic throughout the years. Their continued dynamic growth in their music has been rewarded with their induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, winning more Grammy Awards than any other band before them and having influenced numerous bands that were created after U2, such as Coldplay and Snow Patrol.
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The Demise Of Rock Music CDs- Why Did This Happen?
April 16, 2008
The Demise Of Rock Music CDs - Why Did This Happen?
By Matt Mckay
To everyone who believes that there has been a demise of rock music, where have you been looking? Corporate owned mainstream radio? Cardboard cutouts at dying music stores? You probably don’t want to hear this, but here goes…
There are a couple of things to consider: By the time music has hit the mainstream, it has already begun it’s decline. Bands that were once creative and raw and real have been polished and watered down by the troubled record companies and old school producers. How often have you seen a rock band in concert with a string ensemble behind it? Even mainstream "punk" has had huge elements of rawness and meaning torn from it to make it more marketable. The artists have no input. The music rights are now owned by the record company who think they know best. I’ve been there. If the record company’s producer has control over the recording, your music won’t be the same as you had originally wrote it. And I don’t mean better.
Then there are the manufactured singers and bands conceived and created by entities such as Disney and American Idol. As I’ve said before, many the singers of the most influential bands throughout rock history would never have made it past the American Idol audition stage. Imagine John (Rotten) Lydon, Kurt Cobain or Black Frances of the Pixies in front of the judging panel. I would especially like to see John’s intellectual verbal abuse of the talent experts.
The singers in today’s music sound pretty good, don’t they? Did you know that there is software and hardware that processes the human voice so that every not coming out of the singer is actually synthesized? Every note is spot on. No more slightly sharp or flat notes or rawness which I feel gives music a human element. Sure, singers still need a good voice, and by that I mean a voice that is suited to the music, but the vocal processing equipment takes care of any imperfection, even in live performances.
Okay, okay, on to the main subject. The demise of rock. What happened? Aside from what I’ve described above, not much. Again I’ll ask, where have you been looking? Real rock music does not exist where it used to anymore. It exists on the Internet. In the original music clubs of major cities. On the mp3 players of high school and college students. It’s called independent or indie music. Music that is independent of all that is not corporate, mass produced, or manufactured.
Go to your computer, type indie rock radio or something similar into your web browser, and spend some time checking out something new. Get out and go to an original music club. One that doesn’t have bands playing cover music or a DJ. Go to coffeehouses, art-spots that have music. Rock is alive and well and where it belongs. In the trenches, in the dark, dingy clubs, in your face, and in hearts and minds of listeners.
I’m not suggesting you to go there, but if you’re looking for it there it is. There is no demise of rock music after all, it just doesn’t live where it used to. If you don’t agree, or don’t like it, that’s fine too. If pull out your vinyl, put on your giant 1970’s headphones and stop complaining!
Matt McKay is a songwriter, musician and author from New England. http://www.mattmckay.net
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