Yay!

Yesterday, January 26, one of my favorite comedians, Arj Barker, who always has a great segue lined up dropped his first solo comedy album LYAO.



I cannot wait to listen to this. You may know Arj from his popular stage show The Marijuana-louges or Comedy Central Presents, or maybe you recognize him as "Dave" the hilarious character on Flight of the Conchords. His punchlines and delivery are both amazing, making audiences all over the world laugh. Barker's CD is twelve tracks long, and each title is a common communication abbreviation like LOL and OMG.

Watch ARJ, buy his CD, and get TICKETS to his upcoming tour!

MC Battle in NH

Club 550 is a nightlife hot spot in North Conway, NH. For the third year running, it has been the spot for Bring the Noise Entertainment's MC Battle.

The battle went down January 24. The place was packed with almost 200 people waiting to see rap acts from NH, CT and NY. One of the artists that I play on the show entered the competition and came out all the way on top. General Money performed with his bassist Tod Engel and wowed the three judges. He trumped in all the areas that were being judged on; lyrics, stage presence, style and overall performance.

This was a huge step for General Money and Crank Records. Not only did he walk away with the top cash prize, but he also was noticed by the prominent producer Edwin Ramos. That is a name that you should know.

As taken off his myspace, Edwin's accomplishments include:

"2 Grammy nominations for R+B Album of the year, 2 major motion picture soundtracks, 2 #1 Billboard Albums, Gold, Multi-Platinum and a Grammy Award Winning song "He Think I Don't Know" for R+B Superstar Mary J. Blige and on more than 20 million record sales worldwide"

So check out what Edwin sees in General Money, and go download Money Call Mixtape Volume 1 for free, or order a copy of The U.N. Congratulations to General Money and the Crank Records family!

Listen to the General Money interview HERE

Thorny 36

January 15th, 2010

Today was a Canadian rock day. We celebrated the awesome music that was released for free a couple weeks back from Thorny Bleeder Records up in the BC. Seventeen tracks of music fluidity, it really a thing of beauty. Download the full album for free HERE.

Anywho, check out the show, and tune in next week to hear more great alternative and indie music from around the world!

Download/Stream <-------- HERE

Playlist:
General Money - Get that Gwop
Alaska and Me - Electric Cowboy
Painted Birds - Wash Away
The BaDD HaBBits - Clap your Pants
TV Heart Attack - AO
Sabrosa Purr - Hope Im Not An Idiot
Burn Hollywood Burn - Electric Fire

Passenger Action - Night Frisbee (Moment of Zen <------------ HERE)

Floodlight - Broken Record
We are They - Swashbuckling Rum Rum of Tom Lefting
Isle of Theives - Hollywood
Whitfield - Top of the World
My Arcadia - City by the Sea
Eye Alaska - Walk like a Gentleman
Ross Neilson - Walk in the Sun
Stars of Boulevard - You can Take the Money
Cory Woodward - Slipping Away

What is Sanchez Dreaming?

Free Tunes from The Thorny Bleeder!

JANUARY 4, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) --

To celebrate the the 1 Year Anniversary of The Bleeder Blog, Thorny Bleeder Records has just released the second volume of our Free Album Download series, entitled Get Thorny 2. It features over one hour of new music from seventeen independent Canadian artists.

Thorny Bleeder Records is based in Vancouver BC, home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. We embrace file sharing and encourage our fans to engage with us on our social media sites. We're a new type of independent record label for a new era in music, helping to bridge the gap between fan, artist, management, and label.

Get Thorny 2 features new music from Columbia, Ross Neilsen, Black Hat Villain, Stars Of Boulevard, TV Heart Attack, Whitfield, Burning Borders, Burn Hollywood Burn, Isle Of Thieves, The Rebellion, Floodlight, Run The Red Light, The BaDD HaBBits, The Painted Birds, Scott Valentine Presents, Cory Woodward and the British Columbians.

You can download Get Thorny 2 for free directly from our website at the following link or by downloading it via bit torrent:

http://www.thornybleeder.com/index_files/now_available_free_album_download_get_thorny_2.html

For more information please contact:

Brian Thompson

Managing Partner

Thorny Bleeder Records

brian@thornybleeder.com

(604) 787-1493

About Thorny Bleeder Records:

Art of Dying's Jonny Hetherington and Greg Bradley have partnered with industry veteran Brian Thompson to form an independent record label, management company and artist services division, offering artists new options in today's music business. TBR has physical distribution in Canada through Conveyor/Universal Music Canada and has worldwide digital distribution.

http://www.thornybleeder.com

Picture Perfect

Have you ever listened to a song and thought to yourself, "This would be amazing in a movie?" Well now you can make that happen.

Film makers George Taramas and Michael Gruosso are compiling a soundtrack for their movie, Night of the Living Heads. This is your chance to get your music out to a greater public, and also a chance to be part of a zombie film! This is a great opportunity, so take advantage of it! Email NOTLHmovie@gmail.com with questions, comments, and of course music submissions.

Check out the NOTLH website: http://nightofthelivingheads.net
NOTLH on Twitter: FOLLOW
NOTLH interview on Uncharted Waves: LISTEN
Email for music submissions: NOTLHmovie@gmail.com

Get Yo Hair Cut!

Roslyn, NY (January 6, 2009) It has been said that style has a soundtrack. From the pompadour to the beehive, Mop Top to Mohawk, beauty and music have always shared the stage. On Tuesday December 1st 2009 at 9am, enter Salon Rock, stage left!

This brand new 1000 sq ft salon located at 1372 Old Northern Blvd in historic Roslyn NY and situated on the famous Roslyn Pond is a truly one of a kind full service experience catering to all, even those with the most discerning of tastes. Salon Rock presents a fusion of high quality hair design and the electric culture of rock and roll to Long Islanders in a never before seen way. Patrons frequent Salon Rock for the freedom to express their individuality, and are the types who have the confidence to truly show off their unique sense of style - and sometimes to even make a little noise - visually.

Owner and founder Stephen Marcuccio could be called a modern day renaissance man. Not only is he renowned as a beauty industry innovator amidst a hugely successful 25 year career in operating exclusive and well traveled salons, a search into Stephen’s alter ego finds a man with a dynamic career as a music producer, publisher and the one who created the concept behind Farmingdale’s legendary The Downtown Concert Venue.

Mr Marcuccio remarked “My goal with Salon Rock will be to combine the two great passions of my life – beauty and music - to form something new and exciting”.

The interior design of Salon rock infuses a modern-minimalist style with the theme of rock and roll. This is carefully conveyed through the use of large scale fashionable graphic images and multi-media plasma screens displaying of all genres of music.

From the Salon Rock Website: “Amplify your natural beauty in our newly designed, sophisticated salon. We specialize in superior hair styling and coloring to create a personalized hair design that’s truly indulgent and totally you”.

For more info on Salon Rock check out http://www.salonrock.com or call 516-307-1177

Panda!

Ice Cream in winter. Sounds brutal, but I Rival makes it really cute. This tee shirt is for only the manliest of men.

Just kidding.

Anyone can get this awesome shirt, and that's why it is this week's TEE SHIRT OF THE WEEK. Check out this tee HERE MAN and buy it for only $14.

Listen to I Rival and download free tracks from http://www.purevolume.com/irivalrock

Play a show on LI

Hey bands from around the world, a local hot spot for musicians to play on Long Island, is booking bands for this year's calendar. Here's his message:


XXX


Happy Holidays from All of us here @ Traxx.

We're putting together the new year calender and would invite all local bands to contact us with dates avail.

21+ Shows
&
All Age Shows avail.

Send us a message today to book a show
Please include your:
BANDS NAME
GENRE
AGE of MEMBERS
(2)Members names and contact numbers.

Your Band Avail?
~ Kevin Traxx

XXX

Traxx is located @
33 Railroad Ave Ronkonkoma (directly across from the train station)

Kevin's Cell: 631 839-6596
Phone: 631 676-3353
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/allaboardlive

Traxx is also a great place to hang out. They have live music over there almost every night of the week. They have Wednesday open mic nights, 18+ original rock on Thursdays, 21+ original/cover/tribute Friday nights, and all age original/cover/tribute Saturdays.

So check it out, ad spread the word.