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I'm listening to Evil Genius Chronicles podcast number 99, interviewing Paul Melancon (whom I've never heard of until now) and there is a lot of talk about the music industry, breaking in, getting signed, and recouping.

As Paul laments, he doubts he will ever “make it” in the music business in the sense that he feels he'll never get signed because no major labels will ever sign a thirty-year old who doesn't look like a teenager.… [ read more -> ]

We played our CD release party on thursday night at the Bovine and Kelly Clipperton (who does a lot of the tPH photography work) brought his band Kelly and the Kelly Girls to open for us.

They were great. Different genre than us, sort of a power ska/rythm and bluesey thing but very energetic and Kelly is the consumate showman.… [ read more -> ]

Pick U Up was podcasted in episode 15 of the all creative commons Staccato Music. A mellower sounding set of songs but a lot of good stuff in there.

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Listening to Danny The K's I”ve Stopped Making Sense podcast on Old Wave Radio which is supposed to be the best sounds of the 70's and 80's but yet, our very own Stop Draggin' Us Nowhere is the leadoff track.

I guess that means we sound “post-punk” (Danny thinks we sound like the Jam!)… [ read more -> ]

Michael Geist, (who I’ve had the pleasure of sitting on the CIRA Board with for the last three years) has published this article where he dissects the Canadian music industry’s claims of damaged revenues from P2P file sharing.

The short version: the industry and artists are likely more than making their money back on reduced CD sales from royalties being distributed under the new blank media levy in Canada and indie labels and artists (people like us 🙂 think P2P downloads ultimately help sales.… [ read more -> ]

Thanks Jason for including us in your absolutely fsck-ing KICK ASS IR #21: Rock the @!#% Out! podcast.

I can only say…

WOW

I'm halfway through listening to the podcast and I've been just blown away by almost every track, a lot of these bands have really impressed me.… [ read more -> ]