January 2011

FRIENDS OF JACK Release Two New Singles

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 15:22

St. Alban’s, Newfoundlands favourite sons and Fort McMurray, Alberta’s adopted sons now have their first two singles ‘I OWE YOU ONE’ and ‘THE REAL DEAL’available on 1Tunes in a major country near you.

Fans in the Drayton Valley, Alberta area can catch Darryl, Chad and Paul at the BASICS FOR BABIES Benefit Breakfast on January 21^st being held at the Lakeview Inns & Suites – tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased at the door – includes breakfast. BASICS FOR BABIES is now into it’s third year and are partnered with the Drayton Valley Health Unit. This benefit helps provide the basic necessities of life to children in the Drayton Valley community who otherwise would go without. Some items that are purchased with money raised are clothing, food, diapers and medicine.

In late November Friends of Jack made the trek to Nashville to finish recording their debut album – with Bob Bullock producing! The self-titled debut album is scheduled for an early spring release with another single coming late January. 2011 is looking to be a busy year for Friends of Jack and they are looking forward to bringing their sibling harmonies to a city near you!

Cashbox Canada

Verbal Slip-ups

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:01

Story: Keith Bradford

As humans we rely very heavily on verbal communication as part of our daily routine. We have all at one time or another tried to get a sentence out and flubbed our words and experienced what we call "tongue-tied."

An interesting related phenomenon is that as a person we stumble on certain words that others have no difficulty with. This also works in the opposite in that we may breeze right through certain words with proficiency and others may find those same words difficult if not impossible to say properly.

An example of abuse is the words ‘conscious’ and ‘conscience’. Now they both kind of sound alike but ‘conscious’ means to be aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, while ‘conscience’ means the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action.

I don't expect every entertainer to become a linguist but if you are giving a presentation and are a little unsure of a certain word or two you are far better off replacing that word with one that means what you are trying to say but yet you know the meaning is correct. The public doesn't really care if you use a 5-cent word or a $5.00 word.

Justin Bieber- Teenage World Domination

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:14

Story:Lenny Stoute

He’s the reigning Prince Of Pop, a singin’, dancin’ Beatle bob wearing sixteen year old teen dream, music’s logical successor to Michael Jackson. How did a sweet kid from Stratford Ontario get like that?

Justin Drew Bieber, born March 1 1994, is the biggest star spawned on YouTube to date, so it’s fitting that his discovery was a random thing. Happened to the kid from Stratford,Ontario when So So Def marketing exec Scooter Braun clicked on a Bieber video by accident and unknowingly unleashed the next Pop Idol of The Universe.. A blown away Braun flew to Canada and persuaded Bieber’s mom to allow the kid to fly with him to meet with r’n’b star Usher at the company’s Atlanta offices.

In short order Bieber was inked to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, followed by a recording contract with Island Records . The high speed pace here is indicative of what is to come for an artist who will write an autobiography before his sixteenth year is out.

Toronto based music company creates website for worldwide socially conscious music

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 11:56

Just Songs “Songs for Just Causes” is a Toronto based music company that is creating compilation good cause CDs for charitable use and has created a website showcasing some of the music in their catalogue.

The website presents socially conscious music from all over the world and allows the listeners and visitors an opportunity to download a specific song, with the proceeds being donated to a charity of the artist’s choice.

For those that do utilize retail download scenarios like iTunes it’s a great way to get some new music while at the same time donate to a good cause and support musical artists from across the world who believe in giving a little give back.

Songs themes range from War and Peace, Violence and Chaos to Inspirational and Environmental. There are songs addressing Women’s Issues, Political Perspectives as well as Commerce and Greed.

Musical genres range from melodic pop/rock songs to the avant-garde. There are Hip-Hop tracks, R&B tunes, World Beat rhythms and ambient-electronic dance tracks. There are folk songs and heavy hard rockers. There are songs that will make you laugh and songs that will make you cry. All in all there is something for every taste.

The High Dials Bring Anthems For Doomed Youth To Toronto

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 11:49

Montreal neopsychedelic quintet The High Dials are always a ton o’ fun whether rocking out or getting all atmospheric and groovy. With a new album to preview, you know the Dials will be throwing down their best to impress and word is the new tunes are among their best ever.

It feels like this one is the distillation of all the pop and psychedelic influences they’ve toyed with during the three previous albums. ‘Chinese Boxes’ has a swamp rock, countryish feel, while ‘The Rich Die Too’ is all lush, dreamy. minor chorded landscape. And closing ballad ‘Bedroom Shadows’ is a spooky, skittish thing that wouldn’t have been out of place on the Inception soundtrack.

Recorded in an abandoned building that once belonged to the Canadian navy, the Montreal band’s fourth full-length studio album, Anthems For Doomed Youth, benefits from the beautiful natural reverb in the large admiral’s ballroom. Bravely undeterred by claims that the room was haunted, the band forged ahead after a number of spooky supernatural experiences and emerged with their most authentic and mature work to date. Mixed by Michael Musmanno (Lilys) in New York City, Anthems For Doomed Youth was released on November 2nd. The band will celebrate the successful and critically acclaimed release with US and Canadian tour dates.

Jan 18 - Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe w/ The Vaccines, 9pm  
Jan 28 - Montreal, QC @Quai des Brumes w/ Passwords & Sonic Avenues
 Jan 29 - New York City, NY Party Expo in Brooklyn 