Yes after a slow start the War On Music series of shows will be a reality come November 4, 2011.
I have confirmations from both the Pink Slips, and the Afterlife, and I am in talks with Quagmire and the Thrashers to round out the bill. We have a couple of birthdays that day too, so it should be a full and excited crowd.
Get the venue and the bands will come. That is my best advice. I had started trying to get all my friends in bands to agree on a day and then book, but that is too complicated especially during the summer when everyone is going on holidays.
In other news another couple of shows are being organized including hopefully a punk versus metal back to back week showdown that I'm trying to get Ryan from the shop to collaberate and really do it up proper.
Another cool addition is going to be having the shows recorded and hopefully put to DVD.
Check out the Twitter feed for all the latest. @waronmusic
Here are the Pink Slips playing a previous gig at the Cavern.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Shows Must Go On
Hosting a show is a little more difficult that I had originally expected, but all hope is not lost, just a little time. Hey I am learning which is the main thing, right?
Anyway my first tip to anyone promoting thier first show is to get the venue first. This may be shows 101 but bands, especially local ones don't know a lot of the tie if they will be together in a month, let alone if they are going to be available to play a show that doesn't have a locked location time, or date. Get those and from what I here the bands will come. It is like Field of Dreams, on the dreams at these clubs probably aren't acceptable in mainstream society.
Maybe if you are a judge you get into that stuff. I don't know. I must admit though getting older, and less in touch with the local music scene has made getting commitments from bands more difficult, heck even responses. The solution, of course is to go see more shows. I'm getting there, but shows duirng the summer are so few and far between I am lucky I have good friends and family helping me out, and if everything works out this should be the show I promote in a month, with thanks going already to Brad from Quagmire for all the help he has given me.
Quagmire, Pinkslips, the Afterlife, and if I am lucky the Terribles. Hopefully at the Standard.
Wish me luck, and shoot me some tips if you.
Anyway my first tip to anyone promoting thier first show is to get the venue first. This may be shows 101 but bands, especially local ones don't know a lot of the tie if they will be together in a month, let alone if they are going to be available to play a show that doesn't have a locked location time, or date. Get those and from what I here the bands will come. It is like Field of Dreams, on the dreams at these clubs probably aren't acceptable in mainstream society.
Maybe if you are a judge you get into that stuff. I don't know. I must admit though getting older, and less in touch with the local music scene has made getting commitments from bands more difficult, heck even responses. The solution, of course is to go see more shows. I'm getting there, but shows duirng the summer are so few and far between I am lucky I have good friends and family helping me out, and if everything works out this should be the show I promote in a month, with thanks going already to Brad from Quagmire for all the help he has given me.
Quagmire, Pinkslips, the Afterlife, and if I am lucky the Terribles. Hopefully at the Standard.
Wish me luck, and shoot me some tips if you.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Bad Religion New Album Not All Bad
There was not a lot going on at the shop today, so I decided to give the new Bad Religion album The Dissent of Man a critical listen, and let old, and new Bad Religion fans alike know what someone who has been listening to them for 15 years and hasn’t bought a new Bad Religion albums since the Grey Race. New Maps of Hell was all right, but, as you will soon figure, I pine for the earlier BR cuts.
The best songs on the album are Turn Your Back On Me, I Won’t Say Anything, and The Devil In Stitches. These songs are a few of the faster tunes, but they rely more on quality vocals and melodic choruses, rather than the great time changes, and incredible lyrics. That is not to say that the lyrics are lacking, but the old tunes had ideas and messages that may be some of the finest ever to come out of punk.
The album is nothing close to their classic albums such as Suffer, and No Control, but that doesn’t mean it is not worth a listen. This album is a good, more mellow listen, but Bad Religion puts together a good mix of up tempo songs so you don’t get bored. Speaking of boring that style that Bad Religion was living off of for about 8 years which appeared in songs like Sorrow, and Let Them Eat War is finally gone. I hated those songs, if you take anything away from this review know that the style of this album is completely different than anything they have released before.
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The best songs on the album are Turn Your Back On Me, I Won’t Say Anything, and The Devil In Stitches. These songs are a few of the faster tunes, but they rely more on quality vocals and melodic choruses, rather than the great time changes, and incredible lyrics. That is not to say that the lyrics are lacking, but the old tunes had ideas and messages that may be some of the finest ever to come out of punk.
The album is nothing close to their classic albums such as Suffer, and No Control, but that doesn’t mean it is not worth a listen. This album is a good, more mellow listen, but Bad Religion puts together a good mix of up tempo songs so you don’t get bored. Speaking of boring that style that Bad Religion was living off of for about 8 years which appeared in songs like Sorrow, and Let Them Eat War is finally gone. I hated those songs, if you take anything away from this review know that the style of this album is completely different than anything they have released before.
Check us out on Twitter @waronmusic
Monday, July 18, 2011
Why Am I Doing This?
This blog, and the twitter site I use to promote it and War On Music are part of my Independent Professional Project for Creative Communications at Red River College in Winnipeg.
The students got to choose what project they would do in order to earn credit for one entire course. I chose a promotional campaign for War On Music because it is one of my favourite music stores in the world, but I thought they could use more exposure as they are a niche shop that has a very particular audience.
To get a passing grade, and expand War On Music’s popularity I must complete several tasks:
Run a Twitter account for War On Music
Update this blog regularily
Create four print, and four radio ads for War On Music
Organize three concerts to raise awareness of War On Music
Follow the blog and see how things go for me in my first shot in the advertising game, and also updates on concerts, music, and the War On Music scene.
The students got to choose what project they would do in order to earn credit for one entire course. I chose a promotional campaign for War On Music because it is one of my favourite music stores in the world, but I thought they could use more exposure as they are a niche shop that has a very particular audience.
To get a passing grade, and expand War On Music’s popularity I must complete several tasks:
Run a Twitter account for War On Music
Update this blog regularily
Create four print, and four radio ads for War On Music
Organize three concerts to raise awareness of War On Music
Follow the blog and see how things go for me in my first shot in the advertising game, and also updates on concerts, music, and the War On Music scene.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
New Format New Objective: Short, Informative, Useful.
The blog has not been going quite as well as I had wanted early, but that is because I have not thought of unique posts I can write to get more, or any followers.
This is what I propose. The blog will keep some of the old style posts because it is good to know what is happening in the local, and national music scene, as well as what is going on at War On Music. However in addition to that I will post regularily about what it is like trying to do a promotional campaign for the War On Music Worker Cooperative.
In fact that may be a good place to start with a blog.
Check out my next post that explains what you are reading, and why I am writing it.
See you Monday, at 6PM Central time.
This is what I propose. The blog will keep some of the old style posts because it is good to know what is happening in the local, and national music scene, as well as what is going on at War On Music. However in addition to that I will post regularily about what it is like trying to do a promotional campaign for the War On Music Worker Cooperative.
In fact that may be a good place to start with a blog.
Check out my next post that explains what you are reading, and why I am writing it.
See you Monday, at 6PM Central time.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Arsonfest 2011
Mount Elgon Productions has brought Arsonfest back for an eleventh year, and this years show is sure match all expectations that the others have in the past. The shows start on Friday August 5 and go until Sunday August 7. All shows are at the Death Trap (93 Albert Street) and start at 10 PM except the Sunday show which starts at 8PM.
August 5 - $10
Mares of Thrace
Vilipend
Wolbachia
Cooked and Eaten
Violent Gorge
Willing Feet
August 6 - $13
Bloody Pheonix
Haggaiha
Putrescence
Enabler
OSH
Wake
August 7 - $10
Subjugation
Urine Trip
Hand of the Horse Witch
AHNA
Scab Smoker
All proceeds benefit the pow wow to honour children who have been affected by violence.
Get out there and some great local and abroad talent as they blast out some of the best metal and obscuro tunes you can find on a hot August night. Stay tuned for more about Arsonfest 2011, and check out @WarOnMusic on twitter.
August 5 - $10
Mares of Thrace
Vilipend
Wolbachia
Cooked and Eaten
Violent Gorge
Willing Feet
August 6 - $13
Bloody Pheonix
Haggaiha
Putrescence
Enabler
OSH
Wake
August 7 - $10
Subjugation
Urine Trip
Hand of the Horse Witch
AHNA
Scab Smoker
All proceeds benefit the pow wow to honour children who have been affected by violence.
Get out there and some great local and abroad talent as they blast out some of the best metal and obscuro tunes you can find on a hot August night. Stay tuned for more about Arsonfest 2011, and check out @WarOnMusic on twitter.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Ringworm: It's Not Just Bacteria Anymore
Ringworm was the flavour of the day at work today. I don't work at War On Music by the way, but I still have access to so dudes in the know about local, and foriegn music.
My buddy Dillon tells me about this band Ringworm. I don't like the name, but the tunes are not too shabby.
They are on Victory Rebords, and I thought I was in a time warp becuase nothing this hard has come off victory from STRIFE's Truth Though Defiance release.
Ringworm is a throw back to the great hardcore scene that erupted in the 90's but fizzled when emo provided a scene that was less intimidating to a bunch of whinners with Bieber like hair cuts. By the way, what happened to Snapcase?
Who cares, I forgot about that debaucle after Ringworm brought some heavy double kicker reminiscent of hatebreed, some some hard rifts that were similar.
Ringworm is classic Victory Records, but most similar to Inegrity, and Hatebreed. But if you are not down with the Holy Terror scene, or very religious this may not be the pick for you. However if you are serious about your tunes I would give them a listen before you diss them for their message or beliefs.
My buddy Dillon tells me about this band Ringworm. I don't like the name, but the tunes are not too shabby.
They are on Victory Rebords, and I thought I was in a time warp becuase nothing this hard has come off victory from STRIFE's Truth Though Defiance release.
Ringworm is a throw back to the great hardcore scene that erupted in the 90's but fizzled when emo provided a scene that was less intimidating to a bunch of whinners with Bieber like hair cuts. By the way, what happened to Snapcase?
Who cares, I forgot about that debaucle after Ringworm brought some heavy double kicker reminiscent of hatebreed, some some hard rifts that were similar.
Ringworm is classic Victory Records, but most similar to Inegrity, and Hatebreed. But if you are not down with the Holy Terror scene, or very religious this may not be the pick for you. However if you are serious about your tunes I would give them a listen before you diss them for their message or beliefs.
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