Memories of Warped Tour.
I think Warped Tour is a coming of age thing for any fan of the guitar. Every summer since I was 15 I’ve spent at least one day at the Vans Warped Tour getting mouthfuls of dirt in the pit, checking out amazing new bands and virtually bursting into tears of joy during the sets of legends like NOFX and Bad Religion.
On March 30th a 15 year anniversary DVD is hitting shelves - can’t wait!
Check out this trailer that just hit YouTube:
Vote For Your Favourite and WIN?! Rad.
It’s true! The 2010 JUNO Awards and Pepsi are giving you the chance to “Step Into The Limelight”
What does that mean? Bascially, all you have to do is cast your vote for the JUNO Fan Choice Award presented by Pepsi, fill out a form and then - just like that - you’re entered to win a VIP experience for you and 3 of your BFFs to present the JUNO Fan Choice Award LIVE on CTV.
Gorillaz give us a sneak peek!
The world’s biggest animated band is back! The Gorillaz took up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep int he South Pacific, a Plastic Beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This Plastic Beach is the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet. The outcome: “Plastic Beach”, the album.
Here is the awesome STYLO trailer for the video coming soon!
PLASTIC BEACH OUT MARCH 9, 2010!
This Valentine’s Day Spend The Evening With Johnny Reid!
This February 14th, cuddle up in front of your TV & watch platinum recording artist, Johnny Reid. Put on the fire & pull your loved one in close to view this great live show!
Maybe you’ll even ask you’re love to “Dance with Me “…
Johnny Reid Live At The Jubilee airs on CMT, Sunday February 14th at 10pm EST.
First Africa, Now The World!
“Africa”, “Carrera”, “Yalla Habibi” – all three songs have become monster hits for Lebanese-Canadian singer/songwriter Karl Wolf. Now, Karl is ready to build on this success with his next single “Hurting” which is being delivered to radio stations across the country this week. “Hurting” shows a whole new, serious side of Karl: it’s a powerful song that’s very close to his heart and shows signs of being another out of the box smash. Accompanying the track is Karl’s best video to date, which stars Nicole Holness from MTV Canada and which multi-talented Karl directed himself. You can catch a sneak peek after the jump…
Hot Chip Drop The L-Bomb.
In an interview with Dose.ca, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor talks about writing “realistic” love songs and the play-on-words in the title of the techo-soul group’s third album, One Life Stand.
Check it out here.
AIR: 2010 North American Tour
Melanoma is no laughing matter. That said, please understand the symbolic value of us braving 2nd and 3rd degree sunburns to see AIR’s last Toronto show. Not only did we learn valuable lessons about sunscreen that day, but we also learned that AIR are a phenomenal live act. The show was really incredible.
AIR (JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin) are performing their first North American concerts in three years in support of their gorgeous new album Love 2.
Canadian Dates:
March 22: Montreal @ Metropolis
March 23: Toronto @ Phoenix Concert Theater
You can find ticket info at: aircheology.com
Behind The Scenes With The Mission District
Last week, The Mission District teamed up with Musique Plus and Nightlife Magazine. Check out this exclusive behind the scenes video of the photo shoot for Nightlife on Musique Plus.com!
Karl Wolf Channels Stallone
As a pretty massive fan of the Rocky movies, I get pretty excited anytime I see bedroom eyes and boxing gloves in the same clip.
Enter the new Karl Wolf video. You won’t be able to see it in full for about a week, but this 59 second trailer is killer.
Did you recognize MTV Canada host Nicole Holness as the leading lady!
MBF Loves You.
Check out this amazing contest that our boyfriend Michael Bernard Fitzgerald just launched! In a nutshell, you send an MP3 of the song “Care For You” to someone you care for and you’re automatically entered to win a romantic Valentine’s Day song written just for you and your Valentine!
Go to www.ilovembf.com/valentine to send a card with a free copy of ‘Care For You’ this Valentine’s Day and fill in the boxes along with your personal message. The card and download will be sent out on February 14th, making you look like the most romantic and thoughtful person ever!
MBF is also running a contest for the first week. Every time you send a card to someone your name is entered into a random draw. The more cards you send the greater your chances of winning. The winner of the draw gets a song written for them by Michael about a special person in their life. The contest closes on February 9th. We will announce the winner on the 10th and the winner will receive their song on February 13th.