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2/28/2012

New Music: Anyone For a Hold-Up

Hey guys! Anybody ever hear of a little band that goes by the name of Flatlined? Yes? Well two of their members (Chris and Brad) decided to create a little side project called Anybody for a Hold-Up and they want YOU to take a listen and spread the word! Based out of Hamilton, these guys have put a lot of effort into writing more than 20+ songs and now they want the world to hear them.


Check out their facebook page and/or their website if you want to get to know more about them and where you can hear their music live!

Happy Listening.

2/07/2012

2012 Juno Award Nominees!

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD

Arcade Fire 
Avril Lavigne 
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Ginette Reno
Hedley
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
Nickelback

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

City and Colour - Fragile Bird
Hedley - Invincible
Johnny Reid - Let's Go Higher
Nickelback - When We Stand Together
The Sheepdogs - I don't know

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullaby
Drake - Take Care
Justin Bieber - Under the Mistletoe
Michael Buble - Christmas
Nickelback - Here and Now

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Feist
Michael Buble

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Arkells
Down With Webster
Hedley
Nickelback
Sam Roberts Band

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Alyssa Reid
Dan Mangan
Diamond Rings
JRDN
Lindi Ortega

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR 

Braids
Hey! Rosetta
Mother Mother
The Rural Albert Advantage
The Sheepdogs

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullaby
Down With Webster - Time to Win Vol. 2
Hedley - Storms
Lights - Siberia
Marianas Trench - Ever After


For a full listing of this years nominees please check out Junoawards.ca! I would post more but I ran out of time!!

Taryn

2/06/2012

Pretty Little Liars

Monday has been a crazy night of shows and I'm trying to sort through the millions of thoughts I've seemed to acquire in the last couple of hours.

Pretty Little Liars as been deemed a fave of mine ever since the first few episodes last year. Yes it may be geared towards the teen crowds but I can't help but be drawn into the characters and the plot line. The writers seem to know how to write effectively and to keep their audiences enthralled with every move. And while I can't catch you up fully on what's been going on since I last blogged about the show, I'll try and catch you up on the episode from tonight as well as my thoughts of what may or may not happen!

So the show tonight focused on the TruthUP event that Rosewood High held for all the students to come clean about bullying and other issues that occur within the school. It didn't so much revolve around the girls as a whole this time, but more so things that were going on separately.

A lot went on but the jist of things were that Spencer found out that Jason is actually her half-brother, Hannah proves that she didn't send that naked photo of Kate to the whole school, Emily teams up with Mona to hack into the school computer to find info to insure her reinstatement onto the swim team, and Aria tells Holton she's uncomfortable with sneaking behind his parents back when he may be harming himself. To add to that, they find a mysterious phone number in a trench coat that used to be Ali's and now they're meeting up with somebody who called them from that number. Then there's the issue of where Caleb went? The last scenes are sketchy and cause so many unanswered questions!

What's Holton up to? My guess is he's in an underground fight club.

Then there's Noel. He just seems to be getting WAY too close to Jenna for comfort.

And Mona is seeming a little sketchy as well. She's got major computer hacking skills and admits to being able to change her voice to disguise her normal one. Could she be 'A'?

I'm sure you guys all have your own ideas as to who 'A' could be and what is going to happen in upcoming episodes. I know I've barely touched on what has happened but feel free to add your comments and thoughts about what's been going on!

Taryn (oh and btw - I'm totally team Aria and Ezra)

The Voice

Clearly since The Voice is now in it's second season, it's been a hit with millions of viewers across North America. Now...you would think that with multiple talent shows on the air that one of them would falter and eventually fail but, like the other talent shows on TV( X-Factor America's Got Talent, American Idol etc), The Voice has a solid viewing from fans.

I used to be an avid viewer of American Idol (and Canadian Idol when it was on), but I slowly stopped because it got repetitive and you could clearly see who the finalists were before the show ever made it to the finals. When The Voice came out I was tentative to watch at first because I believed it would be the same  - but boy was I wrong. Here are the  three reasons why I love The Voice:

1. I first and foremost love the fact that they have "blind" auditions where the judges don't have the opportunity to SEE the competitor before they listen to their voices. In a beauty saturated world it's refreshing to see a singing reality show that focuses strictly on voice first.

2. I love the range of talented musicians this year (even last year's were amazing). I love that they vary in age, sex, race and musical talents. There isn't just your typical pop, rock or country singers. They range from pop to r&b, to even classical. I can't wait to see the rest of the auditions as well as the sing-offs in future episodes.

3. Lastly, I love the chemistry between all of the judges. All four are professionals in their business and it's great to see them come together to mentor new singers but  they're also able to joke and be friendly with each other. They all seem like they've known each other forever and are comfortable being themselves. I seriously find myself laughing at the jokes and banter that goes on between them all, especially Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. They are hilarious!

I hope these are good enough reasons for you guys to turn on your tvs and watch The Voice from now on. It's a great show full of talent and I want to share it with as many people as possible!

Taryn

(p.s. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are sexy...which is definitely an added benefit.

2/03/2012

New Music: Condokrew

Okay I give full credit to Jenny Ellis (aka Zebraprintsky) for telling me to go check these guys out...and I'm so glad she did! Condokrew is a new band formed by former Illscarlett guitarist Johnny D and his close friends. They sound amazing and different and I'm most definitely impressed! I want you to listen, share and listen again!

Check out this video for Is It Bad - Condokrew


Pee ess - Is it weird I find the guy in the hat (name yet to be determined lol) looks a little like Dave Rosin. Oh boy, I'm in trouble...haha

Oh...and you can follow them on Twitter AND Facebook so give them some friends asap!

Have a great weekend! New Posts coming in the following weeks...stay tuned!

Taryn