Band Weblogs Podcast Show #28 features music by Oxford band InLight and their song “Bridges”, and chat with Jenny May and Dave Tommo.

Dave was in a “snappy” mood…with a lot of snapping happening, and as always, random banter and laughter with Jenny and Dave.

They discuss Swedish band Baskery, InLight, Benjamin Taylor, Emma Deigman and more.

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Music played on the podcast:

Band: InLight
Song: Bridges
InLight MySpace
InLight Official Website
Oxford, England

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In this MusicRadar Podcast (February 2008), Joe Bosso talks to KT Tunstall about her second album ‘Drastic Fantastic’. She explains how artists have to work at being ‘entertainers’ and she talks about her relief in having paid her dues before getting signed.

Listen – MusicRadar Podcast with KT Tunstall

About MusicRadar

MusicRadar.com delivers daily updated news and reviews for all music makers, from guitarists to drummers and producers to DJs. At the heart of the site is a database of nearly 5,000 products (growing to 10,000 over the coming months), including reviews and ratings from pro-journalists and real-live users.

Registered users can create personalised Profiles enabling them to showcase their skills and musical equipment, as well as meet, chat and collaborate with other musicians around the world.

The site also offers a library of thousands of free samples, and pro-level (and celebrity) tuition content. All for free!

About Joe Bosso
MusicRadar US Editor

Joe Bosso is a musician and journalist based in New Jersey, USA. He has over 20 years experience, serving as Editor-In-Chief of Guitar World magazine, and having contributed to Classic Rock, Drum!, Bass Guitar, Gibson.com and many other media outlets. He has also served as Vice President of A&R at Island Records and has written scripts for legendary TV show, The Sopranos.

MusicRadar Official Website

If, like me, you’re excited about the new Guillemots’ Red album, then you’ll probably want to check out the first installment of their new Podcast Series, recorded at their studio in east London, available for free from iTunes:

Guillemots Podcast on iTunes

Their second studio album, ‘Red’, is released by Polydor on March 24th, 2008.

Lead single, “Get Over It”, comes a week earlier on March 17th.

The band is set to appear on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tomorrow night, February 15th, 2008. Be sure to tune in!

And don’t forget – Guillemots have made the A-M-A-Z-I-N-G “Kriss Kross” available to download as an MP3 COMPLETELY FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY:

Download “Kriss Kross” MP3

Guillemots drummer Greig Stewart – EXCLUSIVE interview on BandWeblogs.com

Red on amazon.co.uk

Guillemots on Myspace
Guillemots Official Website

Intricate Industries Podcast Episode 12 is now up online.

The podcast features an interview with Comeback Kid where they talk about their record label, Canadian bands and being on the road.

On top of that there’s music from And You Will Know Us By The Trail of The Dead, Riot Like Words and The High Court.

Go to Intricate Industries Podcast Episode 12
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Intricate Industries Official Website

By: Tom Clarke

An extract from the interview is below:

Bowling For Soup – We’ve had people tell us, the success of your band level 10 years ago would be the equivalent to 3 million record sales or something multi million, times are changing people aren’t buying as many records but are still getting the music. The thing for us is we want to make the music and get it out there.

Army of Freshmen – We get if you guys had existed and doing what you’re doing 10 years ago you would have at least had a deal. So it becomes you know 10 years ago sounds pretty kick ass.

BFS – Just in the time we’ve been on a record label in the past 7 years you can see the labels becoming more tight fisted. I mean we got to see some of that money being thrown about a little bit, not like hey have some, but got taken out and did the strip club thing and seen ridiculous money thrown around. Now if we can get a rep to take us out to dinner we’re like ohh cool.

AOF – It really is a trickle down effect, even before when labels were interested in us, even in a small level, there was dinner in it. Now it’s like hey let’s go to starbucks.

Episode 11 also features music from Lost On Landing, Two Hours Traffic and Off Broadway.

Listen to the full Episode 11 podcast and interview at Intricate Industries!

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Tom Clarke – Intricate Industries

Powered by VeriSign’s global mobile content delivery network, the VeriSign Mobile Media Cast is a channel based subscription service allowing users to enjoy rich audio and video content such as television programs, professional or user-generated video clips, music, news and other long or short digital content. Optimized for simple handset operability, the solution leverages a unique “push-store-&-play” mobile delivery technology for dynamic content delivery to mobile phones with no user intervention, completely in the background.

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Bamboo MediaCasting Inc. (www.bamboomc.com) provides solutions that facilitate the aggregation and automatic regular delivery of rich audio and video content and podcasts to users’ handsets. The solutions are intended to overcome the complex and time-consuming handset browsing, streaming and viewing process as well as quality-control limitations that were stalling the podcast phenomenon from successfully penetrating the mobile domain.

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More information about the excellent songs and bands played on Band Weblogs Podcast Show #27:

Band: Hot Springs
Song: Headrush
Hot Springs on Myspace
Hot Springs Official Website
Montreal, Canada

Band: Mucho Maestro
Song: The Monkey’s On Fire
Mucho Maestro on Myspace
Mucho Maestro Official Website
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Band: Last November
Song: Sniper
Last November on Myspace
Last November Official Website
Atlanta, Georgia

Tune in to the Band Weblogs Podcast Show with Jenny May and Dave Tommo – next show coming soon!

Aaron Schroeder is set to release his second album, ‘Black & Gold’, which features guest appearances by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Air, Ladytron), Ben Barnett from Kind Of Like Spitting (Barsuk Records, Hush Records), Jeremy Castillo from the Los Angeles based rock band Mighty Six Ninety, and Tyler Blake from the DJ-remix duo Young Americans. Instruments used on ‘Black & Gold’ include lap-steel guitars, cellos, accordions, violins, banjos, musical saws, clarinet, mandolins, tubas and bells.

Having spent time in Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon and Boston, the 20-something singer/songwriter is currently based in Kennewick, Washington. He seems to have settled into the music scene quite nicely, after living there for the last couple of years.

After listening to tracks on Aaron Schroeder’s Myspace page, we begged him – well not really, but we would have if it had come down to that – to let us play his single, “Call Out To Me” on the Band Weblogs Podcast Show. Luckily he said yes. The track is off of Aaron’s new album ‘Black & Gold’ and could easily become a classic for not only us and I’m sure his current fan base, but if put into the “right hands”, for many more people in the years to come.

Listen: “Call Out To Me” on the Band Weblogs Podcast Show

BandWeblogs.Com interview with Aaron Schroeder:

Band Weblogs: Who or what influenced you to want to become a musician?

Aaron Schroeder: Well, I was a young teenager in the midst of the grunge attack – so people like Kurt Cobain, I suppose. Truly, I really began writing music when I started getting involved in the punk rock scene. Bands like Bad Religion and Minor Threat were hugely influential on my ideology about music in general and how music should be played. Even though I don’t have the social-commentary-aspect to my music like those bands do, they always said SOMETHING. It was never just “page from your diary” type of sh*t. I still try to do that in my songs. I like telling stories, even if no one besides myself knows what the hell is going on to the characters within.

Is Washington a good place to be playing music?

Sh*t yes it is! I’ve been here only two years and I’ve released two full lengths and written about 5 albums worth of material. The scene itself is somewhat non existent, but I’ve hooked up with some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met here. Talented, creative and just good people. You don’t have to party here every night to stay connected to your friends which works out well with me. I can stay in and write more music and hang with my girlfriend. Besides that, there’s a local brewery a few minutes away that makes the best beer I’ve ever tasted. Seriously. Nothing else even comes close. I’ve asked around.

What inspires you to write a song?

Usually the music end will come from very different musical places. I’ll listen to someone like David Bowie or New Order or Bob Dylan or whatever and I’ll think, “I should’ve written a song like this!” So then I’ll turn the record off and basically rip off whatever I was just listening to. The lyrics usually come from the various books I’m reading. Sometimes they are inspired by poetry or old Yiddish folk tales. Whatever seems challenging to me – that is usually what I try to take on through my own music.

What is your favorite sport?

Mini golf, I suppose. Or pinball. I did get pretty excited about baseball a few years back when I was living in Boston. That was when the Red Sox “reversed the curse” though, so I suppose it was a pretty common thing. I also like trying to keep up with my dog when we go walking around the park. She’s fast.

Do you prefer recording in the studio or playing live shows?

Recording and writing music absolutely. Shows are fun and nice, but there’s always, always some kind of awkwardness before that I’ve just filled up my chain smoking and pacing around. Now I’m trying to quit smoking. Playing shows would only fu** that up for me.

What is your favorite cocktail or smoothie?

Not much a fan of either. I like diet coke and whiskey while sitting on my back-porch watching the sunset. Everyday should be like a vacation.

What brand of guitar do you favor?

The only guitar I own is a $60 Hohner. It’s been pretty good to me. I use it on all my demos, and I beat it up pretty good. You know what, I really should name my guitar something. If anyone who is reading this has an interesting idea for what I should name my guitar, email me.

Is the internet a good thing for musicians?

For an artist like me, living on the fringes of a small city, the internet is amazing. I am able to get my music into the hands of people all around the world. I mean, I’ve got people buying my music in Japan and Australia because of iTunes or whatever. And the unfortunate truth is that while the band (myself included) has to work 40 hours to make the car payment, the only way to establish relationships is through digital communication. I’d love to tour one day, but for now the internet is my strongest musical life support.

Who, out of all the dead musicians, would you want to jam with?

That’s an interesting one. Not really dead but his moniker is – Cat Stevens. I’m a fan of most of his music. I won’t try to say I could keep up, but I’d like to hang out with Mississippi John Hurt, I guess. We could get a cup of coffee and talk lyrical inspiration.

What was your most inspired moment?

Man, I get inspired all the time. Usually when I’m having a conversation with someone; when I’m able to verbalize a thought or an idea that I’ve had swimming around in my head – that, for me is very inspiring. When I can connect something inside my head by talking to someone else about it. That’s important to me. Reading great literature is always inspiring, particularly Bernard Malamud.

What is your idea of a vacation?

Sitting on my bed and reading will usually constitute a relaxing time. Not having to open bills on a daily basis might be nice too.

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

Nah, but coffee can be.

What do you think is the best festival to be seen at?

I’m not too sure about that. Festivals seem like a silly idea to me – not sure I’d care too much about being seen at any of them. Growing up going to small, rat infested, thrift store couch-ed small shows in people’s living rooms – I can’t imagine having a genuinely personal experience at a festival. There’s no “heart” in those things.

Is Elvis really the king of rock and roll?

Can’t think of anyone better, except maybe Dino?

Out of the songs that you’ve written, which is your favorite?

I’m really proud of “Fake Crimes”. It’s a story about a pair of lovers who fake a kidnapping so they can get rich, but you don’t have to know that in order to enjoy the song. That’s what I like about it.

Aaron Schroeder will be performing tracks off of ‘Black & Gold’ at his CD Release Party, taking place on Saturday, September 8th, 2007 at The Red Room in Kennewick, Washington. Other bands scheduled to perform include Lions and Eagles and Gregg Belisle-Chi.

For more information about Aaron Schroeder, listen to music and to purchase ‘Black & Gold’, go to Aaron Schroeder Official Website.

Aaron Schroeder on Myspace

By: Jenny May and Dave Tommo – BandWeblogs.Com

Musicians, bands, artists, music publicists, record companies, music fans and more have been submitting blog entries to Band Weblogs for free, for online distribution. All Guest Music Blogger entries are reviewed before publication and whether the entries are formal press releases about bands and their music or laid back music blog entries written by musicians, most submissions get published.

In today’s music climate, it’s important for bands to find unique ways to get their music heard. I’ve been a firm believer in musicians taking matters into their own hands when it comes to online promotion. Of course, the more help a band can get, the better, and adding music blog entries to Band Weblogs is just one more way to help spread the word about up and coming bands, new releases, reviews, music videos, music blogs and more.

Not only are the entries published on Band Weblogs, but some blog entries submitted by Guest Music Bloggers have been featured on quality news websites like Reuters, USA Today and Austin American Statesman. The more people that read the music blog entries equals more free promotion for bands!

Dave Tommo and I host the Band Weblogs Podcast Show which features ‘podsafe’ music by up and coming unsigned bands and signed bands. We love doing the show and it’s important to us that we play music by bands and artists that we really like. Band Weblogs Podcast Shows are aired on CBS owned KYOU Radio and 1550AM in San Francisco as well as distributed to podcast directories around the net. Podcasts are another way for musicians to get their music ‘out there’.

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By: Jenny May

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More information about the excellent songs and artists played on Band Weblogs Podcast Show:

Artist: Decibully
Song: Penny Look Down
Decibully on Myspace
Wisconsin, USA

Artist: Aaron Schroeder
Song: Call Out To Me
Aaron Schroeder on Myspace
Washington, USA

Artist: Douglas James Hall
Song: Pretty Girl
Douglas James Hall on Myspace
London, England

Tune in to the Band Weblogs Podcast Show with Jenny May and Dave Tommo – next show coming soon!

It appears that a new model is developing and developing very fast. Where once AM and or FM radio were the vehicles to break new music now the Independent Podcasters are filling that vacuum pronto. Tim Young and his most recent record RED have been fortunate enough to appeal to a number of these 21st century DJ’s.

Nic Threadwell is the proud daddy of his homegrownpodcast which is based in the UK. His is a very lively collection of artists from the UK and the USA and also includes spoken word and poetry; which is another trend happening big time in the current world of podcasts. Nic has chosen to feature “The Road” on his program this week which can be found at homegrownpodcast.co.uk.

Apparently there must have been some mysterious communication going on from the UK to the USA because this week on Mike Stephen’s podcast, The Open Mike Cafe, Mike has also chosen to ride on “The Road” from RED. Mike produces his Open Mike Cafe once a week just like Nic and the Open Mike podcast can be found at openmikecafe.blogspot.com. Mike’s show is more focused on acoustic based independent releases but he also enjoys mixing up a diverse bag of sounds and interviews and poetry.

Some roads may be long and winding but this ‘road’ from Tim Young chooses a more direct path. Straight down that road as far as the eye can see…“where the ending is never painted on a sign.”

A week of great movement. Please support these podcasts by tuning in and enjoying the diversity of great independent music. This is all a brand new Road and it’s going somewhere unforgettable.

Tim Young – The Cost

Tim Young Official Website

More information about the excellent songs and artists played on Band Weblogs Podcast Show:

Artist: Noah Griffin
Song: The Bridge: Golden Gate
Noah Griffin on Myspace
San Francisco, CA

Artist: The Soul of John Black
Song: The Hole
The Soul of John Black on Myspace
Los Angeles, California

Artist: Flickerstick
Song: Helicopter
Flickerstick on Myspace
Dallas, Texas

Tune in to the Band Weblogs Podcast Show with Jenny May and Dave Tommo – next show coming soon!

Promotional Giveaway Start Date: Monday April 23, 2007; End Date extended to May 7, 2007 at 12 midnight EST!

BandWeblogs.com and Ariel Publicity have teamed up to give away a Scotty Don’t Prize Pack. The Prize Pack consists of two Scotty Don’t t-shirts and one Scotty Don’t CD provided by Ariel Publicity, to be given away to one lucky winner!

Scotty Don’t. An idea conceived by the veteran rockers of a group widely known as Badfish: a Tribute to Sublime. Scotty Don’t is more than a band, it’s a concept derived from years of touring and stewing creativity that has finally been wrangled into one place.

The members of this group are loaded with road tested form and skill, and are whole-heartedly ready to launch the next generation of music fueled by blood, soul, and an intensity that is truly, in all senses of the word, original.

Scotty Don’t is a no-frills, take it or leave it musical concept being put out for those whom are ready, willing, and able to open their ears.

To enter the Scotty Don’t Promotional Giveaway send one email only to scottydontgiveaway@yahoo.com stating full name, mailing address, email address and contact phone number.

The promotion runs for one week: from Monday April 23, 2007 and ends Monday May 7, 2007 12 midnight EST.

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Listen to Band Weblogs Podcast Show No. 24 presented by Jenny May and Dave Tommo to hear more about Scotty Don’t and their music, the promotional giveaway and also music by The Stone Coyotes and Better Chemistry!

Featured Music:

Scotty Don’t – “Back Porch”
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The Stone Coyotes – “Party Down The Hall”
www.stonecoyotes.com

Better Chemistry – “6 Foot Shorty”
www.betterchemistry.net

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In 1985, Toronto’s label, Solid Gold Records, went into receivership which forced the band into splitting up. Two of the members, Holly Woods and Scott Kreyer, regrouped and continued on to a studio in Atlanta to record new tracks however, before the sessions were complete their producer, Sonny Limbo, also died suddenly. The album was shopped around but labels shied away fearing repercussions from Solid Gold. It would have appeared that fate was against them and the material would never see the light of day. The tapes were shelved for over twenty years in a climate controlled warehouse.

Just recently, Cyclone Records acquired the rights to the “lost” master and is now releasing it as an 8 song album entitled “Holly Woods-Live It Up!” in Spring 2007.

You can access tracks on the Podsafe Music Network page here.

You can also find more information on the band here:

Holly Woods on CycloneRecords.ca
Holly Woods on MySpace
Holly Woods on Podsafe Music Network
Holly Woods on Wikipedia.org
Toronto on Wikipedia.org

Hosted by Jenny May and Dave Tommo, the new podcast series kicks off with thirty minutes of great music, humor, stories about Dave’s bike, BJ and the Bear (remember that TV show?) and new music by Jenny and Dave’s band The Tommos.

To find out more about each band and artist played on the Band Weblogs Podcast Show go to their websites:

Elizabeth and the Catapult
http://elizabethandthecatapult.com/

Elizabeth and the Catapult on Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/elizabethandthecatapult

Jen Chapin
www.jenchapin.com

Jen Chapin on Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/jenchapin

Darrin James Band
www.darrinjames.com

Darrin James Band on Myspace:
www.myspace.com/darrinjamesband

The Tommos
www.thetommos.com

The Tommos on Myspace:
www.myspace.com/thetommos