Jim Price
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Joined: 07 Dec 2002
Posts: 4817
Location: Altoona, PA
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 Posted: Monday Nov 03, 2008 |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the Nov. 2 edition of Rocky 104.9's new weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 9 to 11 PM during Pittsburgh Steelers football season. (The show will air from 8 to 10 PM after the Steelers' season concludes.)
This week, we again took the opportunity to debut a lot of new recordings that arrived at “Homegrown Rocker” headquarters in recent weeks. We debuted new tunes from A Brilliant Return, Thunderbox, Oldscool, Bojibian, False Icons, Red Collar, Synged and The Big Dirty. We also updated Local Music News, and reviewed The Clover’s 13 Steps CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.”
Here is this week's playlist:
HOUR ONE:
THE MARAUDERS – “Late Night Livin’”
RIK GOLDEN – “Cresson Gutter Bums”
A BRILLIANT RETURN – “This Is Love”
TED McCLOSKEY – “Drinking In Tonight”
THUNDERBOX – “My Favorite Pain”
JUSTIN MACK – “Killing November”
OLDSCOOL – “No Blood on My Feet”
HI-TYDE – “Bad Night”
BOJIBIAN – “Trouble”
KYX – “I Don’t Wanna See Your Back”
FALSE ICONS – “Tranquilizer”
HOUR TWO:
PIVOT – “Redefine”
INSIDE OUT – “Taking My Life”
RED COLLAR – “Used Guitars”
THE CLOVER – “Last Rock Soldiers”
44 MAG – “Disfigure”
SOLEGION – “Sovereign Mantra”
SYNGED – “Hanging Tree”
HEAD CASE – “The World We Know”
THE BIG DIRTY – “Lawnmower”
RUSTY GUN REVIVAL – “Smoke”
Next Sunday night, with no guests scheduled, we will again deliver maximum local and regional music over the show’s two hours, and take the opportunity to debut more new area recordings that have arrived at “Homegrown Rocker” headquarters in recent weeks. Along the way, we’ll update Local Music News, and review Nitekast’s latest CD, The Beginning and the End, in “The Professor’s CD Corner!” A jam-packed two hours of local and regional music on the “Homegrown Rocker,” next Sunday night!
Forthcoming guests and specials include:
NOV. 16 – CLINT CAROTHERS
NOV. 30 – LOCAL MUSIC LIVE IN CONCERT SPECIAL
DEC. 21 – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL w/JOHN CIMINO (LORDS-A-LEAPING)
DEC. 28 – 2008 YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL
For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker" updates, the online 'zine publication "The Final Cut," and other local music scene information.
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.
Jim Price
In Local Music News.
Local performer and composer Zupe is keeping a close eye on the Grammy Award nominations these days. Zupe’s instrumental CD with Johnstown’s Dave Nichols, Speechless, is currently a contender for eight Grammy nominations; including Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Contemporary Jazz Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Individual tracks, such as "Caterpillar" and "Step On It," are vying for recognition in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Composition categories, respectively. The title track is looking for both Record of the Year and Best Instrumental Arrangement nominations. The official Grammy nominations will be announced in early December.
The members of Pittsburgh/Atlanta alt-country rockers Sodajerk have been involved in various side projects of late. Drummer/singer “Poppa” John Tucker and bassist Blake Parris have been collaborating in the project the Young Antiques, and have just released "Soundtrack To Tear Us Apart" through the project’s website, www.youngantiques.com. John has also started a new acoustic country duo with Hot Rods guitarist Fred McNeal called The Mighty Underdawgs. And singer/guitarist Bucky Goldstein has also been working on his solo Swingset project. More information about that project is available on a Myspace site, www.myspace.com/swingsetrocks.
And if you have a song you think has some potential, The International
Songwriting Competition has extended its submission deadline until December 1. The ISC will continue to take online, mail-in, and MySpace entries until this date. All entries must be postmarked or uploaded online on or before December 1. The ISC has 20 different categories to enter your music into, and a list of prestigious judges including Tom Waits, Ray Davies of The Kinks, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Buckcherry, Jerry Lee Lewis and others. Winning entries can win from $150,000 in cash and merchandise. The ISC accepts original songs from musicians, artists, groups, and songwriters at every level from amateur to professional. For more information, visit the website www.songwritingcompetition.com.
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