December 25, 2009—We’d like to extend a HUGE thanks to everyone who made 2009 such a success for Forward Music Group. Touring Eurpope twice, releasing 5 successful albums, and recording a BBC session were dreams that we never thought we’d realize. Add to that the ECMA nominations, showcases at several festivals around the world and we think…
December 25, 2009—New Brunswick, you were wonderful last weekend. Thank you. We’ll be playing a couple shows in Nova Scotia during the winter, the first of which will be at Gus’ Pub in Halifax on January 17th with the awesome Cousins and The Establishment. Still recording as well….
December 25, 2009—Sleepless Nights live to write music. While writing song after song after song it became apparent it was time to bring these songs to the forefront. Their plan, release three EPs over the next year. The catch, they don’t want you to have to pay ANYTHING for them! King Diamond, the first release, is unnecessarily…
December 3, 2009—We’re excited to have a bunch of nominations for Forward artists at this year’s East Coast Music Awards, most notably to The Motoleague who are up for Group Recording of the Year and Loud Recording of the Year for Black Noise and Video of the Year for Hymn for the Newly Departed. Share is nominated…
December 3, 2009—On Saturday December 19th, Grand Theft Bus and Force Fields will be celebrating the Holidays with an exclusive show set to take place at The Capital Complex. As a Holiday special, we want to offer all Forward Music Group and GTB fans the chance to pick up a reserved EARLY BIRD TICKET. A limited number…
November 14, 2009—The Motorleague Need Your Help On the last day of September, Moncton’s Motorleague released their first video from Black Noise for the infectious ‘Hymn For The Newly Departed’. Since the release of the video, it has been added to Much Loud’s playlist and featured on the Punk Show – both nationally syndicated on Much Music. The…
November 13, 2009—salutations from toronto. we’re two shows deep and it’s been pretty, pretty good; here’s the run down thus far: montreal: double-booked with a poetry reading = hilariously awkward and hectically stressful set. but all things work themselves out in the end. and museum pieces were great. toronto: new music tuesday was quite the experience. we…
November 7, 2009—new brunswick’s in the rear view, a distant memory; the landscape of central canada is spread out before us… sunday marks the start of our first ever tour outside of atlantic canada. we’re excited and nervous and anxious and ecstatic and earnest and realistic and more than anything else ready. so come help us celebrate…
October 14, 2009—Sleepless Nights Release NEW EP: King Diamond Sleepless Nights live to write music. While writing song after song after song it became apparent it was time to bring these songs to the forefront. Their plan, release three EPs over the next year. The catch, they don’t want you to have to pay ANYTHING for them!…
September 17, 2009—since we last met our heroes, they have traversed the country on white horses made of rock and roll, faced the mythical tomcat combat, were brutalized by bloodsport across three provinces, got smothered in hugs, and spent the intervening time brushing up on their latin. but the time has come for our lionhearted adventurers to…
August 25, 2009—SHARE Announce Tour Dates and New Weekly Video Releases In support of their new album and upcoming tour dates, Share will be releasing one video a week for every song on ‘Slumping In Your Murals,’ which hit stores on August 4th. This week’s video for Horse & Rider features Jason MacIsaac of the Heavy Blinkers…
August 11, 2009—Hello JimmyJimmy How are you? – I am fine. I’m writing to let you know that Jonah Hache of SomethingDelicious / MCA will be playing bass for us now – so we won’t need your impressive cardboard cutouts of PJ after all! Also we’ll be making the rounds in September at all the usual spots…
August 4, 2009—… Even though Share has been around in various forms since 2005 we have never been a band until the creation of our new album Slumping in Your Murals. We began working with Daniel Ledwell after hearing the production work he had done on his own first album (www.myspace.com/danielledwell) and knew of his multi-instrumental abilities.…
July 28, 2009—OS Vinyl + Video The Olympic Symphonium are very pleased to announce the release of their first music video and their sophomore album, More In Sorrow Than In Anger, on vinyl. The video, directed by Andrew J.P. Sisk and shot on vintage Super8 film, will be included in the digital download that comes with the…
July 16, 2009—The Olympic Symphonium are very pleased to announce the release of their first music video and their sophomore album, More In Sorrow Than In Anger, on vinyl. The video, directed by Andrew J.P. Sisk and shot on vintage Super8 film, will be included in the digital download that comes with the full-colour gatefold vinyl package.…
June 17, 2009—GRAND THEFT BUS AND SHARE MEET UP ON TOUR TONIGHT! While Share are already en route via train across Canada, Grand Theft Bus are leaving to meet up with them in Ottawa, where the the two East Coast bands will play the first of eight shows together. Both bands are beginning a tour that will…
June 6, 2009—That’s right, Sleepless Nights are in the studio as I write this putting the final touches on their new album due out this fall! The band is really excited for this and hope you are too. Stay tuned as more info should be available soon.
June 6, 2009—Grand Theft Bus and Share will be crossing this vast country in June and while doing so members of the bands will be traveling VIA (Pun intended) train! Via rail will be providing members with free tickets in exchange for some amazing performances while the train is on rout. Joining GTB and Share will be…
May 20, 2009—This weekend we’ll be visiting our two favorite CB’s – those being Cape Breton and Corner Brook respectively. We’re looking to finish up filming on our documentary about the Kelly’s Mountain Goatman as well – but time will tell on that one.
May 19, 2009—We are having a blast in England and just finished up an interview to go along with our live session we taped last fall. Both will be broadcast on Bob Harris’ show this Saturday, May 23rd on BBC2 and also available for download & live stream through – http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bobharris/