Grady

Hey there...

Well, I had a great chat with Gordie Johnson this morning - Grady performs in a couple of Fridays from now with Nashville Pussy, so we chatted about what he's been up to. I won't scoop myself -- there'll be a story in an upcoming edition of the Leader-Post, but I will share this fabulous news. He said that he's in the middle of mixing the new Joel Plaskett CD. That's good news for Plaskett fans. And if you aren't a Plaskett fan, then you should be. Johnson is as busy as a producer as he is a leadman for one of Canada's coolest bands, even though Johnson lives in Texas. And no, we didn't chat about the American economy or hurricanes.

Just for fun, here's a cool, but technically-challenged video of Johnson doing an acoustic gig in Edmonton last year.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGYMRfdEWHE



While we're thinking about Canadian bands, Nickelback is about to release their new CD. Check out the link below -- on Tuesday at 4 a.m. Regina time, we can all go online to download the band's latest single. It's called "Gotta Be Somebody," and it's free.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/nickelback.html


Have a great weekend.

A

This weekend in music

THURSDAY:
-- Zimmers Hole, Agonal, Cupcake - The Exchange, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
-- Shifty Morgan plays at the Pump.

FRIDAY:
-- Elliott Brood, Andy Shauf - The Exchange, 8:00pm - 11:30pm
-- Alistair Christl with The Queen City Three and Guests, The Distrikt
-- Bill Anderson plays The Casino Regina Show Lounge, 8 p.m.
-- Shifty Morgan plays at the Pump.

SATURDAY:
-- New West Concert Series Presents: Novillero, The Details, Hot Panda, Doug Hoyer - The Exchange
7:30pm - 11:30pm
-- John Reischmen and The Jaybirds - The Exchange, September 27, 8:30pm - 11:30pm, Tickets $15 adv. or $20 at the door, Tickets available at Bach & Beyond, X-Ray Records and Cobb Swanson Music.
-- The Frayme - The Drink, 8 p.m.
-- Shifty Morgan plays at the Pump.


SUNDAY:
Sheryl Crow with Jim Cuddy; Brandt Centre,

Regina buys in

Thanks to the fine people at Neilson, here are the top 20 CDs selling in Regina for last week.

DEATH MAGNETIC-- METALLICA ( WBR )
BLACK BUTTERFLY -- BUCKCHERRY ( ESR )
ALL HOPE IS GONESLIPKNOT ( RDN )
SOUNDTRACK -- MAMMA MIA ( POL )
NOW! 13 -- VARIOUS ARTISTS ( N13 )
DO YOU KNOW - JESSICA SIMPSON ( EPCI )
ROCK N ROLL JESUS -- KID ROCK ( ATL )
FAME, THELADY GAGA ( INT )
LOVE ON THE INSIDE -- SUGARLAND ( MER )
VIVA LA VIDA -- COLDPLAY ( EMI )
KICKING STONES -- JOHNNY REID ( MMR )
NOT 4 SALEKARDINAL OFFISHALL ( GEF )
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE -- THE CREEPSHOW ( ULG )
EXISTENCE - RIDES AGAIN ( LST )
LAX (DELUXE EDITION) -- THE GAME ( GEF )
INDESTRUCTIBLE -- DISTURBED ( WBR )
BLOCK-- NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ( INT )
ONE OF THE BOYS-- KATY PERRY ( EMI )
THA CARTER III-- LIL WAYNE ( UNI )
SCARS AND SOUVENIR-- STHEORY OF A DEADMAN ( 604 )

Mish mash

I have many favourite drummers -- and Travis Barker is one of them. Let's hope he's behind a kit soon....

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2008/09/23/6857221-ap.html

Clay Aiken stuns the world, kind of .....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_en_tv/people_clay_aiken_12

And here is what's new this week in music....

CD releases for the week of Sept. 23:
33Miles - "One Life"
A Flock of Seagulls - "Space Age Love Songs"
Ace Hood - "Gutta"
Laura Barrett - "Victory Garden"
Blitzen Trapper - "Furr"
Wayne Brady - "Long Time Coming"
G. Brown - "GCode"
Jackson Browne - "Time the Conqueror"
Cold War Kids - "Loyalty to Loyalty"
Cutting Crew - "Grinning Souls"
Hilary Duff - "The Best of Hilary Duff"
Matt Duke - "Kingdom Underground"
Rick Ernst - "Get Thrashed"
Evergrey - "Torn"
David Gilmour - "Live in Gdansk"
Gucci Mane - "Hood Classics"
Herbie Hancock - "Then and Now: The Definitve Herbie Hancock"
Lily Holbrook - "Wicked Ways"
Honeymoon Suite - "Clifton Hill"
Hal Ketchum - "Father Time"
Kings of Leon - "Only By Night"
Ledisi - "It's Christmas"
Jenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue"
Joe - "Joe Thomas, New Man"
Little Jackie - "The Stoop"
Demi Lovato - "Don't Forget"
Maino - "If Tomorrow Comes"
Mogwai - "The Hawk is Howling"
Old Crow Medicine Show - "Tennessee Pusher"
Plain White T's - "Big Bad World"
Pretty Ricky - "Eighties Babies"
Pussycat Dolls - "Doll Domination"
Vonda Shepard - "From the Sun"
Seam Simmonds - "It's Over"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Fearless"
Taj Mahal - "Maestro"
Take 6 - "The Standard"
Thievery Corporation - "Radio Retaliation"
TV on the Radio - "Dear Science"
David Usher - "Wake Up and Say Goodbye"
Various Artists - "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" Soundtrack
Various Artists - "Sex and the City" Soundtrack Volume 2
Various Artists - "We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year"
Ying Yang Twins - "The Official Work

A Plumb idea

Hello folks...

Sorry for the delay — I had a weekend that was busy, only because I've been suffering from a back injury. How laziness and lack of exercise can be so debilitating is beyond me.

I heard that Regina's favourite son performed Saturday at the Riders' game — he had plans to, but whether he actually did, isn't known to me.

I bring this up because Plumb had a neat idea to distribute cards at the game that allowed fans special web access to songs that he had re-recorded.

The best news, however, is that Plumb and his band "The Willing" have plans for a "fall tour" across Western Canada. I'd look forward to a night of Jason Plumb performing songs from the old days, as well as the new stuff he's been working on. Needless to say, stay turned here for any news in that regard.

In the meantime, here's a bit that I stole from his site.....

Jason and the guys are gearing up for a busy fall with a number of shows on the calendar, as well as showcases at Popkomm (Berlin, DE), the Western Canadian Music Awards (Edmonton, AB) and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals conference (Ottawa, ON). Plans are currently being made for a western Canadian tour in November, so keep your eyes peeled to the tourdates to see if they'll be hitting your town.

Onwards and upwards everyone!