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Just wondering how many people are going to the gig in Scotland ? Will this be a first for the band ?

Cheers, Gaz.

I'm close to securing an interview with one of the guys (not sure who yet). It'll be an email interview, but if I'm lucky I might get a face-to-face follow up when they play London too (as well as a press pass)!

I just thought it might be nice to ask a couple of questions from the 'base... so if you've got anything to ask, fire away!

Hi,

I'm new to this board. First post actually.

Long time Hip fan though.

I'm flying from Canada to Cali to catch two Neil Young shows in Oct. Thought I'd make a pit stop in Atl to see the Hip. Got my tix today.

Can anyone shed any light on the venue? Capacity, vibe, sound etc... I see it's GA and I'm hoping to get nice and close to the stage.

Can anyone suggest a restaurant near the venue for an out of towner? I like everything. Also what part of town is the concert all? Far from the airport?

Any help is appreciated. Should be the start of a great week of music.

Does anybody know if there are any Plaskett shows available to download anywhere?

I ran across this map breaking down the US by what they call Soda Pop.
I always thought pop was mostly Buffalo thing - I guess not.

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Just received an e-mail, October 13th Dylan is coming out with a Christmas album. All sales go to Feeding America. Should be interesting!

Dear Friends,

We at Columbia Records are happy to announce the October 13 release of Bob Dylan's brand new album of holiday songs, Christmas In The Heart.

Christmas In The Heart will be the 47th album from Bob Dylan, and follows his worldwide chart-topping Together Through Life, released earlier this year. Songs performed by Dylan on this new album include, "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Winter Wonderland," "Little Drummer Boy" and "Must Be Santa."

All of Bob Dylan's U.S. royalties from sales of these recordings will be donated to Feeding America, guaranteeing that more than four million meals will be provided to more than 1.4 million people in need in this country during this year's holiday season. Bob Dylan is also donating all of his future U.S. royalties from this album to Feeding America in perpetuity.

Additionally, Bob Dylan is partnering with two international charities to provide meals during the holidays for millions in need in the United Kingdom and the developing world, and will be donating all of his future international royalties from Christmas In The Heart to those organizations in perpetuity. Details regarding the international partnerships will be announced next week.

Bob Dylan commented, "It's a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone -- 12 million of those children -- often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from. I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season."

Christmas In The Heart will be available for pre-order starting today on Amazon.com

Your friends at Columbia Records

http://www.bobdylan.com/#/news/christmas...october-13

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This Beat Goes On
Two-part series premiering: Thursday August 27, 2009 at 9 pm & Thursday September 3, 2009 on CBC-TV
This Beat Goes On chronicles a jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell". Narrated by Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio's Q, the documentary is a combination of rare archival footage and candid interview clips with artists from the time such as Randy Bachman and Danny Marks, as well as interviews with current Canadian artists Serena Ryder and Sam Roberts.

The first hour focuses on the formative years: a time of shag hair, bellbottoms and chart-topping sounds of folk singers, blues artists and heavy metal rockers like Prism and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. The decade starts out on a controversial note, with a government ruling forcing radio stations to play 30 per cent Canadian content. But the ruling soon pays dividends, laying the groundwork for the incredible rock 'n roll era that was the 70s. And, the Juno Awards, launched under that name in 1971, create a star system for Canadian musicians who rock audiences and the charts from coast-to-coast.

The second hour of This Beat Goes On keeps the Canadian hit parade rocking, set to the tune of classics like Burton Cummings' "Stand Tall" and Loverboy's "Turn me Loose". The program documents Canadian music's international breakthrough in the latter half of the 70's. Solo artists like Joni Mitchell and progressive rockers such as Rush still rule but it is also a time for punk and new wave artists to push their way into the spotlight. Music sounds from around the world, including Celtic and reggae beats work their way into the Canadian mainstream. With guaranteed airtime at home, the Canadian rock revolution impacts audiences, both here and abroad.

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MC's! Oh yes, the best homegrown you're gonna hit all summer is right here! :mrgreen:

:welcome

Best Of Sudbury Spitters

B.O.S.S. Mixtape Part 1

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Listen to one of your fellow hipbasers melt microphones, panties, and faces, with the hottest fire this side of Satan's BBQ pit. Respect to all the other artists on the tape too, :thumb: I love it, I can't stop listening. :music

Who can figure out which verses are mine? I got two on there. :twisted:

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Pressure? There's no American equivalent to what Team Canada faces in 2010 Olympics

Monday, August 24, 2009

If there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ol' 72.
We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger
And all I remember was sitting beside you

That is the opening line of "Fireworks," a song by Canada's favorite rock band, The Tragically Hip. No need for The Hip to provide more details than it did in that opening line. Every living and breathing Canadian knows it refers to the 1972 Summit Series and Paul Henderson's game-winning goal, which beat the communists from the former Soviet Union.

You said you didn't give a f--- about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr

I still get chills every time I hear that Bobby Orr line from lead singer Gord Downie. Somehow, right in that instant, Downie's unique voice captures Canada's obsession with the sport it invented and still clings desperate ownership to.

All of which should help underline to my American readers here at ESPN.com just what kind of pressure and hype await the host country in less than six months. When Canadian hockey fans stop me to chat Olympics these days, it's not to ask me who I think will win men's hockey gold in Vancouver, but rather which country I think will lose to Canada in the gold-medal game. Gulp.

It doesn't seem to matter that Russia is the two-time reigning IIHF world champion and Sweden is the defending Olympic champion. The perception is, "This is our sport and we're going to win on home ice. Case closed." Yikes.

I've asked colleagues in the business about this over and over in the past few months and nobody can come up with a concrete parallel in American sports. There's never been a single sporting event that anyone can remember in America's successful and glorious history that will compare to what hosting the Olympic hockey tournament north of the border will mean to Canadians.

The first Dream Team in basketball? Not even close. We're talking about a gold-medal game in Vancouver (if Canada makes it) that will be watched on TV by an entire country. Remember 1972? People who are old enough remember having the day off from school to watch Game 8 or at least have class stopped during the game so kids could watch it on TV in the gym. Canada stood still that day.

Canadians also watched in record numbers in February 2002, when a 50-year Olympic gold-medal drought was snapped in Salt Lake City. I was too busy writing about it in Utah, but to this day, I hear about the thousands of Canadians who took the streets in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to celebrate the historic win over the United States.

Now, imagine winning it all on home soil.

In hockey terms, the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 was an amazing moment in American sports history (and, quite frankly, in my mind, the greatest hockey moment ever) and it certainly brought together the country at a time of political and economic duress. But seriously, was the whole country on pins and needles when the tournament started in Lake Placid? No, of course not. Interest in the game increased as the Americans hung in there with the favored Russians. It was a fantastic moment, but not one in which an entire country dialed in from the beginning of the tournament expecting a gold medal. That, of course, will be the case in 2010 for Canada.

The best I can think of for an American equivalent in terms of hype and focus is the Super Bowl, the most-watched sporting event in the world. But again, not everyone is cheering for the same team, and the outcome of the game doesn't matter so much to an entire nation. Perhaps there is no parallel because America is so darn good at so many sports; it doesn't channel its national identity through one single event.

You see, we're little ol' Canada. We scream for attention. We want to be recognized so badly. We want Americans to know we don't live in igloos, and we even have HBO. For a country that battles so hard to get international recognition in anything, hockey has always been our passport to the world. We're good at it. We produce the largest quantities of high-end players in the world. This is the one sport that routinely put us on the map and brings us together. And believe me, that's not an easy thing in Canada. We don't naturally rally behind the flag like our American neighbors. Around sporting events, mostly hockey, is when we do it.

I guess if I had to find one close comparison to what it will mean to Canadians to host the Olympic hockey tournament, it would be England hosting and winning the World Cup. No need to explain that one to you.

You may remember Wayne Gretzky's famous rant during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. His Canadian hockey team was struggling out of the gates and his attention-seeking speech after a tie game with the Czech Republic cleverly meant to deflect pressure off his players. It worked. Now, imagine how much more intense that pressure will be on home soil.

I can't imagine what it's going to be like for Sidney Crosby & Co. in February, tying on their skates before the first game of the Olympics and feeling GM Place shake from the dressing room.

Win, and 23 players will be legends forever, just like the boys in 1972. Lose? Well, get used to answering questions from friends, family, the postman, the customs guard and every single Canadian for the rest of your lives.

Nah, no pressure.