Breaking Links: A Bunch of Music News

A bunch of music related bits and pieces I found today all crammed into one post instead of 7:

First Ms. Ruby Jean (a.k.a.) Rebekah Higgs who is debuting a new CD tomorrow night talked to the Halifax Business Journal about social media "“I think paying for websites is a thing of the past,” says the Halifax based singer-songwriter and member of the band Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees. The Thoughtful Bees don’t even have a website. The band uses Facebook and MySpace for its Internet presence.

Traditionally, musicians got their music out there through avenues such as live shows, word of mouth and posters, says Higgs. She says social networking sites and the internet are just another way of doing it. “It’s just sort of a faster way of getting things out there, and it’s inexpensive.”

Next up Rock Plaza Central, who are supposed to be taking a break announced a few upcoming shows.

Brent Randall and the Pinecones are all really happy about being named album of the week by the Globe and Mail
and suggest that that's a pretty good reason for you to buy it on Zunior (as always $8.88).

Gengleman Reg has the track listing up for his new album Jet Black (coming on Arts & Crafts Feb. 24)

the Arkells are getting ready to
tour Nova Scotia and Ontario with the Waking Eyes

Aids Wolf has posted an entire live show on their blog via YouTube

Kyrie Kristmanson is predicting the biggest year ever for indie everything! Not too far fetched based on what I've seen in the first 15 days.

and last but not least Spiral Beach reports that they have
18 new songs mostly recorded and are looking forward to playing them at you live this spring.

Spiral Beach



Photo (top left) from AJ on Flickr

Breaking Links: Sunday, December 9

Natalia Yanchak has another update on the new Dears album that's in the works.

"Murray moved the recording into another studio. Today he finishes working there, and he’s completely exhausted. The other day he was lying on the couch, barely awake, saying: “It’s weird being so tired and so inspired at the same time.” The songs are perpetually shape-shifting, taking new unexpected directions with every element he adds."

The Chart Readers Poll is up but most of the categories are pretty lame.

400 P.E.I. Households enter their 6th day without power.

"Heavy, wet snow and driving winds in the storm late Monday night and early Tuesday morning led to more than 350 power poles coming down. At the worst point, on Tuesday, power was knocked out to as many as 16,000 households."

A plan to eliminate tariffs on green technology has fallen apart in Bali.

"U.S. and European trade officials hoping to open a new front in the global warming battle have failed to win approval for a proposal to eliminate tariffs on environmentally friendly technologies."

Aids Wolf has some video, interviews, reviews and other misc. up on their blog.