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I compiled my fave top 3 for the week NJOY! (We have lots of cool links and pics but I’ll just put up vids until we get a domain.  If you would like to add coolness to our wave,  just add your …@gmail.com in the comments and we’ll add you to the wave!

I wont bore you with too much content today but I’ll give you the highlights for the week. This week we are going to M for Montreal to attend some really cool panels, we are seeing some awesome shows like DJ CHAMPION & THE G-STRINGS, FUCKED UP, ORANGE ORANGE and many more! We will also be producing a short video clip showcasing the best footage of the 4 day music festival and we will be asking many bands and fans what they think of Social media and Direct-To-Fan marketing and web solutions

Nov 14- SKINNY PUPPY @ CLUB SODA
Nov 18-  YOAV @ CLUB SODA
Nov 20- TWO HOURS TRAFFIC @ THE STUDIO
Nov  21- ORANGE ORANGE @ CAFE CAMPUS
Nov 21- CHAMPION ET SES G-STRINGS @ METROPOLIS

MTL Events & Festivals

M for Montreal

CD Releases/Top Press picks

Midwinter Graces- by Tori Amos
Hello Hurricane- by Switchfoot
The Circle -by BON JOVI
Backtracks -by AC/DC
Live At Royal Albert Hall -by The Killers

Montreal EP staff pick
VESTIGE by FEMME (Click to buy)

ORANGE ORANGE LIVE SINGING “ET JE PLEURE”

At first, when I first saw them perform at the Excentris during the M for Montreal Media conference, I was like O.K they look sort of like candy ravers, they like the color orange and they sing through old school cord phones – silly or superb? Well after hearing the full song, I must say SUPERB. This duo produces some neat beat boxing, re-mixes and pretty cool Pop/Electro/Melodramatic tunes. We are hopefully going to get the chance to interview them at the M!

Contest & Giveaways

For those of you who didn’t get enough candy on HALLOWEEN, one of our sponsors: SKULLCANDY has some sweets for your head!  The BASS on these babies is enough to want to buy the plain black originals but they come in all sorts of neat fashion prints. The giveaway one is courtesy of our sponsor SKULLCANDY and it is in TOKIDOKI print! ALL you have to do to WIN this awesome DJ envy gift is follow these simple instructions:

1-  Make a comment to this blog post with why you need these headphones!
2- Email: lee@bandmark.com by Thursday Nov 19th by midnight with your contact info!

I think this image is so wrongdeful I need not provide other links this week, just the one! ENJOY:

Hello Kitty & Rainbow brite’s very insane child? luvs u WALLMART!

How To Find A Masculine Halloween Costume For Your Effeminate Son

Scary faces with a twist!

You might wanna turn down your speakers unless you like death metal or whatever the f*ck this is!

Another big week here at BandMark. It started off crazy with me being crushed by 1,000 rabid 15 year old girls in a mosh pit for The New Cities, where I was right in the middle to get you guys the best damn pictures! We also started “Tattoo Sessions” this week, stay tuned for that. We are collecting lots of footage and pictures of all the weekly shows and events we post. We have had a lot of you come up to us which is simply great, don’t stop!! We are going to have a fan page soon where you will be able to snag all the pix we take of you guys at events and shows so you can add them to your Facebooks or MySpace accounts. So if you see us, strike a pose. Chances are you will end up  here.

MTL Concerts

Oct 26 - 24th Anniversary party @ Quai des Brumes
Oct 27 - From First To Last @ Metropolis
Oct 29 - Moneen @Underworld
Oct 30 – Jay Z @ Bell Center

MTL Events & Festivals

Oct 25 – Pepsi BMX Pro AM @ Taz
Oct 26 – RedBull 3 x 3 Street Style @ McGill University

CD Releases/Top 5 Press Picks

Atreyu, ‘Congregation of the Damned”
Weezer,’Raditude’
Sting, ‘If on a Winter’s Night’
Tegan And Sara,’Sainthood’
Creed,’Full Circle’

Video Of The Week

In the deep dark corners of the universe, Killtron prepared intergalactic beats as Rocom defended the universe with his lyrical prowess. The battle against whack ass music was a trying one. With the insurmountable heaps of shitty music building up around them, they had no choice but to join forces and become Boombox Ninjas hahahaha. The newest single By the LA natives “Kill All Robots” is close to me. I got my hands on their EP and its simply amazing from start to finish. These dudes are on tour right now in the US so make sure to catch them if they hit up a venue near you.

BoomBox Ninjas on MySpace
Boombox Ninjas on FaceBook

Local Scenester


Name: Michael Shantz
Age: 26
Job: Artist
Webiste: www.myspace.com/shantz

Chances are you have seen his art b4, If NOT you must be living under a rock. Shantz was the lead designer for Drop Dead and his T-shirts are everywhere. He is presently blowing major art out of his Montreal home in the Mile End and making big moves. I have been spending a lot of time with Shantz lately. Between hangouts, going to shows and working on a small project or 2 together, most of my time has been devoted to work and him. I had a chance to step into the lair of the Devil himself and came out alive and with a few pix hahah. Shantz has so much 80’s goodies its awesome, and the majority of it is all mint. His house was insanity, amazing art, great toys and enuff upside down crosses to burn every church in North America. Def a cool place…..for a visit. BandMark is lucky to be having him come paint our logo ‘Shantz style’ on our Old Montreal loft’s dope white brick wall- which you will see in a new post later.

Contest & Giveaways

Ooh ladies, this one is for you! The gorgeous and fabulous new fashion sensation Miss Mak has created the swankest, sexiest, fiercer than feline haute couture clutches made of fine leather and BandMark will be giving one away to the first chiquita who emails us a pic of her smallest, most fashionable “nightlife“ purse.  The winner will also be getting Lisa Mac`s fashion week samples inside the purse (Cream, lip gloss…) email contests@bandmark.com to enter!

The Loot Bag of randomness!

Springfield has gotten steamier as Marge Simpson poses for the November issue of Playboy. “Marge Simpson is the quintessential girl next door who stole our hearts 20 years ago and has held them captive ever since,” says Hugh Hefner. “We were delighted to learn she wanted to grace the pages of our magazine. Her pictorial is truly stunning.” Here are some highlights from Playboy’s chat with the self-described MILK (”moms I’d like to know”):

On her family’s reactions to her Playboy pictorial: “Homer said he was intrigued because he had never heard of [Playboy]. The notion of women posing in the buff was completely foreign to him. Wasn’t it sweet of him to lie?”

On the time that she knew Homer was the one: “Well, when the doctor said I was pregnant, I heard a voice saying That’s the man you’re going to marry. The voice was my mother’s.”

On the advice she gives Bart regarding women: “I say, ‘You won’t meet any girls in prison, which is where you seem to be headed.’”

The November issue of Playboy is on newsstands and online Now. Is it bad that Marge gave me wood?

This has nothing to do with Jessica Alba. The video below is the last 10 minutes of the lost Fantastic Four “film” that was never released…and for good fucking reason. Yes it’s old (1994), but keep in mind that’s still 3 years after Terminator 2 came out and one year after Jurassic Park, for chrissakes, so there’s absolutely no excuse for the piss poor special effects (and acting) in this crappy flick. This looks like it was made in the parking lot of a Best Western with a camcorder and closet full of spandex. And what exactly is up with Doctor Doom’s hand gestures? What is he?, a hand model? My goodness, thank god Marvel got its shit together and started putting stuff out like X-Men. Really, this one’s strictly for the comic nerds. Watch the video if you want to see the trailer for this cinematic abortion…

Stop and enjoy the Jiggly stuff and have a great week-end!

I-Movix Sprintcam v3 sample shots from David Coiffier on Vimeo.

Wow what a week it has been. I am wiped!! BandMarkTV went concert hopping with August Burns Red and The Architects, and we were living the high life at Montreal Fashion week. I am editing footage for the first BandMarkTV spot and after the Halloween madness you guys will get a real treat

MTL Concerts

Oct 16 3 Inches Of Blood @ Studio
Oct 16 & 17 Metric @ Metropolis
Oct 17 OutKast @ Club Soda
Oct 20 The New Cities @ Club Soda
Oct 21 The Used @ Metropolis
Oct 21 The Ravonettes @ Club Soda

CD Releases/Top 5 Press Picks

Rammstein ‘Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da’
Cartel ‘Cyclesf’
Electric Six ‘Kill’
Lyle Lovett ‘Natural Foces’
Tim McGraw ‘Southern Voice’

Video Of The Week

It’s is no secret that Jonny Craig has had some rough times. He has had bad breakups with a lot of the bands he has been in over the years, problems with drug addiction and women. I met him through common friends, and had a chance to hangout while he was in Montreal. No great experience to brag about. One thing that cannot be denied is this guy’s voice. And now with the first single off his solo release, you can see he has true talent. I am blown away by this song an it fits so right with me at this time. Take a listen, Im really diggin it.

Local Scenester


Name: Oli Sykes
Age: 22
Job: Vocalist
Webiste: www.myspace.combmth www.iheartdropdead.com

Last week I had the chance to spend the day with my boy Oli Sykes from Bring me The Horizon. Oli was in town for his show at Metropolis as well as to use some of our mutual friends in his photo shoot for his clothing line Drop Dead. You`re getting a sneak peak at just a few items, that I was allowed to show you. Oli has really turned this small clothing line into a full blown business that made over a million dollars in sales last year an now employs his family. After the shoot we headed to the venue and hung out until it was time to hit the stage. My head wasn’t really at the show last night, but I did manage to pull off some amazing pictures for you guys to check out. BandMark Flickr

Contest & Giveaways

Last week we at BandMark held our first contest of a brand new PKG messenger bag. We were flooded with entries however only 1 of you and your poor excuse for a bag really stood out. Congratulations to Amy Dimaio, your beautiful new Messenger bag awaits you at the BandMark offices!

This week`s contest is pretty cool. BandMark has a very famous red velvet chair, super sexy and retro and we don`t just let anyone sit in it! We only let Rockstars and our BFF`s go near it. The lucky winner of this week`s contest gets a photoshoot posing in it + lunch with BandMark. Will be a super fun afternoon. To enter, simply write cg@bandmark.com

Next Week we have a real treat for all you ladies. A designer Clutch from the 2010 Miss Mak collection for you to win!!!

The Loot Bag of randomness!

Like Japanese animation movies? Not as much as this guy. He must be the weird Uncle in the family, still way cooler than you hahah. Amazing.

My friend Steve who works in Beverly Hills @ MySpace sent me http://www.shutupwomangetonmyhorse.com during an AIM convo. Always good for a laugh this link had me slayed for hrs. Dont wait for an ending, its just loops an repeats but it is def Friday madness hahah.

Ever wondered what OBAMA rides in? Presenting OBAMA`S Secret Service limo LMAO.  Like WTF totally.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

News

So its going to be a big week for all of us at BandMark. First off we have added this new weekly blog that starts today and will go up every Friday. We have also added me! Chris. I am the BandMarkTV Producer, Events Director and author of the weekly Friday File. It will cover everything from upcoming concerts, live events, CD reviews, oven fresh music videos, local scenesters, contests & giveaways and a weekly loot bag of randomness!!

BandMark has made a lot of changes over the last month and added some really cool new stuff for you all. We are working on BandMarkTV which will launch in the month of October. Bringing you all the latest video footage from events to band and celebrity interviews, you can expect a lot of hot content. Also we’re going to be at all events we post about, so if you see us there, don’t hesitate to come over and say hi! We do this all for you, and we want you to be a part of the BandMark family.

MTL Concerts
Oct 2 David Cook @ Metropolis
Oct 2 Tiesto @ Bell Center
Oct 2 Steve Aoki @ S.A.T
Oct 3 Dragonette @ Cabret Du Muse
Oct 5 The Mars Volta @ Metropolis
Oct 8 Every Time I Die w/ Bring Me The Horizon @ Metropolis

MTL Festivals & Events
Sept 30-Oct 4 Pop Montreal @ All Over
Oct  7-13 Black & Blue @ Montreal Convention Center

CD Releases/Staff Picks

Chris
Lights ‘The Listening’
Website

Lisa
Champion ‘Resistance‘
Website

CD Releases/Top 5 Press Picks
The Raveonettes, ‘In and Out of Control’
Mr. Hudson, ‘Straight No Chaser’
Kiss, ‘Sonic Boom’
The Gossip, ‘Music for Men’
Matthew Good, ‘Vancouver’

Video Of The Week
Filmed in 1 shot at Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. This video features a remix of Kanye’s Flashing Lights done by Colin Munroe. Although this song remix is NOT new, it is certainly underplayed.

Local Scenester
Local Scenesters will be starting Friday October 9th.

Contest & Giveaways
Contest and Giveways will be starting Friday October 9th.

The Loot Bag of randomness!
Homie is looking for a girlfriend and he’s quite the catch, any ladies interested? hahaha…

Meet Brokencyde. Despite early commercial success, favourable critical reviews have been elusive. Metal Edge magazine has called Brokencyde “fucking horrendous”. “Thrash Magazine” has called them “a mockery to the world of music”. British commentator Warren Ellis calls Brokencyde’s “Freaxxx” music video “a near-perfect snapshot of everything that’s shit about this point in the culture”. Most recently a group calling themselves “Mothers against Brokencyde” started a huge petition to have Brokencyde thrown off this years Warped Tour, stating that their music flamboyantly promotes and encourages illegal underage pornography from their young female fans, underage drinking/”getting crunk”, rampant drug use, racist and homophobic hate speech, overt public sexuality, as well as the continued artistic degradation of popular music through generic mindless exploitive dribble. We here at BandMark are giving you the chance to judge for yourself. Be for warned, its not pretty.

And finally for all you Twit heads out there. This is by far the funniest thing I have seen this week. And judging by the amount of people following, I am not the only person who thinks so. Welcome to “Shit My Dad Says”