Skate4Cancer Video Blog 3 - New Zealand 2010 Skate - It's On.

PLEASE go to the SKATE4CANCER website and follow Rob's progress, and educate yourself on how you can help prevent cancer.

-Jay

HOPE ATLANTIC HAS NEW EVERYTHING!!!

Hope Atlantic has a new Myspace layout and a new track up! go Check out the song 'Cheap Summer' its amazing! If you live in Winnipeg go Request it on HOT 103 and CURVE 94.3! If you don't live in Winnipeg tell your local radio station to get on that! They've also got some new tour dates posted with The Bad Ideas, so make sure to catch them when they roll through your town!

Check out Hope Atlantic's new video for their song 'BOXES'. It was directed by Randy Frykas ('Call to Arms' the Story of the Royal Albert).




Visit Hope Atlantic online.

- Jay

New SKATE 4 CANCER Video Update!

Follow Rob Dyer as he skateboards across Australia and New Zealand! New video posts are up every Sunday at the SKATE 4 CANCER site! Written posts go up on Tuesdays and Fridays!


GO TO SKATE4CANCER.COM

- Jay

Cross/Pollination

The new CROSS/POLLINATION show is up and available for download over at PLANET SHHH. CROSS/POLLINATION is the weekly radio show hosted by DJ Mike B on 101.5 UMFM, here in Winnipeg (which airs Wednesday afternoons from 1-2PM CST). Go to the PLANET SHHH site & grab the latest show from Jan. 20th in MP3 Format.

- Jay

Jan 16th 2010: HFD, Kids on Fire, Hope Atlantic + City Champs

Here are some pics from the High Five Drive, Hope Atlantic, City Champs & Kids on Fire show that happened on January 16th at the West End Cultural Center. All the bands played great unfortunately though Kids on Fire didn't get their new Vinyl in time. After checking out these great shots taken by Joey Senft please go check out the bands websites!



High Five Drive




Hope Atlantic



Kids on Fire




City Champs



- Jay

SKATE 4 CANCER VIDEO UPDATE!

There will be a new Skate4Cancer video update every sunday at 4PM EST! Here is last week's video!

PLEASE GO TO WWW.SKATE4CANCER.COM
PLEASE GO TO WWW.SKATE4CANCER.COM
PLEASE GO TO WWW.SKATE4CANCER.COM

Solidarity Rock

SATURDAY MARCH 6TH at the WECC

Solidarity Rock is a Canadian based non-profit organization. We support cultural exchange between musicians and artists in Cuba and Canada. As our experience in Cuba continues the scope and reach of the project expands to include participants from new areas and collaboration between more artists. As part of the collaboration we endeavor to share knowledge, conversation, art, music and equipment to create a more solid base to build from creatively.

Winnipeg is now starting up it's own chapter. And is starting off by throwing a benefit concert on March 6.

Featuring SubCity, the Shouting Ground and The Falklands from Edmonton. All bands have agreed to play for free. It will also include a show of Cuban art which will be running in the small room before the show and during an extended break between the 2 & 3ird band, this portion is being organized by Kelse Middleton from the UofW Art History Students Association. AHSA

tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door
doors are at 7:15, show starts at 8

sponsors on board so far: CKUW, UMFM, Transistor 66, Solidarity Rock, Stylus

Tickets will be available at Music Trader, Into the Music and the WECC

MASS APPEAL - HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELEIF FUNDRAISER

Come down to Mass Appeal and help us raise money for the Haitian earthquake relief effort.

Join all your favourite local rappers, DJ's, dancers and graffiti peoples and help us raise money for Oxfam's work on the ground in Haiti (http://www.oxfam.ca/what-we-do/emergencies/haiti-earthquake-2010)
Follow one of their on the ground emergency workers at http://www.twitter.com/Louisoxfam

Artists and DJ's that are confirmed so far for short sets include (in no particular order):

Nestor Wynrush
Birdapres
Pip Skid
Ismala
Gumshoe Strut
John Smith
Foultone Records showcase
Mike B.
kinetik
DJ Kutdown
DJ Co-op
Young Kidd
Wab Kinew
Winnipegs Most (Charlie Fettah & John C.)
Fenom
Filthy Animals
Dangerous Goods Crew
Rebel Yell (acoustic set)
Eskroe & Narcotic
SWIGFU
The Happy Unfortunate
Chilly City Showcase
Sadie (StreetzFM)
And many more.

Come through and show your support for the people of Haiti