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Introducing Beyond the Fall

Posted by Corina on Sep 03, 2010 | 1 views | 0 comments

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Introducing Turbulence

Posted by Corina on Aug 24, 2010 | 277 views | 0 comments

Having met in grade 7 and gotten noticed in Grade 8 at the school talent show, Turbulence saw their first fan base grow out of school performances. In high school, the name Turbulence was officially adopted by the original members, and they took their talent to the Supernova stage. In early grade 10, after their first big show with Supernova at Playdium, the band won 8 hours of recording time with Epik Productions and decided to polish their sound. Joe joined the band as a new drummer, (“it turned out that he wasn’t half bad for his first time playing!” says Myke) so they kept him. They also did a little internal shuffling,...
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Break Your Band Winners On the Shoulders of Giants Start Recording

Posted by Corina on Aug 13, 2010 | 623 views | 0 comments

After winning the Supernova.com Break Your Band $25,000 development package, young Ottawa hardcore rockers On the Shoulders of Giants were pretty floored. “We’re all in a state of disbelief right now,” was about all the group could say, as they claimed a massive development package geared towards helping them hit the next level in their music. From joining the Supernova series in December and killing the Ottawa finals, On the Shoulders of Giants went on to the judging process, only to be selected as the top band and winners of the MASSIVE grand prize: $25,000 worth of industry services, advice, expertise and opportunities to help...
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Power97 & The Fox Launch New Homes for Independent Music

Posted by Corina on Aug 02, 2010 | 433 views | 1 comments

Supernova Interactive is proud to announce the launch of BC's 99.3 the Fox and Manitoba's Power97 NEW interactive music networks = the NEW homes of Independent music! Thanks to the same innovative community technology that powered the interactive communities for Fox Vancouver Seeds and River City Rocks 2010 independent talent searches, Supernova has enabled both stations to create permanent, year-round homes for independent music, bands and fans - the first and only commercial radio platforms that let listeners directly influence the music that is considered for radio play! Any band or music fan can sign up at Manitoba's...
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Winners of River City Rocks 2010

Posted by Corina on Jul 26, 2010 | 567 views | 0 comments

After the biggest Power 97 talent search to date, this year's River City Rocks has crowned its winners - Talk City, Broken Halo, The Afterbeat and Prophet. These 4 bands will now get the ultimate in Power 97 exposure, and all thanks to their fans who supported them through the first ever Supernova.com powered River City Rocks interactive community! This year, Power 97 designed the River City Rocks competition around supporting rock bands, so they teamed up with Supernova Interactive to provide an online platform to help promote independent music across the social web. By listening and voting, fans helped judges to narrow down the...
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Winners of Fox Vancouver Seeds 2010

Posted by Corina on Jul 19, 2010 | 826 views | 0 comments

After another successful year of Fox Vancouver Seeds, Canada's largest independent talent search for 31 years running, the winners have finally been announced! With help from the Supernova.com powered Fox Vancouver Seeds interactive community, fans were given the chance to support their favourite music, and voted to determine the Top 20 contenders in this year's competition. From there, the decision was left in the hands of the judges who at last narrowed down the top 3 bands from this year's competition. Check out your 2010 Fox Vancouver Seeds WINNERS! (and just skip ahead in each video about 30 secs to avoid the...
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77Split

Posted by Corina on Jul 16, 2010 | 296 views | 1 comments

77Split combines the energy of 4 Winnipeg, Manitoba artists who are just getting their feet wet as a band. With driving punk riffs and melodic vocals, the band’s been compared by fans to the sounds of Blink 182 and Green Day; but they also have over 20 minutes of original material to boast. Since winning 1st place in Supernova’s Band on the Run series this summer, 77Split seem to be quickly gaining new fans and support from the independent music community. Placing 7th overall in the National vote, 77Split sat down with Supernova for an interview in the wake of their first taste of indie fame So who makes up the band? Any...
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Contest: Show us Your Tats!

Posted by Corina on Jul 08, 2010 | 1624 views | 0 comments

Do you have a killer tattoo that you're just dying to show off? Or maybe the beginning of a sweet ink project that's worthy of sharing? Well Show us Your Tats! Supernova.com and Rock Parlor Clothing Co. are looking to give away some awesome limited edition rock inspired t-shirts to anyone who's ready to bear their tats to the world. How it Works: 1) Have a KILLER Tattoo. 2) Take a photo of your tat, that includes a handwritten sign reading: Show us Your Tats *note: You MUST have this included in the photo to qualify! No Google image hunting for sweet tats, it's gotta be yours! 3) Email your pictures to Corina at...
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Introducing Wildcard and KFK

Posted by Corina on Jun 30, 2010 | 295 views | 2 comments

With over 23,000 independent artists and counting, the Supernova.com music community has a LOT of amazing talent to share with listeners everywhere. Today, we've got two very young acts who have caught our attention on stage and deserve a little extra exposure: Wildcard and Kung Fu Kangaroo Wildcard is a rock/alternative group from Mukwonago, Wisconsin who coincidentally won Supernova's WILDCARD vote last last year. Tight timing and a pumped up performance style has gotten these guys a lot of attention from fans, and we managed to catch an interview with them in the wake of their Supernova win. First, how do each of you fit...
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Best NXNE Ever ???

Posted by Jordan Howard on Jun 27, 2010 | 390 views | 0 comments

The problem with alcohol is that it makes you have too much fun. Maybe it was the beer goggles and 4am last call, or maybe it was just the sheer talent and caliber of the bands, but I am putting this year’s North By North East festival up for best ever. I don’t really want to go into all the bands I saw at NXNE for 2 main reasons: 1. There were some “late nights” and my judgment may have been a little clouded. 2. I think it’s kind of douchey to rhyme off all the bands you may have seen as if to say, “I saw these bands and I had a way better time than you”. It’s so “Toronto”. I do however want to...
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NXNE 2010 in Review

Posted by Corina on Jun 24, 2010 | 276 views | 0 comments

This year's 7-day NXNE festival saw more than 250,000 fans and over 650 acts, plus a completely sold out inaugural Interactive conference... yeah, it's become a pretty big deal. There's no question, the North-by-Northeast music conference will soon need a bigger boat. This year's conference, although lacking in the star-studded speaking panels of years before, seems to be gaining a foothold on the notoriously slippery 'indie cred' pedestal; in fact, it's cementing itself as the premier gig for any up and coming hopeful independent. Why? Probably because with the amount of financial support...
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Organ Thieves Drum Riot: VIDEO

Posted by Corina on Jun 24, 2010 | 157 views | 0 comments

On June 11, 2010 the Organ Thieves joined the hottest Toronto talent on Supernova.com for the Band on the Run finals at The Sound Academy. Having each experienced Supernova in their teen years, Chuck Coles (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Brownsound (guitar, vocals), Mikesmith (bass), and Matt Worobec (drums) were eager to support young up and coming artists as they hit the Supernova stage. Mid-way through an epic set, Worobec decided to conduct a mini "drum riot", and at the beckoning of Chuck Coles, amateur drummers joined the band on stage for a full scale jam. Check it out in this AWESOME video: Thanks to all the bands who...
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Video Dead Terrorize the Bovine

Posted by Jordan Howard on Jun 21, 2010 | 338 views | 0 comments

The Video Dead aren’t one of those bands that people go and see; they are a band that you go and experience. Ben will spit beer in to the crowd, probably (hopefully) offend someone in that crowd, and said crowd will hang on his every word and mosh until their limbs fall off. 1:00am on a Wednesday is not a set time that I would normally advise bands to seek, however at the NXNE kick off Juicebox / UO booking agency party, it didn’t seem to matter. The enthusiastic plaid ridden crowd stuck around the whole night and only seemed to get stronger as the night grew older. Once The Video Dead hit the stage it...
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Static in the Stars @ NXNE

Posted by Corina on Jun 18, 2010 | 442 views | 0 comments

Hot off of their Top 20 spot at Fox Vancouver Seeds 2010, five-piece rock band Static in the Stars are on a steady rise to stardom as they hit this year’s NXNE fest. With the band’s growing popularity on the Supernova.com music community, we are proud to bring these passionate and energy-driven indie rockers to the Toronto stage TONIGHT at the Poor Alex Theatre at 11:30pm! Combining 80's ‘cock rock’ with contemporary sounds like Anberlin and Foo Fighters, Static in the Stars has created a power-driven and polished act that has fans turning heads. These young artists shared the stage at Virgin Festival Alberta 2009,...
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Community Saved the Radio Star at NXNEi

Posted by Corina on Jun 16, 2010 | 1221 views | 2 comments

Supernova Interactive joined the inaugural North-by-Northeast Interactive conference to discuss the changing the role of radio and music recommendation in the industry. Their panel, Community Saved the Radio Star, discussed how online communities are helping artists and radio alike, and how the web is re-structuring the music business from the ground up. With the success of the Fox Vancouver Seeds and Power97 River City Rocks communities, Supernova Interactive was ready to share their learning on the role of community in saving future radio stars at NXNEi. Supernova CEO Elliott Hurst joined...
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The Organ Thieves Hit the Supernova Stage

Posted by Corina on Jun 10, 2010 | 643 views | 1 comments

With years of experience killing it on stage with bands like Sum 41, Cauterize, and Lucky Number 7, members of The Organ Thieves have all the talent and skill needed to put together one of the more distinctive sounds in new music. Having each experienced Supernova in various bands during their teen years, Chuck Coles (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Brownsound (guitar, vocals), Mikesmith (bass), and Matt Worobec (drums) all see the value (and necessity!) of offering opportunities to young up and coming artists. This is also why The Organ Thieves are giving Supernova.com bands the chance to open for them at a series of shows across...
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Fox Vancouver Seeds Top 50 Finalists

Posted by Corina on Jun 08, 2010 | 751 views | 1 comments

In a massive announcement last night on CFOX 99.3, the Top 50 finalists in Fox Vancouver Seeds 2010 indie talent search were finally revealed! With Supernova.com powering one of the biggest and most fan engaged contest communities anywhere on the web, over 12,700 listeners cast over 54,500 votes to help narrow down this year's Top 50 indie competitors. For the past 30 years, Fox Vancouver Seeds has been the definitive Canadian talent competition for discovering new indie talent. Past winners include artists like Bif Naked, Nickleback, Default, Matt Good, State of Shock, Faber Drive and Daniel Wesley. With the support of...
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Last Week to Vote in Fox Vancouver Seeds!

Posted by Corina on Jun 01, 2010 | 501 views | 1 comments

Supernova.com and 99.3 The Fox, a Corus Radio station, have partnered for the second year in a row to present Fox Vancouver Seeds, Canada’s #1 Independent Talent Competition. As experts in band-fan relations, Supernova.com is very proud to announce that Seeds has just entered the 2nd stage of the competition... the FAN VOTE. 99.3 The Fox and Supernova.com fans alike are never short on music opinions, being some of the most passionate indie listeners anywhere on the web. The 2010 Fox Vancouver Seeds competition will be the biggest yet, and thousands of fans have already joined the interactive Seeds community, powered by the Supernova...
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Tunes for May 2-4 Weekend

Posted by Corina on May 21, 2010 | 404 views | 3 comments

There's nothing quite like the May 2-4 weekend, or Memorial Day as our American cousins prefer. It's the unofficial kick off to summer, an awesome time to celebrate the end of the school year, and a FANTASTIC excuse to party! To help kick off the weekend, we've assembled videos of some of our favourite "May 2-4" music... perfect for that long car ride to the cottage, or just chilling on the patio with friends. Hopefully this will help tune your mental frame of mind to JUST the right frequency for the first long weekend of the "summer" season! Ryan works in Supernova.com concerts and called his May 24 pick perfectly: " Anything...
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Supernova.com Launches Power 97 River City Rocks

Posted by Corina on May 10, 2010 | 1047 views | 0 comments

Supernova.com and Power 97, a Corus Radio station, have partnered to launch the new River City Rocks band search. Powered by Supernova.com, the cutting-edge River City Rocks website takes the competition to a whole new level, featuring an interactive community and prizing geared towards helping bands promote their music on Power 97 radio. This year, Power 97 River City Rocks is designed around supporting Manitoba rock bands, with a Supernova.com powered community designed to promote their music. Not only can bands and fans sign up easily online, but starting June 1st their fans will vote once per day to help Power 97 find the Top 20 bands...
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