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Supernova.com at SXSW

Posted by Corina on Mar 19, 2010 | 287 views | 0 comments

The SXSW Music Conference is in full swing down in Texas, and Supernova.com is right at the heart of the action. Starting with Monday's BizSpark Accelerator competition and leading right up to today's Socialize Your Network panel, Supernova has been championing the very best in interactive music promotion in this year's SXSW Conference. On Monday, Supernova CEO Elliott Hurst returned to the judging panel at Microsoft's BizSpark Accelerator - a competition featuring the very best in interactive innovations. This year's winners included Siri, a virtual encyclopedia that answers all your questions through a mobile app, and Bump, which...
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Supernova at Canadian Music Week

Posted by Corina on Mar 15, 2010 | 280 views | 1 comments

CMW wrapped up its 28th year this past week, with rain soaked mobs of music loving fans taking over Toronto venues to see the best new Canadian talent. Wednesday March 10th kicked off with some incredible bands hitting the CMW stage, including the Supernova.com CMW Showcase at the Sound Academy, as well as BC's Columbia taking over Kensington Market. Sound Academy rocked to the sounds of Terrorbirds, Chasing Eve, Masons Landing, Andrew F, Stereochic, The Faculty and more. With tight crowds and tons of industry scouts crawling all over Toronto, it was no wonder the bands put on such an amazing show. Despite having so much...
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Carpool Tunnel Syndrome (C.T.S.)

Posted by Corina on Mar 04, 2010 | 197 views | 0 comments

Carpool Tunnel Syndrome, aka C.T.S., is a 5 piece band from Winnipeg with a solid background in band experimentation. Bringing together an eclectic harmony of influences, these young rockers work to combine the driving energy from bands like Lamb of God, with the ambient melodics of Mars Volta... and although they're relatively fresh on the stage, they always seem to leave their audiences wanting more. Supernova has seen several of the C.T.S. band members play their shows, but it was this year's performance at the Winnipeg Break Your Band show that really caught our attention. The band took 5 hours of recording time as a prize and...
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VOTE NOW for the Break Your Band $25,000 Winner

Posted by Corina on Feb 24, 2010 | 1961 views | 12 comments

These bands have played their hearts out, promoted their music and shows, and got all their fans out to show their energy and support…. Now it’s finally time for the Supernova.com Break Your Band FINAL VOTE! All of Supernova’s 1st place winners from each of 12 city finals shows across Canada have moved into the FINAL VOTE, and for these budding young rockstars, this is IT. These votes will play a huge part in determining the winners of a massive $25,000 Band Development Deal! Here’s how works: - Voting is NOW open and goes until March 7th at midnight - Everyone on Supernova.com can vote once per day, every day - These votes will...
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Gold

Posted by Corina on Feb 20, 2010 | 411 views | 0 comments

With the first week of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics already gone, hopefully you've had the chance to take in some of the amazing action! As the medals stack up, there's a definite competitive edge growing among the Olympic audience, and we want to see where the Supernova community weighs in! In case you haven't been following along, here's where the Medal Count stands: View the vancouver2010.com medals' table And with a solid week of competition to go, the race is extremely tight for 'heavy medal' contention! One of the favourite and arguably most important events is of course, the ice hockey. As a measure of both National...
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Break Your Band City Winners

Posted by Corina on Feb 05, 2010 | 1744 views | 4 comments

They came, they played, and they conquered some of Canada's hottest live venue stages... Now Supernova.com is ready to announce the National Finalists for BREAK YOUR BAND! One of these lucky bands will walk away with a $25,000 Development Deal, on top of tons of awesome music prizing. Supernova.com is very proud to present each of the BREAK YOUR BAND 'breakout' Artists below. Every one of these bands has fought hard to earn their place alongside the best in new All Ages talent from across Canada. Up for grabs is an incredible $25,000 Development Deal to help launch the winning band in to a career in Canadian music. The Development...
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Break Your Band Finals On NOW

Posted by Corina on Jan 28, 2010 | 1957 views | 4 comments

Supernova.com is proud to present the BREAK YOUR BAND City Finals, where Canada’s most promising new band talent hits the Supernova stage for a shot at a massive $25,000 deal to launch their music careers. Every one of Supernova's finalists has earned their place in a previous Battle of the Bands®, and each has built a solid fan base through the Supernova.com music community; making this one of the most intense talent competitions in Canada! Meet a few of the artists competing in the BREAK YOUR BAND Finals: Chainsaw Armageddon Winners of Supernova's Band on the Run 2009, this powerful metal trio is ready to tear open the hearts of...
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The Almost Anonymous

Posted by Corina on Jan 15, 2010 | 531 views | 0 comments

With a knack for contrast, The Almost Anonymous is a band that sits on the border of melody and mayhem. High speed drums and ferocious chords are mixed with soft, skillful riffs and a variety of unpredictable vocals, creating the high tension energy required of any respectable punk rock outfit. The Almost Anonymous - Chapter 1 Despite being relatively young, these high school friends have carved out a decent following, with songs that demonstrate a great understanding of how to utilize each of the artists for maximum impact. Pop punk oriented, The Almost Anonymous will take their tracks to the big stage on January...
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Supernova's Best of 2009

Posted by Corina on Jan 08, 2010 | 1327 views | 0 comments

It’s been a big year here at Supernova.com, where our passionate music community blew past the 21,000 Artist mark! Thousands of Supernova bands stepped on to the live stage and in to the new music scene in 2009, and we’ve seen some amazing talent join our community. Whether joining our Battle of the Bands® competitions, the CFOX Seeds 2009 Indie Talent Search, or just being one of hundreds of other artists using Supernova.com to connect with passionate music fans, our community has more awesome music to offer than ever before. The least we can do in return, is put together a radio playlist of Supernova’s Best of 2009! LISTEN...
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THE iNSIDERS NETWORK Exclusive Promo for Supernova Artists

Posted by Corina on Jan 07, 2010 | 964 views | 0 comments

The Supernova.com Indie Music Community keeps growing, attracting more new music artists ready to take the next step on their career-path. Some of Supernova.com’s 21,000+ artists and bands are just starting out, while others are ready to advance their musical ambitions to the next level – they just need a little help. Recognizing that new bands have a deep hunger to learn more about the industry, Supernova.com has announced a partnership with THE iNSIDERS NETWORK. In partnering with this unique consortium, the Supernova.com Artist community will now get an exclusive 20% discount on introductory consultation services from any member of...
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All I wanted for Xmas...

Posted by Corina on Jan 06, 2010 | 455 views | 2 comments

With another Holiday season gone and New Year's hangovers left behind, I’m realizing I totally missed out on the xmas haul this year! Some of my friends got some AMAZING music-related gifts this season, and I thought you might want to share my envy. First up, we have the hilarious AC/DC Angus Young and Brian Johnson action figures. As described by the manufacturer: “The Brian Johnson action figure features the AC/DC lead singer ready to rock in a classic pose with a detachable microphone in his hand. The AC/DC Angus Young action figure is posed in full rock and roll glory with his trademark guitar.” These are still available at the...
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This is Yesterday

Posted by Corina on Dec 18, 2009 | 684 views | 4 comments

This is Yesterday is a young band out of Pickering who turned heads at this year's Supernova.com Break Your Band qualifier Battle back in November. With a forceful sound that manages to combine metal, hardcore, and some speed infused drums into a high octane eargasm, This is Yesterday has been watching their fanbase grow since hitting the Supernova stage. We caught up with the boys for an interview while they were practicing in preparation for one of their biggest opportunities to date. This is Yesterday has earned their way into Supernova.com's Break Your Band Finals this January, where they'll be battling on the live stage...
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It was 17 years ago...

Posted by Elliott on Dec 08, 2009 | 469 views | 0 comments

December 5, 1992, my brother and I pulled off Supernova's first concert, an eight band showcase at the long defunct Spectrum club on the Danforth in Toronto, Canada. 600+ people attended with only one week's promotion. We were elated. Still in high school and university, my brother and I found a means to do what we love and yet, make money doing it. A dream come true. Since university was still heavily subsidized in Canada at that time, I had made enough in that one show to pay for my whole year's tuition. I was self sufficient. And we earned it all ourselves. It was a great feeling. The music biz was different back then....
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No Parking After 5

Posted by Corina on Dec 07, 2009 | 364 views | 1 comments

No Parking After 5 is a classic, catchy punk rock four-piece out of Renton, Washington. What at first formed as a ‘forced’ after school music club has now grown in to a real crowd pleasing music project that saw No Parking After 5 take the Supernova.com Wildcard Vote after their recent Studio Seven show in Seattle. Fans were so impressed that they voted the young band back into the spotlight, and NPA5 will be back on the Supernova.com stage this January 17th, as they try and claim their place as House of Bands Band Wars US champs. No Parking After 5 - Pubmaster We spoke to the band to find out how they managed...
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International Songwriting Competition Deadline Dec 2nd

Posted by Corina on Dec 01, 2009 | 544 views | 0 comments

The 2009 International Songwriting Competition is bringing the writing skills of musicians out and into the spotlight. These talented songwriters, who fuel the bands we like with the tunes we love, have until tomorrow to submit their entries for a chance at over $150,000! One of the largest and most respected songwriting competitions in the world, ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes to 65 winners (including a $25,000 cash Grand Prize, the largest cash Grand Prize of any songwriting competition). The judging panel also includes some of the top industry talent and professionals in the entire world. Both Amateur and...
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Blame it on VEVO? The demise of iMeem.com

Posted by Elliott on Nov 19, 2009 | 420 views | 1 comments

When I read that iLike was acquired for $20M by MySpace, I thought, "hmmm, that seems low." When I read that iMeem was acquired for $1M by MySpace, I thought, "holy shit, that's too low." I understand the iLike acquisition. They were a Facebook app, they had no real membership of their own, if Facebook ever decided "hey, I'm a little bored with this iLike business and the way it's leeching off my membership (presses "off" key)" they could. Would there be backlash? Probably. But there hasn't been much backlash on the recent "net-neutrality" blocking for certain types of iLike auto-updates. When iLike figured, "we'd better do...
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Soma

Posted by Corina on Nov 17, 2009 | 642 views | 3 comments

Soma, the proverbial drug for the masses, is the perfect name for this post-rock modern pop band straight out of Winnipeg. With a minimal and sometimes ambient array of sounds and instruments, Soma’s catchy song structure and simplistic pulse-driven rhythms immediately caught my ear; and have since lived at the top of my Supernova playlist. Soma - Bitch Much to my surprise, these young musicians have only been creating music together for a short while. With 3 core members and a handful of other friends lending instrumental talents, Soma is producing some fantastically original, yet solidly written contemporary rock....
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Trench Town Oddities

Posted by Corina on Nov 12, 2009 | 336 views | 1 comments

The Trench Town Oddities bring a comfortingly unpretentious sound to stage, with an effortless, eclectic blend of rock, jazz, blues and whatever comes to mind. What began as a side project for founder Sean Harley, has grown up into something with major music potential; and with a full length release, 2 EPs, and a live DVD/CD project on the go, the Trench Town Oddities are giving their fans exactly what they want - more. Supernova.com grabbed an interview with Sean as the band prepares to launch their new properties, stepping up and into the spotlight of the indie music scene. So how does everyone fit into the band? My name...
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Subliminal Hate Machine

Posted by Corina on Nov 05, 2009 | 315 views | 12 comments

With some of the sexiest fans and sickest metal on Supernova.com, Subliminal Hate Machine have motored their way up the indie music charts with their unique breed of ‘melodic devastation’. With years of underground metal experience in Hamilton, Subliminal Hate Machine soon got a break at the 2008 Scene Music Festival and have now played over 40 shows across Ontario. Since joining Supernova.com, the band has seen some serious fan attention both online and at their live shows. With a Wild Card win from their September Battle of the Bands secured, Subliminal Hate Machine is now set to take on Supernova.com’s Break Your Band Battle on...
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Columbia Tour Kicks Off with Supernova Halloween Show

Posted by Corina on Oct 30, 2009 | 286 views | 0 comments

Indie rock band and Supernova.com artists Columbia are about to start their first American tour, less than a year since joining the Supernova.com powered Vancouver Seeds Indie Talent Competition. The band will kick off the tour at Supernova.com’s Halloween Break Your Band show, headlining a night of new indie Battle of the Bands® competition. Since first breaking onto the scene via Supernova.com and the CFOX 99.3 Seeds competition, Columbia has enjoyed industry praise and media attention. Having just signed a management contract with Thorny Bleeder Records, the band is on the fast track to fame – making Supernova.com’s Halloween Break...
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