We have a great showcase of music lined up for you on Buzzsaw Rock this Sunday. Show airs from 3-6 PM EST right here on VilleRadio.com!
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Every Sunday DJ Wes and a variety of different co-hosts rock your world with some of the best rock music available on the Internet! We feature Top 20 Count Downs, Top 10 most requested songs on the network and a 4 pack of songs from a featured band each week.
All music is hand picked for the show by Music Director, Marque Payne and is KICK ASS Rock-N-Roll!
Beware, occasionally Wes will make a surprise phone call and put a musician on the spot for a LIVE on-air interview! The show was recently syndicated and can be heard on several stations across the Internet. A Podcast of each show will be available soon.
Every Sunday Fender brings us a LIVE band straight from the Den Of Sin Recording Studios. Yes, you heard it right! These shows are LIVE, RAW & UNCUT! There’s no telling what will happen. Each show has a LIVE studio audience and packed full of PURE FUN! You can even interact with the Den Of Sin by using the listener line…
Streaming LIVE from Wicks on Dixie Highway in Louisville, KY! Wes & Joker bring you the entire live showcase…
Hardlein * Two Pump Chump * PornoFishtank
PLUS *** Special guest perfromance by FUR MINT!!!!!!!!
Streaming starts at 9:00 PM EST and live bands begin around 10:00 PM. You don’t want to miss the pre-concert show!
With the new changes in the laws that take effect in October 2008 we have created new submission guidelines. Please take a minute to read them before sending us any music they are now posted on the Musicians page. We appreciate each and every one of you and we don’t want to seem difficult, just legal.
I have waited to write this review because I know Mr. Preston is just dying to hear what I have to say. LOL! Well, Ryan here you go…
Since I was so blatantly challenged to the Thunderdome Battlefield by Mr. Preston of the local Thrash Metal Band Overthrone I had no choice but to defend my honor, don my armor (ear plugs, notepad & microphone), drag my fair maiden by the arm and accept the public challenge!
I arrived at the venue early so I could let my adversary know I was present and ready for battle. After the exchange of introductions it was time for me to take my place inside the Dome and prepare for what I was afraid I would hear; another disaster performance. This time I situated myself in the sound booth so I would have a better view of the bands and possibly better sound direction. Then Overthrone took the stage and I braced for the inevitable…
Holy SHIT! I gotta tell you I think they actually practiced before coming to Thunderdome this time! Ryan, I must admit, this time you guys kicked ass! It was a very good performance and the crowd loved it. Good job guys, I knew you wouldn’t let us down. I look forward to the next one.
There was one little incident where Mr. Preston tried to catch me off guard and poke fun at VilleRadio from the stage… Gotcha Ryan! Little did he know I was in the sound booth actually working the lights for the night. Upon his announcement I was prepared as I had the lights in his eyes and microphone in hand for an immediate come back! You should’ve seen the look on his face as he tried to find where I was tainting him from. It was truly in fun and I enjoyed it.
The other bands were awesome too! I must honestly say it was the best night I have had Thunderdome yet. If you haven’t made it to the Dome on Saturday night yet, SHAME on you! Nick, Louie & Tim are doing a great job with bringing great local talent to the venue. I am proud that VilleRadio.com got involved.
Oh, and by the way Mr. Preston, the song you sent me was very good and it has made rotation on the station! Keep up the good work.
I received hundreds of emails asking us to remove the hardcore heavy metal from the station. To date I have received no emails asking for it. Since the listeners control the station I had to follow the majority and removed it from rotation. We have added more rock and will begin inserting some Alternative Pop and Pop Rock into the rotation as well.
We hope everyone is enjoying our Commercial Free Rock & Roll. Keep the emails coming and we will continue to add fresh content.
On the 11th I wrote the article about this new release from the band “tiernan” from Tokyo. I finally received an email from the groups founder, lead singer and guitarist, Laurier Tiernan, who cleared a few things up for us. I have included the email in its full context in this article as I promised I would:
In my email to Laurier I warned him I would use his responses in full context in my article and instantly found he has a sense of humor by the following initial response…
Hi Mr. Simkins,
Thanks for the warning as to my candidness; “Oh shit, was I being QUOTED?!” 
I wrote the song out of pure frustration a few years ago when I read that Bush II’s Republicans were working to change laws, so that anyone who had been an American citizen for 20 years could run for president. Arnold has been an American citizen since 1983. It rings of Ronald Reagan and much darker things because the Bush family has serious ties to both Nazi Germany and the middle east (of end time prophecy). So, the Bushes (of German heritage) hold the ball for 3 presidencies then pass it to ARNIE, whom everyone loves (or at least a lot of people) and would obviously gets voted in. Now, here’s an interesting historical parallel. The CIA has been running covert (and overt) wars against communism, then “terrorism” for about 50 years, and in the past century, the American government has managed to place bases in about 130 countries. To protect the world? (Was Hawaii a threat to American national security? No, it was a strategic point for a base.) Do I see a Nazi tendency? Hitler said he conquered Belgium and Holland to “protect” them from England and France. So, anyway, back to the plot line, Arnold steps in, through legal elections or otherwise and leads us to the end of the world as we know it. (Of course that last line isn’t necessarily true but it makes for a good movie ending).
To be brief, here are some shorter answers to your questions.
Ville Radio: How did you pick Governeor Schwarzenegger to depict as Satan himself? Was it a result of his movie rolls?
Tiernan: Well, I didn’t depict him as Satan per se but as the antichrist; someone who will come to earth and try to head a world government, allegedly with good intentions, but of course (the antichrist) is Christ’s arch enemy. And yes, his choice of movie roles add a nice visual connection.
Ville Radio: In the song you make reference to his family having Nazi ties to the past… Is this something you found in research or just something fictional to make the song more realistic?
Tiernan: That’s completely true. I sing “Arnold’s Father was in the SA”, which is completely true. He volunteered and signed up. I’m not quite sure about the authenticity of the attached photo, but it’s a well documented fact. I originally thought that he was in the SS, but no, upon more careful research, it turns out that he was just part of the SA.
Ville Radio: What actually inspired you to write this song? It is obviously of Biblical reference, was it meant to reflect beliefs of Christianity?
Tiernan: I’ve been a follower of Christ all my life (I was raised a Catholic but now I don’t believe in any church) . I’ve owned various versions of the bible and I’ve read them religiously. ;) Also, for quite a few years now I’ve been reading books based on declassified CIA documents by Chomsky, Blum, et. al. Things just started adding up in terms of parallels. Then I read a story in the news a few years back about how the Republican’s efforts to change American laws might allow Arnold Schwarzenegger to run for president and I was like, “Oh shit”. So, like a lot of classic punk anthems, it’s part documented fact, part sarcasm, and part frustration or anger. Also, really, it’s just timely. The timing of this song is perfect.
Well, there it is, straight from the source himself. When the song becomes a hit in the United States just remember you heard it and got the whole story first right here on The Ville Radio Network.
Have you ever wondered where the lyrics of new songs come from?
Mark and I listen to hundreds of new songs that are sent to us by recording artists each week and I often wonder where they come up with their ideas for new music releases. So, when I received this new release from Westfield Recording Company in Ironton, Ohio I took the time to ask Ratcliff-Bailey where the inspiration for their new song “Jess” came from.
Here are the questions I asked and the response to my email from Ken Bailey with Westfield Recording Company:
Wes,
Tim Ratcliff wrote all the words and the basic melody for the song. I called him up and got these answers:
Ville Radio: What was the inspiration for the song?
Bailey: The inspiration was the movie “The Man from Snowy River” starring Tom Berlingson and Segrid Thorton. Her name was “Jessica”, and the hero in the movie kept calling “JESS!” throughout a snowstorm.
Ville Radio: Is Jess a real person resident in the memory or life of one of the band members?
Bailey: Jess is a movie maiden only.
Ville Radio: Will the song be included on any upcoming album releases by the band?
Bailey: We are definately going to put it on our demo CD. We’re open to any possiblilities. It JUST MISSED getting included on our new release.
Now my personal opinion on the song itself. To be totally fair in my opinion I probably listened to the song 50 times. Having received several recordings from the group, which we air frequently on the station, I have to say it isn’t the absolute best they have sent me but obviously I liked it enough to write this article and feature the track. As always the Ratcliff-Bailey instrumentals and beat are very good in my opinion. I give the song a thumbs up and would listen to it on my favorite radio station without turning the dial.
My opinion is just one little voice in a vast sea of music lovers. Have a listen to the song and tell us what you think! At The Ville Radio Network we value listener opinions and so do the artists who submit their music to us.
You have to register and log in to comment, but don’t worry, we won’t share your email address with anyone else and you won’t receive a bunch of BS from us either!
As a special treat Ken included the lyrics for the song:
JESS
Written and copyrighted by Tim Ratcliff and Ken Bailey
Jess is a simple complex of a human being,
but for weeks on end it’s her and me I’m seeing
Jess she’s the yes to the no that I can’t stop thinking about
and every time she comes my way, I just have to shout
shout out “Jess!”
She’ll make your life a complete mess
she started me wanting more! more! more or less
and I can’t stop thinking about Jess
It’s in the way she walks and the way she talks
and everyone she meets simply lays down at her feet
and shouts out “Jess!”
Jess she’s got something going on
and I can’t keep from coming on
onto Jess
She’s a perfect siren you want to treat
like the most gracious guest
without even asking, she’ll receive only your best
talk about Jess
She’ll make an honest man a king, and a lying priest confess
talkin’ about Jess
When I started this free Internet Radio Station it was just a hobby to relax and have fun with. I’m still having fun but it isn’t just a hobby anymore. If it weren’t for my wife, best friend Mark and a couple other family members I wouldn’t be able to keep up with everything! I can’t believe all the musicians and local folks that have gotten involved too… This has become an unbelieveable project that has grown at a very rapid pace.
We have loaded tons of new music over the past 2 weeks, so much in fact, I had to increase the file size limits on my sorting and scheduling software. We have probably 1,000 more songs to review and upload right now as I type away.
One of the Station ID’s was produced by Michael Stollaire a recording artist from LA. I got to sit down and talk with Michael while he was in Louisville and he convinced me to go with all Rock Music. He had heard some folks talking in the local area saying they wished there was a good rock station in town. Well guess what? NOW THERE IS!
Then there was the freak contact I accidently made with Vicki Lynne Wisecap who is the President of the Georgia Music Industry Association (GMIA) who’s membership and mentors include some very famous singer/song writers including Travis Tritt. Go figure. I say accidental because she was actually ordering a part from the company I work with full-time and I happened to take the order myself (I’m not even in the parts department!).
Now, check this out! I keep watching my server stats and my visits, hits and page views keep soaring higher and higher. What started as a little hobby catering solely to locals has quickly become a WORLDWIDE venture. 70% of our visitors come from the United States and a good majority of them are still local but take a look at the different places we have listeners in (the order is by most listenership):
Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Seychelles, Italy, Poland, Thailand, South Africa, Australia, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ghana, India, Bulgaria, Estonia & Spain.
The list came right off my webserver stats software. What’s even more amazing is the traffic is all word of mouth! We haven’t even done any advertising yet! I do a couple of blogs but haven’t done any real search engine stuff or anything like that. We should have a listing in iTunes before too long and when that happens we will begin advertising within the major search engines to help drive more traffic to us.
We also made another major decision not to allow advertising in the music programming! Instead we are placing paid sponsor links on our site and companies pay us to send them traffic. Some of the stuff is free like the Cellware link. You can download free stuff for your cell phone and I have actually used the service and it’s really FREE!
This week we will be adding Google Searches to the site and when people click on the links Google will pay us for the traffic. If we can get people coming to the site and using the links and free stuff we will be able to keep the station FREE and Commercial Free. Last month we made a whole $37.50 off of link usage.
Another thing thought of doing is offering sponsorships for each hour of programming. If you own a small business and want some really affordable promotion, contact me and sponsor the station.
I just wanted to let everyone know the status of things on The Ville. We thank each and everyone of you who are listening and those who have subscribed to our feed. Please keep the emails coming with comments and suggestions we thrive on them. I can only make it better if you help by making suggestions!
Are you a musician with original songs you would like played to a worldwide audience? If so we want to hear from you!
We are also looking for original music that is somewhat patriotic. Our station has a good number of our overseas military members and their families listening each week. We want to give them a part of home via the Internet.
Submit Your Music:
** First you must download our Music Release Form (it is in PDF Format), fill it out, sign it, scan it and Email to us at submit@villeradio.com. Your music WILL NOT be played if you haven’t done this step! Download It Now
** Our PREFERRED submission method is MP3. All MP3’s must be a minimum of 128 kbps and 44.1 khz Stereo. All ID3 Tags must be completed including the song title and artist name. If you don’t have a Email account capable of transferring the files we will be glad to give you a free email address at VilleRadio.com with a limit of 100MB of transfer. If you need a free email account just fill out the form at the bottom of this page and we will set you right up!
** You can submit your CD to us via snail mail at the address below. All CD’s must have the ID3 Tags already defined. Please make sure you use the correct postage as we will no longer accept CD’s submitted to us that come COD Postage Due.
The Ville Radio Network
C/O Wes Simkins
44 Breckinridge Square
Louisville, KY 40220.
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The Ville Radio Network is proud to welcome our new Music Director Mr. Marque Payne of Clarksville, Indiana. Mark is a song writer & musician originally from Owensboro, Kentucky.
Ville Radio specializes in featuring and promoting Garage Bands, Local and Independent Artists that submit original soundtracks to be played on our station. We accept music from all Genre`s which is reviewed by our Music Director for insertion into our programming schedule.
Since joining us this past Monday Mark has already reviewed more than 165 new song submissions that are being prepared to air on the network. He encourages all artists to submitt their music to him via email at gitfiddle (at) villeradio (dot) com. You may submit as many songs as you wish, but they must contain original content. If your soundtracks are selected to air on the network you will be notified via email.
The addition of Mr. Payne will definitely help us achieve our goal of being the most agressive music and radio programming outlet in the Midwest and eventually the world. Our audience already reaches worldwide and our big kick off isn’t even until July 1, 2008! This tells us something is working right and we are definitely filling a void in the Entertainment Industry.
