WinAmp, iTunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player (click on one)
WinAmp, iTunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player (click on one)
WinAmp, iTunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player (click on one)
Thanks to the hard work of several people and some very generous sponsors the Stomp Out Cancer Benefit weekend raised more than $5,000! We want to thank everyone that lent a helping hand including Tim from Thunderdome who got a U of L Electric Guitar donated to raffle at our ROCKTober Fest Concert last Friday. Then on Saturday there was a benefit dance and auction.
Check out the details and catch the pics: www.stompoutcancer.com
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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Skype should be working this week too. Use Skype ID: villeradio
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!
Holy crap the “Old Bastard”, as titled by Mr. Preston of Overthrone, finally had a full night of great music at the DOME! Can it be they have finally perfected the scheduling and made a venue that will rock The Ville like the old Brewery did? Hot damn, I think they have!
From the Moon Deck to the hall itself the night totally rocked and the crowd keeps getting larger each week. The wife and I enjoyed all the bands so much we kept wandering between the outside and inside in an effort to take in all the awesome things going on. Louie reiterated their commitment to Independent Artists and local bands during one of the breaks and I totally agree with him. The Ville has plenty of fantastic musicians that could keep the Dome rocking for years to come. This is OUR venue, all of us that live in this great city and if you weren’t there, shame on you!
You couple the great music with the XXX Games on the deck and you have a night of hellacious fun! I had told the wife I thought I was getting a little old for 2 late nights in a row and this was reinforced when we met a young lady in the crowd that asked us if we were somebody’s moms and dad. LOL! I told her we were here for the music and she said that was cool, the old folks kicking to the tunes! Ryan, I guess you were right, I really am officially the Old Bastard of the local music scene. After 28 years in the music industry it might be time for me to retire; NOT!
In my HONEST opinion I think they have a little more room for improvement but they are on the right track. We had a fantastic time last night and listened to some very good music. We gave away a 4 Day 3 Night Bahamas Cruise to a lucky winner. Our station donated 2 trips from one of our sponsors and originally that was going to be all we did as far as giveaways. We had such a good time last night I have changed my mind about that. I have an idea and I haven’t even told the management of the Dome about it yet, so you are the first to hear it from me.
I reported in to the station owner last night after the show (actually it was this morning and I woke his ass up LOL) and told him we needed to do another promotion with The Brewery Thunderdome. He was so impressed with my report he called VIP Travel and we were donated more Bahamas Vacations!
Here’s my idea and we will perfect it sometime this week. EVERYONE who brings at least 15 people with them for at least 3 of the next 6 weeks will get a Bahamas Cruise on the Cruise Ship Discovery! That’s right EVERYBODY! The rules are you must email ticket reservations to thebrewerythunderdome@gmail.com and reserve your tickets in advance. List all the names of the friends you are bringing! You must have at least 15 people on your list show up each week to qualify. Here’s the kicker; If your 15 friends bring 15 friends, they win a cruise too (they must send their own email as well)! The Ville Radio Network at VilleRadio.com is dedicated in our sponsorship of The Brewery Thunderdome and Independent/Local Artists!
I guess Nick and Louie will be surprised when they read this!
Keep Rocking!
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.
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
According to this single release by the rock band “Tiernan” in Tokyo Japan he very well could be.
It seems this song is getting plenty of airtime in Japan and is gaining popularity on a continuing basis. It was submitted to me this week by the band who heard about us through Westfield Recording Company in Ironton, OH. I thought it was a little controversial but we will let the listeners decide that.
Along with “The End Of The World” I received 2 other singles from them that aren’t as bold as this one. I must admit that even though their lyrics are a little on the eccentric side, the instrumentals, beat and vocals are rather good. I took the liberty of taking their Bio directly off their website ao I thought I would paste it in this article for you to read…
TIERNAN:
Songwriter Laurier Tiernan wins awards and gets airplay on CBC radio and television in Canada, then moves to Japan.In the ensuing gigging, he hooks up with ex-U.S. Navy bassist Devin Wine.After a month of tearing it up as a duo in front of faithful audiences and English football hooligans, they welcome drummer Toru Hirasawa into the fold. An acclaimed jazz drummer, praised by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toru is also an earnest student of Elvis Costello and Nirvana. Together, they cut a four song demo, the North American press dive in, and the demo’s last song, “The End of the World,” enters regular rotation on InterFM 76.1 in Tokyo; “Tokyo’s No.1 music station” (sic), as well as on over 116 other radio stations worldwide.
I wrote the band today and asked a few questions pertaining to the origin of the song and a little background. I haven’t gotten a response as of yet but will post exactly what they have to say just as soon as I receive it.
While we are waiting on the bands response to my questions take a few minutes to listen to the song and place your comments on this post. I loaded it as a podcast to make it easier for all of us.
Simple questions to ask yourself may include; Is this really a band from Tokyo as they state they are or is this a ploy by the Democratic Party to influence voters opinions of the Repulican Party? LOL…
Your comments please…
The Ville Radio Netwrk is now viewable through your Cell Phone, PDA, iPhone or iPod mobile device. We added the service this morning thanks to a great new plugin provided by WordPress. As always listening to our Internet Radio Station is free! Now you can visit us from the road! Please spread the word and help us build the biggest Internet Radio Community on the planet.
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!
