In a message dated 3/19/99 3:33:09 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< Carl W: what ever happened to Brent Bambrey (wasn't that the original hosts
name?)
>>
Last that I heard, he was handling some early morning news coverage
(Announcing? Production?) on CBC-TV. If I get up early enough someday, I'll
check up on it.
BB was one of the best for giving unknown (especially Canadian) talent a
start. Some of the bands that he used to promote included DOA, Shadowy
Men..., Blue Rodeo, 5440, Leslie Spit Treeo, and Teenage Head.
My biggest query regarding Brave New Waves bands (perhaps someone can help me
on this one): BB used to play a single from a Montreal band called The Hodads.
They reminded me of Leslie Spit Treeo, and had a great Americana feel to them.
I was able to tape the one song off the show once, but lost that cassette.
Anybody aware of this band or where I can get more info.
"Nightlines" was cool because the host (name?), besides you calling in to his
answering machine to answer a stupid skill test to get a request, would also
allow listeners a "free hour" of music, in which you could send in a format of
one hour's music for him to play (he even allowed for listeners to send in a
quality tape of them doing the hour as long as it was decent and no profanity)
with a prominent theme (songs about numbers, history of the electric guitar,
musical bio of a composer, etc.)
Ah, those younger days when I could stay up until the wee hours of the
morning.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
