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July 26, 2007

Alliens

Recorded July 16, 2007

Producer Notes: When I heard Alliens were coming to the studio, I knew very little about them - reggae, three piece, somewhat confusing name. By the time they pulled out of the lot, I had become a gawking fan. The name stems from their common last name, Allen, as the drummer and keyboardist are brothers and the guitarist a close cousin. I recognized the drummer from an old Blacksburg reggae band Carbon Culture, but this project blows the doors of the genre wide open. Check them out if you can, and if you're lucky you'll see them with a special guest or two.

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July 17, 2007

Sabotage Manual

Recorded July 9, 2007

Producer Notes: I knew Mike, the vocalist for Sabotage Manual, from his old band Fire At Will. We used to play shows together in different bands, so when these guys came to the studio I knew it would be fun. I also recognized Adam, the bassist, from his other band The Makeout. These guys have a great attitude, are multi-talented and practice a very mature sense of DIY ethics, so I wouldn't be surprised if their hard work pays off in the near future.

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July 8, 2007

Nancy and Two Meteors

Recorded June 18, 2007

Producer Notes: When Nancy and Two Meteors swung by the studio to record, I asked Dickie and Josh which one was Nancy. They said that it depended on the day, and since their guitarist Marshall was MIA that he was Nancy. Marshall eventually showed up and we called him Nancy for the rest of the session. It's little anecdotes like this that makes recording the MusicCast so much fun.

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Top 5 music videos this week on the MusicCast

Updated May 14: We have a new number one music video in MusicCast land. For six weeks, The Seed ruled the top spot with "No More." Well, no more. This past week, the Pickin Buds from Rocky Mount moved into the top spot on our list of most-played local music videos with "Demijohn."

The Seed didn't fall far, though. The jamsters still own three spots in the Top 5. And the Roanoke Allstars continued to hang in there, as well. Falling out of the Top 5 this week: The Wading Girl.

If you think your band's video should be in the Top 5, well, post it to our site, and maybe it will be. We base this list on who gets the most plays each week, so keep clicking. Details are below.

Here’s the week Top 5, based on number of plays on this MusicCast this past week:

1. Demijohn," by the Pickin Buds
2. "No More," by The Seed"
3. "Can You Understand?," by The Seed
4. "OxyContin Rock," by the Roanoke Allstars
5. "A New Season," by The Seed

Next update coming: May 21.

Next band coming to the MusicCast: Maybe yours, if you submit a video.


What is the MusicCast?

The MusicCast is a video blog of local bands. We started in the fall of '06 bringing bands into our studio at The Roanoke Times. That proved popular with fans, not so much with our co-workers -- especially after one metal band brought in amps the size of a small house. We're told that things were rattling on desks on the second floor.

Now we're recording out of Jake Dempsey's Red Room Studio in Roanoke.

Along with the videos themselves, you'll find links to the band's website and MySpace profile. Click the MySpace profile link to see when the band is playing again and to contact them directly.

How do I navigate this site?

Below, you'll find an alphabetical list which contains all of the MusicCast videos. Don't know what you're looking for? Just click around until you find what you like - it's all here.

How do I upload my band's video?

Got questions? Got a request? Want to know how to get your band on the MusicCast? Contact music writer Tad Dickens or click here to upload your video(s).


For more about the local music scene . . .

Check out our local music blog, cutNscratch by Tad Dickens and Ralph Berrier.

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Here are some other music-related videos we have:

* Benefit concert at Jefferson Center for musicians who lost instruments in fire.

* Blame James, a feature on the Blacksburg band.

* Christmas song contest winner Jeremy Lorton.

* Concert for Virginia Tech, featuring highlights from Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Naz, September 2007.

* Guitarists Dan Dunlap, Charlie Hamill and Kenny Seay talk about Eric Clapton’s influence.

* Harper, an Australian musician, leads a workshop on the didgeridoo. That's an instrument, by the way.

* Harper performs at Blue 5.

* Hip-hop at the Roanoke library.

* North American music blends three styles, from Quebec to Appalachia to Mexico.

* Roanoke punk rockers talk about music and anger.

* And we also have more than 50 podcasts with musicians, ranging from locals such as The Wading Girl and TK-421 to national acts such as Aaron Neville, Southern Culture on the Skids, and Col. Bruce Hampton.

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