Episode 189: Crossroads

This week's theme from CREAM! The Dragon’s Den, a hugely successful Program on British TV which gives investment to unusual and eccentric inventors, saw the Indie band Hamfatter, receive £75,000 ($150,000) from a multi-millionaire businessman to make two albums in exchange for a 30 per cent cut. But was it actually a good deal? Or have these boys just sold their souls to the devil?

PLUS! CD-Baby's Top-10 Albums from the Flava: Albums for The Devil Inside You!! Fame Games Mail from Ken Morrison; Regular rotational airplay went to Track of the Month Winner - "Worlds Apart" by ENNIS!


Reigning TRACK OF THE WEEK Winners:
BETA RAYS from London, UK with “We Go On & On” – General Rock

THE CONTENDERS

• ALL DAY SUCKER from Los Angeles, CA USA with “Santa Ana" – General Rock
• MISSFLAG from Jerusalem, Israel with “You're Not Easy To Love” – General Rock
• KELLY PETTIT from the Tokyo, Japan with “World is Turning” – Country
• APPOLONIA from the Birmingham, UK with “Soldier” – Reggae
  

THE RESULTS!
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Congratulations to all the artists who made the finals this week! Wishing you all, more and more success!!

Much love,
dj crier, Paul, Graham, Jake, Lexy & Sid
xxxxx

Semifinal: 189

In this episode who will you place your bets on? "TRACK OF THE WEEK, MONTH, YEAR! so has to be in the finals right??? *wink*"

Many congrats to the artists and bands that have made it one step further towards making the 189 Main Showcase where they will share the online stage with 2-time Track of the Week Winners Beta Rays. Those artists include:

• Da Enforcerz (Nashville, TN USA)
• Alluvion (Frankfort, USA)
• One Step Closer (Philadelphia, PN USA)
• Lee Whittaker (North Hollywood, CA USA)
• Jamie King (London, UK)
• All Day Sucker (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
• Will Champlin (Nashville, TN USA)
• Killjoy (Long Beach, CA USA)
• missFLAG (Jerusalem, Israel)
• Appolonia (Birmingham, UK)
• Casey Shea (New York, USA)
• Deep 3 (Cleveland, OH USA)

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Qualifier Show: Wednesday 190Q

In this episode An insight into Friday's theme: "What do you call a cow spying on another cow? A steak out!"

A huge THANK YOU to all of our featured reviewers, which include: Ken Morrison, Chocolatebubbles, Hard2Pleez, BoynamedSue, SFX, LoveHate, and ESP. Can you guess which aritst this reviewer's writing about? “Get my tuxedo pressed? What????? Lovely in your face chords but you sure as hell have to have he voice to back it up with. Sorry man-you ain’t. Dated and going nowhere new I´m afraid. “

Many congrats to the artists and bands that received enough good reviews and fan votes to qualify for this week's show! They include:

• Candygram For Mongo (Los Ángeles, USA)
• TP Benson (Languedoc, FRANCE)
• Adam Kennedy (Dublin, Ireland)
• James Tipper (West Hollywood, CA USA)
• Downcreek (Bloomington, USA)
• All Day Sucker (Los Angeles, CA USA)
• Deep 3 (Cleveland, OH USA)
• Victor Gann (Sanger, USA)
• Bombchelle (Somerset, USA)
• Karina Morin (Vancouver, Canada)
• Zak Daniels and the One Eyed Snakes (Venice, CA USA)
• Girls Can't Dance (Leeds/London UK)

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Qualifier Show: Tuesday 190Q

In this episode Here's a hint to Friday's theme, "Q - How many guitar players does it take to cover "Smoke on the Water"? A - Evidently all of them."

A big thanks goes out to all the featured reviewers: KenMorrison, Chocolatebubbles, Thumbs, Possum, SFX, Shithead, ESP, Keeper, Robin, and Toxx!! Can you guess which reviewer wrote this, “You have just done so much better than this. Keep some of yourself back – you’re worth it! You don’t sound comfortable with this song and your right - it does you no favours.”

Many congrats to the artists and bands that received enough good reviews and fan votes to qualify for this week's show! They include:

• Cecil Parker (Philadelphia, USA)
• The Vehicle (Toronto, CANADA)
• Generation Dallas (Antwerp, BELGIUM)
• Renny J (Riverside, USA)
• Abstract Artform (Winnipeg, CANADA)
• Dave Bishop (Canberra, Australia)
• Ben Levin (St. Louis, MI USA)
• Bor'tas (Auckland, New Zealand)
• David Bowling (Los Angeles, CA USA)
• The High Violets (Portland, Oregon)
• Appolonia (Birmingham, UK)
• Kelly Pettit (Tokyo, Japan)

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Qualifier Show: Monday 190Q

In this episode Here's a hint to Friday's theme, "I sold my soul to the Devil and now he's asking me about my returns policy."

A big thanks goes out to all the featured reviewers: Ken Morrison, ESP, Thumbs, Chocolatebubbles, Keeper, SFX, Hard2Pleez and Robin!! Can you guess who wrote this, “This is a raw in your face sound which I have to say is blowin me away.Great vocal (all of them) and tight current production. Phew first review I´ve don e for a while and this is a doozy! “

Many congrats to the artists and bands that received enough good reviews and fan votes to qualify for this week's show! They include:

• Cavali (Manchester, UK)
• Maskaraid (Rochester, USA)
• The J.L.K. (Barcelona, SPAIN)
• Jimmy Kearney (Dublin, IRELAND)
• Stigmata (St. Petersburg, RUSSIA)
• daRome Bentley (Atlanta, GA USA)
• The Pom Poms (Santa Barbara, CA USA)
• Joshua Webb (j-dub) (Auckland, New Zealand)
• Bridgette Angelique (New York City, NY USA)
• Waz (Los Angeles, CA USA)
• Twaang (Staffanstorp, Sweden)
• The Hot Rocks (Nashville, TN USA)

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