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Friday, March 27, 2009

Episode 217: Enter Sandman

This week's theme from METALLICA! ~ What could a 50s doo-wop group, Elvis’s bassist and drummer, an 80s hiphop act and the one of the most successful heavy metal acts have in common…well besides music? Next week they are all being “entered” into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!

Tune in to another exciting topic!


PLUS! Mail from: Matt from Full Turnout. Fame Games Countdown: Music That's Good For An Argument! And the Fame Games Regular rotational airplay went to Track of the Month Winner - "She's Just Like Summer" by KELLY PETTIT!


216 Track of the Week Winners: All Day Sucker from Los Angeles, CA USA with "Get High"

Listen and find out if they can do it again!

THE CONTENDERS




  • RIBKAT & JOSYB from LOS ANGELES, CA USA with “Redrum” – Hip-Hop
  • STARS GO DIM from TULSA, OK USA with “Walk On” – Rock G
  • KILLER HEELS from LONDON, UK with “What A Dream I Had” – Adult Contemporary
  • BETA RAYS from LONDON, UK with “Lies”– Rock G

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

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Semifinal: 217

Beta Rays hold the number 1 spot in today's Semifinal! Will they hold that spot and challenge the two-time Champs All Day Sucker? It looks to be a battle of the rock bands on today's 217 Fame Games Semi and many of the top rated bands like Edian, Stars Go Dim, The Influence, Stella Blackrose and others try for the 4 spots for tomorrow's shows! Listen and hear who WE placed our bets on!

All Day Sucker won Track of the Week in Episode 216, who do you think should share the stage with them?


Have you guessed the theme tune for this week yet? This week's clues included some band trivia: "Enter," and "Sand." Be the first to guess the mystery theme tune and get one of 4 autographed books from Tony Cowell! Email your answer to contest@famegamesradio.com

Today's artists included:

Edian
Josy B
Zach Swift
Full Turnout
The Influence
Clint Crisher
Alexx Calise
Stars Go Dim
Stella Blackrose
Against Grace
Dalton
Beta Rays



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AND LISTEN & VOTE!
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If you like this show, then you'll LOVE the Global Breakthru Chart which airs on the weekends! Hear the week's top 20 tracks as well as EXCLUSIVE gossip from Tony Cowell.




Enjoy the show!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Qualifier Show: Wednesday 218Q

Jake had food on the brain today and wanted to hear a song with any kind of food in the lyrics! ...Alright Jake??? Hungry? Mr. Grumpy, Jake and Mr. Honest, Graham didn't have hardly a nice work to say between the two of them as this Wednesday was a tough. Tough to keep our attention that is!


Have you guessed the theme tune for this week yet? Today's clue: "Enter." (Clues so far have included "SAND" and a bit of band trivia.) Be the first to email the answer to contest@famegamesradio.com and win your choice book written and signed by Tony Cowell!

A big thanks goes out to all the fantastic featured reviewers who every day, tear themselves away from their job and do something much more rewarding...discovering great new music: JamesWalker, BKindaahouse, SFX, Lauraswains, KenMorrison, StudioBoss, ChocolateBubbles, HonestAngel, 335, Hard2Pleez, Robin and Thumbs! Here's what one of them had to say, ‘‘Very strange intro. I must say... But when the music comes in, it doesn’t disappoint! These guys are true ROCKERS! All of their submissions have been TOP CLASS. Quality right here and pure talent! Even though this track will need a radio edit! Love the vocal too, very affective!!! No complaints. 100% ready to rule the world!"

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

BREAKING NEWS

HARD LUCK BLUES BAND

AUGUST

CHRIS MILLER

WE ARE THE MIGHTY

SYMPATHY F

ROBIN OVERALL

CHARLOTTE DOREEN SMALL

CYBEROCKER

MICHELLE HOTALING

ABEL SOUL

FINDING JIMMY HOFFFA


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AND LISTEN & VOTE!
http://www.meermusic.com/content/charts/qresults.asp?ed=218&sub=2

If you like this show, then you'll LOVE the Global Breakthru Chart which airs on the weekends! Hear the week's top 20 tracks as well as EXCLUSIVE gossip from Tony Cowell.




Enjoy the show!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Qualifier Show: Tuesday 218Q

Paul was listening for somethings FRESH, but instead got a studio full of picky DJs! Armen started off the show and we were all in agreement that it was his BEST yet!! Listen to today's show and find out who else impressed this musical team!

Were any tracks are worthy of advancing the the Semifinal?

How well do you know the "classic" songs? There was more band trivia today, so make sure you listen in! Be the first to guess the mystery theme tune by emailing contest@famegamesradio.com and WIN a signed Tony Cowell book of your choice!!


A big thanks goes out to all the featured reviewers: KenMorrison, KatieSakki, Robin, SFX, Kronk, Music&Lyrics, 335, Ricky, JamesWalker, DJSunBeat, Meghan, Songrider, HonestAngel, Chocolatebubbles, Thumbs, Studioboss, Hard2Pleez and ChantelleWhite! Here's what one of them had to say, "This is an artist who consistently demonstrates good instinct for contemporary commercialism, whilst always being able to come up with something different enough to keep his head and shoulders above the crowd!”


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

ARMEN
BLACKIE JEAN
CYBASE
AOTEA SOUND LAB
NATASHA DUARTE
A´TRIS
HOLLY THOMAS
ZOUZOUSPETALS
GRAND FURY
SHELLEY BARRATT BAND
EPYLLION
LEE WHITTAKER


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AND LISTEN & VOTE!
http://www.meermusic.com/content/charts/qresults.asp?ed=218&sub=1

If you like this show, then you'll LOVE the Global Breakthru Chart which airs on the weekends! Hear the week's top 20 tracks as well as EXCLUSIVE gossip from Tony Cowell.



Enjoy the show!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Qualifier Show: Monday 218Q

The girls were on FIRE today as Ashton Jade joins in today!!! She was in the mood for something hot that made her go "ooohhh!!" And it WAS hot with all the talk of firefighters in the studio!

Graham brings out his list of "got its" as he stands up for many artists on today's show!!

How well do you know the all-time "classic" songs? Can you guess this week's theme tune? You'll have to listen to the show because it's band trivia and the only way to find out is to LISTEN! Make sure you tune in to Tuesday and Wednesday shows to get more clues! The first person to email the answer to contest@famegamesradio.com will receive a special dedication track of their choice on Friday's Final!

A big thanks goes out to all of our ROCK STAR reviewers: SFX, JamesWalker, SonSetBeach, Ricky, ChantelleWhite, arabking, MickeyCarnell, ESP, Vocalrest, Katiesakki, RightFieldPlayer, KenMorrison, Chocolatebubbles, HonestAngel, Hard2Pleez, 335, Studioboss, and Thumbs! Here's what one of them had to say, “This Man is amazing, this production is full and can’t get any fuller, he has covered it, the backing vocals are terrific the classical guitar is Classical! Long Live SunSet Slim ..to write another day.¨

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

FULL TURNOUT

BLACK TURTLE DOVE

BRANDON MICHAEL J

VOMITON COMMAND

DEACON

COLE MITCHELL

MCQUILLEN/SHARP

GHOST

JON ARSENAULT

THE BOOHOOS

HEATHER RUIZ

SUNSET SLIM!




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AND LISTEN & VOTE!
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If you like this show, then you'll LOVE the Global Breakthru Chart which airs on the weekends! Hear the week's top 20 tracks as well as EXCLUSIVE gossip from Tony Cowell.





Enjoy the show!

012 Cowell Factor

Well it's definitely been a week of highs and lows! The Highs? Simon gets named checked by President Obama on Jay Leno. And the lows...American Idol becomes a bit like watching the lions and the Christians.

Meanwhile, back in Britain -more lows - as former X Factor winner Leon Jackson gets booted off his record label. Boy can Showbiz be cruel!! So… just to help…I go in search of what you have to do to keep motivated in this business.


Now on American Idol…On Wednesdays’ elimination show, Alexis goes out in what can only be described as the most excruciatingly cruel way. She had to sing again to see if the judges would save her. And guess what? They didn’t. But hey, that’s showbiz!
But ten go onwards and upwards and I can reveal that next week it’s Motown - and Smokey Robinson is going to mentor - Get it on!

Now….back down in the Fame Games talent Bank -
This week I’ve found two artists who are completely different. No Second Troy is a rock band from Washington DC. And this band has somehow found a way to blend the pop hooks of Snow Patrol and Coldplay with their own unique arrangements.
Then… I found Indiana Gregg in the Fame Games contenders list - I like you Indiana because anyone who can write a song like Groovy Kinda wonderful deserves to be noticed. You certainly know how to write hooks.

So…
You did say you wanted to be in show business didn’t you? OK…Good. So let’s just put that to the test. How do you cope with the highs and the lows??? Well…. imagine - you’ve just sung in front of 30 million people on Idol - and Mr Cheesy Seacreast announces you have the least number of votes and you have to sing again to see if the judges want to keep you. So You do - and just like Alexis - you get booted off.
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But I couldn’t help but wonder - this business is seriously tough - so you need to be tough. So when the lows do come - how do you deal with them ? How do you stay motivated.

You know what? ..I don’t normally talk about Simon much …do I? Maybe I do…But I’m going to use him as an example this week. And I don’t really care whether you are a fan of him - or not.
Simon has this Karma thing going on. He never gets down - ever.
And its SO annoying.
If you’ve read his autobiography he talks about losing everything. And he did. He even had to go home and live with mum - no easy task I can tell you. And her cooking’s terrible.
And what happened? He never once gave up on his dream. He never once stopped telling himself he wasn’t going to make it. He had to start again. He got another job in A@R. He told the label they should look to TV for recording artists - they laughed at him. Told him he would never make it in the music business. (Yea right!)
So don’t suffer rejection - try again. If they don’t like your song - write another. Don’t listen to what people tell you - they may be wrong. And when the lows do come - be strong… because this business is all about winners - and winners get back up to fight again.
This business is so full of highs and lows. And that’s WHY I love it SO much.If you want talk about the fame game!



The Cowell Factor


If you've only got ONE shot at FAME you might as well get it right!!



The Global Breakthrough Chart (215 Edition part 2)

Can DaEnforcerz top the charts for the second week running? OR, will artists like Two Spot Gobi, Armen or Goddess steal the position! Listen and find out!!!

The conclusion of this two-part show includes Cowell Factor with Tony Cowell where he names two more Fame Games artists as his picks for the week as well as all the hot gossip at American Idol!

Don't miss out of the first part of this week's Global Breakthrough Chart! This week, we interveiw UK top stylist Nicky Hambelton-Jones where she gives us low-down on what's hot for this fashion season!

Listen to DJ Sid Olivera, DJ Crier and songwriter/producer Paul Sedkowski countdown this week's Top 20 Fame Games tracks! The tracks are selected based soley on votes, making this chart based on MERIT!

Last Week's No. 1 Track

DA ENFORCERZ from NASHVILLE, TN USA with thier HIP-HOP track "Tonight"


Let us know what you think of our Global Breakthrough Chart show! it's a RADICAL idea and it's just what music needs!


Do you agree with this week's chart? Vote for your favorite artists and see them move up, closer to NUMBER 1!


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Enjoy the show!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Global Breakthru Chart (Edition 215 Part 1)

Da Enforcerz took the hot spot last week! Can they pull off the Number 1 spot for the second week in a row? Listen and find out!!

This show includes an exclusive interveiw with UK stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones where she'll give you the hottest trends for this season as well as much needed fashion advice to Simon Cowell! And...don't forget about the music!! In this episode, hear songs 11-20!

Don't miss out on the conclusion of the chart in part 2 which includes the Cowell Factor with Tony Cowell...hear all the latest gossip on today's talent shows as well as Tony's Fame Games picks for this week!

Listen to DJ Sid Olivera, DJ Crier and songwriter/producer Paul Sedkowski countdown this week's Top 20 Fame Games tracks! The tracks are selected based soley on votes, making this chart based on MERIT!

Last Week's No. 1 Track

DA ENFORCERZ from NASHVILLE, TN USA with their HIP-HOP track "Tonight"


Let us know what you think of our Global Breakthrough Chart show! it's a RADICAL idea and it's just what music needs!


Do you agree with this week's chart? Vote for your favorite artists and see them move up, closer to NUMBER 1!


YOU CAN BE A REVIEWER!
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviewers/public/reviewer.asp





Enjoy the show!