Episode 232: I'll Be There For You

This week's theme song from The Rembrandts! ~ We have a very special interview with Brent Harvey - the man behind the Hollywood Music in Media Awards - You won’t want to miss this great interview! We are also giving away tickets to this exclusive Red Carpet event!

PLUS! Mail from: Paul from Jelly's Last Jam. Artist Fame Games Regular rotational airplay went to Track of the Month Winner - "Killing Me With Twilight" by Will Champlin!

231 Winners for the second time: Chix 6 from New York, NY with “In Your Pocket” – Pop.

THE CONTENDERS

• CHRISTOPHER SCOTT HAMILTON from MONROE, USA with ¨It’s Such A Beautiful Day¨ – Acoustic
• A DULL SCIENCE from SAN DIEGO, CA USA with “Cheaters Never Prosper” – Rock A
• TWO SPOT GOBI from BRIGHTON, UK with “Life Line”– Acoustic
• FINDING JIMMY HOFFA from MEMPHIS, USA with “Love Abuse” – Rock H
  

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

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

Fame Games Radio Candid Camera (August 06 2009)

Check out the Thursday 232 Semifinal betting results LIVE!
Find out who the Fame Games panel placed their money on!!

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New Music, Real Music...Be part of the Experience!

Semifinal: 232

Who will move on to challenge 2-time champs Chix 6? Listen NOW to the 232 Semifinal!!

Voting and reviewing is always open for all music on Fame Games, so get online and support your favorite acts. Each time you vote you are helping Independent artists breakthru!

Chix 6 won Track of the Week in Episode 231 for the second time with In Your Pocket! Which acts do you think will move on?

Today's artists included:

Clint Crisher

Underwhelmed

Keegan Smith & the Fam

Highlines

Midori and Audioclique

Two Spot Gobi

Prairie Dance Club

Finding Jimmy Hoffa

Edian

Beckon Q

Christopher Scott Hamilton

A Dull Science

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

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!

Fame Games Radio Candid Camera (August 05 2009)

Check out the Wednesday 233Q Track Off LIVE! Who will be in today's Track Off!!

To listen to the full show, head to www.meermusic.com or www.famegamesradio.com




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Qualifier Show: Wednesday 233Q

Hero's Last Mission walked away with the Fame Games Tuesday Track of the Day...what lies ahead for Wednesday!!

Which tracks are worthy of advancing to next week's 233 Semifinal? Vote for your favorites and support independent music!

A big thanks goes out to all the featured reviewers: Chocolatebubbles, Studioboss, Hard2Pleez, Barca, Robin, ESP, Cruncher, AndreaAimee and KenMorrison! Here's what one of them had to say, ‘‘This song kicks major butt! The vocal rocks and this is proof that you don’t need auto tune to have a great song. Excellent, what a burst of energy!”

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

DR.MARY

PAUL ANDREAS

ROCKIZOID

DMAC DAVIS

MIDORI AND AUDIOCLIQUE

CHRISTOPHER JOEL

RAY SCOTT PARDUE

SUNBURN IN CYPRUS

JENNIFER LOGUE

A DULL SCIENCE

STEFANI SCOVOLO

KEEGAN SMITH & THE FAM

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

AND LISTEN & VOTE!
http://www.meermusic.com/content/charts/qresults.asp?ed=233&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.

Follow Fame Games on Twitter, FaceBook, MySpace and YouTube. Become part of the Fame Games experience!

Enjoy the show!

Fame Games Radio Candid Camera (August 04 2009)

Check out the Tuesday 233Q Track Off LIVE! Find out who won Track of the Day!!

To listen to the full show, head to www.meermusic.com or www.famegamesradio.com



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Qualifier Show: Tuesday 233Q

All Day Sucker took away the Monday Track of the Day title, with a great lineup for Tuesday...it's going to be hard choosing!

Which tracks are worthy of advancing the the Semifinal?

A big thanks goes out to all the featured reviewers: KenMorrison, RandyDog, Studioboss, Barca, HonestAngel, Thumbs, GuardianAngelRock, AndreaAimee, Hard2Pleez, Chocolatebubbles and Edlyndmusic!! Here's what one of them had to say, "Now this is a song radio could do something with, my buddy Howie Rosen would love to release this track to radio! This band is also touring which is another great way to gain exposure! Will keep my eyes for this band to be huge one 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:

HERO’S LAST MISSION

ABSTRACT ARTFORM

CAROLINA

MICHAEL

UNDERWHELMED

FAITH MICHELLE

HIGHLINES

ALYSHEN

JOSYB

CHAPMAN BROTHERS

JESSE ROMIGH

VERTIGO

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

AND LISTEN & VOTE!
http://www.meermusic.com/content/charts/qresults.asp?ed=233&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.

Follow Fame Games on Myspace, Twitter, FaceBook and YouTube and be part of the Fame Games experience!

Enjoy the show!

Fame Games Radio Candid Camera (August 03 2009)

Check out the Monday 233Q Track Off LIVE! Find out who won Track of the Day!!

To listen to the full show, head to www.meermusic.com or www.famegamesradio.com



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New Music, Real Music...Be part of the Experience!

Qualifier Show: Monday 233Q

After a week of alt. programming, the panel is ready to hear NEW music that doesn't suck! Listen to the Monday qualifier show NOW and find out who wins track of the day!

A big thanks goes out to all of our ROCK STAR reviewers: Hard2Pleez, Studioboss, KenMorrison, JeremyJ, Robin, Barca, ChocolateBubbles and Cruncher! Here's what one of them had to say, “Totally professional and contemporary, and with a massive chance (for so many reasons) of being a massive hit very quickly!”

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

They include:
LEE WHITTAKER

WALLY

DARCY DONAVAN

BURNING CANDY

JENNIE WALKER

CHIX 6

SPUNK

RICH LOWN

REPLAY

MARY BETH ABELLA

ALL DAY SUCKER

TEMPLE SCENE

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

AND LISTEN & VOTE!
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Check out Fame Games on Twitter, Face Book, YouTube, Myspace and I-tunes. Be part of the Fame Games experience!

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!

031 Cowell Factor

Just a week to go before American Idol auditions begin - and still no contract for Paula…or Simon. What’s going on?

And Coming up - Is it the girls or the boys who are leading the new indie chart revolution.

So what’s been going on in Cowell world…Well, The X Factor auditions are over and it's boot camp time. So there's tears and tantrums everywhere, and that's just Louis and Simon! And even boot camp is being held in front of a live audience this year. Can’t wait!

With American idol auditions only a week away - time is running out for Paula Abdul. The L.A. Times, using unnamed sources of course, says Paula Abdul is making is $4 million dollars but wants $12 million to stay.

Big money? I‘m not so sure - last season advertisers on Idol shelled out $700,000 for a 30-second commercial. Overall, Idol took $850 million in advertising revenue. So the money‘s there.

Meantime Simon is planning to work as an executive producer on a British battle of the bands type show featuring Kate Moss as a judge. Because when you think rock, you think Kate Moss, right?

It’s time to kick down the door to the Fame Games Talent Bank and you know what,
just when I thought All day Sucker were all talk, they come up with a brilliant song like Nobody Somewhere. What I like about you guys is your songs tell great stories. Love it!!

And….Jason Zerbin - they say you’re like Coldplay - you’re not - you’re better. Your song Hear Me - proves it.

So here’s the thing…is 2009 the year of the female singer?

Since mentioning the Mercury awards last week - I read a rather pompous piece in the British press asking why there are so many girls nominated this year. Well so what? Who cares if it’s girls or boys. What’s your problem. Are you sexist?

So what if… Florence Welch, La Roux, Bat for Lashes, and Speech Debelle are all riding high……they are all bloody talented! And two of these are on indie labels - which is even better news. Not least because radio stations are having to play Indie artists instead of manufactured pop girls straight out of the Disney school of pop pap.

Yes…It’s a high water mark for the girls right now.

You can argue the current rise of the female artist began with the likes of Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Adele. But I believe it’s the internet and programs like Fame Games that have been instrumental in making labels look a bit deeper for talent. Something’s changing…at last.

Last week I spoke with A&R chief Colin Barlow - MD at Polydor UK. Colin told me. Yes, labels are having to dig a bit deeper nowadays. We can’t ignore the power of the Myspace generation, and the new online A&R platforms. And wasn’t it Kate Nash who was signed by a major label - simply because she couldn’t be ignored any longer - she had over 1 million hits on myspace. But even then she couldn’t get mainstream radio play - until a major label got behind her.

The music industry moves a bit like a giant shoal of fish - setting a course - with those at the front with the bulging wallets dictating the direction - and those behind, just following. But this is where the indie labels come into play. For it’s the indies that buck the trend - and have the balls to change direction. They’re the ones that take the risks by signing a Florence, or a Just Jack. They create the revolution. Then the big labels come in and take over. That’s the unwritten law of the music jungle.

Look, there will always be a market for the Pixie Lotts - the Little Boots - and the Hannah Montanas. Pop will never go away. But right now it’s the Lisa Hannigan’s and the Speech Debelles of the world who are leading the way.

Talented Girls or rock boys? - Who cares -- as long as its NEW music that breaks through.

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The Cowell Factor

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