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Victoria Banks celebrates with Saskatchewan's Country artisits, join us!
Canadian Country songwriter/musician Victoria Banks is appearing during the SCMA's, held at Casino Regina's Show Lounge, Sunday, April 18th! Come and show your support fo the 2010 SCMA's!
It's only $26.00 to attend!
Get tickets here: http://www.casinoregina.com/entertainment/calendar/view/222/59
Who and what is the Saskatchewan Country Music Association? click here: www.scma.sk.ca
Brad and Heather's Morning Blog...with Tia! She's back!
Tomorrow morning Jeff Dedekker's back in the doghouse to chat about Johnny Reid's future in country music, and Tia's back! Brad and Heather caught up with her, wired jaw and all!
Lindsay Lohan, what are you thinking?!?!? Seriously????
If anyone thought Lindsay Lohan was actually cleaning up her act, think again! She's suing E Trade Securities for $100 million dollars over their commercial featuring a 'milk-a-holic' named Lindsay...her lawyer states that she has the same single name recognition as Oprah or Madonna, so when you use the name you think of her......SERIOUSLY???
I think she might want to re-think this lawsuit, because implying that Lindsay Lohan drinks too much milk is probably the nicest thing anyone has said about her in the last 3 years!
If you haven't seen this commercial yet, here it is for your viewing pleasure!
Lady A: Gone Techno?
I'm not sure if words can fully describe how much this remix sucks...Need You Now from Lady Antebellum has been one of my favourite songs of the last year...and someone's gone and butchered it!
Have a listen.
Need You Now - Remix
Now...if you didn't hate that...you can find the whole song on Youtube.
Brad and Heather's Morning Video Blog - All tied up!
The guys from 'Boys, Bulls and Bucks' rodeo stop by and teach Heather how to rope a steer....and by steer, we mean BRAD!!!
Checking In With Tia Daniels
Our good friend Tia Daniels has some pretty serious jaw surgery last week, right now, she's sitting at home with her jaw wired shut. I told her before she left, that I'd be calling her to check on her.
If you wanna hear her talk with a broken...wired shut jaw...have a listen! And by that I mean...see how she is...of course ;)
Tyler Calls Tia
Brad Paisley falls off the stage....wanna see it???
Brad's American Saturday Night Tour made its final stop on the tour at the Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, SC Sunday night and on the final note of the encore finale ("Alcohol"), Brad fell on stage - he bounced back up, finished the show and thanked the audience and told them good-bye. Once he left the stage he was transported to the local hospital via ambulance to be checked out - all is well, only badly bruised. Brad was discharged from the hospital and is on his way home to Nashville.
Wow!!! He really took a header!!! Check it out...
Telemiracle 34 - Brad and Heather take you behind the scenes
Another success for Telemiracle!
$4,010,314...Thank You Saskatchewan!!!
Brad and Heather take you behind the scenes with never before seen footage of the hidden machine that makes this telethon such a success year after year.
Mark
I wanna tell you about a good friend of mine. Mark WALKeR. First off...ever since I met the guy, he insisted on that ridiculous spelling of his last name...don't ask me why!? I met Mark 5 years ago, at radio school (a.k.a Radio, Television, Broadcast News @ SAIT in Calgary)
At first...Mark was a guy that I made fun of. He had that "small town swagger" and was proud to call himself a Nickleback fan. But after a while...I realized this dude was a lot like me. We laughed at the same stupid things...we LOVED a brutally bad pun...and we had terribly obnoxious laughs.
During the next year and a half...Mark and I became really good friends. The rest of our class even made fun of us, saying we had "man-crushes" on each other. My wife Kelly especially ;) Even though we've both moved around a little since then, we've always kept in touch...and when we talk, or catch up...it's like nothing's changed...we'd be right back into our rhythm.
I got the call about 8:45 last night. Mark died this weekend in a car crash. He was 24.
It's the kind of news that makes you question a lot of things. One thing it doesn't make me question, is that Mark WALKeR was one of the best friends I'll ever have in my lifetime. He was a good dude. Always positive, enthusiastic, he was always smiling...loved a dirty, disgusting joke. He was so full of energy and full of life.
I can't even believe I'm writing about my buddy in the past tense.
He's gone...but I've got hours and hours of great memories, from great times I had with him...and I'll hang on to every single one.
To be honest...I could care less if anyone ever reads this...I just feel I need to put these words down...
Mark...I'm sorry...I'll miss you...damn. I'll never forget you my friend. Here's to making ear babies wherever you are.
Your buddy, Tyler.
Big Dog on Location at the 'Pawscars'! Video
The Regina Humane Society is having their first ever "Pawscars" this weekend, rolling out the red carpet and reducing adoption fees to make it very affordable to take home a family pet...you even get a swag-bag!
Today's the last day (Sunday), noon til 5 at the Regina Humane Society.
Brad's Big Dog Movie Review - Alice in Wonderland
One of the most highly anticipated movies of the year hit theatres today, Alice in Wonderland, so I caught the early matinee to see if it was ok for my little guy to see it...watch our first movie video review and find out here....
Video: Body Hair Talk
It's something I consider myself an expert in...cause I've got a lot of it. But I wanna show you one place where I've got no hair at all...
Note: It's nothing disgusting ;)
Paul Brandt's Hockey Song
For years and years...when I thought of a song about hockey, it was The Hockey Song by Stompin' Tom Connors. But now...Paul Brandt's got his own hockey song!
It's a re-make of Canadian Man, with the lyrics changed up to honour our Olympic Hockey Gold Medal!
Check it out :)
Paul Brandt - Canadian Man (Hockey Version)
You can buy the song for a buck at Paul's website
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - What Bomb did Jeff just drop???
What bomb did Jeff drop in the doghouse this morning??? Find out on today's video blog, and find out why you can't miss tomorrow's show! Ring those phones baby, ring those phones!!!
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - Let's look in their drawers!
Let's look inside their drawers!!!...on the same day a naked guy runs into city hall, this could be taken the wrong way, but rest assured all you'll find here is a an absent mind and a big pussy cat!
Video: How I Unwind After Work
A few other times, I've posted videos of things I do at work during the night...now, check out what I'm up to after I get home from work late at night.
Pairings Announced for 'Dancing with the Stars'
The pairings for the new season of Dancing With the Stars were revealed yesterday morning. Familiar faces like Karina Smirnoff, Kym Johnson and Lacey Schwimmer won't be back on the dance floor this year, making room for newcomer Damian Whitewood who will mark his debut with Pamela Anderson.
Kate Gosselin and her partner -- Tony Dovolani -- appeared on Good Morning America and talked about their chances of snagging the mirror ball. Both said that they're in it to win it, but Kate admitted that she's not a very good dancer -- yet.
- Gosselin will be training in her Pennsylvania basement so that she can be with her kids and plans on commuting for the live shows. She admitted, "I have eight kids, and I'm a mom and I have a very full schedule anyway. Obviously, the kids come first. It's going to be hard. I'm determined to do it."
The pairings are as follows:
- Kate Gosselin and Tony Dovolani
- Pamela Anderson and Damian Whitewood
- Buzz Aldrin and Ashley Costa
- Erin Andrews and hunky Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke
- Jake Pavelka and Chelsie Hightower
- Aiden Turner and Edyta Sliwinska
- Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough
- Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya
- Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel
- Shannen Doherty and Mark Ballas
....Derek and Damian, you lucky dogs!!!!......this is going to be the biggest season EVER!
Lady Antebellum Leads ACM Nominees: Complete list here!
Lady Antebellum are the most-nominated act going into this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, it was announced yesterday morning (Tuesday, March 2nd) by Reba and Blake Shelton during the CBS Early Show. The trio have seven nods, followed by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood with six each. Taylor Swift has five, followed by Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band with four each.
Montgomery Gentry will receive this year's Humanitarian Award.
The Entertainer and Top New Artist categories will be fan-voted.
The ACM Awards will air live from Las Vegas on CBS on April 18th.
The complete list of ACM nominees is as follows:
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Top New Solo Vocalist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Jamey Johnson
Chris Young
Top New Vocal Duo of the Year
Bomshel
Joey + Rory
Steel Magnolia
Top New Vocal Group of the Year
Eli Young Band
Gloriana
The Lost Trailers
Album of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]
American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers
Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Victoria Shaw, Paul Worley
Play On - Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
"Quitter" Produced by Max Martin & Shellback for Maratone Productions and Mark Bright
Revolution - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
The Foundation - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown
Single Record of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington (Mercury)
Produced by: Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington
"Red Light" - David Nail (MCA Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
"Toes" - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown
"White Liar" - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
Song of the Year [Awarded to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
"Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood
Composers: Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood
Publishers: Brett James Cornelius Music (ASCAP), Carrie Okie Music (BMI), Rincon Ave Music
(ASCAP), Stage Three Songs (ASCAP)
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
Publishers: EMI Foray Music (BMI), Darth Buddha (ASCAP), Dwhaywood Music (BMI), Hillary Dawn Publishing (SESAC), Radiobullets Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Year Of The Dog Music (ASCAP)
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
Composers: Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
Publishers: Crozier Music Enterprises LLC (BMI), Mighty Nice Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)
"White Liar" - Miranda Lambert
Composers: Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Composers: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Taylor Swift Music (BMI)
Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] (Off Camera Award)
"Boots On" - Randy Houser
Producer: Eric Welch
Director: Eric Welch (Drake footage: Vickie Vaughn)
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
Producer: Clarke Gallivan
Director: David McClister
"Welcome To The Future" - Brad Paisley
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea, Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea
"White Liar" - Miranda Lambert
Producer: Tameron Hedge
Director: Chris Hicky
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White
Vocal Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Off Camera Award)
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins (Reprise Records / Warner Music Nashville)
Producer: Scott Hendricks
"Honky Tonk Stomp" - Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons (Arista Nashville)
Producer: Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride
"I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis (19/Arista Nashville)
Producer: Mark Bright
"I'm Alive" - Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews (Blue Chair/BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
"Seeing Stars" - Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Jack Ingram, Jeremy Stover
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - Don't get too close!!!
Brad and Heather...(cough, wheez)...take you behind the....the......th.....ACHOOOO!....('scuse me)...behind the scenes and look ahead at what you can't miss on tomorrow's show!
The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
I don't know about you...but I think this is funny. As the guy who isn't this guy...I can say, he's got a point. I can never be him...but I could smell like him.
My wife Kelly thinks these are the best commercials out there right now!
And your man could smell like this...if you buy him Old Spice bodywash :)
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - What's the word?
When Heather's back tomorrow, we'll continue payin' bills at 8:10...and don't forget to listen for 'THE SECRECT WORD'!!!
Video: Working Late III
A couple of other times, I've shared some of the things I can get away with @ work @ night...cause there's nobody else here...
This time, I'm still alone...but there's left-overs!
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - Behind the scenes Craven stories!!!
Brad and Heather visit with Kim and Ken from Craven and share some behind the scenes stories...kinda like Vegas stories, but at Craven!!! If you want your own you better get your tix now cause they're almost gone!!!
The Ox Knows!
The EZ Cracker
I'm sitting here at work...it's almost quarter to 10...when I get an URGENT email from my wife Kelly...and she writes:
Yes..we should buy this
This is what she's talking about...The EZ Cracker!
Meet the stars in YOUR back yard! Regian to host the SCMA's!
Regina to host the 2010 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards
Regina, SK - February 23, 2010 - The Regina and Southern Saskatchewan Country Music Association is excited to announce that Regina will be the host for the 2010 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards. The awards weekend will take place April 16th - 18th. All events will be held at the Regina Inn with the exception of the awards show, which will take place in the Casino Regina Show Lounge.
Many industry professionals and Saskatchewan country artists will be in Regina this weekend to celebrate the achievements in the Saskatchewan country music industry this past year. Among the special guests will be multi-award winning Canadian singer/songwriter Victoria Banks.
Victoria has penned songs for many Nashville and Canadian artists alike; writing songs that produced top 40 Country radio play from Sara Evans, actress/singer Jessica Simpson and many others. In Canada alone she contributed to the careers of One More Girl, Diane Chase and is responsible for a top ten hit song from Johnny Reid with power ballad "Dance with Me". Victoria Banks has her own CD project out, and has been celebrating success as a vocalist with the release of "When You Can Fly" in 2009. Three singles have emerged from her album and have released to radio to date while her fourth single will hit radio in a few weeks.
The Saskatchewan Country Music Association is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, development and enhancement of all aspects of Saskatchewan country music at the local, national, and international level. The SCMA endeavours to create venues for the promotion of Saskatchewan country artists through sponsorship of its own events, such as the annual SCMA Awards, and involvement in other organizations' events.
All events that take place during the awards weekend are open to the general public. These events include seminars, showcases, the industry awards banquet and the annual awards show. A full listing of events can be found at http://www.scma.sk.ca/. Tickets for the Awards Show are available through the Casino Regina Box Office. Individual tickets for all other events during the awards weekend or delegate passes (including a ticket to the awards show) are available on the SCMA website (http://www.scma.sk.ca/). Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for each event.
Video: Duey Loves Snow III
Another journey into the Siberian winter with our little man Duey. If the first 2 episodes, we showed you how much he likes snow...
Now...we complete the trilogy.
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - Hang on to your leash!!!
Brad and Heather introduce you to our Big Dog Pet of the Week from the Regina Humane Society...hang on!!!!!!.....and Thursday's show one you don't want to miss!!!
Brad and Heather's Video Blog - Hey...who ate my ju jubes?!
Where did all the Ju-jubes go??? ...and what's with the 6 foot leprechan?
All these questions are answered in the latest video blog from Brad and Heather.
Video: The Final Whiz
I get home pretty late everynight from work...and sure enough, most night's my little man Duey needs out one last time.
So for some reason, I thought I'd document the journey...of the Final Whiz!
