Complete Control Radio Returns to L.A.
Complete Control Returns to LA Airwaves
Starting on April 18th at 10:00PM, Los Angeles will have a new reason to turn the radio back on. The Complete Control radio show will be returning to L.A. on Saturday nights now on 98.7 FM. The show features both new and old-school punk rock music as well as interviews and tons of information on all that is punk. The show’s creator and host, SideOneDummy Record’s own Joe Sib, was kind enough to chat with us about Complete Control, Indie 103.1 (Complete Control’s first home) and the show’s new home in L.A. on 98.7 FM.
RM64: Can you tell us some of the story behind Complete Control Radio?
JS: Complete Control began almost 5 years ago on Indie 103.1 FM. Around the end of 2003 and the beginning of 2004 I remember people telling me, ‘you’ve got to check out this new station’. The first time I turned on Indie 103.1 I heard in one sitting Elvis Costello, Black Flag, The Shins and then some local Los Angeles band. I immediately wanted to find out who was running the station. At the time I was handling radio here at SideOneDummy, so I tracked down the Program Director, Michael Steele, and we setup a dinner to talk about the new Flogging Molly album. From that point on Michael and I started becoming friends, and one time he asked me about classic punk rock and what kind of stuff the station should be playing. Since this is L.A. I immediately listed off a bunch of classic L.A. punk bands, and I ended up making him a playlist of all sorts of stuff like The Germs, The Weirdos, Bad Religion and Social Distortion. A few weeks later I was in my car and I heard some of the songs from my playlist, it was awesome. And that was the thing I loved about Michael, he was the first guy in radio at that level who not only took my call, but also actually asked me questions and for my opinion on music.
So Michael and I were talking one night, and I mentioned to him that there should be a show on Indie 103.1 that incorporated everything from old school to new punk rock. Not for it to be a throwback show just really informative, and when you had a punk band coming through L.A. for a show they would do an interview on Indie the night before. Really it was based on a show I grew up listening to in San Jose in the 80’s called Vinyl Rights, it aired on KFJC and was hosted by Alex Morgan. It was on Thursday nights and he was amazing, so full of information. So I based the idea for Complete Control off of that show and pitched it to Michael. I pitched it with the idea of getting someone else to host it but before I even got to that point, he said I love the idea, I want you to do it, and let’s start next week.
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RM64 Q&A: Bill Armstrong & Joe Sib / SideOneDummy Records
SideOneDummy Records Founders Joe Sib & Bill Armstrong
There are a handful of independent record labels out there today that are filling the gap between mom and pop operation and major label behemoth. Home to platinum sellers and international touring artists, these indie-ecosystems provide a place where music, community and commerce combine in a way rarely seen in the confines of corporate entertainment companies. SideOneDummy Records is one of those labels and over the past 14 years they have grown from two friends in a Hollywood apartment, to a business with worldwide presence, hundreds of releases and an impressive roster of artists including: Flogging Molly, The Gaslight Anthem, Gogol Bordello, Fake Problems, Dusty Rhodes, Bedouin Soundclash, The Casualties and many others.
RM64 dimwits Rodel Delfin and Scott Sheldon sat down with SideOne head honchos Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib at their Hollywood office.
RM64: When you started the label over a decade ago, did you have a specific plan or goal in mind?
BA: When we started, the goal was to see if we could do this and not have a real job. And to not have to report to anybody or answer to anyone. That was really it. As long as we could get a cup of coffee and a bagel in the morning, we were good.
03.10.09My Saddle’s Waitin’
Hyro Playing Bamboozle
We’re back on the beat and enjoying the extra hour of daylight, we hope you are too – here’s a quick rundown on some bustling of late… On the East Coast, Peter Malkin has joined Dave Holmes’ management outfit, clients include Coldplay, Interpol and Rilo Kiley among others. Meanwhile, NYC-based publishing veteran Harry Poloner is now at a creative post at Songs Music Publishing.
Last week Vagrant Records announced the signing of far. Their cover of Genuwine’s “Pony” has been making a big splash at Modern Rock radio over the last few months and the band is currently finishing up a new album due this spring… Speaking of signings, we are big fans of Buzzbands L.A. blog (http://buzzbands.la/) written by former L.A. Times columnist Kevin Bronson. Last week, Buzzbands was first to report that the highly-sought after derby for indie darlings Airborne Toxic Event went to Island Def Jam…
Among the new additions to Bamboozle (Left) for 2009 and one of the artists featured in Alternative Press’ latest “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue, is Hyro Da Hero. The indie rock/mix-tape rapper will be on the Bamboozle line-up this year, along with headliners Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent and the Deftones. The event takes place at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on April 4th and 5th in Irvine, CA.
In The Mix: Blaze James, Jon Nelson and Menya
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Checkout a little SXSW opening night showcase list and stay tuned for more SXSW show picks later this week… And don’t forget the all-important FREE event list, provided by the good folks at New Music Tipsheet here:
http://www.newmusictipsheet.com/sxswpartylist2009.pdf
- Wednesday March 18th –
Get your pre-drinking drinking done @ The Mohawk (912 Red River @ E. 10th) for BMI’s Austinist day-party with TV/TV, Telekinesis and others…
Stop by the SESAC Showcase @ Volume (612 E 6th Street) to catch Mieka, Young Love, Blacklist and more…
And finally get dirty on ASCAP with Chief, The Temper Trap and Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head among others @ The Dirty Dog (505 E 6th Street)
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Back To The Yadda Yadda Yadda
Fallen idol in heavy demand
There’s a quiet little derby brewing on fallen American Idol hopeful Joanna Pacitti. We hear there are several majors pushing paperwork to barrister Steve Sessa in hopes to sign the songstress, who was recently disqualified from the Top 36 Idol finalist list for undisclosed reasons. Stay tuned… Another derby is brewing on the management front with Florida-based act Fake Problems, who are signed to SideOneDummy Records (home to Flogging Molly, The Gaslight Anthem, among others)… The house was packed at the Troubadour on Friday night for the band’s set.
On the heels of the Amanda Ghost hiring at Epic Records, we hear the new prexy is looking to bring in a UK executive to assume the Head of A&R position at the label. The Brits are taking over… Here’s a little catch up on the musical chairs front: Warner Bros. Records A&R player Craig Aaronson assumed the Presidency of Sire Records after the departure of industry vet Michael Goldstone, who now runs the Mom and Pop Music label through Q-Prime. On the Atlantic side, we hear Mike Caren and Fueled By Ramen ruler John Jannick are now running a revived Elektra Records. Word on the street was that EMI Music was making a play to bring Caren on board, prior to his Elektra appointment. That’s all for now…
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01.27.09Rock We Can Believe In
illScarlett Jan. 28 @ Viper Room
A week into the Obamastration and we’re still feeling the Hope here at RM64 headquarters (or maybe it’s the antihistamines?) anyhow…
BREAKING NEWS in the agency world, as uber-agent Corrie Christopher (Rise Against, Yellowcard, The Spill Canvas, Gaslight Anthem, Billy Talent) leaves her post at The Agency Group to assume VP stripes at Agency For The Performing Arts (APA).
On deck for rock and in our calendars is illScarlett. The group is signed to Sony Music Canada and is playing tonight at L.A.’s Viper Room. These canuck’s first album went Gold in Canada, and word is there’s no publisher in place or a U.S. label partner. Band is on at 7:15pm, so make it a short dinner. For more info, hit up Sony Music’s Greg Boggs at Greg.Boggs@sonymusic.com.
01.22.09RM64 Q&A WITH ANDREW BRIGHTMAN
Andrew Brightman
Interview by: Scott Sheldon & Rodel Delfin
A lot has happened in the music industry since Andrew Brightman started his career in the biz twenty years ago. Successfully navigating through the landscape changes is key to survival and prosperity in the ever-changing talent business. For Brightman, that career route started as a vinyl buyer for Tower Records, while DJing at downtown clubs in New York City. Looking for new opportunities outside of the Big Apple, Brightman relocated to Los Angeles in the early 90s.
With Tinseltown as his new home, Brightman immersed himself in various music projects doing independent marketing, music supervision and artist management. He would later land A&R and Creative executive positions at A&M Records and PolyGram Music Publishing, respectively. After PolyGram was sold to Universal, Brightman further honed his creative skills by developing and managing new artists as well as consulting for major labels.
In 2004, he started Brightman Music, a producer management company. Many of Brightman’s clients (past and present) have been involved with this decade’s biggest selling acts including The Killers, Nickelback, OneRepublic, Daughtry, Hinder, Katy Perry, Metro Station, Iglu & Hartly, and Shooter Jennings, among many others.
He recently stopped by the RM 64 offices with coffee and donuts to give us the latest on his clients/projects and to get his take on the current music landscape.
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01.14.09Welcome back and Happy New Year!
New Sunday Night Hang
The noise coming out of the Big Apple in the new year is that former Warner Bros. artist and “You’re Beautiful” co-writer, Amanda Ghost, will be assuming a senior executive post at Epic Records. Meanwhile, Sony Music exec Keith Naftaly will step into an A&R position at Jive/RCA Music Group…
12.17.08Big Apple Chills
This is how our ass felt in NYC
As yours truly from the RM64 crew braved the chilly and rainy NYC weather last week, news of dramatic changes happening at Sony Music was driving industry chatter on the street. With Epic Records head Charlie Walk exiting his post, the gossip mill churned talk of the label being folded in Columbia. In the process, senior A&R player Andy Gershon makes the departure as well. However, expect A&R exec Pete Giberga, who is coming off the success of Sara Bareilles, to stay put. And rightfully so, Giberga gets big kudos for the development and success of Bareilles considering today’s difficult music landscape. Speaking of Columbia, label head Steve Barnett and A&R hitter Maureen Kinney sign Chairlift…
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Our First Ronin Post…
Gogol Bordello scores new label home
Welcome to RM64… For those of you who have transitioned to the new music landscape from the major label world as we have, you’re probably operating in the entrepreneurial spirit, and looking to take advantage of the changes happening in the biz. Read the rest of this entry »
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