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The last couple of years have been tough on a lot of us. I’ve been listening to a lot of music over this time and I’ve happily been discovering new things that I like. Added to this, I’ve happily watched as acts I’ve been tracking for a long time are getting back to touring and recording. Here’s a sampling of the things I’m excited about. The Wonder Stuff is (are?) Back on Tour I’ve seen Miles Hunt perform his solo stuff on more than one occasion....

Finding new music to enjoy can be a challenge. Often, when I start my day, I reach for the songs that I know and love. That gets me into a good mood. I also have a habit of listening to songs to the point that I can’t hear them anymore. To my great regret, I ruined a perfectly good Steve Earle album that way. To avoid burning out good material, I find it’s important to get some new music into the rotation....

Vile Richard’s “Hockey Song” is on the playlist for CBC Radio One’s “Bandwidth” today (Jan 26, 2013). You can hear the show live on the radio if you’ve got the Ottawa feed for Radio One. You can also hear the stream online: http://www.cbc.ca/bandwidth/

We’re happy to get the word out that Vile Christmas is now available for purchase and download at CDBaby. Over the years we haven’t just recorded songs for albums – we’ve also made recordings for our family and friends. Vile Christmas is a collection of some of these recordings. These songs were not recorded for radio play, but to amuse family and friends and to provide an interesting gift for the holidays....

Back before Vile Richard even existed as a band, Andrew and I went to school at McMaster University and we played in a band called Rice. It was folky stuff with lots of covers thrown in. We played weekly shows in Hamilton’s Hess Village and met a lot of interesting characters. I could probably write a book about my time in Rice and maybe I will one day… Around this time, Andrew came across an ad in the paper (at least I think that’s how it came about)....

PRESS RELEASE: Vile Richard releases new single. Music is prayer, and my first experience with christian music was at the 12th World Youth day in Paris, France (1997). It was then I was introduced to the many, many different styles of music which made up what can be called Christian Music. This opened my mind to the potentials and diversity of Christian Music, being not just hymns anymore, but high energy “rocking” praise....

PRESS RELEASE: Vile Richard releases new single. Available for free download below. Music is prayer, and my first experience with christian music was at the 12th World Youth day in Paris, France (1997). It was then I was introduced to the many, many different styles of music which made up what can be called Christian Music. This opened my mind to the potentials and diversity of Christian Music, being not just hymns anymore, but high energy “rocking” praise....

With the Olympics in full swing and Canada’s Women’s team stomping all over the rest of the world, we felt it fitting to make this month’s free download hockey related. Oh yeah, the men won their game against Russia this evening, but they haven’t been nearly as convincing as the women. Without going into a lot of post-game analysis, let me leave you with this, the first official Vile Richard Hockey Song ringtone....

If you’d like to help us out, please take a moment to request “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Catherine Taddo and Vile Richard on CBC Radio. The relevant contact information for the two radio shows which we’re targeting are: Points North 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Call the listener line: Talkback: (705) 688-3226 or (toll-free) 1 (800) 461-1138. http://www.cbc.ca/pointsnorth/ Morning North 5:30 a.m. to 8:37 a.m. Markus Schwabe Call the listener line:...

Earlier this month, I worked on a duet with Catherine Taddo. It’s a cover of Frank Loesser’s Baby, It’s Cold Outside. The piano is played by our good friend David Lynch and the vocals are sung by Catherine and myself (Olaf). The song is available on this year’s Vile Christmas album. Catherine took the time to create a video for the song, which I’ve included below. We’ve never recorded anything in this genre before....