Don't sue downloaders: producer

This DON WAS is a guy who's got a big point! Stop making CRAP records and we'll for the QUALITY!

Producer Don Was says the recording industry's crackdown on illegal music downloading is "wasting billions of dollars that people ought to be funnelling into making better records.''

"I've never heard of a business that prosecutes its customers. I understand what people are doing is a violation of intellectual property laws, but it's not right and it's outside the spirit of the way people make music," said Was.

Record labels have sued more than 26,000 people accused of violating copyright laws by downloading and sharing music online, saying they want to send a message to deter people from downloading music illegally.

"I really think the problem with the music business is not that kids are downloading songs, but that people started making crappy records and charging too much for them," Was said.

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Associated Press

iPhone set to debut in Canada on December 7th, 2007 on the Rogers digital phone network

Since the iPhone plays music and you can load podcasts of Climax Radio Show on it, this article is totally relevant to us and our listeners.

Is it true or is this someone's crafty work in Photoshop?

Only time will tell in the highly anticipated announcement. This image was leaked from someone in somewhere and this is good news for Canadians salivating to sink their teeth into the new iPhone.

The ad tells us that you'll be able to own an iPhone for $499.99 on a three year contract. No word on how much monthly subscription fees will be, but if the fees from AT&T tell us anything, it's that it'll be one expensive package to maintain. Anyway, if this is true, word should be out VERY soon because you may be able to pre-order starting November 20th, 2007.

New Releases for Week of October 30, 2007

As the title explains, here are some new releases coming to a store near you. Remember to make your purchases through our Amazon partnership links to help support our site.

• Andrea Bocelli, The Best of Andrea Bocelli - Vivere
• Backstreet Boys, Unbreakable
• Levon Helm, Dirt Farmer
• Britney Spears, Blackout
• Phil Vassar, Prayer of a Common Man
• Larry the Cable Guy, Christmastime in Larryland
• Bob Dylan, The Other Side of the Mirror - Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963 - 1965 DVD

CD Review: Bon Jovi - Lost Highway

This is my first attempt at writing a cd review so please forgive me if my review isn't as good as other reviews found elsewhere. The whole point of this review is to provide more content to Climax Radio Show listeners. And now on with the review.

The cd I've chosen to review is Bon Jovi's Lost Highway cd. In a nutshell, this is a great cd. And if you haven't heard, it's a cd with a country flair to it. Now I'm no 'country' man, but I love this country cd.

Bon Jovi know how to rock, but now they rock with a pleasant country flavour. This cd has everything from fast moving tracks to the slow ballads that Bon Jovi is known for.

Here are my personal favorites from the disc:

• Lost Highway
• Summertime
• We got It Going On
• Any Other Day

In my opinion, this is a cd to have in your collection, it's well put together and I think you'll enjoy it just as much as I did.

Pick up your copy in store or through our online partnership with Amazon.Com (Lost Highway).

The best, eh: top 100 Canadian albums, according to Bob Mersereau's book

To arrive at his top 100, Mersereau polled nearly 600 music journalists, retailers, musicians and DJs — of all ages — from across the country. The list is based on a tally of their top ten selections.

1. Harvest, Neil Young (1972)
2. Blue, Joni Mitchell (1970)
3. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (1970)
4. Music From Big Pink, The Band (1968)
5. Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip (1992 )
6. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (1995)
7. The Band, The Band (1969)
8. Funeral, Arcade Fire (2004)
9. Moving Pictures, Rush (1981)
10. American Woman, The Guess Who (1970)
11. Songs of Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen (1967)
12. Reckless, Bryan Adams (1984)
13. Five Days in July, Blue Rodeo (1993)
14. Twice Removed, Sloan (1994)
15. Up to Here, The Tragically Hip (1989)
16. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1969)
17. 2112, Rush (1976)
18. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell (1974)
19. Whale Music, Rheostatics (1992)
20. Acadie, Daniel Lanois (1989)
21. Day for Night, The Tragically Hip (1994)
22. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1979)
23. Gord's Gold, Gordon Lightfoot (1975)
24. You Were Here, Sarah Harmer (2000)
25. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Sarah McLachlan (1993)
26. Road Apples, The Tragically Hip (1991)
27. Gordon, Barenaked Ladies (1992)
28. You Forgot it in People, Broken Social Scene (2002)
29. I'm Your Man, Leonard Cohen (1988)
30. Tonight's the Night, Neil Young (1975)
31. Decade, Neil Young (1977)
32. Miss America, Mary Margaret O'Hara (1988)
33. Surfacing, Sarah McLachlan (1997)
34. One Chord to Another, Sloan (1996)
35. Songs of Love and Hate, Leonard Cohen (1971)
36. Cyborgs Revisted, Simply Saucer (1989)
37. Ingenue, k.d. lang (1992)
38. Melville, Rheostatics (1991)
39. Love Tara, Eric's Trip (1993)
40. On the Beach, Neil Young (1974)
41. Not Fragile, Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
42. The Best of the Guess Who, The Guess Who (1971)
43. Let it Die, Feist (2004)
44. The Last Waltz, The Band (1978)
45. Night Train, The Oscar Petersen Trio (1963)
46. Down at the Khyber, The Joel Plaskett Emergency (2001)
47. Harvest Moon, Neil Young (1992)
48. Cuts Like a Knife, Bryan Adams (1983)
49. L'heptade, Harmonium (1976)
50. Teenage Head, Teenage Head (1979)
51. High Class in Borrowed Shoes, Max Webster (1977)
52. Hejira, Joni Mitchell (1976)
53. The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould (1955 and 1982)
54. Forgarty's Cove, Stan Rogers (1977)
55. Wheatfield Soul, The Guess Who (1968)
56. Si on avait besoin d'une cinquieme saison, Harmonium (1974)
57. Dancing in the Dragon's Jaw, Bruce Cockburn (1979)
58. Frantic City, Teenage Head (1980)
59. Hymns of the 49th Parallel, k.d. lang (2004)
60. Hot Shots, Trooper (1979)
61. Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson (1987)
62. The Trinity Session, Cowboy Junkies (1988)
63. Ron Sexsmith, Ron Sexsmith (1995)
64. Nothingface, Voivod (1989)
65. Come on Over, Shania Twain (1997)
66. Everything I Long For, Hayden (1995)
67. Outskirts, Blue Rodeo (1987)
68. Joyful Rebellion, k-os (2004)
69. Sit Down Young Stranger/If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot (1970)
70. Love Junk, The Pursuit of Happiness (1988)
71. Jaune, Jean-Pierre Ferland (1970)
72. Somewhere Outside, The Ugly Ducklings (1966)
73. Electric Jewels, April Wine (1973)
74. Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot (1973)
75. Left and Leaving, The Weakerthans (2000)
76. Clumsy, Our Lady Peace (1997)
77. Harmonium, Harmonium (1974)
78. Share the Land, the Guess Who (1970)
79. Greatest Hits!, Ian & Sylvia (1970)
80. Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf (1968)
81. Ladies of the Canyon, Joni Mitchell (1970)
82. Bud the Spud and Other Favourites, Stompin' Tom Connors (1969)
83. Shine a Light, Constantines (2003)
84. Shakespeare My Butt, The Lowest of the Low (1991)
85. Clayton Park, Thrush Hermit (1998)
86. Smeared, Sloan (1992)
87. Living Under June, Jann Arden (1994)
88. The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Joni Mitchell (1975)
89. Bad Manors, Crowbar (1971)
90. Official Music, King Biscuit Boy With Crowbar (1970)
91. Lightfoot!, Gordon Lightfoot (1966)
92. Mad Mad World, Tom Cochrane (1991)
93. Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright (1998)
94. Face to the Gale, Ron Hynes (1997)
96. Hobo's Taunt, Willie P. Bennett (1977)
97. Cowboyography, Ian Tyson (1986)
98. Favourite Colours, The Sadies (2004)
99. The Way I Feel, Gordon Lightfoot (1967)
100. A Farewell to Kings, Rush (1977)

One man's top-10 list may not equal another's.

New Releases for Week of October 16 2007

Here at Climax Radio Show, we're always trying to keep our listeners informed of new music. We will now provide music related content as we find it. We hope this keeps YOU, the listener informed. Please enjoy our music news updates.

1. Tom Petty Collection
   Tom Petty
2. Plug Me In
   AC/DC
3. Live (CD/DVD)
   R.E.M.
4. Chase This Light
   Jimmy Eat World
5. Let It Snow
   Michael Buble
6. 1967 Live At Monterey
   Jimi Hendrix

Show 004 - Country Kisses under the Covers

Kudos to Mr. Magnum for the new site design, and ANOTHER round of kudos to the Listenership for making CLIMAXRADIOSHOW.COM the fastest growing show of its kind!

*Indie BANDS--> Send us your music and band bio and we will play your best material on CLIMAX RADIO!*

For Episode 004, RadioFreeG promised to bring a country flavour and he delivered, including some artists you would NOT normally think of as country. That is the essence of what we do on CLIMAX RADIO - bring you music that is outside of your comfort zone and expose you to music that is new to you and will NEVER be played on the radio.

Mr. Magnum continued the tradition of playing Indie music by bringing "30 Degrees" to your ears, and having an almost EXCLUSIVELY CANADIAN track listing for the show. Mr. Magnum is truly the "Patriot's Patriot"!

So what are you waiting for? Get downloading, get subscribing on iTunes, and send in those listener submissions to the TOLL FREE CLIMAX LINE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA = 1-888-494-2263. Try it out, you just might like it!

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Climax Radio Show - Episode #4

Another happy ending, compliments, of Climax Radio.

Johnny Cash - Man in Black
Metallica - Mama Said
Dean "Tex" Martin - Little ole Wine Drinker Me
Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory / Young Guns II Soundtrack
The Jeff Healy Band - Cover To Cover
Rush - Feedback
Meligrove Band - Monkey Face
30 Degrees - Wild Thing
Stompin' Tom Connors - Sudbury Saturday Night
The Byrds - Blue Canadian Rockies

Site updates

Today is upgrade day!

We're giving Climax Radio Show a cool sleeker look. The upgrade will be happening though out today (Saturday) with little disruption as possible. These changes will be done on the fly so bare with us.

Also, return for Episode 4 which is currently in post production.