WRLR 98.3 FM PRESS RELEASE - 2/21/06


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February 20, 2006

Full Tower, Full Power

ROUND LAKE HEIGHTS, IL - Local community radio WRLR 98.3 FM made substantial
improvements in operations this past weekend after completing the long
awaited installation of its permanent antenna tower and new transmitter.

Since going on the air September 4, 2005 with its inaugural broadcast, WRLR
had been broadcasting on a temporary 40’ tower, about half the height of the
new tower, and with a signal of only 50 watts. Chief RF Engineer Mike
Bramuchi confirms that the station is now broadcasting at full licensed
power of 96 watts) from the top of a new 100’ tower.

Based on initial reports from staff and listeners, WRLR is now able to reach
throughout Lake County, out west into McHenry County and up north into
Wisconsin. Numerous listeners have called the station to let it know they
are getting its programming. Some of the areas that have checked in are:
Gurnee, Waukegan, Zion, Deerfield, Highland Park, Arlington Heights,
Northbrook, North Barrington, Long Grove, Crystal Lake, and Mchenry. Also
from: Twin Lakes, Salem, Bristol and Racine County in Wisconsin.

Pictures of the tower being erected can be seen at the station’s website:
www.wrlr.fm

The station estimates its terrestrial broadcast range now has increased to
potential listening audience of more than several hundred thousand. WRLR
also has the ears of a growing worldwide audience through the streaming of
its programming from its website. One local mayor (Ila Bauer, Round Lake
Park) on vacation in Orlando, Florida has been keeping tabs on news back
home just this way.
posted by Jesse Mendoza at 8:15 AM

WRLR 98.3 FM PRESS RELEASE
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January 5, 2005

WRLR 98.3 FM will broadcast Chamber sponsored mayors forum live

ROUND LAKE HEIGHTS, IL - Local community radio WRLR 98.3 FM which serves the
Round Lake Area and much of western Lake County will be broadcasting live,
for the first time ever, the Round Lake Chamber of Commerce and Industry's
mayors' forum on Thursday, January 19. It starts at 12 Noon and will
covered beginning to end. The broadcast will also be streamed from the
station's website at: www.wrlr.fm

The Chamber meeting, which will be held at the Round Lake High School
theater, annually brings together all the area's five mayors (Ted Mueller,
Hainesville; Bill Gentes, Round Lake; Rich Hill, Round Lake Beach; Terry
Lumpkins, Round Lake Heights; Ila Bauer, Round Lake Park) to update chamber
members on the progress their villages have achieved last year and to report
on each town's plans for 2006.

WRLR will carry the broadcast in conjunction with the Chamber. Businesses
and residents who can't attend the event or hear the live broadcast will
have the chance to hear it when it is rebroadcast at various times and days
(TBA) in the weeks to follow.

Since going on the air September 4, 2005 with its inaugural broadcast,
WRLR-FM (98.3) has accomplished several notable firsts in the short span of
less than a year.

"WRLR's initial 'first' was a news scoop of an annoucement by Illinois State
Senator Geo Karis, speaking at the inaugural broadcast ceremony, stating her
intention to run for reelection in the upcoming March primary. Another news
exclusive was the broadcast of a motorist's eyewitness report of a traffic
related pedestrian fatality on Christmas weekend." said station President
Bish Krywko.

The station has done numerous remotes from local festivals and live
play-by-play coverage of various high school football games last year. It
currently is doing play-by-play of hign school basketball games.

Another historic first will be when the station does wall-to-wall election
coverage from the Lake County building in Waukegan for the March primary
(starting at 6:30 p.m.). Roving reporters will visit a number of campaign
headquarters election night for key local races," said Krywko. "As far as
we can tell, never before has there been this kind of reporting in Lake
County."

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WRLR 98.3 FM
RONDARADIO, INC.
P.O. Box 98
Round Lake, IL 60073
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Low-powered But High Hopes
Round Lake Radio to concentrate on having local flavor

By M. Daniel Gibbard
Tribune staff reporter
Published September 2, 2005

Fed up with generic commercial broadcasting, a group of Lake County residents is about to ride the local radio wave.

Round Lake Radio, WRLR-FM 98.3, will flip the switch at 7 p.m. Friday, becoming the first non-religious station broadcasting in the Chicago area under the federal government's low-power FM service.

"One of the biggest complaints now is that all the stations sound alike," said WRLR President Bish Krywko. "There's no localism in radio. What the low-power movement said is [that] the community loses because of that."

At WRLR, "we can talk about the dogcatcher or the Wal-Mart coming to town and knocking out the small businesses, or small-town corruption, if it's happening," he said. "Local radio embodies programming at the street and back-yard fence level."

Information on weather conditions will come from Campbell Airport in Grayslake.

"We're not going to give the temperature at O'Hare because nobody cares," Krywko said.

The broadcast radius for a low-power station is projected at about 3 1/2 miles, but during half-power testing, the signal went farther, Krywko said. With full power, the signal might reach from Antioch to Mundelein, he said.

The Federal Communications Commission created low-power FM, or LPFM, in January 2000, and there are 690 LPFM stations on the air, according to LPFMDatabase.com. Programming is restricted to non-commercial educational broadcasting, and transmitter power to 100 watts maximum and antenna height to 100 feet.

Krywko, 52, who briefly studied radio after high school in the 1970s, heard a news blurb about the program in 2000 and thought, "Wow, this would be cool if we could get a community radio station in Round Lake."

As it turned out, it would not be easy.

Government rules and red tape created plenty of frustration in the five years Krywko and his all-volunteer staff spent getting the station on the air. It didn't help that, being halfway between the big media markets of Chicago and Milwaukee, there was precious little bandwidth available.

"There were a couple of times we were ready to pull the plug before we even got it turned on," he said. "[I thought], `It's just not going to happen.' And either something came through or someone encouraged me to hang in there."

Low-power radio proponents speak with near-revolutionary fervor of the need to offset what they see as increasing domination of the airwaves by a few large media corporations.

Consolidation has resulted in programming that is not only homogenized, but also aimed at the lowest common denominator, say members of the Prometheus Radio Project, a non-profit lobbying and advisory group.

"Community radio was born out of a great need in many diverse communities across the United States for a voice that wasn't controlled by the increasingly consolidated corporate media giants," said Hannah Sassaman, an organizer for the Philadelphia-based group. "In a city like Chicago . . . it's very difficult for radio stations to tell their own stories."

WRLR is an impressive outfit, she said, adding, "They're very, very well-developed and very professional."

The Round Lake region is fertile ground for local issues, with a large influx of working-class immigrants settling not far from new subdivisions of upscale homes, Krywko said.

Some of the station's programming will follow traditional radio formats. Stan Bauer, 46, will host "your basic wacky morning-drive show," with listener calls, traffic, news, weather and high school sports. As a rookie, he is counting on feedback to guide the format.

"We'll let the community tell us where to go," he said.

In the evening Bauer, who does computer networking and Internet design, will co-host with his wife, Diana, a politics show, "I Have Issues."

"The whole idea of that programming is to get people riled and get them involved," Bauer said. "We'll have some fun in the process, but we'll be trying to address all the issues that are most out-front in our area.

"We're going to do whatever we can" to keep anyone from talking about Iraq, Bauer said.
State Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis (R-Zion) will be on the station's inaugural show Friday, along with state Rep. Bob Churchill (R-Grayslake) and other local politicians.

Programs will have to follow FCC guidelines on content, Krywko said, but obscenity is not likely to be a problem.

"The [radio] board has agreed to uphold community standards. I don't foresee a Howard Stern on our station," he said.

RLR's offices and studio are housed in the old Round Lake Heights Village Hall and police station.

"We are the only station that has its own jail cells," Krywko said. "Non-performing talent or account reps will be placed there accordingly."

Getting the station up and running has cost about $50,000 so far, including a $30,000 donation from Lakewood Homes, which has built numerous developments in the area. Funding for the station has also come from organizers' pockets.

"I can't say how much, or my wife will find out," Krywko joked.

The station cannot accept advertisements, but programs can be sponsored, and sponsors can be named on the air. Selling airtime to churches is a possibility, Krywko said, but the station would be reluctant to provide a platform to would-be Rush Limbaughs or Michael Moores.

"I think there's enough of those guys out there now," he said.
posted by Jesse Mendoza at 10:07 AM

PRESS RELEASE
- For Immediate ReleaseFor further information:

August 29, 2005

Guest speakers for WRLR inaugural broadcast ceremony announced

ROUND LAKE HEIGHTS - WRLR annouced today the names of three guest speakers who will taking part in the station's inaugural broadcast ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 2, 2005 at 629 W. Pontiac Court, Round Lake Heights.

Throwing the on air switch and speaking first will be Illinois' 'first lady of the Senate', senator Adeline Geo-Karis (R-31). She will be followed by Round Lake Beach mayor Rich Hill. He is treasurer of the radio station. Following him will be special guest speaker and legendary, award winning Chicago news man Pat Cassidy of WBBM 780 AM. Cassidy, who will speak and hoist a toast, cohosts the morning drive. Cutting the ribbon to start the open house tours of the station will be Round Lake Heights mayor Terry Lumpkins. Round Lake Heights is the station city of license.

WRLR is a new 100 watt low power station which will be reaching more than 100,000 residents living in the Round Lake Area, Hainesville, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Grayslake, Ingleside, Long Lake, Fox Lake and other communities in western Lake County.

WRLR 98.3 FM
RONDARADIO, INC.
P.O. Box 98Round Lake, IL 60073
rondaradio@hotmail.com
www.WRLR.FM
posted by Jesse Mendoza at 8:26 AM

WRLR at RLB Fest - Volunteer Workers Schedule Update:

Round Lake Beach Fest is not far off. It will be WRLR's first big public outing and with some luck in the logistics department, our first broadcast and remote.

We need volunteers to work the WRLR booth helping register future listeners/volunteers, run our 'RadioActive' Dial (winners get a WRLR t-shirt or one of many donated prizes by area businesses), hand out flyers and sell t-shirts. The station also will be recording fest goers giving their name, where they live and the WRLR call letters. WRLR will later select the best of the bunch and use them on air as promo spots for the station.

We can use all the help we can get, so choose a day and time slot to work the WRLR tent. Sign up to make WRLR's day a memorable one. Contact WRLR promotions staffers Maggie or Irma at:

mshuster@wrlr.fm
imiedziejewski@wrlr.fm

VOLUNTEER TIME SLOTS - WRLR at RLB Fest

July 8th (Fri)
4 PM to 6 PM
6 PM to 8 PM
8 PM to 10 PM

July 9th (Sat)
12 Noon to 2 PM
2 PM to 4 PM
4 PM to 6 PM
6 PM to 8 PM
8 PM to 10 PM

For more info on the RLB Fest I recommend visiting the village's website at:
www.villageofroundlakebeach.com
posted by Jesse Mendoza at 9:01 AM

Local radio station to hit airwaves this summer
By Matt PeraRound Lake News (05/13/2005)

As the weeks wear on, the Round Lake area is getting closer and closer to having its own radio station that will supply residents with local news and sports.

WRLR 98.3 FM is continuing to make strides toward opening the station's doors and getting its programs on the airwaves.

Rondaradio, the not-for-profit organization that runs WRLR, received the radio tower on May 11. It will be erected near the old Round Lake Heights Village Hall, 629 W. Pontiac Court, which the village board allowed Rondaradio to use.

Comcast will also send out a survey crew in the near future to gauge what the station's service needs are and how much it will cost.

The organization also recently received a donation from Classic Printery in Round Lake Park, which donated more than $1,000 worth stationary needs such as business cards and envelopes to the company.

Rondaradio President Bish Krywko said the station has received various donations from smaller sponsor. but said he is still looking for funds to get the station fully functional.

"We are still looking for more big corporations to help underwrite the capital cost of the equipment," he said.

WRLR still needs to purchase a transmitter, control boards, CD decks, microphones and a call-in phone system, Krywko added.

The station also recently filled two of its top positions, bringing in Jay Stephen as general manager and Matthew Misiek as sports director.

Stephen is a Waukegan resident who has hosted and produced two internet radio shows that were heard nationally on the IBC Radio Network. He also produced a political discussion program called "Point Blank," which aired on Waukegan's WKRS.

Misiek graduated from Columbia College in Chicago in 2003. He will join fellow Columbia graduate Michael "Jae" Cassacio as a volunteer with WRLR.

The radio's sports department will cover six high schools, Antioch, Lakes, Grant Township, Grayslake, Round Lake and Mundelein, offering play-by-play of games.

The news director title is the only management position still open, Krywko said. He added thatvolunteering in numerous capacities with the station could offer high school and college students interested in broadcast media an opportunity to experiment.

"We think it does give them an opportunity to train and get experience without the restraints that they would find at a commercial station," he said. "Most stations have pretty tight formats and I think that this is what attracts young talent and we will probably attract interns from colleges as well."

Krywko said it was very important to get high school students involved in the station, which will broadcast at 100 watts and reach about 90,000 people in western Lake County. The station's target date to hit the airwaves is July 8 to coincide with the Round Lake Beach Festival.

"Anyone thinking about doing radio, or has thought about any kind of media, this is a natural step," Krywko said. "Because you learn to work as a team and do stuff you would in any communication forum."

For more information about the station, call 847-546-9757, or visit the WRLR Web site at www.WRLR.fm.
posted by Jesse Mendoza at 1:47 PM

JstreetZine.com Meet & Greet Jan. 9, 2005

**New Location**
Panera Bread, 6557 Grand Ave., Gurnee, IL.

JstreetZine.com is holding a public meeting on Sunday, January 9, 2005, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Panera Bread, 6557 Grand Ave., Gurnee, IL. The meeting room is near the back.

Panera Bread is located across from Gurnee Mills, behind the Friday's restaurant (next to Tweeter).

We will be discussing upcoming projects and events, website volunteer openings, volunteer opportunities in the music and art community, new ideas, building relationships with other local organizations, street teams, etc.

This is an open discussion and everyone is welcome.

(Recording studios, venues, booking agency's, labels, and anyone providing services to bands of any kind, please contact jesse@jstreetzine.com).

If you want to see what we're all about, or you're looking for a great opportunity to be involved in either the website, or the area's music and arts scene, please stop in.

For more information email jesse@jstreetzine.com or visit http://www.jstreetzine.com/

Location:

Panera Bread
6557 Grand Ave.
Gurnee, IL

Time & Date:
January 9, 2005
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

http://www.JstreetZine.com is your premier source for local music in the northern Lake County, IL. and greater Chicago area. Visit the site for local band Photo Galleries, Interviews, CD reviews, show calendar, Classifieds, and more.

posted by Jesse Mendoza at 10:34 AM

Gotham, IL. Screening in Waukegan 10-30-04

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS - -
FMFE: Finely Made Films & Entertainment is pleased to announce that the
internet-exclusive trailer for the upcoming film "GOTHAM, IL" is
now available at www.fmfe.com/gotham.

"GOTHAM, IL" WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING

Gotham, IL will be screening at 3pm on October 30th at Waukegan Park District's Halloweenfest. Screenings will be held in the Theatre at Jack Benny Center, located in Bowen Park (corner of Sheridan Road & Greenwood Ave.) Rob Proce's "BadMobile" will also be on-display for public viewing and photo ops.

"GOTHAM, IL" is a 25-minute comic book-style short film inspired by
real-life events occuring in Waukegan, Illinois, a city with a
cinematic heritage dating back to the 1894 debut of Edward Amet's
Magniscope film projector at The Phoenix Opera House; and continuing as
Waukegan has served as a filming location for films such as "The Blues
Brothers", "Groundhog Day", Ice Harvest, and most recently "5-25-77"
and "Batman Begins".

SYNOPSIS:
"It is a time of great excitement for the citizens of Gotham. A
Hollywood film crew has come to their city to film a scene on 'The
Amstutz', an unfinished 'road to nowhere'. On the last night of
filming, under a full moon, during a bizzare meteor shower, a reporter
from 'Vital News', who after days of chasing the story has yet to turn
up even a single picture from the set, finds himself crossing paths
with a group of teenagers who are on a collision-course with destiny..."

Written & Directed by Theophilus Jamal, Co-Written by Cinematographer
James Zahn, Production Design and BadMobile creation by Rob Proce

Starring: Ron Valdez (Brandon/The Kid), Lany Joe (Luna), Thomas Craven
(Smitty/Gatemaster), Robbie Petrusky (Ray/The Ray), Justin Mentell
(Johnny Wall), Tony Farella (Franky Vitale), Chris Watkins
(Bishop/Watts), and Grizz as himself.

Soundtrack features all local music by Lake County based bands including Saturday Action Theatre, Final Round, Ava, John Pekkarinen, Overtone, and more.

A Finely Made Films & Entertainment Production
For more information, including upcoming festival screenings, visit
www.fmfe.com, or call FMFE at (224)627-3799

--
FMFE: Films, Videos, Rock.
www.fmfe.com
www.finelymadefilms.com

posted by Jesse Mendoza at 9:58 AM

News from Michael Jae

Big news for the Michael Jae Project. We are doing our first LIVE episode in Schaumburg at the Xactek game center. For more info go to http://www.michaeljae.com/. We are also looking for a Lake County Producer. If you can help, please let us know.

Michael Jae
The Michael Jae Project
Channels 19/35
Chicagoland cable
312-437-0842
http://www.michaeljae.com/

posted by Jesse Mendoza at 9:08 AM

News from Militia Promotions

If you in any way, shape or form are at all apart of the music industry this e-mail needs to be read and forwarded to everyone you think could be helped by it's contents.


Milwaukee Music Conference - Doomsday 2005

Here is a brief overview of the show and its purpose, below you will find what we are looking for, please read this in full detail.

This show is a Heavy Metal showcase intended for bands who want to expand their fan base and meet more bands in the scene. We have had great success in the past and will improve on that success each year Doomsday is held. This year, with Militia Promotions helping with the show we will be turning this more into a music showcase for unsigned bands to showcase in front of the industry reps rather than just the other bands. The last four years the show was setup so all bands could network together and help each one another to build stronger fan bases and took place on one stage, this year with the addition of two more stages the transition into a music conference has taken form. This is a huge deal and has created a bit of a stir in the music industry and plans further unfold for the event.

BANDS~ Currently, we are still in the information gathering stage of the show. We have the Rave Mainstage, Vibe, and Bar. The cost of the show will be dependant upon the stage you wish to play and the stage that is still available. Each stage will be random draw order that you will know well in advance of the show. The Mainstage will be $500, Bar $400, and Vibe $300. This will cover all your costs and you will also recieve 100 tickets to sell. Most bands who have played Doomsday in the past had little trouble selling enough tickets to break even if not make profit.

Doomsday is non-profit. All $ sent to me is used for the show. Any remainder is given back to the bands. It is not uncommon for each band to get back about $100 - depending on the show.

Where: The Rave/Eagle's Club 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee Wi.

When: January 2005 3:30-11pm. We will have a confirmed date in December.
Bands load in at 2:00pm

What: Bring heads, guitars, effects, and drums. We will need some bands to let others use their cabinets so we can have backline for 3 stages. Everyone can use thier own drums.

Length: Bands will get 30 min. w/15 min. breakdown. No band will exceed their time--all bands will get at least 30 min.

If your interested in playing please Contact:

Larry Weeks Doomsday 2005,
403 Weis Street #4, Allenton Wi. 53002
262.629.5678
rictusgrinforever@yahoo.com

Any band who wants to get onboard can send $ to the name and address above. This will guarantee you a spot. We have about 50 bands who expressed interest so far, and I cannot expand the show boeyond 30. All bands should be paid in by December 1st. this is a first come first serve basis , Tickets will be done a little after December 1st (because I want to print the date of the show on the tickets, and can't get a firm date until we are all paid in)

Music Industry Reps- we are in need of some major publicity for this event and would like to invite anyone that has anything to do with the music industy to come out to this event and do a review, interviews, scout bands or what have you, if you run a label, zine, promotion company or whatever we want you there, Contact Jason @ jason@militiapromotions to reserve your spot today.

We are also in need of Sponsors for this event to help offset advertising costs, if your interested this is a very cost effective way to get your name out to alot of people fast for a small investment. We will be including your name on the advertising as well as offering you the chance to place your promo items in swag bags that will be given away at the door for free as people come in, you will also recieve tickets for your staff and yourself to come to the show free.

To any band, label, promotion company, or anyone affiliated with music that would like to have your products given away at the show, we will be giving away 1000 swag bags to people who attend the show, if you would like your flyers, stickers, demo's, comp cd's or whatever included please contact me, this is totally free, you just need to supply us with the materials. Streetteam and Promotional companies, please send anything you can spare that we can pass out, contact me for shipping address.

for anything except getting your band on the show contact
Jason Schadewalt
jason@militiapromotions.com
http://www.militiapromotions.com

To get your band on the show please contact
Larry Weeks Doomsday 2005, 403 Weis Street #4, Allenton Wi. 53002
262.629.5678
rictusgrinforever@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/milwaukeedday

posted by Jesse Mendoza at 9:03 AM

News from Hewhocorrupts Inc.

The new Tower of Rome CD should be in any day now! We are accepting pre-
orders so please comply. Several interesting things have happened this month
within the HWC Inc. camp which might cause you to think that Andy and I are
much more ridiculous then you thought. Look inside and you shall find the
light brothers and sistas. Thanks for being on the mailing list and feel free
to email us if you have any questions regarding the label. Take care. Ryan
and Andy.

Contents:
1. NEWS
2. SHOWS
3. MP3S
4. SALE
5. RELEASES
6. MY SPACE SITES

1. NEWS
It's coming...no, not another 4 years of pain...but Tower of Rome's "All is
Lost...All is Lost...All is Yet To Be Found"!! We are accepting pre-orders
now. Contact Andy at adslania@hewhocorrupts.com if you are interested. You
will get the record 2 to 3 weeks before the release date on Nov. 16th. Andy
and the Not Enough Gold crew made it into the new Fall Out Boy video. Check
it out (http://www.fueledbyramen.com/saturday/\) and see if you can pick them
out. Just got a photo in from the trip Andy and I took to the last months
with our friends Nick and Hope (http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/dells.jpg\)...just
goes to show, we are always thinkin business! Speaking of business, I'm
annoucning my presidency this month after realizing there are no good
candidates this election. Fudge Sickill Records will be releasing a seven
inch to help support my campaign featuring unrelease tracks from Kungfu Rick,
Hewhocorrupts, Authority Abuse, and Littleman Complex. The record will be out
later this month. Check out my offical presidency website at
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/prez/durkinforprez.html. Lastly, we'd like to
welcome Jon, the newest addition to the HWC Inc. staff. Jon will be helping
out on the promotional end so if you are a zine or radio station that would
like to receive promos from HWC Inc. please contact Jon at
zines@hewhocorrupts.com. Below is a current update on some of the bands that
Hewhocorrupts Inc. have worked with:
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Sun. Oct 17th at Bottom Lounge with Hot Cross and Coliseum as well. Limited
edition records to all those that attend the show!!! The long
awaited "Discographer" CD is out now containing 60 plus songs of HWC magic.
The CD can be purchased through Redline Distribution at
http://www.redlinedistribution.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RLD&Product_Code=FAR016&Category_Code=. Working on
European tour for mid August of 2005. Make sure to celebrate Christ with
Macabre and HWC at Metro Sun. Dec 26th.
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Underground Communique. Their new record "Kings and Kings' Hoots" can be
purchased through Redline Distribution at
http://www.redlinedistribution.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RLD&Product_Code=UCR001&Category_Code=.
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songs from the demo session that will be on NEG's forthcoming record will be
posted on their My Space and Pure Volume sites soon. NEG will be hitting the
studio in the Winter to record their debut full length on HWC Inc. Make sure
to check them out in Nov with their new guitar player.
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Inc, "All is Lost...All is Lost...All is Yet To Be Found"!! The album will
hit the streets on Nov 16th but all pre-orders will get the record 2 to 3
weeks earlier. Please contact Andy at adslania@hewhocorrupts.com for more
info. Make sure to check out both of Tower of Rome's record release shows in
Chicago (Nov 9th) and Lansing (Nov 13th)!
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of No Return" will be released in Japan on Daymare next week. Possible Japan
tour next year.
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camping at various forest preserves with their dogs and rifles. Winter tour
in the planning stages as well as a website. Writing new material for debut
full length on HWC Inc. in the Spring. Check out a MP3 at their new My Space
site - http://www.myspace.com/wolfncub.

2. SHOWS
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HEWHOCORRUPTS:
-Friday, Oct 8th / The Freedom House / Lafayette, IN / 3017 Greenbush St. / 8
PM / $5 / Pheonix Bodies, Ache/Emelie, Farwell to Twilight, and Hewhocorrupts
-Sunday, Oct 17th / FKS-HWC RECORD RELEASE!!! / Bottom Lounge / Chicago, IL /
3206 N. Wilton / 5 PM / Hot Cross, Coliseum, Fork Knife Spoon, and
Hewhocorrupts

-Saturday, Oct 30th / DePaul University / Chicago, IL / 802 W. Belden / McGaw
Hall Room 130 / 7 PM / $6 / Wolf and Cub, Curbstomp, Plague Bringer, Midget
Parade, The Broderick, and Hewhocorrupts

-Friday, Nov 19th / VFW 8662 / Peoria, IL / 1111 S. Western / 7 PM / $5 /
Tower of Rome, Piglet, Burning Love Letters, Skull Fucker, and Hewhocorrupts
-Saturday, Nov 20th / FKS LAST SHOW!!! / UAW Hall / Rock Island, IL / 4511 4th
Ave / 6 PM / $6 / Fork Knife Spoon, Phoenix Bodies, Meth and Goats, Inverted,
Ignite the Will, and Hewhocorrupts

-Saturday, Nov 27th / Shorewood Legion Hall / Milwaukee, WI / 4121 N. Wilson
Drive / 5 PM / $6 / Tower of Rome, Render By Phrase, Dancefloor Exit, Amora
Savant, Wings of Scarlet, Memphis Three, and Hewhocorrupts

-Sunday, Dec 26th / Metro / Chicago, IL / 3730 N. Clark / 5 PM / Macabre,
Indian, Smoke, The Stash, and Hewhocorrupts
---------------------------------------------
MEXICAN CHEERLEADER:
-No shows currently
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NOT ENOUGH GOLD:
-Friday, Nov 12th / Transmission Gallery / Chicago, IL / 840 W. Washington / 7
PM / Wolf and Cub, Gun'kata, and Not Enough Gold
-Saturday, Nov 13th / Muse Cafe / Lansing, IL / 3420 Ridge Rd. / 7 PM / $5 /
Tower of Rome, Death...Explode, and Not Enough Gold
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TOWER OF ROME:
-Tuesday, Nov 9th / RECORD RELEASE!!! / Bottom Lounge / Chicago, IL / 3206 N.
Wilton / 6 PM / Daughters and Tower of Rome
-Saturday, Nov 13th / Muse Cafe / Lansing, IL / 3420 Ridge Rd. / 7 PM / $5 /
Not Enough Gold, Death...Explode, and Tower of Rome
-Friday, Nov 19th / VFW 8662 / Peoria, IL / 1111 S. Western / 7 PM / $5 /
Hewhocorrupts, Piglet, Burning Love Letters, Skull Fucker, and Tower of Rome
-Saturday, Nov 27th / Shorewood Legion Hall / Milwaukee, WI / 4121 N. Wilson
Drive / 5 PM / $6 / Hewhocorrupts, Render By Phrase, Dancefloor Exit, Amora
Savant, Wings of Scarlet, Memphis Three, and Tower of Rome
---------------------------------------------
TUSK:
-No shows currently
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WOLF AND CUB:
-Saturday, Oct 16th / Lost Cross / Carbondale, IL / 407 W.Elm St. / Fourth
Rotor, Raise the Red Lantern, and Wolf and Cub
-Saturday, Oct 23rd / Lemp Art Center/ St. Louis, MO / 3301 Lemp Ave / 8 PM /
$5 / Fourth Roter, Seyarse, and Wolf and Cub
-Saturday, Oct 30th / DePaul University / Chicago, IL / 802 W. Belden / McGaw
Hall Room 130 / 7 PM / $6 / Hewhocorrupts, Curbstomp, Plague Bringer, Midget
Parade, The Broderick, and Wolf and Cub
-Friday, Nov 12th / Transmission Gallery / Chicago, IL / 840 W. Washington / 7
PM / Not Enough Gold, Gun'kata, and Wolf and Cub
---------------------------------------------

3. MP3S
AUTHORITY ABUSE: "Higher Learning"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/HigherLearning.mp3
THE BROCKMEYERS: "Eric Kimec"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/EricKmiec.mp3
HEWHOCORRUPTS: "Young Boy Gets Upset (Mom Hid His Metallica T-shirt)"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/Metallica.mp3
JOHN BROWN BATTERY: "Trip Fall Stand"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/TripFallStand.mp3
MEXICAN CHEERLEADER: "Magikist"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/Magikist.mp3
NOT ENOUGH GOLD: "Creepy Man"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/mp3/negcreepyman.mp3
STILLWELL: "Brow Bender Eye Peeper"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/BrowBenderEyePeeper.mp3
TOWER OF ROME: "Girls That Smoke Gross Me Out To The Max"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/tor04.mp3
TUSK: "Uptown Nights"
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/hwcincmp3/UptownNights.mp3
WOLF AND CUB: Coming soon!!

4. SALE
-Buy the Tusk "Tree of No Return" CD and get the Tusk "Get Ready" CD for $5!!
(http://www.redlinedistribution.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RLD&Product_Code=TR028&Category_Code=)

5. RELEASES
HWC001 Authority Abuse "Hit Squad EP" CDEP (Out of Print!)
HWC002 John Brown Battery "Is Jinxed" CD
HWC003 V/A "Elmhurst vs. Villa Park" CD (Almost Gone!!!)
HWC004 Hewhocorrupts / Tusk EP (Out of Print!)
HWC005 The Brockmeyers "Paul, the Album" CD
HWC006 Mexican Cheerleader "S/T" CD
HWC007 Stillwell "Don't Face A Problem..Burn It" CD
HWC008 Tusk "Get Ready" CD
HWC009 Tower of Rome "All is Lost..." CD (Coming Nov 16th!!!)

6. MY SPACE SITES
http://www.myspace.com/notenoughgoldrenegades - Not Enough Gold
http://www.myspace.com/hewhocorrupts - Hewhocorrupts
http://www.myspace.com/towerofrome - Tower of Rome
http://www.myspace.com/wolfncub - Wolf and Cub

Hewhocorrupts Inc.
196 Fairfield
Elmhurst, IL 60126
USA
http://www.hewhocorrupts.com/inc

posted by Jesse Mendoza at 9:11 AM

Internation Songwriting Competition Press Release

For Immediate Release...Sept 30, 2004
2004 International Songwriting Competition Deadline Approaching In Two Weeks

The October 15 deadline for the third annual International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is only two weeks away. If you are an artist, songwriter or band member looking to gain exposure in the music industry, ISC is the perfect opportunity for you. "In addition to great prizes, ISC offers the unique opportunity to have your music heard by the most impressive group of judges from a variety of industry backgrounds in any songwriting competition. This makes ISC the songwriting competition to take note of." - Robbie Woliver, New York Times

ISC's 2004 panel of judges include top celebrities and record label executives:

Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; Aaron Lewis (Staind); John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting); Bo Diddley; Clint Black; David Hidalgo (Los Lobos); Branford Marsalis; Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); Peter Furler (Newsboys); Taj Mahal; Sully Erna (Godsmack); Macy Gray; Stacey Earle; Scott Kirkland (The Crystal Method); Michael Gudinski (Chairman, Mushroom Group of Companies); Alan Meltzer (CEO, Wind-Up Records); Tara Griggs-Magee (Executive VP Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records); Michael McDonald (President, ATO Records); Tracy Gershon (Sr. Dir A&R/Artist Dev, Sony Records Nashville); Chris Parr (VP of Music Programming & Talent Relations, CMT); Peter Asher (Co-President, Sanctuary Artist Management); Kim Stephens (VP A&R, Lava Records); Barbara Sedun (VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada) and Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People).

More than $100,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to 50 winners, including $10,000 in cash and $30,000 in merchandise/services to the 2004 Overall Grand Prize winner.

Visit http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/ for an entry form, or to upload your songs. ISC accepts entries via mail and online. All entries submitted by mail have to be postmarked on or before October 15, 2004. Online entries have to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST, October 15, 2004.

Entries are accepted in the following categories:AAA/Roots/Americana, Dance/Electronica, Jazz, R&B/Hip-Hop, Blues, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Lyrics Only, Rock, Children's Music, Gospel/Christian, Performance, Teen, Country, Instrumental, Pop/Top 40, and World Music

International Songwriting Competition211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20Nashville, TN 37219Phone: 615.251.4441Fax: 615.251.4442songwritingcompetition.com





posted by Jesse Mendoza at 1:50 PM

Monster Trux Drummer Passes

From the JstreetZine.com Message board posted by Justin Elvi:

For anyone who hasn't heard, we tragically lost a great drummer and a great friend this past weekend. Craig Garber, drummer for the mighty Monster Trux (and the soon-to-be-heard Twenty Four Frames) passed away, saturday september 11th.
craig was one of the kindest, most genuine people i've ever had the honor of knowing. he will be sorely missed. please visit http://www.monstertrux.com and sign the guestbook with any thoughts you may have.
posted by Jesse Mendoza at 3:13 PM