Wake Up Winnipeg - Episode 98
Hosted Live/Produced/Recorded by: Andru Valpy & Natty Somers.
Air Date: 10/21/2011 6:00 PM on UMFM 101.5 FM
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Rebroadcast: 10/26/2011 on CJUM 101.5 UMFM - 6:30 AM
If you didn't tune in live here is what you missed:
After 42 years of wielding power Libyan Colonel Mummar Gaddafi was
pronounced dead earlier this week after a convoy of vehicles he was
traveling in was targeted by a French air strike on a road 3 kilometers
west of Sirte. According to Sky News Gaddafi survived the air strikes but was wounded and later found refuge with several of his bodyguards in a drain beneath a nearby road. NTC Fighters found the group and took Gaddafi prisoner and later executed him.
Government officials are expecting to pull troops involved in the peace-keeping efforts out of Libya soon.
On Wednesday evening a fire broke out in Winnipeg's Point Douglas area forcing the evacuation of 15 homes. The fire caused extensive damage to Gateway Industry's paper mill operations.
Though no official estimate has been made officials have said that damages will be around 1 million dollars at minimum.
Though the fire was contained to the paper mill only displaced neighbors and residents will only be allowed to return home until an environmental assessment determines it safe.
Company owner Sheldon Blank has stated that he does not have insurance and intends to not rebuild on the site. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Wrapping up news this week teen sensation Celena Gomez arrived in town yesterday with boyfriend Justin Bieber in tow.
Gomez will be preforming in Winnipeg as part of her cross country tour. But her performance won't be the only time that Gomez will be at the MTS Centre.
Multiple sources confirm Gomez and Bieber will be attending the Winnipeg Jets vs Carolina Hurricanes game on Saturday night.
The two were also seen at The Forks Market Place yesterday afternoon and later rented an entire theater for their private use at Famous Players Polo Park.
The two rented theater one to watch Real Steel and dined on cheese pizza.
The couple have a few more surprise visits left while in town and are scheduled to depart on Sunday morning.
On this weeks episode we had the opportunity to meet up with The New Cities as part of the Black Star Tour.Those of you that have been listening to our show since the days of "The Aimless & Andy Show" will know that we have been promoting their work from before being nominated for a Juno award in 2010.
Hours before opening for Avril Lavigne at the MTS Centre, host and producer Andru Valpy had the opportunity to meet up with The New Cities.
The band is on tour in support of their new album "Kill The Lights" which was released on September 27th 2011.
Andru talked to David Brown and Nicolas Denis and had them elaborate on their new album and touched on life on the road:
The New Cities as a band certainly pack a high amount of energy into a 30 minute set. Lead singer David Brown floated around the stage comfortably as if it were his home, fans were lucky if they caught him hold a position for more than 30 seconds at a time. Some would say that The New Cities had more energy than that of headliner Avril Lavigne.
The New Cities played to a mostly younger crowd (and their parents) who seemed star-struck while watching the performance.
Post show, fans were seen running in masses to meet and greet with the band who was more than happy to spend time with their adoring supporters.
We learned during our interview with Dave and Nick that the band was heavily influenced by 80's music, though all one has to do is listen to the first few bars of heatwave and it's quite obvious. The New Cities have found a creative and talented way to pay respect to the bands that helped shape them as artists.
After meeting with the Dave and Nick and seeing the New Cities play on stage it was obvious that the members of the SOCAN awarding band enjoyed their work.
We expect to hear more form The New Cities on future episodes of Wake Up Winnipeg.
- Additional photographs of The New Cities in Winnipeg can be found on our Facebook Fanpage at Facebook.com/WakeUpWinnipeg
Be sure to tune into Wake Up Winnipeg Episode 99 as we are joined by local musician Greg Arcade who will be filling us in on his upcoming show with Mark Sultan at Pop Soda's here in Winnipeg.
We'll also continue in our quest to wake you up to events happening in and around the city of Winnipeg.
Until then,
-Av.
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