SECRET SESSIONS RHEOSTATICS TRIBUTE
Zunior has released "Secret Sessions" - a tribute to the Rheostatics in honour of their final show at Massey. The album features "Record Body Count" by Local Rabbits who have not played together in about 4 years.
BEN AT CMW
Ben will be playing as part of the Canadian Music Week Festival on Friday March 9th (11:00 PM sharp) at Rancho Relaxo in a trio format with Josh Van Tassel on Drums and Vincent Spilchuk on synthbass.
SWISS DICE
Ben has been meeting regularly with musicians Kieran Adams, Blair Johnsrude, and Vincent Spilchuk for some writing sessions. The result has been a set of instrumental songs. They will play & record under the name Swiss Dice. See "Shows" section for detials on their debut show.
BEIGY BLUR ALL OVER
Beigy Blur is available at the iTunes store as of this week and will be available on Emusic, Napster, and Yahoo Music shortly.
SOME GREAT LIVE SHOTS
Check out some great shots of our last show in Ottawa acouple of months ago at Andrew Carver's photo blog, National Capitol Rock.
FREE DOWNLOAD - ZUNIOR CHRISTMAS 2005
The second annual Zunior Chirstmas Album, featuring "Little Town of Bethlehem" performed by Ben, is available for free HERE. You are encouraged to make a donation to the Daily Bread Foodbank (see details on site). The album features noteables such as Al Tuck, Paul Linklater, and Dave Clark.
To hear Ben's track, please visit his NMC page. Merry Christmas!
SHOWS PLANNED WITH AL TUCK & MANTLER
Ben will be playing some shows with Al Tuck in December and with Mantler in January.
WAVELENGTH PHOTOS
Check out some slick shots of the Wavelength show that the group played on September 11th taken by Kevin Parnell. This and more live photos on his website.
WAVELENGTH INTERVIEW AND SHOW:
The wonderful folks at Wavelength have put together a show with Ben and Free School (with Rob Benvie). Details on the show and an interview with Ben can be found on the Wavelength site (linked to above).
ZUNIORCAST INTERVIEW
Listen to an indepth, though somewhat ineloquent and scattered, interview with Ben by Dave Ullrich, the godfather of Zunior.
BEIGY BLUR NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
Beigy Blur is available for puchase here or at select boutiques as outlined on the Zunior site.
EDGE 102.1
Ben will do a short interview on The Edge 102.1 at 6:15 on the 24th of March with Dave Bookman. Listen for a fresh track off the new album.
RELEASE PARTY DETAILS
Ben will be performing at El Mocambo with the following players: Robin Buckley (drums), Doug Freisen (bass), Dafydd Hughes (synth), Don Kerr (percussion), and Joel Stouffer (piano). DJ Kidd will be providing funky music througout the night and Subrythm, a spontaneous, two man Drum'n'Bass act, will open. Dance, drink, and enjoy a really good show. Of course, Beigy Blur, Ben's debut solo album, will be available for purchase for the first time.
MARCH RECORD RELEASE
Tentatively titled Beigy Blur, Ben's debut album will be available to all on Zunior come March. A release party show is planned for March 25 at the El Mocambo in Toronto.
WOODCHOPPERS DECEMBER 29
Ben will be performing with The Woodchoppers Association for the first time on Wednesday, December 29 at The Drake Hotel in Toronto. The cost is $10.00 - all proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders.
RECORDING FOR FIRST ALBUM
After final recordings are finished at The Gas Station with Don Kerr, Ben will be mixing his debut album which should be ready for release around February. Check the photos section soon for shots of the sessions. The album will feature Robin Buckley on drums and Joel Stouffer on Piano.
FREE DOWNLOAD:
Zunior is offering free Christmas tunes performed by Zuniorites. Please check out O Holy Night by Ben available now (right click link on Zunior page to save).
BEN GUNNING TO RELEASE ALBUM ON ZUNIOR
Once the final phases of recording can be completed, Zunior
MAPLE LOUNGE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - OCTOBER 6
Ben will be playing a tune among other special guests. Please drop buy and help celebrate, Wednesday style. No Cover - above the Rivoli. Night starts at 8 or 9 pm.
BEN GUNNING SITE LAUNCHED!
(Probably not news to you since you are already on it). Please use the contact page for inquiries/suggestions regarding the site. The gallery will be up shortly. In the meantime, enjoy the other pages including 3 full songs on the "music" page.