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About Us

We’re Licensed! Here’s why…

Music licensing is important…it confirms, financially, the rights owned by creators and copyright holders to do what they wish with music and be compensated thusly. We at RTDS are completely in favour of paying creators and owners for the use of their works, as we are a music discovery service at our core, playing works that people need to hear.

We are licensed to SOCAN’s Tariff 22f and Re:Sound’s Tariff 8, which ensure our usage of copyrighted material compensates these rights holders WORLDWIDE, as both of these agencies have reciprocal agreements with partner agencies across the globe.

Pirate radio has come a long way…we may view ourselves as radio pirates in one sense, but morally we do the right thing, and so should ALL music services!

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Blog, New Music Mondays, The Vinyl Vault

RTDS.ca Playlist Mar 6, 2017

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Hey there, until we get back on the air, we’re going to share our unique taste on Spotify, to the world!  Join us for 10 or 11 tracks each week that are rarely heard or under-appreciated these days 🙂  If you don’t use Spotify, check out the SoundsGood playlist above that plays nice with ALL streaming services!

You can find the playlist both here and on our Facebook page at FB.com/RTDS.ca

And PLEASE, if you like or LOVE the music, please head to the artists’ sites and BUY their music.  This playlist is intended to showcase some music flying a bit under the radar, so show the artists some LOVE! <3

Here’s this week’s online playlist:

  • 1
    East of the Sun, West of the Moon – Deluxe Rock Candy Records
    Wireless, Geddy Lee
    04:17
  • 2
    I’ll Do It
    Pat Benatar
    04:10
  • 3
    When I Dream
    Crystal Gayle
    03:24
  • 4
    Now and Then
    Kenny Loggins
    03:56
  • 5
    Lost In The Sun
    Dan Fogelberg
    03:56
  • 6
    Always Away
    Church of Trees
    05:30
  • 7
    Peacock Tail
    Boards of Canada
    05:24
  • 8
    Rickover’s Dream
    Michael Hedges
    04:24
  • 9
    The Runner – Orchestra Sessions
    Ian Thomas
    04:41
  • 10
    The Cisco Kid
    War
    03:47
  • 11
    Babylon
    Aphrodite’s Child
    02:50
  • 12
    You and I
    Greg Godovitz
    03:34
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RTDS.ca Playlist Feb 27, 2017

The Vinyl Vault Logo

Hey there, until we get back on the air, we’re going to share our unique taste on Spotify, to the world!  Join us for 10 or 11 tracks each week that are rarely heard or under-appreciated these days 🙂  If you don’t use Spotify, check out the SoundsGood playlist above that plays nice with ALL streaming services!

You can find the playlist both here and on our Facebook page at FB.com/RTDS.ca

And PLEASE, if you like or LOVE the music, please head to the artists’ sites and BUY their music.  This playlist is intended to showcase some music flying a bit under the radar, so show the artists some LOVE! <3

Here’s this week’s online playlist:

  • 1
    Free Your Mind
    En Vogue
    04:53
  • 2
    Buffalo Stance
    Neneh Cherry
    04:05
  • 3
    Wish You Were Here
    Wyclef Jean
    04:06
  • 4
    911
    Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige
    04:19
  • 5
    In A Sentimental Mood
    Steps Ahead
    03:35
  • 6
    Love Is Like Oxygen – Alternate Version
    Sweet
    06:19
  • 7
    Smiles And Smiles To Go
    Larry Carlton
    05:47
  • 8
    Nobody at All
    FM
    04:09
  • 9
    Getting In Tune
    The Who
    04:50
  • 10
    Spiderman Theme
    The Sound of Monday
    01:51
  • 11
    Welcome To Moe’s
    The Simpsons
    01:16
Blog, New Music Mondays, The Vinyl Vault

RTDS.ca Playlist Feb 20, 2017

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Hey there, until we get back on the air, we’re going to share our unique taste on Spotify, to the world!  Join us for 10 or 11 tracks each week that are rarely heard or under-appreciated these days 🙂  If you don’t use Spotify, check out the SoundsGood playlist above that plays nice with ALL streaming services!

You can find the playlist both here and on our Facebook page at FB.com/RTDS.ca

And PLEASE, if you like or LOVE the music, please head to the artists’ sites and BUY their music.  This playlist is intended to showcase some music flying a bit under the radar, so show the artists some LOVE! <3
On this week’s playlist:

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; U2; Jon & Vangelis; Roger Waters; Ambre McLean; Tony Banks; Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap; Alice Cooper; Black Sabbath; Blue Oyster Cult; Supertramp; Chris Squire; Strange Advance and closing this playlist with the immortal Monty Python!

Blog, New Music Mondays, The Vinyl Vault

RTDS.ca Playlist Feb 13, 2017

The Vinyl Vault Logo

Hey there, until we get back on the air, we’re going to share our unique taste on Spotify, to the world!  Join us for 10 or 11 tracks each week that are rarely heard or under-appreciated these days 🙂  If you don’t use Spotify, check out the SoundsGood playlist above that plays nice with ALL streaming services!

You can find the playlist both here and on our Facebook page at FB.com/RTDS.ca

And PLEASE, if you like or LOVE the music, please head to the artists’ sites and BUY their music.  This playlist is intended to showcase some music flying a bit under the radar, so show the artists some LOVE! <3

  • 1
    The World Is Not Enough
    Garbage
    03:57
  • 2
    Tomorrow Never Dies – Full Length Version
    Sheryl Crow
    04:50
  • 3
    Minstrel Boy
    The Guess Who
    03:18
  • 4
    If I Sing You A Love Song
    Bonnie Tyler
    04:44
  • 5
    Nothing It Can
    Helios
    04:47
  • 6
    Going Mobile
    The Who
    03:43
  • 7
    Catherine Howard
    Rick Wakeman
    06:37
  • 8
    The Heart of It
    David Knopfler
    02:57
  • 9
    The Search Is Over
    Survivor
    04:14
  • 10
    I’ll Stand By You
    Pretenders, Bob Clearmountain
    04:00
  • Your Love
    The Outfield
    03:41
Blog, New Music Mondays, The Vinyl Vault

RTDS.ca playlist for Feb 6, 2017…

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Hey there, until we get back on the air, we’re going to share our unique taste on Spotify, to the world!  Join us for 10 or 11 tracks each week that are rarely heard or under-appreciated these days 🙂  If you don’t use Spotify, check out the SoundsGood playlist that plays nice with ALL streaming services!

 

Here’s our first playlist, we’d love your comments and reactions, both here and on our Facebook page at FB.com/RTDS.ca

 

The Vinyl Vault

8P ET/PT FRIDAY 10A ET/PT SUNDAY THE VINYL VAULT ON AIR! VINYL, CLASSICS, RARITIES & MORE ON CKAV!

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8P ET/PT FRIDAY, 10A ET/PT SUNDAY, THE VINYL VAULT ON AIR! VINYL, CLASSICS, RARITIES AND MORE ON CKAV!

Yep, The Vinyl Vault is back from hiatus!  The show will be produced at the RTDS studios but now air twice weekly on two very fine FM stations, in Toronto and Vancouver.  CKAV FM air in Toronto at 106.5 and in Vancouver at 106.3, Fridays at 8p local time, with a repeat at 10a Sunday.

The world needs more radio shows about vinyl, or at least we think so. It’s like a 1 hour vacation from reality!

On The Vinyl Vault, Todd Miller (Don River) plays songs from vinyl from the vinyl era, as well as newer tracks that bump up along them nicely. We play hits, B sides, one hit wonders, rarities and lost classics, interviews and perhaps some stuff we should *never* play again ?

Join us for an hour weekly of great music and interviews with music stars of yesterday and today.

If you’d like to make a request there are two ways to do that:

  • email ==> feedback AT radiothatdoesntsuck.com, OR
  • 1-866-269-6155 Ext. 4 for our voicemail line.

Digging deep into our vinyl library, and those of our friends, you can expect to hear songs heard very few other places, as well as enough familiar stuff to keep you tuned in ?

If you’d like to sponsor or advertise on The Vinyl Vault, drop us a line for our rate card…you can’t beat it!

Tags: #vinyl, #thevinylvault, #DonRiver, #ToddMiller, #CKAV, #rarities, #Bsides, #classics, #onehitwonders

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Canadian Music Week (CMW), May 2 – 8, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. Music, Film, Comedy they have it all, so get registered!

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For our recap of LAST YEAR’S event click HERE ==> http://bit.ly/1DgCOkr  It’s back and bigger than ever!

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May 2 – 8 2016, Canadian Music Week is happening again at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street W. Toronto.

Whether you are a music fan, a music label, a media conglomerate or an artist, this is the place to be to make solid connections and advance your career!  Here are the details for all 3 festivals:

Music – http://cmw.net/music/

Film – http://cmw.net/film/

Comedy – http://cmw.net/comedy/

As well, the Conferences portion of the week is filled with amazing speakers, can’t miss information and plenty of opportunities to network with industry heavyweights!

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And don’t miss the Mentor’s Cafe, where you can book time one-on-one with producers, songwriters, labels, media, etc.  The Tradeshow is the place to find CD manufacturing/music placement, swag, books, gear, and more!

AppStay up to date with the CMW app, available in the Apple Store and Google Play:

Tags: canadianmusicweek,#Conference, #justforlaughs, #rivalsons, #sheraton, #cmw, #comedy, #festival , #film, #music, #XPrime