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Brad Trew was interviewed live on Bolton's B105.5FM on Wednesday, 11 March 10. On the show, various tracks were played from upcoming releases.

Brad Trew was interviewed live on Newmarket's 102.7 CHOP FM on Tuesday, 27 Oct 09 to discuss the music business, how bands can find their own success and played tracks from Double Jack and Holly Woods.

Cyclone Records was showcased on a 2-hour special broadcast by Bolton, Ontario's B105.5FM on 2 May 2009. In the studio were Brad Trew and Russ Graham (Killer Dwarfs, Moxy). (May 2009)

Brad Trew was interviewed by UK's Angel of Metal Magazine. You can read the full interview here.

Brad Trew and pop legend Bob Segarini were interviewed live on Rogers TV Local Midday on 12 January 2009 in support of the "Gimme Shelter" rock benefit for the Humane Society of Durham Region. (Jan 2009)

Brad Trew was interviewed live at ImageFM's anniversary bash on 10 January 2009. Cyclone artists were honoured with winning 2008 Band Of The Year (Stir of Echoes), 2008 Album Of The Year (Negus-Dare to Dream) and 2008 Single Of The Year (Tripchord-Sick With Hate). (Jan 2009)

Brad Trew and Dana Wood (co-organizer) were interviewed live on Rogers TV Local Midday on 6 January 2009 in support of the "Gimme Shelter" rock benefit for the Humane Society of Durham Region. (Jan 2009)

Brad Trew was interviewed by Oshawa This Week newspaper about the "Gimme Shelter" rock benefit for the Humane Society of Durham Region. (Jan 2009)

Brad Trew and Russ Graham (Moxy, Russ Dwarf) were interviewed live on Rogers TV Local Midday on 11 December 2008. (Dec 2008)

Brad Trew was interviewed by Tina Wilson of HMTV Canada. You can listen into the interview here.

Brad Trew was guest speaker at the Toronto Exclusive Magazine Project Showcase on 28 November 2008, an event geared to bring together artists and industry reps.

Brad Trew is honoured to be this month's celebrity guest reviewer on ProgFiles.com, a rich, professional and insightful webzine based in Illinois. Reviewed were tracks by Auspex, Donna Austin and Sons of Nothing. You can check out the reviews and samples of their songs here.

Brad Trew has been honoured to be asked to judge France's 100% Music Songwriting Contest in the Metal/Punk and Rock categories. The contest is open to participants from around the world and over US $40,000 in cash and prizes will be will be given away to 45 category winners and 3 overall winners. In addition, prizes and special offers will be given to all contestants. (Apr 2008)

Brad Trew was interviewed live on the Rytch Craft show on NetRock101 on Monday 28 April 2008 and introduced music by Caveat, Inner Surge, Nadine Adam, twelve34, Holly Woods, BlackSky, Pitch Union, Tripchord and Negus. (Apr 2008)

Brad Trew was the featured cover story of York Region's Era Banner newspaper in February 2008. In the article, Brad discusses the early origins of Cyclone Records, the challenges faced with building a record label out of nothing and the industry in general. Also in the article are some of the bands Brad has worked with and quotes from a side interview with Scott Kreyer of Holly Woods/Toronto. You can check out the article online here or a PDF of the actual printed article here. (Feb 2008)

Brad Trew was interviewed live by DJ Matty Grant on iRock109.com's Extreme Velocity show on 2 February 2008.

Cyclone Records was named "Label of the Month" for January 2008 by Hamilton's ImageFM.net. (Jan 2008)

Brad Trew was interviewed live on Calgary's CJSW 90.9 FM where he discussed the upcoming plans for Cyclone Records releases including the upcoming "Greatest Underground Show on Earth: Volume 2" and the Heavy Metal Music Association of Canada. You can check out an archived version of the interview here. (Feb 2007)

An interview with Brad Trew appears on the CIRPA (Canadian Independent Record Production Association) website as part of a featured member profile this month. You can read the full article here. (Nov 2006)

You can check out profiles of Creature Republic and Cyclone Records in the June issue of Beatroute Magazine. (Jun 2006)

Cyclone was profiled in the May 25th issue of KMNR.ca. You can check it out here. (May 2006)

Belfast, Ireland's Rushlight Magazine says "although of a different generation to the music that Brad is in tune with and is pushing, I can see quite easily see the benefit his thinking must be to up and coming young bands and even older bands that just could not get their foot in the door of the music world." Watch for a more in-depth article to be published following a visit to Belfast in August. (May 2006)

South Africa's Underground Press gives "The Greatest Underground Show on Earth" a 4 out of 5 and calls it "rage-fuelled, indestructible and melodic power noise from musicians truly dedicated and passionate about their music." (May 2006)

"Cyclone Causes a Stir: Indie Label Sells Its Integrity": Cyclone Records was featured in The Calgary Sun's Get Out entertainment magazine on 12 May 06 after an interview by Entertainment/Music Writer Mike Bell. Click here to read a copy of the article or here for the online version. (May 2006)

Virus Zine's May issue is an incredible overview of Cyclone Records and its roster. Included is a full-feature profile of Cyclone Records including an interview with Brad Trew along with profiles and interviews with Allen Christie, Blind Army, Creature Republic, Dahlia Wakefield, Download, Inner Surge, Judith Lam, Nadine Adam, Pitch Union and Wormbox. You can check it out here. (May 2006)

Brad Trew was interviewed on Lethbridge's CKXU 88.3FM The Crypt on 8 May 06. Featured on the show were songs by Nadine Adam, Tripchord, Pitch Union, Caveat, Occams Razor and Wormbox. (May 2006)

Brad Trew was interviewed on Calgary's CJSW 90.9FM Megawatt Mayhem on 6 May 06. Featured on the show were songs by Nadine Adam, Tripchord, Pitch Union and Creature Republic. (May 2006)

Brad Trew was honoured with a request to be interviewed on South Carolina's Big Break Podcast to discuss the music business and the innovations that Cyclone is using to stay up with current trends. The show, lasting 40-minutes long and featuring music from Creature Republic, Inner Surge and Dahlia Wakefield can be found here. (April 2006)

IndependentClauses.com says "Cyclone Records is bringing a fresh approach to music distribution and promotion. This is the way a record label should be run. They’re pretty clever up there at Cyclone- we’re a little envious that we didn’t think of it first." (April 2006)

Members of Inner Surge were interviewed on Calgary's CJSW 90.9FM Megawatt Mayhem on 25 March 2006. Also played were tracks from the upcoming release, "Signals Screaming." Download a copy of the interview here. (March 2006)

Brad Trew was interviewed live on Philadelphia's The Little Show. You can download and check out the show here. (March 2006)

Brad Trew was interviewed by Space Junkies Magazine. Check out the interview here. (March 2006)

Check out the interview with Inner Surge in the March issue of Space Junkies Magazine here. (March 2006)

Read a recent interview with Cyclone Records' Brad Trew in BackstageWinnipeg.com. (March 2006)

Cyclone Records was recently interviewed by Chicago's All Ages Zine. Check out the full interview here. (March 2006)

Read an overview of Cyclone Records by X-treme Productions here. (March 2006)

X-treme Productions considers Inner Surge "among the few metal bands from Canada that will reach worldwide notoriety." They recently interviewed Steve Moore of Inner Surge. You can read the full interview here.

Cyclone Records was mentioned in Belfast, Ireland's historical publication "Rushlight Magazine." (January 2006)

Leslie Birdfly talks about the "Greatest Underground Show on Earth" in FFWD Weekly 15 December 2005. (December 2005)

"Musician Grows Up On Alberta Compilation": Read Hollow House's review in the Hanna Herald, 29 Nov 2005. (November 2005)

The artists of Alberta, as they appear on the "On the Verge" and "The Heart of Alberta" compilations, are featured in the Artist Spotlight of US-based loudorange.com. This is what they had to say "this month instead of featuring an individual artist, we decided to lay our focus on one the best Indie scenes out there right now, Alberta Canada. Both [compilations] give an incredible sample of some of the most talented bands in Canada today." You can see the whole feature here.

Read about Cyclone Records and the landscape of the Canadian music scene according to Cyclone founder, Brad Trew, as interviewed in Rek Magazine, November 2005. You can also read the full interview here.

"Music Interview: Good Question makes a New Retro": Read Good Question's review in the University of Calgary Gauntlet, 13 Oct 2005

"Group Picks Up The Slack": Slacker was reviewed by Brad Halasz in The High River Times, 10 August 2005.
Note: shortly after this interview, Slacker disbanded and the remaining members have gone on to form the new band Download with former Stone Pony guitarist Jesse Taylor.

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