Bodog Music - Bodog.com's Indie Music Label

Bodog Music is a televised music talent search by the people from Bodog. Don't worry, this isn't the wimpy pop music acts of American Idol. Bodog is finding indie music acts and signing them to their label. These bands have an edgy side to them and aren't meant to pander to mainstream America. Most of them have ties to Canada, though their musical styles cross the entire spectrum.

The bands being featured at present are The Vincent Black Shadow, Neurosonic, Bif Naked, Nazanin, Soma City Ward, Bishop, Britt Black, The Heck, Warren G, Dead Celebrity Status, Hydro, Todd Kearns and Syndicate Villain.

The Vincent Black Shadow is fronted by Cassandra Ford, born in the Phillipines of mixed heritage. Cassandra play-tested video games for a living before she began her music career. Turning down a contract offer to become a J-Pop star, Cassandra joined The Vincent Black Shadow, a band named for the legendary motorcycle. This band's sound reminds me a little of No Doubt.

Dead Celebrity Status and Syndicate Villain are a pair of hip-hop acts. Dead Celeb. Status is from Canada, while Syndicate Villain is from Iran. Another Iranian act on the Bodog Music bill is Nazanin, a Canadian-raised Iranian national. In the past year, she has been among the loudest of voices to bring attention to the plight of her countryman and namesake, Nazanin Fatehi.

If you have never heard, Ms. Fatehi stabbed an Iranian man to death for attempting to rape her. Instead of lauding her efforts or giving her counselling, the Iranian authorities senteneced the girl to death. Nazanin used her celebrity status to publicize a petition to protest the verdict. After a hail of public outcry, the Iranian government relented and freed the potential rape victim.

Soma City Ward is a little harder act than Nakanin. The band claims to be influenced by everone from Guns-n-Roses to Jimmy Hendrix.

Bif Naked is a punk rocker singer from Canada. She was born in the Indian sub-continent, where Bif (born Beth Torbert) was adopted by Christian missionaries. That didn't seem to take, and Bif Naked began a career in the music and film industry. She appeared on an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer singing a couple of her songs. Her missionary upbringing doesn't seem to have taken, as Bif is outspoken about her bisexual and has tattoos over most of her body.

Nuerosonic is a Vancouver-based band which has been compared to 311. Britt Black (pictured above) is a solo act, a singer and a guitarist who once played for Bif Naked. She tends to jump from band to band a lot, so I'm guessing she a tortured artist sort. Her father is in the music industry, but Britt is making it on her own.

More bands are likely to follow. Hopefully, Bodog will put odds on how successful these acts will be. (Probably not.)

If indie music isn't your treat, you can always place a few bets at Bodog.com. That outfit is known to take a wager every now and then, too.

Here are some of the DaretoGamble posts about the myriad Bodog bets.

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Bodog Music - Bodog.com's Indie Music Label