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The Verge XM 52

New, Emerging, Now

About Me

The Verge is channel 52 on XM Satellite Radio

New, emerging and recently discovered Canadian rock artists have a home on The Verge.
This page exists for us to be able to communicate with listeners and let them know about our exclusive programming on The Verge. We have weekly special presentations, in-studio performances and contests. This space also gives us the ability to present more information about some of our featured artists and provide the listeners with a direct link to their favourite bands!
Canadian artists! Do you want to get your music played on XM52 The Verge? Well... we cannot download/take your music from the MySpace players and we do not accept MP3s.
So should you wish to have a chance to get your music out via a service that has 9 million subscribers, and an estimated 20 million listeners you will have to send your CD submissions to us via snail mail or hand mail!
The Verge XM 52
XM Satellite Radio
175 Avenue Rd
Toronto On
M5R 2J2
Unfortunately we do not have the bandwidth to provide feedback on any submissions we receive.
Feel free to send us a message here!
Toll Free Phone Number for Requests
1.888.VERGE52
1.888.837.4352
LiVE@The Verge is a weekly event that airs Wednesdays@6am/6pmET & Sundays@9am/9pmET. This exclusive presentation of an instudio live performance features both music and candid conversation with the artist!
LiVE@theVerge - Culture Reject - Inside the Cinema
HILOTRONS - LiVE@theVerge - Danger World
Check out this video: Wintersleep - Weight Ghost - LiVE@SXSW

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Member Since: 1/17/2006
Band Members: Jeff Leake - Programming
Kelowna Vincent - On Air Talent / Programming / Graphics
Steve Major - Chief Sound Engineer
Influences: Should you wish to be played on XM Satellite who has 8 million subscribers, and an estimated 20 million listeners, send your submissions to us!

The Verge XM 52
XM Satellite Radio
175 Avenue Rd
Toronto On
M5R 2J2

REQUEST LINE
1.888.VERGE52
1.888.837.4352
Sounds Like: 16mm , Alexisonfire , Amos the Transparent , Amy Millan , Apostle of Hustle , Arkells , Attack in Black , Bedouin Soundclash , Billy Talent , Bird of Wales , Black Lungs , Black Mountain , Blinker the Star , Blood Meridian , Blurtonia, Born Ruffians , Boy , Brian Borcherdt , Broken Social Scene , Buck 65 , By Divine Right , C'mon , Carpenter , Camaromance , Castle Project , Chad Vangaalen , Champion , Cinderpop , City and Colour , Cities in Dust , Controller.Controller , Crush Luther , Cuff the Duke , Dan Mangan , Death From Above 1979 , Dearly Beloved , Elliott Brood , Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton , Feist , Fembots , Forest City Lovers , Galore , Great Lake Swimmers , Handsome Furs , Hawksley Workman , Hey Rosetta! , Hidden Cameras , Holy Fuck , Hot Hot Heat , Immaculate Machine , In Flight Safety , Jakalope , Jason Collett , Jenn Grant , Jeremy Fisher , Jets Overhead , Joel Plaskett , Julie Doiron , Kevin Drew , Kill the Lights , Krief , Land of Talk , Lions in the Street , Luke Doucet , Major Maker , Malajube , Matt Mays , Matthew Good , Memphis , Metric , Miracle Fortress , Mobile , Moneen , Mother Mother , Motion Soundtrack , Murder City Sparrows , Nassau , Neverending White Lights , Novillero , Oceanship , Octoberman , Panurge , Patrick Watson , Pilot Speed , Pride Tiger , Quinzy , Raising the Fawn , Rocketface , Ron Sexsmith , Sam Roberts , Run Chico Run , Sloan , Small Sins , Spiral Beach , Sproll , Stabilo , Stars , Tegan and Sara , The Arcade Fire , The Acorn , The Besnard Lakes , The Bicycles , The Bloodlines , The Carps , The Constantines , The D'Urbervilles , The Deadly Snakes, The Dears , The Diableros , The Ghost is Dancing , The Golden Dogs , The Marble Index , The Mark Inside , The Meligrove Band , The Mohawk Lodge , The Morning After , The Most Serene Republic , The Museum Pieces , The New Pornographers , The Novaks , The Reason , The Russian Futurists , The Sadies , The Stills , The Swallows , The Tragically Hip , The Trews , The Two Koreas , The Waking Eyes , The Weakerthans , The Yoko Casionos , Two Hours Traffic , Uncut , Will Currie & The Country French , Wintersleep , Wolf Parade , You Say Party, We Say Die! , Young Galaxy
Record Label: XM Satellite Radio
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LiVE@theVerge : The Coast - June 25th & June 29th!

This week we welcome guests The Coast to our XM Streetfront studios where Kelowna sits in their music session and discusses the work they've done on their latest release and future plans for the band....
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:16:00 PST

LiVE from the Calgary Virgin Festival -- Day Two NOW!

Tune in and listen to us live today from Calgary Alberta as we broadcast the Calgary Virgin Festival! Performances from Attack in Black, Stars, Constantines, City and Colour! Things get started at...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:56:00 PST

LiVE from the Calgary Virgin Festival NOW!

Check it out... we are here in Calgary, sweltering and melting with thousands of people watching and listening to some incredible bands. And... you can listen too! We are live to air with perform...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:37:00 PST

Leake on... NXNE

It's safe to say the few weeks have been kinda busy. Here's what I've seen as of lateJay Sparrow - www.myspace.com/jaysparrowpageThe Wet Secrets - www.myspace.com/wetsecretsSmall Sins - www.myspace.co...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:56:00 PST

LIVE-TO-AIR : Calgary Virgin Festival : June 21 & 22nd!

The Verge XM52 will be broadcasting LiVE-to-Air from the Calgary Virgin Festival in Calgary Alberta! VFest goes on June 21st and 22nd and gets started at 3pmET. Tune into The Verge XM52 for backst...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:05:00 PST

TRACK-BY-TRACK: Sam Roberts - Love at the End of the World

Tune in Tuesday June 17th to listen to Sam Roberts, himself, walk you through his latest release "Love at the End of the World" as he hangs with Kelowna at the streetfront XM studios! We will also ...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:12:00 PST

LAST CHANCE TODAY : Win Calgary Virgin Festival Tickets!

Go to our website to enter: http://www.thevergexm52.comContest ends today!
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:58:00 PST

Kelowna on... Sloan live on the Day of the CD Release

It was my week of Sloan. I had all four members come by the studio to walk me through their new CD "Parallel Play" over the last couple days. I caught Patrick DJing at a new local bar/restaurant calle...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:39:00 PST

Flying Air Canada this June?

XM Satellite is on board with you. Here's the tracks being played by The Verge:Maplebees*The Acorn (Paper Bag)National Anthem of Nowhere*Apostle of Hustle (Arts & Crafts)And You Give*Matthew Barber (S...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:47:00 PST

Leake on... Catch Me if You Can

I told my friend Jane (yes that Jane) I was going to lose 10 pounds in 10 days. 9 days later I had yet to do a thing to complete this task.Let's go over yesterday's diet. A Sausage McMuffin meal with ...
Posted by The Verge XM 52 on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:41:00 PST