THE EDGE ADDS SOME EDGE!
It's so rare that I can praise Edge 102, a.k.a. CFNY, that I just had to mention its new hard music show, Over the Edge. The one-hour program premiered last Saturday at 2am after the regular Club 102 broadcast, and offered heavier sounds than the station's normal fare.
Host George Stroumboulopoulos -- a real live metal fan -- explains that Over the Edge will feature bands that wouldn't normally fit, such as Machine Head, Slipknot, Kid Rock and locals Bad Blood. "It's not the most ideal time slot," he admits, "but eventually it will be a full-service show, with interviews and contributions from the hard rock community. I hope it can be a launching pad for hits."
This is great news for Rose Slanic, label manager at Attic Records, which handles acts on Roadrunner and Metal Blade and watches bands like Fear Factory sell out in Toronto with minimal or no airplay. "CFNY has always been great at getting bands like Coal Chamber on Live in Toronto, and a lot of kids show up," she says. "So it's pretty obvious that people who listen to the station do like this music." LIISA LADOUCEUR
article appeared in eye magazine on Oct. 14, 1999