In Toronto this weekend? Check out Broken Down Clown! Saturday, June 30, 20079:30 – 11:00pmThe Cat’s Eye150 Charles Street West Check out www.myspace.com/brokendownclown to hear 4 songs that will be played at the show.
Canadian Renaissance Project
I’m looking for a few good people with ideas and some optimism. The next online campaign I’m going to undertake is about people’s ability to make money in ‘the arts’ in Canada. I should point out that I’m using the term arts losely here to refer to a broad spectrum including performing arts, visual arts,…
Canada Day from Hollywood?
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting spokesperson Ian Morrison is bashing the CBC over foreign content in prime time. “There was an excuse during the NHL lockout to run Hollywood movies, because they desperately needed to balance their budget when there was no hockey around, but now the trend is continuing,” said Ian Morrison, spokesperson for the…
Winnipeg Music
Yesterday I mentioned the Weakerthans new album, just in case you can’t think of anything good out of Winnipeg. I just added Winnipegbands.com to the Music Links, if you’re interested in what’s going on there, you should definitely check that site out. It seems pretty comprehensive. – I’m always looking out for good Can-Con links…
Be the Media
I’ve been getting alot of mail the last two days about big media taking over. I’ve even joined the media democracy day group on Facebook. Have a look at this video and then I’ll tell you what I think. I used to be seriously concerned about media consolidation. Sure, it’s still a worry but not…
Concepts
There is a new episode of R3TV out – for those of you who are only interested in that just skip down. Beyond that: I know I sound like a broken record with the ‘invite your friends’ , ‘tell other people’ stuff, but there is a reason. The idea behind this whole thing is fairly…
Skip the break up – Go Straight to the Reunion
Via the Radio 3 blog: the Weakerthans new album Reunion tour is due out September 25. From John K. Sampson “Well, Reunion Tour is the name of one of the songs on the record. I wrote it after the Great White tragedy, thinking about old metal bands on reunion tours. But all the characters on…
Who Cares about Canadian Idol
According to the producer of Canadian Idol Toronto does not support it’s local musicians. While the rest of the country is buzzing about Canadian Idol and the success of their hometown heroes, Toronto is not paying attention. Toronto is not supporting the local talent found right in its own backyard. John Brunton’s real concern is,…
Feel the Heat, on Friday morning:
If you live in Toronto you’ve been feeling the heat for a few weeks now. But, if you’re concerned about why, and/or concerned about it getting still hotter – CBC’s new Global Warming Show “Feeling the Heat” premieres this Friday at 9:30 am. Feeling the Heat is a new CBC Radio program, hosted by Ian…
Subliminal Messages from CBC News?
Tony Burman has already announced his imminent departure under curious circumstances . So, I was reading his CBC Inside Media blog and couldn’t help but wonder…given the CBC’s ever increasing appetite for ratings, and ominous new consultant hires, is Tony trying to tell us something? “..I agree it’s undeniable that, for many, the over-the-top coverage…