Michael Geist had an interesting post yesterday. In it he discusses research which suggests the real reasons behind the big U.S. record labels attack on internet radio. As usual, it is not about theft, or ‘the artists getting paid’. The big US record labels don’t care about such things and never have. The big record…
Vancouver Fringe Festival Seeking Actor for ‘Hands Down’
Just passing this along. Please give it a read and pass it on if you know someone who might be interested: “We are casting a role for ‘Hands Down,’ a play about a couple who enter the world of professional Rock Paper Scissors players and, naturally, learn something about themselves. We’re looking for men, 25-40,…
Better living through taxidermy
It turns out that it’s tomorrow that i’m going to be on the regualr CBC Radio 3 podcast talking about the R3TV thing. So, be sure to check that out at the Radio 3 website tomorrow. It’s also possible that it will get bumped again, because stuff happens, but you should really be listening to…
New R3TV Video
This was made with only Quicktime Pro and Photoshop – limited mixing capabilities, but I think the message is there, even if the sound could be better.
Monthly Mess in Montreal
If you live in Montreal and don’t know about Indyish yet, then congratulations on coming out of your coma, glad you’re feeling better. Indyish’s Monthly Mess V is Tomorrow night at the Main Hall, 5390 St-Laurent in Montreal. The mess will feature, amoung other things Music by The SubcollisionsRead an interview with a few of…
FOOTBALL AND FUNDRAISING
This Thursday, watch the Argos challenge the Montreal Alouettes, while supporting a great cause. The Toronto Argonauts and The Centre for Dreams are partnering up for an exciting fundraising event on Thursday July 26th, 2007. For every ticket that is sold, $5.00 will go towards the centre and helping them continue running their educational programs…
RVT: Away From Her
The trailer for another highly anticipated film showing at this year’s T.I.F.F.. Sarah Polley’s Away From Her, You can also watch Polley introducing the film in Berlin here.
the T.I.F.F.: Now with extra maple syrup
The T.I.F.F., or at least the coverage of it, is generally dominated by stories about visiting international celebrities. The films themselves are largely ignored by Canadian media in favour of stories about who showed up, where Tom & Katie went to dinner, which Hollywood starlets were sighted at which Queen West boutiques. Any coverage of…
RVT: the Stills – Helicopter
More info on the Stills at thestills.net.
On Now Magazine’s Polaris Whining
Yesterday, Cody posted a link to Now Magazine’s rebuke of this year’s Polaris Music Prize list. Yesterday my only comment was “One of the problems with such awards is that there will never be agreement on who should win, or who should be nominated, but I can’t think of a better way to do it…