While writing the last little bit about Casey McKinnon and Rudy Jahchan I was reminded of a PodCamp Toronto – where I took a few workshops with them. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, you can too. All (I think) of the workshops from Podcamp Toronto are still available through it’s Wiki: http://podcamptoronto.pbwiki.com/MediaArchive. Topics…
Fixing Internet Video
There are few people in Canada who I believe know more about online video than Montreal’s Casey McKinnon and her partner in crime (and other things) Rudy Jahchan. Together they have made some of Canada’s oldest and best known vLogs (video podcasts) including Kitkast, Galacticast and A Comic Book Orange . Now Casey has begun…
End of Summer
So, it’s nearly back to school time: Hopefully things will pick up with the campaign once people start getting back to their normal (if less desirable lives). For those of you following this year’s Polaris Music Prize your wait is nearly over. Radio 3’s own Grant Lawrence has been tapped as the host and MC…
Square Root of Margaret: CD, Party and Tour!
The Square Root of margaret will be kicking off our western tour of canada AND celebrating the upcoming release of our brand new cd on wednesday, sept.05 @ the horseshoe in toronto! The Square Root of Margaret is kicking of their Western Tour of Canada, but first they will be having a CD Release Party…
I Wish I Was The Dog
In the words of Ron ‘Farooq’ Simmons: DAMN! Helmsley’s dog gets $12 million, but leaves 2 grandchildren zilch
Bridget’s Allergic To Cherries
I don’t know what to make of this. But it’s real funny.
rvt: Steve Singh – Wash My Hair
A home made stop motion video by Steve Signh for his song Wash My Hair, ore on Steve Singh at unemploymentrecords.ca
Calgary and the League of Poets
Members of the League of Poets from Calgary (and surrounding areas) are being sought to participate in a series of readings. If you are in, or will be in, Calgary in 08 and would like to participate, please contact lauriefuhr@yahoo.ca. If you are not familiar with ‘the League’ read on: The League of Canadian Poets,…
iPod Moment Approaching for Television
Google’s Vint Cerf “one of the founding fathers of the internet” has predicted the “iPod moment” for television in an article in the Telegraph. In the same way that people now download their favourite music onto their iPod, he said that viewers would soon be downloading most of their favourite programmes onto their computers. Personally…
The Late Fragment – an Interactive Film
Another film coming up at the TIFF that sounds interesting is “the Late Fragment”. I say it sounds interesting because I haven’t seen it, nor can I find a trailer for it. However: “Late Fragment — an interactive film” produced by the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab (CFC MEDIA LAB) in co-production with the National…