Back in February the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage made some recommendations for the future of the CBC. Among them Increased funding Fewer commercials Increased Canadian content More regional programming More online programming Increased partnerships with other Canadian cultural instutions Today according to Inside the CBC the report was completely rejected by the Harper Government.…
Said the Whale and Hey Ocean Tour Video
Said the Whale and Hey Ocean! have been touring about together recently and put this little video together so you can get an idea of the grueling work that touring is. You Can Catch Said the Whale at The Slice in Lethbridge Alberta June 21 The Virgin Festival in Calgary June 22 the Canmore Hotel…
L’Brondelle Solves Problems of Religion and Racism
L’Brondelle’s Universe solves the long perplexing problems of religion and racism and that’s just in the pilot. “L’Brondelle’s universe, in which the creator of the universe explains the facts to you. This episode covers religion, racism, and animal rights.” L’Brondelle, by the way, may bear some resemblance to PDF Format (the Band) and David Dineen-Porter.…
Toronto: Save Our Net Events
In addition to the Government trying to kill Canadian film and trying to force you to support major record labels (whether you listen to their music or not) – Canada’s monopoly Internet Service Providers have taken it upon themselves to govern what you can do online, what sites you can visit and when. There are…
A Few Media Stories:
From Michael Geist comes news that the Conservaitve’s Copyright Bill enjoys almost no support at all: ” • 76 percent agree with the statement that the proposed amendments “are being introduced as a result of lobbying by the North American music market” • 63 percent agree with the statement that the proposed amendments “will expose…
Upcoming Events in Toronto
Hi All, I’m going to be away at the cottage next weekend (Thursday to Tuesday actuallY) So the next one of these will come on Wed. not Thurs. – if you have events you want listed please get them to me a little earlier. Cheers!Justin p.s.If you like getting these updates and want to find…
CBC, Copyright and Candy Bars
CBC Radio 3 did a show on the Conservative Copyright Bill today. You can read the comments here at that link you can also listen to an interview with Jeremy de Beer (University of Ottawa Law Professor). You’ll be happy to know that 94% of respondents to Radio 3 oppose the bill, though the vast…
Tokyo Police Club Joins the Copyfight
On their Tokyo Police Club has called on Canadians to fight the Conservative Copyright Bill, the band claims amoung other things that the bill is bad for both artists and fans. If all of the thousands of other people screaming about this bill that would make most Canadians into criminals has not convinced you to…
Sunparlour Players Hit the Road
Toronto’s Sunparlour Players are going west, and will be joining forces along the way with Rock Plaza Central and Woodpigeon the dates are below, if you miss these guys your friends will never le June 20 – Loplops – Sault Ste. Marie, ONJune 21 – The Apollo – Thunder Bay, ON*Jun 23 – The Slice…
New Podcasts and Band Blogs
Due to some technical difficulties yesterday I was unable to post to the blog, but today I’m back up (I think) and have added some new stuff. Edmonton’s Jam Union Podcast and Snowsuit Sounds have been added to the Cancasts (which for those of you who don’t know acts kind of like a TV guide…