Thanks to Dr. Michael Geist for pointing this out: Appropriation Art a coalition of “over 600 artists, curators, directors, educators, writers, associations and organizations from the art sector. All have come together to express their concern over the state of copyright policy for artists and the future of ‘Appropriation Art’.” The coalition has put together…
The Hockey Night Theme Music: A Dissenting Opinion
This is just one of many opinions already voiced in disagreement with Justin – and many others for as many reasons, not all of which agree with his own thinking – on this subject. I spoke of this earlier at one of my own blogs, before the word got out about CTV’s efforts. Then, as…
Help A Reporter Out
Richelle Gillett pointed this out to me, and while I primarily stick to things Canadian: Web sites are a bit different. helpareporterout.com allows both reporters and sources sign up and then sends out about 3 emails a day with lists of reporters looking for sources and the kinds of things they are looking for. If…
Revamped Radio 2 Schedule Coming This Fall
From InsidetheCBC.com an amazing and diverse lineup of music programming is coming to CBC Radio 2 this fall: Monday to Friday from 6 to 10 a.m., Tom Allen will host CBC Radio 2’s new morning show, which will serve as the gateway to the new Radio 2 schedule and will feature a wide range of…
Do You Want Your Paper Bag Digital (and DRM free)?
Paper Bag Records home of, among many others, the Woodhands, Laura Barrett, the Acorn, You Say Party, We Say Die, Slim Twig, and Tokyo Police Club is launching it’s own, DRM Free, digital music store on June 17. From Exclaim: “Paper Bag plans for the new shop and its 320k/DRM-free files to complement and enhance…
CBC Made the Right Decision: Time for a New Song
So the theme song is gone from Hockey Night in Canada. I’m ok with that. I really am. I know it’s the ‘second national anthem’, recognized coast to coast to coast since 1968 but ultimately it’s a song. It’s not Hockey Night in Canada and it’s not Hockey. CTV ended up buying the song, presumably…
NFB Cuts 22 Jobs
Via Art Threat: As part of it’s ongoing campaign against art, culture, free speech, thought and expression and the uncontrolled flow of information the Conservative Government, in March, slashed $2.5 million from the budget of the National Film Board. As a result the NFB, which over the years has received 90 Genie Awards and 69…
Ex Tory Staffer Victoria Van Eyk joins Publicbroadcasting.ca
Today, I take great pride in announcing that former Tory staffer Victoria Van Eyk will shortly be joining publicbroadcasting.ca as a film critic and Ottawa Commentator. A few weeks ago Victoria Van Eyk attended a special screening of Martin Gero’s film Young People Fucking and lost her job for it. Conservative MP Gary Goodyear from…
CRTC to Split Canadian Television Fund
The CRTC reccomended this week that the Canadian Television Fund be divided into two segments – public and private. If the recommendations are followed two boards of directors would be created, with one overseeing public funding and one overseeing private. The public sector funding would be accessible only by Canada’s public broadcasters (such as the…
Time to Shift the Stereotype: Can Con is Good
It has long been my feeling that the “Canadians don’t like Canadia media” myth is a convenient, self fullfilling prophesy for commercial media companies. Whether we are talking about film, television, music, literature, etc., it is much easier if Canadians don’t like Canadian stuff. It is, after all, cheaper to import American media than to…