Via Will McGuirk: Critically acclaimed Ottawa band the Acorn has two free EPs for you. The first Ear Worms contains “Ear Worms: 12 – 30 sec. songs written and recorded on xmas eve.” the second is Little Elms – “a short 4 song EP inspired by end-of-summer sun-stroke”. Both are available at the band’s web…
Canadian Blogger Arrested in Tehran
Via CBC comes word that Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan has been arrested in Tehran. Derakhshan, author of Editor Myself, which has been included in the news and politics section of publicbroadcasting.ca for some time has drawn fire from both Tehran and Washington over the years. International human rights groups and media reports said Derakhshan, a…
Canadians Rally for Arts and Culture Over the Holidays
Eight days ago, three days before Christmas, I urged people to take a moment out of their holiday preparations and contact new Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff in defense of Canadian arts and culture. Although getting people’s attention over this period is a tall order the response has been good. So far, that I know of,…
49 Songs North of 49
CBC Radio 2 is having a competition. The idea is to come up with 49 songs from north of the 49th parallel to present as a welcome gift to incoming US president Barrack Obama. This is your official heads up: you have a week to consider which song you think best represents and defines our…
Machetes Record Release Cabaret at the Drake Jan. 7
The Machetes who I first saw when they were opening for the Woodhands at their CD release are having a CD release of their own. Their debut EP will be officially unveiled at a free show at the Drake underground on December 7 along with “NXNE 08 DVD release, and a live recording of the…
Bicycles, Chris Page and Camp Radio added to podsafe downloads
Still going in alphabetical order, today’s additions to the podsafe downloads are Toronto’s Bicycles and Ottawa’s Chris Page as a solo artist as well as with his band Camp Radio. Still to come over the next little while The Michael Parks, the Flaps, Flecton Bigsky, Greenfield Main, Henri Faberge and the Adorables, Hoffenheimer, Hilotrons, Jim…
Dinosaur Bones 1st Birthday, January 17
Toronto’s Dinosaur Bones will celebrate their first anniversary as a band on January 17 at the Horseshoe Tavern with The Junction, Black Hat Brigade, and The Paint Movement playing along. For more details check out the Facebook Event Page if you’re so inclined stop by their group page and say happy birthday! You can also…
The Biggest Threat to Social Media is Social Media Done Wrong
I am still amazed at how many people, even in the social media business, don’t get social media. I’m not going to provide examples as it is not my intention here to embarrass anyone but the misunderstanding seems especially pronounced with traditional media and people with marketing, advertising and pr backgrounds. I’ve seen a number…
the Acorn, Andrew Vincent, Andy Swan added to Downloads
I mentioned last week that I’ve gotten permission to add a bunch of artists from Ottawa’s Kelp Records and Toronto’s Fuzzy Logic Recordings to the podsafe downloads on this site. In total this will mean 23 new artists will be added to the list. In case you don’t know podsafe means that you can use…
Coming Up in Toronto
Friday, December 26HALLELUYAH! @ Lee’s Palace on BOXING DAY!Facebook Event Page TWM Presents: Construction & Destruction, Rockenspiel & Dan GriffinFacebook Event Page BOXING DAY @ WRONGBARFacebook Event Page Saturday, December 27TWM: La Casa Muerte, Dancehall Free For All, Kaleidoscope City, Rival Boys+Facebook Event Page NOW PLAYINGSome of the most acclaimed films of 2008 – and…