So, the other day I mentioned the 2008 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award winners. I also mentioned that there were a few awards left to go, but I never put them up. So watch the video below to get the last few – most notably at all Laura Barrett was voted the ‘Sexiest Canadian Musician…
Can We Bring Communities Together in 2009?
For the last 3 + years I have maintained publicbroadcasting.ca to ‘preserve and strengthen the independent and emerging Canadian voice’. As a part of this I have promoted public broadcasting, community and university radio, a free and open internet, home grown arts and culture, and progressive politics. There is alot of overlap and common ground…
Happy Holidays from the Burning Hell
Steve McNabb of the Burning Hell and Radio Free Peterborough recently got in touch to let me know about a couple of things. First of all there is Radio Tarahumara “Broadcasting the Voice of the Raramuri to the World”. So who are the Tarahumara? “For at least 2,000 years the Tarahumara have lived in the…
The Birth of the Gentleman Reg Video Blog
Gentleman Reg (Vermue) who’s next album Jet Black will be released on Arts & Crafts at some point next year has just sent out his first ever video blog along with a note that reads: Watch the first, in what i’m sure will become a regular and ongoing video blog. All to do with things…
Ink Canada Seeks Creative Citizen of the Year
Ink Canada is an organization for “Canadian Screenwriters & their sketchy friends”. They are currently looking for their Creative Citizen of the Year. The criteria: Sometimes, when an artist or cultural industry worker truly sets the bar for caring about more than the bottom line and the credits, we organize a little group virtual standing…
Ding Dong The Witch is Dead
Which old witch? How about RIAA lawsuits over Peer to Peer file sharing. From the Wall Street Journal via Michael Geist comes word that the RIAA, which has sued more than 35,000 people since 2003 has decided to abandon it’s strategy of suing their best customers. This doesn’t mean that they are gone, or that…
Free Holiday EP From Fuzzy Logic
Your friends at Fuzzy Logic Recordings have prepared a special X-mas gift for you. A digital EP with special wintery holiday like tunes from Gravity Wave, Prairie Cat, Steve McKay the Bicycles and the Poos and it’s all for free at http://www.fuzzylogicrecordings.com/mp3s/Fuzzy_Holidays.zip. You may love it, you may not love it as much but ..…
Free Calls to U.S.
Free phone calls are normally well outside my area but times being what they are – if it helps you get through the holidays etc.,: Via the Globe and Mail, starting tomorrow callingamerica.com will let you make free phone calls to anyone in the United States from any computer with “a web browser and a…
A Golden Age for Independent Meda and Web 2.0?
In case you haven’t noticed there is a recession on. A pretty good one too. Some economists are even starting to use the D word (the one that ends in epression and that drugs don’t help.) As a result, when companies started cutting costs one of the first things to go was advertising. So traditional…
Coming Up in Toronto
Daily until Dec. 24“Toronto Stories” Theatrical Engagement at The Royal Facebook Event Page Thursday, December 18Hioliday Toy Fundraiser @ the Comedy BarFacebook Event Page Board Game Mingling NightFacebook Event Page Ugly Bug Band at the Local Dec. 18Facebook Event Page RAISED EMOTIONALLY DEAD @ ROK BOUTIQUE Thurs. Dec. 18Facebook Event Page Friday, December 19The Diableros,…