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…
CRTC Tests ‘the N word’ (not that one)
Perhaps it is because of recent critisism on issues around media consolidation but the CRTC is experimenting with the word ‘No’ when it comes to media companies trying to buy more media companies. According to the Hollywood Reporter “The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said Tuesday that the Vancouver-based company may not buy CKIZ-FM in…
Zina, with an I, Warrior Princess
Zina Warrior Princess is the latest addition to the podsafe downloads. I met Zina at a Xmas party, the 16 year old niece of a friend. She told me that she’d just put her first song up on Myspace and I told her that I’d love to put her first song on the site. Zina…
BC Govt. uses Facebook/Myspace to Spy on the Poor
According to the Tyee British Columbia officials are using social sites such as Facebook and Myspace to spy on welfare recipients. “A message circulated in recent weeks to advocates working with people who receive financial help from the government warns that investigators use the Internet sites to look for evidence of “undisclosed co-habitation (living with…