I’m listening to the new Feist album “the Reminder” right now. It is absolutely awesome. Congrats to the international Queen of Indie Rock and Arts and Crafts for yet another great album.
TFC On Demand
If you missed Toronto FC’s home opener this afternoon, you can watch the game in it’s entirety on CBC’s website. The match was streamed over the internet and has been archived here. Best of all, it’s free to watch. From the looks of things, it appears the CBC will do this for all TFC and…
Al Jazzera English Now Available
Via the Hour’s Blog. Despite the (doubtless politically motivated) decision of Cable and Sattelite providers not to carry it, you can now see English Al Jazeera on their YouTube Channel – ain’t the Internet grand?
It’s Always Game Time
For the last few years, the Blue Jays have used a marketing campaign, showing how the players are always ready to play, whether it’s on the field or off it. Out of all the advertisements, this one is my favourite. It features first baseman, Lyle Overbay, who in my opinion, is one of the most…
Harper Hates Books
According to an article on CBC.ca Margaret Atwood has acussed the Harper Government of trying to squash the arts, especially the literary arts. “They basically just hate us,” she said in an interview with CBC Radio. “You know it’s people who have never seen any arts in their own lives — they would rather not…
The Dose-ification of The Globe and Mail
Yesterday, The Globe and Mail came out with a newly-designed newspaper. Not only has it shrunk in width, but just about everything in the paper has been given a facelift. Oddly enough, my first reaction upon seeing the “new” Globe was “Hey! When did they start up that Dose paper agagin?” Dose was the free…
Neturality.ca dissapears
With little to no explanation the netneutrality.ca site has shut down. Thank you to all those who have supported our websites. Due to increasing legal concerns resulting from our public participation in the Net Neutrality debate, we have at this time decided to shut down the operation of these sites.We have no comment for the…
Open Internet Coalition?
There is no doubt that the internet will, to an even larger extend than it already has, have a dramatic impact on the world. The implications for media are becoming more obvious by the day, but this is just the beginning. As more and more people come online and the average age of internet users…
New Pornographers ‘Challengers’
The New Pornographers continue to demonstrate to the traditional recording industry just how you build your fan base and sell albums. According to an email from the band mixing on their new offering ‘Challengers’ is going ‘better than expected’. If you are lucky enough to see the band in the near future, you can pick…
the Guitar: Update
If you visit publicbroadcasting.ca regularly then you know about Krief’s (guitarist for the Dears) guitar. In case you’ve been following along, there is some good news. Friends and family have pulled together and bought him a new (identical) white Fender Standard Stratocaster and raised some cash to help him replace other equiptement. The hunt is…