I am very happy about the way Hype has gone so far – a number of different writers on a wide variety of topics and, although posts aren’t as frequent as I might like sometimes, it is steady. Sadly the other group blogs I’ve tried to create for the site haven’t gone as well. People…
First Weekend Club
I was informed today that I will be an ambassador for the First Weekend Club which means that I’ll get the occasional invite to advanced screenings of Canadian films and will let the world know what I think of them. In honor of this I have created a FWC Group on Facebook for the discussion…
Daniel Hamelin and Manon’s Dream on Board
Originally posted to Roar of the Beaver Daniel Hamelin and Manon’s Dream have been added to the Podsafe Download Section please give them a listen and rate the songs.
the Outfit comes on board!
Originally Posted to ‘Roar of the Beaver’ For about a year now one of my favorite Toronto bands has been the Outfit. So, it is with no small amount of pleasure that I announce the the Outfit has agreed to being a part of the podsafe download section on publicbroadcasting.ca (Thanks Lauren!!) – I won’t…
Help the Dears: Have You Seen This Guitar?
Originally Posted to Roar of the Beaver Patrick, Guitarist for the Dears was recently robbed. One of the Guitars in particular had great sentimental value. His full post about it is below. If you have any information at all contact him through his myspace at http://www.myspace.com/patrickkrief or contact me (beach.justin@gmail.com) and I’ll pass the info…
the Horseshoe on Saturday
Originally Posted to Roar of the Beaver If you happen to be in Toronto this Saturday, I’ll be at the Horseshoe to see one of my favorite local bands the Outfit (see video below) along with the Exchanges, the iSpies, and Dirty 30. Everything starts at 9:30 – come on out.
the Hype
When I named this blog ‘Hype’ it was because it seemed to describe what I saw in popular culture. More and more pop culture, seems to be about fame itself and not about any kind of talent. More about self-promotion and marketing than about being good at anything. I cannot, try though I might, figure…
How not to build buzz
Originally posted on Circles Around the Square — The National is sometimes criticized for doing little or no arts and entertainment or sports news. This criticism doesn’t come from me, I like the National that way – 60 minutes of important national and international news largely without fluff. If you want sports news there are…
MySpace and Judo
Paul Gourbould has an entertaining post on his MySpace experience up today and, while he has many good and valid points, because I’m mentioned in it, I thought I should respond. I have never encouraged an individual to use MySpace. MySpace is owned by Fox and Fox and it’s owner Rupert Murdoch are undoubtedly evil.…
The End of the CRTC
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) claims on their website that they represent “Communications in the Public Interest” . They haven’t really been that in a long time. Their job now is more about dividing up the cash pie between broadcasters. They have been, for years, watering down Canadian content requirements, news and public…