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support the Canadian music creators coalition
The evolving dynamic of “illegal” file sharing on the internet is a very complicated issue.
Coalition of artists fights music industry over file sharing
One thing is clear, however — the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) in panic mode is handling the issue badly. Not as badly as in the USA, but badly.
The voice of reason is the Canadian music creators coalition.
A few of the CMCC Members:
Barenaked Ladies, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Sum 41, Stars, Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace), Dave Bidini (Rheostatics), Billy Talent, John K. Samson (Weakerthans), Broken Social Scene, Sloan, Andrew Cash, Bob Wiseman (cofounder of Blue Rodeo), Sam Roberts, Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo), Bob Ezrin, Feist, Arlen Thompson (Wolf Parade), Randy Bachman, Metric, The New Pornographers, Bill Henderson (Chilliwack), Ronnie King (The Stampeders), Lionel Dean Jarvis (Music Director/Bassist for Nelly Furtado), Ashwin Sood, Lighthouse, Luke Doucet, Blair Packham, Chris Tate, Craig Sheppard (Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra), Chris Hogan, Golden Seals, Aaron Soloman, Dennis Ellsworth (The Little Pilgrims), Likewater, Neil Layton, The Johnny V Trio, Oneeyedjacks, Moneyshot.
I urge everyone to buy music from these artists. They are the ones looking out for the best interests of music fans, not the labels represented by CRIA.
video – Take the Lead – mashup
Addictive TV, the top VJ duo working today, was hired to video mashup the Antonio Banderas dance movie Take The Lead . It’s pretty cool.
Click on the video below. Or watch it on YouTube.
Details on Wired magazine.
calendar of nude musicians?
Some people will do anything to get their music known!
Barely Seen Butt Often Heard is the name of the calendar, featuring local Calgary artists. I met Restless Lester (clothed at the time) when they played at Rockin’ Ronnie’s barbecue event. (click on the video below to see the band)
The calendar is a fund-raiser for the Calgary Dream Centre. A good cause.
The 18-month calendar is available around Calgary for $22, or you could have it mailed to your door by emailing organizer Renay Eng-Fisher at barelyseen@telus.net
When Renay and I proposed a “Barbecue Babes and Bubbas” nude calendar, we were disabused.
Hey, the video also includes some snippets of Rockin’ Ronnie evangelizing from the Good Book at his recent Barbecue Academy.
music – Dear Mr. President, Pink
I assumed Pink was just a good self-promoter. The Madonna school of success through controversy.
Pink may be smarter than she looks. (click below to play video)
video – everyone is a Rock Star
warning — this home music video was certainly not approved by the parents of the girls who put it together. Don’t watch it if you are easily offended.
Another example of where internet content will come from in future.
From you.
music – Arctic Monkeys
The latest over-hyped British invasion sensation?
I like them, actually. Simple, straight-forward pop rock.
They remind me a little of White Stripes. Smart lyrics. Interesting vocals.
They have a sense of humour.
And I like that they avoided the big labels — generating a buzz by creative use of the internet.
Thumbs up. I wish I had seen them play SXSW in Austin.
music – Broken Social Scene
Canadian music was hot in 2005. Of the many critically acclaimed newish Canuck bands I am most intrigued with Broken Social Scene.
It is a collective with over a dozen band members. For live gigs, whoever is available shows up and they wing it. Cool!
A British musician with plenty of time to listen to new bands (5 years on the dole) saw BSS in London recently and raved! Then cursed me for association with Celine Dion and Brian Adams. I explained we deported one to the US and the other to the UK.
I haven’t been this keen on a new Canadian band since Bran Van 3000.
But what’s with Arcade Fire? Simply over-rated? Or am I missing something?
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen bio on wikipedia.
Willie Nelson sang Bird on a Wire. kd lang sang Hallelujah.
It was a tribute to the remarkable musician / poet philosopher. He’s my man.
Only in Canada could somebody with a voice like mine win ‘Vocalist of the Year’.
— first words of his speech accepting the Award for Best Male Vocalist in Canada (1992)
And Cohen is back recording at age 71.
where to get podcasts
Videos? Education? Travel? Food? Tech?
OK, mainly Tech.
Apple’s iTunes is your first stop. Think of iTunes as a convenient distribution jukebox. Though many podcasters have their own websites, iTunes makes finding new material easier than searching the whole web — just browse iTunes’ podcast categories to see what’s available.
Search for iTunes in at Google.com
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