February 2010
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Documentary Follows 5 Independent Canadian Artists →
A couple of months ago, I ended up at the premiere of Born To It, a simple and inspiring film by director Tim Thompson about “creating, sustaining and chasing your dreams.”
The 92-minute documentary features the musical journeys of five independent Toronto-based musicians and the roads they have travelled to sustain their artistic existence.
January 2010
20 posts
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New Canadian Indie Music Group on Vimeo →
A new group was created on Vimeo. Not exactly sure what’s it’s going to be used for, but might be fun to sign up, check it out, and share your favorite Canadian indie music videos!
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Dog Day "Oh Dead Life" →
Almost missed this one! Great track on CBC Radio 3’s Blog by Dog Day (Halifax, NS). Fun, poppy, and instantly catchy!
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40th Juno Awards to be held in Toronto 2011 →
Last night, at the Toronto Board of Trade’s 122nd Annual Dinner, it was announced that Toronto will play host to the 2011 Junos! The event will also mark the award’s 40th anniversary!
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The Zolas Produced Their and Other Vancouver... →
Gray and Dobrzanski are fully ensconced in the Vancouver music scene. The opening song on Tic Toc Tic references local uber-indie venue The Biltmore (where they will kick off their upcoming tour with a CD release party on Jan. 27). Gray’s roommate is Tyler Bancroft from Said the Whale. The Zolas just opened a gig for Hey Ocean! at The Vogue in Vancouver, and Dan Mangan stopped by the sound...
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Canadians are flying their freak flag at Sundance →
Not really music-related, but still a win for Canadians! Let that Freak Flag fly!
Canadians are freaking out the Sundance Film Festival.
The Canuck reputation for mildness has been shattered and splattered all over the snowy mountains here in visceral movies that pursue the shocks and profits of the horror, sci-fi and thriller genres.
“I think I speak for everyone: my pulse is like 170,”...
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Narrow Crafts Review of In-Flight Safety's "We Are... →
This four-piece out of Halifax took me by total surprise. I went to check out a show featuring some out-of-town friends of mine, and In-Flight Safety provided the crowd with some sweet, sweet opening magic. Despite my drunken inability to actually grab an album off the guys before the end of the night (and remember their name. Sorry), I got my hands on a copy of “We Are an Empire, my...
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thesixtyone Picks Up with Indie Artists Where... →
On thesixtyone, new artists make music and listeners decide what’s good. We’re nurturing a growing ecosystem where talented folks can sell songs and merchandise directly to their fans. Unlike a record or distribution deal where they only make $1-2 per album (if they ever get paid, that is), artists on thesixtyone make at least $7 per album and are paid every 30 days — no wait for...
“In all its territories bar two, Spotify pays the labels from a mixture of the...”
– Rob Wells, Senior VP Digital for Universal Music Group International — Make a Startup
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Canadian Indie Artist is Proof that Twitter is... →
Few music artists can attribute the launch of their career to pop-culture icons to Twilight and Twitter, but Vancouver independent artist Adaline can. […] Overnight, her Twitter page became popular with hundreds of new followers. A fan site that kept tabs on [Twilight star] Pattinson had picked up on Adaline’s Twitter post, listened to her music and posted about him meeting Adaline,...
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CBC Radio 3 Throwing a Last-Minute Webathon for...
CBC Radio 3 is throwing a last-minute webathon for Haiti. From their website:
The Haitian earthquake is the worst natural disaster to hit the Western Hemesphere in recorded history.As many as 200,000 people are feared dead, with 250,000 injured, and 1.5 million homeless.
This Friday, January 22nd at 8pm ET, close to 100 broadcasters across North America will put aside their corporate...
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Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week: Heartland by... →
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Tegan and Sara Discuss their Success →
You’d think musical talent was in their gene pool. But twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin didn’t exactly grow up in a musical family. Although the indie rock duo took piano classes as children, they didn’t discover their passion for music until their teenage years when they found an old guitar hidden away under the stairs. That’s when the nightly ritual began: they would...
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Hey Canada! SonicLiving ♥s you too! →
I’ve been using SonicLiving to organize my concert and comedy calendar for over two years now. Highly recommended!
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Régine from Arcade Fire writes an editorial on... →
Somewhere in my heart, it’s the end of the world.
These days, nothing is funny. I am mourning people I know. People I don’t know. People who are still trapped under rubble and won’t be rescued in time. I can’t help it.
Everybody I talk to says the same thing: time has stopped.
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Top 5 Gigs this past weekend...that you MISSED! →
Well, to be honest. I missed them too. Stuck down here. In the states. I bet these shows freakin’ rocked though!
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Great Lake Swimmers Report from the Road in China →
Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers have been making waves in their homeland for years with their melodic folk-rock sound — their 2009 album ‘Lost Channels’ was shortlisted for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize. But how will their music be received by an audience worlds away?
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Best of 2009 Canadian Independent Music... →