Canadian Indie Music Icons Are Turning to Theatre
Members of Broken Social Scene and Billy Talent are producing plays in hopes of connecting to a less-smartphone connected audience. (Vice)
London’s inaugural Music Career Day explores opportunities within music industry
London Music Office hosted its first-ever Music Career Day at Wolf Performance Hall last Friday, highlighting the paths available in the business from a mix of industry veterans. (Western Gazette)
Brain zaps can alter responses to music
The enjoyment we get from food and sex is generally considered to be an evolutionary mechanism to encourage us to pursue basic biological needs. But humans also have the “unique capacity” to take pleasure from factors that lack a clear physiological benefit, such as art. Now scientists have pinpointed the parts of the brain that give us joyous sensations when we hear music we love. (Cosmos)
Neil Young to open up entire online music archive for free
Christmas is coming early for Neil Young fans who will be treated to the upcoming release of his latest album and given access to an online archive of his entire music catalogue at the beginning of December. (CTV News)
CRTC Report: Canadian Content Funding Declining
The Candian independent music sector needs to be aware that the gravy-train days of funding from Canada’s commercial radio sector are over and this fact will impact FACTOR and many local initiatives. In the 2015-2016 broadcast year, commercial radio operators contributed 3 cents per revenue dollar, for a total of $47M, to support Canadian Content Development (CCD). (FYI Music)
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Good morning!
Hi! And speaking of highs,…
Ottawa’s got an 8 degrees outlook today, so the snow (2 inches?) that’s in the sun will all melt, I figure. I’m enjoying winter cycling quite a bit; it’s easy to forget the fun to be had, on ice and snow, when riding a mountain bike.
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Hey, janet, a thought. I’m wondering if that 45th prez has finally started to take (for him) alternate public opinion seriously for the first time: his considering reversing his reversal of Obama’s ban on the importation of elephant tusks (ivory). Is this a sign that actual good sense is finally beating its way at least a little bit into his perceptions?
Or maybe I’m over-reading this, over-hoping it.
I definitely think you’re over-hoping it. 45 seems pretty intent on erasing any mention of Obama-anything. Having said that the reversal of the reversal is intriguing, but I doubt it has anything to do with him listening to alternate public opinion; he just hasn’t figured out how he can benefit from it yet.
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That is a common refrain down here.
My standard response upon hearing that someone is American at the moment is “I’m sorry”
Seems like a pretty safe response.
I was talking to a Brit while she was waiting for a train to Manchester before getting a flight to the USofA.
I mentioned that I probably avoid the States with the chimp in charge only to find out she was a Trump supporter complete with the “what about her” questions
*facepalm*
I meet a few of those, not necessarily British, but people who were more concerned about Clinton’s emails than anything 45 has done/did do before.
Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe resigns
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488
If a herd of dairy cattle over through the farmer would it be a moo coup?
hehe…found my converted beer o’clock playlist and listening to it now. Lady Bones!
Yow. Converted beer.
Isn’t that what most American’s (and Grant) call beer?
get up and outta bed, you drunken lazy bastards!
The other day, I had one of those so-called IPAs, current North-American style, and the citrussy and piney hops used covered completely the fact that it shipped at around 7.6% ABV. I couldn’t taste the alcohol, not distinctively anyway.
I can’t comment on the beer as it is not my bevi of choice but it does make me wish Dale was here to join the conversation.
I made myself stop digging for more music and fiddling with the order of the cuts and have submitted a playlist for Friday.
I found AirCanada Black Friday deals in my email inbox this morning …
Why did my washing machine have to cack last week?!
I’m not a huge fan of IPAs, I don’t like the pineyness of the hops. A nice stout in the winter or wheat beer in the summer, however….
@Morgana, how much would it cost for me to get to Vancouver? (he asks, knowing fine well he can’t afford it)
Did I say hello yet? Hello!
I had a malty brown ale at Bushwakkers at lunch today. Mmmm.
Yay for morgana doing a playlist! I look forward to it. 😀
Heathrow to Vancouver $1002
Is that a good price?
@darbar it is about time I gave you a week off of playlist making;)
Vancouver to Mexico City is only $264 however …
I’m excited for your playlist Morgana!
OK, I have to slog my laundry out of the house now. Man, I am so lucky to have a new machine on the way here! I can’t wait until the delivery date before I do laundry though.
Have fun with that laundry morgana. Ugh!
I’m headed out as well, talk to you all tomorrow!
If I can fly out on March 9th and back on the 23rd I can get flights for $660
I would also get to spend 25hrs in Reykjavík on the way out and another 10hrs on the way back
g’night folks