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This is a multiple-part post on getting your CD out of your living room. Part One is about radio airplay. Part Two will be about getting reviewed and sending your CD to record labels. Part Three might be about distribution if we have some by then.

I thought of blogging this a while ago, but wasn’t [...]

This post will be a bit scattered, but the general theme is Visual Tidbits. Large, small, many, few, finite, endless…artful?
Central Question: Can the world wide web act as art gallery? Insofar as we frame collections of web pages as “sites”, does the internet enable new spaces and modes of viewing?
 
Site #1 Question: Can the online [...]

January in most Canadian cities is known for its high percentage of depressed persons. It’s generally the time when artists hole up and record albums or book art openings in warmer climes or schedule more shifts at their dayjobs or take interest in HBO dramas.
In January, it takes a lot to get the average person [...]

Everybody get happy, even if you’re from Toronto…
Photos by Marilis Cardinal (click individual photos to enlarge)
Perhaps 5 years ago, I first listened to, and was made happy by, The Hidden Cameras. They were poppy, they were bright, and their lyrics made sense.
Flashforward to the weekend before last…Marilis and I caught their Montreal show at Sala [...]

I’m still unsure it was a good idea, but this week I’m officially a high school teacher, subbing in for grade 9 History and grade 7 English. As yes, gigging it in a whole new way, taking advantage of the extra time near my little sister (lunch dates!) and having fun with the perspective it [...]

Peter Hinton, Artistic Director, English Theatre for the National Arts Centre, is one of Canada’s most respected playwrights, directors and dramaturges. During his distinguished twenty-year career, he has been a driving force with the Stratford Festival of Canada, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage Company and Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal.
Don’t miss Sunday-@-the-Segal Sunday, November 18, 2007, [...]

“I write to you from a porch in sunny Austin, Texas.” Yes! After two days of foggy rain, the weather has finally started adhering to the cliches of travel writing. It’s Thursday morning now and I’m drinking a cup of green tea and using the laptop of the guy I’m staying with. The tea is [...]

CINEMA POLITICA PRESENTS:
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF BE SMILE:
THE STORIES OF TWO URBAN INNUIT
WHAT: Documentary Premier Screening of BE SMILE
WHEN: Monday, January 22 at 7:30pm
WHERE: Room H-110, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve [