Atlantic News Perspective #132 (Feb 28, 2005)
The East Coast Music Awards and Conference overtakes Sydney, The Cannabis Café gets busted in Saint John and The Labatt Beer Institute pours in Halifax.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Monday, February 28, 2005
Friday, February 25, 2005
Music
What the?? Here's another local chart that Wintersleep are not on top off. Also, you can listen to Windom Earle on Radio Free Polygon and hear Joel Wright of the Honky Blues After Dark say "I first off want to disassociate myself with that horrible song" during the change over...just to launch into a new "whistling" theme song. Download the interview here.
CKDU CHART - February 21, 2005
*************** TOP 30 ***************
01--Windom Earle All Stars--A Series of Minor Personal Tragedies--Indie--CC*
02--Death By Nostalgia--Death By Nostalgia--Indie--CC*
03--GangBang--Ninjas With Attitude--Indie--CC
04--Wintersleep--Wintersleep--Dependent--CC*
05--Dean Malenkos--The Album That Turns Girls Into Sluts--Indie--CC*
06--Antony and the Johnsons--I Am a Bird Now--Secretly Canadian
07--Spaghetti Western--Do Right By People--BMI
08--Eekwol--Apprentice to the Mystery--Indie--CC
09--Dandi Wind--Bait the Traps--BongoBeat--CC
10--Air Traffic Control--Air Traffic Control--Indie--CC*
11--Gilbert Switzer--Don't Stop The Film--Indie--CC*
12--B.A. Johnston--My Heart Is a Blinking Nintendo--Just Friends--CC*
13--LCD Soundsystem--LCD Soundsystem--EMI
14--Museum Pieces--Philadelphia--Indie--CC*
15--Alpha Flight--Battle Royale--Indie--CC*
16--Elevator--August--Sonic Unyon--CC
17--Black Mountain--Black Mountain--Scratch--CC
18--Final Fantasy--Has a Good Home--Block Block Block--CC
19--Destroyer--Notorious Lightning and Other Works--Merge--CC
20--Carlos Del Junco--Blues Mongrel--Northern Blues
21--McEnroe and Pip Skid--Disenfranchised 2 and Funny Farm 2--Peanuts and Corn--CC
22--M. Ward--Transistor Radio--Merge
23--Super Furry Animals--Songbook--XL
24--Yuppie Pricks--Brokers Banquet--Alternative Tentacles
25--The Information--Mistakes We Knew We Were Making--Primary Voltage
26--Coachwhips--Peanut Butter and Jelly..--Narnack
27--Middle Age Wasteland--Children of Celebrities--Indie
28--Atmosphere--Seven Headshots--Rhymesayers
29--Pony Up--Pony Up--Dimmak
30--Brazilian Girls--Brazilian Girls--Verve
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Post (Halifax Locals)
For those that couldn't make it to Sydney, here is a stream of one of our events at the 2005 ECMA conference:
PANEL DISCUSSION: Music Placement in Television and Gaming. (Windows Media Player req'd)
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #130 (Feb 14, 2005)
"I'se The Bye" honoured, adult bingo and living in a tent on a bayou.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
"I'se The Bye" honoured, adult bingo and living in a tent on a bayou.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Friday, February 11, 2005
Quote
"David Cross didn't want to do television. He really avoided it. We were really lucky, because he really responded... to the money we offered. The script factored into it, but, boy, he really perked up when he heard about the money." - creator Arrested Development Mitchell Hurwitz (The Onion A.V. Club)
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Reviews (Exclaim)
Not sure if I posted this before...just noticed it was online:
from Exclaim:
Halifax Pop Explosion 2004
Halifax NS — November 4 to 6, 2004
The Holy Shroud
Rarely does a band match the sheer intensity of their volume with the dexterity of their musicianship. Especially the ones that get tagged "super-group," in this case the merging of equal parts North Of America (two sets of vocals and guitars) and Contrived (the rhythm section). Clad in white from neck to toe, these Holy men of rock revision delivered one of the tightest, most energetic sets of the event. The group's ability to steer through a set of energetic songs will probably go unmatched until the audience hears them again. IKM
Wax Mannequin
The only band he had was wrapped tightly around his head but this manlike Mannequin still tore through songs like he tears through his many rock poses. He wears his guts on his sleeve and isn't afraid to "meow" his way through a harmony or two while his obedient drum machine kicks along to the beat. He built his songs up with both his kung-fu grip guitar playing and dynamic facial expressions that laid the foundation for the words. Lyrically, he touched on Ween-worthy topics like royalty, doctors and the art of rocking. The priceless "The Price" ended things with portions of the audience cheering and others just scratching various befuddled parts. IKM
Monday, February 07, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #130 (Feb 7, 2005)
Cellular sabotage, the Burmac Cup canned and liquor flowing on Sunday.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Cellular sabotage, the Burmac Cup canned and liquor flowing on Sunday.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Film
Strangers with Candy: Amy Sedaris' riotous performance as Jerri Blank, who comes out of a decades-long jail stint to find her father in a coma and decides to go back to high school ("exactly where I left off") in an attempt to bring him out of it, is the kind of thing that can save a pity party like Sundance. From the first shot of Sedaris -- one eye just off-centre, top teeth sticking out, terrible make-up, ass padding -- on a prison bus, you know you're in for something hilarious. The ridiculous plotline isn't really the point -- the spot-on mockery of teen films, endless non-sequitors and physical comedy are all top drawer, even when the movie is cheerfully spouting stereotypes: "You're like family to me," Jerri says to her team of science fair nerds. "Well, the white ones are. You darker ones are more like valued family servants." Sharp cameos byAllison Janney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker increase the joy. By Tara Thorne (Tara's Sundance Trip)
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Letters (Herald)
Moooot point
Perhaps it was all those exams he had to write in school, but somewhere along the way, Peter Duffy must have missed out on a basic science lesson (The Sunday Herald, Jan. 30).
He calls the eight cents per litre increase in the price of milk "bearable" because the money will go to "farmers and processors, the people who actually make the milk."
Unless farming techniques have changed recently, I believe it's the cows that "actually make the milk."
Too bad it's highly unlikely that any of that extra money will be used to improve the living conditions of dairy cows or other farm animals in Nova Scotia.
Beth Lewis, Halifax
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Monday, January 31, 2005
Music
"Starting next week, the Anti-Hit List is moving a couple of kilometres southeast to the Toronto Star, where it will run Saturdays in the A&E section." - John Sakamoto (Anti-Hit List)
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #129 (Jan 31, 2005)
A Saskatchewan scandal, a 10 tonne fiddle and bar fighting.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
A Saskatchewan scandal, a 10 tonne fiddle and bar fighting.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Arts
"If you take a brief tour around cbc.ca/arts, you'll find a passionate
attack on book clubs, a story about a magazine published in Vancouver that caters to high-end canine owners and a chat with Douglas Coupland about his latest novel. Katrina Onstad reviews Don McKellar's new film, Childstar; Liz Hodgson profiles controversial architect, Daniel Libeskind; and in the first installment of a regular feature called "Alternative Canadian Walk of Fame," Andre Mayer gazes back wistfully at the biggest media rodent of all time, Hammy Hamster. - Greig Dymond, Senior Producer
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Music
"When asked to give a quote for the dust jacket to Kurt Cobain's posthumously published diaries submitted this quote: 'Please don't do this to me after I kill myself.' (The publishers opted not to use the quote.)" - From the Eel's All about Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. You can listen to a little bit of it here.
Ween's "Where'd the Cheese Go?" in lego form.
Beck's "E-Pro" video by Shynola and "Hell Yes (Ghettochip Malfunction 8-bit remix)" (win or real) by Mumbleboy.
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Friday, January 28, 2005
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #128 (Jan 24, 2005)
Robbing the church, unnerving Newfoundlanders and potatoes for the poor.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Robbing the church, unnerving Newfoundlanders and potatoes for the poor.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Friday, January 21, 2005
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #127 (Jan 17, 2005)
Block Parent abandonment, smelly Cow Head kelp and major audits.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Block Parent abandonment, smelly Cow Head kelp and major audits.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Monday, January 17, 2005
Sunday, January 16, 2005
Tech
Apple's Magic Act (January 12) | Fool.com
The Mac Mini and the iPod Shuffle may sound like good news to some, but one Fool thinks he hears the sound of Steve Jobs slipping his foot into a neoprene booty, slipping on Fonzi's leather jacket, and preparing to take a trip off the ramp and over the shark tank. By Seth Jayson
The Mac Mini and the iPod Shuffle may sound like good news to some, but one Fool thinks he hears the sound of Steve Jobs slipping his foot into a neoprene booty, slipping on Fonzi's leather jacket, and preparing to take a trip off the ramp and over the shark tank. By Seth Jayson
Living Up to the iHype (January 13) | Fool.com
Don't let the headlines fool you (little f). It's about more than the iPod. But the amazing increases in profitability at Apple have one Fool wondering if he's not the one putting on the leather jacket and grabbing for the waterski rope. By Seth Jayson
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Monday, January 10, 2005
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #126 (Jan 10, 2005)
Lowering the flag, lovely lumpfish and the adventures of Acadieman.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Lowering the flag, lovely lumpfish and the adventures of Acadieman.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Saturday, January 08, 2005
Post (Halifax Locals)
Junior Boys (makers of Last Exit) at Reflections on March 4th.
That is, if I can believe what I read on the internets.
Here is a thing on the Concert for Asia and an EPK thingy for Matt Mays.
Note: ex-pats Bontempi have a nice, cozy home on the web.
Yet another "next big thing" article on Buck 65 (<- recently renovated).
Friday, January 07, 2005
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Film
After reading this pretty typical Top 20 DVD list for the year, I scrolled to the bottom to find 15 other lists that may open my eyes to something new this year. Also, Mark Palermo has listed 175 films of 2004 in order so you don't have to.
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Stupid Baby Names
Some may see this as a new low, but I can't help it if parents are stupid enough to label there kids with such silly handles...and publish it in a newspaper. It's not like I am making fun of how stupid many of them look. That would be cruel.
Here are some dandy ones:
* Cash Bartholomew Bertolo
* Maximilian Logan Butler
* Connor John Joseph Cool
* Ayla Laurine Pearl Hogg-Chasbassol
* Logan William Kenneth Leigh Stewart
I also noticed a pattern of frigging up the spelling (I am one to talk) of normal names like these: Emyleigh, Emilee, Rebekah, Rebekkah, Sydnee, and Madyson. Also, the mash-up is popular, like Rylan, and I also gave bonus points to someone for naming their child Autumn Pilgrim.
Column
Atlantic News Perspective #125 (Jan 3, 2005)
A big win, a big storm and a big allegation.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
A big win, a big storm and a big allegation.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
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