December 2009
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WatchBehind The Vinyl Factory. Way cooler than an MP3.
Winnipeg Free Press - December 17/09
Dexter Finale
Season 4 of Showtime’s vigilant serial killer drama Dexter wrapped up last week with a shocking finale that will have actor Michael C. Hall’s character questioning the path that he has taken and what his quests for justice have cost him. While Dexter may have been able to put an end to the Trinity killings, his wife Rita was caught up in the crossfire. Despite...
Uptown Magazine - December 17/09
Is Facebook unethical, clueless or unlucky? If you have logged onto Facebook in the past week, you will have noticed that the No. 1 social-networking site has revamped its privacy settings. Despite the Book’s claim it was turning over more control to users, the changes are potentially opening up even more personal content than ever before. Few people have taken the time to see how these...
Stylus Magazine - Top 5 Shows of 2009
1. Sunny Day Real Estate - First Avenue (Minneapolis) - September 23 2. Japandroids - Lo Pub - September 11/ Monotonix - The Pyramid - May 21/ The Famines - The Albert - August 13/ These Arms Are Snakes - The Albert - September 18 (tie) 3. The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Albert - June 23 4. nomeansno - Park Theatre - April 12/ The Albert - April 13/ The Albert - October 30 (tie) 5. Pezzner -...
WatchViva Skate Part 1 - Vice Magazine/VBS.tv
WatchViva Skate Part 2 - Vice Magazine/VBS.tv
Death - Where Do We Go From Here? - …For...
Uptown Magazine - Sammy Bananas
It’s been nearly five years since Max Gitlen and Sam Posner released their first DJ mix as Certified Bananas over the web. The duo generated significant buzz with their genre-bending, anything-goes mixes. Posner realized early on that the game was changing and that the old way of doing things wasn’t going to work. Hoping to cut costs associated with traditional mix CDs and branch...
Winnipeg Free Press - December 10/09
Jersey Shore: A Field Study
WHILE fans of MTV’s The Hills and The City may be disappointed they won’t be seeing Spencer, Kristin, Whitney or little Enzo any time soon, the network debuted a new reality show last Thursday called Jersey Shore. Set against the wild, anything-goes atmosphere of Seaside Heights, N.J., the show features eight 20-somethings who are going to live together,...
Uptown Magazine - December 10/09
10 Alternatives to Mininova Around for the past four years, Mininova was one of the largest BitTorrent resources on the web. Formed out of the ashes of Suprnova.org, which went offline in 2004 after encountering legal problems, Mininova quickly established itself as one of the go-to spots for downloading music, TV shows, movies and games. While the fact that Mininova did not have its own...
Watch68 - Jawbox
WatchF = 66 - Jawbox
WatchSavory - Jawbox
WatchCBS 60 Minutes interview with ex-ref-now-felon Tim Donaghy (part1)
WatchCBS 60 Minutes interview with ex-ref-now-felon Tim Donaghy (part2)
ESPN story.
Jersey Shore - Meet The Cast
MTV debuted a new show last week. Here is Gawker’s profile on the cast. If you missed the two hour premier, stream the episodes on-demand.
Life of Mystery
Life of Mystery - An Illustrated Guide
By: Ray Fenwick
Winnipeg Free Press - December 3/09
Foursquare: The Next Big Thing?
Tired of reading about how Twitter is changing the social networking landscape? Get ready for a new media obsession: the fledgling location-based friend-finder/city guide/mobile game Foursquare. With 100,000 users in 100 cities after its March launch in a handful of urban areas, Foursquare is one of the fastest-growing virtual communities. Capitalizing on the fact...
Uptown Magazine - December 3/09
Cuban Skateboarding Crisis & Mission Skatepossible Since 1960, Cuba has been under a near total commercial, economic and financial embargo imposed by the United States after businesses and properties were expropriated by Fidel Castro’s communist government. As anyone who has traveled to the island will tell you, the embargo has had a profound effect on the country. Although Central and...
Uptown Magazine - Love & Electrik
Although they never really hid the fact they were in a committed relationship, Love & Electrik’s Roxy Aiston (vocals) and Kevin Mah (keyboards/programming/talkbox vocals) didn’t go out of their way to tell people they were a couple. The Vancouver-based electro-pop duo was worried their relationship would overshadow their music. And while being in a band with your partner can be...
Free Press Review - Team Canada
Team Canada
Canadian Club Volume 1
Montreal mashup mavericks Team Canada (aka Grandtheft and D.R.one) are back with the highly anticipated followup to their debut, Classic Material Volume 1. Known for the genre smashing DJ performances where everything from straight-up club bangers, white label remixes, rock, hip hop and post-rave electro get equal speaker time, their sophomore release...
