Winnipeg Free Press - November 3rd
Kevin Smith
DIRECTOR/writer/Twitter addict/comic-book fan/hockey lover Kevin Smith will be in town with his longtime buddy Jason Mewes on Dec. 11 on their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old tour. Along with this live show that has been hitting cities across North America,Smith has a regular podcast with Mewes on The SModcast Network that you can preview.
Smith is a busy guy: along with his show with Mewes, he talks about Tinsletown with Ralph Garman on Hollywood Babble and has a regular Sunday show with producer Scott Mosier. You can stream, download or subscribe to the podcasts, along with shows from comedians Jay Mohr and Jon Lovitz and even a hockey program about the New Jersey Devils.
History of Rap 3
AFTER a three-month wait, singer Justin Timberlake and late-night host Jimmy Fallon are back together to tear through hip-hop classics like LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out, De La Soul’s Me, Myself and I, Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back, Young MC’s Bust a Move, Ice Cube’s Today Was a Good Day, Beastie Boys’ Sabotage, Kanye West’s Stronger and Nicki Minaj’s Super Bass in a jam-packed medley called The History of Rap 3, backed by The Roots. You can watch the other two parts on YouTube or NBC.com.
Pitchfork to Webcast Fun Fun Fun Fest
WHILE the main summer festival season is over, there are still some multi-day music events happening over the next few months. The big one in November is the annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas. Don’t worry if you don’t have tickets or a flight booked yet — Pitchfork has decided to broadcast live from all four stages, giving you a chance to see acts like controversial hip-hop collective Odd Future, the reunited Hot Snakes, hardcore trashers Slayer, Winnipeg folk fest fave Omar Souleyman and hip-hop icons Public Enemy.
Fun Fun Fun Fest takes place Nov. 4-6.
Potential Greatness: Top 5 Tech Highlights of the Month
THE fall is usually a busy time for technology and this past October was no exception. Motorola resurrected its popular Razr brand (in the hopes that consumers will remember when the phone was a dominant player in the market), Apple rolled out its Siri-powered 4GS, Google released the second round of TVs that use its powerful Android operating system, Kindle finally got into the tablet market with its sleek and inexpensive Fire device, and Lytro dazzled with its new focus-free camera. All hit the market with huge expectations; it will be interesting to see what devices consumers are drawn to. With the Christmas season right around the corner, the smart phone, tablet, TV and camera markets have just started to heat up.
