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Music Notes: June 25, 2009
CBC Radio 3 —
State of the Confederation: Canadian Indie's Past, Present and Future. Spinner Malajube breaks political barriers at Québec francophone fest. Canoe Buy Elliott Smith's car. Pitchfork Buy Billy Corgan lunch. Pitchfork Kurt Cobain bass sold for $43,750. Canoe Pirate Bay founders sent summons via Twitter. Billboard German court fines Rapidshare $34 million. ...
Constantines and Chad Van Gaalen at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto
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... Spinner.ca – née AOL Music Canada – has posted the first of a multi-part feature on the history, present and future of independent music in Canada, featuring conversations with journalist types and members of ...
State of the Confederation: Toronto Is a Broken Social Scene
Spinner —
[image] To mark the launch of Spinner Canada, we're doing an in-depth series on the Canadian indie music scene that has taken the world by storm in recent years. In Part I , we explored the foundation laid for Canada's music scene in the 1980s and '90s. This week, we examine this decade's explosion, beginning with Toronto and continuing in Montreal, with Calgary's Feist making an appearance in a post all her own. Next week, Part III looks towards the next wave. Canadian indie music was a fledgling concern at the turn of the century, forcing bands like ...
State of the Confederation Part III: Canadian Indie's New Wave
Spinner —
... Spinner Canada is running an in-depth series on the Canadian indie music scene that's taken the world by storm in recent years. Part I explored the foundation laid in the '80s and '90s while Part II examined this decade's scenes in ...
New Documentaries Reveal Canadian Pop Music's Past Glories
Spinner —
... Made as sequels to 2006's 'Shaking All Over' -- the critically acclaimed doc chronicling Canadian music in the '60s -- 'This Beat Goes On' tackles the emergence of the Canadian music industry in the '70s (a subject Spinner touched on in our State of the Confederation series) while 'Rise Up' deals with the transition of vinyl to CD and the impact music videos had on Canadian pop during the '80s. ...
