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Archive for September 2008

September 30th, 2008

Serena Ryder Releasing New Album on November 11, 2008

I was just talking about how much I loved "Weak in the Knees" and Serena Ryder last week so I was pretty happy to get a press release about her upcoming album is it o.k.  I’m already anticipating the musical journey I’m going to embark on when I finally get my hands on a copy!  [...]

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September 30th, 2008

Alex Cuba Tour Dates and Updates

Northern British Columbia’s, Alex Cuba, is a busy man!  I was there when his album, Agua del Pozo, won a Juno Award and now his single "Si Pero No" has been chosen as the "Pick of the Week" by iTunes and Starbucks.  That means that, starting on October 21, 2008, "Starbucks customers will receive an [...]

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September 29th, 2008

Charice and Celine Dion Sing Duet - Video

The young Filipina girl with the big voice, Charice Pempengco, who recently appeared on Oprah was able to fulfill another amazing dream - she performed with Celine Dion at Madison Square Garden in New York City earlier this month.  They sang “Because You Loved Me” and the crowd went crazy.  Charice was amazing - I [...]

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September 28th, 2008

Michael Bublé to be Third Man to Ever Appear on Cover of Chatelaine

Michael Bublé will be only the third man ever to grace the cover of Chatelaine magazine here in Canada.  The first two were former prime minister, Pierre Trudeau, and hockey legend/current NHL coach, Wayne Gretzky. 
Michael seems to be taking it in stride.  Of being chosen for the cover, he said "I don’t see myself [...]

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September 26th, 2008

Are You Canada’s Best DJ?

Vancouver-based, TheFreshPage, has announced the first-ever contest where the winner will be crowned "Canada’s Best DJ."  Like the contest page says, I agree that it’s time for Canadian DJs to get some love and recognition (I love Samantha Ronson and those other peeps but I want some maple leaf flavor!). 
Votes will be accepted [...]

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September 25th, 2008

Serena Ryder "Weak in the Knees" - Video

The song "Weak in the Knees" by Serena Ryder is one of my favorite in Canadian music this past year.  I had the opportunity to meet and mingle with her at the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary this past April and she was an absolute doll (that’s us at left with Sophie Millman - [...]

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September 24th, 2008

Mobile - "The Killer" Video

Okay, I’ve got to admit that I am not really familiar with the Canadian group, Mobile, so I kinda looked at the pictures of them and assumed what I thought they were going to sound like.  Was I ever completely off-base! 
The Montreal band is made up of Mat Joly (vocals), Christian Brais (guitar), Pierre-Marc [...]

By Jeanne Dupuis -- 0 comments

September 21st, 2008

Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton "Dr. Blind" - Video

This song, "Dr Blind" by Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton is unique and eerie, not something that comes as a surprise from Emily, lead singer of Metric. The video was a bit creepy for my taste, but regardless, I think there is something to be said for the creativity that some music videos lack, [...]

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September 21st, 2008

The Stills "Being Here" - Video

The video below is for "Being Here" by The Stills. The group’s newest album was named after this single’s title and released this year. I like the lyrics to the song and the video is interesting.

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September 18th, 2008

Heading to 2008 BlogWorld Expo in Vegas

Hey guys!  Just letting you know that I won’t be posting on here for the next couple days (I’ve got someone covering for me, though) since I will be away at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas. 
If you are in the area, please stop by the b5media booth.  For registration information, [...]

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