Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Breaking LInks: January 30, 2007

New Junior Boys
According to their Myspace blog the Junior Boys will release their first ever DJ Compilation Mix:
"We're very pleased to announce the release of Body Language Volume 6, in march on Get Physical records. This is our first ever DJ mix compilation, and we're super excited. We'll have more information on the release date in the coming two weeks or so....in the meantime, keep your eyes on this page for information on upcoming DJ shows in support of the release. "


More Fuel For the Gun Ban
According to the Toronto Star a single stolen gun has been tied by police to at least 5 crimes.
"The gun used to shoot and blind a TTC bus driver two years ago has been shuffled between criminals, Toronto police said yesterday, and is implicated in four other crimes, including the 2003 murder of youth worker Kempton Howard."


Feist and Bublé to play Junos
From CBC Radio 2 comes news that Feist and Michael Bublé wll perform at the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary on April 6th.
"It's a three day fest beginning April 4th, and this year's theme is "Wild West." Once I figure out what that translates to I'll let you know."


'Clean Coal' Isn't
DeSmogBlog reports that "clean coal" is apparently not.
"With this announcement today by the DOE, it appears that the hope of "clean coal" remains to be nothing more than a distant twinkle in the eye of the coal lobby."


CanStage Director Resigns
After only 6 months on the job David Scorch has resigned as artistic director of CanStage
""It has become clear to me that the demands of artistic director of this company are not ones which I feel are in my creative interests to pursue," Storch said in a statement released by Canadian Stage."


Global Warming = Hurricanes
From the CBC: apparently yes, Global Warming and hurricanes are related.
"Researchers at University College London, writing in the journal Nature, said a half-degree temperature increase in sea surface temperatures in the summer can lead to a 40 per cent increase in hurricane frequency."


Video Stores an Endangered Species
Torontoist reports that one of the city's last great independent video stores is closing. If it makes you feel any better, the Rogers video on Roncesvalles is closing as well.
"Revue Video on the Danforth—one of Toronto's last great independent video stores—shut down earlier this month after two decades of providing Riverdalians with access to the best and most obscure foreign, indie, and documentary films."


Good News For the Future of Music
The Radio 2 Blog has some good news about music education:
"Music education, as in formal, in-the-schools music education that is, has taken something of a beating in recent years. Usually it seems it's a bad news story, cutbacks, and more cutbacks. So it's nice to have a bit of positive news to share. First, a project called Music Monday, where students and music teachers get outside of the schools and perform, all across the country on the same day. This year CBC is getting involved in all kinds of ways, more on that closer to the date.
The more immediate good news story is that today, MusicCan, (which does a bunch of music-education related things, including musical instrument grants to kids) is presenting a special performance by Sarah McLachlan in honour of the first Vancouver MusicCan presentation, alongside two school bands that have been funded by the initiative."

Good Luck With That
Finally, the CBC is looking for vegetarian seal hunters.

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