The Canadian Music Thread

[henryeatscereal]

Needs more RUSH...

[Jinsai]

random question to throw out there... not sure if anyone knows more about it. I'd heard that there were government incentives to promote Canadian musicians, and that radio-play of Canadian artists is actually required within a certain quota? Since I'm half-Canadian, anyone know if there's any ways to take advantage of those avenues, or knows just anything more about how it works?

[Lew]

(sorry, y'all...but i HAD to.

[Lew]

random question to throw out there... not sure if anyone knows more about it. I'd heard that there were government incentives to promote Canadian musicians, and that radio-play of Canadian artists is actually required within a certain quota? Since I'm half-Canadian, anyone know if there's any ways to take advantage of those avenues, or knows just anything more about how it works?

there IS a quota of sorts, cannot recall the term. no idea how it works, but i am betting most canadian radio stations would have a blurb on their site regarding it. it falls under crtc, yes? oh. yes. lol http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.htm sorry, jinsai, but i did not look on this site, only found and included the link. should be something within there.

[october_midnight]

Well, this fucking sucks.

Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie diagnosed with terminal brain cancer; band will do one final tour.

[botley]

Yeah I was sad to read that this morning. The Hip is, to me, one of the most consistent and reliable bands in Canadian rock music, it's such a shame to see them go out this way after thirty fucking years.

[Shadaloo]

[ldopa]

leonard cohen and gordon lightfoot are excellent folk musicians.

suuuuuuuuuunnnnnndooooooooown you better take care...

edit: upon looking at the old ass first page...FLA is from canada???????? shows what i know.

[october_midnight]

Leonard Cohen announces 14th album "You Want It Darker" to be released soon.

[botley]

Yasssss! I was just listening to his Live in Dublin album from a couple years back. His last decade of stuff has been fucking solid.

[Boots]

RIP Gord Downie. Thanks for the memories.

[chuckrh]

the blu-ray of the final tragically hip concert that came out today is unreal great. maybe 1 of the better concert vids i've ever seen. extremely emotional & powerful. the surround mix is excellent & the band is on fire. i saw the hip a lot in the early days, since we get some canadian stuff in seattle. club shows. also saw them destroy jimmy page & robert plant as an opening act. i'm so glad that gord downie got to go out like this as a performer. criminally underrated band. check out if you get the chance.