Will Music Video Site, PluggedIn, Be the Next MTV?

Just as indie music sites like Pitchfork and Stereogum, launch their own branded music video sites, a major-label newcomer offering HD quality music videos, PluggedIn, is being hailed as a potential next-gen web...

Tips and Tricks to Improve Computer Speed

"A Little Bit of My HistoryThe very first time I have my hands on computer was almost 18 years back or so. It was an Apple computer given by my uncle who thought that I might be interested in it. The computer had no hard drive but with two 5 and a half inches floppy drive....

'Body Spray' Makes Stinky Start to New Record Label

As there's no money in record labels anymore, labels have to go where the money is...er...Procter & Gamble?If this kind of 'branded entertainment' is the future of the music business, I don't think I like it....

Painting, sculpture exhibition on women’s beauty

Liberality and harmony, the ultimate unity of Yin and Yang are what the audience can feel from paintings and statues by the couple Le Cong Thanh and Nguyen Kim Thai."The exhibition displays 30 paintings and...

Disco Dello Spazio

Last night East Van Studios was the scene of Disco Dello Spazio.  Great space, music, visuals.  Overall an excellent scene.  Here's a description written before the event that was pretty much right...

Hip-Hop's 'Big' Leap Into Ballet

Why is is that when hip-hop artists dabble in other artistic mediums and forms, the 'story' always seems to end up being about them ('8 Mile' comes to mind). Not only that, it's always the heart-wrenching Portrait...

Elvis Costello to host new TV series

It sounds like it could be pretty cool.  It will be interesting to see if he's skilled in the realm of TV as well." After years in audio, Elvis Costello is going visual. It was announced today that the...

Fans Search Bands on Wikipedia, Not Myspace

You might be wondering why fans are searching bands' Wiki pages instead of their MySpace profiles, that is, until you find yourself looking for some actual information about an artist. I know it's cool to be a pop...

Fakes sold for top dollars

" For lovers of fine art, it was a veritable field day. In art shows and galleries across the nation and around the world and over eBay, a trove of limited edition prints by master artists started going up for sale as early as the summer of 1999. There were two 1968 Pablo...

Attn Artists: Call For Entries

(printable pdf at: http://www.damstuhltrager.com/exhibit_years/AU_COURANT.pdf ) DAM , STUHLTRAGER GALLERY C A L L F O R E N T R I E S Currently accepting submissions for "AU COURANT" A survey of the newest in Contemporary Art Curated by Leah Stuhltrager and...

Pet portraits: $1,400 well-spent?

A feature in today's Globe and Mail looks at the rising popularity of the "pet portraiture industry." It's become so lucrative that photographers can charge up to $1,400 a sitting.Hmmm...aside from the comedic...

China plans pop star crackdown after Bjork outburst

Finally Bjork is making the news for something other than attacking photographers."China’s culture ministry said the outburst “broke Chinese law and hurt Chinese people’s feelings” and pledged to...

Vancouver Art Gallery gets $50-million

Given the current facility can only show about 3 per cent of the 9000-piece VAG collection, I'd say this is long overdue. I really hope they get rid of that stupid-looking van with the two rear-ends. "The...

Home furnishings for the homeless

Folding benches that convert to beds, inflatable dwellings that run on the air waste of buildings, and carts that transform into shelters are among the innovations showcased here.They're not ideal solutions,...

Showcasing Bands from SXSW 2008 Offer Free Songs

Free music from the hundreds of bands getting set to rock Austin, Texas next week -- it's almost like being there! Well, almost."South by Southwest is one of the premiere festivals in the world for discovering new bands, although that's easier said than done -- ...

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