The Olympics end on a hilariously sad and pathetic note when Cuba’s Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee smack in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, for taking too much injury time. He got pissed, pushed a judge, THEN pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat, from Sweden. THEN Matos spat on […]
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Synchro scares
This is why people are scared of synchronized swimming. There should be some kind of kids warning on it. Better watch this instead: Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.
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Life=fiction
Trailer for the new Oliver Stone movie W, on the life of George W. I thought this was way too soon (and quite frankly I’m not a fan of Stone’s machismo), until I watched that dust-up between George and Bush Daddy, and now I think this is going to be entertaining.
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Black Keys to the city
The Black Keys aren’t necessarily black keys themselves—just the offspring of them. An often-quoted story about the origin of the rock duo’s name is that the moniker came from a guy in the Keys’ hometown of Akron, Ohio—a schizophrenic artist who used the term “black keys” to describe people he thought weren’t right (not unlike […]
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Envelope, please
So I could have gone to the MuchMusic Video Awards and afterparty tonight, but I can’t move. So I’ll watch everyone get poured on and hit by lightning from the comfort of our tiny room. Just heard that Wintersleep won best indie video award for “Weighty Ghost.” That’s swell. Also this week, the Polaris Music […]
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Funny stuff
This is great: I saw this in the movie last night and had to look it up. Death Panda, something like 50 Japanese teenage girls singing metal, backed by Megadeath guitarist, Marty Friedman, who lives there now. Almost as funny as my media pass. Apparently Halifax is now officially been taken over by Alberta, and […]
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Hunter Valentine time
Toronto’s Hunter Valentine are a trio of sassy lasses who rock like rock owed them money. They have a new slick and hilarious video being played on Much Music for their song “Break This” (directed by Colin Minihan) and they are touring the East Coast to give us all a little taste of their last […]
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Peek of the week
Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts’ wonderful “Stand Right There” video was featured on YouTube this week, bumping the views into the 230, 000s and the comments into new realms of stupidity. My dream job would probably be casting the cats from the kitty committee present in the video. Just wait until I get them […]
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Day Two: It’s like rain on Alanis Day
Friday’s day schedule was cleared for any and all Alanis-related activities, though I would get shut out of all but one. I didn’t get to see the show – fine in the end considering it was a half-hour set at a win-to-get-in fan event – and didn’t bother trying to get into the interview since […]
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David Letterman and the Transparent Sluts
Mere days after David Letterman worked out a deal with the then-striking Writers’ Guild of America, Page tottered onto his stage in too-high heels and won his heart with salty stories of haunted Halifax apartments and a Canadian history lesson.
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Diva on the Common
It’s official as of this morning: Celine Dion is bringing her world tour through Halifax to play the Common on Saturday, August 23, 2008. This ends months of speculation and hilarious-to-watch struggles between mayor Peter Kelly and the professional concert planners at Events Halifax over how to follow-up to September 2006’s Common concert with The […]
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Frame x Frame the sequel
OK, so back to the animation night. First, props to local animator Joey Adrian MacNeil who literally makes the street come alive with his breakdancing graffiti, B-Boy Bomb Breaking, and Posters, as community and music posters battle for position on the pole. As usual, the NFB animations stood out. Sleeping Betty is a wonderful piece […]
