Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Hi all Sorry it's been awhile since last entry. Takes a bit of time which we dont always have. We have since been to Truro NS Halifax Wolfville and last nite was Charlottetown PEI. I should do this more often because it is starting t o become a blur Thank God for pictures Halifax was beautiful. We had an awesome seafood dinner at the 5 Fishermen downtown overlooking the Celebration site. Thi
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live , 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio/Sirius 86 : Our Friday show is always all about the live music experience , so today we'll take a close examination of our Bucky Awards Short List for the Best Live Artist in Canada. Great word-of-mouth is huge for a touring band, and so that brings us to our... Poll Question of the Day: WHAT IS THE BEST LIVE BAND...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
hi! my name is maureen "moe" chandler ! i am coming to you from charlottetown, pei ! do you know where that is? if so, you get a cookie ! (not really) i'm not entirely sure how i found myself here, but here i am! i like to take pictures of music related things and listen to music, so i guess that's how all of this started? either way, here i am! to try to sound like i know lots! i hope you...
USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
NOTES: The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team finished third at the 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge, posting a 2-0-0-2 record against Canada, Japan and Norway ... Team USA has posted a 4-1-1-1 record in exhibition games this season against Canada and Japan ... The 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will take place from March 13-20 in Vancouver. The 2009-10 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team will be trimmed from...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Hello everyone! How are you today? Did you have a nice weekend? I'm still aglow from seeing Wilco last week. What great shows! And Share in Guelph on Friday; another excelent band who put on a swell show. And I think we might get our bathroom renovated for cheaper than we expected. Life is good for Vish! I recently received the following Q & Hopefully A submission from Charlottetown, PEI: "I...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Howdy. What is up everybody? I hope you're well. Gosh, one of my favourite records of 2009 was bound to be my Album of the Week , right? It's Food for the Moon by the one and only Al Tuck . Though he's known for being part of the exploding Halifax music community of the mid-90s, Al calls Charlottetown, PEI home. If there's any contemporary songwriter who exudes the relative serenity and heartiness...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioVectra, Inc., a cGMP manufacturing and development partner in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, announces that it has reached an agreement with Oncolix Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Houston, Texas, to manufacture ProlantaTM for human clinical testing. As part of this agreement, BioVectra will be investing $1.5 million in Oncolix. Prolanta is a targeted...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
I'm headed to Canada for some speaking gigs in the coming week, in PEI, Ottawa, and Waterloo: Waterloo: Sat, Sept 26, 2:30-4PM, University of Waterloo, Arts Lecture Hall. Free, open to the public. Sponsored by the Independent Studies Programme, where I'm a Scholar in Virtual Residence. Ottawa: Mon, Sept 28, 7PM, Ottawa Writer's Festival, Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities, 314 Saint...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
The winner of 2009's Polaris Prize is still anyone's guess, but there's little doubt who Two Hours Traffic -- one of last year's 10 finalists -- is rooting for. The Charlottetown, P.E.I. power-pop quartet's albums have all been produced by Joel Plaskett , whose own numerology-obsessed triple-CD 'Three' is up for the prize, which will be awarded on Sept. 21 at Toronto's Masonic Temple. "He's always...
lycanthropy (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Cuff The Duke—September 8, 2009 @ Criminal Records Oh, what a great in-store! Check these guys on tour this fall! (dates after the pictures) see more photos at my flickr page September 12 Blind Dog in Windsor, Ontario 14 Schuba’s in Chicago 16 The Uptown in Minneapolis 17 Royal Albert in Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 Amigo’s in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 19 Broken City in Calgary, Alberta 20...
Herohill (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
I know. I know. This took forever! We were hit in the grill with real life and then were waiting on some songs that took a bit longer than we expected, but like Tag Team says - " Whoomp. Here it is ." The Great Canadian Mixtape :: PEI style. Even though PEI is the smallest province, the scene is unreal and several bands are already getting National attention. Finding good bands was easy...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Silverstein have annouced a tour of North America. Aug 21 2009 Sleep Train Amphitheater Sacramento, California Aug 22 2009 Cricket Amphitheater San Diego, California Aug 23 2009 Home Depot Center Los Angeles, California Aug 24 2009 Electric Theatre Saint George, Utah Aug 26 2009 Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado Aug 28 2009 Egan Center Anchorage, Alaska Sep 9 2009 Nipissing University @ The Wall...
Confessions of a Cardamom Addict (Free subscription) | 03/29/2008
Just for one hour, on one day, turn off your non-essential lights and appliances. For more info, visit these links: EarthHour.org (home) Some partnering, participating or supporting Canadian communities: Charlottetown, PEI (directs to the Royal Astronomical Society) Edmonton, AB Halifax, NS Iqaluit, NU (for all of Nunavut) Moncton, NB Montréal, QC (en français) Ottawa, ON Saskatoon,...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 06/15/2007
Canada Basketball held open tryouts earlier this week for the Senior and Young Men's national teams and a number of CIS players and players-to-be worked out with the hope of catching the eye of the coaching staffs enough to secure an invitation to the main camp which begins today at Durham College in Oshawa. Senior men's tryouts were seperate from the Young Men's tryouts and 6'8" Ross Bekkering...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/06/2007
'INSATIABLE' Powered Exclusively by Destiny Media's Play MPE System Now In Rotation at EVERY English TOP 40 Reporter Station in Canada. VANCOUVER, BC, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - RockSTAR Music Corp and their new Canadian recording sensation Elise Estrada are very excited to announce that 'INSATIABLE' is the #1 International greatest gainer at Canadian Top 40 Radio. This comes just after a week...
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