Canadian Arts/Media Job Posts For August 10, 2015
Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa is currently seeking a professional and highly dynamic Coordinator to join their world class production team.
The Welland Tribune, a Postmedia...
Carrie Underwood’s Isolated Vocals For “Before He Cheats”
Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" was the third wide-release single from Carrie Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts from 2005. It was the fifth release...
That time Bob Dylan took down Time Magazine
A legendary clip from the Bob Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back, in which Bob runs into a journalist, and begins to really let Time...
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe on his worst moment onstage
Was there a period in R.E.M. you felt like you were close to falling off the cliff as far as megalomania goes?
There’s one particular show...
Kevin Spacey impersonating Christopher Walken, auditioning for the role of Han Solo
Here's Kevin Spacey impersonating Christopher Walken, who is in turn auditioning for the role of Han Solo.
https://youtu.be/pYBDHCmlXco
Patti Smith’s Poem For Keith Richards Written In 1978
The February 1978 issue of Rock Scene contains a pretty cool poem written by Patti Smith in honour of one “Keith Richard,” yes, with...
Dolly Parton Raises over $500,000 For The Imagination Library During Four Sold-Out Dollywood Concerts
Dolly Parton returned home, this past weekend, to help raise money for her Imagination Library and although the performances were billed Dolly: Pure &...
Live Music At McDonald’s? Yes, But Only In Nashville
My colleagues and I noticed the McDonald's marquee while walking back to Scene HQ from a restaurant that serves real food earlier this afternoon,...
21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace’s Vocabulary List
aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live
afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed
anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic”
apophasis—allusion to something by denying...
Professional ballet performers go undercover as break dancers in Washington Square Park
For Improv Everywhere's latest mission, professional ballet performers pose as break dancers in New York's Washington Square Park. The men hype up their tumbling...
Video: Colonel Hadfield Sings About Space On Debut Album “Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can”
Famed Canadian astronaut, Colonel Chris Hadfield has today revealed details about his debut album, Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can. With guitar and...
Video: Bill Kreutzmann On The Grateful Dead’s Acid-Soaked Playboy Show
Thanks to a giant urn of LSD-laced coffee, The Grateful Dead’s Playboy show was a gig of accidental psychedelic proportions.
https://youtu.be/qj6ardnopJQ
Marc Cohn on The Holy Trinity Of Writers From Canada – Joni, Neil and Leonard
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has been obsessed with pop music for as long as he can remember: “I was hooked from day...
