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Sunday, April 06, 2008
Live Junos Blogging I haven't seen the Junos for years, but since Russell Peters is hosting, I thought I'd give it a go again. While I'm at it, I figure I'll do some live blogging too. There can't be that many people doing that, eh? This ain't no Oscars.
So I got home late after dinner, walking in while little Avril Lavigne is playing that terrible first single off her latest album. I'll pick it up from there...
8:30pm: The Reminder wins Best Pop Album! Yay Feist! And Belly? I thought that was a mid-90s band fronted by Tanya Donnelly? Who's this chunkier version Sean Paul handing Feist her award?
8:38pm: Russell Peters isn't really scratching... is he?
8:57pm: Feist is performing with a person swapping in overheads on a projector. Looks like Owen Pallet has started a trend!
9:00pm: I guess teen girls like Bublé more than Avril. And way to plug that Doritos. Who do you think you are, Stephen Colbert?
9:02pm: A special tribute to TRIUMF?
9:08pm: Anne Murray + Jann Arden = checking my fantasy baseball results
9:12pm: The Junos -- the only award show where Tom Cochrane gets any air time.
9:17pm: Oh. Triumph...
9:27pm: When it's all said and done, Jacob Hoggard will probably be the most successful Canadian Idol contestant ever. Take that to mean whatever you want.
9:52pm: At this rate, Feist will win the Best Male Artist award too. Wow. Best Album. Move over Bublé, Celine, and Avril: prepared to be crushed by Hurricane Leslie.
9:59pm: Wah? That's it? Ending with Jully "Who?" Black? A bit anti-climatic. Well, that's the Junos for ya...
NP: Junos
posted by Hanson |
8:35 PM
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Brave New World I've been doing this blog on my own for over five years now. Over the the past year, my output has significantly declined, due primarily to an increasingly busy schedule. It seems like I have two choices: keep the status quo and accept the fact that it will be infrequently updated, or bring in some help; I have chosen the latter.
Yes sir, My Indie World is turning into Our Indie World. My smart and funny friends will start joining the fray in the coming weeks to make this a group blog. The content won't change much; this blog will still keep its music-heavy, pop-culture savvy focus. But you'll start seeing more viewpoints, different writing styles, and an overall increase in classiness (just by virtue of my contribution dropping below 100%). And most importantly, you'll start seeing more content. Woo!
This is not my withdrawal from the blogosphere by any stretch of the imagination -- I'll still be around. The fact that I've got Tift Merritt, the Blow, Colin Meloy, and Sarah Slean coming up in the next month almost guarantees it. And I do very much enjoy ranting, raving, and expressing my often ill-informed opinions, so I ain't going anywhere.
But yeah, other people. Cheers to that!
NP: (basketball)
posted by Hanson |
7:04 PM
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