Monthly Archives: December 2009

Top Ten Albums of 2009 …

1. Spiral Beach – Cemetery 2. Spiral Beach – Raising The Snake 3. Jemina Pearl – Ecstatic Appeal 4. Jemina Pearl – Retrograde 5. Julian Plenti – Games For Days 6. Julian Plenti – No Chance Survival 7. Arctic Monkeys – My Propeller 8. Arctic Monkeys – Secret Door 9. Brendan Benson – A Whole Lot Better 10. Brendan Benson – Poised And [...]
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Documentary Theory & Methods – Blog #10

NOW is a free arts and entertainment magazine that comes out of Toronto … I found their Vimeo account where they have a bunch of live performances from bands from or touring through Toronto … I used to live there for several years and I love how so many bands tour through the city … [...]
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Documentary Theory & Methods – Blog #9

I’ve really enjoyed coming across a lot of these collaborations around the continent that are showcasing live performances by independent music artists … this site that I’ve come across has tons of performances by bands I love … in particular is one of my current favorites The Spinto Band did a performance with Laundromatinee that [...]
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Documentary Theory & Methods – Blog #8

This short film deals with 50 people being interviewed and being asked one question … “What Is Your Secret” … It’s a really interesting way to approach random people … I love the responses they get … it’s shot and edited really well and it’s very intriguing … the spontaneity of it all is incredible [...]
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Documentary Theory & Methods – Blog #7

I came across this video of a future tablet device being developed by Microsoft called Courier. It’s a dual 7-inch screen that has multi-touch,it’s designed for writing, flicking and drawing with a stylus, in addition to fingers. After seeing the video demo for it I was blown away by how seamless it works … It’s [...]
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Documentary Theory & Methods – Blog #6

A while back I heard about this project by Nigel Godrich that would focus on intimate, live performances by musicians that wouldn’t have a host or live audience … Needless to say I was very intrigued and highly anticipated this project … at first the performances were only to be available for viewing online … [...]
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ASFF Documentary …

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