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  • New Year, New You: Unleash ‘The Power of a Playlist’ in 2023

    Award-Winning Canadian Music Therapist, Author & Speaker Jennifer Buchanan Shares ‘The Power of a Playlist’ Through Book and Brand-New Lecture Series Wellness, Wellplayed – The Power Of A Playlist YouTube Videos Bio  Amazon  Website  Twitter Facebook  Instagram Music is powerful and transformative. It can mend a broken heart, find the right words paired exactly with the right…

  • From acclaimed Doc Master Patricio Guzmán: MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY

    “PATRICIO GUZMÁN, CHILE’S CINEMATIC CONSCIENCE, CHRONICLES THE UPRISING THAT SHOOK THE COUNTRY STARTING IN 2019.”—A. O. SCOTT, THE NEW YORK TIMESFrom Icarus Films MY IMAGINARY COUNTRYA film by Patricio GuzmánOn DVD and Digital January 24thCurrently Streaming Exclusively on OVID.TVOne day, without warning, a revolution exploded. It was the event that master documentarian Patricio Guzmán had been waiting for and working…

  • How The Science Of Attachment Can Help YouMake-And Keep–Friends

    Tuesday, January 175:00 PM – 6:00 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for a virtual Open Mind program on the psychology and importance of Friendship.  Marisa G. Franco, Ph.D., author of Platonic: How the Science of…

  • Tom Jackson’s The Huron Carole Virtual Available On Demand December 24 to January 19, 2023

    In collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross, the Complimentary On-Demand Digital Event Aims to Raise Funds with the campaign Give the Gift of Warmth in Ukraine Access begins December 24 at 8am ET and ends January 19 at 11pm PT (close of Ukrainian Christmas) View Link YouTube: https://youtu.be/vTSBsJSInJw The Huron Carole has joined forces once again with the…

  • Combustion 96 Captivate on New Single, “On The Line”Featuring Threat Signal’s Jon Howard

    Artwork & Logo Design: Brandon SteczListen to “On The Line” HEREWatch “On The Line” HERE(Cleveland, OH) — Starting the new year off strong, anonymous project Combustion 96has released its latest single “On The Line” featuring Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard. Building on the track’s class metal foundation, “On The Line” ebbs and flows with soaring guitars that capture the disruptive nature of…

  • NYFCC awards dGenerate Films / “A New Old Play,” “Blue Island”

    The dGenerate Collection at Icarus FilmsSpecial Award 2022“For invaluable work bringing independent films from China to a wider audience,” the dGenerate Collection at Icarus Films has received a 2022 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. Two dGenerate Films new releases are topping Best Films year-end lists: Blue Island by Chan Tze Woon, which has…

  • “Doug And The Slugs And Me” Special Two Hour Feature Documentary On CBC and CBC Gem

    DOUG AND THE SLUGS AND ME SPECIAL TWO HOUR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ON CBC AND CBC Following its festival premiere as the closing night gala film at Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Teresa Alfeld’s feature documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me premieres on CBC and CBC Gem on January 15, 2023 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT).Doug and the Slugs and Me follows filmmaker Teresa…

  • RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters

    RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)’s 25th edition ended on November 27. After two pandemic years, this anniversary edition allowed audiences to enjoy the festival entirely on the big screen. Film enthusiasts and the documentary community once again had the opportunity to gather around 157 screenings, 3 listening sessions and 5 virtual reality…

  • Randy Begg, Founder of JUNO Award Nominee + Oshawa Music Award Hall of Fame Group Wednesday, Passes Away At 71

    Randy Begg, a founding member, drummer, vocalist, and songwriter of the Canadian band Wednesday, died suddenly in Belleville on December 20 at 71. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Randy began his drumming career in the late 1960s. A chance meeting in Oshawa in July 1967 of Paul Andrew Smith and Randy Begg set the seed that…

  • Hip Hop Artist Mr. Doo Featured on Sony Orchard Records Artist Chief Reckah “We Goin Rise”

    Canadian Rapper, The 6ix’s UnderGod AKA Mr.Doo started 2023 with a new single and video release feature, “We Goin Rise” with Sony Orchard recording artist Chief Reckah, available now on all music platforms. Following a string of hits the Scarborough hometown Rapper released his new single and music video in celebration of being on the other side and new beginnings.  The…

  • Slamdance Film Festival 2023 Slate of Incredible Feature Films

    “Silent Love” Slamdance Competition Documentary Feature Film About the Film: “Silent Love” is an incredibly intimate documentary looking at the lives of two women in love and raising a pubescent teenager in a small Polish village. Aga plays the role of both mother and father to her teenage brother, Milosz, but there is something vital she isn’t telling…

  • April Wine Founder And Singer Myles Goodwyn Announces Departure from Touring; Marc Parent To Replace

    Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of Canadian rock legends April Wine, Myles Goodwyn, has announced his departure from touring with the group. Goodwyn will continue to lead the band and he will continue to write new material for the band and produce their recordings. Goodwyn’s last live performance with April Wine will be on March…

  • LASSO IS BACK FOR 2023!MONTREY’ALL TO GO OFF WITH HEADLINERS:KANE BROWN and CHRIS STAPLETON

    KANE BROWN and CHRIS STAPLETON AUGUST 18 & 19, 2023 | PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU 2-day tickets on sale on December 12 at 10amAt lassomontreal.com The inaugural LASSO Montréal festival, presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Original was such a massive success last summer for fans and artists alike, that there was no question we’d be doing it again! The LASSO experience was pure…

  • THE ARK OF LILBUR ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS NOW

    “Stupid people with a totally stupid project…Thankfully however, all the stupidity makes THE ARK OF LILBURN an engrossing, fun and interesting film.” — AfroToronto THE ARK OF LILBURN follows the journey of a father and son’s dream of transporting their 55 foot long, 19 foot high, and 130,000 pound steel yacht “The Hardship” fromLilburn, GA Lilburn,…

  • Coney Hatch 40th Anniversary Concert@El Macombo-Fri.,Dec. 29th,2022

    By Franklin Lau & BKONTHESCENE It was a night “Under the Neon Palms” at the El Mocambo. As Toronto’s hard rock legends Coney Hatch performed thier debut album in its entirety to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their certified gold record. The show included additional songs from their extensive catalog. Coney Hatch returned to the…

  • Madison Kozak Sets Her Foundation on “Loud House”

    Nothing hits home like a song about the one you grew up in. For Songs & Daughters songbird Madison Kozak, brand new self-penned release “Loud House” is that song, available everywhere today.Written by Kozak with Aaron Eshuis and Emily Falvey and produced by Chris LaCorte, “Loud House” paints a detailed portrait of Kozak’s lived experience as one of eight kids in a house filled to the brim, literally…

  • UCLA Friends Open Mind Program Anxious Nation-Sat.,Jan.14th,2023

    Saturday, January 14 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM PTAdmission is free but registration is required.Anxious Nation explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety. This feature-length documentary takes a deep dive into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its impact on kids (ages 10-26) and families. Academy Award® winning documentary…

  • Canadian Music Legend Ian Tyson, CM AOE, Has Died at 89

    The family of the late Canadian country legend Ian Tyson, CM AOE, has confirmed the singer-songwriter died from on-going health complications on December 29th, 2022 at his ranch in southern Alberta, Canada at age 89.  Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989, and was inducted into the Canadian Music…

  • Cliff Cardinal & The Sky-Larks Release New Single “Suicidal Valentine”

    “Suicidal Valentine” YouTube and Spotify Website On the precipice of the pandemic, Cliff Cardinal was in a toxic relationship with cocaine. While stuck at home with nothing much to do, his contemporary life became the subject of the latest release from Cliff Cardinal & The Sky-Larks, “Suicidal Valentine.” Cardinal wrote the song while attempting to manage his fraught situation,…

  • Montreal-Based Queer Non-Binary Indigenous Artist Siibii Follows Up Top 10 on CBC Music’s Searchlight With “YOY” 

    “YOY” YouTube and Spotify Website and TikTok Montreal-based queer, non-binary Indigenous artist Angel Baribeau, known through their music as Siibii, has released their newest release, “YOY” – available now. “YOY” is a gut-pulling anthem professing the woes of watershed moments highlighting youth – some good, some bad, and some downright traumatizing.  Production-wise, “YOY” is an infectious melody that resonates within…