Mascots in, Music... Out?

"It may have been my artistic soul.
All I know is, it's not ready to go without a fight."

um...since when did this blog start to post high school melodrama?

seriously, you people need to put in a bit more effort.

And giving Radio 3 shout outs for absolutely NO apparent reason (how did that tie together I still can't figure out) when your site is PLASTERED with Radio 3 ads is about super classy. ;) Good work, Beyond Robson. Glad to see you don't have a single writer working for you that you did at this time a year ago aside from Orr. Brilliant work you're doing here. And just to avoid having to post two comments, did you really devote AN ENTIRE BLOG ENTRY to that stupid billboard?? Did Orr go "Hey this is WAAAY too important for me to mention in Morning Brew. Someone quick, devote 9,000 words to a billboard and its history!" Geniuses!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who found that transition between 2010 to the CBC R3 post terrible and puzzling.

What is up with this site, seems like the quality of posts has nose-dived in the last 3 months.

Radio 3 "possibly the world's best radio station" - nerve

ha...ok.

CBC radio 3 can't even come close to touching BBC 1xtra, let alone BBC 1.

obviously radio 3 is a bbc rip off, which is good, because they pioneered the whole "breaking new music" format, and radio 3 produces quality content, but they are still waaaay too canuck-o-centric and too hipster-ish.

Even though this is not the best place for it (the actual "Billboard" post would be better, but Mr. Dickerson was a tad on the lazy side), I must respond to his comment above. It's called a "breaking news" story. At the time of posting, no other online media had reported on this that I saw, hence the 350-word, three-minute read.

Since then, other respectable news sources have covered this - even CBC let loose with a whopping 260 words. It was front-page news in the Globe and Mail's BC section today.

So, yeah, I thought *maybe* people would be interested. Besides, it's a blog post, not a special edition run of the paper. Thanks for your 'constructive' comment.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard, and there is no basis to the argument about their prestige, despite whose british stepd they may follow - they're a credible and informed news source, period. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard, and there is no basis to the argument about their prestige, despite whose british stepd they may follow - they're a credible and informed news source, period. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.

Quite frankly, I think the comments on this article prove nothing more than that people are much less likely to provide praise than deliver criticism from the safety of their LAN connections. It's not the most verbose article, but it was the first one on BR.com to make mention of the marketing release of the puzzling little mascots. Further, it provided an honest and correct analysis that while every effort is being made to put on a cuddly (and lets be honest, terrifying) face for the 2010 Olympic games, there is a seething underbelly of mismanagement and awful planning that is occurring in order to make it all happen. Of great, great concern to anyone who even remotely cares about local music in this city is the amount of new venues available vs. the number of existing and established venues slated for demolition so that (not-so) savvy investors can buy up prime real estate and try and turn a buck or two. The CBC article paints a simple picture of hope within an otherwise bleak forecast in this regard. Kudos to Katie then, for having the gall to make the connection. And balls to all of you who think it doesn't warrant more attention - I implore you all to move to Edmonton and leave those who care about the city from a gestalt perspective to consider the future without bothering us with your petty schlock. It is after all, as Dave correctly states, a blog post, not the editorial of the week. Get a grip.