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loosaratops:
I love Stars too. I only have their 2nd album, but I want to get Heart also. I love Amy Millan!

Slick:
Metric were my absolute favorite band before Stars. Now they're tied.
I'm loving the fact that there are all these canadian indie bands out there that are good at rocking socks off, I'm going to make it my mission to share this with all my canadian friends who are sick of Avril & Nickelback.
One of the people I work with grew up with Avril Lavigne, and I always like that she was reportedly 'les bitch', pardonnez moi francais.

japanese.gum:
I don't know if i agree with that article.
I mean, it would be great if hose bands got the recognition they deserve, but canada is doing an okay job of promoting the new small indie bands.

Its just that most people are looking in the worng places. I mean how much indie is playeed on popular US radio stations anywyas?

Yes, stars deserves more recognition, but isn't that just the nature of indie anyways?

click here and take a listen.... (a random window will open.. it might be hip hop at first.  just explore a bit, there's a wealth of good stuff there, plus the hip hops not bad)
http://www.cbcradio3.com/index.cfm?mode=loader

CBC Radio3 does a pretty good job of promoting really damn good canadian indie, and we do have things like the canadian music clause...rule...thing (about air time on radio stations.)
The only problem comes from the  fact that what your talking about really is independant. I mean, modest mouse got virtually no recognition outside of indie circles in the US until they signed to major, right? same deal.

Already our awards shows recognize more indie artists than most others, and i don't think we should be complaining  -just recommending more good music to people that ask.

japanese.gum:
considering what music in the states is "known for,"  i really don't mind that we're known for avril lavigne. plus, our country as a whole probly.. no, definately -hates her more than the states hates britney spears, so i think we're good.

Johnny C:

--- Quote from: japanese.gum ---I don't know if i agree with that article.
I mean, it would be great if hose bands got the recognition they deserve, but canada is doing an okay job of promoting the new small indie bands.

CBC Radio3 does a pretty good job of promoting really damn good canadian indie, and we do have things like the canadian music clause...rule...thing (about air time on radio stations.)
--- End quote ---


Two flaws here:

One, Canada is doing a shat job of promoting the new small indie bands. Metric is playing at the same club that normally specializes in small local acts and/or first-time gigs (I'm still going, of course). What we wind up promoting is stuff like not only Avril and Brian Adams, but stuff like Alexisonfire who - while good - are nowhere near as creative or unique as Moneen. I'm both excited and terrified for the DFA1979 show, as nobody I've talked to ever has heard of 'em. Bands like the Arcade Fire don't come here because nobody knows who they are; with the exception of folks like me and the occasional (surprising) newspaper article, they get no promotion or recognition when mentioned.

Two, the words "CBC Radio 3" should tip you off. If you're in Canada and listening to any of CBC's radio stations then there are pretty good odds you already know the bands they'll mention. Nobody else listens to CBC Radio. FACT.

And as a musician and songwriter in Canada, this single-mindedness the industry has about homogenizing to U.S. mainstream tastes makes me kind of afraid.

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