The Canadian government will be matching donations until December 31st, 2015 so I thought i’d link a few sites where donations can be made :
The Laser Record Player
Back in the 80’s an American company called Finial turntable had started working on an optical turntable that uses lasers instead of a stylus to play records. And although the technology had garnered seven million’s worth of investment, the emergence of compact discs eventually caused it to fail to be manufactured.
It had issues related to playback, namely the inability of lasers to push dust aside and to read single and long play records that were back in colour and the popularity of compact discs grew day by day so the technology was shelved and sold to ELP Japan, who have been trying to reignite demand for the product since 2008.
The device is of course quite expensive because it is not mass produced, from US$9,000 to US$14,000 new depending on the model. But perhaps it will become more affordable with the resurgence of vinyl. Who knows ?
In The Mood For Some Indie ?
I have just been sent the Unsigned Only Music Competition 2015 winner listings and quite a few independent Canadian artists and bands have won first place, second place and honourable mention this year :
- Patrick Lehman – “Games” – First Place / Adult Contemporary
- Brock Zeman – “Pulling Your Sword Out Of The Devil’s Back” – Second Place / Americana
- Liz Labele – “Bomb’s Away” – Second Place / Top 40 Pop
- Willa – “Swan” – First Place / Rock
- Jules Collarile – “City Lights” – Second Place / Teen
You can listen to samples of the winning compositions and access the honourable mention listings by clicking here. And BTW, they are accepting submissions for 2016.
Force Friday ?
Apparently this was the day a lot of merchandise was going to be released from the new film. But I hadn’t heard of it until today for some reason.
You can access some good deals at the Amazon.ca Star Wars Shop
today. But the soundtrack to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will only be available on December 18th, 2015.
New Gift Card Offer : Shoppers Drug Mart
Participating Shoppers Drug Mart locations are offering 10% discounts on $50 and $100 iTunes cards until September 11th, 2015. Please consult your local flyer for details.