Category Archives: Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff

Prop 8, the Musical

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And you’ll never guess who plays Jesus!

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RIP Kenny MacLean

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Somebody Somewhere”, the hit written by Kenny MacLean for Platinum Blonde, a Toronto band, in the mid-1980s. Kenny, the band’s bass player from their second album onward, was found dead today of a probable heart attack. He was 52.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Just a bunch of happy Spanish ska-punks…

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…saluting Chavecito:

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The wiki-wacky way to talk Argentino

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

So there I was, last night, googling around for silly stuff. I think I was looking for something on that perverted old freak Carlos Menem and his horrible facelift. (I suspect he had more than just his cheeks done, because … Continue reading →

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Death of a President

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, 1 hr. A special presentation at the Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas, of Argentine playwright Rodolfo Quebleen’s dramatic monologue. Starring Roberto Moll as Salvador Allende, the martyred president of Chile, who died defending the presidential palace, La … Continue reading →

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Chavecito gets punked!

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Make that SKA-punked. A Spanish anarcho-socialist bandleader learned how to see through the media lies, and now he’s a Bolivarian. Aporrea has the story: The program “Skaravan, the Caravan of Ska”, broadcast on RNV Activa, Saturdays from 11 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Canadian pop does feminism

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Women Around the World at Work”, by Martha & the Muffins. Still the coolest keyboard and sax riffs around. And still some of the punchiest lyrics.

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Dig this, bitches!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

First, a little mood music, maestro:Alas poor Lorca, they don’t know where he is, Horatio…but maybe now, they’ll finally get to the bottom of whatever mass grave the great Spanish bard disappeared to: Judge Baltasar Garzon opened the first formal … Continue reading →

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Two by Bruce Cockburn

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“If I Had a Rocket Launcher”–a peaceful man’s anger at war on the poor.“Call it Democracy”–still relevant today. This is the kind of great Canadian artist that Harpo thinks is irrelevant to regular folks. Remember this when you go to … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Margaret Atwood on the arts in Canada

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“At present, we are a very creative country. For decades, we’ve been punching above our weight on the world stage – in writing, in popular music and in many other fields. Canada was once a cultural void on the world … Continue reading →

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