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Five: Animal Bands from Newfoundland
Feb 09, 2010 by Robert Hiscock / 5 Things / No comments / Post Link
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5 local bands live up to their name
and free the creative beast.
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1.Quiet Elephant. Family makes for fun music, in the case of the Twin brothers and brother/sister combo that make up St. John's band Quiet Elephant at any rate. Check out My Heart Goes Boom it's an energetic piece of pop that could even make your Nan smile.

2.The Wolves. Hatesong has become one of my more favouritish tunes of late. It's like their bio says, “All the better to make you dance, dear.” Check them out on Reverbnation.

3.Mopey Mumble Mouse.
This cool, and somewhat creepy, video for Compassion Comes From The Barrel of A Gun is from Mopey Mumble Mouse's 2009 release I Am Happy Being Nothing. The album also features a somewhat punkier cover of Wonderful Grand Band's Babylon Mall. It's streaming in the player on the band's website. Check it out.

4.Bird & Bear. Part Human. Part Animal. All heart. That's what their bio says and I'm not gonna challenge it. The duo, comprised of Jon Janes and Jillian Freeman, has just released its debut ep Into The Moon to general fanfare. Check out their songs on MySpace and but the album online from CDBaby.

5.The Black Auks. Sounds Provocative, a research project on experimental music performance at festivals and concert venues across Canada, calls The Black Auks “a legendary noise band from St. John’s, Newfoundland whose work is in the long tradition of idiosyncratic Canadian ensembles made up of ordinary guys who meet faithfully for the sheer pleasure of creating improvisational mayhem...”

They definitely do make some interesting sounds. You can see one of their performances online at Sounds Provocative.

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Abbyshot Wins
Feb 08, 2010 by Robert Hiscock / Website / No comments / Post Link
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I'm always happy to see a local company get recognized for its efforts. I'm even happier when the company's efforts result in genuinely cool products -- like those of Abbyshot. The Mount Pearl-based clothing company has been named Canadian SME Innovator of the Year for their designs styled after clothing worn in movies, anime series, TV shows and computer games. Not only is the clothing screen-accurate it is completely wearable, everyday apparel. AbbyShot sells their products around the globe through their website.

I'm a a fan of their Dr. Who-inspired creations... but there's lots there to like. Check it out.

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Webcams of Newfoundland and Labrador
Feb 05, 2010 by Robert Hiscock / Website / No comments / Post Link
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Environment Canada has issued a blizzard warning for a huge chunk of the island today. The forecast is calling for nearly 40cm of snow1. It's perfect weather for staying inside, all cozy and surfing the web. I plan to look at tropical sunset screensavers but, in case you haven't achieved my advanced level of denial, you might be curious about the progress of the storm the province has a bunch of webcams that can help you out:
George Street Cam, St. John's by NTV
NTV Cams, including The Narrows, Quidi Vidi Lake and St. Phillips
Rooms Cam, St. John's by CBC
Badger River Cam, Badger
Cartwright Cam, Labrador by Henry Gordon Academy
Highways Cams, Province-wide by Gov of NL
Forteau Bay, Labrador by Labrador Straits
Harbour Cam, St. John's by NTV
Gower Street Cam St. John's
Middle Pond, St. John's
Windsor Lake, St. John's
Logy Bay Cam by The Ocean Science Centre
Harp Seal Cam, Logy Bay by The Ocean Science Centre
By D'Bay Cam, Port Blandford
White Hills Ski Resort, Clarenville
Seaside Suites, Woody Point (Gros Morne National Park)
St. John's International Airport, St. John's
This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of any others please post them in the comments section.

1. I guess, the bat saw his shadow.
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