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- ross0
if it wasnt for cancon, there would be no breaker high, and if there was no breaker high, there would be no young hercules, and if there was no young hercules, there would be no internet, and if there was no internet, then we all become internet "friends"
- MrRemote0
and lets not forget it's TV as well. Con-con has given us "classics" from Street Legal to Corner Gas.
- transmission0
I think i'm ok with it. you can get some really good bands that get played. and now that generates better bands which would get played regardless of cancon. But, in a business sense is it fair to tell broadcasters to play something that maybe there is not demand for. they have a commitment to generate revenue to feed the fat cats.
another Canadian thing is that TV broadcasters have to pay into a fund that is used to produce TV shows. and many are complaing that the money is wasted because Canadians can't produce good TV that interests viewers....except maybe Flashpoint, Corner Gas and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
- The Hour, Rick Mercer, HNC....sikma
- haha haven't heard or seen any of these: "Flashpoint, Corner Gas and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein"horton
- Flashpoint is a CTV production that CBS picked up.transmission
- FlashPoint is not bad actually. But its on Friday, so hard to catch.ETM
- sikma0
Can Con is fantastic as it protects our airwaves from being saturated with American content.
But stations that play shit like nickelback and dion would suck regardless of Can Con or not.
The only place where it makes a huge difference is on the CBC Radio- which is government funded anyway and plays much Canadian content much higher that 30% anyways. So the real extent of Can Con's effectiveness is hard to gauge.
- horton0
^ case in point; Sloan, Buck65... being in Vancouver I would of never heard of these East Coast talents had it not been for Can Con on college and alt AM radio.
- horton0
but actually that said, it does make a big diff on college radio content and is huge for getting indie bands that "street level" exposure.
i would go so far as to say Can Con's influence on Canadian college radio has gone a long way to promote and float some pretty fantastic Canadian indie bands.
- tesmith0
Re: ArsenicPants - Agreed radio is crap except for come CBC shows which would be playing Canadian bands anyway. Don't know of any commercial radio I would listen to.
- ok_not_ok0
I miss MOJO radio and Ripkin!
- ArsenicPants0
i haven't actively listened to the radio in 5 years
- MrRemote0
Brian Adams was all pissed off a few years back because his new album didn't qualify as Can-con. Something about having to have 2 out of three key roles (singer/writer/producer) be canadian.
I think it does help to develop Canadian bands, but it also means hearing a lot of music on the radio that would otherwise never make it on.
- writer, preformer, producer, and location of studio je pense.ross
- zarkonite0
The EU has similar rules FYI.
Being from the french part of Canada I'd say that yes, it's a necessary part of preserving one's culture. Cuz poutine is better than hotdogs and it needs to be protected.
- Tungsten0
A good source for new(er) canadian indie music...
- Jnr_Madison0
Leith FM man, Leith FM. It's like some drunks broke into a studio and started broadcating. They do promote local, good bands tho. I'm not sure about Polish hours tho.
- MSTRPLN0
I am forced to choose 50% of my television channels to be Canadian stations in order to get content from other regions like the USA (ABC, NBC, CBS, etc).
Same can be said about advertising. If I'm watching SNL on NBC and expect to see some US commercials, and if SNL is being rebroadcasted on a Canadian station, NBC automatically gets taken over by the Canadian station and I am forced to watch the same shitty commercials for McCain Pizza every commercial break
We get fucked over for the Super Bowl as well, as everyone already knows.
- ross0
I think can con is a good thing.
i dont know if you can credit cancon with making or breaking any canadian artist, but im sure it helps.
i dont think it helped nickelbad, or celine, or sum41 get big, but it certainly puts $ in their pocket.
- bogue0
it could be a good thing if the people in charge at the CBC didn't have the worst fucking taste in the history of history. There are lots of cool things happening in canada that deserve visibility. But the powers that be are running two Alberta soap operas and two pseudo comedies about one female character. Get your shit together CBC!
- kelpie0
thanks for your input chaps