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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"
- Tungsten0
A good source for new(er) canadian indie music...
- 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.
- 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
- ArsenicPants0
i haven't actively listened to the radio in 5 years
- ok_not_ok0
I miss MOJO radio and Ripkin!
- Milan0
mandatory nickelback? gaaaaaay!
- 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.
- pango0
in a way its good more canadian artist. but fuking dickelback bags hurts my ear.
- dropdown0
after reading the wikipedia entry for CanCon, I realize now that it's true. Although not local content, just Canadian in general. I actually had no clue aboot this.
I like buying my groceries as local as possible, why not support local talent as well?
- 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.
- kelpie0
so do you guys reckon aboot 70% of this 30% is taken up by Nickleback, or do you hear the evidence of the diversity of your 'scene' on the radio when you listen?
- 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.
- kelpie0
reason I ask is because in Scotland there is a thriving mini music scene, but not much gets air time, and one of the few shows that championed those bands was recently off-aired. I wonder aboot the positive effect on the development of those bands a ringfenced amount of playback would produce, and it seems that a lot of, at least arguably, great music has come out of Canada lately, and might it be down to those bands having that outlet?
- Redmond0
I think it's cool, but they could use to vary more. The radio is still boring and limited in the artists it plays. I think it would be cool if Montreal English Radio Stations stopped being so snobby and aknowledged french talent too.
- dropdown0
in some ways it might be better to restrict the Canadian content to a local radius of 500km. That way we might actually hear something new or interesting.
- eegrek0
I remember some radio stations would have the "beaver hour" late at night and it was all Canadian content so they got their CanCon out of the way at a stupid hour. We have the same rules for subscribing to cable as well, you have to have XX number of Canadian content in your channel packages. Personally, I don't think it's a bad thing to keep things Canadian a little bit. I'll bet more Canadians know who the first President of the USA was but can't name the first Prime Minister of Canada, so not quite sure if it's working but it is something.