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- kelpie
apparently you have a rule in your principality, where the radio has to play 30% local content (CanCon its called or something). The Scottish Government is considering implementing the same rule; are you aware of it? how do you feel about it? do you thin kits a significant factor in the explosion of canadian talent in the last few years?
thanks canucks
- Milan0
mandatory nickelback? gaaaaaay!
- 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?
- 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?
- 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.
- Good point. Could go both ways in Montreal. It'd be nice to see/hear more truly bilingual stations...********
- ...not just French stations and English stations. That's not bilingual, that's segregation.********
- Good point. Could go both ways in Montreal. It'd be nice to see/hear more truly bilingual stations...
- 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.
- Gucci0
I barely notice it, but there are some good Canadian bands (-Nickelback). The rules for CanCon are a little srange.
For example: Big Wreck's singer is Canadian - so Big Wreck counts as CanCon.
I find that some shite music makes it onto some stations though - mostly pop radio or the type of crap you listen to in the office. However, it's not a bad thing to support local talent on the radio.
There was a big row about it at the time it started, but I think the perception then was that "if it's good - it'll make the radio anyway", but I think some bands were overlooked because they were Canadian and that happens a little less now.
- imnotadesigner0
of course its a good thing.... It helps breed Canadian talent and gives a chance to artists to stay in their country and do what they love as opposed to leaving and going to the states. Which costs money, and those without the financial backing would otherwise be left unheard.
- kelpie0
thanks for your input chaps
- 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!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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