The Music Copyright Society of Kenya Celebrates First Year

In only one year of operation The Music Copyright Society of Kenya has seen music users obtaining licences and royalties for their works. Their membership has grown from just 400 a year ago to 1,300 today.

In the past businesses didn’t know that they should have a licence to play music. MCSK has set about educating [...]

Children’s Programming Needs To Be Protected, Advocacy Group Tells CRTC

Some of the best of Canadian television programming takes place on children’s shows. No longer is Canadian kids TV just for the kids of the Great White North as in the days of “Mr. Dressup” and “The Friendly Giants.”

Today’s children’s programming is seen worldwide and gaining more fans every season. The Shaw Rocket Fund, a [...]

Could Canada’s Bill C-10 Derail New Productions For Fear of Censorship?

Parliment was treated to a host of Canada’s entertainment best and brightest today. The members of the entertainment industry were there to denounce a federal bill they have deemed nothing more than censorship.

The Bill C-10 could force Canadian productions out of the country due to tax credits being denied if the film or television production [...]

The Hobbit Fetches Record Price At Auctio

One of the few first edition “The Hobbit” novels has sold for a record 60,000 at auction Tuesday in London. The sale by auctioneers Bonhams said the novel was signed by Tolkien and dedicated to close friend Elaine Griffiths.

Griffiths had read the transcript of the story that Tolkien had written for his children convincing [...]

Rewriting The Bible Manga Style

Manga is a popular style of Japanese comic book. The Bible is one of the oldest books around. Ajinbayo Akinsiku better known as “Siku” in the manga world decided to merge the two.

The Nigerian educated artist has just penned and illustrated The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation. The new version is 200 pages [...]

New Book Reveals Details on Founding Fathers’ Religious Beliefs

A new book out by Rev. Gary Kowalski paints a different religious picture of the Founding Fathers than many have envisioned. The book gives well-rounded insight as to the honest beliefs of these men.

Kowalski’s fifth book Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America’s Founding Fathers points out that the first leaders of the U.S. were [...]

The Writers Strike Could Be Nearing An End

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Bif Naked Announces That She Has Breast Cancer

Canadian rocker Bif Naked just revealed that she has breast cancer. The native of Vqancouver was diagnosed two weeks ago. She made the announcement on the syndicated radio program “The Strombo Show” on Sunday.

The 36 year old singer whose real name is Beth Torbert found the lump herself two weeks ago and went straight to [...]

Update On Free Tribute Concert For Oscar Peterson

There will be no tickets for the Oscar Peterson concert on Jan. 12 at Roy Thomson Hall. The 90 minute tribute to the jazz great will be treated as a church service. The doors will open at 3 p.m. for the 4 p.m. program.

In the past tickets to free events have had negative consequences. Tickets [...]

He May Not Be Superman But James Clowney Is Still A Hero

“Unicycle Duo” is an act in Cirque du Soleil’s travelling show Kooza. - Photo by Olivier Samson Arcand, costume by Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt

James Clowney,35, is a spotter for the Cirque du Soleil. Last week as a member of the troupe plunged 12 metres Clowney moved quickly to catch the fallen acrobat. When Yannick Blackburn missed [...]