Audio Visual

February 24, 2010

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST

Rockalily Burlesque, Peter loves Ottawa, Last episode ever

February 17, 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST

AL Connors, Brad MacNeil, Crush Improv

February 3, 2010

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST

The Spirit of Rasputin's

January 27, 2010

Wed, 28 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

Tom McSorley of the Canadian Film Institute, Shakespeare's Danish Play by A Company of Fools

January 20, 2010

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

Alex Matter aka DJ Zattar from Timekode

January 13, 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

Travis Boisvenue, Late Night rundown, District 9

January 6, 2010

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

This week Audio Visual returns with a great show featuring Ben Welland, Dave Halabisky, and May Jun of the awesome local band Sadie Hell. Bens been performing under that name for years, performing the same songs in everything from solo shows to multiinstrument extravaganzas. He finally decided to sit down and record an album last year, and their eponymous LP was released on January 2. We talked with Ben about the crazy history of Sadie Hell, his photography career, and the new album. The album release show was also a special event for Bens love life, as well. He proposed to his longtime girlfriend Colleen, and she said yes! As you can see from the picture, there wasnt a dry eye in the place. As well, this week marks the return of the Audio Visual podcast! Woo! Unfortunately, it wont include the 2-hour end-of-the-decade spectacular we put together for the December 30 broadcast. Due to a cruel twist of fate, the computer that records our show suffered an existential crisis 30 minutes before we went on air, and the backup computer also simultaneously got lost in the futility of its own existence. So, we dont have an mp3, but you can imagine what 2 hours of me and Tina talking sounds like. Just listen to this weeks show twice and imagine us talking about the Arcade Fire for much too long.

December 16, 2009

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST

In the tumultuous scramble of holiday shopping, the convenience of gift cards is sometimes too alluring. Fret not! Covered previously on Apt613, the topic of holiday presents is given the Audio Visual treatment: we explore tips, ideas and etiquette to help our listeners establish some thoughtful gift-giving cred among family and friends, subsequently shaming their close ones who lazily resorted to those precious slips of plastic. I make the argument against gift cards, an obvious argument to make, but it gets a little complicated and heated when Peter steps in as devils advocate. We talk about Etsy, the Dalhousie St. designer shops, online wish-lists, and fascinating family gift-giving rules (the most earnest, if not better in theory than practice example being the created-from-scratch-only rule most accurately depicted in About Schmidt) and some gender stereotypes (pro-tip: buy your boy Modern Warfare 2).

December 9, 2009

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST

A tonsillitised Peter exhales The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomens Guild Dramatic Societys Production Of A Christmas Carol in one breath once more before diving into a review of the Gladstone production. Peters verdict: the play is reasonably satiable, though given the productions heavy reliance on audience participation, A Christmas Carol seems best suited for families who have better taste than taking their kids to see the epic fail that is the new Jim Carrey film adaptation. Also, Peter and I (mostly me, though) interview Dipna Horra, an M.F.A. Fine Arts student at the University of Ottawa whose sound installation The Colonial Times will be shown at Gallery 115, the uOttawa visual-arts gallery at 100 Laurier Ave. Dipna talks about the influence of architecture in her artwork and her experiences living in Brooklyn.

November 25, 2009

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

On Audio Visual this week: ambient music and festive theatre. We talk to Steve Martin from the Gladstone Theatre about the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomens Guild Dramatic Societys production of A Christmas Carol. Try saying that three times. Better yet, listen to Peter choke. We also talked to Kevin Micka, better known as Animal Hospital, who will be performing one of the best house shows of the year at 443 Kent St. I saw this guy at Raw Sugar and it was well, life-changing. So dont miss it.

November 11, 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

Rural Alberta Advantage, Meligrove Band, Humpday

November 4, 2009

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

Ohbijou, Big Fan

October 28, 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST

ArtEngine Nite Ride, Final Twist, Adam Saikeley

October 21, 2009

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST

Vic Chestnutt, New Moon Soundtrack

October 14, 2009

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST

Travis talks silent movies at the Mayfair, Peter talks to IFCO, Peter and Travis talk Brutal Legend

October 7, 2009

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST

Mary and Max, Beyond the Score, Bored to Death

September 30, 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST

Bob Wiseman, Cory Doctorow

September 23, 2009

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST

This week on the show we had Marcus Paquin, lead singer of Silver Starling and a former audio engineer who has worked with bands like Torngat and Arcade Fire as both a producer and a musician. As well, director Ken Godmere and actors Kris Joseph and David Whiteley spoke with Tina about their new show with Vision Theatre, Pillowman.

September 16, 2009

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST

This week on the show we had two great guests, local musician and organizer Lefty McRighty and Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler. Lefty is the man behind the OTown Hoedown, a great local country music festival although, as youll hear, he insisted that I not call it that. I also spoke to Peter Mettler about his new film, Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands, and his history as an experimental filmmaker and documentarian. From his early experience as a cinematographer and sound editor, which included work on the first two films by Atom Egoyan, Mettler has moved on to experimental documentaries that examine how we perceive the world and how we interact with nature. Petropolis debuted last week at the Toronto International Film Festival.

September 9, 2009

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST

After a weeks vacation, Audio Visual returns to the airwaves (and, er, Internet-waves) with a sadly Tina-free theatre special. Actors Al Connors, Margo MacDonald, and Colleen Sutton came by the studio to chat about their new show at the Gladstone Theatre, Noises Off. Its a show-within-a-show, a hilarious farce in which everything that can go wrong for an acting company, does. Hilarious physical comedy, sultry affairs between cast and crew, and a surprising amount of sardines make Noises Off a farce of the highest order, and the three actors fill us in on the challenges of a play some have called the funniest of the last 50 years. They also discussing working with noted director John P. Kelly and set designer Ivo Valentik, a former architect whose award-winning work has made him one of the most sought-after designers in Ottawa.

August 26, 2009

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST

Friend of the show Jessica Ruano joined us this week for a fall theatre preview, which includes Gladstone Theatres production of Noises Off, the obscure Pinter play Old Times at Third Wall and the Ken Godmere-directed Pillow Man at Vision Theatre. You can check out Jess September arts newsletter here. A discussion about Mi Casa follows, wherein Jess and Tina explain clown, mask and bouffon to the rather clueless Peter. Other events we plugged were Catwalk Ottawa (Sept. 13) and the firstyear anniversary/fourth issue release of the Moose and Pussy, taking place Sept. 6 at Swizzles. Jokes about 9/11 and corny haikus wrap up the show

August 19, 2009

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST

This week on the show we had the pleasure of having bassist Stephen Neville from The Balconies come in to talk about the local indie-rock bands just-released first CD, their upcoming CD release show, and their upcoming performance at the i(heart)music festival. The festival is the brainchild of Matthew Pollesel, a local boy who runs one of the most popular music blogs in Canada, i(heart)music.net. We played some tunes by the Balconies, talked with Steve about the evolution of the band, and premiered the bands new Myspace single, whatever that means. If you havent heard the Balconies yet, you owe it to yourself to click that Myspace link above, or this one. Theyre one of our favourite Ottawa bands, and their awesome songs are surpassed only by their intense, high-energy live show. How intense? Last time, Peter got smacked in the head with a guitar AND DIDNT EVEN STOP DANCING! Steve stuck around for the rest of the show and we talked about District 9, the new sci-fi movie from Neil Blomkamp. Peter hadnt seen it, but now he has, and he, like Steve and Tina, recommends it highly. We also talked about the Apartment613 Fall Fiction Contest. And finally, friend of the show and friend of the blog Ming Wu came by to take some photos. Does my profile really look like that? I thought I had more of a Leo DiCaprio quality

August 12, 2009

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST

Imperial Film Night, Greek Fest, Centretown Movies

August 5, 2009

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST

Funny People, Woody Allen

July 29, 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST

Moon, Jon Rae, punk rock Ipod battle

July 22, 2009

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST

Brendan Reed, Bluesfest

July 15, 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST

Peter and Tina dig into Dogme 95 in anticipation of the IFCO 24-hour Dogme film challenge. We also explore the many uses and abuses of Auto-Tune, and play a great new meme called "Auto-Tune the news".

July 8, 2009

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST

Company of Fools, Polaris Prize

July 1, 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST

Travis Tapes, Cockd Gunns, Jonathan Goldstein

June 24, 2009

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EST

Fringe Festival, Catgut Strung Violin, Al Connors Improv

June 17, 2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EST

Fringe Festival

June 10, 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EST

Green Go, Malcolm Gladwell

June 3, 2009

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EST

Tina and Peter talk about hip-hop and Cadence Weapon, Jessica Ruano drops by to talk upcoming events, the Fringe Festival, poetry, and puppets.

May 27, 2009

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:30:00 EST

Travis Boisvenue talks about audiotape labels and the future of the music business, Matt Rosen (Liars Rosebush) talks about his new album of electronica.

May 20, 2009

Wed, 20 May 2009 14:30:00 EST

Tina and I talk about local arts, Ray and Victor from the new Eddie May murder mystery show drop by the studio.

May 13, 2009

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:30:00 EST

Local blogger Kristy Nease of Scene Unseen comes on the show to talk about Ottawa culture, blogging, and the future of arts journalism.

May 6, 2009

Wed, 06 May 2009 14:30:00 EST

Jessica Ruano talks upcoming events, Peter interviews CBCs Jonathan Goldstein about his new book.

April 29, 2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST

Henry V at Third Wall theatre, upcoming events

April 22, 2009

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST

Tina and Peter talk to Marcus McCann about the upcoming launch of his book, Soft Where. Later, we talk to Darren Frost, an edgy comedian whose work has gotten him labelled "evil" by no less than 6 newspapers. Also, we do a little preview of the Bluesfest lineup. Hint: its lame.

April 15, 2009

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST

Tina and Peter talk about Dooms new album and the controversy surrounding both his on-stage appearances and the perceived homphobia in some of his lyrics. Also, we talk about Billy Bob Thornton and the art of the interview, and preview some upcoming events. Music: hey ocean! - a song about california doom - batty boyz the balconies - elephant lamp azeda booth - Ran

April 8, 2009

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST

Al Connors and Brad MacNeil from Crush Improv talk about life, the Canadian Improv games, and their upcoming show. Tina and Peter talk about ThisAintFlint.ca, a terrible new viral marketing campaign for Ottawa, and publicize their new blog (thebystander.ca). Also, Tina and Peter celebrate a Jewish holiday. Music: Crystal Antlers - Time Erased, Videotape - Night Lights, The Bird and the Bee - Polite Dance Song.

April 1, 2009

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 8:30:00 EST

Jessica Ruano drops by the studio, Peter and Tina do funding drive stuff

March 25, 2009

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 8:30:00 EST

Peter cant remember

March 18, 2009

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 8:30:00 EST

Tina calls in sick, Peter interview some local people and talks about movies with Travis and Hisham

March 11, 2009

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 8:30:00 EST

March 4, 2009

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 8:30:00 EST

Peter cant remember

February 11, 2009

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 8:30:00 EST

Peter cant remember

February 4, 2009

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 8:30:00 EST

Peter cant remember

January 29, 2009

Wed, 29 Jan 2009 8:30:00 EST

Jan 29, 2009

December 31, 2008

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 8:30:00 EST

great albums of the year / tina talks from victoria / the development of the theatre scene in ottawa in 2008 / yuk yuks move

December 24, 2008

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 8:30:00 EST

Christmas Eve special!

November 26, 2008

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 8:30:00 EST

christopher litt interviewed a masters student at theatre program / meta shmeta interview with nancy kenny

November 12, 2008

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 8:30:00 EST

travis guest-hosts - national portrait gallery / video games discussion

November 5, 2008

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 8:30:00 EST

catalpa interview with pierre brault / theatre events update / COCKD GUNNS!!!!!!

October 15, 2008

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 8:30:00 EST

October 15, 2008 - rabbit hole interview with jesse griffiths and nancy kenny / margaret cho contest

October 8, 2008

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 8:30:00 EST

October 8, 2008 - cadence weapon interview, travis boisvenue guest-hosts, joni guest-hosts talks about pop mtl and my bloody valentine show, paul thomas anderson

October 1, 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 8:30:00 EST

Peter sleeps through the show, Jessica Ruano talks upcoming events and arts funding cuts with Tina.