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Apple Crisp Mixtape #4

After the 4th Apple Crisp mixtape made it onto my playlist last week, I soon realised I needed to spread the word.  This fantastic offering spans the indie spectrum, with tracks contributed by performers located all over the place.  Although the double-sided mixtape and accompanying zine are available for purchase at future Apple Crisp [...]

12Aug2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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In Sir John A’s Footsteps

In recent months, we have seen an increase in the amount of digital information flowing from City Hall via new media sources such as podcasts, and Twitter.  Regarding the latter, the City of Kingston now has four micro-blogging accounts that are tweeting everything from general news to upcoming meetings, jobs as well as tenders.  Although [...]

7Jul2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Voice of the City

Did you know that The City of Kingston has a mini podcast? Voice of the City should be familiar to those who regularly listen to our local radio stations. Essentially, VOTC is a weekly short radio spot that’s put together and recorded by people who work for the city. The purpose of [...]

2Jun2009 | Danielle Lennon | 0 comments | Continued
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Life’s a Beach

According to a report released today, Mayors along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway want to promote the use of, as well as tackle environmental issues associated with Great Lakes’ beaches. Surprisingly, the 44-page report titled A Mayors’ Collaborative Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes, has not garnered much attention in the media [...]

6May2009 | Steven Black | 1 comment | Continued
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Apple Crisp on CBC

It seems like forever and a day since I attended the Apple Crisp music series hosted by CBC Bandwidth’s Alan Neal. This musical evening featured the likes of: The Gertrudes , Emily Fennell , Luther Wright , Chris Brown, Sheesham and Lotus and many more. It was an amazing night of music à [...]

14Aug2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Memories of PAB08

From June 20th until the 22nd, podcasters and new media folks converged on Kingston for the third annual Podcasters Across Boarders. PAB08 consisted of seminars on everything ranging from how to develop your own audio drama, to creating cell phone movies, and even how we can learn to podcast from The Beatles. During the [...]

29Jul2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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Meet Johnny San

Recently our resident podcaster, David Bailey, got a chance to sit down with local singer and songwriter Johnny Sanfilippo, aka Johnny San.
Johnny has been writing and producing his own music which he has played solo at local bars. He is now working with a new band and hoping to start performing live again soon.
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8Jun2008 | Isabel Cooper | 1 comment | Continued
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Beat Beethoven

After living in Kingston for nearly 8 years, I have never been available to take in the Beat Beethoven fundraiser for the Kingston Symphony Orchestra. Fortunately, I made it down to City Hall today where Kingston’s finest musicians played Beethoven’s Symphony No.3, while runners attempted to complete 4 and 8km courses. The turn [...]

1Jun2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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The Welly Boot Throw

Easter greetings from all the contributors of Kingstonist.com. Although we are full of turkey, ham, and foil wrapped chocolate eggs, we managed to roll down to the Kingston Brew Pub today for their annual “Welly Boot Throw.” This event challenges teams to brave the elements and toss the Brew Masters old rubber boot [...]

22Mar2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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The Ride is Worth the Cabfair

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival wrapped up today with a free showing of Shake Hands with the Devil. Earlier on in the day, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Cabfair, which was written, directed, and produced by Kingstonian, and first time film maker, Justin Chenier. Cabfair is a comedic mockumentary [...]

3Mar2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued