All shot up
Photographer Cam Nikkel has been on the local scene for 20 years
Anthony Augustine
Cam Nikkel— www.camnikkel.com
— Winnipeg’s music scene may be best known for spawning
Top 40 acts such as The Guess Who, Crash Test Dummies, The Watchmen
and Chantal Kreviazuk, but anyone who has lived here knows Peg
City has always had a deep and diverse music community. Talented
local photographer Cam Nikkel has been on the front lines of Winnipeg’s
burgeoning punk scene since the ’80s, capturing the raw
energy that characterized those early chaotic performances. Along
with tirelessly documenting local acts such as Red Fisher and
12 Eyes, Nikkel has also shot out-of-town acts such as Scream,
Rise and Dayglo Abortions over the past 20 years. Along with his
music-related photos, Nikkel has also uploaded a number of different
series he’s been working on to his online portfolio. His
work has recently been shown at the new skate park at The Forks,
The Graffiti Gallery and the now-defunct Barbershop Gallery.
Nobody’s Watching Pilot— tinyurl.com/gd4c4
— Originally developed as a pilot for the WB Network by
the writers of Scrubs and Family Guy, Nobody’s Watching
was originally killed by the teen-centred network before gaining
new life via YouTube last month. Following the runaway success
of the leaked pilot, NBC has grabbed the show, hoping to use the
program’s built-in audience to help launch a series of new
made-for-Internet episodes. The network also suggested that it’s
looking to adapt the program for another season if everything
goes smoothly with the web-only episodes. It’s increasingly
easy to stream and archive TV programs, so you’ll no doubt
continue to see a lot of crossover between TV shows and content
created for the web.
Weird Al — tinyurl.com/fcovc
— Rather than look at it as a sign that his highly overplayed
single You’re Beautiful has become part of pop culture,
singer James Blunt and his label, Atlantic, have stopped parody
artist Weird Al from including the song You're Pitiful on his
new album. Instead of backing down and allowing Blunt and his
team of lawyers to stop creative expression, Al pulled the song
from his album but released it on the web instead. Download it
before Atlantic’s lawyers start sending out the cease-and-desist
letters. The funny thing is that most people would never have
heard the song had the singer and his label not tried to stop
it from being released.
14 Days of Hell — hatgirlemily.blogspot.com
— f you’re thinking about cheating on your boyfriend/husband
or girlfriend/wife, you may want to think twice about the consequences
after reading this blog chronicling one woman’s quest to
seek revenge on her husband after she caught him cheating with
her best friend. Over 14 days she dumps out all his clothes in
front of his office, purchases a huge billboard detailing his
indiscretion, spray-paints his BMW and even sends his entire porn
collection to his parents’ house.
Anthony Augustine is a freelance music and pop culture writer
who spends way too much time in front of the computer. He also
hosts a weekly two-hour electronic music program on CKUW 95.9
FM Got a site you think he should see? E-mail him at anthony.alloneword@gmail.com. |
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