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The Crafty Monkey Awards: Our Top TV Shows of 08/09
Posted by: Paul Little • September 21, 2009 @ 4:00am
Last night was the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards -- hosted by the hilarious and talented Neil Patrick Harris -- and of course there's coverage of that show and its winners here on our site.
Folk Fest Interview: Loudon Wainwright III talks about music, his famous offspring, and his role in the blockbuster kids' movie G-Force
Posted by: Paul Little • August 12, 2009 @ 7:07am
It's not every day you get to meet and speak with a bona fide legend. Sure, I've met and talked to a lot of amazingly talented comedians, actors, and comedians over the last 2 years I've been doing interviews for ShowbizMonkeys.com.
The Winnipeg Folk Festival wraps up with Patrick Watson, Loreena McKennitt, and satisfied folkies
Posted by: Paul Little • July 13, 2009 @ 5:44am
The 36th Annual Winnipeg Folk Festival came to a close on Sunday night with a main stage performance by Celtic folk icon Loreena McKennitt, while over at Big Blue @ Night, Great Lake Swimmers finished things off. Prior to that, Patrick Watson (and his band, now called The Wooden Arms) awed and amazed at Big Blue, while legendary folk singer Arlo Guthrie pleased the big crowd on the main stage.
Bellowhead, Serena Ryder the stand-out performances on Saturday at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Posted by: Paul Little • July 12, 2009 @ 4:19am
Multi-genre band Bellowhead were the surprise of the day at the Winnipeg Folk Festival on Saturday, as the UK-based 11-piece band played their unique blend of folk, rock, ska, jazz, soul, and world music to roaring (and dancing) crowds on the main stage. Several spontaneous conga lines were even formed.
Iron & Wine highlight of Winnipeg Folk Festival so far (and other Day 3 notes)
Posted by: Paul Little • July 11, 2009 @ 6:44am
The third night of the Winnipeg Folk Festival was a busy day, and for that reason, this is going to be a shorter update tonight. It was a long, mostly cool day out at Bird's Hill Park on Friday, and sleep awaits -- but here we go!
Friday at the fest was all about the singer-songwriter -- at least for this writer.
Xavier Rudd headlines second night of the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Posted by: Paul Little • July 10, 2009 @ 5:38am
If you've been following our Twitter updates on the left side of our home page (or directly at twitter.com/showbizmonkeys), then you know what Day 2 of the Winnipeg Folk Festival was like -- the music was great, the atmosphere was awesome, and the weather was all over the place.
36th Annual Winnipeg Folk Festival launches five days of music with Elvis Costello
Posted by: Paul Little • July 9, 2009 @ 6:46am
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has become one of the premiere outdoor festivals in North America over its 36 year history, attracting crowds of over 45,000 paying customers to see the world's best folk, roots, bluegrass, and traditional music performers.
Interview: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen special effects guru Scott Farrar of ILM
Posted by: Mark McLeod • June 22, 2009 @ 6:39pm
Special effects are an important part of the movie business. From May to September each year, movie studios big and small try to blow audiences with their biggest budget releases of the year, and the majority of these are centered on the special effects.
Interview: Tonight Show blogger Aaron Bleyaert answers your questions on the eve of Conan taking over the late night institution
Posted by: Paul Little • June 1, 2009 @ 7:57am
Later tonight, this June 1st of 2009, The Tonight Show -- a late night institution that has been around for more than 50 years -- will welcome its 5th host. Conan O'Brien officially takes over for the departed Jay Leno (who's getting a new 5-nights-a-week primetime show in the fall) at 11:35pm.
Interview: Grand Analog's Odario Williams talks about the group and new album Metropolis is Burning
Posted by: Paul Little • May 27, 2009 @ 6:02pm
Grand Analog can't be pigeon-holed into one musical genre. Incorperating elements of hip-hop, rock 'n roll, reggae, dub, blues, and even a bit of punk rock, there's a lot of musical flavour to experience.
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