Episode 42: Oscar nominations, Sony buys Bungie

We interview comic book artist Emmanuel Filteau (https://www.inkorpora.com/ ) and discuss his comics, including his latest series Tales from the Interface. Synopsis: "When the virtual world became so advanced that we lost interest in reality, access became rationed according to privilege and social status." You can buy his books online, or meet him at the upcoming Montreal Comic Arts Festival (May 24 to 26, 2024). https://www.fbdm-mcaf.ca/en/comic-arts-festival/

This week, we do a deep-dive on Oscar nominated films, and the categories of Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Film. Plus mini-reviews of Holdovers, Barbie, Past Lives, Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon. Thanks for listening!

Michael La Ronn (https://www.michaellaronn.com/ ) returns to the podcast to talk about his latest projects:

Kickstarter campaign for "The Good Necromancer" urban fantasy series

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaellaronn/the-good-necromancer-urban-fantasy-hardcovers

London Book Fair (March 12-14, 2024)

https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/

Superstars Writing seminar

https://www.superstarswriting.com/

and we also talk about Draftsmith, AI-powered editing software:

https://draftsmith.ai/

Michael Dunn (https://michaeldunnproject.com/ ) returns to give us an update on his first album, and we discuss the challenges for an independent artist to promote their music. We talk about Spotify, Audiophile (https://michaeldunnproject.com/the-audiophile-package) and his upcoming marketing campaign which is launching soon. Perhaps a tour in the future?

Marc Lamothe joins the podcast to do a deep-dive on the music of James Brown, a career spanning six decades.

Marc's curated YouTube playlist: (60+ songs)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlDr6_BOIZNw6IqvHQ57U2-EZugyg3vs

James Brown & The Famous Flames, T.A.M.I. show 1964:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-E0X2JxCs4

Marc's top 10 James Brown albums:

1. Live at the Apollo (1962)     
2. I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (1968)
3. It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In (1970)
4. Love, Power, Peace, Live at the Olympia, Paris (1971)
5. There It Is (1972)
6. Get on the Good Foot (1972)
7. The Payback (1973) / Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s* – Damn Right I Am Somebody
8. Hell (1974)
9. Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump (1975) / Hustle with Speed (The JB’s) 1975
10. In the Jungle Groove (1986)

Bootsy Collins explains The One:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph6AaddC6bA

David Bowie - Fame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypgq0qdgVZA

James Brown - Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NdgUVnfQ8k

Marc Girard from Rush tribute band New World Men joins us to talk about his collaborations, Simple Plan, Paul McCartney, his solo project Orbit, and upcoming New World Men shows.

Paul McCartney - Halifax Commons - 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk3x_-VvKKY

Simple Plan - La soiree du hockey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHJIV7wsgEs

Orbit music
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/orbit8/human-voltage

NAMM 2024
https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/sessions

Neil Peart Hockey Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha9ccf4YfzU

Claude-Marc from cineCM.com joins us to recap the best films that we saw in 2023. We each give our top 5 films, as well as our favorite TV series. You won't be bored, as we have a mix of everything: Hollywood big-budget, horror, animation, foreign-language, and romance. Thanks for listening!

Marc Girard, keyboardist/bassist and co-founder of Rush tribute band New World Men (https://www.newworldmen.com/en ) joins us to talk about his solo career and history of New World Men. We also discuss the future plans for the band, which may or may not include world domination.

Marc Girard solo project: Human Voltage
https://orbitmusic.bandcamp.com/album/human-voltage
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/orbit8/human-voltage

New World Men official site:
https://www.newworldmen.com/

Official YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@NewWorldMenBand/videos

Cabaret BMO (Ste-Therese)

https://odyscene.com/programmation/new-world-men/?representation=3

Steph Dumais from Bloody Gore Comix (https://bloodygorecomix.com/ ) joins the podcast to give us an update on his latest projects, from Renegade XL900 issue 3 to Bathory to private commissions and more. He also talks about his upcoming trip to Copenhagen, Denmark and the Montreal Comic Arts Festival (MCAF) in May 2024. Bonus: details on the 'Ken & G Cinematic Universe'!

Claude-Marc from cineCM.com joins the podcast to catch up on some long overdue movie reviews. We discuss The Creator, Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights at Freddy's, Talk to Me, and The Marvels. Spoiler-free.