The Official Theme song of the Vancouver Whistler 2010 Olympic Games

Geoff Berner sings a swan song for the under-represented at the future site of the 2010 olympic village in Vancouver, British-Columbia. A small featurette excerpted from a film I’m working on that will boast a cameo from our favourite Klezmer revivalist.

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V.c » Okay, I don’t think this is the real official theme song of the Vancouver Whistler 2010 Olympic Games, but I’m sure some of you will appreciate it if you have a wry sense of humour and don’t work for Vanoc.

No Fun City, a documentary by Melissa James: click to view website and watch trailer

No Fun City, a documentary by Melissa James and Kate Kroll, will focus on the musicians, artists, club owners, and promoters who continue to preserve and pioneer the arts despite all odds, and try to keep Vancouver’s subculture alive.

As the story unfolds we will watch as Malice Liveit, a local promoter and club owner, tries to open a new club despite his uphill legal battles; as Wendy13, manager of hardcore punk bar the Cobalt and local activist, struggles with the looming threat to her business from city hall; as Cameron Reed, a music-marketing consultant and promoter, attempts to organize the Music Waste music festival despite a lack of venues; and as David Duprey, a gallery owner and local entrepreneur, continues to contribute his time and money to creating spaces for artists and musicians. What all these people have in common is they are trying to make Vancouver a more interesting place because they believe that the city should be characterized by the people that live here, and not the local authorities. As the Olympics gets closer and the city dishes out billions trying to rebuild, we will see what becomes of the small underground arts community that barely survives under the weight of Vancouver’s current restrictions and regulations… .

Source ↑ www.nofuncity.org

V.c » It may have taken a Montrealer to create a gritty and professional documentary film about the music scene in Vancouver, but at least somebody has done it. Oh yeah, and Vancouver needs more small local, live music venues, especially not just downtown on Granville Street which has become uninhabitable unless you are 22 and from the suburbs.

For those of you who prefer your music with a little less sluttiness, try the Franz Ferdinand version of Womanizer.

UPDATE: According to a friend of a friend who works for LiveNation the reason Britney took a 30 minute hiatus during her show here was not because of the bothersome second hand smoke but because she ripped her fishnet stockings and the 20 other pairs they had in the wardrobe bin were not acceptable because she needed some specific brand of fishnets.

It is certainly a plausible story given the divaesque nature of Ms Spears, but this was third-hand information so I would say its truthfullness sits at about 50%. Not that I really care either way, but even my grandmother was talking about it.