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Links
www.apathyisboring.com
great site to help motivate your deep inner desire to get involved and vote. cool logo. nice people
www.warchild.ca
incredible Canadian grassroots charity with programs in over 20 conflict regions. low overhead and marketing costs=90% of funds actually go to the projects instead of new computers and jeeps . i've personally traveled to iraq and sudan with warchild. they are on the cutting edge of giving war affected children their sense of "child" back.
www.adbusters.org
canadian based social activist magazine. not for profit and hell bent on toppling the existing power structures in the 21st century. ..and...their blackspot sneakers are amazing!
www.thebrooklynrail.org
left leaning collection of opinions on art,music,film and theatre. originally meant to be read on the L Train in NY but has grown outside their originating borough and forges ahead maintaining political and artistic democracy.
www.democracynow.org
whatever you're not getting by way of mainstream news you will find here. Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez bring the truth.
www.antimarket.com
art ,clothes and opinion in Echo Park .los,angeles. very cool store! limited parking.
www.whatreallyhappened.com
alternative news source
www.hrw.org
human rights watch.defending human rights and looking towards not repeating what has been the bloodiest century in human history.
www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies
brian eno and peter schmidt developed this set of very unique cards that evolved out of "panic" situations. they are crafted to be "prompts" aimed at altering your course of direction and help when panic sets in. a "must have" for anyone really.
music.hyperreal.org
the need to know and study Brian Eno is an interesting journey. here's a quote from this site. "if the world of culture is like a glass of water, than Eno is the alka seltzer, in reverse of course"
www.longnow.org
if you are part of the "faster is better "culutre and wish to SLOWWWWWWW DOWN..this is the site for you. it's both mind and time expanding. and...brian eno is involved. i promise this is the last site with him involved.
www.banksy.co.uk
subversive graffiti artist/art anarchist. now made semi-famous for the paris hilton cd drop.
www.obeygiant.com
shepard fairey, the bigger banksy of the U.S . uses Marshall McLuhan's "the medium is the message" as his mantra. politics,culture, art,clothes,stickers etc. i own a bunch of his prints. big fan!
www.mcluhan.ca
canadian educator,scholar and philosopher. he received the order of Canada and has heavily influenced cultural critics and thinkers. i studied marshall at the university of Toronto. can you sense how strongly my national pride is beaming right now?
www.data.org
debt,trade,aids,africa. enough said.
www.knowmore.org
curious about a companies activities? look no further.
www.dignitasinternational.org
Dr. James Orbinski is one of the most forward thinking minds today. his extensive experience in the field and compassion for the future is nothing short of remarkable. the team at Dignitas is doing great work and need your support.
Videos
Bury Me With A Gun - Teaser Video
03:25 | 374 plays | Sep 15 2010
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Bio
I am a songwriter.
I am not an entertainer, although I can be entertaining. Alcohol.
I never knew how much I truly loved music until I bought The Unforgettable Fire.
I write and record music because it is the evidence of life.
I have yet to wrap my head around the distinction between pretentious and earnest.
I’m either hopelessly misunderstood or an idiot.
I am a Monday morning activist.
I’ve filmed Documentaries in Iraq and Darfur and work closely with various charities.
I drive a hybrid vehicle, shop with cloth grocery bags, buy mostly organic local foods but yet feel as though I’m living a cliché.
I dislike Yoga.
Love Bruce Lee and the UFC.
I know some real activists.
They humble me.
I feel as though I am a witness and the armed robbery is life happening right before my very eyes.
I don’t want to be the guy in the 7-11 hiding behind the candy bar aisle.
I started a band named in 1992 named Our Lady Peace.
Name taken from a Mark Van Doren World War 2 poem.
We signed to Columbia Records, sold millions, did all the late night talk shows and shared the stage with everyone from The Ramones to Willie Nelson to The Deftones and Neil Young.
I enjoy producing music. The stuff I’m most proud of you’ve probably never heard of. Men Women and Children, People in Planes. Billy the Kid, Dearly Beloved I spent the last year making a solo record.
It was written, recorded and produced by me in my home studio mostly late at night.
I approached the music completely differently from anything I’ve done before.
Poems, beats then chord progressions.
In my studio sits a 2-foot high stack of books and magazines Used sparingly throughout the recordings.
Emerson, Banksy, Ginsberg, Adbusters, The Fader, Buckminster Fuller, Nikki Giovanni. See what I mean…that delicate balance between pretentious vs. earnest.
RAINE MAIDA
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Latest Blog Entries
- Jun 6, 2011 2:18 PM Raine Maida At 91X Sunset Sessions
- Nov 11, 2010 8:54 PM Raine Joins Polar Bears International LIVE Tomorrow
- Sep 15, 2010 10:38 PM Raine Maida - Busking for Change - Warchild.ca
- Sep 15, 2010 6:31 PM Busking For Change Schedule Announced
- Aug 27, 2010 9:23 PM Busking For Change - Fall 2010














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the Fluu (producer) 2 years ago
5 of 2202MoreLove the music...keep up the good work!!!!
brilliant stuff!
The Massey Hall OLP show was so moving, your voice is an incredible tool. I look foward to hearing more solo projects as well as more from OLP. Your music really is magical.
beautiful music :)
Thanks, Not too many people actually communicate or link here anymore ..... It's a shame. I aint really feelin the face book thing !!! seems to be a lil boring suited with "Who cares" Whatcha think ?? ............... anyways ................. Spreadin some dizzy dizeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaze ....... Play nice !!! ~the Fluu (producer)