• Building robust, extensible and extremely efficient C# .Net back-end Internet applications for Canada’s #1 youth oriented web platform
• Building and extending database elements (MS SQL 2000 and 2005)
• Maintaining and replacing legacy ASP code (VBScript)
• Maintaining and extending custom C# CMS applications
• Helping develop, update and maintain scripts that manage and process XML feed data
• Developing tools that integrate seamlessly and efficiently with existing HTML documents, .Net controls, and AJAX and Flash applicants

The Good
Much is visible, funky, and lots of people watch it and interact with the website.  It could be fun to work on.

It's a popular site, so you may have interesting challenges with respect to scale.

There is some forward-looking elements deep in the description: "social web, preferably with experience with web services, facebook apps and utilizing open source initiatives whenever possible such as Wordpress, Google Maps, etc."

The location's great.  Easy access to subway, lots of good stores and restaurants around, central.

The Bad
Maintaining and porting legacy ASP VBScript applications sounds pretty unappealing.

It doesn't seem to be a particularly senior role, although if you're in a senior role and you'd like to take this on, you might be able to argue them up.  Compensation commensurate with experience implies that, but I find that phrase is often meant to be applied downward.  ;)

The usual lack of information about compensation, process, team.  There's not much about the rol, and the work description is mostly technology-centric rather than specific software you'll be working on.

YMMV
Not everyone's big on .NET.  I mean, you could say the same for just about any technology, but Microsoft technologies in particular seem to rub some people the wrong way, if for no other reason than the connection to Microsoft.

In Summary
If you'd love to work for Much, and you've got ASP and ASP.NET experience and aren't looking for an especially senior role (or are willing to fight for it), well, this could be your ticket.

All Headline News has reported that Canadian television channel MuchMusic will be airing the MTV Video Music Awards! As you probably already know, Tokio Hotel are nominated for Best Pop Video.

There is also a companion Canadian VMA's site, MTVVMA.ca, that will keep us up to date on all the award show's news.

The 25th Annual MTV VMA's will be aired Sunday, September 7th, with the red carpet show starting at 8 PM EST and the ceremony starting at 9 PM EST.

Behind American Morning's Very Wrong Music Intros [Gawker]

La idea de la campaña es apelar a la relación entre distintos géneros musicales y artistas. El elemento unificador "música" los relaciona en un canal donde el pop, lo latino, el rock y el soul, entre muchos otros ritmos conviven, haciendo crecer la oferta de estéticas y preferencias; sin dudas una de las principales características del canal que lo diferencian y lo ubican dentro de los más vistos de la televisión por cable.

La creatividad de la campaña estuvo a cargo de Injaus, la agencia del grupo de comunciación Claxson. La acción está compuesta por dos piezas de gráfica y vía pública (“La bestia Pop” y “Tengo la camisa negra”). El desarrollo de la acción estuvo a cargo de Flavio Bentosela, director creativo In Jaus Ads. También colaboraron Marcelo Virgillito, Mariana Borillo, Marcos Vigliani y Juan Pisani.

Las dos piezas de la campaña pueden verse desde aquí.

Así pues, el primer lugar donde paré me encontré a la banda de los de Much Music haciendo su programa dedicado a Batman, ya ven que el estreno mundial será el próximo Miércoles. Ahí presentaron una moto que se utilizó en la película de la cual les dejo una foto:

Más tarde vi por fuera esta pieza arquitectónica maravillosa llamada Royal Ontario Museum o mejor conocida localmente como el ROM, fue diseñada por el arquitecto Daniel Libeskind y ahí se encuentra un T-Rex de tamaño natural al cual ya quiero ver, ojalá pronto pueda volver en un horario más tempranero.

Hoy caminé principalmente sobre la calle Bloor, que es la zona universitaria y también de las artes escénicas. Caminé tanto que tengo mi rodilla izquierda hinchada auch! ya habrá tiempo para descansar.

Rihanna at 2008 Much Music Awards. Much is a Canadian English language cable television channel owned by CTV Limited. MuchMusic is dedicated to music, music-related programs, pop and youth culture. It basically is the canadian version of MTV. More pics after the jump.

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Hedley during the MMVA's (MuchMusic Video Awards), June 15, 2008, at CTV Building in Toronto, Canada. (Neil Domingues/PressPhotoIntl.com)

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Rihanna performs live during the MMVA's (MuchMusic Video Awards), June 15, 2008, at CTV Building in Toronto, Canada. (Neil Domingues/PressPhotoIntl.com)

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New Kids on the Block perform live during the MMVA's (MuchMusic Video Awards), June 15, 2008, at CTV Building in Toronto, Canada. (Neil Domingues/PressPhotoIntl.com)

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Okay so the MMVa's started with a performance by Flo Rida.. and what can I say. He should have pulled an Ashlee Simpson. He sounded like crap. Not that I like his song anyways. I went to a twelve year old's birthday party a couple weeks ago, (yes I was invited), and THEY ALL KNEW THE WORDS to his stupid song.  I think they should start puting ratings on music.. so they don't play horrible skanky tracks at bowling alleys. I'm just saying 90% of the population at NEB's Funworld is like 13 and under. But one thing that did comfort me about his performance; all of those screaming fan girls of his... were soaked like RATS...

then uhh Simple plan performed. bleh. and then there was an appearance from your boyfriend's wet dream, oops I mean, Girlicious.

And Rihanna won the award for International Star or whatever.

And Jesse McCartney presented Hedley's director with an award.... And he's wearing a pink fanny pack in his bare feet. Makes sense. He is IN hedley.

Finger Elleven is up on stage now... it got quiet. Probably because the only people that stayed through that rain storm were Flo Rida's pre-teen team.

illScarlet is performing their one single on a roof. That's swell. I like the guitarists dreads. His stripey shirt kinda sucks though. They're not performing very good tonight, though. I guess accoustics in such an altitude aren't so good? (rain just a little bit right now, please?) I've seen them live though.. so I can actually say they've done better.

Aww. much music even has fireworks. Probably to go with their computer towing masked cowboy, Phreak.. who's soon to show up eventually.

His big 'hack' will probably be coming up near halftime.

oh yeah.. Perez has lost some weight... and hired a stylist. He announced the nominees for most watched video. Guess who won--Rihanna. At least she was wearing shoes.

And now Sean Kingston wants everyone to put their hands in the air, but without his electronic voice smoothing vocal box he's hardly convincing.

and winner for muchvibe best Rap video- Belly? feat. some other guy.

Oh and because of their little MMVA win 10K ad, I went to the website and it's not even loading. But my cherry brownies are awesome :).

I don't understand why the Vj's have to be there for like every single moment of the show. ( another crappy performance is going on right now btw. Just what I was hoping for too, Akon) I mean like they introduce a band.. and then talk to them for thirty seconds.. and they introduce a video clip of nominees and then the artist is gone. Seems like a waste o' time to me.

I see more lightening. That would make for a much more interesting MMVa's. I don't even think the stage is covered. HAHA! It's now pouring. everyone has clear umbrellas. Now all I'd like to see are some high-heeled tumbles. Or like-- the Girlicious High-heeled tumble-train.

Oh Finally! An Award!

MuchLoud- Best Rock Video- Hedley (one thing I can say.. They're not carrying stupid umbrellas. Probablybecause they're rockstars).

Alright I am now on the win 10k page (finally) doing predictions for winners. I pretty much just select anyone that worked with Timbaland this year. Hopefully that logic wins me 10K.

OOo! A spice girl!.. oh..it's just one of them. nevermind, don't get excited.  (p.s- I saw them when they came to town :).

Now the Jabawokees? Apparantly they won some reality tv show you didn't watch. They're wearing white masks though so that makes them cool. But they're dancing to Kanye West.. so that makes them uncool. 

Hedley's performing now... Apparantly Much expects more ass than last time. The lead singer is still not wearing shoes.. and is wearing a headband that blatantly suggests the 80's. Not to mention he's still wearing his rainbow Brite fanny pack. lolz my gawd.  I love is cross tattoo and front wings as well. Carpe Diem, Hedley!

People's Choice Favourite Canadian Artist- (I can't remember what I predicted. I'll check later) Avril Lavigne. Sweet. I get points on the mmva 10k for that. Aww, she's not there. Shame on her, she's actually Canadian. But she says she's in Europe 'Touring'. by which she means 'on crack'.

ooo Mike Myers is there! Yayyy! Finally someone Canadian that is sweet! .. and he doesn't even sing.... hmm. what does that say for us...?

Girlicious is performing now.. and by performing I mean dancing to their cd in sparkly spankies. I love how muchmusic stationed a 'butt cam' for this performance. They just panned in on a male audience member who was singing all the words. See I told you they were your boyfriends wet dream.. or at least.. their .. ear candy? Oh look they even have a little breakdown with hairflipping and pelvic thrusting..like I wasn't expecting that.

Favourite Canadian Group- Simple plan... yay more 10k points!

I love how they seperate each hills star to come out one by one. I guess they didn't get enough announcers. Every five minutes I shout out 'Who's that?". *cough*

And RIhanna is performing some new song with a stupid hat on. and a stupid shirt. She looks like she walked out of much dance '94. I know you bought that cd. you know the song '1 . 2. 3. train with me, Uh oh... oh oh, uh-oh.' Yep. That's what Rihanna looks like tonight. to a T. Oh well, she sounded good. But that's compared to the horrible performances I've had to sit through already tonight.

Favourite International Video- Fall Out Boy. The're not there, ofcourse. But they're filming it in a sunny park.. looks like their too busy.

*yawn*. I have to get up at 5a.m tomorrow for work. I should be in bed. Thanks mmvas. Thanks.

Best Video- Hedley.

New Kids on The Block are performing now... and I don't.. know what to say. They uhh.. don't have that pre-pubescent charm anymore.. or VOICE for that matter. I don't know.. 'Step by Step' should have some boyish charm to it.. not some midlife crisis.... They sound really bad, but their dance moves haven't changed.

I just saw an ad for 'Bedouin Sounclash and Friends : Live at 11p.m' .. Picture this: bedouin soundclash and two friends in the background cheering. 'Whoooh! They paid us to do this!!!'

Speaking of corny. New kids on the block are still performing.. and the credits popped up.. and then went away.. *cough*. I bet uhhh... phreak did it. and now the show's over and there are error screens. and they're replaying flo rida's performance. Wonderful. I wanted to see this again.

okay well I'm going to sign off. p.s- my brownies were amazing

and p.p.s- I got 10000 points in the mmva game. the person in the top had 38000 poits. keep in mind I cam in to the game at 10:20. So technically I won. huzzah.

As the 2008 MMVAs are coming closer tomorrow, this means a final countdown to coincide what the MMVAs look like back in the day. First off, we'll start in 2004 when the MMVAs was really the best back then. Alexisonfire arrived in an Ambulance (at first officials there though there was a "real" emergency, but actually it's an grand entrance by the band). Billy Talent was gaining momentum back them with their hits "Try Honesty", "River Below" and "Cut the Curtains". Fefe Dobson made her debut too. So does MuchMusic VJ (and my personal favourite) Mr. Devon Soltendieck . He was very rad back then unlike today's standards. Along with Sarah Taylor, the newly minted newcomer to MuchMusic. This also marked the last time that Amanda Walsh was ever a VJ down at MuchMusic. There was one time that the Beastie Boys filmed a music video down at the MMVAs, I couldn't remember which one......To view the highlight of that year, please go here.

I'm going to summarize the last 3 years that the MMVA took shape.

2005 was about adrenaline. Billy Talent (once again) arrived in a vintage world war army tank! Rick Campanelli (one of the recognized and long-running VJs of MuchMusic) made his last appearance before moving on to host Entertainment Tonight Canada (or ET Canada). The Killers close a climatic show with a choir. We must not forget The Black Eyed Peas, k-os, Ashlee Simpson and most importantly, the comeback of the Backstreet Boys (while they didn't perform, they did a great show as presenters). As for the Black Eyed Peas, there was an instance when an unknown person suddenly step on the stage before he was dragged down by security. What a silly act that way. I'm not sure if he was arrested or not, but by all means he was subsequently booted off.

2006 marked when Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Hedley and many other performers who performed that day brought an awesome show. As for Fall Out Boy, well they love to "Dance Dance". There were two dancers on stage.

And finally, 2007. The MMVAs bought an action packed show filled with dirty words and stuff. The Used performed their hit song "The Bird and the Worm" and there are some people chanting to the swear word, that MuchMusic has to filter these parts completely and it sounded like a "reed" wave vibrating into a rough form! Maroon 5 performed an awesome show and at the Red Carpet arrivals, one of my favourite bands, Marianas Trench walked with a foot-long of sub! That really gave me the giggles. Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 was on hand. How appropriate that Deryck Whibley said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome - Ms. Whibley!" Anyways, that was an awesome show to remember. By the way I finished watching the show, I get sleepless nights about wishing that I want to meet the guys someday. I still suffer those withdrawal symptoms though...lol

Anyways, this concludes the countdown to the MMVAs. Don't forget that this Sunday marks the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards. The whole show starts at 9:00p.m. Eastern Time on MuchMusic.

CANADIAN ARTIST: You get to choose from Avril Lavigne, Belly (i've never heard of him before.. he sounds like he's got some deep, meaningful lyrics, yo), Feist, City and Colour (...why isn't this under the band category? Oh right- no screaming. Gotcha), Nelly Fertado (the new, hip-forgotten-my-roots-Fertado).

CANADIAN GROUP: Hedley, Simple Plan, Bily talent, Finger Eleven, illscarlet. (This category must have been picked my a twelve year-old girl. Sorry, twelve year old CANADIAN girl.) *cough*

INTERNATIONAL (Americano): fall Out Boy, Florida (sorry, FLo Rida), Kanye West, Rihanna, Timbaland and One Republic.

My predictions are Nelly Fertado is probably going to win the first one, but Feist should win.. because she did an ipod commercial. For Canadian group,Finger eleven should probably win, although they only had two good songs on their new album. If they don't win, illscarlet is probably going to get it beause they've toured the crap out of Canada this year. (I.e- I don't even like them and I've seen them 3 times.. all unintentionally).  And international will probably be Rihanna... because she's the onlyperson who's songs I'd be able to recognize if it came on the radio.

yey.

Oh what else? You want to go? okay.. So here's what you do. bring canned spaghetti O's to MuchMusic on june 7th at 8 am.  and line up. you must be at least 14 and provide photo i.d. If you don't want to wait in line, you can also listen to a few radio stations that will be givin tixx away, like z103.5. Find more info. about getting there, here.

And if you're interested in seeing the performances whether on tv or shivering in the middle of a street, these are the announced.  Florida, Girlicious (what a horrible name), Hedley, illScarlet, jabbawockeesdsdseszz, Kardinal ft. Akon, Rihanna, Sean kingston, and Simple Plan.  wow.. that's a pretty.. . . solid... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....

To help us get more airplay on MuchMusic, here is how you can help… please use the following link and request the Nightwood Cave of the Spleen video:
http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/mod20/talk_to_us.aspx

Also, we are also going to try to get some additional airplay on MuchLoud, so please also email the following address to request our video: mailto:muchloud@muchmusic.com

We will be in touch shortly this week with our upcoming tour info!

Love, Nightwood

Capita and Nomis team rider Nat Gough was recently featured on MuchMusic as she coached one of the VJs on jibbing at the Ripley's Urban Rail Park at Polson Pier in Toronto.

Nat was making her way through Ontario along with TJ Schneider on their way to the Empire Shakedown at Mont-St Sauveur in Quebec.

Check the link, at the bottom go to "More on AXS" and search "Tim does snowboarding".

(photo from www.nomisdesign.com)

So Bill is out of commission. He’s resting up, nursing his voice, and soon all will be well in the world.

But in the meantime, need a little Tokio Hotel action? Well then tune into ClipTrip this weekend - TH will be featured! We’ll be airing some cool Tokio Hotel music videos and will even be showing a never-before-seen interview with the boys!

For the true Tokio Hotel fan, this is an episode not to be missed. This episode of ClipTrip airs on Monday, April 14th @ 9am ET. (And if you have to go to school at that time, set your VCR/PVR/skip class*).

*I don’t actually condone skipping class (cough)

It's apparent that he's been busy with his foundation The Ricky Martin Foundation, which focuses on "advocating for the well being of children around the globe in critical areas such as social justice, education, and health."

Most recently, Martin has been fighting child trafficking and sexual exploitation problems in Cambodia with hopes to raise awareness of the issue. Click here for more details or check out www.therickymartinfoundation.org. This is another great example of a celebrity using fame for the good of others.

La fin du désastre télévisuel est peut-être enfin arrivée! La station musicale MusiquePlus a annoncé d’importants changements à venir. La nouvelle avait été annoncée hier par le journal Le Soleil et aujourd’hui, la vice-présidente principale à la programmation des Chaînes Télé Astral, pour MusiquePlus, Vrak TV, Canal Vie et Z Télé, Marie Collin a précisé la nature de la «transformation extrême» déjà attendue pour septembre prochain.

Notamment : fini la merdique émission des jumelles BO2 produit par la très siliconée Anne-Marie Losique et moins de télé-réalité. Ici, on met un bémol, car Mme Collin affirme que les jeunes aiment beaucoup ça. EUH ? Je me considère jeune (début vingtaine pour les curieux !) et je ne considère pas ça intéressant de voir l’émission America’s Next Top Model traduite sur les ondes de MusiquePlus. En plus quel est le lien entre cette émission et l’industrie musicale (surtout dans un contexte québécois) ?

J’adore l’émission ANTP, mais je ne veux pas la voir sur MP, ce n’est pas sa place. Je hais la télé-réalité de HULK et je ne veux pas la voir, et ce nulle part.

Les émissions poubelles sont aussi populaires sur les ondes de MP que les tempêtes de neiges au Québec. En plus, Mme Collin laisse entendre que MP est associée à torts à une station qui ne diffuse que de la télé-réalité ! Hello ?! Est-ce que tu as regardé MP dernièrement ? J’imagine que non : car il n’y a que ça des merdes télévisuelles.

Des émissions qui n’ont aucun lien avec le monde de la musique avec des titres qui se veulent « full cool» : Flambant n’œuf, TopROCK de Babu (je m’en fou de BABUUUUU !!!!!!), Mes Vieux tout neufs (mais qui a pensé à ce genre de titre aussi insignifiant ?), Mes 15 minutes, etc…

Connaissez-vous du monde qui écoute encore MP ? Votre chien ne compte pas. Votre pré-ado ne compte pas.

Moi, je ne connais plus personne qui l’écoute. Je fais partie de la génération qui a connu Véronique Cloutier, Geneviève Borne, Claude Rajotte et d’autres bien entendu.

Pour moi le déclin de MP avait commencé avec l’embauche du très mauvais Nabi… et l’inévitable départ de l’excellent expert musical Claude Rajotte.

Ce qui manque ? Plus de temps d’antennes aux VJ, plus de vidéo (et c’est pas vrai de dire que YOUTUBE prend la place des vidéos !!!) plus d’artistes invités, fini des émissions qui n’ont aucun lien avec le monde la musique, fini des télé-réalités insignifiantes, fini le copiage sur MuchMusic, fini des vj incompétents ( pour ne pas nommer l’incompétente Valérie Roberts, et je ne comprends pas qu’elle ait gagner le concours de VJ Recherché en 2007. Vraiment, c’est incompréhensible).

POTINS ! POTINS ! POTINS !

J’avais déjà entendu dire que le nouveau directeur de MP ne pouvait sentir Anne-Marie Losique (selons mes sources du milieu : elle serait super désagréable, elle abuserait de ses recherchistes, et elle est cheap, elle paie très mal ses employés).

Anne-Marie Losique louait des locaux de MP, mais bon, un beau jour, on lui a fait comprendre que son bail n’était pas renouvelable (voilà pourquoi elle est relocalisée au Vieux-Port de Montréal). J’avais eu vent de ce potin avant même que la nouvelle soit sortie dans les journaux !!! Et c’est pourquoi ils ont annulé presque toutes les émissions produites par la maison de production de Miss Silicone Losique jusqu’à la toute denière qui restait : celle des jumelles ! Ahhahahahhahah !

Potinons aussi sur Pierre Marchand, apparemment, il copiait tout ce que faisait MuchMusic, qu’il voulait toujours engager de très jeunes VJ ; il est fortement associé à la chute de MP…

J’ai déjà entendu dire (encore un bon potin) que Varda avait eu la job de VJ à cause… que hmm, mm !! Faites un et un (Pierre Marchand + Varda = JOB À MP !!!) ahhahahah

Mais ça, c’est une rumeur bien entendue... Mais lorsque j’ai regardé le screen test de Varda, je crois que cette rumeur est fondée !

 
Scott Anderson, lead singer of Canadian rock band Finger Eleven, visits MuchOnDemand in Toronto, Canada on Mar. 7, 2008. (Arthur Mola/PressPhotoIntl.com)

  
(Arthur Mola/PressPhotoIntl.com)