The Arcade Fire finished the second of two shows at Massey Hall last night, and I was fortunate to snag a couple of tickets. I was also fortunate to have my camera in hand when the lead singer ventured into the audience during one of the songs.

We’ve just launched a new podcast on The Bar Towel, appropriately titled Bar Towel Radio. The first episode features an interview with Ken Woods, founder of the Black Oak Brewery in Oakville. You can subscribe to the podcast here.

OCAD’s Graduate Exhibition is coming up on May 11th - 13th. Go and see lots of work from the hot artists of today and tomorrow. Check out their animated promo spot which has been posted on YouTube.

Friend of Cecktor Adria Vasil has published a new book, Ecoholic, promoting green living. So far so good, it’s currently #14 on the Amazon.ca bestseller list. Check it out and love the earth.

I’ve been impressed with a number of things that Coudal Partners does, and this is no exception. For a little while now they’ve been running a “Swap Meat”, where they’ve been featuring and sometimes commissioning artwork that gets sent to them and selling to the public. Almost like an indie art broker for interesting stuff - whether it’s photography, prints, whatever. Check out the Swap Meat here.

Welcome to the Cecktor blog. Here we’ll talk about what’s on our minds. I guess there’s nothing on our minds just yet.