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Quick Q: Jonah Yano on his 30-minute improvised experimental noise music piece
Jonah Yano is a Montreal-based musician who’s known for his work with artists like Mustafa, Charlotte Day Wilson and BadBadNotGood. He recently relea…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lara St. John: Exposing sexual abuse in classical music with a new doc
The Canadian violinist Lara St. John was a child prodigy who was only two when she started playing her instrument. But her young age also made her ex…
1 year, 3 months ago
Garfunkel & Garfunkel: Their father-son album & reconciliation with Paul Simon
The legendary singer Art Garfunkel made his name with Paul Simon in the celebrated folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. Now, he and his son, Art Garfunkel Jr.…
1 year, 3 months ago
Quick Q: Ombiigizi explore the feeling of shame on their sophomore album
The Canadian indie rock/shoegaze band Ombiigizi is a collaboration between Anishnaabe artists Adam Sturgeon (Status/Non Status) and Daniel Monkman (Z…
1 year, 3 months ago
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood, her DIY punk roots and foray into Americana
Waxahatchee is the solo project of the American singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield. Last year, around the release of her sixth record, “Tigers Blood…
1 year, 3 months ago
Haley McGee: How hospices, mystics and trips to the cemetery inspired her work
Sometime in her 30s, the award-winning Canadian theatre actor and writer Haley McGee started thinking about death. Was she making the best use of her…
1 year, 3 months ago
Bill T. Jones: His incredible life in dance and groundbreaking work with Keith Haring
Bill T. Jones is a renowned dancer and choreographer whose work looks at race, death, mortality, grief and sexuality. In the late ‘80s, he visited cl…
1 year, 3 months ago
Phil Wizard: Overcoming self-doubt to win gold at the Olympics
Unlike a lot of other gold medallists at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Phil Wizard didn't grow up dreaming of becoming an Olympian. The Vancouver-based br…
1 year, 3 months ago
Francis Ford Coppola: Megalopolis and becoming Michael Corleone
As a filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) is legendary for his vision, drive and propensity to risk it all. This year, he …
1 year, 3 months ago
Arooj Aftab: Pioneering Pakistan’s DIY music movement
When the singer and composer Arooj Aftab released her 2021 album “Vulture Prince,” she gained fans like Barack Obama, Elvis Costello and Caroline Pol…
1 year, 3 months ago