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Valdy: The Canadian folk music legend reflects on his 50-year career
Canadian folk musician Valdy has been making music and criss-crossing the country for over 50 years. Valdy has 16 albums to his name, sold over half …
1 year, 5 months ago
Patrick Nichols: What it’s like to photograph the Toronto hip-hop scene
Patrick Nichols has been photographing Toronto’s hip-hop artists for decades. His latest photo, “A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop,” features 103 key pl…
1 year, 5 months ago
Margo Martindale: How she turns sweet characters into "sticky" ones
Margo Martindale is no stranger to playing dangerous women, whether it be a KGB agent on “The Americans” or the matriarch of a crime family on “Justi…
1 year, 5 months ago
Michael Ross Albert: Why the nightmare of buying a home inspired his new play
When Michael Ross Albert recently bought a condo in Toronto, he realized that the dream of homeownership is more like a nightmare. The Canadian playw…
1 year, 5 months ago
Alan Cumming: What connects him to a New Brunswick ad man
When Scottish actor Alan Cumming read the script for the Canadian movie “Drive Back Home,” he really connected to the character of Perley, a New Brun…
1 year, 5 months ago
Julian Taylor: Why he needed to go inward to write his new album
Julian Taylor is back with a new album, “Pathways.” The Toronto singer-songwriter needed to go inward to make this new album, writing songs about the…
1 year, 5 months ago
Taylor Tomlinson: Her early days on the Christian comedy circuit
The comedian Taylor Tomlinson grew up in a religious household, so her very first stand-up performances were on the Christian comedy circuit. But aft…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ryan Ofei: Why some people think Christian music isn’t marketable
Ryan Ofei is a Canadian artist who grew up singing in the church, but due to feeling like an outsider, he abandoned his passion for Christian music i…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fortune Feimster: Joyful comedy and how Chelsea Handler gave her her first big break
The comedian Fortune Feimster is back with a new Netflix comedy special, “Crushing It,” which debuts today. In this conversation with Tom Power, Fort…
1 year, 5 months ago
Quick Q: Klô Pelgag on motherhood, creativity & francophone music in Canada
The Quebec singer-songwriter Klô Pelgag has gone through some big changes since being shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2021. She wrote her …
1 year, 5 months ago