written by: JAMIE CESSFORD
photos by: ALEX YELIZAROV
As I’m sure most of you know, the Olympics brought a wide variety of cultural events with them to help promote the games (as if they needed any). While there was plenty of less mainstream events to attend (like the gay, hiphopera re-envisioning of Romeo and Juliet that was [...]
written by KATRINA PERALTA
photos by ALEX YELIZAROV
When it comes to finding ourselves a career path, a lot of factors come into play to ensure we find exactly what we’re looking for. Certain people, events, fortunes and mishaps in our lives become a big part in whom and what we are destined to become.
Meet MC Static [...]
Words by Justin Lintag
I know you’re on the road touring, so tell us where you’re at and who you’re currently touring with.
I’ve just finished the Canadian leg of my Popular Music album tour and am laying low in London, Ontario right now. I’m touring alone in support of the album and the US dates start [...]
interview: JAMIE CESSFORD
photos: ADAM GREENBERG
A while back I got the chance to interview Tom and Liza from The Wind Whistles. They’re an incredibly ambitious duo that has certainly experienced the ups and downs of being DIY in the digital age.
With the release of their fantastic follow-up to their 2007 debut, Animals are People Too, The [...]
interview: KATRINA PERALTA
photos: ALEX YELIZAROV
Two young lyricists from Vancouver also known as Kai and Atlin have teamed up to rise to the top of the Vancouver music scene and taking it by storm one show at a time. Although the word “shottas” arises from a Jamaican slang term for gangsters; who are often feared and [...]
words: GRACELLE BONIFACIO
photos: ALEX YELIZAROV
Being one of those city girls that always had Top 40 tunes blaring in my car stereo, I would have never thought of ditching the stiletto infested, glitter copious, fist pumping or what some might call manic scene that is the Downtown Granville Strip, in exchange for a night chilling out [...]
Interview by: Jamie Cessford
While getting close to the halfway point of their recent Canadian tour, I had the opportunity to speak with The Wooden Sky vocalist/guitarist Gavin Gardiner about the tour, which includes a show at the Olympics, and their latest record If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone. Gavin and [...]
And The Winner Is…
By Justin C. F. Lintag
Videography credits: Mario Soriano
Photography credits: Elixir Garcia
Delta Blue. Winners of Y57’s Battle of the Bands earlier this fall at Heritage Hall. I’ll set the stage since I was one of the ones closely watching the competition, rightfully so as I was one of the three judges. Each band [...]
On November 25th, I had a chance to check out the 19+ performance by Said the Whale at St. James Hall. While they were making transitions between shows, I that chance to catch up with the local indie sweethearts to talk to them about their tour, the success of their single “Camilo (The Magician)” and [...]
I got the chance to steal some time from the members of Boombox Saints at the premiere of their first music video, ‘Flip It’ on Monday. As busy as they were meeting and greeting friends, family and fans, they were awesome enough to stop for a quick chat.
The Boombox Saints are a collective of three [...]
