Rich Aucoin’s “Death Tour” Is All About Appreciating Life
Best known for his vibrant electronic albums and confetti-filled live shows, Rich Aucoin’s fascination with death seems incongruous. However, reconciling these ideas is central to the Halifax-based musician’s creative process....
Electronic Rebel Queen LÂLKA Advocates for Vibrant Self-Expressed
LÂLKA cannot be encapsulated in a single adjective. While she works in the genre of electro-pop, she subverts generic expectations with her rebellious spirit and her anarchic approach to producing...
Chastity Delivers A Protest Album From The Heart Of The Suburbs
Brandon Williams has an ambivalent relationship to his hometown in southern Ontario. It serves as both the inspiration behind his music, and place that’s a subject to criticism. “The finance...
A Mighty New Force In Hip-Hop: Haviah Mighty Raps To Empower
Photo by Yung Yemi After a fiery performance at the NXNE festival stage in downtown Toronto, Haviah Mighty is still in constant motion, waving to fans and chatting with photographers,...
Album Review: FIDLAR is Almost Free
For the most die-hard fans, FIDLAR – which stands for “Fuck it dog life’s a risk” – is a band, a motto and an ethos. Rather than become pigeonholed in...