Exploring Esssena's Islands of Sound
We spoke with the Toronto-based experimental artist before her appearance at Venus Fest's 10th edition
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Singing Heavy Songs
How heavy music heals and unites Indigenous people on both sides of a border.
Wax Memory: A Daughter's Journey Through Her Father's Vinyl Collection
TikTok user @soundwavesoffwax is documenting the process of listening to her late father’s vinyl collection and shows that collective listening is still very much possible, in myriad forms.
Connective Tissue: How Punk Archivists in Calgary Preserve the Fabric of Music From the Past
Every day, we take care to maintain our bodies, lives, and relationships. Ben Lines extends this same effort to preserving music. When he’s not studying or working part-time, the 21-year-old Calgary resident is running CanadianWasteland.
You've Got a Friend in Michael C. Duguay
When I tell him that the theme for this issue is The Fear, Duguay admits, “I think that fear is probably what has characterized a lot of my life and what has influenced a lot of my decisions—I think it’s probably the same for a lot of people."