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Why I'm Not Writing About DIY Anymore

Why I'm Not Writing About DIY Anymore

What opportunities are we missing out on by approaching the informal creative environment we call the underground in centralist, individualist terms. Can we really keep talking about DIY and independent music if we truly wish to further the goals that initially attracted us to it?

Yes in My Backyard: Saskatoon

Yes in My Backyard: Saskatoon

From lo-fi electronic music to bedroom folk and even franco-pop, here are 10 artists doing exciting things in Saskatoon.

Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg Creates Healing Through Music

Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg Creates Healing Through Music

Whether drumming with experimental rock trio Absolutely Free, making ambient electronic music as Memory Pearl, DJing, remixing, or dabbling in criticism, Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg's relationship with music is constantly evolving.

Deep Digs: Pascal Languirand - De Harmonia Universalia (1980)

Deep Digs: Pascal Languirand - De Harmonia Universalia (1980)

In this installment of Deep Digs, Jesse Locke focuses on the sonic explorations and "New Classical Romanticism" of Pascal Languirand's De Harmonia Universalia.

You've Got a Friend in Michael C. Duguay

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."

Clearance Culture Is Hindering Canadian Artists' Creativity

Clearance Culture Is Hindering Canadian Artists' Creativity

“Clearing” a sample is a process by which artists attempt to gain the rights to use elements of a song from its rights holder. It’s an intentionally opaque and expensive process that privileges major labels and stifles creativity.

Deep Digs: Mort Garson’s Lucifer - Black Mass (1971)

Deep Digs: Mort Garson’s Lucifer - Black Mass (1971)

Black Mass stands out in composer Mort Garson’s long and idiosyncratic discography like an inky smear on an otherwise colourful and varied canvas.