Beyond Random Access: Grassroots Music Organizations on the Benefits of Decentralizing Institutional Memory
Everyseeker, the Music Gallery, and Sappyfest unpack obstacles music labour spaces face retaining institutional memory
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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.
Are You Listening? The Power of Paying Attention Explored Through Audio Archiving
Tia Julien sets out to explore the role music and sound play in the collective experience and eventual memory of this historical moment, in the midst of scarcity, civil unrest, and movement towards revolution.
DIY Defiance: How New Friends Fest Is Growing Ontario’s Post-hardcore Community
How New Friends fest is growing Ontario's post-hardcore community
Balancing Love and Critique: A New Feeling Roundtable
New Feeling members participate in a roundtable discussion on their unique relationship with and understanding of music fandom and music journalism.
The Power of the Music Fan
More and more, artists, record labels, and live entertainment companies are working in tandem to create such one-of-a-kind “utopic” experiences directed at fans, who hold an increasing amount of power and sway in this relationship
Keep Moving Forward: In Conversation with Phyllis Sinclair
The music career of Edmonton-based singer-songwriter Phyllis Sinclair (Kawéchiwásik / York Landing First Nation) spans over two decades. 15 years after her debut record came out, Sinclair released her most acclaimed release to date, 2021’s Ghost Bones, which earned her a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination and reached #1 on