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Queer Club Culture's Blueprint: An Interview with DJ Blackcat

Queer Club Culture's Blueprint: An Interview with DJ Blackcat

On the queer history and enduring struggles at the heart of electronic dance music through the lens of Toronto-based DJ Blackcat, who emerged in the early 90s and has remained a force ever since.

Not a Straight Line: Navigating ADHD, Addiction Recovery, and the Music Industry

Not a Straight Line: Navigating ADHD, Addiction Recovery, and the Music Industry

An anonymous musician shares their story on navigating ADHD, addiction recovery, and the music industry.

Aural Adventures With Castle If

Aural Adventures With Castle If

Electronic Composer and Producer Jess Forrest on Creative Habits and her Imaginary Soundtrack Series

Protest Chants as a Collective Musical Habit

Protest Chants as a Collective Musical Habit

Spencer Bridgman traces the history of how chants became a vital part of protest culture. In speaking with union organizers, feminist advocates, and migrant-rights workers, he shines a spotlight on raising our collective voice to bring about change.

Connective Tissue: How Punk Archivists in Calgary Preserve the Fabric of Music From the Past

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.

Would You Congratulate Me if I Got a Job at Spotify?

Would You Congratulate Me if I Got a Job at Spotify?

Together, we can resist precarity. In the same way that sharing pay rates with one another increases our collective ability to bargain for fairer compensation, finding commonality through the exploitative nature of our work helps build empathy and collective power.

Toronto Hardcore Legends Fucked Up Build on Their Galvanizing Sound 'One Day' at a Time

Toronto Hardcore Legends Fucked Up Build on Their Galvanizing Sound 'One Day' at a Time

Toronto hardcore legends Fucked Up have always been a thoughtful group. So when it came to writing and recording their sixth full-length album in the middle of a time of lockdowns and uncertainty, they found that trying something a bit different could be just the right creative catalyst.