Reggie Watts On Canada, Comedy And Big Hair

Reggie Watts

Reggie Watts

Reggie Watts, he of the bountiful hair and strange combination of comedy and music, was in Toronto for the recent NXNE festival.

This was reason enough for Sarah to talk to him about Canada and some of the other things that make him tick.

To read the interview head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by going here.

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NXNE 20 Years, 20 Memories: A Look Back At Two Decades Of North-By-Northeast Music Fest

Yonge-Dundas Square NXNE crowd in 2012

Yonge-Dundas Square NXNE crowd in 2012

It’s the NXNE festival’s 20th anniversary this year so we took the opportunity to check in about what’s new with director Michael Hollett as well as pick his brain about some of the best acts he’s seen at the fest over the years.

As an added bonus I also included some of the notable acts I’ve seen over the years like Peaches, Flaming Lips and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

To read the story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by going here.

 

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What Happens When You Take A Boxing Lesson During A Vegas Blowout

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to take a boxing lesson in the middle of a Las Vegas blowout, wonder no more.

That’s because Sarah (unwisely?) decided to do just that during a recent vacation in sin city.

To find out how it went head over to Fightland by going here.

 

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A Tribe Called Red’s Social Media Musical Revolution

A Tribe Called Red

A Tribe Called Red

When dance DJ crew A Tribe Called Red bring their electric pow wow to the Field Trip festival this weekend they’ll also be bringing with them a certain air of social change.

That’s because the First Nations musicians have been on the forefront of a social media movement to grow, connect and empower indigenous citizens.

The band’s Ian Campeau talked to me about this, the Washington Redskins, The Flaming Lips and more for Huffington Post Music Canada.

To read the story go here.

 

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Austra Find Their Own Social Scene

Austra's Katie Stelmanis

Austra’s Katie Stelmanis

With the annual Toronto-centric-ish, Arts and Crafts-centric-ish Field Trip music festival kicking-off today I spoke with the very Katie Stelmanis from the very excellent Austra about the fest, feminism and finding her own social scene.

Needless to say, she’s got a wealth of connections to rival Broken Social Scene’s.

To read the story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.

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