Holy Fuck
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This time we look into why Sarah Harmer‘s the new David Suzuki, what members of Holy Fuck did with Hannah Georgas, and what type of film directors K’naan compares himself to.
To read it, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Tegan and Sara
I recently spoke to the Sara half of Tegan And Sara and when the topic of the U.S. election came up she was quick to explain that she’s on Barack Obama‘s side. This, because, well, the Democrats don’t want to set fire to the gays or enslave the female race. (My words, not hers, for melodramatic interpretation.)
To actually find out what Sara had to say, head over to Huffington Post Music Canada and read the whole story by clicking here.
Also, stay tuned for another investigative T&S story by me soon about… sweatpants. Yep.
Filed under Music, Politics, Shameless Promotion
CBGB
My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.
For this one we mourn Lynyrd Skynyrd deaths, mourn punk institution CBGB with a suitably crappy photo, and explore that moment Noel Gallagher went too far in the Blur vs. Oasis feud.
To find out more things that made music history, click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
The Tragically Hip at Kensington Market
UPDATE: Because Spinner is RIP, Sarah’s full interview with The Hip can be found here.
To celebrate the release of The Tragically Hip‘s newest album Now For Plan A the band recently took over Toronto’s boho Kensington Market neighbourhood for multiple days worth of free mini concerts, interviews and autograph sessions.
Sarah went down to experience the unique event and also interview the band. The resulting interview was, well, “weird,” devolving into a lengthy discussion on how the mess on old Russian hockey nets makes for more exciting goal scoring than with the antiseptic nets used these days. Yeah. Blame Gord Downie.
To read the story head over to Spinner by clicking here.
Also, for added Hip-ness, I did a dangle piece for Gord Downie‘s appearance on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight over at Huffington Post Music Canada. That’s worth tracking down too because Gord says some heavy stuff.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion, Television
Grimes photo by Dustin Rabin
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
This time around I looked into bands who’ve never been nominated for Polaris, but have Polaris connections nonetheless. Namely, Divine Fits, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, AC Newman and Daphni.
To read it, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 