Interviews and Insights
Asal: The Melancholy Maestro
Asal came onto my radar on a frigid yet all-encompassing heat of a winter’s sun, at a studio tucked away in a sublime little corner of Marpole. It’s almost comically placed in the area, unknowable from the outside…
Seven Taviss: Truth and Lies
With “Love Again,” Taviss invites listeners on a journey through heartache and longing, each lyric painting a vivid picture of love’s complexities. As the track unfolds, its thumping beats and reverberating soundscape envelop…
Grant & Funding:(May 2024)
There’s a slew of new funding options from half a dozens sources. Creative BC, and Factor are both offering grants for rappers, and songwriters. While Creative BC’s also offering business grants for a variety of business types.
Interviews and Insights
Revay – Water Under the Bridge: Track Spotlight
ising Metro Vancouver songstress Revay isn’t afraid to explore love’s bittersweet complexities. Her latest track, “Water Under the Bridge,” dives into the ache of longing and the gradual erosion of connection as time marches on…
Proper Dirty | Zephyr
Proper Dirty, the brainchild of its creator, Ashkan Alaie, is a cacophony that’s been building since I first stepped into the scene. We’ve done three interviews, with all three archived until further notice…
Metro Van: q1 Playlist
It’s been a lively first quarter from the city with more than a 100 cumulative tracks dropping this quarter, from nearly 84 different artists i’ve been tracking.
Genre-Bending Explorers:
Witness the fearless spirit of Canadian artists who defy genre constraints.
Ave Archive – reposts
The Ave was Vancouver’s most underrated, and underfunded independent media house. We did the coverage no one else would do, and did so with justice, and inclusion within our mind. So read through of some of my favorite archived posts.
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