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Album Review :: Alex Nicol :: All for Nada

by Kaelen Bell

Alex Nicol has described his solo debut as a sort of tribute to — and partnership with — his partner, visual artist Nada Temerinski. In an interview with Cult MTL, Nicol made clear that Temerinski’s position is not that of the traditional muse, but of collaborator and unofficial producer — another creative energy in tandem with his own, influencing and interpreting his work in ways not traditionally recognized in the self-obsessed canon of male singer-songwriters.

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Winnipeg State of Mind

“Just think while I sink into the brain structure” – Erick Sermon

by Nigel Webber 

Hip-hop music in Winnipeg is in a moment. Artists representing different sub-genres of rap, from boom-bap to new school to trap, all are finding their place in Winnipeg in 2020. While most of the attention is usually heaped on the rappers and DJs, less attention is given to the producers, those responsible for making the actual music in the song. With the lack of attention comes a lack of understanding of proper titles. An important distinction must be made between a producer and a beatmaker.

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CKUWHO :: Bikini Drive-In :: Every Sunday 4:30-5:00

by Mark Teague

Olivia Norquay, founder and host of Bikini Drive-in, takes half an hour every week to get to the bottom of what is really happening in our favorite horror and science fiction movies. She uses the framework of intersectional feminism to unpack the details of these films and provide insight into their impact. By deftly applying elements of screen and media studies, art criticism, and women and gender studies, Olivia brings to light the cinematic and theoretical weight of the horror and sci-fi genres. 

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The Kids are (more than) alright :: Amos the Kid :: Mountain View EP

by Margaret Banka

I’ve had an uncanny streak of running into Amos Nadlersmith, namesake of Amos the Kid, in unexpected places, at unexpected times: karaoke at the Sherb (where the median age is fifty); in the Village streets on a late Monday night; during the cold, early morning hours of Harvest Moon, passing around a bag of Old Dutch chips in a tent crammed with five people; emerging from the inevitable cloud of fog after a Smoky Tiger set at Rainbow Trout (okay, that one might have been a hallucination). Wherever it seems to be, Nadlersmith’s familiar presence and easy-going personality ensure that he is never out of place.

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Mobina Galore Documentary :: Behind-the-Scenes Punk

Photo by Dwayne Larson

by Chris Bryson

When Winnipeg punk duo Mobina Galore went into Private Ear Recording to lay down their 2019 release, Don’t Worry, they came out of there with more than an album. Mobina Galore’s Jenna Priestner and Marcia Hanson worked with Marty LaFreniere of Looksmart Video and John Paul Peters of Private Ear Recording to compile 40-50 hours of video, which has since been pared down to turn into band content and a documentary called Sorry, I’m a Mess – The Making of ‘Don’t Worry’. 

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Album Review :: Juniper Bush :: Healing Through A Sonic Figure

Photo by Joey Decastro

by Jacob Letkeman

Healing Through A Sonic Figure opens up with “Hindsight.” This happens to be my (current) favourite track on the album. It comes on all at once, but gently, with plaintive vocal melodies that swoop and dance over top of the guitars, all of it bathed in lush reverb that washes over you, dreamlike and calm, somehow reassuring in it’s mournful feeling.

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