Winnipeg State of Mind
By Nigel Webber “Rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live.” - KRS-One 2017 was the year hip-hop...
Prairie Punk Perspective
by Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell It’s early in the morning, too early. You drag yourself out of the house into the...
CKUWHO: Exile Files
By Omri Golden - Plotnik The sun slow roasts Winnipeg patio-goers, and a damp heavy air blankets the city. I...
Retrospectives on May Releases from Manitoba Musicians: Basic Nature, Carly Dow, Raine Hamilton, and Rayannah
By Selci Recently I ran into local musicians Raine Hamilton and Rayannah at Thom Bargen and we discussed all the...
Fear of Music :: Time’s Up for Creeps, Abusers and Sexist Jerks
[caption id="attachment_9691" align="alignnone" width="500"] illustration by Tiff Bartel[/caption] by Jenny Henkelman I started writing this piece on October 23,...
CKUWho :: Stylus celebrates 25 years of independent music coverage
by Gil Carroll Here at Stylus Magazine, we’re proud to be celebrating 25 years of music coverage in Winnipeg. Over...
Nonstophiphop :: Open Mike Eagle and the LA sound
by Harrison Samphir In 2008, Ava DuVernay’s documentary film This Is the Life chronicled the rise of LA’s alternative hip...
Fear of Music :: This Stephen Patrick is No Morrissey
by Devin King July 2014 sees the release of Morrissey’s latest and perhaps most Morrissian-titled album to date: World Peace...
Why Taylor Swift was right to break up with country music
by Matt Williams For years now, the relationship between Taylor Swift and country music fans has been strained at best....
Fear of Music :: Thy Shiny Compilation in the Night
An alternate history of Big Shiny Tunes 2 by Devin King For a lot of people, Big Shiny Tunes was...