Interview

Does AI Pose a Mortal Threat to the Music Industry, or Is it Just "Another Tool in the Toolkit"?
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2023
"David Bowie doing a somersault." In the time it took to type the prompt, an image of "Heroes"-era Bowie loads on the mounted TV, his legs...
Hari Kondabolu Is "Ready to Sell Out" — but He Has a Problem with 'The Problem with Apu'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
"I'm a dad now, so clearly there's a lot going on that has nothing to do with my career," comedian Hari Kondabolu says, speaking from his f...
No Joy Discuss Sonic Easter Eggs and Their Scrapped Second Album as 'Wait to Pleasure' Turns 10
PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2023
In the early 2010s, it suddenly became possible for guitar bands to earn a ton of hype with a non-existent studio budget, as acts like Best...
Wednesday Find Heart and Humour in Life's Darkest Moments
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2023
Turns out you can go home again. On Rat Saw God, Wednesday's fifth album, the North Carolina quintet mine the collective pitfalls and bless...
Bartees Strange Is Looking for Sustainability — and a Home in Canada
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2023
What Bartees Strange wants most is long-term sustainability. "If I could figure out a way to make a living doing this thing I really, real...
Jenn Grant Spans Canada with a "Time Capsule of Togetherness"
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2023
When East Coast singer-songwriter Jenn Grant was forced off the road and into isolation at the beginning of the pandemic, she decided to ma...
Killer Mike Says He Has Made the "Album of the Year, Unquestionably"
PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2023
While some rappers live in duality where their hip-hop personas and real selves never cross, Michael Render will tell you he and Killer Mik...
Pantayo Explore the Limitless Possibilities of Kulintang Music: "There Is Space for People Like Us"
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2023
It took years of learning and experimentation to produce the eight songs on Pantayo's debut album. While it was in many ways the culminatio...