Articles by Alan Ranta

The Revolution Is Ready for Prime Time on Snotty Nose Rez Kids' 'RED FUTURE'

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

Although their cheeky group name perhaps suggests something of a defiant, slacker attitude, Kitamaat rappers Darren "Young D" Metz ...

Cinthie Held on to Her Crown at Bass Coast

Slay Bay, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2024

Berlin-based producer, DJ and label magnate Cinthie Christl is formally recognized as the Vinyl Princess, and she held that mantle proudly...

Conducta Was an Unpredictable Machine at Bass Coast

Slay Bay, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

Bristol-born label boss, sweet rolling DJ and slick producer Collins Nemi has been jamming as Conducta since he was in his early teens...

At Bass Coast 2024, Leikeli47 Was Actualization in Action

Main Stage, July 12

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

Valuing privacy in an age of unlimited access, Leikeli47 did not get her start on social media, and hasn't even used it in years...

Five Must-See Acts at Bass Coast 2024

PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

Even before Bass Coast relocated from the actual coast of Squamish, BC, to the semi-arid interior of Merritt in 2013, the festival had...

Five Must-See Acts at British Columbia's Forest Echoes Music Festival 2024

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Taking place from June 28 to 30 on a pristine 20-acre property in Cultus Lake, a freshwater backwoods paradise near Chilliwack, BC, Forest...

Five Must-See Acts at Victoria, BC's Wonderment 2024

PUBLISHED May 9, 2024

Produced by the Garden City Electronic Music Society (GCEMS), Wonderment has earned itself a reputation as one of British Columbia's most...

The Kills Look to Better Days on 'God Games'

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2023

It's been a long and winding road to God Games. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince's pared-down blues-rock was forged in the peppermint wake o...