Articles by Martin Turenne

mcenroe

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

It's Thursday morning, about 20 minutes to nine — not exactly primetime for a hip-hop producer. But here in mcenroe's bedroom studio (aka S...

Bright Future

M.I.A. Makes 2005 Look Good

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

The passing of another year offers us a chance to cherish those superb acts that debuted on the scene over the past 12 months, including th...

Junior Boys

Let's All Make Believe

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

Jeremy Greenspan lives on Tin Pan Alley, if only in spirit. Even when he's relaxing in the lobby of a Montreal hotel, the most senior of th...

The Legacy of DJ Screw

Live Slow, Die Young

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

The state of Texas has, over the last 20 years, played an integral (if largely unsung) role in the development of two crucial musical movem...

Money Where Their Mouths Are

Critics Back Up Their Claims on MP3 Blogs

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

Operated by a fierce band of independent critics, weblogs have revitalised the critical discourse surrounding music, offering writers a col...

In Defence of Girl-Pop

Brandy Provides Summer's Sweet Soundtrack

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Story-time #1: A friend of mine works in a family-owned coffee shop. During a recent shift, one of her co-workers accepted a counterfeit $1...

Various

Many Shades of House

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

The second-most famous ex-cast member of that old Canadian kids show, You Can’t Do That on Television — after some woman named Alanis — Luk...

Radio Is A Sound Salvation

Indie 103.1 FM Sparks A Revival

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

If you are serious about rock music, you've probably given up on commercial radio - just as commercial radio once seemed to have given up o...