Articles by Martin Turenne

The Liz Phair Conundrum

What Do You Call A Sell-Out Without Sales?

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

"It's nice to be liked, but it's better by far to get paid." So sang Liz Phair on 1998's "Shitloads of Money," but with her eponymous new a...

Dancehall Days

Sounds of Jamaica Dominate Summer

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

Cottage country and Caribbean festivals. If you had to define Canada at midsummer, you could do worse than start with those two institution...

The Outer Reaches of the Blogosphere

Online Diaries Are Vain, Silly and Essential

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

The revolution is not being televised, nor is it being printed in magazines or newspapers. The revolution is appearing at the edge of the w...

Vancouver Hip-Hop Boycotts New Music West

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

Members of Vancouver's hip-hop community banded together to boycott this year's edition of New Music West, BC's largest annual showcase for...

MUTEK Melds Montreal

Anglo and Franco Are One Nation Under A Groove

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

By dint of our modesty (or our inferiority complex), Canadians have a hard time patting ourselves on the back for anything besides hockey p...

Veda Hille / P:ano / Kim Barlow

The Blinding Light, Vancouver BC - May 2, 2003

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

Every spring, one of Vancouver's favourite daughters rolls out a special set of concert events. This year's edition was billed as "Veda Hil...

Mr. Lif

Sonar, Vancouver BC - May 4, 2003

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

Conscious hip-hop hasn't aged well. While rappers like Blackalicious and Talib Kweli have built up huge fan bases and signed healthy contra...

DJs Are Not Superstars

Sonar, Vancouver BC - April 3, 2003

PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

As gimmicks go, DJs Are Not Superstars is among the least talented ones in dance music. Comprised of Alexander Technique and Princess Super...