Articles by Melody Lau
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Confront Racial Stereotyping and Pigeonholing
PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2013
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan have never been afraid to allow inspirations from a number of cultures into their music. Their new album, UZU, con...
KASHKA
Bound
PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2013
Kat Burns' self-described title of "folkpoptronica" regarding her post-Forest City Lovers solo project Kashka may lead us to believe that t...
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
UZU
PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013
This is the marquee event we've been waiting for from Toronto/Montreal group Yamantaka // Sonic Titan. After establishing the complex found...
Fuzz
Parts & Labour, Toronto ON, October 16
PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2013
Ty Segall's quintessential post is front and centre, wielding a guitar with the utmost vigour. With so many of his previous projects —...
Kathleen Hanna
There's a Riot Goin' On
PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2013
An icon in music and activism, Kathleen Hanna has led many a group of passionate people, from bands to communities of women. A cofounder of...
Chvrches
Keys in the Song of Life
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2013
Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches finds joy in the mundane things in life nowadays. As she soaks in the five-day break she has in the band's home...
Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Kathleen Hanna
PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2013
The '90s riot grrrl movement was by no means spearheaded by Bikini Kill/Le Tigre singer Kathleen Hanna, but much is credited to the punk ba...
Sleigh Bells
Bitter Rivals
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2013
Sleigh Bells quickly painted themselves into a corner with 2010 debut Treats. Armed with the unabashedly bombastic sound of Derek Miller's...
