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Dec 19, 2024 | 
van-magazine.com | Gary Genosko
The composer Norma Beecroft (1934-2024) was known for works that combined computer-generated and natural acoustic sounds. One among only a few Canadian female composers of her time, Beecroft’s musical formation, beyond her early training in Toronto, came with notable Italian musicians: composers Goffredo Petrassi and Bruno Maderna, and flutist Severino Gazzelloni.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
radicalphilosophy.com | Gary Genosko
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
policyoptions.irpp.org | Gary Genosko
Gary Genosko is a professor of communication and digital media studies in the faculty of social science and humanities at Ontario Tech University.
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May 24, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Trent Kelly |Jedd Beaudoin |Gary Genosko |Paula Abdul
To many younger audiences, Paula Abdul will always be the supportive judge on American Idol. The kind, if kooky, aunt who refused to say anything mean to wannabe popstars, no matter how hopeless their ambitions were. Her stint on the singing competition show was a fascinating second chapter in a career that started with massive expectations and promise. From 1988 to 1992, Paula Abdul was one of the biggest pop stars on the planet.
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May 24, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Bruce Miller |Trent Kelly |Jedd Beaudoin |Gary Genosko
Legacy Volume 2Planet MuIt’s been over a decade since labels such as Hyperdub or Planet Mu, the imprint behind Legacy Volume 2, yanked footwork from Chicago’s streets and onto turntables across the US, Europe, and elsewhere. While it never divorced the music from the frenetic dance steps it spawned, it arguably threatened the music’s context, or perhaps compilations such as 2010’s Bangs and Works Vol 1 merely placed pioneers such as DJ Rashad or DJ Diamond among music’s most radical avant-garde.
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May 24, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Marty Lipp |Trent Kelly |Jedd Beaudoin |Gary Genosko
On her strongest album yet, Fatoumata Diawara demonstrates how music from today’s African diaspora can be “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Currently living in Paris, the singer and actress from Mali named her latest London Ko as a play on the name of the Malian capital of Bamako, a playful announcement that this music seamlessly fuses musical traditions.
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May 24, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Chris Ingalls |Trent Kelly |Jedd Beaudoin |Gary Genosko
Listening to Dave Scanlon perform one of his songs seems more than a little intrusive. His singing is gentle and a bit apprehensive as if he’s trying out the songs for the first time. Despite the gorgeous result of the dozen songs on Taste Like Labor, it feels like the listener is witnessing a test run, albeit a perfectly executed one. The often knotty acoustic guitar recalls complex progressive folk and more traditional indie folk.
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May 23, 2023 | 
popmatters.com | Gary Genosko
Keith Richards‘ appearance in the regional industrial city of Oshawa, Ontario, east of Toronto, was a consequence of a series of circumstances set into motion by the Rolling Stones‘ decision to record material for a live album (not released in its entirety until 2023) in Toronto under the neon palms at the El Mocambo in 1977.
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May 23, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Jedd Beaudoin |Trent Kelly |Gary Genosko |M. C. Ward
M. Ward‘s Supernatural Thing is an uplifting musical exploration that pairs the veteran singer-songwriter with First Aid Kit, Jim James, and Dr. Dog‘s Scott McMicken. Old friends but new collaborators Shovels & Rope turn up, as does longtime friend Neko Case. Instead of the record being a star-studded event that looks more interesting on paper than it sounds on the record, the results here are exhilarating.
