music reviews
BIG SIS and NADUH Brought Hi-Vis Energy to Winnipeg
Winterruption, January 25
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2025
Winterruption may hold events all across the country, bringing in acts from all over the world; but at its core, it's a community-based...
Nap Eyes and the Haileys Captured Eternal Magic in Winnipeg
Winterruption, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2025
Is it the genre that defines a song's perpetuity? Is it the fact that it's written down and recorded, or that it's played live in a communa...
FKA twigs Brings Her Alien Electro Down to Earth on Ravey 'EUSEXUA'
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PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
I've historically been a bit on the fence about FKA twigs, whose alien art&B is vibey but tends to wash over me without leaving me much...
Cheekface and Tired Cossack Warmed Winnipeg with Cheery Optimism
Winterruption, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
Winter stains Winnipeg with a perpetual scar that each local begrudgingly learns to wear without much pride. Most people living here resent...
Katie Tupper's Neo-Soul Is Well-Worn on "JEANS (fall on my knees)"
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PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025
It's really hard not to compare Katie Tupper's voice to the "fields of butter" in her home province of Saskatchewan, as she once referenced...
'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle
Directed by Joe Stephenson
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025
The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967...
Broken Social Scene Doc 'It's All Gonna Break' Remembers It in People
Directed by Stephen Chung
PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2025
A big city, cheap rent, abundant talent, small egos and a disregard for commercial success. There were so many elements that went into...
Rose Gray Bets on Herself as the Next Big Pop Girl with 'Louder, Please'
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PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2025
If you needed an excuse to continue on last summer's antics, here it is. As derivative as its become to reference Charli XCX to every...
