Melissa Bessey Born Wilfred Kanu Jr., independent hip hop artist Freddy Will releases his first book entitled My Book of Chrymes with Soul Asylum Poetry & Publishing Co., which coincides with his 2009 album release While I’m Still Young – The Talking Drums 1.2v. Freddy’s book is a non-fict[...]
Archive for January, 2010
January 23rd, 2010 - 11:59 pm § in Punk, Scene Reports
Scene Report: The Niagara Region, Part II
April Bessey ..continued from 11/01/2010 Photos Courtosy of Jeslyn Lamontage Today our scene may not be as diverse as in the past but the DIY ethic is still lingering. There are many genres and sub-genres around that are starting to gather and play shows because of the lack of bands in one specific[...]
January 16th, 2010 - 11:50 pm § in Indie Music Industry, Uncategorized
Sound Pollution Industry Insider Report
By: Melissa Bessey This is Sound Pollution’s first instalment of a monthly series aimed at giving you an insider’s view on how Canada’s music business movers and shakers really feel about the current state of the Canadian independent music scene. SP Editor Melissa Bessey talks to one of the fo[...]
Scene Report: The Niagara Region, Part I
April Bessey Over the past couple of decades, punk rock has faded in and out of mainstream culture, much to the dismay of its more loyal followers. Booming, bursting and tearing at the seams one minute and searching for its last breath on life-support the next. In the Niagara Region, we haven’[...]
January 5th, 2010 - 5:55 pm § in Uncategorized
STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Welcome to our beta site! Please note : we are still under construction. We will be uploading content casually as we make some necessary changes to the home page. Coupled with that are new content features, a radio show, some monthly events, and the allusive ‘music venue’ we keep tal[...]
Interview: Changer
Gena Meldazy Single fathers in Canada may have a new way to find voice in the court system: through the hip hop community. For the sceptical, go no further than the Hamilton-based artist Changer; a hip hop musician, producer, web developer, entrepreneur, and single father since the age of 17. Af[...]
Hardcore Alumi join The New Enemy For ‘Shakedown’ EP
Brad Reckless For the short time The New Enemy have been around ( roughly two years), the Toronto, ON natives have managed to earn a reputation for themselves by sharing the stage with some notable acts and have been working with Nick Zampiello (Against Me!, Converge) in the studio amongst other pro[...]
Interview: Jim Munroe of No Media Kings
Gena Meldazy After releasing the cult classic Flyboy Action Figure Comes with Gasmask in 1999 with Harper-Collins, Jim Munroe left the publishing giant to start his indie press company No Media Kings. The non-profit company was Munroe’s way to legitimize what the book industry refused to publish[...]