Sound Bath with Avery Whitmore

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March 21, 2019
Sound Bath with Avery Whitmore

My friend and I tried Unplug meditation the other day in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. She, captivated by breath works, agreed to try a sound bath with Avery Whitmore for our the first time. It was a minimally decorated enormous room. White walls, brown cushioned foldable floor chairs that recline into...
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Holotropic Breath Work

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March 20, 2019
Holotropic Breath Work

My Russian girlfriends and I are quite the nuts for self-growth, self-healing, and self-mastery. All in the name of raising our feminine energy without any kind of patriarchal juju in our auras. This explains our excitement for Lilit Saribekyan’s arrival to Los Angeles. A biannual visit she gives to the Russian...
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Soundbath with Shehera Mocellin

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March 10, 2019
Soundbath with Shehera Mocellin

I went to the Celestial New Moon Sound Healing Journey at the Azaiam yoga studio in Los Angeles, California on Friday March 8th 2019. The new moon was actually on Tuesday but whatever, this works  better for our non-lunar Earthly schedules. So there we sat, all 25 of us crammed in...
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Maren Morris’s “GIRL” is educational dents

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March 10, 2019
Maren Morris’s “GIRL” is educational dents

This is a great album for all men who are curious about women’s feelings and don’t wanna hear it version: two girls on their way to the nail salon holding oat milk matcha lattes and having endless hypothetical discussions together. Maren Morris sings for everyone, and as you would want to...
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Solange’s New Album – “When I get Home”

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March 6, 2019
Solange’s New Album – “When I get Home”

  I hope you play the whole album around sunset right at the beginning of rainfall because this album is meant to be listened to. Or not. Maybe you’re the type of person who listens to an album while you’re cooking dinner.  Maybe you have a long commute. Maybe it’s just...
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Interview with Brandon Stansell

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June 23, 2018
Interview with Brandon Stansell

Meeting Brandon Stansell at Stagecoach festival last weekend was exactly what I needed. He’s got that sincerity and tenderness you’ll want to hear on your road trip playlist to soak in quietly. My favourite songs of his are “Slow Down” and “Dear John” because they remind me of feelings I try...
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Shakey Graves at Arroyo Seco

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June 23, 2018
Shakey Graves at Arroyo Seco

It’s definitely a hot day in Pasadena. I can’t tell if its front man’s Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s shower of sweat letting me know about the weather, or maybe THAT HE’S KILLING IT ON STAGE at Arroyo Seco music festival this weekend! Shakey Graves has been performing since 2007 and that energy you...
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Interview with Adam Doleac at Stagecoach Festival

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May 2, 2018
Interview with Adam Doleac at Stagecoach Festival

I met Adam Doleac at this years’ Stagecoach festival towering over an already very tall lady. I couldn’t help but feel intimidated by him, which I’m sure isn’t an unfamiliar feeling to the tall kind, but I don’t think it was that this time. It felt was the overwhelming presence of...
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Secret Sign – Fever Dance EP

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March 26, 2018
Secret Sign – Fever Dance EP

    Hey guys! It’s been a minute. So I thought, I’d come Back to The Future with this gem of EP called Fever Dance from the Toronto based band Secret Sign. Very reminiscent of some of my favourite teen 80’s movies like “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Valley Girl” (and we...
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Gig review and photos: Fast Romantics at The Habitat, Kelowna

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May 7, 2017
Fast Romantics at the Habitat, Kelowna, 3 May 2017 - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

Kirty and Matthew Angus of Fast Romantics, on stage at the Habitat, Kelowna Who: Fast Romantics Where: Habitat, Kelowna, BC, Canada When: 3 May 2017 In one word: Complete The Fast Romantics lived up to their name tonight in Kelowna, BC. Taking the stage sometime after 9pm, they let rip with...
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Film “Dons Of Disco” Exposes A Legacy Not To Be Missed

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March 21, 2019
Film “Dons Of Disco” Exposes A Legacy Not To Be Missed

I remember when I was a little girl my older sister and I would be bored stiff for two summer months, trapped in my grandmother’s chalet in an infinite horizon of Alps in the Haute-Savoie in France with two VHS’s, three records, and an out of...
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Video: 2017 Juno Nominees rate their mimosas

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February 9, 2017
Juno Press Conference 2017 - Toronto, photo Brandon Ferguson, Music Vice

It was a lovely morning in the 6ix at Rebel , where the Juno Nominee Press Conference took place. The morning/afternoon was filled with lots of Canadian talent, exciting announcements, and many free mimosas . We had a chance...
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Say Hello To… Liv Austen

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June 3, 2016
Liv Austen chatting with Ngawara for Music Vice, backstage in London

Liv Austen chats with Ngawara backstage before a show in London – photo Martin Cox for Music Vice Liv Austen is a Norwegian-born country artist who is attracting attention with her refreshingly tongue-in-cheek lyrics and charismatic stage performances. We caught up with her recently at her show in...
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Interview: Bobs and LoLo and the World of Children’s Music

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April 13, 2016
Bobs and LoLo

For Juno nominees Robyn Hardy and Lorraine Pond, children’s music is serious business. “Basically teaching the next generation of super music fans,” Pond says. Known professionally as Bobs and LoLo, Hardy and Pond met as Girl Guides on Vancouver Island and have been making music...
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Emilie-Claire Barlow interview: on Jazz, the Junos, and Genre-Bending

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March 31, 2016
Emilie-Claire Barlow - photo credit Steve Webster

Emilie-Claire Barlow, a 2016 Juno Award nominee for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year –  photo Steve Webster Juno Award-winning jazz vocalist Emilie-Claire Barlow was sailing aboard the arctic icebreaker “Amundsen” when she had what she describes as an “epiphany.” “I felt like I needed to see...
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Diemonds interview — Priya Panda chats about the band’s Juno nomination and the rise of women in metal

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March 30, 2016
Priya Panda

Diemonds is a band on the rise. After signing with eOne in 2015, the Toronto glam-metal act released their first major label album Never Wanna Die, which combines aggressive riffing with hair-metal hooks. Hot off a Juno nomination for Heavy Metal Album of the Year, frontwoman...
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Msg Me Bro: Chat messaging with The Ocean Cure

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February 29, 2016

Facebook conversations with The Ocean Cure: Pauline Taylor – Vocals Nick Baskerville – Guitar/Vocals Mike Di Monte – Guitar/Vocals Casius Muto-Wray – Bass/Vocals Nicola Sudano – Drums “Mans didn’t even supersize.” ______________________________ Me:  “Hey guys. I went to your show with Oh, Sleeper and thought it was...
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Laura Sauvage Interview – on Music, Touring, Science and Talking Sharks…

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December 4, 2015
Laura Sauvage - photo by Shaun Fitl, Music Vice

  Following her show at Adelaide Hall in downtown Toronto where she performed with The Franklin Electric,  Montreal songwriter Laura Sauvage was apprehended by our rebel rouser Shaun Fitl for a conversation about music, touring, science and talking sharks. Me: What can you tell me about what you felt performing...
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Cancer Bats interview – “Hey Instabands- Forget the cool hair and Instagram photos, just write good songs!”

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October 6, 2015
Cancer Bats interview – “Hey Instabands- Forget the cool hair and Instagram photos, just write good songs!”

Liam Cormier and Mike Peter of Cancer Bats – photo Brian Banks Gemma Mastroianni caught up with Liam Cormier and Mike Peters from Cancer Bats at Riot Fest last month to chat about playing their old stomping grounds at Downsview and offer some sage advice to new insta-bands about...
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The Antlers interview – Brookyln band on tour with Spoon this June

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June 1, 2015
The Antlers - photo credit Mark Lemoine

The Antlers – photo: Mark Lemoine The Antlers are an indie rock band from Brooklyn New York, originating in 2006. The group comprises of Peter Silberman (vocals, composer), Michael Lerner (drums), and Darby Cicci (trumpet, upright/electric bass, keyboards, synths, vocals). Silbermans heavy lyrics and strong symphony steals peoples...
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Interviews

Film “Dons Of Disco” Exposes A Legacy Not To Be Missed

Film “Dons Of Disco” Exposes A Legacy Not To Be Missed

I remember when I was a little girl my older sister and I would be bored stiff for two summer months, trapped in my grandmother’s chalet in an infinite horizon of Alps in the Haute-Savoie in France with two VHS’s, three records, and an out of tune piano and guitar wedged...

Juno Press Conference 2017 - Toronto, photo Brandon Ferguson, Music Vice

Video: 2017 Juno Nominees rate their mimosas

It was a lovely morning in the 6ix at Rebel , where the Juno Nominee Press Conference took place. The morning/afternoon was filled with lots of Canadian talent, exciting announcements, and many free mimosas . We had a chance to talk to some pretty...

Liv Austen chatting with Ngawara for Music Vice, backstage in London

Say Hello To… Liv Austen

Liv Austen chats with Ngawara backstage before a show in London – photo Martin Cox for Music Vice Liv Austen is a Norwegian-born country artist who is attracting attention with her refreshingly tongue-in-cheek lyrics and charismatic stage performances. We caught up with her recently at her show in London, UK. Music Vice was...

Podcasts

Aereogramme - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

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