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three years of rebel mix
every saturday night for the past three years, my go-to pre-party soundtrack has been dutifully provided by a certain toronto-via-montreal DJ named esther benoit and her live radio show, rebel mix....
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summer of emma / photo diary
four months ago, i made a promise to myself. i decided to have “the summer of emma.” narcissistic and egotistical though it may be (natch), i’ve lived an entire summer for someone else on a number of...
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pop montreal 2013 / review
i had a friend ask me exactly why pop montreal chooses to label itself as “pop.” i stood there in a kind of dumbfounded silence. why had pop montreal chosen to label itself as pop? i know what you’re...
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allyson reigh / letters
“letters is a reflection on being in my mid-20s, with all good and bad that that entails,” allyson tells me of her new EP. it’s funny. everything that we create, build and project at this time in our...
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speaker sessions 015 / demas
this summer, montreal connected with berlin. or maybe the connection was always there but in any case, my infatuation with all things german electronic music grew exponentially. to like, stalker...
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jackie spade / tides
traditionally, the moon represents femininity, death, resurrection, and emotions. in mythology, the lunar deity – artemis in greek folklore and luna in roman – inhabits the sky, a huntress, queen of...
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grey area x speaker sessions 016 / dull
i know, i know. “the last speaker session was last week,” i hear you say to yourself. you’re right. but i couldn’t wait to bring you the 16th volume of little city mixes, because it arrived just in...
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music monday / nils frahm
it’s been a hot minute since my last music monday post. but that’s mostly because i’ve literally been listening to the same 3 tracks for about a month. one of them is robyn’s dancing on my own because...
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music monday / douglas dare
i’m going to keep it short and sweet today, what with it being the holidays and my being lazy. natch. anyway, i found this little gem while listening exploring nils frahm’s catalog for my last music...
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#WHYMUSIC / volume 6
on music, love, and dumping guys over their taste in music / i’m not going to sugar coat it. i’ve dumped guys over their taste in music. i’ve actually walked out on dates because they made me listen...
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speaker sessions 017 christmas edition / moody jones
you might call it christmas spirit. or you might call it “so fucking over it.” whatever you decide to call it, those yuletide feelings are in abundance this time of year, and at littlecity we’re no...
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music monday / fka twigs
i don’t know about you guys, but i have a love hate relationship with winter. i’ve admittedly been a pretty big whiner about the cold the past couple weeks (really though, negative 40 degrees is just...
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artists to watch 2014
damn, there is some serious music on the horizon for 2014. the new year is shaping up to be a good one, and with so many artists coming out of the woodwork, it’s always a bit of a task to keep up. so,...
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speaker sessions 018 / jackie spade
this particular mix has been a long time coming. a certain fembot and i have been in talks about a mix since the inception of littlecity speaker sessions some time ago, so i’m thrilled to announce...
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music monday / elysée
i’d been holding on to this particular track for a while. sometimes this mysterious, selfish part of me decides that certain truly beautiful pieces of music should be kept for myself. sometimes i...
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featuring / trevor barrette
last week, i had the pleasure of being invited to the opening night of a new musical called to be: in concert, directed by montreal’s own trevor barrette. you might recognize his name – i reviewed his...
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music monday / banks
oh, banks. basically the baddest bitch around. real name jillian banks, you might remember that i featured her in my artists to watch 2014 post and so far, girl is certainly living up to the...
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igloofest 2014 / review
guys, i’ve been so MIA the past couple weeks. and you wanna know why? well, i blame igloofest. i blame igloofest for most of the problems in my life right now, such as: i don’t think i will ever...
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tomorrow comes / on loving les mis in 2014
“i believe most people are inherently good. they just need an opportunity to show that goodness.” colm wilkinson is standing at the edge of the stage in toronto’s princess of wales theatre. still in...
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the green village / numbers & shapes revisted
in 2012, brooklyn-based composer rebecca brandt released a 14-track album called numbers & shapes. composed and orchestrated for 30+ instruments, the album is beautifully, astoundingly...
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