Humble Thoughts

Our blog, our memories, our scribes.

In Concert: John Cooper Clarke

Rail-thin like a scarecrow, sporting shades underneath a mop of black hair, legendary punk-poet John Cooper Clarke is as potent as ever. Read On…

In Concert: tUnE-yArDs

Merrill Garbus is determined to play by her own rules. As Tune-Yards, she has cut a sound of rock backbeats with complex polyrhythms for the last decade. Read On…

In Concert: Sleigh Bells

The noise-pop duo, Sleigh Bells, made up of Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, is a ball of unbridled energy. Speculation as to what keeps them running at such high speeds is anyone’s guess. Read On…

Conversation With: Mulga the Artist

In Concert: Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher epitomizes a rock ‘n’ roll spirit that is all but extinct.
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In Concert: Cut Copy

Hailing from the land down under, Melbourne’s Cut Copy make their job look utterly fun.
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In Concert: Ariel Pink

Ariel Pink has been making music for a long time. Sometimes, it even sounds like it’s from an entirely different decade.
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Toronto’s Nuit Blanche 2017

Our plan to explore Nuit Blanche in Toronto this year is simple: Start in the middle. In conversation, we chart a rough course to spiral across some big intersections we see on the official website. But we hope to get lost in the little places.  Those spots that are off our mental roadmap.  The sights that seem most illuminated on an evening complemented with a crisp, autumn air. Read On…

Conversation With: John K. King

The tale of collector and entrepreneur John K. King is the stuff of a classic American short story. Read On…

Pictures of Pride

Nobody told me that Pride is really just a big street fest.  A theme that encourages the man to redirect the traffic and let the city play.

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