Mo Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
I mostly recently finished the first musical biography I have read in a long time, Mo Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove. It was a very joyful read. It didn’t flow like normal biographies...
View ArticleToronto Women in the Music Industry
As you know, I’ve been proudly involved with meeting with other women in the industry! In celebration of International Women’s Day TWIM got a feature in Noisey that I think is worth a read. Finding a...
View ArticleVinyl Me Please- March 2016 Edition
March’s Vinyl Me Please pressing is my favourite so far. It’s an exclusive white vinyl edition of Lapsley’s Long Way Home, which is one of my favourite non-Canadian albums this year. Plus she’s only...
View ArticleI’m A Polaris Music Prize Juror
I’m happy to announce that I have made the Polaris Music Prize jury! I’m excited to represent Ride the Tempo and promote well-deserved Canadian records who I think should be eligible for the prize.
View ArticleRide the Tempo Presents Partner @ CMW
I am proud my second Ride the Tempo show! This time in partnership with NeXT and The Silver Dollar at Canadian Music Week. The show will feature Sackville’s Partner as the headliner along with all...
View ArticleMmmbop Turns 20
Omg! Can you believe Hanson’s Mmmbop turned 20 today? I remember as an 8 year old I would sit religiously in front of the TV on Friday’s to watch the music video on Hitlist. 20 years later the band is...
View ArticleVinyl Me Please- April 2016 Edition
This month’s Vinyl Me Please pressing celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Fugees’ The Score. It is printed on beautiful orange and black vinyl and includes a bonus gold 7″ with tracks that were...
View ArticleRecord Store Day Haul
Yesterday was Record Store Day and I went to support my local record store Dead Dog Records. I wasn’t interested in many Record Store Day exclusives but I did dig through and pick up a few cool...
View ArticleRIP Prince
There’s a Simpsons gif for everything pic.twitter.com/7ZWQRdPLW6 — Tiana Feng (@tianafeng) April 21, 2016 I was shocked when I found out Prince died. News travels fast when you live your day through...
View Article5 Bands to See at CMW
Canadian Music Week is approaching and I partnered with Do416 to suggest 5 bands I think you should go see. I subconsciously chose all female acts but there were so many awesome things to choose from!
View ArticlePhotos: Tough Age, Century Palm, Germaphobes, Long Branch @ Monarch Tavern
I shot Tough Age, Century Palm, Germaphobes and Long Branch with my Fuji X100T on Saturday. Here are a few of my favourite shots. You can catch the rest here:...
View ArticleCMW Show Next Week!
5 more days until my CMW show! I’m super excited. It’s also got featured in Now Magazine’s 10 Must-see shows. It’ll be a busy week but totally worth it.
View ArticleVinyl Storage
I started heavily collecting vinyl last year when I invested in a new record player. Records tend to take up a lot of room and the top two square shelves I was using started to fill up so I looked for...
View ArticlePhotos From My CMW Show!
I’m still super excited about how well our show at Canadian Music Week went! A lot of friends and Ride the Tempo fans came out to support and we had a decently packed house on a Wednesday night. Here...
View ArticleVinyl Me Please – May 2016 Edition
Vinyl Me Please tops itself every month. This month is a special edition of Weezer’s Pinkerton in marble blue, with a pop-up interior. This one’s a classic, a record that every vinyl enthusiast should...
View ArticleChillin at the Prism Prize
No time to blog tonight! But here is a random photo of me sharing a nail moment at Prism Prize with Harrison.
View ArticleCMW Catchup!
My CMW photosets are done and you can catch them on Ride the Tempo here!. Now on to planning the next show.
View ArticleShow Hopping
Somehow started from no shows, to going to two shows tonight. Life happens unexpectedly. I’m super excited for PUP’s release show, so much that I somehow ended up with two records. See you on the...
View ArticleVinyl Me Please: June 2016 Edition
I just received this month’s Vinyl Me Please selection in the mail! It’s an exclusive VMP pressing of Wells Fargo’s Watch Out in green. Inside there is a 20-page book of liner notes and a print by...
View ArticleION VINYL ALIVE
My vinyl collection is growing and I have a mixture of new and second hand stuff. Some of the older stuff plays well but crackles with dust so I searched for a safe way to clean them and picked up...
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