Tags: Music journalism

A LITTLE TENDERNESS

My favourite thing in the world used to be talking to musicians… about music. This marks the 12th year since my byline first appeared in print and I’ll admit: my favourite thing in the world is still talking to musicians...about music. But I didn’t always know that that was what...
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On: Sacha Jenkins

On: Sacha Jenkins

Sacha Jenkins sounds like he’s in high spirits. The day I catch up with the New York-based graffiti artist, hip hop culture journalist, author and film director, his five-year-old child has just graduated from pre-kindergarten. What unfolds during our conversation about his critically acclaimed documentary, Fresh Dressed, is the graduation...
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The MAF Arts Journalism Awards

The National Arts Festival (NAF) has these awards where they shower arts journalists with certificates. That's nice. However, the winners (in silver and gold ranks) are almost always reporting on the same square block of what is considered "art." And almost always absent from this roll call are the music...
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