039 - Status/Non-Status

07/01/21 • 34 min

Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status goes 20 or 20 discussing changing his band's name from Whoop-Szo to Status/Non-Status; the colonial process in which his family became non-status in the eyes of the Canadian government; the complications that distinction and fracturing causes; honouring his family; trying to apply to the SOCAN Indigenous Songwriter Award; recording 1, 2, 3, 4, 500 Years in Guadalajara, Mexico; the cool hand of You've Changed Records; his musical influences and much more.

Featured Tracks: "Find A Home", "Genocido"

Recommended Artists: Fiver, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Dorothea Paas, Eiyn Sof

Production Note: The intro was recorded before the discovery of 182 more unmarked graves outside Cranbrook, British Columbia on June 30th, 2021

Featured Tracks: "Find A Home", "Genocido"

Recommended Artists: Fiver, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Dorothea Paas, Eiyn Sof

Production Note: The intro was recorded before the discovery of 182 more unmarked graves outside Cranbrook, British Columbia on June 30th, 2021

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038 - Vince The Messenger

Vince The Messenger goes 20 or 20 discussing his musical history; P.E.I., Canada's music and hip hop capitol; going from producing to rapping like Kanye West; Kanye West; freestyling; his trusted producer Niimo; album narratives; the power of a one-producer-project; working and growing musically alongside Niimo; his new album Trustfall; trust; "Dead World"; boom bap and the lessons he has learned from the golden era; channeling societal frustrations into music; hopes for the future; doing the work; the return of live shows and much.

Featured Tracks: "Black Sheep", "Trustfall", "Dead World"

Recommended Artists: Slime Da Garbage Mane, BLU KOBINA, Niimo

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040 - Sam Tudor

Sam Tudor goes 20 or 20 discussing his pandemic induced residency in British Columbia; hanging, mixing and more at the Gavin Lake Forest Education Centre; mixing "mason-jar-sipping folk music" with stranger, electronic sounds on his new album Two Half Words ; his new album Two Half Words; feeling stuck in Vancouver; recording and writing in Toronto and Montreal; bringing more people into the fold; the Tone Bonk sound and ethos; non-linear music-making; writing music before lyrics; being lonely in Toronto; straying from the acoustic guitar; meeting the moment; Two Half Words: The Virtual Experience; the possibility of touring and much more.

Featured Tracks: "Perennials", "Dance Call"

Recommended Artists: Devours, Evan Cartwright, Corey Gulkin