A year in music — the best albums of 2020

 10. U.S. Girls — Heavy Light (Toronto/Chicago) To evolve the ideas she crafted on In a Poem Unlimited, Meg Remy has found a lot more groove than grow in her new record. This doesn't shake out the same level of pressing art-pop she got before but it merges narrative, abstract, and

Album Reviews: Gorillaz, Laura Veirs, Ela Minus

 Gorillaz — Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (London, U.K.) Trapped inside while everyone else is too, Damon Albarn has somehow managed to craft one of the sharpest Gorillaz records in a while. Whether you need the quirky tones, dancing energy, worldly collaborations or just amazing songwriting, this record delivers

Community leader and award-winning graphic designer: An interview with Robert Smith

 Robert Smith is one of Ottawa’s celebrated community leaders; as a graphic designer and founder of Greenmelon Inc., Robert and his team have worked with an exciting range of clients such as: Farm Boy, the RCMP, DC Comics, National Gallery of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint and more. As an