Canada Moves Towards Legalization: Medicinal Cannabis and Inherent Rights
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As legalization of cannabis becomes a reality in Canada, first nations entrepreneurs are poised to rake in the benefits. As some move to industrialize operations on their home reserves, another aspect of the issue emerges.
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As legalization of cannabis becomes a reality in Canada, first nations entrepreneurs are poised to rake in the benefits. As some move to industrialize operations on their home reserves, another aspect of the issue emerges.
Three New Films Expose Native Music History
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Rumble: Indians Who Rocked the World [Smithsonian/Rezolution Pictures]
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Rumble: Indians Who Rocked the World [Smithsonian/Rezolution Pictures]
Rita Coolidge by Michael Walker: Delta Lady: A Memoir [Harper Collins]
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Rita Coolidge’s biography, written with pop journalist Michael Walker, traces the life of the two-time Grammy winner from early childhood to international stardom.
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Rita Coolidge’s biography, written with pop journalist Michael Walker, traces the life of the two-time Grammy winner from early childhood to international stardom.
Dirty Words & Thoughts About Music
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Renegade Radio’s Music News and Reviews
Brian Wright-McLeod, 2016
News From Indian Country
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Tanya Tagak: Animism [independent]
I’ve reviewed this album before and mentioned her 2014 Polaris Music Prize award in a previous column, but I wanted to update briefly on other attention Tagak’s album has received. Her 2015 Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy) for Aboriginal Album of the Year also included Juno nominations for Producer of the Year (Jesse Zubot) and Alternative Album of the Year.
Brian Wright-McLeod, 2016
News From Indian Country
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Tanya Tagak: Animism [independent]
I’ve reviewed this album before and mentioned her 2014 Polaris Music Prize award in a previous column, but I wanted to update briefly on other attention Tagak’s album has received. Her 2015 Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy) for Aboriginal Album of the Year also included Juno nominations for Producer of the Year (Jesse Zubot) and Alternative Album of the Year.
Renegade Radio’s Music News & Reviews
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[Light in the Attic Records]
Nostalgia, historical importance, artistic excellence, a love of Native roots music or a thirst for vinyl might be some descriptions to identify a hefty new project released by Light in the Attic Records. Produced by Kevin Howes with assistance from VIN Archives, the two-CD collection, also available on vinyl, offers a glimpse into the contemporary music history of northern Canada.
Nostalgia, historical importance, artistic excellence, a love of Native roots music or a thirst for vinyl might be some descriptions to identify a hefty new project released by Light in the Attic Records. Produced by Kevin Howes with assistance from VIN Archives, the two-CD collection, also available on vinyl, offers a glimpse into the contemporary music history of northern Canada.
Dirty Words & Thoughts About Music (Dec. 2015)
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By Brian Wright-McLeod, 2015
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Buffy Sainte-Marie won the 2015 Canadian Polaris Music Prize for her album Power in the Blood. She performed the title track on the televised concert and displayed that her music is as energetic as ever with lyrics of protest. Last year’s recipient was experimental/explorative throat singer Tanya Tagaq (Inuit) for her album Animism [Six Shooter/Universal].
By Brian Wright-McLeod, 2015
News From Indian Country
Buffy Sainte-Marie won the 2015 Canadian Polaris Music Prize for her album Power in the Blood. She performed the title track on the televised concert and displayed that her music is as energetic as ever with lyrics of protest. Last year’s recipient was experimental/explorative throat singer Tanya Tagaq (Inuit) for her album Animism [Six Shooter/Universal].
Renegade Radio's Dirty Words & Thoughts about Music
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Jimmy Wolf: A Tribute to Little Johnny Taylor [Independent]
The latest blues offering from Jimmy Wolf is an intensely soulful blast from a past tribute album of the music of Little Johnny Taylor. Taylor was born Johnny Lamont Merrett on February 11, 1943 in Gregory, Arkansas. He was active musically throughout the 1960s and ‘70s and recorded only sparingly during the 1980s and ‘90s. He continued to perform throughout America until his death on May 17, 2002.
Jimmy Wolf: A Tribute to Little Johnny Taylor [Independent]
The latest blues offering from Jimmy Wolf is an intensely soulful blast from a past tribute album of the music of Little Johnny Taylor. Taylor was born Johnny Lamont Merrett on February 11, 1943 in Gregory, Arkansas. He was active musically throughout the 1960s and ‘70s and recorded only sparingly during the 1980s and ‘90s. He continued to perform throughout America until his death on May 17, 2002.
Renegade Radios Dirty Words & Thoughts About Music (Aug. 2010)
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News From Indian Country August 2010
Aztlan UnderGround
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Formed in the early 1990s, AUG stormed onto the scene with a mini-cassette entitled 1492 F__ That! Their renegade response to the 500th anniversary of the Columbus expedition to the western hemisphere catapulted the group to underground cult status. Their searing metal/rap armor infused with indigenous music, epic lyrics and a true revolutionary consciousness have come to define their style.
Their latest self-titled disc is their best album to date. Most of the eleven tracks clock in around the eight-minute mark - barely enough time to encapsulate the fullness of their tantalizing sound.
News From Indian Country August 2010
Aztlan UnderGround
[Independent]
Formed in the early 1990s, AUG stormed onto the scene with a mini-cassette entitled 1492 F__ That! Their renegade response to the 500th anniversary of the Columbus expedition to the western hemisphere catapulted the group to underground cult status. Their searing metal/rap armor infused with indigenous music, epic lyrics and a true revolutionary consciousness have come to define their style.
Their latest self-titled disc is their best album to date. Most of the eleven tracks clock in around the eight-minute mark - barely enough time to encapsulate the fullness of their tantalizing sound.