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Tag: Louise Bernice Half

March 6, 2017July 19, 2017 pauldbwatkins Academic, Indigenous, Interview

A Healing and Honest Path: In Conversation with Louise Bernice Halfe

I talk with Louise Bernice Halfe about her contribution of four poems to the Malahat’s Indigenous Perspectives issue: “Finding Bone,” “God of nightmares,” “it was a pure,” and “Skeletons and Cannibals.”

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My happy place is in the Listening Room with #MyRecordCollection. What are you spinning today? @discogs I was a big fan of the debut album, Not Tight, from DOMi and JD BECK, so their sophomore outing, 𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝔸𝕤𝕜𝕖𝕕?, was an instant preorder. On my first vinyl spin (#FirstSpinFriday), I’m quite liking it, although I’d prefer a little less use of vocals to let the incredible instrumental work breathe a little more, but I appreciate the risks. Have you heard this one? Thoughts? I’m about to go in for my second spin. You should watch some of their live performances on YouTube. Incredible stuff! “There’s a world going on underground.” Adding to what will be a sea of commemorative posts today, I just wanted to take a moment to listen in amazement to ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕣, released 60 years ago today. Some songs just hit different... “Chamber of Reflection” by Mac DeMarco is one of them. I was finally able to add 𝕎𝕒𝕙𝕕𝕠𝕟 by the legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz to my collection, which I picked up from @torch_song_cafe in Victoria. Swipe through to learn more about Fairuz, the history behind the title track, and the connections between Palestine and Lebanon. Solidarity with the people of Lebanon. 🇱🇧 Martin Scorsese. John Cale. Marc Jacobs. The Vinyl Professor. That’s a lot of legends for one photo. ℝ𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥, 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕁, ℕ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕚𝕞𝕠, 𝔹ℂ. The Stone Roses’ 1989 debut sounds like it could have been released in the ‘70s or even last week. It truly has a timeless sound. While it’s a popular album, it still feels, especially in North America, like it should be more adored than it is. Do you own this one on vinyl?

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