Richard Trapunski
The Georgia Straight
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Junos 2022: a more diverse nominees list?
The Canadian awards show made a number of changes this year to level the playing field for underrepresented and independent artists. → Read More
What to watch on Netflix Canada in February 2022
Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in February 2022, including The Cuphead Show!, Inventing Anna, more Space Force and new seasons of Love Is Blind and its Japanese spinoff → Read More
What to watch on Netflix Canada in January 2022
Check out the best movies and TV shows hitting the streaming platform next month, including Hype House, Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness and the return of Ozark. → Read More
The 25 best TV shows of 2021
Reservation Dogs, Succession, and Sort Of lead a great year on the small screen. → Read More
Cadence Weapon: “I’m tired of social media companies holding my fans ransom”
The Toronto-based rapper and author talks about how he's connecting more directly online. → Read More
Cadence Weapon wins 2021 Polaris Prize, will use money to register voters
The Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper won the $50,000 music prize for his album Parallel World and didn't waste his moment. → Read More
Revisiting a classic Amy Winehouse interview from 2007
A decade after her death, the legacy of the talented and tragic British soul singer is still being re-examined. → Read More
MuchMusic came back on social media—but is it any good?
The idea of MuchMusic never really goes away. → Read More
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson bridges generations of Indigenous music
The Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician and writer will win the Prism Prize's 2021 Willie Dunn Award—one of many accolades she's received recently. → Read More
Polaris Prize names the 10 best Canadian albums of the year for 2021
The winner will be awarded $50,000. → Read More
MuchMusic is coming back—on TikTok
The former Canadian music video network will bring VJs, live music, and Video On Trial to your social media feeds. → Read More
Canadian music industry figures to sign declaration for anti-racist action
A year after Blackout Tuesday, the music industry will commit to going beyond performative gestures. → Read More
DOXA 2021 review: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché revisits one of the most unique singers in punk and new wave history
This look back at the life of a Black feminist punk icon by her own daughter is more personal and mournful than your usual biographical music doc. → Read More
Canadian musicians join the fight for climate justice
New groups like Music Declares Emergency and Climate Live are inspiring urgent climate action and a more sustainable music scene. → Read More
Remember when Barenaked Ladies were indie rock trailblazers?
With a new single dropping today, the Scarborough band looks back at the 1990s. → Read More
Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is your time to support Vancouver bookstores
The country's page-peddlers are teaming up to drum up support for independent book culture. → Read More
Vancouver-raised Sook-Yin Lee has flown her freak flag for decades
The former MuchMusic VJ reflects on her career and talks about her new album, jooj two. → Read More
Why some Canadian artists are getting into the crypto market of NFTs
NFTs are a crypto-based format to sell goods or works that don’t necessarily exist in the physical world. → Read More
More than 100 musicians declare a climate emergency in Canada
Canadian musicians are declaring a state of emergency about an issue that remains an existential threat. → Read More
What the 2021 Juno Awards nominations say about the state of Canadian music
It was supposed to be a big year for the Junos. → Read More