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Erin MacLeod

Erin MacLeod

Stuff I wrote in 2022…

This was the year that I tried to keep writing, even though work and life was pretty darned busy. I write a whole lot of reports and random…

Dec 31, 2022

The band Men I Trust performing at Osheaga under a cloudy sky.

Dec 31, 2022

Erin MacLeod

Dominique Fils-Aimé: Stay Tuned!

My favourite records are always about voice — about finding voice, making space for voices, listening to voices. Even in music that is…

Feb 16, 2021

Feb 16, 2021

Erin MacLeod

Skating in the pre-Tonya Harding era

I wrote this in 2007…

Dec 4, 2020

Skating in the pre-Tonya Harding era

Dec 4, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Arcade Fire in 2004

This was an interview published in the L Magazine (Vol. 1, #19, October 13–26, 2004), a cute, little pocket-sized magazine that was…

May 16, 2020

Arcade Fire in 2004

May 16, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Sometimes I don’t thrill you: J Mascis in 2000

Thinking back, I was reminded that the first interview I ever did was with J Mascis, back in around the year 2000. People have said that…

May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Love a reggae beat ’cause it’s so…: Omar in 2006

My first cover story was on the great Omar Lye-Fook, MBE (I don’t think he was MBE at the time, but he’s always been incredible, so it was…

May 7, 2020

Love a reggae beat ’cause it’s so…: Omar in 2006

May 7, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Talking Will Holland’s Ear Off in 2006

In the above photo, which, admittedly, tends to showcase the turntables more than anything, is Andy Williams at left and Will “Quantic”…

May 5, 2020

Talking Will Holland’s Ear Off in 2006

May 5, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Celine Dion is Jamaican

In a country better known for reggae and dancehall, Celine Dion’s music is rapturously, embraced by millions. A special report from the…

May 3, 2020

Celine Dion is Jamaican

May 3, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Power to Chant: Warrior King in 2005

I always find that in Montreal, when it’s getting cold, it’s hard to imagine that it will ever be warm again. Then, when it’s blistering…

May 2, 2020

Power to Chant: Warrior King in 2005

May 2, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Ring the Alarm: Montreal soundsystems come fi mash it

Local history and local heroes are important. And Canadian soundsystem culture isn’t just in Toronto — it’s across Canada, and certainly…

May 1, 2020

Ring the Alarm: Montreal soundsystems come fi mash it

May 1, 2020

Erin MacLeod

Erin MacLeod

Sometimes read; sometimes write. Likes dancehall & injera. Wish I spoke más español y plis kreyòl. Author of Visions of Zion: Ethiopians & Rastafari (NYU Press)

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