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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…

3 min readDec 31, 2022

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

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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…

5 min readFeb 16, 2021

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Erin MacLeod

Skating in the pre-Tonya Harding era

I wrote this in 2007…

3 min readDec 4, 2020

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Skating in the pre-Tonya Harding era

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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…

5 min readMay 16, 2020

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Arcade Fire in 2004

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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…

6 min readMay 11, 2020

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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…

6 min readMay 7, 2020

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

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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”…

5 min readMay 5, 2020

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Talking Will Holland’s Ear Off in 2006

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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…

6 min readMay 3, 2020

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Celine Dion is Jamaican

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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…

8 min readMay 2, 2020

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Power to Chant: Warrior King in 2005

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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…

6 min readMay 1, 2020

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Ring the Alarm: Montreal soundsystems come fi mash it

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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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