Blog posts by Aaron Epp
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November 5th 2009
Quinzy’s tribute to Norman Borlaug
Excerpts from managing editor Aaron Epp's recent interview with members of local pop-rock quartet Quinzy, including more info on their tribute to recently deceased American agronomist and humanitarian Norman Borlaug. (more) -
September 3rd 2009 | 1
The Blue Sky Addicts’ drummer drama
Landon Hildebrandt, former drummer for Winnipeg-based pop-rockers Blue Sky Addicts, explains why he quit the band, and why he chose to do it on Facebook instead of telling his bandmates directly. (more) -
August 12th 2009 | 1
Patrick Watson: ‘Dolly Parton is hardcore’
Excerpts from Uniter arts editor Aaron Epp's interview with acclaimed Montreal musician Patrick Watson. Watson talks about Dolly Parton, Chad VanGaalen and the Polaris Music Prize. (more) -
January 22nd 2009 | 3
My Top Ten
For this week’s issue of The Uniter, on newsstands today, I wrote an article about year-end best music lists. I wanted to know if there was something more to them than music geekery/snobbery—if they served a purpose for more than just being able to show off your taste. What I found … (more) -
November 27th 2008
White noise
Free stuff. Everyone likes it, and I'm no exception. One of the perks of being the arts and culture editor at The Uniter is the free CDs. Musicians just send them in. As someone who has been listening to music obsessively since I was 13, and who once aspired to write for >Rolling Stone, getting free CDs is a fantasy fulfilled. (more) -
October 11th 2008
Comeback Kid’s Andrew Neufeld talks about Sights & Sounds
When I caught up with Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid on Sept. 30 to interview him for the CBK article that appears in this week’s issue of The Uniter, he was in Gibsons, a small coastal community in southwestern B.C., with his other band, Sights & Sounds. The band was there … (more) -
September 18th 2008
What’s Jesus got to do with it?
Curran Faris’ article about local singer-songwriter Kerri Woelke in this week’s issue of The Uniter hints at why making a distinction between Christian and non-Christian music is silly. As someone who self-identifies as a music critic and a (Mennonite/pacifist/ LGBT-friendly/non-Evangelical) Christian, the topic of Christian music is intriguing. Here are three … (more) -
September 11th 2008
JP Hoe’s guitarist talks about Hoe’s development as a songwriter, and why he didn’t like Hoe’s music
In today’s issue of The Uniter, there’s an article I wrote about JP Hoe. One of the interesting things I found out while interviewing Hoe is that one of his key sidemen, guitarist Rob Pachol, didn’t even like Hoe’s music when the two of them first met. “I do believe he’s expressed to me in … (more) - Page 2 of 2 :: < 1 2
