See the impact a genre of music can have on culture through the photography exhibit 40 Years of Hip Hop Photography being held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. Curated by Che Kothari & Ryan Paterson, the exhibition collects works by photographers including Ernie Paniccioli, Jonathan Mannion, Matt Barnes and Janette Beckman, among many others.
[note]Noah Venkatarangam recently released the cinematic and whimsical album Wonderheart. The rich production and theatric vocals bring you to a world of Noah’s own inspired creation. Antidote had the opportunity to sit down with the artist to discuss his music and his upcoming show at Mercury Lounge (on May 31st).[/note]
Could you give us a brief history of how you started with singing, how has the journey been?
A story from Maria Arseniuk with contributions from Anton Mikov
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“Are you with the press? Can you take my photo before those bastards shoot me dead?” asked the man on Maidan. It was Thursday, February 20, 2014 – the day that Ukrainian ex-president, Viktor Yanukovich unleashed a deadly assault that left nearly 100 non-violent demonstrators dead, many of them students.
Do you recall that thrilling sensation, when for the very first time you discovered a song or an artist that was seemingly elusive, unknown- daringly original? The first moment you (and seemingly only you know) about an artist with very few, very dedicated fans; the one who is so unlike anything you hear your friends listening to, no it is infinitely better.