Un année record
Our newsletter's been on a break these past few months but all for a good reason. With the July 1st weekend, DOMINIONATED starts its third year, so we've been doing some spring cleaning, giving our web presence a refresh for Year 3 that we think looks super sharp and very professional-like. Whether you read DOMINIONATED on a full-size or mobile screen, it should be a pleasing experience and easy on the eyes. The image below gives you a sneak peek at our new look:
And if by chance, once we go live next week, you should stumble upon something that doesn't look quite right (we're human, after all), please feel free to drop us a line and let us know.
In Case You Missed the First Time Around:
Our guy Mac Cameron loves podcasts and put together a lovely tribute to one of his (and our) favourites, Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khana.
Speaking of podcasts, Mac and Geoff assembled a big, shiny episode of The DOMINIONATED Podcast devoted to that much-loved relic of the last century, Much's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series.
Josh Weinberg jumped on Insecurities in Being, the latest from L CON, an "album of musical evolution and emotional transitions."
In honour of Pride Month, Jim Di Gioia delved into the Quick Before It Melts archives to revisit reviews of Rae Spoon's Armour, Psychic Materials from Casey Mecija, as well as a fresh take on one of his old favourites: Rufus Wainwright's 2001 sophomore album, Poses.
Fearless Contributing Editor, Geoff Parent thinks Dans ma main from Jean-Michel Blais is hands-down one of the best albums of the year so far.
Jon Neher happily recommends “In Contentment” from Québec-via-New Brunswick band Property//.
What We're Reading / Watching / Listening to Lately:
Jon Neher's Reading List:
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable by Michael Bennett
Josh Weinberg's Watch List:
The Toys That Made Us (streaming on Netflix)
Jim Di Gioia's Reading List:
Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe
The Never-ending Present: the Story of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip by Michael Barclay
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
Mac Cameron's Listening List:
Amen Dunes, Freedom
Marker Starling, Anchors & Ampersands
Ancient Shapes, Silent Rave
Deliluh, Day Catcher
Sam Tudor, Quotidian Dream
Snotty Nose Rez Kids, The Average Savage
Ansley Simpson, Breakwall
Mailbag Mixtape 003:
Soundtrack your summer with the choicest selections from our inbox: follow our Mailbag Mixtape 003 on Spotify, featuring La Rose, The Faps, Sombra, No Aloha, Moonwake, and more.
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