Leslie Ken Chu
@LeslieKenChu
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Music journalist. Arts organizer. Co-founder @newfeelingcoop.
Vancouver
Joined September 2012
For issue #17 of @newfeelingcoop, I asked @UhhFiver, Cedric Noel + @KKERUBB what they want to see from music journalism, especially at a time when mass industry layoffs compromise writers’ ability to fully exercise music journalism’s transformative power.
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At @porridgeradio's bittersweet third-to-last North American show ever last night, the introspective Brighton rockers proved that sometimes, it’s best to know the end is not only coming but also near. My review from @Neumos in Seattle for @northerntrans:
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I spoke w/ Stuart Braithwaite of post-rock titans @mogwaiband about close friendships during personal diffculty, finding emotional sanctuary in music + more. Mogwai's 11th album, The Bad Fire, is out now via @TempResLtd/@rockactionrecs. For @northerntrans.
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I spoke with Vancouver R&B singer @bukolamusic about coming of age, creating a safe space for honest expression, and working with @TheBlockCBC's Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. Bukola's 2nd EP, The Confessions of an Antisocial Butterfly, is out today. @readxrange
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RT @thegrogshop: LONG STORY SHORT: Buy tickets in advance to make getting work visas for artists as easy as possible. If they can show guar…
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RT @resurrecti0ns: unironically think these books are extremely insidious and the replacement of popular science and philosophy by these no…
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RT @LizzieManno: This is the longest, most labor-intensive feature I’ve written, and possibly the most inspiring one, too. I’m also thrille…
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Looking forward to diving into this!
Lorain, Ohio's music scene has historically been overshadowed by Cleveland and Oberlin. But things are changing after a free-improv drummer teamed up with an anti-capitalist pastor to host shows in a church. My months-long color piece for @ClevelandScene:
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Out today!
Thunder Perfect Mind reflects on the anxieties and uncertainties of living in a world on the tipping point of a techno-climate disaster from which there's no return (@ForwardMusic). Our 8/10 review of Motherhood's latest:
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I've said it before: Charlottetown has produced some of the best heavy music in Atlantic Canada, if not the country, over the last few years. For Issue 21 of @newfeelingcoop, I wrote about the melodic guitar noise of Unheard, the debut EP by Cherry Plaza.
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RT @quartermass: I’m hosting a year-long seminar/group therapy/book club for creative professionals and strategists. It’s PWYC (suggested $…
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Featuring time travel and an abduction by a mysterious black cloud, 'Thunder Perfect Mind,' the new album by Fredericton's @motherhoodmusic, is more than a bizarre tale for the sake of fun. Out this Fri via @ForwardMusic. My review for @exclaimdotca:
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I wrote about Charlottetown hard-hitters Cut Deep for the January edition of @exclaimdotca's New Faves:
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RT @newfeelingcoop: Liz is one of the best doing it right now, bringing a critical lens to the platform economy and shedding light on the w…
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