The voices of Toronto’s DIY music scene carried discordantly throughout 2014

Nick Storring has appeared on Long Winter lineups before in his capacity as a member of Picastro and Bespoken, but will return this Friday (Jan. 9) to give a solo performance. After releasing two albums in the final quarter of 2014 (Gardens – an informal tribute to Charles Stepney – in October, then Endless Conjecture in November) Nick Storring’s sounds are also set to appear on yet another new recording: our January seven-inch, also featuring Bile Sister.  In this questionnaire, Storring details some of his recent undertakings and explains how his process has developed over time.

Adrienne Crossman breaks down cartoons, work, and life

This month’s 7” features a track each from Army Girls and The Lonely Parade. In this questionnaire with Army Girls, Carmen Elle explains how “End of Days” was written as a result of a bad relationship and Andy Smith reminisces about the pair’s first coming together for a show on Valentine’s Day in 2010.

Joe Strutt is pairing with Audiopollination to bring improvised music to Long Winter

This month’s 7” features a track each from The Lonely Parade and Army Girls. Here, The Lonely Parade collectively explain how they were family friends before they started the band, and they reminisce about spending Peterborough winters bombing down old ski hills on toboggans.

Now in its fourth year, Greg Benedetto’s Toronto hardcore festival is bigger than ever

The first instalment of this year’s Split 7” Series features a track each from VCR and Lee Paradise. In this deeply insightful questionnaire with VCR’s Scott Jenner, we learn that Long Winter co-organizer and Fucked Up drummer Jonah Falco recently committed a crime we previously imagined only the most volatile Scooby-Doo villains were capable of. Read between the lines.

Great changes abound for West Queen West cultural hub

The first instalment of this year’s Split 7” Series features a track each from Lee Paradise and VCR. In this edition of the 7” Survey: Lee Paradise on the three Fs: farting, friends, and fake keys.