“In my twenties, love was the only word I knew”, confesses filmmaker Brandon Wint in his documentary, Moving For Love (2024). The heartbeat of his work; Vancouver-based filmmaker and poet navigates the complexity of Black identity, the intersections of disability & race, and community-making in Vancouver through the lens of love.
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard that life imitates art. Well, when art imitates life, it’s mimesis. The term is a philosophical position that understands art as constantly imitating the world around itself. It’s difficult to separate art from the world's current affairs, and with all that's going on in the world, it’s becoming almost impossible to do so.
Read MoreOn April 13th, three bands—Nonarchy, Rosemary Ginger, and SUGARFUNGUS—took 648 Kingsway on a slow journey into space, surrounded by synths and smooth vocals. In an interview with all three bands, SAD Magazine was able to delve into each bands’ musical journeys, experiences in the Vancouver music scene, and much more.
Read MoreLet me describe to you the difference between a song and a sigh, between a recording and a live show. The act of being together in time, through the measure of music. Let me describe to you a community coming together at the end of last month for a shared purpose: to experience music at 648 Kingsway with Hoodie Browns, Lalune, and Lovely Company.
Read MoreThere's something quite addicting about honesty. Some sort of unadulterated and absolute truth revealed through conversation, or music that feels like welcomed rain washing over you; an experience void of verbosity, a refreshing disruption in this manufactured world. Unto you, with honesty and tenderness, Harley Alexander wholeheartedly returns with his first project in two years to connect with love, above all else. He provides a remarkably honest expression of raw emotions through uniquely contrasting tracks on his album, Universal Love 2.
Read MoreThough distant from our current fall bliss, local band Babe Corner’s first single off their debut album Crybaby, entitled “Summer Slaughter,” recounts the awfully familiar feeling of the end-of-summer comedown. The breezy tune is paradoxically a song about grief; one that was inspired by the passing of a band member’s family member in August.
Read MoreSouth Asian representation within Western media is hard to come by, but relatable, heartfelt representation is damn near impossible to find. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I cried during each viewing of Meet You at the Light, directed by Alexander Farah. This music video created for local artist Desire Dawson’s title track truly touched me, allowing me to feel both seen and heard on screen.
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