If you wanna learn about somebody, dig through their garbage.

Phone records, condoms, debt notices, unwanted gifts; things we don’t want anyone else to see. Secrets go in & never come out. Or do they?

Canadians are the worst offenders in the world. We create the most trash per capita, globally. And we’ve been winning that title for the last decade.

But we’re not really taking the problem seriously; we gleefully call raccoons “trash pandas,” like we’re trying to yassify the problem. 

Dealing with it is the shared responsibility of our federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments; but like a group project where everyone looks to someone else to keep on top of it, we’re left holding the bag. And handing it to someone else.

If you’re in North America, your trash might take a long, wet trip to become some other country’s problem. But if you’re a little sneakier, or your secrets are too big, too irregular, too oblong – you can pay a little extra to get them hauled away with white gloves.

Jon McCurley is an artist from Toronto, Canada, who used to work for one of the country’s largest junk-removal services. 

A submission for KCRW's 24-hr radio race.

Object Permanence and The Art of Junk Removal - KCRW Radio Race

musical sketchbook, entry #1

musical sketchbook, entry #2

musical sketchbook, entry #3

Take Me All (Phil Collins x Broken Social Scene)

Sarah Davachi at Holy Oak - June 5th 2016

Love Mashup

Presented by Burn Down The Capital
http://burndownthecapital.weebly.com/

JULIANNA BARWICK (https://juliannabarwick.bandcamp.com/)
Brooklyn vocalist and ambient electronic experimenter Julianna Barwick arrives in Toronto on the heels of her 3rd album "Will". Barwick's vocals are all encompassing, moving with the ease of a mesmerizing fog. Electronics whisper and flush, as her voice creeps around ever aural cavern. Almost merging with her flowering ambient structures, but always remaining an elusive presence. Don't sleep on what is sure to be a powerful & moving performance.

BLUNT CHUNKS (https://bluntchunks.bandcamp.com/)
Spacey vocals & electronics swirl around you like a settling mist. Caitlin Woelfle-O'Brien's voice soars & sways with multiples of itself, filling empty space like it's a cavernous church. Forlorn guitar notes shake in the cold night, glistening in the moon light. Music to keep close to your heart.

Blunt Chunks + Julianna Barwick  @ The Tranzac Sept 17th 2016

Featuring the best moments from the first 18 episodes of The Imposter. Produced by Katie Jensen.

Lido Pimienta is a singer, songwriter, and visual artist from Baranquilla, Colombia. Her highly-anticipated follow up album, La Papessa has been artfully remixed.

Geoff Siskind is a documentary filmmaker and Storage Wars Canada showrunner. 

Rap Master Maurice will revenge rap Jonathan Goldstein or any of your other enemies for $17. If you want a friendly rap, it’ll cost you more.

Esie Mensah is a dancer and choreographer who has worked with a range of recording artists including Janelle Monae, Nelly Furtado, Jully Black and Shawn Desman. She’s the director of The Black Stars; a coalition of afro-influenced dancers that mixes traditional with contemporary movement, and she teaches classes at City Dance Corps. 

Music on this episode:

“La Capacidad (Kaleema Remix)” from Lido Pimienta‘s LA PAPESSA Remixes Volume 1. 

“Mary Poppins’ Pockets” from New Fries’ album More.

△ // katie jensen

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