I had been meaning to write a post about my obsession with typography for a while now, as I feel it’s something I’ve neglected on this site, but unfortunately I still haven’t found the time. Then I discovered Sam Winston‘s beautiful, poetic, obsessive, intelligent and meticulous art work. Winston’s explorations mirror a lot (if not all) of my interests in type and language, but his execution is far more exacting, patient, and painstaking I imagine.

I’ll save my intended post for another time, there’s certainly much more to say, but for now, enjoy Sam’s work.

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Our project Imaging Apartheid is featured in this week’s Arts and Culture show on CUTV. Also in this episode a great feature on Concordia’s Co-op Bookstore and some amazing and inspiring footage from the revolution happening in Egypt.

Thanks CUTV! I really need to learn to speak slower on camera!

After posting the video below and thinking of Vic Chestnutt’s life and death, and independent music and culture generally, I think it’s about time I write a few words on the passing of FA Nettelbeck. Please don’t read this as any sort of obituary (Stephen Kessler has us covered on that front) or anything official from our press acting as the publisher of his last printed work. It’s just a personal reaction, having had a few weeks for the news to settle in.

Fred’s death hit me hard, it shocked, confused and angered me. I honestly didn’t know how to feel, or how MUCH to feel… Who was this person to me? Could I call him a friend? I never had the chance to meet him, though I’d been in correspondence with him for the last three years.

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Anecdotal Evidence – Vic Chesnutt from Constellation Records on Vimeo.

So much to love in here…

And more goodies from Constellation Records here…