Category Archives: Music

The Covered Mix Tape

Covering a song – especially a masterpiece – isn’t like thumbing your nose and saying, “I can do it better than you.” Rather, it can be a tribute, a definitive reinterpretation, or an update for a new generation. Here’s three … Continue reading

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The Jazz Page

By Geo Ong What you once thought was order was closer to chaos; what you later came to see as chaos was closer to order. It’s all the same, the look of it depending on where you stand and who … Continue reading

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Spring Is Here! Crank Up the Jams!

Spring always feels, if you don’t mind the terrible cliché-pun super-combo, like a turning of a new leaf. Many folks are waiting eagerly, passionately, angrily for the winter to die down and the sun to show up. You can feel … Continue reading

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Tune In: Urchin Radio Picks

Remember when the family used to gather around the radio after dinner? Yeah, neither do we. But that doesn’t we can’t enjoy a good bit of quality radio programming. What’s your favourite radio show? Car Talk So, I don’t know … Continue reading

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The Weekly Urchin Recap

By Geo Ong Currently on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan is an exhibit called Blues for Smoke, ‘a wide range of contemporary art, music, literature, and film through the lens of the blues.’ The exhibit … Continue reading

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4th Annual Urchie Award Winners!

Welcome to the 2013 Urchies! We are proud to present to you, for the first time anywhere, this year’s esteemed Urchie winners. Amidst all the rubbish clogging our theatres, televisions, and bookshelves, artists around the world are striving to bring … Continue reading

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4th Annual Urchie Award Nominations

Ladies and gentlemen! Gather around, for it’s that special time of year again! Your favourite award show is now announcing its 4th annual nominations! Tune back in this Wednesday (that’s right, two days from now!) for the winners! And don’t … Continue reading

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To Love or Not to Love: Our Favourite Love and Anti-Love Songs

This week marks that polarising of all holidays, Valentine’s Day! Because the Urchins love you (yes, you), we thought we’d cover all bases, so that depending on how you feel this Thursday, we’d be there for you in any case. … Continue reading

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The Weekly Urchin Recap

By Geo Ong During one Christmas in high school, my lovely parents bought me a record player. There was a record store in Redondo Beach (no longer standing) called Go Boy Records that I must have driven to every Friday … Continue reading

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The Art of the Album Cover

There’s no denying a great album, but an album’s greatness is exponentially increased when its album cover is great in its own right. Here are three more iconic album covers—feast your eyes, why don’t you? The Beatles – Abbey Road … Continue reading

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