Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Weekly Wrap: k-os's new album, PISS, and Eurovision

Culture writer Niko Stratis, music journalist Emilie Hanskamp, and rapper/author Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss the new album --BLackneck -- from Canadian rap legend k-os, the bracing debut record from Vancouver punk band PISS, and Can ...  Show more

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Weekly Wrap: k-os's new album, PISS, and Eurovision

Culture writer Niko Stratis, music journalist Emilie Hanskamp, and rapper/author Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss the new album --BLackneck -- from Canadian rap legend k-os, the bracing debut record from Vancouver punk band PISS, and Can ...  Show more

Remembering Eric Bauza, and the doc Once Upon a Time in Harlem

The animated voice acting world has lost one of the greats. We learned earlier this week that Eric Bauza died at the age of 46. He was a kid from Scarborough, Ontario who went on to be the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other iconic Looney Tunes characters. Elamin Abd ...  Show more

Canada's finalists for Eurovision, and the anthology Never Whistle At Night is bending horror

Canada is headed to Eurovision. The day after the Canadian finalists are announced, Eurovision expert and culture reporter Karen Fricker joins Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the performers vying for a chance to represent Canada at the world's largest music competition. Voting ...  Show more

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black was a game-changer, and the horror series Yaga

On the 20th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s breakthrough album, ‘Back to Black,' culture writers Hanna Flint and Leila Latif reflect on the album’s impact and its long-lasting influence on superstars ranging from Adele to Billie Eilish to Oliva Dean. Plus, the new Hudson Williams ...  Show more