Source: Hillside Inside As we enter the month of February – the middle of a cold, grey winter, which also happens to be about the one year mark of the pandemic – you may be feeling a little blue or stir crazy (or both). I know I am. One of […]
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The AJ Recap: Heat and Hillside
The Recap is part of our Student Summer Takeover series which aims to amplify the voices of young people in environmental media. New episodes will be released at the beginning of every week, don’t miss out! *** This video contains some swearing and explicit language. ***
Painted Scars
Marcia Ruby interviewed Tom Wilson in May 2019, about his art, his music and his journey to discovering his identity.
Tunes for Trees
Updated on 01/08/2019
Always Circling
In his 2014 memoir, Rumours of Glory, music icon Bruce Cockburn writes of trips he took on freighters across the ocean to Europe as a young man, his desire to leave his hometown of Ottawa after high school for the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and drives
Songs are the Oxygen
What do you use to hug people with? Arms. Cool.
HILLSIDE 2016 – Festival of Music & Community
Every year Hillside ups the ante to make their green initiatives greener. We at A\J always want to help. THIS Hillside, RIGHT NOW, A\J will kick back $10 to Hillside Green Initiatives for EVERY print subscription (including gifts) purchased online Friday July 22nd to 11:59PM on Sunday July 24, 2016. PLUS+++ Hillside will receive 100% of the proceeds for ALL DIGITAL subscriptions sold […]
Music and Environment Collide at Harvest Picnic
Terra Lightfoot played at Hillside Music Festival and the Harvest Picnic this summer. These are two festivals that I keep my eye on because they weave environment so beautifully into their occasion. Both keep their event footprint sustainably light, and they attract artists (and patrons) who care about the planet […]
The Green Scene
Festivals with clear skies are a rare sight to behold, but a festival with clear grounds — now that’s truly a sight to see. When you step onto the Guelph Lake Conservation Area, where Hillside Festival is based, festivalgoers are accosted by unique music, rather than the crunch of garbage […]
We the Chained
The daunting reality of climate change may be a reason why federal candidates and many other Canadians are avoiding environmental discussions. With the upcoming election, Canada is on the cusp of change and the topic of climate change can no longer be ignored. Man the Ship, a local Waterloo band, […]
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