Photos courtesy of Light in the Attic Records The landscape of soul music, more than any other genre, has been littered with talented artists with unfulfilled careers spent in obscurity, grinding out appearances in dingy bars in the search for the elusive radio hit. Such was the fate of Jay Douglas, The Mighty Pope and many other pioneers of Toronto’s soul and reggae scene in the 1960s and 1970s. These artists—who are reuniting for......

"What's The Frequency, Campus?" highlights some of the intriguing shows and special programming happening on Toronto's campus and community radio stations. The Show: Mental Chatter The Host: Denise Benson Where and when: CKLN 88.1 FM, Mondays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Denise Benson has been hosting Mental Chatter for an astounding 19 years. It’s an excellent Monday morning blast of musical energy—she spins everything from jazz to house to rock, as well as......

A few weeks ago Kensington Market's Neu+ral Lounge announced on Stillepost that they were looking for djs and party organizers to take over their Saturday night slot. Organizers of Eat Your Greens, a Britpop, Mod and Soul night, have decided to leave the venue for the El Mocambo, and will be doing so starting February 10. Last weekend Neu+ral announced that the new Saturday night will be called Kensington Station, and will be hosted......

His real name is Jason Harrow. He's a graduate of York University. He started out with the name Kool-Aid. He's spare on the official releases, heavy on the Offishall last name. He's been dissed and un-dissed. He recently partied with TOist at the NOW Best of Toronto party (Him=Best HipHop, Us=Oh...you know). He is Offishall, Kardinal Offishall. Torontoist shouldn't have to tell you about tonight's Kardinal Offishall show at the Mod Club Theatre, since he's......