Cadence Weapon
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The son of a pioneering hip-hop radio DJ, Pemberton grew up around a diverse library of music. Splitting his time between Edmonton’s experimental electronic and underground rap scenes as a teenager, Pemberton eventually developed a hybrid of both styles. Cadence Weapon has released four albums, all of which have been nominated for the Polaris Prize, with Breaking Kayfabe (2006) and Hope In Dirt Ci
We have a chance to stop the Hamilton AI data centre from being built for a year. See you tomorrow at 8:30 am at city hall!
I was asked to come on the news to discuss the Hamilton AI data centre protest and the denial of Slate’s severance application.
Many of you know that I live near the Stelco lands with my family and that is partly why I’m so passionate about this issue.
But what inspired me to research and write about AI data centres in my book Ways of Listening in the first place was my background as a musician.
I got to talk about AI’s impact on myself and other members of the artistic community in Canada on TV. Mark Carney’s AI plan has left artists out in the cold. I hope he tuned in and got to hear how we feel about it
Using algorithmic playlists too much can ruin your music taste. What can you do to stop that from happening?
If you tried my exercise, let me know what songs you ended up thinking of in the comments.
05/15/2026
Happy to announce that I’ll be hitting the stage at this July! My last time in Yellowknife for the festival was back in 2011 (!) so I’m looking forward to pulling up again. Get your tix now ☀️
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