Sweet people

interviews with people, bands & important individuals

Timber Timbre: creepin on

March 21, 2010
By Kristin Cheung

Taylor Kirk aka Timber Timbre from the rural settings of Brooklin, ON makes you feel like you’re alone in a wooden shed and all you have is a book and a hunting rifle for shooting cans. His songs are folky and swampy but also none of the above. The Arts and Crafts artist takes...

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Parden Arden

March 12, 2010
By Murka Durka

A fellow tumblr, doorman and art installer (sorta) and obviously a Swayze fan. 1) How do you best describe your tumblr? Well, my Tumblr is a slow morphing dribble of pretty, funny and serious things that are happening to me and around me. It used to be edr.tumblr.com. It was originally supposed to be...

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Song of the Day. friends rules.

March 6, 2010
By Kristin Cheung

In a digital age, this is how we as friends connect. Listen to this song is a tumblr, created by two design friends who want to share music and waste time at work. This is a 5 question interview with one half of the duo, Benson. 1 – How do you picks the songs...

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Interview with The Famines’ Garrett Kruger

April 15, 2009
By Joel Sykes

Garrett Heath Kruger, a prolific musical force behind many of Edmonton’s diverse bands, was pleasant enough to take some time out of his day for an interview with Paper Cubs. Joel Sykes, his interviewer, is a man around town in Edmonton who likes to ask the tough questions – about pizza pops. The following...

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Great Lake Swimmers

March 30, 2009
By Marisa

Tapping into the sounds of nature, the Great Lake Swimmers run deep with wistful lyrics and tranquil melodies to quiet the mind, but their upcoming record promises to deliver something livelier than what their fans are used to. “It’s split up into a side A and side B, and side A is a little...

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Jon Wurster: Lake Newbridge’s Finest

March 1, 2009
By Racan

After seeing A.C Newman perform in Vancouver, there was a special person in the back hitting the skins. Lake Newbridge’s Finest: Jon Wurster. According to the wiki – Jon Wurster is a musician/humorist best known as the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk, and for his comedic work with radio host Tom Scharpling. We’ve decided...

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Animal Names – Band Practice

February 16, 2009
By Kristin Cheung

All my best friends are musicians. This statement can be uttered by a lot of people. Music scenes usually have a revolving door of kids that come and go but the musicians usually remain constant and continuously play music. Most of these musicians are roommates, co-workers, lovers and even best friends. Three bands from...

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Matt&Kim – Brooklyn and Beans

January 18, 2009
By Kristin Cheung

Papercubs editor, Kristin Cheung catches up with Matt & Kim, Brooklyn based keyboard,synth, fun band to see whats up. We talk about lots of things but most notable where are good places to eat in Brooklyn. Papercubs: Whats up with that address on the To/From EP ? Matt: When we made that first CD...

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