An interview with grunge, moccasingaze band Status/Non-Status: Big changes on the horizon

Étienne Lavallée documents London’s current art scene with The Honey Dip Archives, a series of interviews with bands that performed at Honey Dip’s one year anniversary celebration. Here, he meets Adam Sturgeon, Matt Wewell, and Derek Durant of Status/ Non-Status. *** Status/ Non-Status audio interview: Étienne Lavallée: How would you folks describe your sound? South Ontario Grunge? Deadly Grunge? Sludge? Sturge: I usually say we’re like a grunge band these days, but we dabble in Moccassingaze, some of the cultural work that lives in two worlds.  Étienne Lavallée: You’re all real fearless about wading into tough conversations about settler colonialism.…

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An interview with band Willow Switch: “Folklore is a living breathing thing”

Étienne Lavallée documents London’s current art scene with The Honey Dip Archives, a series of interviews with bands that performed at Honey Dip’s one year anniversary celebration. Here, he meets Andra Zlatescu and guest singer Tim of Willow Switch; Robin Henry, their third member, was unable to attend the interview. *** Willow Switch audio interview: Étienne Lavallée: Your music has been described as “the crossroads between Appalachian and Black Sabbath.” How do you balance the traditional roots of banjo and folk with heavy, atmospheric drone elements? Andra: I feel like it’s not very hard to balance because in traditional, old-time…

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An interview with dreampop band Closeout: “To feel energized, to feel excited, to feel welcomed”

Étienne Lavallée documents London’s current art scene with The Honey Dip Archives, a series of interviews with bands that performed at Honey Dip’s one year anniversary celebration. Here, he meets Daryan (vocals), Andrew (guitar), Beck (bass guitar), and Oliver (drums) of “Closeout”, a London Ontario-based dreampop/ shoe gaze/ dreamo band.  *** Closeout audio interview: Étienne Lavallée: How does this thriving but localized Southern Ontario underground scene, especially between London Hamilton and the GTA, shape the grit and dreamo atmospheric tones in your music? Daryan: For me, when I first moved here because I’m from Saint Thomas originally, I started coming…

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An interview with revolutionary hip hop collective RHYMETHiNK: Building radical communities

Étienne Lavallée documents London’s current art scene with The Honey Dip Archives, a series of interviews with bands that performed at Honey Dip’s one year anniversary celebration. Here, he meets Lee Reed (MC/ vocals/ lyrics), Tarek Funk (MC Multi-instrumentalist Hip Hop Funk Afrobeat artist), and C. Reality (MC/ Producer/ DJ), of “RHYMTHiNK” from Toronto, a collective that describes itself as anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, and anti-authoritarian.  *** RHYMETHiNK audio interview: Étienne Lavallée: You’re described as a revolutionary hip hop collective. Revolutionary art historically faces the threat of commodification, it often risks being watered down to a trend by corporations. How do…

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PERSPECTIVES – Experiencing 2026 “Queer Cinema for Palestine: No Pride in Genocide”

A video still from John Greyson's film 'Sorry.' On the left, a woman stands on a stage with clasped arms and closed eyes, surrounded by stage lights. On the right, a young woman practices the violin.

On June 27, film festival “Queer Cinema for Palestine: No Pride in Genocide” screened at the London Public Library, hosted by Embassy Cultural House in partnership with People for Peace London, Independent Jewish Voices London, and Antler River Media Co-op, and organized by member of Embassy Cultural House’s advisory circle Ira Kazi. The 2026 program screened across 59 countries in a record-breaking 300 locations. It featured six short films: A Message by Mama Gannush (Palestine, 2026), Ceasefire by Teodor Vladar (Slovakia/ Hungary, 2025), The 5-year Plan for Financial Independence by Dua Omari (Palestine, 2025), Until We Return by Huss AC…

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