Can you be too close to something to give a complete opinion?
It’s a good thing to be supportive, but that can mean sometimes it can be difficult to point of where improvements can be made. It can also be hard to take criticism from those who are closest to you — and sometimes the praise is also hard to accept, too.
My guest today is Matt Carter. About a year-and-a-half ago, he started up a website called Grid City Magazine, dedicated to celebrating the great arts and entertainment this city has to offer, and embodying the answer to the question “What is there to do in this city?”
Since then, it’s grown to be an important part of the arts scene, but recently, Carter has been thinking about the critical reflection that is needed on art. He recently launched “Let’s Talk About NB Music”, a project to collect together people interested in helping provide that critical voice. He joins me to talk about the idea behind the project, his work on Grid City Magazine, and his thoughts on the place of criticism in art.
Music today:
- Double Experience rocked us nerd-style with AAA from their latest album Unsaved Progress.
- The new album by David Myles is Here Now, and we here him sing about medical-themed desire with Doctor Doctor.
- And while we are talking about NB Music, why not play something from It’s Always Sunny In NB? I chose one of my favourites from the album, the tremendous Doom by Before the War.
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