Non-Fiction

NEW JOB: Sylvie takes sabbatical to work for The Ottawa Public Library

Hello! I’m on sabbatical from my 15-year career in communications with The Government of Canada to work for the municipality of Ottawa at the Ottawa Public Library. It’s an exciting time in Ottawa and for the library, as we are looking to our community to help us decide upon the location of the new central […]

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FEATURE ARTICLE on Russell Square Station artist: Juan Carlos Noria // FourCulture Magazine

You’ll love the SOUNDS | WORDS | VISIONS | VOICES of Four Culture Magazine! Out Now, my Mar/Apr 2014 on-line magazine feature on Juan Carlos Noria! READ: “The Unbearable Rightness of Being … Kind” WATCH: Juan Carlos Noria from chris mullington on Vimeo. EXPLORE: VIEW:

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SIGN UP! Crowdfund ($upport) your copy of my NEW book!

I’ve got a NEW book in the works! Be a part of it: Sign up here to be notified of the Kickstarter campaign kickoff to publish this:

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MUSIC REVIEW — Vader Evader // London’s Blockhouse Bay, Well Endowed?

Read about the sweet & sexy SONIC STYLINGS of Blockhouse Bay in my upcoming feature in Vader Evader, a new-music on-line magazine for electronic music. **** excerpt // STYLE When the most boring criticism may be against the simple beats, Blockhouse Bay recovers quickly through Hughes’ artistic arrangements and the magic pulsating from the way […]

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MUSIC REVIEW – FourCulture Magazine // CATCH ON: Why London, UK’s Blockhouse Bay is a great catch

ISSUE #9 of Four Culture Magazine // October 29 | Catch my ‘interesting’ feature Interview here with London, UK’s Rhys John Hughes of indie-electro new group Blockhouse Bay. Music lovers today are inundated with new tunes through the convenience of quick digital access where bands shoot to fame with a solitary single; to hell with […]

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READ: Sylvie writes about Pete Fij & Terry Bickers for Four Culture Magazine

Like great music? Don’t miss my article, THE ADORABLE (R)EVOLUTION OF LOVE SONGS about Pete Fij (Adorable / Polak) & Terry Bickers (House of Love / Levitation) Oct 15 in Four Culture Magazine.

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DINE: Project Food Blog 2012 for Ottawa’s Fish Market, Vineyards & Coasters!

In the fall, I was selected by The Fish Market Restaurant to be their *NEW* Project Food Blogger 2012! Read about … The Fish Market blog … Vineyards Wine Bar Bistro blog… Coasters Gourmet Grill blog … Bon appetit! WHY IS THIS PLACE SO GREAT? For starters, it’s hip, cool, comfortable and lacking the pretensions […]

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Cam Jones’s “Streetcar Curtsy” well worth the salute

Cam Jones amps up the folk, and strips down the rock in his raw and powerful musical project, “Streetcar Curtsy.” Vocals, guttural like Vedder (Pearl Jam), throwback like Kurt Marschke (Deadstring Brothers) and sounding like a cleaner Brock Zeman, Jones styles his songs in pure folk-rock guitar. A worldbeat-meets-rock sound echoing Ani DiFranco, Streetcar Curtsy […]

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Moody Mystery: Film-noir, dark-disco synth stylings of Blockhouse Bay (London, UK)

LONDON, UK-based edgy electro-indie, retro-tinged British disco/dance pop with a cinematic feel. Sonic gems that pulsate hard, high-tempo club beats going back in time to new-wave vintage 80s synth with 21st-century twists. Catchy-chorus lyrics carried through evocative verse & vocals varied perfect, grounded in melodic hooks and unforgettable harmonies. Infectious as hell — Blockhouse Bay […]

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Exquisite Mix: vocal pairings make magic – Yellow Jacket Avenger (Montreal)

In fine company with the likes of St-Vincent & Byrne collaborations, Montreal’s Yellow Jacket Avenger (Geoffrey Pye) features vocals by Hydrothermal Vents’ Tessa Kautzman, adding sensational flair to an organic, Byrne-esque, artful sound. Gravity by Yellow Jacket Avenger

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