Cadence Weapon
@cadenceweapon.bsky.social
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https://sixshooterrecords.lnk.to/Forager
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📨 [email protected] (mgmt)
https://sixshooterrecords.lnk.to/Forager
cadenceweapon.substack.com
linktr.ee/cadenceweapon
The thing about the whole Fenix Flexin AI controversy that trips me out is when people compare “RUBBERZ” to the Smiths, the band revered for their memorable, complex riffs and timeless, literate lyrics.
“RUBBERZ” sounds like Microsoft Songsmith. Be for real.
“RUBBERZ” sounds like Microsoft Songsmith. Be for real.
August 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The thing about the whole Fenix Flexin AI controversy that trips me out is when people compare “RUBBERZ” to the Smiths, the band revered for their memorable, complex riffs and timeless, literate lyrics.
“RUBBERZ” sounds like Microsoft Songsmith. Be for real.
“RUBBERZ” sounds like Microsoft Songsmith. Be for real.
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"My years of experience as a rapper have somehow turned me into an attractive potential political candidate today." @cadenceweapon.bsky.social on the wave of rappers-turned- politicians, and what it says about hip hop: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: How did electing former rappers become politics as usual?
As hip-hop becomes more enmeshed in mainstream culture, rappers are becoming viable political candidates. What does that say about the state of hip-hop, and us?
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July 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"My years of experience as a rapper have somehow turned me into an attractive potential political candidate today." @cadenceweapon.bsky.social on the wave of rappers-turned- politicians, and what it says about hip hop: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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This past weekend in the @thestar.com, I wrote about Rush, Martha & the Muffins, Cadence Weapon, The Hidden Cameras, and Maestro Fresh Wes for their list of the greatest Toronto songs of all time:
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
The 25 greatest Toronto songs of all time, featuring Drake, Joni Mitchell, Rush and more
We rank the best tunes about the city, from Drake, Rush, Joni Mitchell, the Barenaked Ladies and more.
www.thestar.com
June 29, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This past weekend in the @thestar.com, I wrote about Rush, Martha & the Muffins, Cadence Weapon, The Hidden Cameras, and Maestro Fresh Wes for their list of the greatest Toronto songs of all time:
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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Talked to @cadenceweapon.bsky.social about music, gentrification, record stores, message boards and even @brettstory.bsky.social! www.markslutsky.com/archive/some...
Something Good #122: Ways of Listening With Rollie Pemberton
"That friction, to me, is the juice of life."
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June 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Talked to @cadenceweapon.bsky.social about music, gentrification, record stores, message boards and even @brettstory.bsky.social! www.markslutsky.com/archive/some...
My 2.5 year old son’s favourite Cleaners From Venus songs are:
“You Should Have Called”
“Crane Driver”
“The Jangling Man”
He also refers to his pull ups with planets on them as his “Cleaners from Venus diapers”
“You Should Have Called”
“Crane Driver”
“The Jangling Man”
He also refers to his pull ups with planets on them as his “Cleaners from Venus diapers”
June 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
My 2.5 year old son’s favourite Cleaners From Venus songs are:
“You Should Have Called”
“Crane Driver”
“The Jangling Man”
He also refers to his pull ups with planets on them as his “Cleaners from Venus diapers”
“You Should Have Called”
“Crane Driver”
“The Jangling Man”
He also refers to his pull ups with planets on them as his “Cleaners from Venus diapers”
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Musician @cadenceweapon.bsky.social just made his Toronto Mike'd debut. We talked about his new album Forager, coming of age in Edmonton, winning the Polaris Prize and AI.
www.torontomike.com/2026/06/cade...
www.torontomike.com/2026/06/cade...
Cadence Weapon: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1917
On this 1917th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Cadence Weapon about his new album, coming of age in Edmonton, winning the Polaris Prize and AI. This episode is exactly 1:25:01. You can list...
www.torontomike.com
June 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Musician @cadenceweapon.bsky.social just made his Toronto Mike'd debut. We talked about his new album Forager, coming of age in Edmonton, winning the Polaris Prize and AI.
www.torontomike.com/2026/06/cade...
www.torontomike.com/2026/06/cade...
So many people undervalued OG when he got traded to the Knicks. This is who he is. I’m so happy for him that he got to have this moment.
June 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
So many people undervalued OG when he got traded to the Knicks. This is who he is. I’m so happy for him that he got to have this moment.
I wrote about my involvement in the successful protest of an AI data centre in my community and how the research I did for my book Ways of Listening helped in that fight.
An Air of Inevitability
How writing my book prepared me for a battle against an AI data centre
cadenceweapon.substack.com
June 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I wrote about my involvement in the successful protest of an AI data centre in my community and how the research I did for my book Ways of Listening helped in that fight.
What could possibly go wrong?
June 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
Low ticket alert! Only nine tix left for my show at Cameron House in Toronto on June 23rd.
Performing with the full eight piece band from my album Forager for one night only!
Get yours while you still can: www.tickettailor.com/events/caden...
Performing with the full eight piece band from my album Forager for one night only!
Get yours while you still can: www.tickettailor.com/events/caden...
Buy Tickets – Forager Live at Cameron House – Cameron House
Forager Live at Cameron House – Cameron House, Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Cadence Weapon and the Forager Band
One Night Only at Cameron House
June 23, 2026
Doors at 9PM
Presented by Cadence Weapon and Six Sho...
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June 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Low ticket alert! Only nine tix left for my show at Cameron House in Toronto on June 23rd.
Performing with the full eight piece band from my album Forager for one night only!
Get yours while you still can: www.tickettailor.com/events/caden...
Performing with the full eight piece band from my album Forager for one night only!
Get yours while you still can: www.tickettailor.com/events/caden...
I wrote about why I’ve made the rare decision to put on my own live show in Toronto without a promoter. The experience has been very enlightening and empowering so far.
No Gatekeepers
Why I'm putting on my own show this month without a promoter
cadenceweapon.substack.com
June 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I wrote about why I’ve made the rare decision to put on my own live show in Toronto without a promoter. The experience has been very enlightening and empowering so far.
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If you couldn't make it out to my Q+A with Rollie Pemberton (@cadenceweapon.bsky.social) at Epic Books in #hamont last night, you're in luck! This week's stübermania newsletter features our complete convo about going DIY in the age of Spotify and AI: stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
A conversation with Rollie Pemberton (a.k.a. Cadence Weapon) from last night
At the Hamilton stop of his current book tour, I hosted a Q&A with the rapper/writer where we talked about the need to keep it DIY in the age of AI
stubermania.substack.com
May 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
If you couldn't make it out to my Q+A with Rollie Pemberton (@cadenceweapon.bsky.social) at Epic Books in #hamont last night, you're in luck! This week's stübermania newsletter features our complete convo about going DIY in the age of Spotify and AI: stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
Shout out to @thewalrus.ca for publishing an excerpt from my book Ways of Listening. This essay is about the strange phenomenon of online commenters cosplaying as record execs by citing sales numbers when arguing for their favourite artists.
You Don’t Listen to Music with a Calculator. But Numbers Are Dictating Taste | The Walrus
How sales and streaming figures are inflaming fandoms
thewalrus.ca
May 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Shout out to @thewalrus.ca for publishing an excerpt from my book Ways of Listening. This essay is about the strange phenomenon of online commenters cosplaying as record execs by citing sales numbers when arguing for their favourite artists.
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Hey hey #hamont: I'll be hosting the local launch event for Rollie Pemberton's (@cadenceweapon.bsky.social) new book 'Ways of Listening' this Thursday (7pm) at Epic Books. There will be Qs, and As!
May 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Hey hey #hamont: I'll be hosting the local launch event for Rollie Pemberton's (@cadenceweapon.bsky.social) new book 'Ways of Listening' this Thursday (7pm) at Epic Books. There will be Qs, and As!
My new book Ways of Listening is out today!!!
Come see me chat about it in person:
May 26 - Toronto - Type Books Junction with @elamin.bsky.social
May 28 - Hamilton - Epic Books with @stuberman.bsky.social
June 2 - Montreal - Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with @hualihuali.bsky.social
Come see me chat about it in person:
May 26 - Toronto - Type Books Junction with @elamin.bsky.social
May 28 - Hamilton - Epic Books with @stuberman.bsky.social
June 2 - Montreal - Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with @hualihuali.bsky.social
May 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
My new book Ways of Listening is out today!!!
Come see me chat about it in person:
May 26 - Toronto - Type Books Junction with @elamin.bsky.social
May 28 - Hamilton - Epic Books with @stuberman.bsky.social
June 2 - Montreal - Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with @hualihuali.bsky.social
Come see me chat about it in person:
May 26 - Toronto - Type Books Junction with @elamin.bsky.social
May 28 - Hamilton - Epic Books with @stuberman.bsky.social
June 2 - Montreal - Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with @hualihuali.bsky.social
This is why I’m putting on my upcoming Toronto show without a promoter.
To learn more, comment CAMERON and I’ll send you a message.
To learn more, comment CAMERON and I’ll send you a message.
May 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This is why I’m putting on my upcoming Toronto show without a promoter.
To learn more, comment CAMERON and I’ll send you a message.
To learn more, comment CAMERON and I’ll send you a message.
Playing a free in-store performance at Sonic Boom in Toronto at 6 pm tonight!
Sook-Yin Lee took this photo!
Sook-Yin Lee took this photo!
May 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Playing a free in-store performance at Sonic Boom in Toronto at 6 pm tonight!
Sook-Yin Lee took this photo!
Sook-Yin Lee took this photo!
Inspired by Brad Mehldau's piece about Jon Caramanica’s comments re. Billy Joel, I wrote about the value of traditional music criticism in the age of video podcasts, what exactly made writers like Greg Tate so well-respected and whether or not we even need a New York Times music critic in 2026
The End of the Coastal Elite Music Critic
Jon Caramanica, Billy Joel and why a writer's area code shouldn't matter in 2026
cadenceweapon.substack.com
May 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Inspired by Brad Mehldau's piece about Jon Caramanica’s comments re. Billy Joel, I wrote about the value of traditional music criticism in the age of video podcasts, what exactly made writers like Greg Tate so well-respected and whether or not we even need a New York Times music critic in 2026
Selling vintage and records today at Orange Hall in Edmonton until 5 pm!
May 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Selling vintage and records today at Orange Hall in Edmonton until 5 pm!
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I went thrifting with @cadenceweapon.bsky.social, who's become one of Canadian culture's chief curators of sound & style. We talked about his new album Forager—languid, funny, a tribute to hip-hop paragons—& his new book, about finding meaning in the algorithm www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Digging for gold with Cadence Weapon, Canada’s curious curator of sound and style
The award-winning musician and author, who goes by Rollie Pemberton off-stage, uses new works to share an evolving worldview that shuns algorithms in favour of something more authentic
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I went thrifting with @cadenceweapon.bsky.social, who's become one of Canadian culture's chief curators of sound & style. We talked about his new album Forager—languid, funny, a tribute to hip-hop paragons—& his new book, about finding meaning in the algorithm www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...
Montreal tonight and Toronto tomorrow with @mike-eagle.bsky.social and Rhys Langston 🛍️
May 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Montreal tonight and Toronto tomorrow with @mike-eagle.bsky.social and Rhys Langston 🛍️
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Community care is more than a slogan. I’ve DJ'd grassroots fundraisers, cooked thousands of meals, and built coalitions to push back against legislation that fuels homelessness.
Let’s keep building a Parkdale—High Park and Toronto that works for everyone: www.dianachanmcnally.ca
Let’s keep building a Parkdale—High Park and Toronto that works for everyone: www.dianachanmcnally.ca
May 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Community care is more than a slogan. I’ve DJ'd grassroots fundraisers, cooked thousands of meals, and built coalitions to push back against legislation that fuels homelessness.
Let’s keep building a Parkdale—High Park and Toronto that works for everyone: www.dianachanmcnally.ca
Let’s keep building a Parkdale—High Park and Toronto that works for everyone: www.dianachanmcnally.ca
I was asked to send in a ballot for the New York Times’s 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters list. My picks are below.
The biggest snub for me was Joanna Newsom. Her discography is basically flawless and has stood the test of time so far. Nice to see Young Thug make it on the final list.
The biggest snub for me was Joanna Newsom. Her discography is basically flawless and has stood the test of time so far. Nice to see Young Thug make it on the final list.
May 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I was asked to send in a ballot for the New York Times’s 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters list. My picks are below.
The biggest snub for me was Joanna Newsom. Her discography is basically flawless and has stood the test of time so far. Nice to see Young Thug make it on the final list.
The biggest snub for me was Joanna Newsom. Her discography is basically flawless and has stood the test of time so far. Nice to see Young Thug make it on the final list.
I missed it initially, but I guess Suno acquired Songkick when they partnered with WMG. Now they have access to artist touring data and behavioural data from fans.
They’ll be adding a paid tier and are planning to use AI to “deepen the artist-fan connection.”
Who asked for this? No one.
They’ll be adding a paid tier and are planning to use AI to “deepen the artist-fan connection.”
Who asked for this? No one.
May 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I missed it initially, but I guess Suno acquired Songkick when they partnered with WMG. Now they have access to artist touring data and behavioural data from fans.
They’ll be adding a paid tier and are planning to use AI to “deepen the artist-fan connection.”
Who asked for this? No one.
They’ll be adding a paid tier and are planning to use AI to “deepen the artist-fan connection.”
Who asked for this? No one.
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Musicians are afraid to speak out against Live Nation, says Rollie Pemberton aka @cadenceweapon.bsky.social. The award-winning rapper and former poet laureate discusses music biz problems and his new album Forager on this week's Do Not Pass Go podcast: www.donotpassgo.ca/p/theyre-try...
April 28, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Musicians are afraid to speak out against Live Nation, says Rollie Pemberton aka @cadenceweapon.bsky.social. The award-winning rapper and former poet laureate discusses music biz problems and his new album Forager on this week's Do Not Pass Go podcast: www.donotpassgo.ca/p/theyre-try...