The third installment of “Shifting Spotlights,” a series of interviews through which Writer in Residence Chelsea Rozansky investigates authorship, attribution and notability.

Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective’s recent performance program in memoriam… added a new score and production by Postcommodity and Alex Waterman to a suite of four scores by the American composer Robert Ashley. The fifth score honours the lives of three Indigenous women from territory at the turn of the Century as it became the province of Alberta. Natasha Chaykowski’s article weaves together the histories of the scores and the commemorated individuals to further the work’s conversation regarding whom and how we memorialize.

To the archive is part visual score, part road make, and describes Dutcher’s journey to the Canadian Museum of History.

What happens to an artist, who’s personality is so central in their own work when that artists dies? Steve Kado explores the tensions of recreating recently deceased composer Robert Ashley’s work without the driving force of Ashley’s personality.

This section presents a selection of note-worthy items and events related to the issue’s theme of WET that includes: the Toronto duo Sebutt and Ranman’s Jacuzzi DJ set, which set performance to music; Sebastian Koever’s exhibition at VSVSVS Gallery involving his aquarium collection; the amendments to made by the Navigation Protection Act of 2014 to the Navigable Waters Protection Act of 1882; and Roni Horn’s Vatnasafn/Library of Water.

The article reviews the exhibition Volume: Hear Here, which focuses on the intersection between art and music. The exhibition featured works by artists such as Marla Hlady, Dave Dyment and Ian Skedd. The exhibition was held at the Blackwood Gallery in Mississauga, Ontario and the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery in Toronto, Ontario from January 16 – March 20, 2013.

The article reviews the exhibition “Music Video,” by the Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal in Quebec which features video-art pieces and music videos of musicians.

The article reviews the exhibition “Funkaesthetics” at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

The article presents information about the death of pop singer Michael Jackson whose transgressions of gender norms raised controversies till the end of his life, but at the same time contributed to his success as a pop star. It discusses the charges of alleged child sexual abuse, and his psychic or libidinal energy which was looked as a conduit to an otherworld of monsters and freaks. It also reveals how sexually ambitious people can be a threat to popular notions of self and identity.

The article focuses on 2009 MTV's Best New Artist Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga is the third artist to earn three number one hit singles from a debut album.Lady Gaga has been incessantly watched not only for her disco-and glam-rock melodies but also for her outrageous fashion.

Ritter and Maxwell&#39s “Call to Order” project, which inquires into the question: What does the administration of an organization sound like?

An interview with modern film and video artists, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard is presented. When asked about how rock music affected their work, they say that music as a straightforward subject has never interested them but they borrow heavily from the way music operates and connects with an audience. They also explain that they were excited by music's potential to act as a psychological device, but they are more focused on the potential impact on one person's mind. They also share their favorite videos including one from Bob Dylan and The Streets.

This article features a team interview between Toronto artist Brian Joseph Davis and founder of Blocks Recording Club Steve Kado.

The article features an interview with Scottish artist Susan Philipsz, who discusses her use of singing as a tool for making art. She discusses the psychological properties of sound and the ways in which sound does not alter the physical aspects of a space but changes the experience of it. She discusses some of her works, including Stay With Me (2005), The Beginning (2007), Filter (1998), Sunset Song (2003), and Follow Me (2004).

Cate Rimmer reviews Kathy Slade’s exhibition Chart, a presentation of embroidered guitar tablature arranged alphabetically, at the Tracey Lawrence Gallery in Vancouver, BC.

The Toronto School of Creativity and Inquiry explores soft revolution as a concept challenging assumptions about revolts as inherently aggressive with immediate action. The project focuses on Canadian indie music as a medium of exploration and consists of lyrical citations from artists within the genre.

In this interview, Bruce La Bruce questions Kembra Pfahler about her work, life and influences, including the horror genre, actress Karen Black, and her philosophy of Availabism.