Essays
The first Oh the Humanities! essays are in the works — on AI, creativity, and what it means to be human. Want to know when they land? hello@jordanclermont.com
From the archive —
The Gauntlet
Before the essays, there was music journalism — features, interviews, and reviews written for the Gauntlet, the University of Calgary's student newspaper, 2011–2013. The archive is still standing.
Sara Quin on Heartthrob, the "I knew them before they were famous" crowd, and why earning a living stopped being a dirty word.
Keith Goodwin on Come Back As Rain, three-part harmonies, and learning songcraft from the classic-rock canon.
A review of I Can't Keep All of Our Secrets — folk-pop songwriting meets electronic production, with mixed results.
The Montreal comedian on turning 23 million YouTube views into a career, ahead of the I Kill People tour's Calgary stop.
A campus feature on the club helping student musicians record, finish, and release their own music.
Andrew McMahon on scrapping the first version of People and Things: "Either I made a record and scrapped it, or I just made really good demos."
Vancouver power-pop veterans Odds — collaborators of the Kids in the Hall and the Barenaked Ladies — rock SAIT's Gateway.