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Against all odds—amidst sickness, amidst heartbreak, amidst financial strain, amidst crises of faith, amidst bouts of my own self doubt—I still made it here. 24 years of studying, practicing, writing, refining my craftsmanship. 19 years of rehearsing, repertoire building, performing, gigging, hustling, touching hearts, moving souls. 9 years of searching for the right collaborators, learning to self produce, channeling my personal pain and power into song form, and finally nearing completion of my first full body of work that I’m performing songs from tonight and Sunday on the kind of platform that I have prayed I would gain access to. I’ve fought long and hard to secure this win, not only because music is the love of my life and sharing it with you all is the joy of my life. But because music IS love, pure and simple. And the world needs more love, and more love, and more love, and more.

Please share in this love with me. Share this moment with me. It’s not just my win, but ours. Thank you for your support, your patience, your kindness, your heartfelt messages, your praise, your encouragement, your energy! Thank you for you, You, YOU! I love you. 1st photo credits: 📸 : Leah Wendzinski 💄: Ariella Granados 💇🏾‍♀️: Mo G Taylor

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“If he got more bodies than you, you can’t little bro the nigga.” -Durk

“My young hoe 22, if she don't keep it P, imma fuck her mama.” -Future

“Said I was a dead beat when I bought my daughter a Birkin.” -Future

Grimes Stands Behind Planned Parenthood in New Video

Hari Nef, Jemima Kirke, HANA, Jojo, and more help raise awareness for the organization

Hey, we’re back! For those who care, life has finally given us some breathing room and we decided to use to record Gravity Rush Remastered.

You can check it out >HERE<

Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella

Grimes’ Visions Gets Classical Interpretation for New Concert Series

Composers reworked each song on the album for the upcoming “Many Visions” shows

The songs from Grimes’ 2012 album Visions will receive classical music interpretations by 13 composers during a concert series called “Many Visions: Plumes Deconstructs the Music of Grimes.” The event was conceived by Plumes, a Montreal-based ensemble. Shows will take place across Canada this month. See the itinerary below. There are also plans to record the performances for streaming.

“We wanted to see how we could bridge the gap between popular and classical music—we have a suspicion it’s smaller than people think,” Luke Nickel (co-director of Winnipeg’s Cluster New Music and Integrated Arts Festival) said to MusicWorks. “We want to think about interpretation and rearrangement, not only in terms of musical material but also in terms of the spirit of an artist. That led us to Grimes, whose DIY attitude seems to resonate across genres.”

“The theme of the festival is dismantling, taking something apart and reconstructing it,” Plumes’ Geof Holbrook told MusicWorks. In an interview with NOW Magazine, composer Monica Pearce said, “It’s going to be quite different from the album, which I think will be really exciting.”

“Many Visions: Plumes Deconstructs the Music of Grimes”:

03-10 Montreal, Quebec - Rocket Science Room 03-11 Toronto, Ontario - The Music Gallery 03-12 Hamilton, Ontario - The Casbah 03-13 Windsor, Ontario - University of Windsor 03-15 Guelph, Ontario - University of Guelph 03-16 Kitchener, Ontario - Wilfrid Laurier University 03-17 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Cluster Festival 03-18 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Village Guitar & Amp Co 03-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Music on Main

text: by Ryan Dombal

interview with Teena Lemieux

02/06/17

“Oh my gosh, you can see all my bubbles!”

Teena Lemieux is watching Grimes and Janelle Monáe’s “Venus Fly” video for the first time. She is very psyched. Because, along with some cyberpunk regalia and flame-tinged swords, it’s Lemieux’s bubbles that make this epic video really, you know, pop. Her bubbles are not normal bubbles—in the clip released via Tidal last week, Lemieux’s creations fill with smoke, burst into flames, and envelope Grimes’ entire body. And Lemieux is not a normal bubble lover—she is a self-proclaimed “bubbleologist” who has studied her unique craft for nearly a decade.  

Known professionally as Miss T the Bubble Queen, the Ontario-based artist has brought her trademark Bubbleology Show to Canadian TV, festivals, schools, children’s cancer camps, along with plenty of birthdays and weddings. So when Grimes’ team reached out to her a few months ago, she was ready.

Pitchfork: What did you think when you got the offer to do this Grimes video?

Teena Lemieux: I was honored to demonstrate my art with someone else who appreciated it. Bubbles are special—they’re like smiles. I’m the only one in Canada who does this. There’s no book out there, it’s all practice. I heard Grimes loves bubbles and she saw all these scientific marvels that I do with them—I could do everything she wanted. She was excited to have a bubbleologist in her video.

Were you nervous on set?

Not really, but everything relied on the bubbles working—every scene had bubbles in it. Bubbles only last a second, so I had to get this one massive bubble—or millions of floating things—in the right position at the right time.

There’s one scene where Grimes sets fire to a bubble in her hand. It looks dangerous.

[laughs] It’s not dangerous at all, you don’t even feel it. It only ignites the gas for a second.

How do you make a bubble like that one?

It’s top secret! It’s based on my own scientific studies!

How did you teach Grimes to work with your bubbles?

If you wet your hand you can hold a bubble. That’s it. If your hand is dry, you’ll pop the bubble. Everyone knows that.

Are your bubbles more durable than normal bubbles?

Mine are totally different—do you want to be a bubbleologist?

I am curious about it. When I saw your name listed under that title in the credits, I was like, What the hell is a bubbleologist?!

It sounds scientific! What are you?

I’m a writer.

So you’re a writerologist!

How do you think the bubbles factor into the video conceptually?

Bubbles represent moments, or other worlds, or ideas or thoughts floating around, so you gotta go get ’em, otherwise they’ll float away or pop. So those bubbles were all Grimes’ moments.

Would you want to do more Grimes videos?

Of course, I could see bubbles in all of her videos! And I’d like to be onstage during a Grimes concert. Do you think the people who love her music would like to see the bubbles?

Yes, I do.