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October 30, 2021December 9, 2021

Back To The Zone: A Documentary Salutes Toronto’s Underground Music History Past. (Documentary)

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September 25, 2021

Van Orton Design Sets Sail. (Design/Environment)

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September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

The Case for Universal Basic Income: 7 Reasons Why We Need it Now. (Politics/Technology)

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August 15, 2021

The Lost Seinfeld Episode: “The Pandemic”. (TV Script)

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March 20, 2021March 21, 2021

DG Podcast: Everything is a Remix. (Podcast)

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March 11, 2021March 12, 2021

Strange Times at the Green Cobalt. (Short Story)

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February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

Scroll…Click. (Poetry)

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December 2, 2020March 12, 2021

10 of the Very Best DJ + Live Lockdown Electronic Sets. (Music Review)

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November 4, 2020March 12, 2021

The Day After Election Day, 2020. UPDATED – ALL IS WELL, SORT OF. (Politics/Opinion)

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Digitized Graffiti was founded in 2010 and features the very best of music, culture and technology. DG is a non-commercial site and has to date continued to remain advertisement free. If you have an idea for a story or wish to submit your music, feel free to email me here: colmhogan(AT)gmail(DOT)com.

Colm Hogan is Chief Contributor and Publisher at DG. He's written books (Ice Cold Nights, Crack Whore Pickup), and produced/directed several independent documentary films (Matatu Express, The Legend of 23 Hop, Back To The Zone). His work in historical music culture preservation has been featured in Vice, Now Magazine and BlogTO along with Denise Benson's Then & Now and Sara Gwendolyn Ross' Law & Intangible Cultural Heritage in the City.

After a car accident in 2014 in which his wife sustained serious, life long injuries, Colm was introduced to art therapy as a way to cope with subsequent mental health challenges. This process inspired him to help others find creative methods to battle similar circumstances. He now works in mental health as a Therapeutic Art and Mindfulness Facilitator.

"...provocative & passionate." - Editor, Wordpress.com

Press/ Citations
Dovercourt, Jonny. (March 17, 2020). Any Night of the Week: A DIY history of Toronto Music 1957- 2001. Coach House Books.
Carrabre, M Gillian, "Music Sounds Better With You" (2021). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 7905.
Ross, Sara Gwendolyn. (2019, June 20). Law & Intangible Cultural Heritage in the city . Routledge Publications.
Boles, Benjamin. (2016, May 30). An Oral History of the Legendary 80s Club That Introduced Toronto to House Music. Noisey/Vice.
McArthur, Jeff. (Narrator). (2016, May 26.) Radio Interview for Back To The Zone. AM640.
Boles, Benjamin. (2016, May 16). The Twilight Zone Gets a Laneway Named After It. Now Magazine.
Flack, Derrick. (2015, September 15). Laneway could be named after Iconic Toronto Nightclub. BlogTO.
Benson, Denise. (2015, July 15). Then & Now. Three O'Clock Press.
Benson, Denise. (2014, September 17). 23 Hop. Then & Now.
McGinnis, Rick. (2010, October 28). A film about 30 years of underground music. BlogTO.

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